Samuel Elmer and Elizabeth Canfield

Samuel Elmer was born 20 September 1732 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts to Hezekiah Elmer and Miriam Janes. In the Elmer-Elmore Genealogy, it states, "He is said to have lived with Simeon Alexander in Northfield in 1753, where he probably married, and removed soon after to Granby, Mass. He remained there and in South Hadley, Mass., until about 1770, pursuing his trade of blacksmithing, to which his sons were brought up, and then removed with his family to Ashfield, Mass., where he bought 400 acres of land, and they all went to farming. Gad, however, continued to work at his trade until his death." Samuel married Elizabeth Canfield 25 October 1753 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathaniel Canfield and Elizabeth Lankton. Elizabeth died in 1809 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Samuel married second Sarah Smith. Sarah was born 24 August 1738 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts to Chileab Smith and Sarah Moody. She had married first Nathaniel Harvey (marriage intention 19 Apr 1759 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts) and second Israel Standish (marriage intention Nov 1794 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts). Samuel died in 1818 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sarah died about 1830 (age 92). Samuel, Elizabeth, and Sarah are said to have been buried next to each other in Ashfield.

Samuel and Elizabeth’s children are: Elizabeth Elmer, born 6 Mar 1754 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, married Nathan Lyon (b. 24 or 27 Feb 1756 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts to Aaron and Mary Lyon, served in the American Revolution (private in Lieut. Samuel Bartlet's company which marched 22 Apr 1775 in response to the Lexington alarm, also served in Capt. Ebenezer Webber's (9th) company, Col. John Fellows's (8th) regiment, part of expedition to Quebec, served in Capt. Benjamin Phillips's company, Lieut. Col. Timothy Robinson's detachment of Hampshire Co. militia, marched to Ticonderoga, served in Capt. Benjamin Phillips's company, Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire Co.) regiment and in Corporal, Lieut. Ephraim Jenings's company, Col. David Field's (Hampshire Co.) regiment, at the battle of Bennington in 1777), lived in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts in 1820, d. Aug 1825 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts of apoplexy) 26 Feb 1778 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, lived in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, died in 1826 in Ashfield. Children: Nathan Lyon, Rhoda Lyon, Elizabeth Lyon, and William Lyon. Mary Elmer, born 12 Dec 1756 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, married Josiah Moody (b. 7 Aug 1748 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts to Josiah and Rebekah Moodey, served in the American Revolution (in Lieutenant Martin Wate's company, Colonel Ruggles Woodbridge's regiment on a four day expedition to the northern depot, marched on the Bennington alarm 17 Aug 1777)) 28 Nov 1771 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, lived in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Children: Asenath Moody, Polly Moody, Heman (or Freeman?) Moody, Clarissa Moody, and Rebecca Moody. Gad Elmer, born 31 Aug 1760 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, served in the American Revolution (enlisted 17 Aug 1777 as a private in Lieut. Jennings Company, Col. David Wells' Regiment, "on an expedition to the Northward at the time of the battle of Bennington"), married 1) Anna Phillips (b. 4 May 1763 to Richard and Ruth (Pitts) Phillips, d. 3 Mar 1812 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts) 28 Nov 1782 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts and 2) Alice Richmond (m. 1) Joseph Clark and 3) Oliver May, mentioned in Gad's probate record as his widow), a blacksmith, owned a farm in Ashfield, living in Buckland, Hampshire, Massachusetts in 1790 and Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts in 1800 and 1810, died 13 Nov 1819 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, inventory taken 26 Jan 1820 and estate administered 18 Feb 1823, buried, along with Anna, at Baptist Corner Cemetery in Ashfield. Children: Anna Elmer, Betsey Elmer, Daniel Elmer, Philo Elmer, Gad Elmer, Adolphus Elmer, Alpheus Elmer, Almira Elmer, Luther Elmer, an unnamed child who died soon, Cleon Elmer, and Horace Elmer. Esther Elmer, born 29 Sep 1769 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, married Levi Bacon (called Levi Baron in the transcription in Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 but this is likely an error, b. abt. 1758, a private in the American Revolution, living in Orange county, Vermont by 1795 when he appeared as a petition, lived in Strafford, Orange, Vermont in 1820 and 1830, d. 14 Jul 1832, bur. at a remote location in Strafford, Orange, Vermont) 23 Jul 1780 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, filed for a pension in Vermont as a widow, died 16 Aug 1842, buried at the Purdy Lot Burial Ground (now in Podunk Nature Reserve), Strafford, Orange, Vermont. Children: Chloe Bacon, Anna Bacon, and Elmer Bacon. Samuel Elmer, born 31 Mar 1766 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, married Chloe Chapin (b. abt. 1772 to Nathan and Mary (Smith) Chapin, enumerated in the 1830 census in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, declined to administer husband Samuel's estate 2 Nov 1829 (requested Ansel Elmer to appointed instead, d. 27 Jun 1848 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts of old age) 24 Oct 1793 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, lived in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts in 1810 and 1820, died 25 Jun 1828 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts of intemperance, estate administered 3 Nov 1829, buried, along with Chloe, at Baptist Corner Cemetery in Ashfield. Children: Ansel Elmer, Erastus Elmer, Nathan Elmer, Alfred Elmer, Mary Elmer, Clarissa Elmer, Wilson Elmer, Watson Elmer, and Consider Elmer (son). Zenas Elmer, born 20 Mar 1768 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, married Mary Phillips (called Molly and Polly, b. 1 Oct 1774 to Thomas (Jr.) and Elizabeth (Noyes) Phillips, d. 20 Apr 1844 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts) 5 Oct 1791 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, living in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts in 1800 and in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts in 1810, died 6 May 1813 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, inventory taken 9 Aug 1813, account of his estate made 19 Apr 1814, buried, along with Mary, at Baptist Corner Cemetery in Ashfield. Children: Obed Elmer, Elijah Elmer, Polly Elmer (died as an infant), Polly Elmer, Laura Elmer, Louisa Elmer, Charles Elmer, and Zenas Elmer. Chloe Elmer, born 29 Dec 1770 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, married Roger Augustus McKinstry (called Augustus McKee in their marriage record, b. 28 Dec 1769 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts to John and Eunice McKinstry, a tanner, moved to Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio in about 1827, said to have married a second wife but her name is not known, d. 17 Feb 1842) 1 Aug 1794 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, living in Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio in 1840, died Nov 1843. Children: Augustus McKinstry, Orin (or Horace) McKinstry, Eunice McKinstry, Lucina McKinstry, Archibald McKinstry, Lucy McKinstry, and Lyman McKinstry. Keziah Elmer, born 12 Apr 1775 (according to the Elmer-Elmore genealogy) in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts (Ashfield Vital Records states 1788 but this seems to be an error), married Ebenezer Smith, Jr. (b. 1 Apr 1766 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Remember (Ellis) Smith, in a list of voters in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts in 1798, "a farmer by occupation and a scholarly man...a self-educated man, could calculate an eclipse with accuracy. He was a natural mathematician...and able to solve any problem, that the inquisitive pedagogue had the inclination to offer...The young and old sought his counsel, as well as to share the richly stored knowledge he possessed. He was a great reader, and it was said he never forgot a thing worth remembering. When he began to converse, he would always say how limited was our knowledge to what the human intellect was capable of, and would speak often of the attainments we should make in the future life...His knowledge of the Bible was very thorough, so much so that he was known as the 'Concordance.' There was not a passage of Scripture that he was not familiar with and could turn to readily. He was a Baptist, as were most of his descendants...Venerable Doctors of Divinity would visit him, for his opinion on Bible expositions...He was thoroughly orthodox and often spoke of the masterly love of God, in the redemption of the world...a small man in stature, but very active, never requiring more than four or five hours sleep in the twenty-four." (Ellis genealogy), d. 24 May 1855 in Cassadaga, Chautaqua, New York, bur. Cassadaga Cemetery, Cassadaga, Chautaqua, New York) 17 May 1792 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, moved to Chautauqua county, New York in either the fall of 1816 (according to Andrew Young's History of Chautauqua) or October 1815 (according to the Ellis genealogy), cared for (along with Ebenezer) by and lived with son-in-law and daughter Arunah and Keziah (Smith) Richardson in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York in 1850, lived with her son Quartus and wife Pomilla in 1860, died 17 Mar 1870 in Cassadaga, Chautauqua, New York. Children: Aaron Smith, Quartus Smith, Fidelia Smith, Gerry Smith, Rebecca Smith, Keziah Smith, and Ebenezer Smith.

