Theodore Preston (1720 - 1788)

Born 3 Jan 1720 in Putnam, Windham, Connecticut Colony

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Died 20 Aug 1788 at age 68 in Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Theodore Preston was baptized 3 Jan 1720 in Putnam, Connecticut^[1][2], son of John Preston (1685-1733) and Mary Haynes (1687-1746). On 28 Jan 1742 in Griswold, Connecticut^[3], he married Eunice Bundy (1719-1785). They had six daughters, the first three born in Windham, Connecticut, and the rest in Tolland, Connecticut.

1. Eunice Preston, b. 29 Sep 1743; d. 13 May 1774 Tolland, Connecticut;
   m. Simon Chapman.
2. Sarah Preston, b. 6 Apr 1747; d. after 1786 Gilsum, New Hampshire;
   m. Jonathan Bliss.
3. Susanna Preston, b. 20 Mar 1749; d. about 1750, an infant.
4. Susanna Preston, b. 21 Mar 1751; d. 5 May 1751, age 1 month.
5. Susanna Preston, b. 27 Nov 1752; d. 14 Nov 1789 Suffield, Connecticut;
   m. Benjamin Hastings.
6. Mary "Polly" Preston, b. 25 May 1759; d. after 1800;
   m. Dan Brooks.

At some point, probably after the 1770 marriage of daughter Susanna, the family removed to Gilsum, New Hampshire, apparently to live with daughter Sarah, who had married there in 1766. Theodore passed away there 20 Aug 1788, age 68^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Putnam First Congregational Church (Formerly North Killingly) 1715-1904. (Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut, 1961) Accessed 17 Apr 2023 at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3032/images/41107_620303988_0386-00127.
2. ↑ "Killingly Church Record" transcribed by E.D. Larned. Published in the Patriot May 18, 1894 and subsequent issues. Described as the old church on Putnam Heights. The book was a gift to the Church at Killingly by Rev. John Fisk, who was the first pastor. Accessed 17 Apr 2023 at https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2752/i/53932/7/1424276230.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PB-BMD : 11 January 2020), Theodore Preston, 1742.
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLM-WHH : 23 February 2021), Theodore Preston, 20 Aug 1788; citing Gilsum, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,099.

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