James
Rockwell
Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of John Rockwell II
and Hannah (Scott) Rockwell
Brother of
John Rockwell III, Jeremiah Rockwell, Timothy Rockwell, Rachel Rockwell, Samuel Rockwell, Hannah (Rockwell) Pratt, Betty (Rockwell) Mead, Sally Rockwell, Reuben Rockwell, Mehitabel (Rockwell) Corey, Elling (Rockwell) Delano [half], Lucian (Rockwell) Thompson [half] and Earl Rockwell [half]
Husband of
Mercy (Smith) Rockwell
— married
1779 in Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Pamelia Rockwell, Phebe Rockwell, Daniel Rockwell, Abigail (Rockwell) Wright and Bonton Rockwell
Died
at age 75
in Cornwall, Addison, Vermont, USA
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| Created 1 Aug 2011
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Biography
James Rockwell, son of John and Hannah, was born April 12, 1758, in Ridgefield, Connecticut.[1]
James was a farmer and shoemaker, he married Mercy Smith, of Jericho. Vt., daughter of Isaac Smith, and settled in Cornwall, Vt., She died about 1819 and he married the Widow Scovel[2].
He died July 6, 1833 and is buried in Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont, USA [3]
Sources
- ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection), Ridgefield, Page(s): 92. images accessed AmericanAncestors
- ↑ Boughton, James,. A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639. New York: W.F. Jones, 1903.
- ↑ photo of gravestone at Find a Grave
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