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Town Records

Name:    Samuel Elmer Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    20 Sep 1732 Birth Place:    Northfield, Massachusetts Father Name:    Hezekiah Elmer Mother Name:    Miriam Elmer Name:    Elisabeth Elmer Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    6 Mar 1754 Birth Place:    Granby, Massachusetts Father Name:    Samuel Elmer Mother Name:    Elisabath Elmer Name:    Mary Elmer Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    12 Dec 1756 Birth Place:    Granby, Massachusetts Father Name:    Samuel Elmer Mother Name:    Elisabath Elmer Name:    Gad Elmer Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    31 Aug 1760 Birth Place:    Granby, Massachusetts Father Name:    Samuel Elmer Mother Name:    Elisabath Elmer Name:    Esther Elmer Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    29 Sep 1769 Birth Place:    Granby, Massachusetts Father Name:    Samuel Elmer Mother Name:    Elisabath Elmer Name:    Samuel Elmer Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    31 Mar 1766 Birth Place:    Granby, Massachusetts Father Name:    Samuel Elmer Mother Name:    Elisabath Elmer Name    Lenas Elmer [Zenas Elmer] Event Type    Birth Birth Date    20 Mar1768 Birth Place    Granby, Massachusetts Father Name    Samuel Elmer Mother Name    Elisabath Elmer Name:    Chloe Elmer Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    29 Dec 1770 Birth Place:    Granby, Massachusetts Father Name:    Samuel Elmer Mother Name:    Elisabath Elmer Name:    Nathan Lyan Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    27 Feb 1756 Birth Place:    Sturbridge, Massachusetts Father Name:    Aaron Lyan Mother Name:    Mary Lyan Name:    Josiah Moodey Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    7 Aug 1748 Birth Place:    South Hadley, Massachusetts Father Name:    Josiah Moodey Mother Name:    Rebekah Name:    Anna Elmer Elmer Event Type:    Death Birth Date:    abt 1764 Death Date:    3 Mar 1812 Death Place:    Ashfield, Massachusetts Death Age:    48 Spouse Name:    Gad Name:    Samuel Elmer Event Type:    Death Birth Date:    abt 1766 Death Date:    1828 Death Place:    Ashfield, Massachusetts Death Age:    62 Spouse Name:    Chloe Chapin Name:    Chloe Elmer Event Type:    Death Birth Date:    abt 1772 Death Date:    26 Jun 1848 Death Place:    Ashfield, Massachusetts Death Age:    76 Spouse Name:    Samuel Name:    Zenas Elmer Event Type:    Death Birth Date:    abt 1768 Death Date:    6 May 1813 Death Place:    Ashfield, Massachusetts Death Age:    45 Name:    Mary Elmer Event Type:    Death Birth Date:    abt 1775 Death Date:    20 Apr 1844 Death Place:    Ashfield, Massachusetts Death Age:    69 Spouse Name:    Zenas Name:    Roger Augustus McKinstry Event Type:    Birth Birth Date:    28 Dec 1769 Birth Place:    Springfield, Massachusetts Father Name:    John McKinstry Mother Name:    Eunice McKinstry Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Name:    Samuel Elmer Gender:    Male Birth Date:    20 Sep 1732 Birthplace:    NORTHFIELD, FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS Father's Name:    Hezekiah Elmer Mother's Name:    Miriam   Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4G-PS9 : 10 February 2018), Samuel Elmer, 20 Sep 1732; citing NORTHFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 886,783. Name: Sarah Gender: Female Christening Place: HADLEY, HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS Birth Date: 24 Aug 1738 Father's Name: Chiliab Smith Mother's Name: Sarah Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C73736-3 System Origin: Massachusetts-VR GS Film number: 186152 Reference ID: p 26 Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ4-JPK : 10 February 2018), Sarah in entry for Sarah , 24 Aug 1738; citing , p 26; FHL microfilm 186,152. Name: Josiah Moodey Birthplace: of South Hadley Spouse's Name: Mary Elmer Event Date: 28 Nov 1771 Event Place: Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00406-5 System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy GS Film number: 760645 Source: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTR-YBM : 9 February 2018), Josiah Moodey and Mary Elmer, 28 Nov 1771; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 760,645. Name:    Nathan Lyon Birth Date:    24 Feb 1756 Birth Place:    Sturbridge Father's First Name:    Aaron Mother's First Name:    Mary Gender:    Male Source:    Vital Records of Sturbridge Name:    Keziah Elmer Birth Date:    12 Apr 1788 Birth Place:    Ashfield Father's First Name:    Sam[ue]L Mother's First Name:    Elizabeth Gender:    Female Source:    Vital Records of Ashfield Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Name:    Nathan LYON (Lion) Spouse:    Elisabeth Elmer Marriage Date:    26 Feb 1778 Marriage Place:    Ashfield Source:    Vital Records of Ashfield Full Text:    Nathan and Elisabeth Elmer, Feb. 26, 1778. Intention not recorded. Name:    Zenos ELMER (Elmore) Spouse:    Mary Phillips Marriage Date:    5 Oct 1791 Marriage Place:    Ashfield Source:    Vital Records of Ashfield Full Text:    Zenos [ Zenas] (Elmore) and Mary Phillips, both of , Oct. 5, 1791. Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Name:    Gad ELMER (Elmore) Death Date:    13 Nov 1819 Burial Place:    Ashfield Source:    Ashfield Name:    Samuel Elmer Death Date:    1828 Burial Place:    Ashfield Source:    Ashfield Name:    Zenas Elmer Death Date:    6 May 1813 Burial Place:    Ashfield Source:    Ashfield Name:    Mary Elmer Death Date:    20 Apr 1844 Burial Place:    Ashfield Source:    Ashfield Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Name:    Keziah Elmer Gender:    Female   Birth Date:    12 Apr 1788 Birthplace:    ASHFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS   Father's Name:    Samuel Elmer  Mother's Name:    Elizabeth  Indexing Project (Batch) Number:    C50165-1 System Origin:    Massachusetts-ODM GS Film number:    974.42/A1 V2N  Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N9-VNS : 4 December 2014), Keziah Elmer, 12 Apr 1788; citing ASHFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.42/A1 V2N. Town: Ashfield Surname: Baron [sic] Levi and Esther Elmer, July 23, 1780. Surname: Elmer Elisabeth, __, C.R.2. Gad, Nov. 13, 1819, C.R.2. [a. 59, G.R.7.] Gad and Anne Phillips, both of A., Nov. 28, 1782. Anna (see __ Elmore, 1812). ... __, (Elmore), w. Gad, Mar. 3, 1812, a. 48 y. 9 m., C.R.1. [Anna Elmer, G.R.7.] Sam[ue]l (Elmore) Jr. and Chloe Chapin, both of A., Oct. 24, 1793. Samuel, h. Chloe Chapin, —, 1828. [intemperance, June __, a. 62, C. R.1. Samuel Jr., June 25, a. 62, G.R.7.] Chloe, wid. Samuel, old age, June 26, 1848, a. 76. [June 27, G.R.7. June 26, P.R.1.] Zenos [int. Zenas] (Elmore) and Mary Phillips, both of A., Oct. 5, 1791. Zenas (Elmore), May 6, 1813, a. 45, C. R.1. [Elmer, G.R.7.] Mary, w. Zenas, Apr. 20, 1844, a. 69, G.R.7. Surname: Lyon Nathan, ch. Aaron and Mary, Feb. 24, 1756. Nathan and Elisabeth Elmer, Feb. 26, 1778. Nathan [Nathan written after W[illia]m crossed out], apoplexy, Aug. __, 1825, a. 70, C.R.1. Surname: McKee Augustus and Chloe Elmer, both of A., int. Aug. —, 1794. Surname: Smith Ebenez[e]r [int. Jr.] of Hawley [int. of A.] and Keziah Elmore of A., May 17, 1792. Surname: Standish Isreal of A. and Sarah Harvey, wid., of Scheenas Borough, N. Y., int. Nov. __, 1794. Town: Deerfield Surname: Smith Sarah and Nath[anie]ll Harvey, both of Huntstown, int. Apr. 19, 1759. Town: Sturbridge Surname: Lyon Nathan, s. Aaron and Mary, Feb. 24, 1756. Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Name:    Sarah Smith Gender:    Female Spouse:    Nathaniel Harvey Marriage Date:    19 Apr 1759 City:    Deerfield County:    Franklin Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0760648 & 1887384. Name:    Mrs. Sarah Harvey Gender:    Female Spouse:    Isreal Standish Marriage Date:    1 Nov 1794 City:    Ashfield County:    Franklin Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0902896. Name:    Elisabeth Elmer Gender:    Female Spouse:    Nathan Lyon Marriage Date:    26 Feb 1778 City:    Ashfield County:    Franklin Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0902896. Name:    Ebenezer, Jr. Smith Gender:    Male Spouse:    Keziah Elmore Marriage Date:    17 May 1792 City:    Ashfield County:    Franklin Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0902896. Name:    Gad Elmer Gender:    Male Spouse:    Anne Phillips Marriage Date:    28 Nov 1782 City:    Ashfield County:    Franklin Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0902896. Name:    Samuel, Jr. Elmer Gender:    Male Spouse:    Chloe Chapin Marriage Date:    24 Oct 1793 City:    Ashfield County:    Franklin Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0902896. Name:    Zenos Elmer Gender:    Male Spouse:    Mary Phillips Marriage Date:    5 Oct 1791 City:    Ashfield County:    Franklin Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0902896. Name:    Chloe Elmer Gender:    Female Spouse:    Augustus McKee Marriage Date:    1 Aug 1794 City:    Ashfield County:    Franklin Source:    Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0902896. Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.

