Vital Records
of
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
to the Year 1850.

Published by the
New-England Historic Genealogical Society,
at the charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund

Boston, Mass. 1904.

[A total of 89 pages of Birth, Marriage and Death records.]

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This publication is issued under the authority of a vote passed by the New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 6 November 1901, as follows:

Voted: That the sum of $20,000, from the bequest of the late Robert Henry Eddy, be set aside as a special fund to be called the Eddy Town-Record Fund, for the sole purpose of publishing the Vital Records of the towns of Massachusetts, and that the Council be authorized and instructed to make arrangements as may be necessary for such publication. And the treasurer is hereby instructed to honor such drafts as shall be authorized by the Council for this purpose.

Committee on Publications.
C. B. Tillinghast, Francis Everett Blake,
Charles Knowles Bolton, Don Gleason Hill,
Edmund Dana Barbour.


Editor
Henry Ernest Woods.

Stanhope Press
F. H. Gilson Company
Boston, Mass.

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The Town of Great Barrington, Berkshire County, was established June 30, 1761, from a part of Sheffield.

February 16, 1773, a part of Great Barrington was included in the new district of Alford.

February 16, 1773, lands adjoining Great Barrington were annexed.

October 21, 1777, a part of Great Barrington was included in the new town of Lee.

February 11, 1779, a part of Great Barrington was annexed to Alford.

February 18, 1819, a part of Great Barrington was annexed to Alford.

Population by Census: 1765 (Prov.) , 550;
1776 (Prov.), 961; 1790 (U.S.), 1373;
1800 (U.S.), 1754; 1810 (U.S.), 1784;
1820 (U.S.), 1908; 1830 (U.S.), 2264;
1840 (U.S.), 2704; 1850 (U.S.), 3264;
1855 (State), 3449; 1860 (U.S.), 3871;
1865 (State), 3920; 1870 (U.S.), 4320;
1875 (State), 4385; 1880 (U.S.), 4653;
1885 (State), 4471; 1890 (U.S.), 4612;
1895 (State), 4794; 1900 (U.S.), 5854.

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EXPLANATIONS.

  1. When places other than Great Barrington and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. Prior to 1843, the vital records of Great Barrington are very imperfect.

  2. In all records, the original spelling is followed.

  3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual might be found under different spellings.

  4. Marriages and intentions of marriages are printed under the names of both parties, but the full information concerning each party is given only in the entry under his or her name. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed; and where a marriage appears without the intention recorded, it is designated with an asterisk.

  5. Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used only when they occur in the original text, or to separate clauses found there—such as the birth-place of parents, in late marriage records.

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ABBREVIATIONS.

a. — age
abt. — about
b. — born
ch. — child
chn. — children
Co. — county
C.R.I. — Church record, First Congregational
C.R.2. — Church record, St. James's Episcopal
d. — daughter; died; day
Dea. — deacon
dup. — duplicate entry
G.R. — gravestone record, South Cemetery
h. — husband
inf. — infant
int. — publishment of intention of marriage
Jr. — junior
m. — married; month
P.R.I. — private record, from docket of Moses Hopkins, Justice of the Peace
P.R.2. — private record, from docket of Thomas Ives, Justice of the Peace
prob. — probably
rec. — recorded
s. — son
Sr. — senior
w. — wife; week
wid. — widow
widr. — widower
y. — year
1st. — first
2d. — second
3d. — third

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GREAT BARRINGTON BIRTHS.

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GREAT BARRINGTON BIRTHS
To the Year 1850.
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ADAMS, James Munroe, s. Abner Jr. and Elizabeth, Feb. 7, 1833.
Wilbur, s. Abner Jr. and Elizabeth, Nov. 13, 1831.

ANDERSON, George W., s. N. Hughs and Lydia M., Sept. 2, 1848.

ANDREWS, Edward E. [dup. Andrus], s. Elijah and Emma, Nov. 1, 1849.
_________, s. Elijah, Nov. __, 1847.

ARNOLD, Eliza I., d. Frederic and Sarah, Dec. 4, 1849.

