Reuben Salmon (abt. 1724 - bef. 1816)

Born about 1724 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Foote) Salmon — married 16 Nov 1752 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut

Husband of Prudence (Bennett) Salmon — married 3 Dec 1760 in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died before 29 Mar 1816 before about age 92 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Reuben was born about 1724. He was the son of Thomas Salmon and Sarah Janes. He passed away in 1816.

m1. 16 Nov 1752 Dorothy Foote, bap. 13 Jun 1731, dau. of Solomon

m2. 3 Dec 1760 Prudence Bennett, prob. dau. of Stephen, b. 14 July 1728

Will of Reuben of Ridgefield, 21 May 1811, proved 29 Mar 1816.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #190852746: Ridgebury Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
• Bailey, Frederic William. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., 1913) Book 5, Page 64.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1930) Vol. 2, Part 7, Page 806.
• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3B-NW2M : 21 September 2019), Reuben in entry for Gershom Salmon, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272244.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74R-PPF : 11 February 2018), Reuben Salmon in entry for Reuben Salmon, 17 Aug 1756; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.