Col.
John
Milton
Rockwell
Born in Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Josiah Rockwell
and Mary (Hungerford) Rockwell
Brother of
Seymour Rockwell, Fanny (Rockwell) Bagg, Alvah Wells Rockwell, George R. Rockwell, Laura (Rockwell) Royce, Charles Rice Rockwell, Orpha (Rockwell) Stewart, Sophronia (Rockwell) Goodnow and Jane Ann Rockwell
Husband of
Elizabeth (Chappelle) Rockwell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Emiline (Rockwell) Severance
Died
at age 56
in Eaton, Madison, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 May 2017
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Biography
John was the son of Josiah and Mary (Hungerford) Rockwell
John married Elizabeth Chappelle and had ten children
He was tragically killed when a new horse attached to a lumber wagon jerked forward, throwing him to the ground and breaking his neck - he left Elizabeth to raise ten children alone
He is buried at Eaton Village Cemetery, Eaton, Madison, New York, USA
He is mentioned in "History of Madison County, State of New York", by Luna M. Hammond Whitney, p 306 in reference to a Wagon Shop which was converted to a school by Alpheus Morse, Lyman Gardner, Calvin Morse and John M. Rockwell
Sources
- 1800-1840 US Federal Censuses
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40690346
- "Rome Citizen" newspaper, Rome, Oneida, NY, dated 23 Jul 1847
- https://books.google.com/books?id=JiUVAAAAYAAJ
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