Chesterfield Valentine Stoddard (1810 - 1898)

Born 16 Jul 1810 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Davison) Stoddard — married about 1 Mar 1833 in New York, United States

Husband of Arminda Rebecca (Sippy) Stoddard — married 8 Apr 1860 in Wisconsin, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1898 at age 88 in Richland County, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

Valentine Stoddard, one of the pioneers of Willow, is a native of Connecticut, born in Litchfield, July 25, 1810. When he was five years old, his parents emigrated to Ontario Co., NY. They made the journey in the winter season and took their household goods upon a sled drawn by two pairs of oxen, and were thirty-one days upon the road, a distance of 300 miles. His father purchased a farm in the town of Richmond, and here the subject of this sketch grew to manhood. He was married in March, 1833, to Joanna Davison, a native of Ontario county, and purchased a farm in the town of Canadice, where they lived until 1855. In that year they came to Richland county and settled on section 31. He first built a log cabin and then began clearing for his farm, which is situated in Little Willow valley. He cleared and fenced seventy-five acres, erected a large frame house and other buildings. His wife died in February, 1859, leaving eight children. Mr. Stoddard was married the second time in 1860, to Rebecca Sippy, daughter of Joseph and Martha (Cogswell) Sippy. There were three by the last union --- Frank, Charles and Joanna.

Obituary ^[1]

Valentine Stoddard, one of the early settlers of the town of Willow, died on Wednesday last. Mr. Stoddard was born in 1810 and was therefore over 88 years old. He settled in Little Willow, in 1855, where he cleared a farm and resided until his death. He leaves an aged widow and a number of children.

Sources

1. ↑ "The Republican Observer," Richland Center, Wisconsin; Thursday, 20 Oct 1898; Page 10

• Patterson, D. Williams, John Stoddard of Wethersfield, Conn., and his descendants, 1642-1872 a genealogy, Published by Rev, E. W. Stoddard, 1873. Pg. 63.
• Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (3 December 2014), Chesterfield Valentine Stoddard, 16 Jul 1810; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (23 December 2020), Valentine Stoddard, Canadice, Ontario, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (12 December 2017), Valentine Stodderd, 1860.
• Wisconsin State Census, 1875, database with images, FamilySearch (10 March 2018), Valentine Stoddard, Willow, Richland, Wisconsin; State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,693.
• Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907, database, FamilySearch (12 December 2014), Valentine Stoddard, 06 Oct 1898; from "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907,"
• Find A Grave: Memorial #31427740, Stoddard Cemetery, Richland, WIsconsin, USA