Persis (Boynton) Gage (1769 - 1798)

Born 20 Feb 1769 in Hubbardston, Massachusetts

Ancestors

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Biography

Persis was born in 1769. She is daughter of Ebenezer Boynton and Hannah Fay. Persis passed away in 1798. ^[1]

From The Boynton Family, Pgs. 171 - 174:^[2]

171. Ebenezer Boynton 5, (Jeremiah 4, Ebenezer 3, Caleb 2, John 1), born in Milford, Mass., Apr. 19, 1742. THis is probably the Ebenezer who m. Hannah Fay, of Paxton.

Children:

274. i. Asa 6, b. Feb. 21, 1769.

275. ii. Silas 6, b. Mar. 17, 1771; m. Olive Harrington; she was b. Dec. 4, 1774. Children:

i. Jeremiah 7, b. Dec. 9, _____.

ii. Louisa 7, b. Apr. 11, 1804; m. 1st, George Irwin, had a son, Eugene 8; m. 2d, a Mr. Benson.

iii. Lucy 7, b. Aug. 20, 1805; m. John M. King, Dec. 25, 1827. Children: William 8, b. in 1828; George W. 8, b. in 1830; James H. 8, b. in 1832; William H. 8; Charles T. 8; Isabelle J. 8; John M. 8; Richard 8.

iv. Silas 7, b. Jan. 21, 1807; m. Almira Sargent; res. Entfield, Mass. He d. Apr., 1891. Children: Loren 8, Sally 8, Carrie A. 8.

v. Sally 7, b. Aug. 4, 1809; m. Mr. Sargent. Children: Charles 8, Louisa 8.

vi. Hannah 7, b. Apr. 27, 1813, in Pelham, Mass.; m. 1st, Daniel Howard, in 1835; had three children: Charles 8, d.y.; Daniel A. 8, b. in 1842; Oscar L. 8, b. in 1845. Mr. Howard died in 1847, and she m. 2d, Daniel Maricle; by him had dau. Georgianna A., b. in 1849; m. 3d, Samuel Page; had son, Fred E. 8, b. in 1856.

vii. William 7, b. Oct. 31, 1815; m. Sylvia _____, one son, William 8.

viii. Rufus S. 7, b. Nov. 6, 1816; m. Lucy A. Tucker, Feb. 12, 1840; she d. Jan. 3, 1892; he d. Aug. 14, 1894. Children: Elbrige W. 8, b. in 1841; Frederick H. 8., b. in 1849, d.y.; Clara A. 8, b. in 1848; Charles H. 8, b. in 1852; Frederick S. 8, b. in 1855.

276. iii. Reuben 6.

277. iv. Ebenezer 6.

278. v. Jeremiah 6.

279. vi. Levi 6, b. Oct 18, 1779; m. Hannah Clark, of Pelham, Mass.; she was b. Dec. 27, 1781; died in Nov. 1859; he d. June 15, 1869. Children:

i. Lucy 7, b. Dec. 12, 1805; d. in Apr. 1838.

ii. Sylvia 7, b. July 14, 1807; d. in Sept. 1867.

iii. William 7, b. Nov. 11, 1811; m. Relief Howard; d. Mar. 25, 1881. No children.

iv. Marinda 7, b. Aug. 13, 1813.

v. Levi I. 7, b. June 7, 1817; m. Hannah Remick. No children.

vi. Laura 7, b. July 27, 1818.

vii. Manley 7, b. May 29, 1819; m. 1st, Hannah Gould; m. 2d, Sarah Miller; he d. Sept. 19, 1882. Had three children, only one daughter living, Ellen 8.

viii John 7, b. May 8, 1821; m. 1st, Margaret A/Ayers, June 21, 1852; had by her six children, buried four; m. 2d, Helen M. Walker, Feb. 11, 1875. Res. East Greenwich, N. Y. Two children by each wife living, Mary E. 8, John C. 8, Mattie H. 8, Nellie G. 8.

280. vii. David 6, b. in Paxton, Mass., Dec. 11, 1784; m. Lucy H. Johnson, of Worcester. He d. May 22, 1868. Children:

i. Lucy P. 7, b. in Worcester, Mar. 4, 1814; m. Bartlett Estey; res, Brattleboro, Vt.

ii. Mary Ann 7, b. in Grafton, Vt., Mar. 3, 1816; m. Sylvester Ellis of Worcester; living children Joseph 8, Jennie 8; she d. Apr. 18, 1880.

iii. Darwin 7, b. in Grafton, Mar. 4, 1818.

iv. Juliett 7, b. in Grafton, May 7, 1820; m. Jeremiah Fitch; has three children; res, Worcester, Mass.

v. Alonzo 7, b. in Paxton, Mass., (as were all the rest) May 2, 1822; d. May 12, 1868.

vi. Alomy 7, b. Jan. 13, 1824; m. Eleazer Carter; res. Worcester. No children.

vii. David F. 7, b. Dec. 14, 1825; m. Persis Warren of Paxton; he d. Oct. 14, 1861; one daughter, Emma E, 8, b. in 1852; m. Henry E. Fisher; res. Worcester, Mass. He d. June 26, 1887.

viii. Nathan S. 7, b. Sept. 30, 1827; d. Nov. 24, 1831.

ix. George D. 7, b. Oct. 1, 1829; d. Oct. 18, 1853; m. but no children.

x. Lewis J. 7, b. Dec. 28, 1831; d. May 30, 1858; m. but have no name of wife.

xi. Edwin N. 7, b. Dec. 8, 1833; He was manf. of self-feeding drills in Worcester, Mass.; d. Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 22, 1886.

xii. Clarissa M. 7, b. Feb. 6, 1836; m. a Mr. Tainter, lives in Worcester.

xiii. Austin F. 7, b. Jan. 27, 1838; res. Brattleboro, Vt.

xiv. Ellen J. 7, b. Jan. 28, 1841; married; d. Feb. 7, 1866.

281. viii. William 6, m. Candace Earle, of Paxton, Mass. Children:

i. George E. 7, b. 1813; m. Harriet Howard; res. Saxton's River, Vt.; he d. Jan. 21, 1888. Children: George C. 8, d.y.; Lucius A. 8, d. when about fourteen; Hattie E. 8, d. aged about twelve; E. E. 8; res. Rochester, N. Y.

ii. Orin 7, b. _____ ; m. Abbie Howard; son Sanford O. 8, b. in 1818; res. in Rochester, N. Y.; Children: Angie 8, Marcella 8, Carrie 8.

iii. Romanzo 7, b. _____; unm.; res. Townsend, Vt.

iv. Roxana 7, b. _____; m. a Mr. Rice; res. South Lancaster, Mass.

282. ix, Ezra 6, b. in 1878; m. Phebe, dau. of Col. John Davis, Aug. 4, 1811. He d. June 14, 1835; she d. May 2, 1876. Children:

i. Charles D. 7, b. July 25, 1812.

ii. Hannah G. 7, b. Jan. 31, 1819.

iii. Phebe S. 7, b. Jan. 20, 1822.

iv. Persis F. 7, b. Nov. 16, 1828.

283. x. Samuel 6. Two sons, Silas 7, and Collin 7; res. Hebron, N. Y.

xi. Persis 6.

xii. Phebe 6, m. Nathan Rogers, of Holden, Mass. She d. Nov. 9, 1815. Children:

i. Jeremiah 7, b. Dec. 11, 1802.

ii. Nathan 7, b. Oct. 15, 1804.

iii. Susanna F.7, b. Apr. 27, 1809.

iv. William 7, b. Mar. 22, 1811.

v. Elizabeth S. 7, b. Oct. 22, 1813.

vi. Phebe 7.

vii. Abner 7.

xiii. Hannah 7, m. Amos Newell, of Holden. Children:

i. Tilson 7.

ii. Susan 7, and one other, no name given.

xiv. Have only date of birth which is Feb. 15, 1793. Our correspondents thought the arrangement of names in this large family might be incorrect, but were positive the first born in 1769, and the fourteenth in 1793.

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Sources

• The Boynton Family. A genealogy of the descendants of William and John Boynton, compiled by John Farnham Boynton and Caroline Foster Harriman Boynton, 1897. Persis is the daughter of Ebenezer Boynton, Record #112, Pg. 171.^[3]
• The History of Paxton, Massachusetts, by Ledyard Bill, published by Putnam, Davis & Co., Worcester, Mass., 1889. The Boyntons, Pgs. 98- 99.^[4][5]
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: No. 85929, 31 Mar 1960, Paul Gustave Schuh III, third great grandson of Nathan Gage and Persis Boynton; and fourth great grandson of patriot Daniel Gage, SAR Patriot #: P-163407. See also: Nos. 25629 and 79247.^[6]
• ’’Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.)’’: Edna E Webb Schuh, DAR #279895. Descendant of Nathan Gage and Persis Boynton; and of patriot Daniel Gage, DAR #A042907.^[7]
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 : Persia (sic) Boynton, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah, Feb. 20, 1769, Hubbardston, Pg. 16.^[8]
• Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850: Marriage, Nathan Gage and Persis Boynton, 26 Feb 1792, Holden^[9]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #98640371; Mrs. Parsis Gage, West Cemetery, Shutesbury MA

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Research Notes

• There seems to be several conflicting records of birth date, but the consensus appears to indicate that 20 Feb 1769 is probably correct. I have a detailed study, if you are interested. [NFD]

Footnotes

1. ↑ Information from Boynton/Rogers family researcher Nick Dann, 15 Dec 2014.
2. ↑ Children's birth dates differ from History of Paxton and vital records. See Research Notes.
3. ↑ History of the Boynton Family, Pg. 171.
4. ↑ Date of birth given as 21 Feb 1769. See Research Notes.
5. ↑ History of Paxton, Pg. 98
6. ↑ National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, Kentucky. Microfilm, 508 rolls
7. ↑ National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Lineage Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. I-CLII (152). Note on Publishing: Since this database represents a compilation of 151 volumes, the years and locations of copyright information varies, according to each volume, i.e. Volume 8 was published in 1899 in Washington, D.C., volume 63 was published in 1923, also in Washington, D.C., and volume 152 was published in 1938, also in Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Image also appears at [1], but data is badly smudged, and date is not readable; however date has been transcribed as 2 Jul 1769. See Research Notes.
9. ↑ Vital Records of Holden; New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass.