Hezekiah Stone (1755 - 1834)

Born 27 May 1755 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Gooch (Ballord) Stone — married 20 Feb 1777 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1834 at age 78 in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Hezekiah was born 27 May 1755 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Hezekiah Stone and Ruth Howe.^[1]

Elizabeth Ballord/Ballard and Hezekiah Stone filed marriage intentions in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1777. ^[2] They married 27 May 1777.

Children of Hezekiah and Elizabeth Gooch (Ballard)

1. Artemas, b. 10 Apr 1778; d. 10 Apr 1862; m. Isabella Manning.
2. Sally, b. 11 Mar 1780; bapt. 21 Oct 1781; d. 20 Aug 1865; m. Nathaniel #Mason and lived in Sullivan, NH.
3. Jesse, b. 12 Feb 1782.
4. Moses, b. 28 Dec 1783; d. 11 Mar 1786.
5. Moses, b. 2 Dec 1785; d. 25 Jan 1854; m. Eliza Fay.
6. Betsey Valentine, b. 18 Jan 1789; d. 20 Apr 1873; m. Martin Stone (1778-1851) (son of Samuel Stone and Anna (Stacy)) and settled in Swanzey, NH.
7. Nancy, b. 10 Apr 1791; d. 7 Apr 1840; m. Daniel Simonds.
8. Ruth Howe, b. 25 (30) Jan 1793; d. 10 Nov 1860; m. Reuben Pratt.
9. child, d. 12 June 1795. ^[3]

He married (2) 12 Dec 1825, Polly Stone, widow of Shubael, his nephew.

Hezekiah passed away in 1834 and is buried in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. ^[4]

He operated a mill for some years which passed to his son, Artemas, nephew, Artemas, and great nephew, Samuel.

Notes

The History of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire has the following:

Hezekiah Stone, born May 27, 1755; died Jan 15, 1834. Married Elizabeth Gooch Ballard (sic), who died March 29, 1825 at 65 years old. He married second Polly, born Jan 31, 1770 (daughter of John adn Esther (Ball) Rogers, and widow of Shubael Stone. Polly died Mar 18, 1850 in Leominster Massachusetts. THey came from Framingham to Fitzwilliam about 1781 and setlled on Lot 8, Range 4. There are nine chidren listed. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45K-1YC : accessed 18 May 2016), Hezekiah Stone, 27 May 1755; citing Birth, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 872,797.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHY1-4Q4 : 5 November 2017), Hezekiah Stone and Elizabeth Gooch Ballard, 20 Feb 1777; citing Marriage Notice, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 754,010.
3. ↑ George E. Stone, The Oxford Descendants of Gregory Stone of Cambridge, MA (Amherst, MA: 1904) p. 31. John Foote Norton, History of Fitzwilliam, NH, 1888.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153797966/hezekiah-stone: accessed April 7, 2024), memorial page for Hezekiah Stone Jr. (27 May 1755–15 Jan 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153797966; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Karen (contributor 48026727).
5. ↑ The history of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, from 1752-1887 by Norton, John F., Burr Printing House, New York, 1888. (P. 732)

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 June 2016, 23:34), entry for Hezekiah Stone Jr.(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2CJ3-QBR); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of DR fam 9.ged on 14 September 2010.
• WikiTree profile Stone-1425 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe.