James Atwater (1698 - 1766)

Born 15 Mar 1698 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New England

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Died 10 Jul 1766 at age 68 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New England

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Biography

James, son of Ebenezer & Abigail Heaton (1674-1731), was born 15 Mar 1697/8 and baptized 20 Feb 1698, in New Haven, Connecticut^[1]

He married twice:

First: 12 July 1722, New Haven, Dinah Sherman (1702-1739)^[1]

Second: 4 March 1740/1, New Haven, Elizabeth Alling (c 1706-1792)^[1]

His house was on State Street, between Crown and George Streets. (Atwater)

James died 10 July 1766 (according to his tombstone), or on the 12th (according to the town vital records) and was buried on the New Haven town green.^[1]

James and Dinah had:

1. Ebenezer b. 27 Mar 1723^[1]
2. James b. 12 Oct 1724^[1]
3. Abigail b. 19 Nov 1727^[1]
4. Elijah b. 6 Man 1729/30 d. 30 Junly 1731^[1]
5. Elijah b. 17 Jan 1732/2^[1]
6. Lydia b. 25 Aug 1734^[1]
7. Rachel b. 26 April 1737^[1]

James and Elizabeth had

8. Timothy b. 21 Oct 1742^[1]

9. Elizabeth b. 15 June 1744; d. 11 Nov 1744^[1]

10. Elizabeth b. 3 Nov 1745^[1]

11. Phebe b. 24 Nov 1747^[1]

12. Timothy b. 20 Nov 1749 ^[1]

13. Lydia b. 10 Apr 1752^[1]

All Children were born in New Haven.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17} Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932. p. 62, 79/80

• Atwater, Francis. Atwater History and Genealogy (Journal Pub. Co., Meriden, Conn., 1901) Vol. 1, Page 119