Damaris Spaulding (abt. 1720 - 1802)

Born about 17 Apr 1720 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Short Jr. — married 8 Apr 1743 in Dedham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1802 at about age 81 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut

Biography

Damaris Spaulding. ^[1][2][3]

Born Damaris was born to Jacob and Hannah Wilson Spaulding, reportedly on 17 Apr 1720 in Attleboro, Bristol, MA. ^[4], but perhaps in Killingly, Connecticut Colony^[5] No record of her birth yet found in either town's vital records.

Marriage

William Short and Damaris Spaulding were reportedly married 8 Apr 1743 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay; however, no record of that event has been found in Dedham's thorough town records.

Children

William and Damaris Short settled in Killingly, Connecticut Colony, where they had:^[6]

• Oliver, b. 20 Jan 1742/3
• Daniel, b. 24 Nov 1744
• Elizabeth, b. 17 Oct 1746
• Rebecca, b. 6 Jan 1750/1
• Silvanus, b. 10 July 1752
• Zerviah, b. 7 Dec 1754

Died 21 Feb 1802. Killingly, Windham, CT. ^[7][8] 31 July 1802. Killingly, Windham, CT. ^[9] Found multiple copies of death date. Using 21 Feb 1802

Buried South Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, USA. ^[10][11]

Marriage of her Parents Husband @P293@. Wife @P292@. Child: Damaris Spaulding. Marriage 28 Aug 1718. Connecticut, United States. ^[12] Marriage Connecticut, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1652009610
2. ↑ Source: #S1652198673
3. ↑ Source: #S1652226714
4. ↑ Source: #S1652198673
5. ↑ Spaulding: Page 37. Citing: "265. Jacob."
6. ↑ The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records, Killingly, p. 147, citing Vol. 1, p. 53 in original, viewed on americanancestors.org($)
7. ↑ Source: #S1652198673
8. ↑ Source: #S1652226714
9. ↑ Source: #S1652009610
10. ↑ Source: #S1652009610
11. ↑ Source: #S1652226714
12. ↑ Source: #S1652198628 Birth year: 1697; Birth city: Concord; Birth state: MA

• Spaulding, Samuel Jones. Spalding memorial; a genealogical history of Edward Spalding, of Massachusetts Bay, and his descendants (A. Mudge & son, printers, Boston, 1872, 1897).

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• Repository: R1650121531 Ancestry.com
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• Source: S1652198673 Repository: #R1650121531 Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Source: S1652226714 Repository: #R1650121531 Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.