William Palmer (1744 - 1775)

Born 22 Jan 1744 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Died 25 Aug 1775 at age 31 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

This William Palmer was born 22 Jan 1743/44 @ Stonington, Connecticut, the second child of Catherine Coats & Joseph Palmer^[1]

He married [date not evident] Mary Brown. They had 6 children:

1. Wilber Palmer, b. 1758
2. Amos Palmer
3. (daughter) Palmer, who m. Crarey, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4. Phoebe Palmer, b. 1770; d. 1778
5. Katherine Palmer, b. 1772; married Daniel Hewitt; d. 23 Oct 1813 @ Lansingburgh, New York
6. Dolly Palmer, b. 1775; d. 1810

William Palmer died 25 Aug 1775 at Stonington, Connecticut: Find A Grave: Memorial #27064748

After his death, Mary (Brown) Palmer married Wait Rathbone.

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Volume: Stonington, page 196. Subscription site.

• Brown Genealogy, Vol.1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, 1628-1907, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1907 pg. 529: https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof00brow#page/529mode/2up

• Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1915, pg 152: https://archive.org/details/browngenealogyof02brow/page/152/mode/1up

• Palmer Groups, John Melvin of Charlestown and Concord, Mass. and his Descendants, by Emily W. Leavitt, 1901-1905 pg 117-118

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 518, no. 285: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n540/mode/1up