Mary Colton (1743 - 1821)

Born 29 Dec 1743 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Colton — married 31 Mar 1785 in Longmeadow, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Died 28 Jun 1821 at age 77 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Mary was the daughter of Josiah Colton and Ruth Allen of Plainfield, New Hampshire. She was born in 1743, in Connecticut.^[1] She married the widower, Henry Colton, in 1785.^[2] Mary died in 1821.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-Z94 : 7 January 2020), Mary Colton, 1743.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGC-QJK : 22 October 2020), Mary Colton in entry for Henry Colton, 1785.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH2Q-3V7 : 22 October 2020), Mary Colton, 1821.

• Colton, George Woolworth. A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton. Wickersham Print. Company, 1912. pg 26, 43.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2021), memorial page for Mary Colton Colton (29 Dec 1743–25 Jan 1821), Find a Grave Memorial no. 101389666, citing Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mark Wing (contributor 47348447) .