Americus C. Lincoln

Americus C. Lincoln

Male 1845 - 1928  (83 years)

Generations:      Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan Chart    |    Media    |    PDF

Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Americus C. Lincoln was born in 1845 in Springville, Erie, New York (son of Thomas Lincoln and Julia Rhodes); died on 29 Sep 1928 in Buffalo, Erie, New York; was buried on 1 Oct 1928 in Springville, Erie, New York.

    Other Events:

    • _FSFTID: KHG3-P3X
    • _UID: 18A859FA4C29478C834F6EC130456D4D8B3D
    • Residence: 1880, Springville, Erie, New York

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Maplewood Cemetery, Sec.3, Lot 234


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Lincoln was born on 17 Nov 1802 in Brant, New York; died on 12 Mar 1894 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.

    Other Events:

    • _FSFTID: KZ8C-6G7
    • _UID: 749D64A551844DF9AE2C5CC8EA6D356221F6

    Notes:

    Thomas Lincoln (203), was born Nov. 18th, 1808, in Byron, Genesee Co., N. Y. After the death of his parents in 1812, he lived with his uncle Dimick in Ashfield until 1825, when he went to New York. He married Miss Julia Rhodes, who was born in Sempronius, N. Y., Sept. 12th, 1812. They were married Sept. 21st, 1834, and settled in Springville, Erie Co., N. Y., where they and some of their children now reside. Mr. Lincoln is an architect and builder and has erected many of the finest buildings in Springville and surrounding country. In 1836 he moved to Monroe, Mich., where he built the first railroad bridge over the river Raisin. In 1840 he removed to Buffalo, N. Y., and in 1845 he returned to Springville, where he now lives, still actively engaged in his profession. Mr. Lincoln as an up-right, public-spirited and honorable citizen in his town, has no superior, and enjoys the confidence of the entire community. Mrs. Lincoln is a very amiable woman, beloved by all. She has been a member of the Presbyterian church nearly 50 year´s. Their children are: Anna L., born 1835; Marion T., 1838; Carlottie E., 1839; Helen M., 1843; Americas C., 1845; Josephine J, 1847; Manly B., 1850; Julia A., 1852.

    Anna L. Lincoln, born 1835, married Dr. J. Swain of Colden, Erie Co., N. Y. Marion T. Lincoln was a soldier in the late war and was a prisoner at Saulsbury. He married Miss Katie Gould of Greenville, Mich., where he now resides. Helen M. Lincoln married a Mr. Eggert and has a son, George T. Eggert. She afterwards married Mr. Geo. W. Zink a prominent business man of Buffalo, and they have a son, Geo. W., Jr. Americus C. Lincoln was a soldier in the rebellion and was a prisoner at Andersonville. Josephine Y. Lincoln married Wallace Popple of Collins, Erie Co., N. Y. Their children are: Maud and Willie. Julia Ada Lincoln married William Owen of Buffalo, and their children are: Emily, Willie and Helen.

    Hannah Lincoln (200), married Marvin Williams and lived in Hinckley, Medina Co., Ohio, where she died about 1860, leaving one daughter Jane, who married George Thayer of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Their son, George Thayer is said to be a druggist in Toledo, Ohio.

    Phebe Lincoln (198), married Ira Butler, said to be a cousin of Hon. Benj. F. Butler of Mass. They lived near Medina, Ohio, the later years of their life. No further report of them.

    Of this family of Lincolns there was one (not in the list on page 22,) named Dimick Lincoln. After his parents death he lived for several years with Mr. Peleg Standish, of Sempronius, N. Y., when he went away a young man, as he said to visit the old world. No account of him has since been found.

    The youngest of the Lincoln children was Benjamin (205.) He was a baby when his parents died. He was reared by his sister Betsey, with whom he lived a time. Later in life he went to Ohio, at or near where his sister Marilla, Mrs. Prichard, lived. About the year 1849, he came to Otisco (now Belding), Mich., where his uncle Dimick Ellis (72) then lived, in his old age with his son Lewis (241.) Benjamin Lincoln at this time was a great sufferer from rheumatism, to such an extent that he was helpless. His uncle Dimick´s children, Richard and Lewis Ellis, and daughter Mrs. Desiah Ellis Belding lived here. These were Benjamin´s cousins, with whom he remained for about three years until his death. His disease took on the form of consumption, which proved fatal about 1853. He is remembered as a man of great patience and amiability of character, beloved by all.