ASHLEY, Albert, s. James, July 7, 1847.
Russell D., s. William O., June 30, 1847.

AVERY, Georgette, d. Miles and Elanor, June 18, 1848.

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BACKUS, Emily, d. Marvin and w., Dec. __, 1848.

BAKER, ______, d. J. H. and Fanny, Aug. 30, 1848.

BARNES, Mary Lathrop, d. Henry W. and Mary, June 23, 1847. C.R.2.
__________, s. Timothy, June __, 1847.

BARRETT, Samuel, s. Joseph K. and Mercia, Oct. 16, 1849.

BASSETT, _______, s. Silas R. and w., March __, 1849.

BECKWITH, Orson E., s. Mark B. and Modena, June 7, 1847.

BEEBE, Elizabeth, d. Ashael and Betsey, Sept. 1, 1815. C.R.2.
Emeret Cornelia, d. Myron L. and Corinda, June 19, 1847.

BEMENT, Hiram, s. Ebenezer and Susanna, Mar. 1, 1782.
Orinda, d. Ebenezer and Susanna, Mar. 5, 1780.

BERRY, Henry, s. Gilbert and Lucretia, June 21, 1841. C.R.2.

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BRADBURN, Pamelia, d. John and Eliza, May 15, 1848.
______, s. David, Aug. 17, 1848.

BRADLEY, Mary Abigail, d. Mark, Aug. __, 1847.

BREWER, Catharine, d. Austin and Sarah, June 5, 1849.

BRIGGS, Charles W., s. Warren N. and Rachel, June 2, 1848.

BRISTOL, Henry Alonzo, s. Merritt and Laura N., Dec. 25, 1840. C.R.2.
Willis, s. Haskel and Deborah, July 9, 1849.
_______, s. Haschel, May __, 1847.

BROWN, Dudley, s. Thomas, May 15, 1847.

BRYANT, Frances, d. William C. and Frances, Jan. 2, 1822.

BUMP, _______, d. John B. and Julia, Apr. 20, 1848.

BURGET, Marcus, s. John and Harriet, Feb. 23, 1842. C.R.2.

BURGHARDT, Catharine, d. Lonson N. and Catharine, Apr. 13, 1849, in Stockbridge.
Charlotte, d. Isaac and Rachel H., Oct. 24, [1849].
Frances Mary, colored, d. Charles A. and Jenny, July 20, 1848.
Sarah J., colored, d. Charles A. and Jenny, Dec. 5, 1849.
________, colored, ch. Harlow, Apr. 17, 1848.

BURR, Frances A., d. Moses C. and Mary, May 12, 1849.

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CHADWICK, ________, s. George, May __, 1847.
________, s. George and w., Oct. 1, 1849.

CHATFIELD, George, s. John R. and Abbey, Aug. 1, 1847.

CHURCH, _______, d. Marvin and Eliza, Jan. __, 1849.

CLARK, Frank, twin s. Edwin A. and Harriet, June 11, 1849.
Frederic, twin s. Edwin A. and Harriet, June 11, 1849.
_______, d. Almira, May 8, 1848.
_______, d. J. J., June 3, 1848.
_______, d. William and Laura, Feb. __, 1849.
_______, s. Richard, Apr. 29, 1849.

COMSTOCK, Lancaster, s. Hugh and Polly, Nov. 25, 1847.
Mary, d. William and Mary, Aug. 27, 1849.

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CONGDON, _______, s. Patrick, July __, 1847.

COOPER, John P., s. Sauel A. and Julia C., Jan. 15, 1848.

COY, _______, s. Levi, Apr. __, 1848.

CRANE, George [Elizabeth crossed out], d. [sic] Albert S. and Elizabeth,
    Sept. 3, 1847.
Wallace, s. Albert S. and Elizabeth, Oct. 17, 1849.

CRIPPEN, s. Michael and Elizabeth, Mar. __, 1848.

CURTIS, Irene Adeline, d. Wilbur and Maria, Feb. 23, 1843. C.R.2.

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DALE, _______, s. Edward and Maria, Sept. __, 1848.

DAMON, Ida, d. Austin and Mary, Feb. 7, 1849.

