David Colton (1803 - 1868)

Born 3 Oct 1803 in Longmeadow, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 30 Jun 1868 at age 64 in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

David was born in 1803.

827. iii. David, Deacon, b. 3 Oct.,1803; mar. Azuba Chapin, of Ludlow, Mass., 23 April, 1839.
She d. 28 March, 1850. He mar., second, Mrs. Lydia A. (Arnold) Litch, 22 Oct., 1851. He d. 30 June, 1868, in Greenwich, Mass. ^[1]

827. DAVID, Deacon b. 3 Oct, 1803, in Longmeadow, Mass.; mar. Azubah Chapin, of Ludlow, Mass., 23 April, 1829. She was b. 1 July, 1799, and d. 28 March, 1850, in Enfield, Mass. He mar., second, Mrs. Lydia A. (Arnold) Litch, in Fitchburg, Mass., 22 Oct., 1851. He d. in Greennwich, Mass., 30 June, 1868. She mar., second, William Gunn. She was b. 4 July, 1805, in Braintree, Mass., and d. 1 Oct., 1882.
He was a man of puritanic sternness and steadfastness of character, and in all questions of his time, religious or political, he followed his convictions with unflinching fidelity. He was a firm supporter of the temperance cause from its inception, and for many years he was the only avowed "Abolitionist" in his town. Outspoken and fearless in the advocacy of his conception of the right, his purity of motive was recognized and respected by all, even by those from whom he most differed.
Children by first wife, Azubah.
1639. i. Sarah Jane, b. 26 Aug., 1831, in Prescott, Mass.; mar. Harvey D. Griggs, 20 Sept., 1866, in Greenwich, Mass. He was b. July, 1812, in Brimfield, Mass. No children.
1640. ii. Lucy Maria, b. 9 Aug., 1832, in Prescott, Mass.; mar. Edwin A. Montague, 25 Dec, 1866, in Greenwich, Mass. Children all b. in Monson, Mass.: 1. Mary Newell, b. 14 Feb., 1869. 2. Harriet Chapin, b. 10 Dec., 1870. 3. Henry Colton, b. 19 Sept., 1872.
1641. iii. Mary Augustina, b. 19 Nov., 1834.
1642. iv. Henry Chapin, b. 26 May, 1836, in Enfield, Mass.; mar. Mary Ann Ferry, of Belchertown, Mass., 7 May, 1863. She was b. 1838.
Source: ^[2]

Burial

1868. Quabbin Park Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #104782638 ^[3]

Research Notes

1. Father: Henry Colton. ^[1]
2. Mother: Lydia Booth. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Colton: Page 118.
2. ↑ Colton: Pages 230-231.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (David Colton : accessed 05 October 2021), memorial page for Deacon David Colton (3 Oct 1803–30 Jun 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104782638, citing Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCS-M76 : 12 December 2017), David Colton, 1860.

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQC8-S95 : 1 June 2018), David Colton, 1865.

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQW5-5FS : 11 March 2018), Lydia A Colton in household of Mary Crawford Widowed, Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,946.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4Q9-X7Y : 10 March 2021), David Colton and Lydia H. Litch, 22 Oct 1851; citing Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,877.

• Colton, George Woolworth. A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton (Wickersham Print. Co., Lancaster, Pa., 1912).