Esther Owen

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• Reference Number: 3372

Esther married Ebenezer Cole in 1733 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA. Ebenezer was born in 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5848
• Residence: Son RelationToHead: Son

Notes:

Note from the book Phelps Family of American by Oliver ZSeymour Phelps and Andrew Servin 1899:

Ebenezer cole, Jr. died in Lebanon, Ct., of smallpox and was buried on his farm. His will dated 15 May, 1777 proved 25 Dec 1777 mentions wife Abigail, sons Jonathan and Amasa, daughters Ruby, Bersheba, Sarah, Asenath, Lucy and Percy. Distribution of property 17 March 1789, to sons Jonathan, eldest, Amasa, and daughters Ruby Mann, Bersheba Bliss, Asenath Richardson, Percy Cole, Sarah Phelps and Lucy Cole.

Died:
Smallpox

Ebenezer married Abigail Wise on 19 Feb 1756 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA. Abigail (daughter of Joseph Wise and Hepzibah Bridges) was born on 5 Jan 1737/38 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 664

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• Reference Number: 868

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• Reference Number: 682

David married Abigail Bliss on 9 Feb 1762 in Lebanon-Goshen, New London, Connecticut, United States. Abigail was born about 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5678

Notes:

Barbour collection lists a son Reuben born 2 Dec 1756. Father's probate papers do not mention a son Reuben, but does mention a daughter named Ruby Mann. Could this be the same person, or do we have two different children?

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• Reference Number: 5676

Notes:

Mentioned in probate as daughter Ruby Mann. This may be same child as Reuben, or perhaps different child.

Birth:
based on mother's birthdate

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• Name: Johathan Cole
• Reference Number: 857
• Residence: Kent, Litehfield
• Residence: 2 Aug 1790, Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; FreeWhiteFemale: 4; FreeWhiteMaleOverSixteen: 1; FreeWhitesUnderSixteen: 4; TotalPeople: 9
• Residence: 1800, Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut

Notes:

Died:
74 Age: 74

Jonathan married Lois Squires on 3 Feb 1774 in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Lois was born in 1761; died in 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5651

Notes:

Listed in father's probate papers as Bersheba Bliss.

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• Reference Number: 5850

Notes:

Sarah is buried in the Ortonville Cemetery, Ortonville, MI. There is a verse on her gravestone which was unreadable but contained the words:

Glory to the Crown

Buried:
Ortonville, Cemetery

Sarah married Norman Phelps on 23 Nov 1784 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA. Norman (son of John Phelps, Jr and Desire Dewey) was born on 8 Nov 1763 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA; died on 18 Sep 1840 in Ortonville, Oakland, Michigan, USA; was buried after 18 Sep 1840 in Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5655

Notes:

mentioned in father's probate papers as Asenath Richardson

Asenath married Humphrey Richardson between 1788 and 1789. Humphrey was born on 22 Feb 1767 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA; died on 13 Sep 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 872

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• Reference Number: 2005

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• Reference Number: 888

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• Reference Number: 14645

Notes:

Unable to find confirmation she is daughter of Johathan Cole.

Family/Spouse: Elias WIlcox. Elias was born on 11 Jan 1783 in Connecticut, United States of America; died on 19 Mar 1858 in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; was buried in Choconut, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 6186
• Residence: 1810, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA
• Residence: 1840, Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1860, Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1870, Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Notes:

from a gencircles web site:
There was an article in the The Washington Post of March 10, 1808; "The wife of David IRISH of Westfield (Now Fort Ann, Washington Co. NY.)was delivered of five children, two sons and three daughters. They were alive when born, but died in a few hours. They altogether weighed seven pounds and fiveounces." Note of this event was also made in the 1810 Census of Queensbury, Warren Co. NY.

"David Irish, with a wife and three children, was the last family listed in the 1810 census of Queenbury, Washington County, New York. At the bottom of the page, the census-taker wrote a footnote concerning David's wife as follows: 'This woman is 24 years old and has had 10 children, 5 of which were born at one and the same time.' This may be the first instance of quintuplets recorded in this country."
Printed in National Genealogical Society Quarterly, June 1965, Vol. 53.

Re: David Irish of Queenbury, quintuplets, 1810 Census
ECROSS (View posts)
Posted: 29 Aug 2004 2:55AM GMT
Classification: Query

The number of children caught our eye, so we looked at the family. The note is really there, and does appear to be marked for David.

The Irish families living in Queensbury in 1810 are:
Amos Irish
Andrew Irish
Benjamin Irish
David Irish
Jonathan Irish

There is an extremely well presented website for the Irish family at:
http://lthome.com/genealogy/

We copied the following information from there:
Benjamin Irish
Birth , 16 Mar 1749/50 , S. Kingston, Washington, RI
Father , Joseph Irish, b. 20 Apr 1724, S. Kingston, Washington Co., RI
Mother , Dorcas (Irish)
Group Sheet , F0918

1. Andrew Irish, b. BET 1765 AND 1784
2. David Irish, b. 23 Jan 1783
3. Amos Irish, b. 1786, Amenia, Dutchess, NY
4. Jonathan Irish, b. 27 Jul 1789, Warren or Washington Co., NY

This looks like the family.

