Thursday, February 20, 2014

January 1743, Connecticut

Black Rock Fort at Fort Nathan Hale historic s...
Black Rock Fort at Fort Nathan Hale historic site, New Haven, CT. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 25, 1743- A son, Jonathan, is born to David Dutton & Sarah Abernathy in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

January 31, 1743- Elizabeth Whitmore, widow of William Savage, dies at the age of 59 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Lieutenant Francis Whitmore & Hannah Harris. At age 20, she marriedDaniel Clark. They were wed 22 years, and Daniel ran a copper shop. Following his death in 1725, she then married William Savage, who died a few months later.

(Jonathan Dutton is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Abraham Doolittle.
Elizabeth Whitmore is my second cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestor is John Whitmore.)
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