Theophilus
Scranton
Born in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Ichabod Scranton
and Chloe (Fowler) Scranton
Husband of
Abigail (Lee) Scranton
— married
about 1776 in New Haven County, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Erastus Scranton, Jonathan Scranton, Charlotte (Scranton) Clark, Chloe (Scranton) Bushnell and Theophilus Scranton Jr
Died
at age 75
in East Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2015
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Biography
Theopolis was born 1 Dec 1751. He was the son of Ichabod Scranton and Chloe Fowler.[1]
He married Abigail Lee, the second daughter of Jonathan and Mary Lee of Madison. Abigail was born 11 Jul 1754 and died 23 Dec 1840.[2]
He died 16 Feb 1827.[3]
Research Notes
Children[4]
- Erastus Scranton b. 1 Aug 1777 d. 6 Oct 1861
- Parnel Scranton b. 10 Mar 1779
- Jonathan Scranton b: 10 Oct 1780 d. 27 Jul 1847
- Charlotte Scranton b. 2 Jan 1783
- Chloe Scranton Bushnell b. 2 Oct 1784 d. 5 Jul 1873
- Theophilus Scranton Jr b. 13 Apr 1786 d. 14 May 1859
- Hubbard Scranton b. 4 May 1788
- Lemon Scranton b. 10 May 1730; d. 20 Aug 1791
- Ichabod Lee Scranton b. 15 Jul 1792
- Henry Scranton b. 1 Nov 1794
- Abigail Scranton b. 15 May 1797; d. 10 May 1810, a. 13
Note: Son Erastus was the author of a family genealogy.[5]
Sources
See also:
- Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 10 January 2021), memorial page for Theophilus Scranton (1 Dec 1751–16 Feb 1827), Find A Grave: Memorial #61367541, citing West Cemetery, Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651) .
- "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F72G-QP8 : accessed 18 April 2015), Theophilus Scranton, 16 Feb 1827; citing , reference 00094; FHL microfilm 3,343.
- Scranton, Erastus. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of John Scranton of Guilford, Conn., who died in the year 1671 (Case, Tiffany and Co., Hartford, 1855)
- FamilySearch record
- Smyth, Ralph Dunning, Descendants of Edward and John Lee of Guilford, Conn., NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 1899) Vol. 53, Page 58.
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