James Geer Billings (1777 - 1798)

Born 4 Oct 1777 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 2 Jul 1798 at age 20 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

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Birth & Baptism

Birth

James was born 4 Oct 1777, to Sanford Billings and Lucy Geer.^[1][2][3][4]

Baptism

James was baptized on 28 Aug 1791, in North Stonington.^[5]

Death

He died at the age of 21, on 2 Jul 1798.^[1][2][4]

Burial/Memorial Research Note

Might be the James Billings who died in Mantanzas, Cuba at the age of 21. Might depend on who the Sanford Billings he is buried with is. More research is needed to make that determination.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The New England Historical And Genealogical Register For the Year 1927 Vol LXXXI; The Billings Family of Connecticut by Rev. Creighton Spencer-Mounsey. Published by the N.E. Historical /Genealogical at the Robert Henry Eddy Memorial Rooms, Boston; PG 177, #35i.x. Available at the AmericanAncestors.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Roberts, Gary Boyd, (Selected & Introduced by) (1983); Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England HIstorical and Genealogical Register, Vol 1, Adams-Gates; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; Retrieved from: https://tinyurl.com/y9yhks8o
3. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1850: New Horizons Genealogy (Online Database); From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Retrieved from: http://dunhamwilcox.net/barbour/stonington_barbour_b1.htm
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Geer, Walter (1923) The Geer Genealogy; A Historical Record of George and Thomas Geer and Their Descendants in the United States From 1623 to 1923; New York, Brentano's, New York, New York; PG 50; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/geergenealogyhis00geer/page/50
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. View shareable at: James Geer Billing discovered in Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/17019076?h=180634
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2019), memorial page for James Billings (unknown–unknown), Find A Grave Memorial no. 184736208, citing Billings Cemetery, Griswold, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Cindy Davis (contributor 48484627) .

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Stanley Wood, for his contributions to this profile.