History of Northampton

Page 258: Nathaniel Kentfield (2): son of William (1). He lived at Pascommuck, etc. Died on Plain in Easthampton at an advanced age; --- near 90. [March 27, 1799, aged 92 years and 5 months. W.] Elizabeth Lankton: his wife; m. January 17, 1728; d. October 8, 1779, aged 72. Children: Twelve: Ten living in 1779, Mr. Williams says. Elizabeth:     m. Samuel Elmer, Oct. 25, 1753. Dan:              b. 1733; lived at Pascomuck; had sons: Dan, Naphtale, Gad, and more. He m. a Hooker. He d. Feb. 20, 1788. Williams. Thankful:       bap. Feb. 9, 1735; d. young. Desire:           bap. 1736; m. Reuben Taylor, South Hadley, 1758. Ferryman at Hockanus Ferry. Thankful:       bap. March 11, 1739; m. William Welch, 1758; had several children. Lois:               bap. Aug. 10, 1740; m. Simeon Birge, 1764. Noah:           b. perhaps 1745; m. Mary Coats, 1772. Lived in Easthampton; had a daughter married. A child d. 1774; a child d. 1779. He d. at West Farms, Feb. 2, 1835, aged 89? Rachel:         b. 1746; d. Sept. 17, 1764, aged 18. Eunice:          bap. about 1747; m. Stephen Coats. Miriam:          m. John Wire, 1770. [or, Wyer.] John:             lived at Hartford. Shem:            not married; d. a young man. Source: Trumbull, James Russell, History of Northampton: Northampton genealogies, 1640-1838, v. 5, pt. 1, microfilm of typescript at Forbes library, Northampton, Massachusetts, Salt Lake City, UT: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, FHL Film 186158, https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/117422?availability=Family%20History%20Library.

