Freeman Pelton (1759 - 1847)

Born 2 Jan 1759 in Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1847 at age 88 in Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont, USA

Biography

Freeman Pelton, son of Johnson and Keziah (Freeman) Pelton, was born on 2 Jan. 1759 at Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut.^[1][2]

He married Prudence Russell on 30 Jan. 1783.^[2][1]

Freeman died on 13 Jan. 1847 at Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont^[1] and was buried at Plymouth Five Corners Cemetery, Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont. His memorial has a photo of his headstone and links to those of family members.^[2]

Their children were born at Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont.

Children of Freeman and Prudence

1. Betsey E. b. 16 March 1785 married Joel Davis; one son Alanson Davis.
2. Hannah b. 16 May 1787 died 4 APril 1862 unmarried.
3. Martin b. 31 July 1789 married Rebecca Kendrick.
4. Persis b. 25 March 1792 married Josiah Pelton.
5. Seymour b. 11 May 1795 married Melinda Burt.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} J. M. Pelton. Genealogy of the Pelton family in America : being a record of the descendants of John Pelton who settled in Boston, Mass., about 1630-1632, and died in Dorchester, Mass., January 23rd, 1681. Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1892. p. 307,8, 10, 11. Available at Ancestry.com and at Archive .org. Genealogy of the Pelton Family
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave Memorial# 114285787 Freeman Pelton
3. ↑ Children page 311 Pelton.