Nancy Capron (1783 - 1860)

Born 20 Oct 1783 in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1860 at age 76 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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[Note: RE; Death There is a Widow Scoot, who fell down the stairs and broke her neck June 11, 1847 at the 'poor house'. Unknown if this might be Nancy. Bellingham VR p. 28, recorded in PR1. Findagrave has her death in Providence 1860, burial in Bellingham]

Biography

Nancy Capron, was born on October 20, 1783 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, daughter of Philip Capron and Priscilla Tilson. ^{[1] [2]}

She married Elisha Scott on October 29, 1810. Elisha was born December 4, 1779, son of Samuel and Bathsheba (Newell) Scott of Bellingham, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [3]}

He died June 7, 1843. ^{[1] [2]}

Nancy died on February 19, 1860 at Providence, Rhode Island and is buried in the Scott Cemetery, Bellingham. Her inscription reads: In memory of Nancy Scott Widow of Elisha Scott, youngest daughter of Philip & Pricisilla Capron, born at Cumberland RI, died at Providence RI, age 76 years & 4 months ^[4]

Children

1. Fanny born October 28, 1813 in Providence; married Harris J. Mowry on June 15, 1834, as his third wife. Fanny died at Sheboygan, Wisconsin on September 28, 1850. ^[1]
2. Sarah born January 14, 1816^[1]; died August 27, 1832 in her 17th year. ^{[2] [5]}
3. Philip Capron born November 22, 1817 in Manville/Smithfield, Rhode Island; married first on April 4, 1841 at Grafton, Massachusetts, Catharine Hill Holbrook who was born in Bellingham November 30, 1813. He married second, Mrs. Mary E. Sherman of Woonsocket on February 19, 1870. ^{[1] [6] [7]}
4. Elisha Jr. born April 16, 1819; married on February 25, 1841, Maranda Capron, daughter of Burrill and Abigail Capron. ^{[1] [2]}

Research notes

Bellingham Births

CAPRON, Nancy, youngest d. Philip and Priscilla, w. Elisha Scott, Oct. 20, 1783, in Cumberland, RI. GR3 (p. 20)

SCOTT, Elisha, s. Samuel and Bathsheba, Dec. 4, 1779. (p. 57)

Bellingham Marriages

Scott, Elisha Jr. and Maranda S. Capron, int. Feb. 7, 1841. (p. 141)

Bellingham Deaths

SCOTT, Elisha, June 7, 1843, a. 63 y. 6m. 7 d. [a. 64 GR3] [Scoot PR1]. (p. 209)

Scott, Sarah Ann, d. of Elisha and Nancy, Aug. 27, 1832, in her 17th yr. GR3 {Scoot PR1] (p. 209) ^[2]

Grafton Marriages

Scott, Philip C. of Cumberland, RI and Catharine H. Holbrook, Apr. 4, 1841. (p. 276) ^[6]

[Note: PR1 = From Wight Diary, 1755-1849, kept by Samuel Wight and his daughters, now in the possession of the Town Clerk GR3 = South Bellingham Cemetery ]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Holden, Frederic Augustus, Genealogy of the Descendants of Banfield Capron, from A.D. 1660 to A.D. 1859, Rand & Avery, 1859
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Vital records of Bellingham Massachusetts, to the year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts , 1904
3. ↑ Ballou, Adin, An Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous in America, Press of E. L. Freeman & son, 1888
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 23110601
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 23110605
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Vital Records of Grafton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Franklin P. Rice Publisher, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1906
7. ↑ Bayles, Richard Mather, History of Providence County, Rhode Island, Volume 1, W. W. Preston, New York, 1891

Acknowledgements

• Stanley Wood, started this profile, Mar 25, 201, firsthand knowledge.