Cecilia (Taylor) Sperry (abt. 1800 - 1884)

Born about 25 Jul 1800 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Wife of Pitkin Sperry — married 25 Sep 1824 in Russia, Herkimer, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1884 at about age 83 in Trenton, Oneida, New York, USA

Biography

Cecilia (Cecelia) was probably born July 25, 1800, and may have been the daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Taylor.^[1] She married Pitkin Sperry in 1824 in Russia, Herkimer, New York, ^[2] where he had lived since at least 1810. ^[3] In 1850 they lived in Trenton, Oneida, New York with three of their children: Samuel, Harriet and Jane as well as Pitkin's mother Ann (Amy).^[4] Ten years later, only Jane remained at home.^[5] In 1870 Cecilia was a widow, still living in Trenton with her daughter.^[6]

Cecilia died January 24, 1884, in Trenton^[7] and is buried in the Olden-Barneveld Cemetery.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HZ-N7S : accessed 17 July 2015), Cecelia Taylor, 25 Jul 1800; citing WESTERLY,WASHINGTON,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 930,814.
2. ↑ Dickerman, Edward Dwight. Dickerman Genealogy: Descendants of Thomas Dickerman, an Early Settler of Dorchester, Massachusetts. 1932. Reprint. London: Forgotten Books, 2013. 418-9. Print.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2P-BDK : accessed 17 July 2015), Pitkin Sperry, Russia, Herkimer, New York; citing p. 406, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 181,381.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBG-5BR : accessed 17 July 2015), Cecilla Sperrie in household of Pitknis Sperrie, Trenton, Oneida, New York, United States; citing family 155, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQK-X24 : accessed 17 July 2015), Cecelia Sperry in household of Pitkin Sperry, Trenton, Oneida, New York, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 245, household ID 1886, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,825.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VC-743 : accessed 17 July 2015), Cecelia Sperry, New York, United States; citing p. 36, family 327, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,558.
7. ↑ Roman Citizen, Rome, NY, February 1, 1884. Transcriber: Barbara Andresen
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVL-Q829 : accessed 17 July 2015), Cecilia Taylor Sperry, 1884; Burial, Trenton Falls, Oneida, New York, United States of America, Olden-Barneveld Cemetery; citing record ID 20864643, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.