Calista (Joslyn) Selleck (1809 - 1874)

Born 18 Feb 1809 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States

Wife of James Selleck III — married 22 Jan 1836 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1874 at age 65 in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Calista (Joslyn) Selleck was a Vermonter.

Calista was born in 1809 and passed away in 1874.

Birth

Calista Joslyn was born on 18 February 1810 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States to Joseph Joslyn Jr. (1776-1865) and Nancy Spaulding (1780-1813)

Marriage and Family

She married James Selleck III (1808-1894) on 22 January 1836 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont.

Children of the Selleck-Joslyn Marriage

1. Lucilia Sophia Selleck, known as Lucy, was born on 28 December 1837 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont, United States. ^[1] She married Eugene Harvey Boyce (1843-1911) on 30 March 1866 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Lucy died on 28 October 1878.
2. Albert Hezekiah Selleck was born on 1 September 1841 in Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont, United States. He married Celestia N. Reed (1845-1902) on 28 September 1863 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Albert died on 21 July 1885 in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
3. William Selleck was born on 24 June 1845 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont, United States. He died on 10 September 1855 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States.
4. Sarah Hannah Selleck was born on 14 April 1851 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont, United States. She married George Alfred Joslyn (1848-1916) on 28 September 1872 in Berlin, Washington, Vermont. Sarah died on 27 February 1940 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

Death and Burial

Calista died on 11 October 1874 in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, United States at the age of 65. She was buried in the Common Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Find A Grave: Memorial #116853037

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census on 2 October in Fayston, Washington, Vermont. ^[2]
• 1860 United States Federal Census on 17 July in Fayston, Washington, Vermont. Family 1461.^[3]
• 1870 United States Federal Census on 11 June in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont. ^[4]
• Find A Grave Index.
• Vermont Death Record for Calista. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Massachusetts Death Record for son Albert H. Selleck. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Vermont Birth Record for Lucilia S. Selleck, daughter of James and Calista Selleck. State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
2. ↑ 1850: Selleck, James 41, farmer, b. Connecticut, head; Calista 40, b. Vermont, wife; Lucy 12, daughter; Albert 9, son; William 5, son. All Children born Vermont.
3. ↑ 1860: Selleck, James 51, b. Connecticut, farmer, head; Calista 50, b. Vermont, wife; Lucelia 22, b. Vermont, daughter; Sarah 9, daughter; 5 farm laborers or domestics.
4. ↑ 1870: Selleck, Albert 29, clothier, head; Celestia 25, wife; Claud 1, son; James 61, works in woolen mill, father; Calista 60, invalid, mother; Sarah 19, sister.