John Lum (1770)

Born 29 Mar 1770 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

John LUM was born 29 Mar 1770 and was christened 12 Aug 1770 in St. James Episcopal Church, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut to John Lum and Freelove Lynes. He was a sea captain, and according to the "Lum family Genealogy",^[1] he died at sea in 1799. John was married to Eunice Jennings (born 7 June 1774, the daughter of Nehemiah Jennings).

Children:

1. John Lum, b. 27 January 1799, d. 1 April 1870, m. Augusta Wooster

Sources

1. ↑ Lum, Edward H., Genealogy of the Lum family, compiled by Edward H. Lum. Unionist-Gazette Association, Somerville, N.J. 1927. pp. 29 and 50 HathiTrust.org

• Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 263.
• Orcutt, Samuel , History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 744.
• Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), Additions and Corrections, p 20.