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Jehiel Stewart (1750 - 1813)

Jehiel Stewart
Born in Blandford, Hampden, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 1776 in Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 62 in Rockland, Sullivan County, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Rockland, New York One Place Study.

Jehiel Stewart,[1][2][3] son of Paul and Jerushia Stewart was born on 22 Oct. 1750 at Blandford, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.[4][1]

He married Rachel Williams, daughter of Peter Williams and Sarah (Smith) Williams, on 7 Jan. 1776 at Norwich, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.[1][3]

"In 1788, he removed with his family to Wawarsing, Ulster county. He remained there about a year, and then, in company with Luther, went to Rockland, which was at that time in the old town of Rochester." [5] Jehiel, his family and his brother, Luther, are considered the pioneers of the town of Rockland, Sullivan County, New York.

Children of Jehiel and Rachel

  1. Charlotte b. c 1777 m. Levi Kimball
  2. Rensselaer b. c. 1778
  3. Adah b. 1782 m. Charles Rose
  4. Sylvanas b. 6 Jan 1780, Blandford.[6]
  5. Polena b. c. 1783 m. Stephen Read
  6. Jehial b. 1785 m. Hannah
  7. Sylvester b. 1786 m. Mindwell Baxter
  8. Lydia b. before 1789, according to Quinlan's History of Sullivan County. [5]
  9. Rachel b. 1790 m. Issac Fish
  10. Eunice b. 1793 m. Elisha Appley
  11. Peter b. 1795 m. Abigail Darbee

He died on 18 Mar 1813 at Rockland, Sullivan Co., New York, USA, at age 62 and was buried at Westfield Flats Cemetery, adjoining Presbyterian Church, Roscoe, Sullivan Co., New York.[1] His memorial has links to those of family members as wells as a photo of a monument dedicated in 1923 with the Inscription: "Minuteman in the Revolutionary War", "First Settler in Westfield Flats 1789"[7][8]

File Format: jpg. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Page 104 - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant. Format: htm. Jahiel Stewart. Format: htm. from MA soldier and sailor in the War of the Revolution, 17 volumes.

File Format: jpg. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Page 104 - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant. Format: htm. Jahiel Stewart. Format: htm. from MA soldier and sailor in the War of the Revolution, 17 volumes.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jehiel STEWART (AFN: 4TN1-GG) FamilySearch™ Ancestral File v4.19"; Ancestral File, v4.19 FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  2. ↑ Stewart Family GEDCOM Author: Ruth Cherecwich. Collection of Phil Smith.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Octave B. Fish". in Biographical Review - 1895 The Leading Citizens of Delaware County, NY. Biographical Review Publishing Company 1895. at Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch MA Births: accessed 30 Jan 2014), Jehiel , 22 Oct 1750.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Book: Quinlan, James Eldridge; Antisell, Thomas, 1817-1893, History of Sullivan county: embracing an account of its geology, climate, aborigines, early settlement, organization ; the formation of its towns with biographical sketches of prominent residents
    Liberty, N.Y. : G.M. Beebe & W.T. Morgans; 1873; page: 492
    Internet Archive (accessed 5 May 2024)
  6. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk...d Town Records, 1626-2001: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk...d Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Catalog: Town records (to about 1800) and vital records 1737-1890, Blandford, Massachusetts Town records (to about 1800) and vital records, 1737-1890
    Image path: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 > Hampden > Blandford > Births 1765-1802 > image 62 of 184; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston
    FamilySearch Image: 939V-YZ7G-Y (accessed 5 May 2024)
  7. ↑ Jehiel Stewart memorial at Find A Grave.
  8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #36230998 (accessed 5 May 2024)
    Memorial page for Jehiel Stewart Sr. (22 Oct 1750-18 Mar 1813), citing Westfield Flats Cemetery, Roscoe, Sullivan County, New York, USA; Maintained by beaverkill (contributor 47116612).

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