It should be noted that though the census says that Mrs Irish had 10 kids, only 3 are living with them.

Herb Phelps (View posts)
Posted: 6 Dec 2004 10:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: IRISH, PHELPS
There was also another write-up regarding these births:
(There was an article in the The Washington Post of March 10, 1808; "The wife of David IRISH of
Westfield (Now Fort Ann, Washington Co. NY.)was delivered of five children, two sons and three daughters. They were alive when born , but died in a few hours. They altogether weighed seven pounds and five ounces." Note of this event was also made in the 1810 Census of Queensbury, Warren Co. NY.)
David's wife was Sally PHELPS daughter of Norman PHELPS Sr. of Fort Ann, Washington Co. NY. born July 31, 1785 in Hebron, Tolland Co. CT. They moved to Michigan in 1837 and David & Sally were divorced on November 15, 1847.
Sally died in Groveland, Oakland Co. MI on February 17, 1879


Buried:
St Charles Cemetery

Died:
date from gravestone

Sally married David Irish in 1805 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA, and was divorced on 15 Nov 1847 in Oakland, Michigan, USA. David (son of Benjamin Irish) was born on 23 Jan 1783 in Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA; died on 8 Jan 1855 in Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA; was buried after 8 Jan 1855 in Ortonville, Oakland, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 365

Notes:

Died:
after 1877

Family/Spouse: Samuel Delavergne. Samuel was born in 1769; died in in Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Harman Phelps
• Name: Norman Phelps Jr Jr
• Name: Norman Phelps Senr
• Reference Number: 6396
• Birth: 1787, Vermont, USA
• Birth: 1788, Connecticut, USA
• Birth: 1788, New York, USA
• Birth: Nov 1788, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Birth: 1789, Massachusetts, USA
• Birth: Abt 1789
• Birth: 1805, New York, USA
• Residence: 1810; Queensbury, Washington, New York
• _MILT: 1814, New York, USA; 23rd Regiment, New York Militia
• _MILT: 12 Sep 1814, New York, USA
• Residence: 1820, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Residence: 1825, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Residence: 1830, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Residence: 1835, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Residence: 1850, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Residence: 1855, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA; Age: 66; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Residence: 1860, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Residence: 1865, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
• Residence: 1870, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA
• Probate: 1878, Washington, New York, USA; Release of Real Estate by heirs

Notes:

NORMAN PHELPS JR

Norman Phelps Jr was born in the vicinity of Bradford, Vermont on 9 Nov 1787. We arrived at this conclusion after analyzing much confusing and conflicting information. The phelpsinc.com website shows Fort Ann, New York in Nov 1788. Norman Phelps himself had listed 4 different States of birth on 4 different census records; New York (1850), Massachusetts (1855), Vermont (1860) and Connecticut (1870)!! This confusion is apparently from his father Norman Phelps, Sr having moved around considerably during the few years before and after Norman's birth. This movement is logged in Norman Sr's military pension file. Approximate dates are given for each move in terms of number of years after the war. It is very approximate. Apparently Norman was aware of the movement, but was himself confused as to which State his father was actually living when Norman Jr was born. The only documentation we have is a log entry by Mrs. Lydia Phelps Baldwin of Bradford, Vermont who logged every birth she attended over a 52 year span, over 500 names (New England Historical & Genealogical Register 1950 Vol 104 P263). She recorded the birth of a son to Norman Phelps on 9 Nov 1787. Unfortunately she did not record the spouses name or the sons name, so we can not be certain that this is the same person. However Norman Sr did not have any sons other than Norman in this time period. Mrs Baldwin was a first cousin to Norman Sr and a review of her log entries shows that she also assisted in delivery of Dewey and Horsford children who were related to Norman Sr's mother, Desire Dewey. Norman Jr's grave stone shows died 19 May 1871 age 83 & 6 mos, which is Nov 1787. Considering that his father's pension record shows that he was in Vermont in that approximate time period and that the midwife keeping the log was his fathers close relative, then this birth date and place becomes quite plausible.

According to the 1790 Federal Census Norman was living in Kingsbury. According to his fathers pension file, they lived in Kingsbury for a total of 3 years then moved to Fort Ann where Norman Jr lived until sometime prior to 1870 when he moved to Queensbury, New York.

The records for the War of 1812 show Norman Phelps Jr as a private in the 23rd Regiment (Cook's) of the New York Militia.

He died 19 May 1871 in (Queensbury) Warren County, New York. He is buried in Seelye Cemetery in Warren County, New York.

He married first in 1809 to Thankful Chase. Thankful Chase is the daughter of Caleb Chase and Hannah Ellison. She was born on 11 Feb 1791 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA. Her death 1860 in Novi, Oakland, Michigan, USA (after summer 1860). They had no children.

He married second in 1810 to her sister Hannah Chase. She was born on 05 Mar 1785 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA. She died 1834.

Children of Norman Phelps Jr and Hannah Chase:

1. Evalina Phelps. Born abt 1813. Married first William Brown with whom she had 7 children. Married 2nd Solomon Dickinson in 1853.

2. Reuben Gibson Phelps. He was born Bet. 1814-1815 in New York, New York, USA. He died on 15 Jul 1879 in Burton, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

3. Samuel Stiles Phelps. He was born on 16 Dec 1816 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA. He married Catherine Dempsey. They were married 1850. He died on 17 Sep 1893 in Town Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA.

4. Asa Phelps. He was born 1818. Probably died young.

5. Gilbert Phelps. He was born 1820. Probably died young.

6. Sylvia Ann Phelps. She was born on 24 Jul 1825 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA. She married Elbridge Gerry Cilley. They were married on 10 Jan 1843 in Warren, New York, USA. She died on 26 Aug 1869 in Bolton, Warren, New York, USA.

He married for third time to Minerva Burdick in approx. 1843. He was Minerva's second husband (Fredrick Plum being her first).

Minerva had a child with Fredrick Plum:
1) Martha Minerva Plum. She was born on 30 Oct 1838. She married Justin Merrill. Their marriage Bef. 1855 (not in mother's household 1855 census). She died on 15 Oct 1911 in Bolton, Warren, New York, USA. (Her death certificate shows Fredrick Plum and Minerva Burdick as parents).

Children of Norman Phelps Jr and Minerva Burdick:

1. Andrew James Phelps. His birth on 09 Dec 1843 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA. He died on 05 Oct 1923 in Washington, New York, USA.

2. Sarah Rebecca Phelps. Her birth Apr 1845 in New York, USA (based on all avail evidence). She married Joseph Oscar Shultz. They were married on 15 Dec 1861 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. She died on 05 Apr 1932 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.


Birth:
per phelpsinc.com

Buried:
Seelye Cemetery

Norman married Minerva Burdick about 1842. Minerva (daughter of Daniel Burdick and Annie Shaw) was born in 1803 in Warren, New York, USA; died on 27 Sep 1878 in Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norman married Thankful Chase in 1809. Thankful (daughter of Caleb Chase and Hannah Ellison) was born on 11 Feb 1791 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA; died in 1860 in Novi, Oakland, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norman married Hannah Chase in 1810. Hannah (daughter of Caleb Chase and Hannah Ellison) was born on 5 Mar 1785 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA; died in 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5756
• Residence: 1850, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA; 4 Age: 4; AttendedSchool: Yes

Notes:

Died:
after 1877

Amasa married Electa Harris in 1821. Electa was born on 28 Mar 1804; died on 9 May 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lydia Edwards. Lydia was born in 1812 in Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 6040
• Birth: Abt 1796, New York, USA
• Residence: 1850, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA

Notes:

from: http://family.phelpsinc.com/phelpsfam/d0014/f0000006.html#I5389
1850 Federal Census listed Alpheus as a farmer with assets worth $2300.00.
Alpheus served as a drummer in Lt. Amos Green's Co., 121st Regt., NewYork Militia, in the war
of 1812. He was mustered at Sandy Hill, NY on September 10, 1814 and was discharged 15 days later at Burlington, VT.
He was described at enlistment: Age 19, as having dark hair, brown eyes and light complextion.
After his discharge they resided at Fort Ann, Washington Co. NY. and thenThe Town of
Queensbury, Warren Co. NY.

Family/Spouse: Martella Jenkins. Martella was born on 23 Sep 1800 in Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA; died on 23 Aug 1889 in Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 2927
• Birth: 1800
• Birth: 1800, New York, USA
• Birth: 1801, New York, USA
• Residence: 1850, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA
• Residence: 1860, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA
• Residence: 1870, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

Notes:

from: http://family.phelpsinc.com/phelpsfam/d0014/f0000006.html#I5389
Was listed as an Innkeeper on the 1850 Federal Census for Washington Co., NY. John was the Manager of the "Trout Pavilion", Lake George, NY.

Family/Spouse: Francis Bentley. Francis was born in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 2902

Notes:

Died:
Seelye Cemetery inscription

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Maxfield. Rebecca (daughter of Joshua Maxfield, Jr and Acenath Young) was born on 29 Aug 1815; died on 19 Jun 1866 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Race: White
• Name: Polly Brayton
• Reference Number: 2929
• Residence: 1850, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA; 45 Age: 45

Family/Spouse: Asa W Brayton. Asa was born about 1805; died on 14 May 1895 in Queensbury, Warren County, New York, United States of America; was buried in Queensbury, Warren County, New York, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Benjn Phelps
• Reference Number: 5955
• Residence: 1840, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1850, Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1860, Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Notes:

Death record states insane under cause of death

Buried:
Ortonville Cemetery

Died:
Age: 60

Family/Spouse: Angelina Orton. Angelina (daughter of Amos Orton and Lovisa Williams) was born in 1810 in Hadley, Saratoga, New York, USA; died on 16 Apr 1869; was buried in Apr 1869 in Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 4648

Family/Spouse: Nancy Pratt. Nancy was born on 28 May 1790 in Wampsville, Madison County, New York, United States of America; died on 11 Jan 1870 in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, United States of America; was buried in Boone County, Illinois, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]