Born in New York
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Alanson Van Auken
— married
1853 in New York
Mother of
Sarah (Van Auken) Davidson and Jessie (Van Auken) Tyndall
Died
at age 74
in New Scotland, Albany County, New York
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Biography
Tahpenes Armstrong was a daughter of John Armstrong and his wife Tahpenes. She was born 3 September 1815.
The 1850 United States Census recorded Thaphenus Armstrong, 30 years old, living in the Town of Wright, Schoharie County, New York, in the household of farmer John Armstrong, age 67, and Thaphenus Armstrong, age 60, who are assumed to be her parents. Others in the household were two younger siblings, Charles Armstrong, 23, and Elisa Armstrong, 21; Henry Schemerhoon, age 21, listed as a laborer, and John Duel, age 14.[1]
Tahpenes married Alanson Van Auken in 1853 as his second wife. Two daughters were born to their marriage:
- Sarah, born 1855
- Jessie, born 1859
The 1855 New York State Census recorded 49-year-old Alanson Van Aukin in New Scotland, with 39-year-old Trophenia Van Aukin, 21-year-old David Van Aukin, and 21-year-old John W. Carhart, a clergyman. [2]
Tahpenes Van Auken died 15 November 1889 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, New Salem, Albany County, New York. [3]
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1850, Enumeration sheet for Town of Wright, Schoharie County, New York
- ↑ Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Enumeration sheet for New Scotland E.D. 3, Albany County. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
- ↑ Find-A-Grave
- Find-A-Grave, Tahpenes Armstrong Van Auken, Memorial #87122755
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