Sarah Kelsey

Samuel married Dinah Merry. Dinah (daughter of Ebeneser Merry, II and Sarah Whiting) was born 14 Oct 1777, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 17 May 1850, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Ruth McArthur notes that Presidents William Henry Harrison and
Benjamin Harrison were Merry's

!Another husband Samuel Potter, m. 10 March 1810 in Mentor Lake, Ohio.
He died 30 March 1850. Samuel and Dinah had five children. Children are
sealed to David Markham.

!Records by Nean Beck.
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!Irwin Merry, "A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of
Northampton, Mass. and Northfield, Mass."

!Married (2) Mr. Kelsey. Dinah had one child by Kelsey.
!Married (3) Samuel Potter. He died 17 March, 1850, Newberry, Conn.

!Verda Kitchen found death place as Painesville, Lake, Ohio, in a record at
Livingston County Historian's Office, Genesseo, NY, rather than her dying
at Newbury, Geauga, Ohio.

Notes:

!Source: Original fgs submitted by Frank Elmer Young, Canoga Park, CA
(obtained from Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT).
Also cited were;
"Vital records of Hartford, CT;
Russell S. Flower, 335 Ten Eyck St., Watertown, NY;
Early Conn. Marr. vol 2 p 73, 76;
Conn. 7 bk 2,
Records of First Church, West Hartford, CT."
records by Aunt Nean

!Might only be of Hartford.
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!Irwin Merry, "A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of
Northampton, Mass. and Northfield, Mass."

!Might have been born in West Hartford, Conn.

Marriage = W.H. 1st Ch. p. 120

Ebenezer's and Sarah's graves are side by side in Avon, NY Cem.

"Until about 1778, Ebenezer and his family lived in West Hartford, New
York where the last seven children were born." In Pittsfield, Mass in
1783. Later Ebenezer and family migrated to Avon, New York, then called
New Hartford.

Ebenezer had 2 days service in town of Hartford, p. 13, Lexington Alarm
List.
Served as private under Lieutenant Seymour and Major Newberry in Conn.
Troops.
See:
D.A.R. v. 140, p. 8 (1918) no. 139022
Conn. Hist. Society v. VIII
Rev. Rolls & Lists, p. 274, mem. 4th Co. 1st Regiment, also p. 235.
Conn. Men, in the Revolution.

Ebeneser married Sarah Whiting 5 Nov 1772. Sarah (daughter of John Whiting and Sarah Hosmer) was born 20 Jun 1749, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened 25 Jun 1749; died 12 Oct 1822, Avon, Livingston, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

surname also spelled Whitney?

Source: Name, Birth, and Death information from pedigree chart from
Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT and family group record by Beth Richmond

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Might have been born 20 June 1750 and only of West Hartford.

Died age 73.

Irwin Merry, "A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of Northampton, Mass. and Northfield, Mass."

This source says she was a sister of Allyn Whiting.

Notes:

!Source: Original fgs submitted by Frank Elmer Young, Canoga Park, CA.
(Obtained from Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT)
!Also cited as sources were:
!"Vital records of Hartford, CT;
!Russell S. Flower, 335 Ten Eyck St., Watertown, NY;
!Early Conn. Marr. vol 2, p 73,76;
!Conn 7 bk 2,
!Records of First Church, West Hartford, CT"
!Family group record by Frank Elmer Young, Canoga Park, CA

!Might be: b.20 April 1707 in W. Hartford, m. 16 Dec. 1736, d. 11 Mar.
1761. (on ped. chart)

!John was Dinah's first husband.
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!A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of Northampton,
Massachusetts and Northfield, Massachusetts, by Irwin Merry.
!Source: 1st. Ch. Hartford, v. 1, p. 100, 114, 184.
! W.H.1.st.Ch.V.1, p.42
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!"The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.
!Source: First Church Record - Hartford, Conn.

!gives birth as 20 April 1708

John married Dinah Flowers 16 Oct 1736, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Dinah (daughter of Lamrock Flowers and Anna Watson) was born 22 Apr 1714, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened 30 Jun 1714, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 22 Jul 1775, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Married (2) Capt. Henry Brace, 1 Dec. 1766.

might have been christened 30 April/June 1714.
might have been born in West Hartford.
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A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of Northampton,
Massachusetts and Northfield, Massachusetts, by Irwin Merry.

might have been born in 1703. Hartford Vital Records show Dinah b. 22
April 1714, baptized 30 June 1714.

Dinah and all siblings recorded 1st. Ch. West Hartford.

Died age 62.

Married Henry Brace 1 or 4 Dec. 1766. Intentions published 20 Nov. 1766.
(vol. 1, p. 129) Henry died 2 Sept. 1787. He was the son of Henry & Ann
(Collier) Brace. His 1st wife was Elizabeth Cadwell, who died 25 Feb.
1766, age 53.

Notes:

!Might be: b. abt 1729, of Hartford. (on ped chart)

!Married (2) _____, died 23 Sep 1766.

!Ina Mangum family records
!Goodwin - Genealogical notes
!family group record by Beth Richmond.

John married Sarah Hosmer. Sarah (daughter of Stephen Hosmer and Deliverance Graves) was born 25 Mar 1731, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened 28 Mar 1731, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 22 Jul 1760. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Sarah Hosmer was John's first wife.
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!"The Hosmer heritage : ancestors and descendants of the emigrant
Thomas Hosmer (1603-1687), by Ronald Roberts.