Elisabeth (Crofut) Barron (1790 - 1861)

Born 4 Jul 1790 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Aug 1861 at age 71 in Newark Valley, Tioga County, New York, United States

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Biography

Elisabeth Crofut, daughter of Josiah Crofut and Rebecca Gregory Crofut was born July 4, 1790,^[1][2][3] in Danbury, Connecticut.^[1][3]

Eliza Crofut of New Milford married Oct 13, 1842, Alexander Barron, of Franklin.^[2][3][4] He was born in Scotland^[3] and died 27 Feb 1856.^[2]

Alexander had previous wives.

(1) ______ - Children: James, Jane, and Phebe. Two oldest lived in Nova Scotia.^[3]

(2) Ruth Bonney - Children: John (lived in Conklin, New York), William (lived in Springfield, Pennsylvania), Mary and George.^[3]

1850 US Census: Conklin, Broome, New York, USA.^[5]

Alexander Barron, 70, b. Scotland, farmer

Eliza Barron, 59, b. Connecticut

Wm Barron 25

George Barron 22

Eunice A Crofoot 25

Husband Alexander, step sons William and George, niece Eunice

By 1855, Alex and Eliza moved to Newark, Tioga, New York. Alex's grandson Martin V.B. Sterling, age 19, lived with them.^[6]

In 1860, sisters Eliza Barron, 69, and Huldah Crofut, 67 and their 35 year old niece Eunice A Crofut lived together in Newark Valley (post office) Newark Valley, Tioga, New York.^[7] Eunice was the daughter of James Libbe Crofut.

She died Aug 12, 1861,^[8][2][3] in Newark Valley^[3] and is buried at Hope Cemetery, Newark Valley, Tioga County, New York, USA^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Smith, Mylo. Descendants of Josiah Crofut and Rebecca Gregory, Two Generations. Compiled 23 July 1892. On file at the Bradford County Historical Society. See: Crofutt Source Documents: Smith, Mylo
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Huldah Crofut Family Record see Space:Huldah Crofut Record
4. ↑ Marriage Records and Death Records 1816-1849. Copied from the Susquehanna County, PA Newspapers by Jeanne E.S. Harrington. p. 64 1842. from the "Register and Northern Farmer" . Copy at Susq. Co. Hist. Soc. in Montrose, Pennsylvania. At Archive.org
5. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Conklin, Broome, New York; Roll: M432_477; Page: 107A; Image: 13
6. ↑ Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York. Newark, Tioga, NY
7. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Census Place: Newark Valley, Tioga, New York; Roll: M653_867; Page: 686; Image: 690; Family History Library Film: 803867.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Photo of gravestone at Findagrave 32922259

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - image copy of index in Connecticut State Library. Danbury, Page 36.