James Stoddard (1714 - 1749)

Born 20 Jun 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Peck) Barnes — married 22 Jun 1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1749 at age 34 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

James Stoddard, son of John and Sarah (Camp) Stoddard, was born 20 June 1714 at Wethersfield, Connecticut.^[1]

He married at Litchfield, Abigail Peck, daughter of William Peck and his first wife (name Unknown) on 22 June 1738.^[1][2] Lois (Webster) Peck was was the second wife of William Peck and not the mother of Abigail.

James Stoddard and his wife Abigail had six children: Briant, Orange (aka "Orringh"), Abigail, Sarah, James and Rhoda.^[1]

James was accidentally killed at a house raising in Litchfield on 28 March, 1749.^[3] He was buried at Litchfield South Farms (now Morris, Connecticut) and was the first one buried in the east burial ground at Litchfield South Farms.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} John Stoddard of Wethersfield, Conn., and his descendants, 1642-1872, by D. Williams Patterson, (1873), pages 13-14, 16, 19, 28-30
2. ↑ Litchfield Vital Records 1719-1854 Vol 1, page 77, cited in the Barbour Collection page 228
3. ↑ Litchfield Vital Records 1719-1854 Vol 1, page 118, cited in the Barbour Collection page 228

• Patterson, D. Williams, John Stoddard of Wethersfield, Conn., and his descendants, 1642-1872 a genealogy, Succasunna, New Jersey, Publisher Rev, E. W. Stoddard, (1873), pages 13-14, 16, 19, 28-30</
• Find A Grave, Morris Burying Ground, Morris, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

• Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.) Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55, Litchfield Vital Records 1719-1854, (S). (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.)

• Ancestry.com, Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.) Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.) Litchfield Vital Records 1719-1854 (S).