Elmer-Elmore Genealogy

Pages 9-10: 23. SAMUEL4 ELMER, (Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born in Northfield, Mass. , Sept. 20, 1732; married Elizabeth Canfield, who died in Ashfield, Mass., 1809. He is said to have lived with Simeon Alexander in Northfield in 1753, where he probably married, and removed soon after to Granby, Mass. He remained there and in South Hadley, Mass., until about 1770, pursuing his trade of blacksmithing, to which his sons were brought up, and then removed with his family to Ashfield, Mass., where he bought 400 acres of land, and they all went to farming. Gad, however, continued to work at his trade until his death. For his second wife he married widow Sarah Standish, nee Smith,* born Aug. 24, 1738, in South Hadley, Mass. He died 1818 in Ashfield, where he and his wives are buried. His children were born, Gad in South Hadley, Keziah in Ashfield, and the rest probably in Granby. CHILDREN, FIFTH GENERATION. I. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 6, 1754; d. 1826.                 68 II. Mary, b. Dec. 12, 1756; d.                               69 III. Gad, b. Aug. 31, 1760; d. Nov. 13, 1819.      70 IV. Esther, b. Sept. 24, 1764; d.                            71 V. Samuel, b. Mar. 31, 1766; d. June 25, 1828. 72 VI. Zenas, b. Mar. 20, 1768; d. May 6, 1813.      73 VII. Chloe, b. Dec. 29, 1770; d. 1843.                 74 VIII. Keziah, b. Apr. 12, 1775; d. Mar. 17, 1862.  75 *She was a daughter of Chileab and Sarah (Moody) Smith. She married 1st Nathaniel Harvey; 2d, Israel Standish, great grandson of Capt. Miles Standish, and 3d, Samuel Elmer. Page 17-20: 68. ELIZABETH5 ELMER, (Samuel4, Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born March 6, 1754; married Nathan Lyon. They lived and died in Ashfield, Mass. She died 1826. Children born in Ashfield. CHILDREN, SIXTH GENERATION. I. Nathan Lyon, b. about 1780.                        209 II. Rhoda " b. Apr. 23, 1782; d. May 23, 1856. 210 III. Elizabeth " b. 1784.                                        211 IV. William " b.                                                     212 69. MARY5 ELMER, (Samuel4, Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born Dec. 12, 1756; married Josiah Moody. Lived in Ashfield, Mass. CHILDREN, SIXTH GENERATION. I. Freeman Moody.                                                                           213 II. Clarissa " m. Jonathan Yeamans, lived and died in Ashfield. 214 70. GAD5 ELMER,* (Samuel4, Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born at South Hadley, Mass. Aug. 31, 1760; married Nov. 28, 1782, Anna Phillips, daughter of Richard and Ruth (Pitts) Phillips, born May 4, 1763, and died March 3, 1812. He was a blacksmith and lived in Ashfield, Mass., where he owned a farm and where he died Nov. 13, 1819. Both were buried in the Baptist graveyard in said town. Children all born in Ashfield. CHILDREN, SIXTH GENERATION. I. Anna, b. Sept. 23, 1783; d. Sept. 19, 1867.                  215 II. Betsey, b. June 7, 1785; d. Nov. 27, 1870.                   216 III. Daniel, b. May 4, 1787; d. Oct. 9, 1866.                     217 IV. Philo, b. Mar. 5, 1789; d. Oct. 27, 1841.                     218 V. Gad, b. Sept. 6, 1790; d. unm.                                    219 VI. Adolphus, b. Apr. 10, 1794; d. Aug. 1839.                 220 VII. Alpheus, b. Nov. 26, 1795; d. Apr. 28, 1867; unm.   221 VIII. Almira, b. Jan. 25, 1798; d.                                        222 IX. Luther, b. Sept. 11, 1799; d. Apr. 7, 1857.                  223 X. A child, b. Jan. 8, 1801; d. without name.                 224 XI. Cleon, b. May 25, 1802; d. Feb. 27, 1878.                 225 XII. Horace, b. Nov. 20, 1804; d. Feb. 26, 1854.             226 *Gad Elmer enlisted Aug. 17, 1777, as a private in Lieut. Jennings Company, Col. David Wells' Regiment, for service in the Revolution. (See "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution," Vol. 5, Page 323. 71. ESTHER5 ELMER, (Samuel4, Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born Sept. 24, 1764; married Levi Bacon and lived in Vermont. CHILDREN, SIXTH GENERATION. I. Chloe Bacon, b. 1788; d. Jan. 26, 1876.            227 II. Anna " b. 1790.                                                    228 II. Elmer " b.                                                              229 72. SAMUEL5 ELMER, (Samuel4, Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born March 31, 1766; married Oct. 24, 1793, Chloe Chapin, of Sprinfield, Mass., who died in Ashfield, June 27, 1848, aged 76. He died at the same place June 25, 1828. Children all born in Ashfield. CHILDREN, SIXTH GENERATION. I. Ansel, b. Oct. 23, 1795; d. April 17, 1865.                230 II. Erastus, b. Dec. 23, 1797; d.                                     231 III. Nathan, b. June 8, 1800; d. May 8, 1863.*            232 IV. Alfred, b. Feb. 22, 1803; d. unm.                           233 V. Mary, b. Nov. 22, 1805; d.                                       234 VI. Clarissa, b. May 23, 1808; d.                                  235 VII. Wilson, b. May 6, 1810; d. Mar. 27, 1885.             236 VIII. Watson, b. May 6, 1810; d. Dec. 10, 1882.          237 IX. Consider, b. April 16, 1815; d. May 2, 1841. unm. 238 *Nathan married Julia Smith, daughter of Rev. Enos Smith. Mary, his sister, married Horace Flower and died in Michigan; had a son living at Muir, Mich. Clarissa married Joseph Wight, lived at Shelburne Falls, Mass. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joseph Wight, lived at Hatfield, Mass. 73. ZENAS5 ELMER, (Samuel4, Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born March 20, 1768; married Oct. 5, 1791, Mary Phillips, born Oct. 1, 1774, and died April 20, 1844. He died May 6, 1813. Both died and were buried in Ashfield, Mass., where their children were born. CHILDREN, SIXTH GENERATION. I. Obed, b. Jan. 7, 1792; d. Nov. 21, 1869.              239 II. Elijah, b. Mar. 9, 1795; d. in infancy.                     240 III. Polly, b. Apr. 10, 1796; d. Feb. 11, 1797,              241 IV. Polly, b. Feb. 19, 1799; d. May 7, 1844; unm.     242 V. Laura, b. Feb. 18, 1800; d.                                    243 VI. Louisa, b. Jan. 11, 1803; d. Feb. 5, 1892.            244 VII. Charles, b. May 20, 1807; d. Mar. 20, 1885.      245 VIII. Zenas, b. July 3, 1813; d. Sept. 6, 1854.             246 73. CHLOE5 ELMER, (Samuel4, Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born Dec. 29, 1770; married Roger Augustus McKinstry. Lived in Geneva, Lake Co., O. She died in Nov. 1843. CHILDREN, SIXTH GENERATION. I. Augustus McKinstry, b.       247 II. Horace " b.                         248 III. Eunice " b.                          249 IV. Lucina " b.                         250 V. Lucy " b.                             251 VI. Archibald " b.                   252 VII. Lyman " b.                        253 75. KEZIAH5 ELMER, (Samuel4, Hezekiah3, Edward2, Edward1) born in Ashfield, Mass., April 12, 1775; married May 17, 1792, Ebenezer Smith. They removed to Stockton, N. Y., where she died March 17, 1862. CHILDREN, SIXTH GENERATION. I. Aaron Smith, b. Oct. 8, 1792; d. Sept. 23, 1876.                *254 II. Quartus " b. Aug. 20, 1796; d. Jan. 9, 1879.                        255 III. Fidelia " b. Nov. 22, 1798; d. Jan. 18, 1832.                        256 lV. Gerry " b. Apr. 3, 1803; d. Jan. 1, 1881.                             257 V. Rebecca " b. Jan. 31, 1808; m. Freeman Richardson.    258 VI. Ebenezer " b. June 7, 1813; d. Feb. 22, 1835.                   259 VII. Keziah " b. June 7, 1813: m. Aruna Richardson.             260 *Aaron married Laura Harrison, June 1820. Quartus married Pamelia Shepherd, April 23, 1822. Fidelia married Elijah Woods, Jan. 1822. Gerry married Louisa Ellis, 1822. Source: Johnson, William W.. Elmer-Elmore Genealogy : Records of the Descendants of Edward Elmer of Braintree, Eng., and Hartford, Conn., through His Son Edward, 1632-1899. North Greenfield, Wis.: W.W. Johnson, 1989.