    Marilla Lincoln (201), was born Feb. 3rd, 1805. She married Sheldon C. Prichard Feb. 22nd, 1819. Mr. Prich- ard was born Aug. ist, 1802. They lived in Moravia New York, a few years after their marriage, when they moved to Wauseon, Ohio, where Mr. Prichard died. Mrs. Prichard removed about 1875 to Prichardville, Barry Co., Mich., where she died Oct. 28th, 1883, at the home of her son Solomon Prichard. Mr. and Mrs. Prichard were members of the Presbyterian Church, and were highly respected and up-right people. .Their children were Alonzo, born 1824. He married a Worden, sister of Dr. S. T. Worden of Delta, Ohio. Alonzo Prichard now lives at Wauseon, Ohio. Charles born 1826, now lives at Prichardville, Mich. Julia born 1829, died in Ohio 1830. Hiram born 1830, now lives at Wauseon, Ohio.

    Jane Prichard, born 1832, married Dr. S. T. Worden of Delta, Ohio. Helen Prichard, born 1835, married a man named Dando, is now a widow and lives in Prichardville, Mich. Solomon, born 1837, lives in Prichardville. George, born 1839, l* ves at Prichardville. Sarah, born 1842, married Isaac Weeks, lives in Prichardville. Mary, born in Liver- pool, Ohio, Jan. 3rd, 1847, lived in Hillsdale, Mich. She married Dr. Chamberlin in 1863, and had one daughter no Myrtle Chamberlin. Dr.Chamberlin died in 1875, and Mrs. Chamberlin married Mr. Bernard in 1878. Mrs. Bernard lived in Jackson, Mich., several years and later in Hillsdale. She died suddenly May 13th, 1885, greatly lamented by a large circle of relatives and friends. Her daughter now lives in Hillsdale. She is widely known as a highly cultivated and talented singer.

    Polly Lincoln (199), married John Rose and they were in Niles, Cayuga Co., N. Y., for a time about 1834. No further report from them.

    Betsey Lincoln (202), probably married a Worden. Where they lived was not known to the other relatives. As said above when Capt. Samuel and Jane Ellis Lincoln died in 1812 their children were widely scattered, and some of them became lost to each other as well as to their other more distant relatives. This was a matter of grief and sadness in after life to the others, who felt a loneliness thereafter.

    - Erastus Ranney Ellis. Biographical sketches of Richard Ellis, the first settler of Ashfield, Mass., and his descendants,

    Buried:
    in Maplewood Cemetery

    Thomas married Julia Rhodes on 21 Sep 1834. Julia (daughter of Eliakim Rhodes and Aurelia Gunn) was born on 12 Sep 1812 in Sempronius, Cayuga, New York; died on 30 Dec 1887 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Julia Rhodes was born on 12 Sep 1812 in Sempronius, Cayuga, New York (daughter of Eliakim Rhodes and Aurelia Gunn); died on 30 Dec 1887 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.

    Other Events:

    • _FSFTID: K8FZ-D7R
    • _UID: 35E9ADB431DA4DC8BD3F5E51D1B0425D6AE4
    • Residence: 1850, Concord, Erie, New York
    • Residence: 1860, Concord, Erie, New York
    • Residence: 1865, Concord
    • Residence: 1870, Springville, Erie, New York
    • Residence: 1875, Concord, Erie, New York
    • Residence: 1880, Springville, Erie, New York

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Maplewood Cemetery, Sec.3, Lot 234

