Orpha (Hamilton) Barnum (1748 - 1824)

Born 1748 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Abijah Barnum — married 20 Oct 1763 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1824 at about age 76 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Name

Orpha Hamilton

Orpila Barnum (Hale)

Birth

1748 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Find A Grave)

Marriage

20 Oct 1763 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Barbour Collection)

Death

20 Jun 1824 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Find A Grave)

31 Dec 1824 Ovid, Seneca, New York (Hutchins)

Burial

First Baptist Church Cemetery, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Find A Grave)

Inscription: "Barnum, Orpila, wife of Abijah, died June 20, 1824 age 76." (Hale)

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #7909111
• Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions, Vol. 11.
  • 404-9 Baptist Cemetery, Danbury, Conn. "Barnum, Orpila, wife of Abijah, died June 20, 1824 age 76."
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Danbury. Page 8 & Page 56.
  • BARNUM Abijah, m. Orpha Hamilton, d. Capt. Silas, Oct 20, 1763.
  • This is duplicate information as is found in Marriage Returns, 1820-1852.
• U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 SAR Membership Number: 98614 SAR Membership Number: 98614.
• Hutchins, Marvin Clayton. Nicholas Hutchins of Lynn and Groton, Massachusetts (C. Boyer, Santa Clarita, Calif., 1989)
  • Page 275: She died 31 Dec. 1824 Ovid, Seneca, New York.
• Stevens, Frederick S. Genealogy of The Stevens Family from 1635 to 1891 (Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1891)
  • Page 42: Silas Hamilton... was father-in-law of Abijah Barnum, who had married his daughter Orpha, Oct. 20, 1763."
• Marriage Returns, 1820-1852 (Danbury, Connecticut, Town Clerk) Image 122.
  • "Abijah Barnum was married to Orpha Hamilton Daughter of Capt Silas Hamilton of Danbury, 20 Oct 1762"
• LDS "Ancestral File". IGI file #1903764