Biographical Sketches of Richard Ellis

Pages 96-98: (42.) EBENEZER SMITH, Jr., fifth child of Elder Ebenezer and Remember Ellis Smith, was born in Ashfield, April 1st, 1766, and died in Cassadaga, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., May 24th, 1855 aged 89 years. He married Keziah Elmer, or Elmore, of Ashfield about 1791, and had seven children. She died in Cassadaga, March 17th, 1870, aged 93 years. The Elmers were one of the early families in the settlement of Ashfield. Mr. Wilson Elmer, a nephew of Keziah, died there in 1885 an aged man. For his second wife he married Mrs. Amanda Ranney Richmond, widow of Elijah Richmond, an enterprising citizen of Ashfield, who died about 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer were married about 1875, and lived a short distance easterly from the old church at Baptist-corners, the Chileab Smith neighborhood. Mrs. Elmer died in 1884. She was a daughter of Jesse Ranney, who raised his family on the old farm of Reuben Ellis, Ebenezer, Jr., moved with his family from Ashfield to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in Oct. 1815. Several families from the Ellis neighborhood in Ashfield went with them, namely: Philip Phillips, Israel Smith and Daniel Whitmore. This was just about the close of the war of 1812 and the country was very new and the roads bad. They were over a month on the way from Ashfield. Mr. Smith purchased wild lands, made a clearing and built a log house. He was a farmer by occupation and a scholarly man. His knowledge of the Bible was very thorough, so much so that he was known as the "Concordance." There was not a passage of Scripture that he was not familiar with and could turn to readily. He was a Baptist, as were most of his descendants. His children were Aaron, born 1792; Quartus, 1796; Fidelia, 1798; Gerry, 1803; Rebecca, 1808; Ebenezer and Keziah (twins,) 1813. Of Aaron Smith, it was said that he was a great Bible student. He was a farmer, but gave considerable attention to the genealogy of the Smith family. He had recorded the names of over 11,000 of his kin. It was said of him that "he knew more and had forgotten fewer names and dates than any man of his times." He resided most of his life at Stockton, where he died Sept. 23d, 1876, aged 84 years. His children were Laurilla, born 1821, died 1825; Lucretia, born 1824, died 1825; Laura, 1826; Lucy, born 1828, married a Griffith, and died 1880; Pamelia, born 1830, died 1840; Cyrus, born 1831, died 1877; Milla, 1834; William, 1837; Caroline, 1839; Aaron, Jr., 1843. The last named lives at Burnhams, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Quartus Smith, born 1796, lived many years in Stockton, N. Y., and died in 1880. He married Pomilla Shepard. They had no children. Fidelia Smith, born 1798, and died 1840. She married Elijah Wood, and had five children: Fidelia, who married Dr. Alonzo P. Phillips, of Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Ursula, who married James Rheem, and had three children — two dead and one now living, Mr. Charles Rheem, in Oshkosh, Wis. Mrs. Ursula Wood Rheem married for her second husband Albert G. Blakeslee, and they lived in Dequoin, Ill. Elijah married Jane McGregor. Livonia married a Goulding and afterwards Erastus Bowen. Her son, Charles L. Goulding, lives at Fredonia, N. Y. Gerry Smith, born 1803, lived most of his life in Stockton, where he died July 16, 1882. He married Louisa Ellis, a daughter of Barzillia Ellis, Jr., of Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Their children are Hiram, William, Frank, Flora, and David. Rebecca Smith, born 1808, married Freeman Richardson in 1830. In 1854 they removed to LaCrosse, Wis., where Mrs. R. now lives. Mr. Richardson died in 1868. Their children were: Melissa, died in 1876; Matilda, Jasper, Squire, and Florilla. The last-named married Wm. Gear, and now resides in LaCrosse and has three children, Elsie, Ella, and Edna Gear. Mrs. Rebecca Richardson now lives with her daughter, Mrs. Gear. Ebenezer Smith, born in 1813, died in Chatauqua Co. in 1835, unmarried. Keziah Smith, born 1813, twin-sister of the above, married Arunah Richardson, brother of Freeman Richardson. Their children were Eliza Ann, who married John Carpenter, and lives at Cassadaga, Chautauqua Co., N.Y. Lovina, married Albert Irons; she lives at Cassadaga. Levant and Truman Richardson, live at Burnhams, N.Y. Page 355: PARTIAL LIST OF VOTERS IN 1798. In the records of Ashfield for 1798 the list of voters is given. In this list of names are the following (there being then a property qualification, this list does not include the names of all the men of the proper age for voting): ...Chipman Smith, David, Chileab, Jr., Chileab, 3d, Jeduthan, Elijah, Martin, Abner, Jonathan and Ebenezer Smith, Jr.;... Page 373: Samuel Elmer, before the Revolution, settled where Geo. B. Church now lives. Most of the Elmers in this vicinity are his descendants. One of his daughters, Keziah, married Ebenezer Smith, Jr., son of Elder Ebenezer. She and her husband settled at Stockton, N. Y. in 1815 (see page 96). Page 382: Thomas Phillips, jr., son of Thomas Phillips, sr., born June 7, 1747, married Elizabeth Noyes, and resided in Ashfield until his death, July 9, 1829. They were married in Easton, Nov. 7, 1771. Their children were: Rhoda married Enoch King; Molly (or Mary) married Zenas Elmer; Betsey married Roger Bronson; Rachel married Samuel Bronson; Dorcas married Rev. Ibri Cannon, and Russel, born 1785, married Rhoda Williams, eldest daughter of Apollos Williams and Hannah Ellis, his wife (see page 101). Pages 401-404: Letter from Dea. Aaron Smith, of Stockton, N. Y., to his second cousin, Dea. Ziba Smith, of Ashfield, dated Mar. 30, 1851. Aaron was a son of Ebenezer, Jr., and grandson of Elder Ebenezer Smith. Ziba was a son of Chileab, 3d, and grandson of Chileab, Jr. The latter was a brother of Elder Ebenezer. "Dear Cousin: I sit down to inform you of our welfare. We are all well as usual. It is a general time of health here...My father and mother are quite old and feeble. Father doesn't labor any; his memory is very good for so old a man; he lives with his youngest daughter; he will be 85 next month. ... Believe me your affectionate relative,                                                                     AARON SMITH. To Dea. Ziba Smith, of Ashfield. Of Ebenezer Smith, Jr., second son of Elder Ebenezer, and Remember (Ellis) Smith, and his descendants, an acquaintance writes as follows: "They all lived in my native town of Stockton. Ebenzer, Jr., was a self-educated man, could calculate an eclipse with accuracy. He was a natural mathematician [like his sister Jemima, see page 92], and able to solve any problem, that the inquisitive pedagogue had the inclination to offer. Venerable Doctors of Divinity would visit him, for his opinion on Bible expositions. He was greatly afflicted with rheumatism, for more than twenty of his last years. He was a small man in stature, but very active, never requiring more than four or five hours sleep in the twenty-four. The young and old sought his counsel, as well as to share the richly stored knowledge he possessed. He was a great reader, and it was said he never forgot a thing worth remembering. When he began to converse, he would always say how limited was our knowledge to what the human intellect was capable of, and would speak often of the attainments we should make in the future life. He was thoroughly orthodox and often spoke of the masterly love of God, in the redemption of the world. His daughter, Keziah, tenderly cared for the aged couple. He died in 1855 and was buried in the Cassadaga Cemetery, by the side of his son, Ebenezer, who died a young man, about twenty years previous. See page 96. Pages 405-406: 5. Chileab Smith, son of Preserved (4), was born in South Hadley in 1708. He m. Sarah Moody and became the third settler in Ashfield, in 1751. He was, in his time, the most noted man in Ashfield, and was the champion of the Baptists for many years in that town. In 1774 he printed a pamphlet of 18 pages, entitled "An Answer to the many Slanderous Reports Cast on the Baptists at Ashfield, wherein is Shown the First Rise and Growth of the Baptist Church there, together with the Sufferings they Passed Through." This work was in the possession of one of hisdescendants, Mrs. Rebecca Smith Richardson, of North LaCrosse, Wis. Mr. Smith died in 1800. His children were: Mary, Ebenezer (6), Moses, Sarah, Jemima, Chileab (7), Mariam, Enos (8), Eunice, and three others who died young. Mary m. Nathan Chapin. They lived and died in Ashfield, where some of their posterity are yet to be found. They had seven children. Moses m. Diathena Briggs and had 11 children. He died March, 1828, aged 94 years. Sarah m. three times — Nathaniel Harvey, Israel Standish and Samuel Elmer. She died aged 92. Jemima m. Dea. Isaac Shepard, of Ashfield. She died in Stockton Oct. 29, 1828. Mariam m. Ephraim Jennings and had 5 children. Eunice m. Benjamin Randall.   Source: Ellis, Erastus Ranney, Biographical sketches of Richard Ellis, the first settler of Ashfield, Mass., and his descendants, Detroit, MI: W. Graham, 1888.