DAVIS, Lovina, d. Samuel and Mary Ann, Sept. 11, 1848.

DAY, _______, s. Daniel, Apr. __, 1848.
_______, d. Guy and Maria, Mar. 3, 1849.

DELAND, Lawrence A., s. Edwin A. and Eliza, Oct. 20, 1849.

DEWEY, Harriet, d. Henry, Jan. __, 1848.
________, d. Solomon, Nov. __, 1847.

DODGE, George, s. Jonathan and Rebecca (Notewire), Nov. 20, 1813,
    in Hillsdale, N.Y.

DWIGHT, Elijah Jr., ch. Hon. Elijah Esq. and Anna, Jan. 12, 1769. G.R.
Horace, ch. Hon. Elijah Esq. and Anna, Sept. 19, 1780. G.R.
Thomas, ch. Hon. Elijah Esq. and Anna, June 22, 1782. G.R.

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EATON, Emeline F., d. Lyman and Elizabeth, Sept. __, 1848
     [sic, see s. b. Feb. __, 1848].
______, s. Lyman, Feb. __, 1848. [sic, see Emeline F.]

EMERICK, Theron H., s. George A. and Jane H., Sept. 28, 1849.

EMERSON, Grace H., d. Charles N. and Frances, June 17, 1849.

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FAIR, _______, s. Thomas and Chloe, Feb. 24, 1849.

FAIRCHILD, Maria L., d. Josiah B. and Rebecca L., Feb. 26, 1849.

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FAY, Mary, d. W[illia]m and Bethia, Nov. 6, 1790.
Sally, d. W[illia]m and Bethia, Feb. 1, 1795.
Samuel, s. W[illia]m and Bethia, Apr. 9, 1793.

FLINN, John, s. John and Ann, Sept. 24, 1849.

FORBES, William A., s. William A. and Minerva, _____, 1848.

FOSTER, Willis M., s. Nathaniel and Hannah, Dec. 14, 1849.

FULLER, Charles Henry, s. Ackley and Mary F., Nov. 1, 1837. C.R.2.

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GAINES, Charles, s. Harvey and Adeline, June 5, 1847.

GRANGER, Henry Chapin, s. Gilbert L. and Harriet, Dec. __, 1847.

GRANNON, _______, s. M., Aug. 15, 1848.

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HAINS, Daniel, s. Thomas and w., Dec. 4, 1849.

HAMILTON, _______, d. Dennis and Betsey, Mar. __, 1849.

HARMON, Ada C., d. Oliver and Adalene, Sept. 15, 1849.

HARRIS, William Elisha, s. William and Melinda, Aug. 11, 1847.

HAYNES (see Hains).

HITCHCOCK, William Aaron, s. Seth and Hapsey, Jan. 13, 1805.

HOLLEY, _______, s. Benjamin and w., July __, 1848.

HOLMES, John, s. James and w., Sept. 6, 1849.
Merret M., s. Richard A. and Caroline, Aug. 15, 1849.
_______, s. Orville, Mar. __, 1848.

HOOKER, Charles Hall, s. Henry and Sarah, July 3, 1847.

HOPKINS, Harriet, d. Lyman and Harriet, July 5, 1847.

HUDSON, Cara, d. Charles and Caroline, Aug. 21, 1846. C.R.2.
Catharine "or Kate," d. Cyrus and Amarette, Jan. 22, 1848.
Charles, s. Nathaniel and Nabbie, Mar. 8, 1799. C.R.2.

HUMPHREY, _______, d. Mark and Phebe, Apr. 6, 1848.

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IVES, John M., s. Martin F. and Almira, July 20, 1849.

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JACKSON, Frank, s. Joseph and Lucinda, Aug. 21, 1847. C.R.2.
Frank I., s. Jacob and Lucinda [Lucretia crossed out], Aug. 29, 1844.
George S., Aug. 2, 1849.

JAMSON, Mary B., d. Cyrus and Deiadama, Nov. 26, 1834. C.R.2.

JOINER (see Joyner).

JONES, _______, d. John, Feb. 13, 1849.