    Children:
    1. Anna L. Lincoln was born in 1835 in Erie Co., New York; died in 1917; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    2. Charlotte E. Lincoln was born on 21 Jun 1836 in Springville, Erie, New York; died on 18 Jul 1891 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    3. Marion T. Lincoln was born on 11 Jun 1838 in Michigan; died on 1 Oct 1913 in Hinton, Mecosta, Michigan.
    4. Helen M. Lincoln was born in 1843 in Springville, Erie, New York; died on 7 Mar 1928 in Buffalo, Erie, New York; was buried on 1 Oct 1928 in Springville, Erie, New York.
    5. 1. Americus C. Lincoln was born in 1845 in Springville, Erie, New York; died on 29 Sep 1928 in Buffalo, Erie, New York; was buried on 1 Oct 1928 in Springville, Erie, New York.
    6. Josephine J. Lincoln was born on 6 Apr 1847 in Erie Co., New York; died on 19 Sep 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    7. Manly B. Lincoln was born in Jan 1850 in Springville, Erie, New York; died on 28 Dec 1925 in Lakeview, Montcalm, Michigan.
    8. Julia Ada Lincoln was born in 1852 in Erie Co., New York; died on 17 Nov 1916 in Buffalo, Erie, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Eliakim Rhodes was born on 9 Feb 1784 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont (son of Benjamin Rhodes and Judith Richmond); died after 3 Jul 1855 in Concord, Erie, New York.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: KLY6-73X
    • _UID: CA4C8846F32742389E74C6B1667247E10141
    • Residence: 1820, Concord, Niagara, New York
    • Residence: 1830, Sardinia, Erie, New York
    • Residence: 1840, Concord, Erie, New York
    • Residence: 1850, Concord, Erie, New York
    • Residence: 3 Jul 1855, Concord, Erie, New York

    Eliakim married Aurelia Gunn on 3 Jul 1808 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont. Aurelia (daughter of Elisha Gunn and Mindwell Carver) was born on 13 Apr 1788 in Vermont; died on 4 Nov 1849 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Aurelia Gunn was born on 13 Apr 1788 in Vermont (daughter of Elisha Gunn and Mindwell Carver); died on 4 Nov 1849 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: KLY6-W9R
    • _UID: 837F2524A7764874ABCC1BA50B648105506B

    Notes:

    Soon after marriage they left Vermont along with other members of the Rhodes and Richmond families and traveled west stopping in Cayuga Co., NY (prob. Sempronius) for several years before moving on to Concord, Erie, NY. Eliakim and his uncle George Richmond were early settlers in the Concord, NY area, both appearing in the 1810 census. The Rhodes family probably didn't move there full time until around 1816. They lived in Concord, Erie, New York from about 1816 to after 1849.

    State vs. Eliakim Rhodes. Indicted for passing counterfeit bank bills, &c. respondent, and George Richmond bail for his appearance, in D. 400,00. Bonds called out. - Journals of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, Rutland Co.

    Buried:
    Maplewood Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Emily C. Rhodes was born on 14 Oct 1810 in Cayuga Co., New York; died on 16 Dec 1893 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    2. 3. Julia Rhodes was born on 12 Sep 1812 in Sempronius, Cayuga, New York; died on 30 Dec 1887 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    3. Dexter Benjamin Rhodes was born about 1815 in Cayuga Co., New York; died on 21 Apr 1868 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    4. Eliakim Rhodes Shultes was born on 31 Jul 1817 in Springville, Erie, New York or Cayuga Co. New York; died on 12 May 1883 in Concord, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    5. Cyrus C. Rhodes was born on 17 Dec 1819 in Erie Co., New York; died on 28 Jun 1856 in Buffalo, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    6. Helen M. Rhodes was born on 12 Jan 1829 in Springville, Erie, New York; died on 23 Jun 1841 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    7. Daughter Rhodes and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Benjamin Rhodes was born on 3 Jan 1754 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut (son of Obadiah Rhodes and Mary Stanbury); died on 24 Aug 1791 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: L4SJ-M2D
    • _UID: F8C969D1DA394CBDB062BD262FB03784A602
    • Military: 14 Oct 1781, Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont

    Notes:

    Military:
    served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Abraham Jackson's Co. Militia, Col. Thomas Lee's Regt,: in service at Castleton, Rutland, Vermont

    Benjamin married Judith Richmond in 1780 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut. Judith (daughter of Eliakim Richmond and Sarah Hackett) was born in 1753 in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1850 in Ashford, Cattaraugus, New York. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Judith Richmond was born in 1753 in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts (daughter of Eliakim Richmond and Sarah Hackett); died in Jan 1850 in Ashford, Cattaraugus, New York.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: KP32-JQX
    • _UID: BE7CBB77F7B945BFB1A3E337EECDC09BA4F5
    • Residence: 1800, Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont

    Children:
    1. Sarah Rhodes was born on 26 Dec 1781 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; and died.
    2. 6. Eliakim Rhodes was born on 9 Feb 1784 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; died after 3 Jul 1855 in Concord, Erie, New York.
    3. Betsey Elizabeth Rhodes was born on 1 May 1786 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; died on 14 Feb 1868 in Ashford, Cattaraugus, New York; was buried in Ashford, Cattaraugus, New York.
    4. Benjamin Rhoades, Jr. was born on 19 Mar 1789 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; died on 24 May 1865 in Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin; was buried in Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin.
    5. Lydia Rhodes was born on 27 Apr 1790 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; died on 19 Oct 1880 in Farragut, Fremont, Iowa; was buried in Prairie, Fremont, Iowa.
    6. Deliverance Rhodes was born on 27 Sep 1791 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; and died.

  3. 14.  Elisha Gunn was born on 10 Oct 1765 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts (son of Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn and Dorothy Marsh); died on 4 Mar 1841 in Monclova, Lucas, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: L4TH-3J3
    • _UID: 11E45F1769064DF8A49F52B0249522609F79
    • Arrival: 7 Aug 1818, Maumee Valley, Lucas, Ohio; with his family aboard the small vessel the "Sally"

    Elisha married Mindwell Carver on 28 Oct 1782 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts. Mindwell (daughter of Jonathan Carver and Abigail Robbins) was born on 1 May 1762 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 5 Feb 1825 in Monclova, Lucas, Ohio. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Mindwell Carver was born on 1 May 1762 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts (daughter of Jonathan Carver and Abigail Robbins); died on 5 Feb 1825 in Monclova, Lucas, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: LZTG-W3S
    • _UID: 91AB4560D16044B7AF6116CB78B862B040D4

    Children:
    1. Sewell Gunn was born on 2 Sep 1784 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died in 1868 in Fulton Co., Ohio; was buried in Delta, Fulton, Ohio.
    2. Pauline Gunn was born on 2 Mar 1786 in Vermont; died on 21 Sep 1845 in New York.
    3. 7. Aurelia Gunn was born on 13 Apr 1788 in Vermont; died on 4 Nov 1849 in Springville, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    4. Thaddeus Gunn was born on 9 Apr 1790; died in 1880.
    5. Richard Gunn was born on 18 Oct 1792 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died in 1839 in Providence Twp., Lucus Co. Ohio.
    6. Dexter Carver Gunn was born on 22 Jul 1794 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died in 1880.
    7. Abigail Gunn was born on 8 May 1796 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jul 1882 in Marengo, Mchenry, Illinois; was buried in Boone, Iowa, United States.
    8. Carver Gunn was born on 12 Jul 1799 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 20 Apr 1885 in Bolivar, Polk, Missouri; was buried in Bolivar, Polk, Missouri.
    9. Osman Gunn was born on 25 Oct 1800 in New York; died on 17 Feb 1875 in Monclova Twp., Lucas Co., Ohio; was buried in Holland, Lucas, Ohio.
    10. Clarissa Gunn was born on 20 Jun 1803 in New York; died before 1850 in Lucas Co., Ohio; was buried in Lucas Co., Ohio.
    11. Malinda Elisabeth Gunn was born on 13 Jun 1806 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; died on 20 Sep 1885 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; was buried in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.


Generation: 5

  1. 24.  Obadiah Rhodes was born on 20 Jul 1722 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut (son of Obadiah Rhodes and Abigail Stanbrough); died before 12 Aug 1760 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: LCZ9-VKQ
    • _UID: 33E82B41C45A462DA246D64A3BA1CFAC7757

    Notes:

    Obadiah and his father were extensive land owners in Connecticut. - Colonial Families of the United States of America, 1920

    Obadiah married Mary Stanbury on 4 Jun 1747 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of John Stanbury and Jane) was born on 20 Jun 1722 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut; died in in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]


  2. 25.  Mary Stanbury was born on 20 Jun 1722 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut (daughter of John Stanbury and Jane); died in in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: LZLD-YXC
    • _UID: 2846D1042B6B4C49813D2EDCC7EB215D66F1

    Children:
    1. Obadiah Rhodes was born on 5 Jun 1748 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut; and died.
    2. John Rhodes was born on 15 Dec 1749 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut; and died.
    3. Jane Rhodes was born on 15 Feb 1752 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut; and died.
    4. 12. Benjamin Rhodes was born on 3 Jan 1754 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut; died on 24 Aug 1791 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont.
    5. Sarah Rhodes was born about 1756 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut; and died.