Lyon Memorial

Pages 269-270: AARON LYON OF STURBRIDGE, MASS. The parentage of Aaron Lyon† of Sturbridge is uncertain. He must have been born about 1730. Gould Lyon of Ashford, Conn., No. 82, had a son Aaron, born in 1746. It would not be strange if his brother Seth, No. 81, had also an Aaron. The record of his family appears to be incomplete and there might easily have been a son Aaron, born in 1730. See page 56. The names of Aaron's children below, however, do not repeat otherwise those of the families either of Seth or of Gould. Samuel Lyon (No. 32) has only two children recorded. It is possible, but not very likely, that Aaron was his son, the names Jonathan and Thankful occurring among his kin. If family names are to be taken as a guide, however, it is rather to the family of Richard Lyon of Fairfield that one must turn. Nathan, Stephen, Jonathan, David and Jabez all have a familiar sound to one who knows the Fairfield family. It has been asserted that an uncle of Mary Lyon (No. 2367) came to Ashfield from Guilford, Conn. This would have been a son, however, of the Aaron under discussion, so that the writer is not inclined to attach much importance to the statement, for which documentary evidence is lacking. After all, the same names are found also among the descendants of William Lyon in Windham County, and, in absence of positive knowledge of any migration from Fairfield county to the vicinity of Woodstock, the probability remains in favor of the hypothesis that Aaron was of the Woodstock branch of the family of William Lyon. In particular note the occurrence of the names Stephen, Aaron, Jonathan and Jabez among the grandchildren of William, No. 11. tThe number 2860 has been arbitrarily assigned to Aaron Lyon of Sturbridge, who is assumed to be of the fifth generation, whether descended from William or from one of the other old New England families. It Is of course possible that he may have descended from a more recent immigrant. Aaron Lyon married in Sturbridge, Dec. 6, 1753, Mary Mason, daughter of and Hepzibeth (Morse) Mason, born in Dedham, Sept. 12, 1732; died in Ashfield, Mass., June 23, 1815. [Note that the name Hepzibeth among Aaron's children is here accounted for.] Aaron Lyon came to Ashfield in 1764, and Joined the Congregational Church there by letter from Sturbrldge. In 1767, however, he united with the Baptist Church under Elder Ebenezer Smith. Aaron Lyon served In the Colonial wars. He belonged to Captain Paine's company and was wounded May 15, 1746, In an encounter with Indians near Fort No. 4. He took no active part in the military operarations during the Revolution but he was one of three persons appointed in 1777 to report what action should be taken to suppress expressions of Tory sympathy. Nine prominent residents of Ashfleld were named by them as "enemies of their country, who should be brought to immediate trial." Children of Aaron and Mary (Mason) Lyon: *2351. I. Stephen, b. Sturbrldge, Mass., July 7, 1754 (T. R.); res. Ashfield and Holland, Mass. *2352. II. Nathan, b. Sturbridge. Feb. 24. 1756 (T. R.). *2353. III. Aaron, b. Sturbridge, Dec. 14, 1757 (T. R.); d. Buckland, Mass., Dec. 21, 1802. *2354. IV. Jonathan, b. Sturbridge, Feb. 20. 1760 (T. R.); res. Ashfield. 2335. V. Mary, b. Sturbridge, May 16, 1762 (T. R.); m. -- Fisher. *2356. VI. David, b. Sturbridge, April 4, 1762(T. R.); d. Ashfield, Mass.. May 25, 1827. 2357. VII. Hepzibeth, b. Ashfleld, Oct. 18, 1766; m. -- Ward; d. Jan. 12, 1808; no ch. recorded. 2358. VIII. Dorcas, b. Ashfleld, Oct. 28, 1768; m. -- Shurtleff; had sons Oliver and Aaron. 2359. IX. Thankful, b. June 7. 1771 (Sturbridge T. R.); m. Moses Ward, son of Daniel and Hannah (Harrow) Ward of Charlemont, where she lived in 1803. 2360. X. Jabez, b. Feb. 6, 1774 (Sturbridge T. R.); res. Sturbridge, 1803. 2361. XI. Jerusha, said to have m. Lovell Hart well and gone to Ohio to live; not mentioned in the will of Aaron, signed Aug. 8, 1808. Page 271: 2352. VI. 2350. NATHAN5 LYON [Aaron*] was born in Sturbridge, Mass., Feb. 24, 1766. He enlisted from Ashfield for service in the Revolution, being private in Lieut. Samuel Bartlet's company at the Lexington alarm; was in expedition to Quebec. In 1776, in the same company with his brother Stephen; served three months, 1776-77, marching to Ticonderoga, and again In 1777 was with his brother Stephen at the battle of Bennington. He settled at Baptist Corner near Ashfield. Nothing has been learned of his later history. [The name Nathan Lyon is met with (about 1800) in Westport, Mass.]   Source: Lyons, Albert Brown, Lyon, George William Amos, and McPike, Eugene Fairfield, Lyon Memorial, Detroit, MI: Press of Wm. Graham Printing Co., 1905.

Genealogy of the Mckinstry Family

III. ROGER AUGUSTUS, son of John of Chicopee, was a tanner in Ashfield, then in Plainfield, Mass. About 1827, he removed to Geneva, in Ohio, where he died Feb. 19,1842. His wife was Chloe Elmer of Ashfield, by whom he had six children, viz: IV. 1 Augustus, died unmarried. IV. 2 Orin, b. April 1, 1776, married Maria Cook, and died without issue October 26, 1847; his wife died 1849. IV. 3 Eunice, b. 1798, married Nahum Daniels and died without issue March 20, 1826. IV. 4 Lucina, b. 1800, married in 1820 the same Daniels, by whom she has one son and one daughter, with whom she is living in Thompson. Her husband was drowned at Erie, Penn. in 1842. IV. 5 Archibald, born Dec. 12, 1806, married Mary Silverthorn Dec. 21, 1831, and died April 10, 1802, in Geneva, Ohio. His children were, 1 Elmer Davis, b. Nov. 20, 1832, d. Oct. 18, 1834; 2 Lodeska H., d. Oct. 30, 1802; 3 Elmer D., b. Jan. 29, 1837, mar. in 1857; 4 Elizabeth J., b. Aug. 18, 1840; 5 Ella J., b. Sept. 19, 1845. ; 6 Stellenk, b. July 20, 1848; 7 Mary Adell, b. May 27, 1851; 8 Vernon, b. June 12, 1857. IV. 6 Lucy, b. Jan. 12, 1808, mar. Dexter Ford, Jan. 11, 1828, and, had a daughter Chlorinda, b. Nov., 1829, and two sons, Orin E. and Reuben D. b. in 1832 and 1835. Orin mar. in Dec. 1855. Ford d. March 14, 1830. She mar. 2nd, Nathaniel Millard, April 16, 1841, and is living with her husband and three children by him, viz., Nathaniel, Mary L. and Ida, in Wisconsin. IV. 7 Lyman, died in 1822, aged 10 years. Roger, the father, married a second wife who survived him, without issue.   Source: Willis, William, Genealogy of the Mckinstry Family, Portland, ME: David Tucker, 1866, pgs. 14-15.

The Richmond Family, 1594-1896

Pages 568-569: 667. ALICE RICHMOND6 (Gideon5, Nathaniel 4, Edward3, John 2 , John 1) was born in Middleboro, June 1, 1762. She married, first, about 1779, Joseph Clark, who was born in 1761, and died in 1811. She married, secondly, Gad Elmer, and thirdly, Deacon Oliver May. She died at Ashfield, July, 1839. Children by First Marriage: 1788. Polly Clark 7, died young. 1789. Hannah Clark 7, born in 1782 , married Jonathan Kilbourne in 1832. 1790. Lucy Clark 7, died young. 1791. Olive Clark 7, married Rufus Herington. 1792. Alice Clark 7, married Nathaniel Davis. 1793. Lois Clark 7, died young. 1794. Joseph Clark 7, died unmarried. 1795. Allen Clark 7 , died young. 1 796. Otis Clark 1 , married Abigail Myers. 1797. Polly Clark 7 , married Levi Hubbard. 1798. Electa Clark 7 , born April 16, 1801. 1799. Loren Clark 7 , married Sarah Richmond. (See No. 1801.)   Source: Richmond, Joshua Bailey, The Richmond Family, 1594-1896, and Pre-American Ancestors, 1040-1594, Boston:published by compiler, 1897, pgs. 125-6.

