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Brush, Julia - Family Bible Records, undated

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 73-77

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Creator

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 63.5 Linear Feet (, 64 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series: English

General note

Handwritten transcripts of Bible records/account books/letters/notes that contain marriages/births/deaths/interments. Folder 73 contains the original manuscript transcription, 74-77 contain xerox copies of the manuscript. See family names below. The Bibles may be held by the Booth Library in Newtown, CT: Bible Records, 1770-1858. Marriages/births/deaths of Hurd/Wilson and allied families. (Bible owned by Mrs. Alice Edward Pulling). (p.1-5); Account Book of John Fancher, 1755-1815 - Births and deaths of Fancher and allied families (p.6-10). (Owned by Wm. H. Francher); Record of the family of Samuel Dibble as put down in his family Bible, 1742-1878 Births/marriages of Dibble and allied families (p.11-13). (From Sadie Camp Hawley); Bible of Daniel Anderson, 1799-1929 - Marriages/births/deaths of Anderson and allied families (p.14-20); Thomas P. White, 1746-1865 - Marriages/births/deaths of White and allied families (p.21-23). (Bible records loaned by Walter Morgan); Asher Starr (Danbury January 24, 1787), 1827-1939 - Births of Starr/Chase children (p.24-25). (Bible loaned by Miss Virginia Morgan); Biography of Ebenezer Russel White, 1743-1825 , written by himself, December 1818. (p.26-37); Record Book bought by Roswell White, written by his father Ebenezer R. White 1835 owned by Miss Maria White Averill, great granddaughter of Ebenezer R. White; Letter and poem written by Lucy Hoyt, on her Ninetieth birthday, January 8, 1870 - “Ninety Years.” Letter dated at Poughkeepsie August 21, 1872. (p.38). (Now owned by Mayor Morgan); Letter to Peter and Ursula Morgan (Bethel, Conn.) from Clorinda and James Morgan, 1818, Brockville, NY - James Morgan, May 26 and 28, 1818, Brockville, NY. (p.39-41); Dibble Notes, 1605-1852 - Marriages/births/deaths of Dibble and allied families (Loaned by H. B. Betts) (p.42-47); Account Book of Aaron Beardsley, 1791-1824, Loaned by Homer Clark of ??. (p.48-50); Notitia Parochialis of Rev. Thomas Davies A.M., 1763-1766 - Baptisms (p.51-62); The Foster Bible. Jonah Foster, Pub. 1824 - 1769-1933 - Births/deaths/marriages of Foster and allied families (p.63-65). (1935, now in possession of Arthur Foster); Genealogy of Samuel Camp and Sarah Dibble, 1793-1931- Marriage/births/deaths of Camp and allied families (p.66-69). (Loaned by Sarah Camp Hawley); Genealogy of Amos Lake and his first wife Catherine Blackman, and second wife Mary Ann Bennett, 1785-1931- Marriages/births/deaths of Lake and allied families (p.70-74); Record of enslaved person owned by Sarah Camp Hawley, 1734-1784. Samuel Camp came from Old Milford, settled and buried in Newtown. Names of children and allied families (p.75-78); Bible of Mrs. Mary Edgett - 1781-1934 - Marriages/births/deaths of Edgett and allied families (p.79-83), published Boston 1832; Bible of Samuel N. McKay, Bible of Albert? Mckay - 1775-1921, Marriages/births/deaths of McKay and allied families (p.84-86). Printed Philadelphia 1858; Bible of Mrs. Joseph Francher, formerly Robert Powell White's - Marriages/births/deaths of White and allied families (p.87-92) Published 1857; Samuel Hurd Bible, 1771-1879 - Marriages/births/deaths of Hurd and allied families (p.93-95). (Bible owned by Mrs. Albert Pulling); Bible of Benjamin Ambler - 1787-1911- Marriages/births/deaths of Ambler and allied families (p.96-98). (Owned by Mrs. Joseph E. Hoagson); Little Bible, 1727-1851 - Marriages/births/deaths of Ambler/Hurd families (p.99) Printed 1846; Paper from Miss Bacon's Bible- 1653-1907 - Marriages/births/deaths of Bacon and allied families (p.100-104); Hoyt Bible (Mrs. H. H. Barroll) - 1786-1924 - Marriages/births/deaths of Hoyt and allied families (p.105-108). Marriages/births/deaths of Hoyt and allied families (p.105-108). Published 1839; Ives Bible - 1796-1928 - Marriages/births/deaths of Ives and allied families (p.109-112). (Bible loaned by Miss Parmelee); Bible of Ed Wheeler, 1806-1871 - Marriage and births of Amgi Wheeler (p.113); The Waterbury Family Bible - 1763-1918 - Marriages/births/deaths of Waterbury family (p.114-121). (Original owner Deodate Waterbury); Frost Bible - 1795-1920 - Marriages/births/deaths of Frost and allied families (p.122-123). (Offered by Mrs. George Hawley); John Tweedy and Descendants written by Edgar S. Tweedy - 1744-1931; Marriages/births/deaths of Tweedy and allied families (p.124-135); S.A.R. Record of Ernest Leroy Hatch from Family Bible - 1753-1933 - Marriages/births/deaths of Hatch and allied families (p.136); E. H. Pearce's Records, p.4, 1624-1761- Marriages/births of Sherwood/Taylor families (p.137); Family Bible of Hoyt Dibble, 1812-1899 - Marriages/births/deaths of Dibble and allied families (p.138-139). (Given to D.A.R. by Mrs. V. Sherman of Danbury) Published by H. & E. Phinney Cooperstown, NY, 1838; Received from Bristol, Conn. Records of numerous families from Bristol. (last page of booklet).

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