Jerusha (Knight) Brewster (1738 - 1802)

Born 9 Aug 1738 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Amos Brewster — married 19 Mar 1761 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1802 at age 63 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

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Biography

Jerusha Knight was born on 9 Jul 1738 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. She was christened on 9 Jul 1738 in Newent Congregational Church, Lisbon, New London, Connecticut. She died on 13 Apr 1802 in Cantebury, Windham, Connecticut, possibly at the hand of her son-in-law, James Morse. See newspaper article below.

LUZERNE COUNTY FEDERALIST (Reel 2) MONDAY PUBLICATION PUBLISHED BY - ASHER MINER WILKES BARRE, PA 24 May 1802 Windham, Conn., April 20 - Horrid Murder - Died at Canterbury, on Wednesday last, the widow Jerusha Brewster, aged 62 years. She was poisoned with arsenick. She lived unhappily at the house of her son in law, James Morse. Her daughter, Mrs. Morse and 3 children also ate the poisoned pancakes. Mrs. Morse and her children survived.

Mr. MORSE was examined by the civil authority of the town, but no positive evidence appeared then, and he was set at liberty.

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: JERUSHA /KNIGHT/^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 09 AUG 1738

Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut. ^[5][6]

Death

Death:

Date: 21 APR 1802

Place: Age: 64/Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.^[7][8]

Christening

Christening:

Date: 1738

Burial

Burial:

Date: 1802

Place: Old Hanover Cemetery/Hanover, New London, Connecticut. ^[9]

Note

Note: #N78

Object

Object: @M139@

Object: @M427@

Object: @M445@

Marriage

Husband: @I2532@

Wife: Jerusha Knight

Child: Samuel Brewster

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Grace Brewster

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Doris Lovice Brewster

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I2561@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 19 MAR 1761

Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA^[10][11],^[12]

Sources

• Wilfred Vasile, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Wilfred and others.

1. ↑ Knight-4767 was created by Scotty Welland through the import of A Welland Ancestry LE Safford.ged on May 10, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S163
3. ↑ Source: #S521
4. ↑ Source: #S189 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
5. ↑ Source: #S163
6. ↑ Source: #S521
7. ↑ Source: #S163
8. ↑ Source: #S521
9. ↑ Source: #S521
10. ↑ Source: #S26
11. ↑ Source: #S181 Object: @M1520@
12. ↑ Barbour Collection

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• Source: S521 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1

Notes

Note N78[Welland100901.FTW] LUZERNE COUNTY FEDERALIST (Reel 2) MONDAY PUBLICATION PUBLISHED BY - ASHER MINER WILKES BARRE, PA Windham, Conn., April 20 - Horrid Murder - Died at Canterbury, on Wednesday last, the widow Jerusha BREWSTER, aged 62 years. She was poisoned with arsenick. She lived unhappily at the house of her son in law, James MORSE. Her daughter, Mrs. MORSE and 3 children also ate the poisoned pancakes. Mrs. MORSE and her children survived. Mr. MORSE was examined by the civil authority of the town, but no positive evidence appeared then, and he was set at liberty.