  3. 26.  Eliakim Richmond was born on 28 Jan 1725 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts (son of Christopher Richmond and Phebe Williams); died after 27 Jan 1808 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: KLY6-DGZ
    • _UID: 9146EFD2ABDB4945A37F1D0C63796F2A6C14
    • Possessions: 4 Oct 1752, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Sells his homestead containing 15 acres of land
    • Possessions: 12 Jun 1773, East Hoosick, Massachusetts; Buys 100 acres of land
    • Residence: 1777, East Hoosuck, Massachusetts
    • Possessions: 11 Sep 1777, East Hoosuck, Massachusetts; Sells 100 acres of land
    • Possessions: 25 Dec 1777, Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; Buys 10 acres of land containing house and barn
    • Elected: Between 1780 and 1781, Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont; First Selectman
    • Residence: 1790, Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont
    • Residence: 1800, Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont

    Notes:

    Revolutionary War Service: Berkshire Co., Mass. militia, Richmond, Eliakim. Col. Joab Stafford's (Independent) co. of volunteers; service, 6 days; company raised from the alarm lists of New Providence, Lanesborough, East Hoosuck, and Gageborough, marched Aug. 14, 1777, and fought in battle near Bennington Aug. 16, 1777. - Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. Vol. 13, Page 284

    Residence Short:
    lived in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts from 1725 to 1752. He lived in East Hoosuck, Mass. from 1773 to 1777. He lived in Wallingford, Rutland,Vermont from 1777 to his death in 1808.

    Eliakim married Sarah Hackett on 19 Nov 1747 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of George Hackett and Lydia Thomas) was born on 19 May 1725 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 27 Jan 1808 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet]


  4. 27.  Sarah Hackett was born on 19 May 1725 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts (daughter of George Hackett and Lydia Thomas); died after 27 Jan 1808 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: KLY6-6MT
    • _UID: FB3E9CC4FDBB44618F87C6E3B5F738670090

    Children:
    1. 13. Judith Richmond was born in 1753 in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1850 in Ashford, Cattaraugus, New York.
    2. Goerge Richmond was born in 1763 in Vermont; died in 1845 in Sardinia, Erie, New York; was buried in Springville, Erie, New York.
    3. Howland Richmond and died.

  5. 28.  Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn was born on 24 Jan 1726 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts (son of Nathaniel Gunn and Esther Belden); died on 22 Apr 1807 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Military: 1776–78, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; during the Revolutionary War as lieutenant in Capt. Moses Harvey's company, Hampshire County regiment,
    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: LHX6-2Z2
    • _UID: 4109A5C1E6BE4AEBAC1CE3441D50F7C19D60
    • Residence: 1790, Montague, Hampshire, Massachusetts
    • Residence: 1800, Montague, Hampshire, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Gravestone Inscription: Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn died Apr. 22, 1807 in the 82nd year of his age. "Good health, prosperity and peace/With love to Christian friends/Made him bid welcome to the guests, pilgrims, strangers/Where they waited, waited long and sang the praise of the Lord/But sweetness and the heartfelt pang his last years did afford."
    Nathaniel Gunn Lieut. is the son of Nathaniel, one of the 40 original settlers of Montague, Mass. From the information that we can gather, it appears that Nathaniel continued to operate the Tavern in Montague that was first built by his father. Other records indicate that Nathaniel served as a Selectmen of Montague for 1778-1779 and again in 1781.

    Buried:
    in Old South Cemetery

    Nathaniel married Dorothy Marsh on 21 Mar 1745 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Ebenezer Marsh and Elizabeth Gillett) was born on 28 Jul 1723 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1805 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]


  6. 29.  Dorothy Marsh was born on 28 Jul 1723 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts (daughter of Ebenezer Marsh and Elizabeth Gillett); died on 13 Jul 1805 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: LLCW-NZJ
    • _UID: F5FDE47208524B2F8513511C89ED1AB263D0

    Notes:

    Gravestone Inscription: Mrs. Dorothy, consort of Lieut. Nathaniel Gunn, died July 13, 1805, aet' 82. "Who, after she patiently endured/As seeing Him who is invisible/And faithfully served her generation/By the will of God she fell asleep."