JOYNER, Philo L., s. Gordon and Mary, Aug. 8, 1847.

JUDD, Lambert, s. Lambert and Mary, June __, 1848 [sic, see
      s. b. Mar. __, 1848.]
_______, s. Lambert and Mary, Mar. __, 1848 [sic, see Lambert]

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KANE, Mary Elizabeth, d. Amos and Adaliza, Nov. 11, 1847.

KEEFE, John, s. Edmund and w., Sept. 27, 1849.

KELLEY (see Kelly), John, s. James and Honora, Apr. 4, 1849.

KELLOGG, Charles F., s. Charles T. and Lovisa, Sept. 19, 1848.
_______, d. Austin W., Dec. 31, 1848.

KELLY (see Kelley), John, s. Patrick and Margaret, Apr. __, 1849.

KING, _______, d. John, Sept. __, 1847.

KNAPP, Mary Jane, d. Leman and Harriet, Feb. 8, 1848.

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LAMASNEE, Catharine, d. Lawrence and Johanna, May 26, 1848.

LANGSDORF, Frederick, s. Frederick and Caroline A., July 20, 1849.

LEECH, William, s. William and w., Nov. __, 1848.

LEONARD, Frances Almira, d. Archelaus and Almira, Sept. 22, 1848.
George, s. Joseph, Feb. 20, 1848.

LEWIS, _______, s. Horace, Jan. __, 1848.
_______, s. William and w., Jan. __, 1849.

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LOOMIS, Alice Adelia, d. Hervey C. and Mary Frances, Nov. 10, 1847.

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MALEY, Elizabeth, d. Patrick and Bridget, Dec. 22, 1847.

MANSFIELD, _______, s. Henry, Jan. __, 1848.

MARKHAM, _______, d. Hiram W., Oct. __, 1847.

MARSFIELD, Oren, s. Amos and Betsey, Feb. 17, 1797.

MASON, Henry O., s. Levi O. and Eliza, Aug. 6, 1848.

MATTHEWS, George G., s. John and Esther, Nov. 1, 1848.

MAXFIELD, Philip Henry, s. George, Mar. 30, 1848.

McDONOUGH, Josephine, d. John and w., July 15, 1849.

McELROY, _______, s. Newton, Mar. __, 1848.

McCULLUM, _______, twin d. Sylvester S., Jan. __, 1848.
_______, twin s. Sylvester S., Jan. __, 1848.

MILLER, _______, s. Jeremiah and Eliza, Feb. 18, 1848.

MILLS, _______, s. Frederick, June __, 1847.
_______, d. Frederick and Lucy, Apr. 12, 1849.

MOORE (see More), _______, John and Fanny, Mar. __, 1849.

MORE (see Moore), Charles, s. John ________ [rec. July 8, 1848.]

MOULTON, Herbert W., s. Benjamin B. and Maria, Sept. 20, 1849.

MURPHY, Jane (Murphey), d. John and Mary, June 23, 1847.

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NASH, Abigail [______], w. Daniel, Oct. 23, 1747.
Alonson, s. Daniel and Abigail, Mar. 25, 1778.
Daniel, [h. Abigail] Mar. 22, 1741.
Lonson, s. Daniel and Abigail, Apr. 22, 1781.
Mandia, d. Daniel and Abigail, Nov. 3, 1785.
______, d. Daniel and Abigail, Feb. 5, 1771.

NAUGHTON, James, s. Patrick, May 2, 1849.
_______, d. _______, Apr. 21, 1849.

NICHOLSON, John, s. Patrick and Mary, May 2, 1849.

NORTON (see Naughton).

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NOTEWIRE, Daniel, s. George and Huldah, Oct. 11, 1788.
Deidamia, d. George and Huldah, Oct. 17, 1794.
Eliza, d. George and Huldah, July 16, 1799.
Jacob, s. George and Huldah, Oct. 6, 1790.
John, s. George and Huldah, June 5, 1787.
Lorinda, d. George and Huldah, Feb. 9, 1802.
Norton, s. George and Huldah, June 4, 1797.
Rebecca, d. George and Huldah, Jan. 1, 1793.