History of Chautauqua County, New York

Pages 568-569: Ebenezer Smith, Jr., from Mass., in the fall of 1816, settled on the west side of Cassadaga creek, 2 m. below the lake, on lot 6. He came in company with David Whittemore and Philip Phillips grandfather of the Messrs. Phillips, now at Cassadaga. His family consisted of himself, wife, four sons, and three daughters. They moved with two yoke of oxen on one wagon. He moved in with Jeduthan Smith, a relative, till a cabin of rudest style was built. It was roofed with rafters, with poles called ribs, running crosswise, on which rough shingles four feet long, rived out of pine trees, were laid; and probably, as was usually done, without being nailed, but fastened with heavy poles, called “weight-poles” laid across. Succeeding the “cold summer,” grain was scarce and high; his wheat costing $2 per bushel, and corn $1; and his cattle were wintered on browse. His children were Aaron, Quartus, Fidelia, Gerry, Rebecca, Ebenezer, and Kezia, all of whom attained the age of majority, and all came to Stockton. The daughters were married, as follows: Fidelia to Elijah Woods; Rebecca to Freeman Richardson; Kezia to Arunah Richardson.   Source: Young, Andrew W., History of Chautauqua County, New York, Buffalo, NY: Matthews & Warren, 1875.

Cutter's New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial

Page 1018: (VI) Josiah (2), son of Josiah (1) Moody, was born in South Hadley, August 7, 1748, died in 1828. He married, in November 1771, Mary Elmer, of Ashfield. He served in revolution in Lieutenant Martin Wate's company, Colonel Ruggles Woodbridge's regiment, on a four days' expedition to the northern depot, and marched on the Bennington alarm, August 17, 1777. Children: Asenath, born 1772, married Hezekiah Moody; Polly, 1775, married Silas Smith; Heman, 1777, married Electa Moody; Clarissa, 1779, married Jonathan Yeomans; Rebecca, 1783, married Colonel Horace Smith (see Smith VII).   Source: Cutter, William Richard, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, vol. 3, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913.

1790 Federal Census

Name:    Gad Elmer Home in 1790 (City, County, State):    Buckland, Hampshire, Massachusetts Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:    2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:    1 Free White Persons - Females:    3 Number of Household Members:    6 Source: Year: 1790; Census Place: Buckland, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 125; Image: 146; Family History Library Film: 0568144. Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1800 Federal Census

Name:    Gad Elmore Home in 1800 (City, County, State):    Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    3 Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:    1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    1 Number of Household Members Under 16:    6 Number of Household Members Over 25:    2 Number of Household Members:    9 Source: Year: 1800; Census Place: Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 15; Page: 818; Image: 334; Family History Library Film: 205614. Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Name:    Zenas Elmore Home in 1800 (City, County, State):    Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:    1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    1 Number of Household Members Under 16:    3 Number of Household Members Over 25:    2 Number of Household Members:    5 Source: Year: 1800; Census Place: Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 15; Page: 818; Image: 334; Family History Library Film: 205614. Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1810 Federal Census

Name:    Lenas Elmer [Zenas Elmer] Home in 1810 (City, County, State):    Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :    1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:    2 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :    1 Number of Household Members Under 16:    4 Number of Household Members Over 25:    4 Number of Household Members:    9 Source: Year: 1810; Census Place: Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 19; Page: 265; Image: 00278; Family History Library Film: 0205627. Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Name:    Samuel Elmer Home in 1810 (City, County, State):    Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:    2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:    2 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:    2 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :    1 Number of Household Members Under 16:    4 Number of Household Members Over 25:    2 Number of Household Members:    9 Name:    Gad Elmer Home in 1810 (City, County, State):    Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    2 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:    2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:    2 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :    1 Number of Household Members Under 16:    5 Number of Household Members Over 25:    2 Number of Household Members:    9 Source: Year: 1810; Census Place: Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 19; Page: 265; Image: 00278; Family History Library Film: 0205627. Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1820 Federal Census

Name:    Nathan Lyon Home in 1820 (City, County, State):    Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Enumeration Date:    August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :    1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:    1 Free White Persons - Over 25:    2 Total Free White Persons:    3 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:    3 Source: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 10; NARA Roll: M33_50; Image: 21. Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Name:    Samuel Elmer Home in 1820 (City, County, State):    Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Enumeration Date:    August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:    3 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :    1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:    3 Free White Persons - Under 16:    5 Free White Persons - Over 25:    2 Total Free White Persons:    9 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:    9 Source: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 5; NARA Roll: M33_50; Image: 16. Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Name:    Levi Bacon Home in 1820 (City, County, State):    Strafford, Orange, Vermont Enumeration Date:    August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:    2 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:    3 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :    1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:    3 Free White Persons - Over 25:    2 Total Free White Persons:    7 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:    7 Source: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Strafford, Orange, Vermont; Page: 308; NARA Roll: M33_127; Image: 273. Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1830 Federal Census

Name:    Chloe Elmer Home in 1830 (City, County, State):    Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:    2 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:    1 Free White Persons - Under 20:    2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    2 Total Free White Persons:    5 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):    5 Source: 1830; Census Place: Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 62; Page: 13; Family History Library Film: 0337920. Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Name:    Levi Bacon Home in 1830 (City, County, State):    Strafford, Orange, Vermont Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79:    1 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    1 Total Free White Persons:    2 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):    2 Source: 1830; Census Place: Strafford, Orange, Vermont; Series: M19; Roll: 185; Page: 129; Family History Library Film: 0027451. Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Name:    Ebenezer Smith Home in 1830 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:    1 Free White Persons - Under 20:    2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    1 Total Free White Persons:    5 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):    5 Source: Year: 1830; Census Place: Stockton, Chautauqua, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 86; Page: 461; Family History Library Film: 0017146. Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1840 Federal Census

Name:    Ebenezer Smith Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69:    1 Total Free White Persons:    2 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    2 Source: Year: 1840; Census Place: Stockton, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 272; Page: 249; Image: 502; Family History Library Film: 0017182, Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Name:    Augustus Mckinstry Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:    1 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:    1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:    1 Persons Employed in Agriculture:    2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    1 Total Free White Persons:    3 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    3 Source: Year: 1840; Census Place: Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio; Roll: 376; Page: 272; Family History Library Film: 0020158, Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1850 Federal Census

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York Dwelling No. Family No. Name Age Sex Race Occupation 48 52 Ebeneezer Smith 84 M Farmer Keziah 75 F   Arona Reichison 39 M Farmer   Keziah 35 F   Eliza Ann 13 F   Levant E. 11 M Laura L. 9 F Clowey J. 7 F Truman S 6 M Oliver P. 3 M Name Real Estate Birthplace Married that year? Attended school? Cannot read and write? Ebeneezer 2000[?] Mass   Keziah "   Arona   NY Keziah   NY Eliza Ann   NY 1 Levant E.   " 1 Laura L. " 1 Clowey J. " 1 Truman S " 1 Oliver P. " Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Stockton, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: M432_485; Page: 244A; Image: 489, 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1860 Federal Census

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York Dwelling No. Family No. Name Age Sex Race Occupation 2381 2346 Qartes Smith 64 M Farmer Parmella 59 F Housekeeper   Coziah 85 F None Name Real Estate Personal Estate Birthplace Married that year? Attended school? Cannot read or write? Qartes Mass Parmella --- Coziah   --- Source: Year: 1860; Census Place: Stockton, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: M653_732; Page: 295; Family History Library Film: 803732, Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1855 New York State Census

