Jesse Billings (1772 - 1846)

Born 19 Feb 1772 in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Husband of Abigail (Capen) Billings — married 23 Jul 1799 in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1846 at age 74 in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Jesse was born in 1772. He is the son of William Billings and Mary Leonard. He passed away in 1846.^[1]

From The Capen Family, Pg. 88:

210. Ezekiel Capen (Ebenezer 5, Preserved 4, Preserved 3, John 2, Bernard 1) born in Stoughton 28 July 1745 and died in Sharon 16 Feb. 1836. He married in Sharon 7 Aug 1766 Mary Cummings, who was born in Sharon 2 aug. 1745 and died there 15 Jan. 1829. She was daughter of Samuel Cummings.

Children recorded, part in Sharon, part in Bridgewater:

+452. i. Ezekiel Capen (7), b. 19 Nov. 1766; m. Elizabeth Willis.

+453. ii. Mary Capen (7), b. 27 Jan. 1769; m. Ebenezer Alger.

454. iii. Anna Capen (7), b. 2 Apr, 1771; m. John Smith, 27 Nov. 1799.

+455. iv. Susannah Capen (7), b. 14 Mar. 1773; m. Willis Alger.

+456. v. Abigail Capen (7), b. 23 Apr. 1775; m. Jesse Billings.

vi. Child Capen (7), buried Dec. 1777.

+457. vii. John Capen (7), b. 21 Oct. 1778.; m. Tela Dunbar.

458. viii. Nancy Capen (7), b. 18 Dec. 1784 probably the child who was buried 5 Apr. 1785.

Ezekiel Capen served in the Revolution.

Authorities:: Stoughton 9canton) Records; Sharon Vital Records; W. Bridgewater Vital Records; Roll Book Mass. S. A. R.; Mass. Soldiers & Sailors of the Rev.; Records from F. E. Harris (son of 709).

Page 143:

456.Abigail Capen (Ezekiel 6, Ebenezer 5, Preserved 4, Preserved 3, John 2, Bernard 1) born in Sharon, baptized there July 1775. She married in Sharon, 23 July 1799 Jesse Billings, who was born in Sharon 19 Feb. 1772 and died there 16 Dec. 1846. He was son of William Jr. and Mary (_____) Billings of Sharon.

Children born in Sharon:

i. Nabby Billings, b. 4 Sept. 1800.

ii. Sanford Billings, b. 25 Mar. 1803.

iii. Ann Billings, b. 5 Aug. 1805; m. Samuel Childs Capen (499).

iv. Harriot Billings, b. 17 May 1808.

v. Elizabeth Billings, b. 12 Jan. 1812.

Authorities: Sharon Vital Records.

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Sources

• The Capen Family, Descendants of Bernard Capen of Dorchester, Mass., compiled by Rev. Charles Albert Hayden, Alton, Ill., Buffalo, N.Y., Springfield, Ill.; revised by Jessie Hale Tuttle, Minneapolis, Minn., 1929. ©️Jessie Hale Tuttle, 1929. Jesse Billings is the husband of Abigail Capen, Record #456, Pg. 143, the daughter of Ezekiel Capen, Record #210, Pg. 88.^[2]
• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011: Vol. 93, Pg. 344, Birth, Jesse Billings, 19 Feb 1772.^[3]
• Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850: Jesse Billings and Abigail Capen, 23 Jul 1799, Sharon, Norfolk County.^[4]
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Sharon Deaths, Jesse Billings, 16 Dec 1846, Sharon, Massachusetts. Parents listed as William and Mary Billings.^[5]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #112638473; West Cemetery, Sharon MA (no g.s. photo)

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Profile was created by Ann Borgers through the import of Family.ged, 28 November 2010. Added information from Sharon, Massachusetts history researcher Nick Dann, 5 Feb 2020.
2. ↑ The Capen Family, Record #456. See also: Record #210
3. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society
4. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States; Film # 0873757 item 3.
5. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)