James married Thankful Clark on November 8, 1736 at Canterbury, Connecticut. [3][1][4] His wife Thankful Thankful was born on November 8, 1736, at Norwich, Connecticut, daughter of Thomas Clark and Sarah Woodward. [5]
They had one child born at Canterbury:
Elisha Baldwin born on March 13, 1759 [1][6]; d. 31 Dec 1835, Brutus, NY); married. 1793 Charlotte Davenport.
James died on November 9, 1761 in his 26th year at Canterbury, Connecticut Colony. [1][7]
His widow Thankful married second Joseph Baldwin, son of Timothy and Susannah (Frost) Baldwin on June 1, 1763 at Canterbury, Connecticut. [1]
Research notes
Norwich Vital Records
Thomas Clark junr of Norwich & Sarah Woodward of Preston were Joyned In Marriage Decemr 18th A D 1735 by me, Hezekiah Lord Clerk.
Thankfull ye Daughter of Thos Clark & his wife Sarah was born Novr ye 8th 1736. [5]
Canterbury Marriages
James Baldwin of Canterbury and Thankful Clark of Norwich: Married September 23, 1758. [8]
Baldwin, James m. Thankful Clark Sept. 13, 1758. [V. 1:70] (p. 22)
Baldwin, Joseph m. Thankful Baldwin, June 1, 1763. [V. 1:70] (p. 22)
Canterbury Deaths
Baldwin, James, d. Nov. 9, 1761.
Canterbury Births
Baldwin, Jeanus/ James (sic) s. John and Mary, b. May 24, 1735. [V.1:75] (p. 22)
Baldwin, Elisha, s. James and Thankful, b. March 13, 1759 [V.1: 81] (p. 21) [1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.41.5 Connecticut: Vital Records; Canterbury: p. 22 (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/13151/22/234484718
↑ Bailey, Frederick W., Early Connecticut Marriages : as found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1976, p. 40
↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Name: James Baldwin; Death Date: 9 Nov 1761; Death Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
↑ Bailey, Frederick W., Early Connecticut Marriages : as found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1976, p. 40
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