David Candee (bef. 1782 - 1851)

Born before 22 Sep 1782 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Catlin) Candee — married 14 Nov 1808 in Oxford, New Haven, CT

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1851 after age 68 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Biography

David CANDEE was born in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States and was christened 22 Sep 1782.

He died 11 Jul 1851 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States and was buried in Oxford Congregational Cemetery.

David married Hannah CATLIN on 14 Nov 1808 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Sources

• W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 61. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/061.html.

• Baldwin, Charles Candee, The Candee Genealogy : with notices of allied families of Allyn, Catlin, Cooke, Mallery, Newell, Norton, Pynchon, and Wadsworth (Cleveland, Ohio, Leader Printing Company, 1882), pp. 46 - 47. "David,5 David,4 Caleb,3 Samuel,2 Zaccheus,1 (Cande in record of births;) baptized September 22, 1782; died in Oxford ... David's mother died in his infancy. He was then adopted by Timothy Candee, then of Oxford, afterward of Pompey, New York, where he was accompanied by David. After remaining there a year or two, David returned to Milford, Connecicut, where he lived with Woodruff, who kept hotel. He then went south with Mr. Cone, trading. After three years trading, the two bought the Oxford hotel and store in Oxford, Connecticut, and opened store there. Mr. Candee bought out Mr. cone, and continued the business.

Mr. Candee was a respected, leading citizen, a gentlemen of the old school, of sound judgement, of quiet manners, and rather reticent. He accumulated, in a course of steadily succesful business, a fortune which was handsome for the place in which he resided. ... David succeeded his uncle Daniel as Postmaster, and was succeeded by his son, George N."

• Historic House Committee of The Bicentennial Commission, Oxford, Connecticut, Early Houses of Oxford, Available at (http://www.oxford-historical-society.org/books-for-sale.htm) (Derby, CT, The Bacon Printing Company, 1976), #101. "The Oxford Hotel on Oxford Road was built.. 1795 by Daniel and Job Candee. Daniel Candee, who was also Oxford's first postmaster, operated the inn until about 1811. David Candee succeeded him as innkeeper until his death in 1851. Frederick Candee then inherited the inn from his father and ran it for some twelve years. In 1865 the inn passed through inheritance to David R. Lum, he was follwed by Mary R. Lum and then Franklin Lum in 1873." http://www.oxford-historical-society.org/books-for-sale.htm.

• 1820 Oxford Census.

• 1840 Oxford Census.

• 1850 Oxford Census. "Farmer."

• Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850., General Editor, Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000, 34, 35.

• Compiled by Carole Magnuson, Barbour Collection - Oxford, p. 36. " ... of Harwinton ..."

• W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 165. " ... the hotel building, now styled "Oxford House," was erected by Daniel and Job Candee, The same was first and for many years occupied by Daniel Candee as inn holder. He was succeeded by his nephew, David Candee, who continued in the position a space of forty years." http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/165.html.

• Baldwin, Charles Candee, The Candee Genealogy, p. 25.

• Baldwin, Charles Candee, The Candee Genealogy, p. 46.

• Andrew Bell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Oxford Congregational Cemetery, 1935 (Congregational Cemetery), p. 3. http://oxfordpast.net/cgcemscan3.html.

• Congregational Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT. http://oxfordpast.net/cem1708.html.

• W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 73. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/073.html.

• Compiled by Carole Magnuson, Barbour Collection - Oxford, 36, 46, 85.

Acknowledgments

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