Zopher Gee (1763 - 1829)

Born 28 Aug 1763 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Beckwith) Gee — married 13 Nov 1788 (to 1794) in Lyme, Connecticut

Husband of Lura (Jones) Gee — married 10 Sep 1795 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1829 at age 65 in New Lyme, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Biography

Books

History of Ashtabula Co., Ohio by Moina W. Large, Historical Publishing Co., Topeka

New Lyme Township

CHAPTER XXIX.

PURCHASED BY ELISHA TRACY - FIRST SETTLERS - ORGANIZED IN 1813 - FIRST OFFICERS - ROAD BUILDING - FIRST RELIGIOUS MEETING - CHEESE FACTORY - OTHER INDUSTRIES - LODGES - EARLY CUSTOMS - FIRST WEDDING - NEW LYME INSTITUTE.

Township No. 9, in the third range of Ashtabula County, was originally Lebanon, now it is New Lyme, and its confines also include South New Lyme, Dodgeville and Brownsville, all distinct settlements. The land covered by this township was purchased in 1799 by Elisha Tracy, from the Connecticut Land Company, and later Josiah Barber became owner. During 1801 to 1803 he disposed of it to S. Gilbert, E. Tracy, J. Pepoon and Joel Owen. The latter's ownership included 1,000 acres, and Mr. Owen set out from his home in the far East, with his family, to take possession, but owing to the inclemency of the late fall weather, he left his wife and children at Amsterdam, N. Y., and finished the journey alone. After he had reached his destination and chosen a site for his future homestead, he proceeded to erect a house, which was the first residence put up in the township. In the spring, his home all completed, he returned to Amster­dam, rejoined his family and with them came back to the new home. Not­withstanding the cozy cabin that awaited them, it was a lonely place for them all to settle down in, surrounded by forest and seven miles removed from the nearest neighbor.

In this solitude the family passed the succeeding years until 1811, in which year Samuel G. and Daniel Peck, Joshua Strickland, Vinton B. Way and John and Salmon Gee arrived from Connecticut and settled in the vicinity of the Owen home. Later in the same year Dan Huntley, Joseph Miller, Peter Chapman and Perry Beckwith came on from the East with their families and chose future residence spots in the township. In the fall the Pecks and Mr. Hay went back to Connecticut after their waiting families, and on their return were accompanied by Eusebius Dodge, Zopher Gee, Charles Knowles and Sanford Miller, the entire party making the journey with ox teams in just six weeks. The above named individuals and families constituted the real pioneer settlers of New Lyme Township, wherein many of their descendants still reside. …

Sources

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-RM9 : 3 December 2014), Zopher Gee, 28 Aug 1763; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-8G2 : accessed 22 December 2017), Zophar Gee, New London, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 118, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141.

."United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-9TX : accessed 22 December 2017), Zopher Gee, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 584, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 3; FHL microfilm 205,620.

"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLS-W68 : accessed 22 December 2017), Zopher Gee, Lebanon, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; citing p. 25, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 87; FHL microfilm 181,393.

"Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9WW-H22 : 29 July 2017), Zopher Gee, 1829; citing various county courthouse offices, New Lyme Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, p. 122, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 514,138.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLY-LPT7 : 13 December 2015), Zopher Gee, 1828; Burial, New Lyme, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America, Dodgeville Cemetery; citing record ID 107780520, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com

Source: S-2147340938 Repository: #R-2146895429 Title: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.Original data: White, Lorr Note: APID: 1,1062::0