Levi Derby (1786 - 1873)

Born 17 Mar 1786 in Westminster, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Stratton) Derby — married 14 Jan 1810 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1873 at age 87 in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States

Biography

Levi Derby was born on 17 March 1786 in Westminster, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay, son of Nathan Darby (1737–1821) and Abigail Peirce (1744–1818).^[1]

Levi and Sarah Stratton were married on 14 January 1810 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts.^[2]

Levi died on 13 September 1873 in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, aged 87. He was interred in the West Wardsboro Cemetery, Windham County, Vermont. He was buried in West Wardsboro Cemetery, West Wardsboro, Vermont.^{[3] [4][5]}

Research Notes

• There is a discrepancy on the date of his death. His gravestone clearly says 12 September but the death records show 13 September.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, citing Birth, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011588, FamilySearch Record: QG12-99PY (accessed 5 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-69SQ-6 Image number 00106, Levi Darby born on 17 Mar 1786 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, citing Marriage, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011252, FamilySearch Record: Q29P-SRL5 (accessed 5 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-Q9CM-P Image number 00066, Levi Derby marriage to Sally Stratton on 14 Jan 1810 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Death: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, citing FHL microfilm: 540082; Record number: 124, FamilySearch Record: XFS2-67M (accessed 5 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCN9-PMR Image number 4768, Levi Derby death 13 Sep 1873 (age 89) in Vermont, United States.
4. ↑ Death: "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, citing Death, Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005486399, FamilySearch Record: QPQY-4XPB (accessed 5 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G99C-BDBD Image number 00051, Levi Derby death 13 Sep 1873 (age 87) in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States.
5. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #95755862 (accessed 5 May 2023), Memorial page for Levi Derby (1786-12 Sep 1873), citing West Wardsboro Cemetery, West Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064). Includes gravestone image.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: L7JT-1FJ
• Family History: Derby, Webster D., Derby genealogy : a record of the descendants of John Darby of Marblehead, Mass., ten generations, (Keene : Darling & Co. Printers, 1903) Page 7 : accessed 5 May 2023.