Hannah (Carpenter) Chesebrough (abt. 1740 - abt. 1795)

Born about 1740 in North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island

Wife of Sylvester Chesebrough Sr — married 25 Apr 1758 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1795 at about age 55 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island [uncertain]

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Biography

This Hannah Carpenter was born approximately 1740 at North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island. She was a daughter of Nathaniel Carpenter^[1].

She married Sylvester Chesebrough 25 Oct 1758 ^[2]at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. Sylvester and Hannah were married by James Fones, Justice of the Peace.

They had at least 8 children during the timespan until August 1776, possibly as many as 14 children until 1782 as profiled herein.

The death date of Hannah (Carpenter) Chesebrough is not certain, but has been estimated up to 1795. If verifiable data can be found, this profile should be edited accordingly.

Sources

1. ↑ History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900) p. 300, no. 121
2. ↑ History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900) p. 300, no. 121

• Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, Founder of Stonington, Ct., (New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903), pages 31 and 63.

• James "Jim" Cheesebro, Cheesebro (James) Family Records, (1997).

• Richard "Dick" W. Reeks, Reeks Family Records, (Jul 2005).

• Unsourced family tree handed down to John Van Deusen.

• History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900) p. 300, no. 121: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n321/mode/1up