NOXON, _______, s. John and Nancy, June 29, 1848.

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OLDS, Caroline, d. Amos and Phebe, Dec. 1, 1786.
Ephraim, s. Amos and Phebe, Feb. 27, 1796.
George, s. Amos and Phebe, Nov. 8, 1788.
Lovice, d. Amos and Phebe, Oct. 14, 1793.
Octavia, d. Amos and Phebe, Mar. 31, 1783.
Pamele, d. Amos and Phebe, Sept. 25, 1784.
Polly, d. Amos and Phebe, Apr. 11, 1791.

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PALMER, Henry, s. Allen J. and Maria B., May 17, 1848.
______, s. Allen J. and Maria B., Apr. _______ [rec. June 15, 1848].

PARKS, _______, s. James and w., _______ [rec. May 10, 1849.

PATTISON, Francis W., s. William C. and Margaret, Jan. 15, 1849.
Frederick W., s. Bazy W. and Angelica, Apr. 28, 1849.
_______, s. Bazy W. and Angelica, Mar. 17, 1848.

PEIRCE (see Pierce).

PERRY, Silas, s. Samuel and w., Aug. 14, 1848.

PICKETT, Fanny, d. Albert and Fanny, May __, 1848.
    [sic, see d. b. Jan. __, 1848]
_______, d. Albert, Jan. __, 1848 [sic, see Fanny]

PIERCE, Joseph G., s. George and Eliza, Nov. 25, 1849.

PIPER, Abner Martin, colored, s. Ira and Lucinda, Apr. 2, 1834.

PIXLEY, Alice, d. Maurice and Elizabeth, Nov. 19, 1844. C.R.2.
Almon, s. Silas and Nancy, Aug. 22, 1847.
Mary, d. Maurice and Elizabeth, June 10, 1846. C.R.2.

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POMEROY, John R., s. Russell and Lucy, July 20, 1848.

POPE, Henry W., s. Ebenezer and Electa, Nov. 3, 1848.

PORTER, Benjamin Bliss, s. Ephraim and Anna, Aug. 15, 1787.

PRESTON, Abigail, d. Isaac and Abigail, Dec. 28, 1778.
Anna, d. Isaac and Abigail, Mar. 15, 1785.
Azariah, s. Isaac and Abigail, Mar. 20, 1772.
Isaac, s. Isaac and Abigail, May 2, 1774.
Joshua, s. Isaac and Abigail, July 3, 1782.

PYNCHON, Frederick W[illia]m, s. Walter and Polly, Sept. 15, 1792.
George, s. Walter and Polly, Jan. 26, 1790.
Josiah Smith, s. Walter and Polly, Dec. 24, 1794.

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QUIGLEY, Catharine, d. Thomas and w., Dec. 27, 1849.

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RAMSEY, Julia Amanda, d. Lewis G. and Lucinda, Jan. 1, 1848.
______, ch. Lewis G. and Lucinda, Mar. 29, 1849.

RAY, Annie, d. Guy C. and Anna, Nov. 30, 1838. C.R.2.
Guy Carlton, s. William and Mary, Apr. 17, 1821. C.R.2.

REYNOLDS, _______, s. Elijah and Abbey, Apr. __, 1849.

RICE, George, s. Lorenzo H. and Alvira, Oct. 20, 1847.
    [Geo[rge] Halsey, s. Lorenzo H. and Alvira, Oct. 18, C.R.2.]

RORABACHER, Ezra, s. Thomas and Hannah, Nov. 3, 1849.

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SANFORD, Sylvester W., s. John F. and Louisa, Jan. 21, 1849.

SCANLIN, William H., s. William and Betsey, Mar. 3, 1849.

SCRIPTURE, Clarissa Maria, [ch. Simeon L.] June 14, 1804.
Eliphalet Spencer [ch. Simeon L.], Dec. 12, 1801.
Fanny Minerva, d. Simeon L., Feb. 17, 1800.

SEELEY, Anna A., d. Edward and w., Dec. 19, 1848.
_______, d. William and Maryette, Apr. __, 1848.