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York Dwelling Number Of what material built Value Family Number Name Age Sex Relationship Birthplace Married Widowed 159 Frame 350 162 Aruna Richardson 46 M Otsego M       Keziah Richardson 43 F Wife Mass M       Eliza A Richardson 18 F Child Chaut         Levant Richardson 15 M Child Chaut       Laura L Richardson 13 F Child Chaut           Chloe J Richardson 11 F Child Chaut   Truman Smith Richardson 10 M Child Chaut Keziah Smith 83 F Parent Mass W Name Years Resident in This Town Occupation Voters- Native Owners of land Aruna 26 Farmer 1 1 Keziah 38     Eliza A 18   Levant 15     Laura L 13   Chloe J 11     Truman Smith 10 Keziah 38 Source: Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

Census Substitutes

Name:    Levi Bacon State:    VT County:    Orange County Township:    Petitioners Year:    1795 Page:    075 Database:    VT Early Census Index Source: Ancestry.com. Vermont, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1860 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Vermont Census, 1790-1860. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

Military Records

Lyon, Nathan, Ashfield. Private, Lieut. Samuel Bartlet's co., which marched April 22, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service to April 26, 1775, 5 days; also, Capt. Ebenezer Webber's (9th) co., Col. John Fellows's (8th) regt. ; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 11 days; also, company return dated Dorchester, Oct. 7, 1775; reported as having gone to Quebec; also, Capt. Benjamin Phillips's co., Lieut. Col. Timothy Robinson's detachment of Hampshire Co. militia; enlisted Dec. 23, 1776; discharged April 1, 1777; service, 100 days; company marched to Ticonderoga; also, Capt. Benjamin Phillips's co., Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 10, 1777; discharged Aug. 12, 1777; service, 1 mo. 8 days, in Northern department, including travel (100 miles) home; also, Corporal, Lieut. Ephraim Jenings's co.. Col. David Field's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted Aug. 17, 1777; discharged Aug. 21, 1777; service, 5 days, on expedition to Northern department at the time of the battle of Bennington; roll dated Ashfield and sworn to at Deerfield. Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol. 10, Boston: Wright & Potter Printing, 1902, p. 96. Elmer, Gad. Private, Lieut. Ephraim Jenings's co., Col. David Field's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted Aug. 17, 1777; discharged Aug. 21, 1777; service, 5 days, on an expedition to the Northward at the time of the battle of Bennington. Roll dated Ashfield. Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol. 5, Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896, p. 323. Source: The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 17, Widow Pensions, 1836-1848. Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872. NARA microform publication T718. 23 rolls. Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, 1775-1978, Record Group 217. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Pension Payment Roll of Veterans of the Revolutionary War and the Regular Army and Navy, 3/1801 - 9/1815. NARA microform publication M1786. 1 Roll. NAI: 2600769. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773–2007, Record Group 15. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.

Probate Records

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Gravestones

Gravestone of Gad Elmer, Baptist Corner Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts (photo credit: Ronald Gadzalinski, Ancestry.com): Transcript by Carol Booker and Nancy Gray Garvin, "Baptist Corner Cemetery Gravestones, March Road, Ashfield, Massachusetts," The Ashfield Historical Society Museum site, http://www.ashfieldhistorical.org/bcgraves.htm#back44, last accessed 21 July 2019: Mr *Gad Elmer Died 13 Nov. 1819. AEt. 59 years. Gravestone of Anna (Phillips) Elmer, Baptist Corner Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts (click here to view a photo of the stone by Findagrave user DeeB: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28309482/anna-elmer) Transcript by Carol Booker and Nancy Gray Garvin, "Baptist Corner Cemetery Gravestones, March Road, Ashfield, Massachusetts," The Ashfield Historical Society Museum site, http://www.ashfieldhistorical.org/bcgraves.htm#back44, last accessed 21 July 2019: Mrs. Anna Elmer Wife of Mr. Gad Elmer Died 3, March 1812. AEt. 48 years. Gravestones of Samuel and Chloe (Chapin) Elmer, Baptist Corner Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts (photo credit: Beth Bandy, findagrave.com for Samuel's stone, Anonymous (#47283828), findagrave.com (Memorial 28308604) for Chloe's stone):      Gravestones of Zenas and Mary (Phillips) Elmer, Baptist Corner Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts (photo credit: Anonymous (#47283828), findagrave.com):       MARY, Wife of Zenas Elmer, DIED April 20, 1844, AE. 69. ZENAS ELMER DIED May 6, 1813: Aged 45. Source: Booker, Carol and Garvin, Nancy Gray, Baptist Corner Cemetery Gravestones, March Road, Ashfield, Massachusetts, September 2004, http://www.ashfieldhistorical.org/bcgraves.htm, retrieved 4 Aug 2019. Gravestone of Esther (Elmer) Bacon, Purdy Lot Burial Ground, Strafford, Orange, Vermont (photo credit: Joie Finley, findagrave.com):      Notes on findagrave: "Wife of Levi Bacon Buried next to small unmarked child's stone. Tombstone is on the Podunk Nature Reserve. According to town records she is buried in what is known as the "Purdy Lot" but no one else is listed as being buried there. Although other records report a "daughter at her side". Lot no 42 in the 1st division, south of the town Road No. 43. It's very remote. GPS Coordinates are close but not exact. The area is densely forested and full of wonderful cellar holes." GPS coordinates: Latitude 43.8860779, Longitude -72.3357162 Gravestone of Levi Bacon, Levi Bacon Gravesite, Strafford, Orange, Vermont (photo credit: Joie Finley, findagrave.com): Notes on findagrave: "Husband of Esther Bacon Veteran of the Revolutionary War. Ae. 74 years Grave is extremely remote. GPS coordinates are close, but not perfect. Town Record has it listed as on Lot No. 44 in the 1st Division. His monument may be found a few rods west of the Brook near the north side of the Lot. Be careful if you do approach grave. Hornets live at base. Death certificate has him listed as being buried on "On Masion [sic] Farm" handwriting is unclear. " GPS coordinates: Latitude 43.8811607, Longitude -72.3336487 From the Bacon Families Association Quarterly Vol 7 no 3 April 1988: Submitted by Robert L Bacon of East Thetford, VT who says "In searching for our ancestors, brother Arthur and I visited the "Roots Cellar" in Montpelier and copied all the Bacon vital records located there. These are [published] in 4 groups: 1760-1870, 1871-1908, 1909-1941 and 1942-1954 (later records are at present in Burlington) Most of the records were hand-written with some entries practically undecipherable. *Esther BACON d. 8-16-1842 bur cem on Purdy Farm rec Strafford. Source: Pendergrass, Pat and Mary Lou, "[Bacon] More Vermont Bacon Vital Stats," 26 Feb 2000, Bacon discussion board, Rootsweb, https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/bacon.rootsweb.com/thread/22242645/, last accessed 21 July 2019. Cemeteries To make the values compatible with many GPS Trackers, coordinates have been recalculated to decimal degrees. Name                    First Burial    Last Burial    # of Graves    ° Latitude    ° Longitude ... Esther Bacon **    1842            1842              2                      Unknown     Unknown ... Levi Bacon **        1832            1832             1                       Unknown    Unknown ** - Abandoned ... Esther Bacon Burial ** The VOCA book "Burial Grounds" states that this burial is in Lot# 42 First Division and that Ralph Stevens knows its location. I'll need to research this. ... Levi Bacon Burial ** The VOCA book "Burial Grounds" states that this burial is in Lot# 44 First Division and that Ralph Stevens knows its location. I'll need to research this. Source: Strafford, Vermont Cemeteries, The USGenWeb Project, http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vtcbarne/strafford_cemeteries.htm, last accessed 21 July 2019. Gravestones of Ebenezer and Keziah (Elmer) Smith, Cassadaga Cemetery, Cassadaga, Chatauqua, New York (photo credit: Darryl Boyd):

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