Willard DeWitt Sr (abt. 1776 - abt. 1881)

Born about 25 Mar 1776 in Walpole, Cheshire, Province of New Hampshire [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Mosher) DeWitt — married 1810 in Saint Johnsville, Montgomery, New York, United States

Descendants

Died about 28 Jan 1881 at about age 104 in Angola, Steuben, Indiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Willard was born in 1776. He passed away in 1881.

Name: Willard Dewitt Witt. Given Name: Willard. Surname: Dewitt Witt. Suffix: Sr D. At 105yr. ^{[1] [2]} Willard Rathburn. Given Name: Willard. Surname: Rathburn. Suffix: Sr. ^[3] Found multiple versions of name. Using Willard Dewitt Witt. The suffix Sr D. At 105yr is non-traditional and may be too long for the WikiTree suffix.

Note: STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1881, p.4, c.5. WILLARD DeWITT, 26 Mar 1776 - 28 Jan 1881 DeWITT---In Scott township, Jan. 28, 1881, Willard DeWitt, aged 105 years.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Willard DeWitt, 26 Mar 1776 - 28 Jan 1881, and his 2nd wife, Sarah B. (Grubb) Mudd DeWitt, 1831 - 1907, are buried at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana.

Willard DeWitt was born 26 Mar 1776, in Herkimer County, N. Y., and died at his residence in Scott Township, Steuben County, Jan. 28, 1881.

He was the father of 18 children, twelve by his first wife and six by his second wife. He was first married in New York when about twenty years old. This wife died in August, 1860, aged eighty-two years. In April of 1861, he married Mrs. Sarah (Grubb) Mudd. She survives with four daughters from this marriage per the 1880 United States Census, Scott, Steuben County, Indiana, Family History Library Film #1254312, NA Film Number T0-0312, page #373C:
Linda DeWitt, age 16,.
Eva DeWitt, age 13,.
Nettie DeWitt, age 12,.
Olive DeWitt, age 9.

At the time of his death there were living from his first marriage, a son, Daniel DeWitt, age 59 of DeKalb County, Indiana, and a daughter in Michigan.

He served during the war of 1812 in Captain Ichabod Bartlett's company of New York militia. "Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990," by Audree Seibel Lewis, Vol. 1, pages 495, 496."History of Steuben County, Indiana, 1885," pages 485, 486, biography of STUBEN'S OLDEST INHABITANT.Steuben Republican, 20 Jul 1904, "24 Years Ago" article had this small obituary of only two lines.Submitted by Mona Hilden-Beckwithe-

Military
24 AUG 1812.
New York. ^[4]
18 FEB 1813. ^[5]

Residence
1840
Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. ^[6] 1850
Richland, De Kalb, Indiana, United States. ^[7] 1860 Auburn, Dekalb, Indiana, United States.
^[8] 1870
Angola, Steuben, Indiana, United States. ^[9] 1880
Scott, Steuben, Indiana, United States^[10]

Buried
Angola, Steuben, Indiana, United States ^[11]

Marriage

1. Elizabeth Mosher - 1810
2. Sarah B Grubb - 26 Mar 1861 - DeKalb, Indiana, United States^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: S95 Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage 8 Name: Page Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage Name: Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
2. ↑ Source: S94 14 Name: Page
3. ↑ Source: S794 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1941; Roll: 05 23 Name: Page Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1941; Roll: 05 Name: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1941; Roll: 05
4. ↑ Source: S799 90 Name: Page
5. ↑ Source: S799 97 Name: Page
6. ↑ Source: S65 Year: 1840; Census Place: Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: 234; Page: 207; Family History Library Film: 0014931 105 Name: Page Year: 1840; Census Place: Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: 234; Page: 207; Family History Library Film: 0014931 Name: Year: 1840; Census Place: Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: 234; Page: 207; Family History Library Film: 0014931
7. ↑ Source: S73 Year: 1850; Census Place: Richland, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: 142; Page: 237a 115 Name: Page Year: 1850; Census Place: Richland, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: 142; Page: 237a Name: Year: 1850; Census Place: Richland, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: 142; Page: 237a
8. ↑ Source: S76 Year: 1860; Census Place: Richland, DeKalb, Indiana; Roll: M653_254; Page: 249; Family History Library Film: 803254 126 Name: Page Year: 1860; Census Place: Richland, DeKalb, Indiana; Roll: M653_254; Page: 249; Family History Library Film: 803254 Name: Year: 1860; Census Place: Richland, DeKalb, Indiana; Roll: M653_254; Page: 249; Family History Library Film: 803254
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 28 May 2021, Willard Dewitt, 1870.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch [2] : 13 January 2022, Willard Dewitt, Scott Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47577530/willard-dewitt: accessed 07 February 2023), memorial page for Willard DeWitt Sr. (25 Mar 1776–28 Jan 1881), Find A Grave: Memorial #47577530, citing Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by SixDogTeam (contributor 46950943).
12. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch [3] : 3 August 2022, Willard De Witt and Sarah B Flood, 25 Mar 1861; citing DeKalb, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476452.

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