George Steele (1770 - abt. 1859)

Born 5 Sep 1770 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Buckingham) Steele — married 5 Apr 1797 in Oxford, New Haven CT

Descendants

Died about 11 Sep 1859 at about age 89 in Exeter, Otsego, New York, United States

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Biography

George STEELE ^[1][2]was born 5 Sep 1770 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America and was christened ^[3] 29 Dec 1771 in First Congregational Church Of Derby, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America.

George Steele, son of Bradford & Mary (Perkins) Steele was born 5 Sep 1770. He married 26 Apr 1797, Esther, daughter of Deacon Buckingham of Oxford, Connecticut. They settled first in Derby, then in Oxford, and finally in Exeter, New York. She died 26 Jul 1839."^[4]

Esther & George were married in the Congregational Church in Oxford:

"1797...April 26, George Steel & Esther Buckingham, married."

they were later admitted to the Church:

"1802... Nov 4th ...George Steel & Esther his wife"

their four children were baptized there:

Nathan STEELE 25 Apr 1802

Lucinda STEELE 13 May 1804

Clark Smith STEELE 16 Jul 1809

Esther Maria STEELE 17 Jul 1811^[5]

Research Notes

It's unclear to me if he died in 1839 or 1859. The source of the 11 Sep 1859 date seems to be: "Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html."(2021 - this link leads to a page with Steele relatives, but not George? also Oxford Connecticut is where he was born, Exeter New York is likely where he died.

There is a FindAGrave Memorial #85069349 for a George Steele who is said to have died 11 Sep 1839 buried at the Exeter Center Cemetery in Exeter, Otsego County, New York. A note on this listing states :

"George Steele died Sept. 11 1839' the rest is burried(sic)"

and the stone appears to be quite weathered. 3s &5s are commonly misread when gravestones are worn.

There is an 1850 census listing for Exeter, Otsego, New York:

George Steele Male 79 Connecticut

Polly Steele Female 50 Connecticut^[6] George & Esther had a daughter Esther Maria who could have been called Polly but we have her christening date as 1811.

Sources

1. ↑ Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Historical Personalities of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, p. 61. . http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/061.html.
2. ↑ Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), p. 48. " ... of Exeter, N. Y. ..."
3. ↑ ""Town Records of Derby Connecticut 1655-1710" Nancy O Philips, DAR, Derby Connecticut, 1901; pp243-249 found at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/418167/?offset=39465#page=1&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=bradford%20steele
4. ↑ “Steele Family; A Genealogical History of John and George Steele, (Settlers of Hartford Connecticut.)… by Daniel Steele Durrie; Munsell and Rowland, Albany NY 1859; pp 17. 31
5. ↑ "History of Oxford, Part First, Church Records..." W.C. Sharpe; Record Print, Seymour Conn, 1885; pp 36, 9, 41, 42, 43, 44
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC14-QZZ : 23 December 2020), George Steele, Exeter, Otsego, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Polce/Lewis/Owlett family research

• oxfordpast.com: