Falla (Hopkins) Roberts (1759 - 1827)

Born 23 Apr 1759 in Goshen, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Gideon Roberts — married 25 Sep 1777 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Wife of Theodore (Parmelee) Parmele Sr. — married about 1816 in Connecticut, United States

Wife of Cephas Cone — married 19 Jun 1826 in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1827 at age 68 in Westchester, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Talented japanner and ornamenter of tinware, it is believed that Farra designed and painted clock dials for her first husband's clocks.

Married three times:

Gideon Roberts - September 25, 1777 Bristol Connecticut

Captain Theodore Parmelee about 1816 Connecticut

Deacon Cephas Cone - June 19, 1826 East Haddam, Connecticut

Burial Westchester Cemetery Westchester Connecticut

Sources

• Sons of American Revolution

Excerpt taken from "Candace Roberts Japanner and Dial Painter" written by Donn Haven Lathrop copyright 2008

Familysearch: Connecticut Deaths and Burials 1772-1934 Death Record for Falla Cone 1827 in Westchester Connecticut. The record lists her estimated year of birth as 1759 while her Find a Grave profile Westchester Cemetery Westchester Connecticut lists 1765 based on the inscription on her headstone. Though her mother, Rachel Steele Hopkins, died shortly after the birth of her second child in 1763.

Find a grave Westchester Cemetery Westchester Connecticut Find A Grave: Memorial #7130495