Alice (Hine) Canfield (1667 - 1740)

Born 16 Dec 1667 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Wife of Jeremiah Canfield Sr. — married about 1687 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1740 at age 72 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Alice Hine was born December 16, 1667 in Milford, New Haven Connecticut. married She died January 4, 1739/40. In 1687 Alice married Jeremiah Canfield, son of Thomas Canfield (-1689) & Phebe [Canfield]. Born ca 1662 in Milford, CT. Jeremiah was baptized in First Congregational Society, Milford, on 28 Sep 1662. Jeremiah died on 18 Mar 1739/40.

Alice Hine was born on 16 Dec 1667 in Milford, CT. At the age of 1, Alice was baptized in First Congregational Society, Milford on 21 Nov 1669. Alice died in New Milford, CT, on 4 Jan 1739/40; she was 72 years old. In 1687 she married Jeremiah Canfield, son of Thomas Canfield (-1689) and Phebe [Canfield]. Born ca 1662 in Milford, CT. Jeremiah was baptized in First Congregational Society, Milford, on 28 Sep 1662. Jeremiah died on 18 Mar 1739/40.

Alice was a "Cast off" from the Church at Milford for fornication together with obstinancy added to it Oc. 30.

Note

Question:There Seems to be some confusion between Elizabeth and Sonne as both are given birthdate of 3 Dec 1657. Need to check original records. It appears that the first Alice died soon after birth and a second child of Thomas and Elizabeth was named Alice in 1. Probable answer: According to vital records of Milford Conn. a child Alice was born Oct. 5, 1666 and must have died early as a second child, Alice, with the December 1667 birth date, christened 12 Nov 1669 is most likely the second daughter to be named Alice and lived to marry . Seems to be some confusion between Elizabeth and Sonne as both are given birthdate of 3 Dec 1657. Need to check original records. It appears that the first Alice died soon after birth and a second child of Thomas and Elizabeth was named Alice in 1

Name

Alice Canfield^[1][2]

Birth

16 Dec 1667 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut^[2]

Marriage

About 1687^[2]

Death

4 Jan 1740 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut^[2]

Sources

• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) Birth: 16 Dec 1667 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut. Marriage: About 1687 United States. Death: 4 Jan 1740 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut. Name: Alice Canfield
• Pane-Joyce Genealogy Hine family -D. Pane-Joyce. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/
• Abbott, Susan Woodruff Families of Early Milford, Connecticut (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979) p. 740. p. 340.
• William Richard Cutter, A.M., New England Families, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), vol 3, p 1511.
• Campbell, Hollis A., Rev. Seymour Past and Present (W. C. Sharpe, Publisher, Seymour, Conn, 1902) p. 468. "Ealis, (Alice) born Dec. 16, 1667; m. _____ Canfield."
• Ricker, Jacqyelyn Ladd. The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006) p. 6298.
• Vital Records of Milford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1917) Page ?: Alice Hine. Born on 5 Oct 1666 in Milford, CT.61
• U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 47; SAR Membership Number: 9384: Alice Canfield
• Descendants of Thomas Hine Milford Conn. 1640. Robert C. HIne 1899
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Hine Family of Milford, Connecticut, The American Genealogist (1950) Vol. 26, Page 111.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Torrey