    Buried:
    in Old South Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Gunn was born on 25 Dec 1745 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1823 in Montgomery, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    2. Submit Gunn was born on 2 Sep 1747 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; and died.
    3. Jemima Gunn was born on 3 Dec 1749 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 10 Sep 1832.
    4. Nathaniel Gunn was born on 15 Jan 1752 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1832 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    5. Moses Gunn was born on 3 May 1754 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1844 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    6. Stephen Gunn was born on 18 Aug 1756 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1827 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    7. Elijah Gunn was born on 25 Dec 1759 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 22 Sep 1855 in Napoleon, Henry, Ohio,.
    8. Elisha Gunn was born on 5 Nov 1761 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts; died in 1764 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    9. Elihu Gunn was born on 10 Nov 1763 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 27 Apr 1851 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    10. 14. Elisha Gunn was born on 10 Oct 1765 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1841 in Monclova, Lucas, Ohio.
    11. Mercy Gunn was born on 12 Jan 1768 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died in 1863 in Ohio.

  7. 30.  Jonathan Carver was born on 13 Apr 1710 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts (son of David Carver and Hannah Dyer); died on 31 Jan 1780 in London, England.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: LCG7-T68
    • _UID: 76C5C322608746C8951CCD4F315B2A11A95F

    Notes:

    Jonathan Carver was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on April 13, 1710. Little is known about his life until he joined the colonial militia in 1755 during the French and Indian War. Much of his time in the militia was spent at forts along the frontier. When he mustered out after eight years, Carver held the rank of Captain. By this time, he was 53 years old. With western lands opening up, Carver bought books on cartography and surveying so that he would be able to make maps of the new frontier.
    Captain Carver’s opportunity to explore the expanded frontier materialized in 1766 when a party was organized to map part of the new land and find a western water route which flowed to the Pacific Ocean. Carver was charged with documenting geography as well as the number and location of Indians. He was also told to describe the trade posts that they encountered along the way.
    Carver spent the winter of 1767 around Saint Anthony Falls and along the Minnesota River. When the rest of the party joined him that spring, they began to explore the area but quickly ran out of supplies and were forced to turn back. During the rest of 1767 and early 1768, Carver spent much of his time at the frontier Fort Michilimackinac in Michigan where he worked on his journals documenting their exploration. He then traveled to London where he found an editor to liven up his journals for wide-spread publication.
    Carver’s book, Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768 was published in 1778 and immediately found critical acclaim. Unfortunately, the book’s profits did not come soon enough for Carver. He died destitute in 1780.
    By 1789 praise for the book had faded and many were questioning the validity of Carver’s exploration claims and accused him of plagiarizing the work of other explorers. The controversy was heightened when Carver’s descendants claimed that two Dakotah chiefs had deeded the Captain thousands of acres of land in what is now southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Many, including the federal government, saw this claim as fraudulent and it has never been treated as valid.
    The controversy over Travels persisted until the original journals documenting his explorations were discovered at the British Museum in the early 1900s. The journals helped prove that his book’s inaccuracies and plagiarism were based on the work of Carver’s editor, not Carver. And while the validity of his land claim has never been fully resolved to the satisfaction of his descendants, Jonathan Carver’s work as an explorer has been exonerated by most historians. - unknown

    From HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SUNDERLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MONTAGUE & LEVERETT
    By John Montague Smith (1899)

    CARVER, JONATHAN, from Canterbury, Ct., doubtless descended from Robert Carver (believed to be the grand nephew of John Carver, financier of the Mayflower expedition and first Governor of The Plymouth Colony), who settled in what is now Marshfield, sometime prior to 1636. He married 1746, in Canterbury, Ct., Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel and Phebe (Sevine) Robbins; lived in Montague, perhaps also in Northfield; soldier in the last French and Indian war, and narrowly escaped with his life at the massacre of Fort William Henry; afterwards Captain. In June, 1766, at his own cost and risk, he undertook a journey into the vast territory acquired by Great Britain at the establishment of peace in 1763. "What I had chiefly in view," he says, after gaining a knowledge of the manners customs, languages, soil and natural productions of the different nations that inhabit the back of the Mississippi, was to ascertain the breadth of that vast continent which extends from the Atlantic to Pacific ocean, in its broadest part, between 43 and 46 degrees, northern latitude. Had I been able to accomplish this, I intended to have proposed to government to establish a post in some of those parts about the Straits of Annian, which having been first discovered by Sir Francis Drake, of course belong to the English." The straits of Annian are not known by that name at the present day, but Seattle and Tacoma now flourish in the region where Carver would have established his post. However, the head waters of the Mississippi was the remotest region which he reached. He was everywhere hospitably received by the natives; was five months with the Nandowissies, who made him a chief. But few of them had ever before seen a white man. He arrived at Boston on his return journey, Oct., 1768, and the next year went to London, where he published his book of travels, of which there have been about 20 editions. He entered into a project with Richard Whitworth, Esq., a man of means, to equip an expedition to carry out his original intention and not only that, but to find a passage from the Pacific to Hudson's Bay (The elusive Northwest Passage. King George II was offering a reward of 100,000 Pounds Sterling for its discovery). They were to have erected a fort at Lake Pepin by which to hold the new possessions and open them up to development, but the commencement of the Revolution thwarted their plans.He recognized the value of this section of country, which later explorers pronounced a barren region, incapable of sustaining a large population.

    He started on his expedition, from Boston in June, 1766. He travelled in all as much as 7000 miles, by canoe along the shores of the Great lakes alone with one guide, and explored much of the territory in the present State of Minnesota. He spent some time with the Indians, and as a reward for negotiating a peace treaty between them, received from two of their chiefs a deed to 12,000 acres of land on the Mississippi, east of Lake Pepin and the Falls of St. Anthony. (This account is largely thought to have been a fraud or a myth, perpetrated to generate income, but for nearly 50 years a large tract of land appeared on maps of the U.S. designated as "Carver's Tract", and areas of Minnesota still bear his name. See "The Journals of Jonathan Carver" by John Parker, Minnesota Press, for a studied treatment of this issue. ISBN 0-87351-099-2) He returned to Boston in October, 1768, and, having spent his entire fortune in carrying out his explorations, he sailed the next year for England, where he petitioned the Government for a reward for his services. He received nothing, except permission to publish his journal and charts. In 1778 the first edition of his book appeared in London, under the title, "Three Years' Travels Throughout the Interior Parts of North America." For this he received nothing except his expenses, and less than two years later he died in poverty. After his death the book had a large sale, and before the close of the century eight editions had been published.

    Jonathan married Abigail Robbins on 20 Oct 1746 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Abigail (daughter of Nathaniel Robbins and Elizabeth Leavens) was born in 1726 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 9 Nov 1802 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet]


  8. 31.  Abigail Robbins was born in 1726 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut (daughter of Nathaniel Robbins and Elizabeth Leavens); died on 9 Nov 1802 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.

    Other Events:

    • _COLOR: 8
    • _FSFTID: LC26-VVB
    • _UID: 36AD9A745CD84F5AA06F001100B779E70507
    • Baptism: 17 Apr 1726, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; in Canterbury First Congregational Church

    Notes:

    Abigail's grave stone was very hard to read. We gently removed some of the moss so it was readable. It reads Abigail Carver Died Nov.9,1802 in the 73rd. year of her life. A virtuous wife, a mother dear, To friends and neighbors very near, She left them all in peace and love, We trust she's gone to dwell above. - Notes by esmiley161 on ancestry.com

    Buried:
    Brandon Congregational Church yard

    Children:
    1. Mary Carver was born on 8 Apr 1747 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died after 1794 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.
    2. Abigail Carver was born on 29 May 1748 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 22 Jan 1829 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.
    3. Sarah Carver was born on 8 Jun 1750 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; and died.
    4. Rufus Carver was born on 14 Dec 1754 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 1840 in East Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin.
    5. Olive Carver was born on 19 Jul 1758 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 21 Apr 1789 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.
    6. Jonathan Carver was born on 3 Jan 1759 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; and died.
    7. 15. Mindwell Carver was born on 1 May 1762 in Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 5 Feb 1825 in Monclova, Lucas, Ohio.