SELKIRK, Archibald Morrison, s. William and Frances, Sept. __, 1848.

SEYMOUR, Ellis S., s. John and Mary, Oct. __, 1848.
Harvey, s. John, Oct. 2, 1848.

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SHERMAN, ______, d. Polly, Apr. 27, 1849.

SMITH, Edward E., s. Stephen E. and Fiche, Nov. 1, 1848.
George, s. Joseph and Julia, Dec. 22, 1849.
_______, d. Calvin, Mar. __, 1848.
_______, s. Mark and Eliza, Aug. 1, 1848.

SODAN, _______, s. Joseph and Nancy, June __, 1848.

SOUTHWORTH, Grace, d. Constant (b. Berlin, Conn.) and
    Julia (b. Canaan, Conn.), Oct. 20, 1849.

SPENCER, Anna [ch. Eliphalet], Apr. 29, 1782.
Cynthia [ch. Eliphalet], July 30, 1795.
Eliphalet Massgrove [ch. Eliphalet], May 30, 1787.
Elizabeth [ch. Eliphalet], Feb. 7, 1784.
Ichabod Smith, s. Eliphalet, July 11, 1780.
Joshua Austin, [ch. Eliphalet], May 13, 1790.
Thomas [ch. Eliphalet], Oct. 22, 1793.

SPRAGUE, Anna L., d. William H. and Fanny, Nov. 23, 1849.

STERNS, Melvin A., s. Marcus and w., Dec. 25, 1849.

STILLWELL, Thomas, s. Rev. William S. and w., Sept. 8, 1848.

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TAYLOR, Clara, d. Charles J. and Celeste, Sept. 25, 1849.

THOMAS, Hannah, s. [sic] Jeremiah and Elizabeth, July __, 1848.

THOMPSON, Mary E., d. Thomas and Emeline, Nov. 5, 1848.

TURNER, Mary E., Truman and Sarah, Aug. 3, 1849.

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UTTER, _______, d. Solomon, Apr. __, 1848.

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VAN ALLEN, William, colored, s. Asa and Eunice, June __, 1848.

VANDEUSEN (see Van Deusen), Andrew J., s. Loring and Harriet,
    May 4, 1842. C.R.2.

VAN DEUSEN (see Vandeusen), Albert, s. Matthew, Apr. 6, 1804.
Catharine, d. Matthew, May 6, 1812.
Cordelia, d. Matthew, Dec. 7, 1805.
Elizabeth Mary, d. Matthew, July 25, 1808.

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VAN DEUSEN, Francis A., s. Richard and Mary Jane, Feb. 28, 1849.
Polly, d. Matthew, Jan. 11, 1801.
Timothy Younglove, s. Matthew, May 10, 1813.
_______, d. William and Mary, Feb. 16, 1848.

VINING, Solona, d. John and Unice, Dec. 31, 1789.

VOSBURGH, _______, d. Richard and Sarah, Sept. 22, 1847.

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WALTERS, _______, D. David M. and Ann, Sept. __, 1848.

WARNER, Asahel, s. Asahel and Mary, May __, 1848.
Estella, d. Erastus and Sarah, Dec. 6, 1848.
Mary E., d. Thomas and Alma C., June 28, 1849.

WHITING, Grace Elizabeth, d. Gideon M. and Louisa, Oct. 12, 1848.
Ruth Emma, d. Gideon and Louisa, Apr. 23, 1846. C.R.2.

WHITMORE, _______, d. Marcus J., Apr. __, 1848.

WILCOX, Morris, s. Morris B. and Jerusha, May 11, 1848.

WILLIAMS, Hannah, d. Charles and Abigal, Sept. 16, 1848.

WINCHEL, Georgiana, d. George and Sarah, Sept. 21, 1849.

WOODIN, Lucy A., d. Harvey and Caroline, Oct. 20, 1849.

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YORKER, Martha Ann, d. James and Sally Ann, July 25, 1847.


UNIDENTIFIED.

_______, Abigail, w. Daniel Nash, Oct. 23, 1747.
_______, _______, s. Ellen, June 10, 1848.

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