Multi-page genealogy of the Cahoon family, 1910

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2000.fic.02.016a: Origsize: H 3.75" x W 7"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
2000.fic.02.016a

Origsize: H 3.75" x W 7"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI

Name/Title

Multi-page genealogy of the Cahoon family, 1910

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2000.FIC.02.016

Scope and Content

Handwritten genealogy and narrative attributed to Laura Cahoon in 1910 for the Centennial Celebration held at the Rose Hill homestead. "Laura Cahoon 1910 Cahoon Centennial" written in pencil by someone at top right of first page. Appears to be the basis for the 1910 book by Ida Cahoon, "History of the Cahoon Family" in our collection at BVHS, as many sentences are similar or the same. The pages, in their original arrangement, must have been ordered differently as the order and continuation of many of the pages, don't flow correctly. Rewrites and doubles of page numbers. The direct line to the last generation of Cahoons at Rose Hill is listed here but there are other family members listed in the original document (M. Yamamoto 11/10/2023) 2000.FIC.02.015A - Titled "Cahoon" Gives ancient history of the Scottish Highlands to give a backdrop for the Clan Colquhoun, the ancestors of the present day Cahoons. They lived in lands west of Lock Lomond in Dumbartonshire. Ancestor of the clan listed as Humphry Kirkpatrick, who was gifted by an earl the land of Cocuhoun, 1200 AD Page B - Goes on through history to speak of the days of Robert the Bruce and more descendants of the 14th century, including Sir John Colquhoun, Governor of Dumbarton Castle. Page C - A Sir John in 1474 was Great Chamberlain of Scotland, then Governor for life of Dumbarton. Grandson, Sir John was knighted by James IV and the family received more lands. Military hero, Sir Humphrey, Twelfth Laird of Suss fought a bloody battle in 1602 against McGregor and later was killed in his own castle "through malice." 60 widows of the man, it is said, appeared... Page D - ...before the King at Stirling, each riding a white palfrey, showing the stained garments of their husband. The King granted the commission of lieutenancy to the Laird of Suss in response. King James took action against the Clan McGregor who then couldn't carry weapons, only a pointless knife to eat meat. Page E - Sir Humphrey 17th Laird of Luss was a member of the Union Parliament which voted for the union of England and Scotland. Page F - Humphrey had no son but daughter Anne married James Grant who fought against Rob Roy. As heir of Sir Humphrey (thought marriage, I suppose) James Grant was now heir of the estate and name of Colquhoun. Their child, Sir James Colquhoun was a captain in the Highland Regiment and married Lady Helen Sutherland. Page G - James and Helen invited Lord and Lady McGregor for a visit during which they danced and ended the families' feud. Page H - The first ancestor by the name of Cahoon in America is William Cahoon, who was one of the sixteen original purchasers of Block Island, in 1660, for 400 pounds. He became a citizen of Swansea, Rhode Island. Rathburn is another family name listed. Page I - A William Cahoon is listed as one of those buried after the 1675 in Plymouth Colony during King Philip's War. The second family Joseph and Hannah Cahoon of Rhode Island is listed as is Joseph's second wife Elizabeth and their many children. Page J - One of Joseph and Elizabeth's children, Cahoon ancestor, Ebeneezer (Ebenezer?), was born in Rhode Island in 1706. He married Mary. He is on several deeds and to his son from 1735 to 1762. Names of their children given are Benjamin, Ebeneezer and Reynolds (b. 1735). Page K (numbered as 11) - Reynolds and Rebecca Rathbun were married in 1761 and they had Joseph and Rebecca. Reynolds was later married in 1769 to Mary Rathbun! [a sister] They had children Benjamin, Wilbur, Reynolds, Abigail and Hannah. Gives some family background for Rebecca's family and how the name Wilbur came to be used much in the family. The eldest of the children of Reynolds and his first wife, Rebecca Cahoon, Joseph Cahoon (b. Aug. 28, 1763), is the first settler to Dover and the grandfather to writer Laura Cahoon. Page L (also numbered as 11) - About 1770 Reynolds Cahoon sold several parcels of land in Rhode Island and moved to Massachusetts. Sometime later they moved to New York, as his three daughters were married there. Page M - (numbered 12) - Laura asks where, when and by whom her grandparents Joseph and Lydia Kenyon were married. Lists all of their 10 children (Laura's dad Joel Butler 1793-1882 included) their birth and death dates. Also states there was a pair of twins who died in infancy, which would make 12 kids total. "Our grandfather [Joseph Cahoon] was a miller and when he removed from one stream it was to reach another which would turn the wheels of his mill." Most of his children came with him to Salisbury, Herkernier Co. N.Y. Youngest child, Joseph Franklin Cahoon, was the first white baby born in Dover, Ohio. Page N (also numbered 12) - Seems to be a reedited version of page L. Page O (numbered 13) - Reedited version of page M with list of kids and dates for Joseph and Lydia Cahoon and talks of the mill. Page P (numbered 14) - From New York, the family moved to Vergennes, Vermont where the Otter Creek formed the waterpower for the mill. In the top margin, Laura writes "Newark, N.J. where they had a tidemill." In 1799, Joseph visited southern Ohio because he was considering settling there. Says he wrote back to Lydia about his impressions. "In Aug. 1810 they were ready to make the journey to Northern Ohio by Lake Erie, where the little brook since known as Cahoon Creek, found its way to the lake. Here again was water power for the mills." Tells the story of how the family left Vermont, saying goodbye to friends and traveling to Dover, Ohio. They brought a horse for comfort for the ladies and a cow for milk. Page Q - Butter was churned by the motion of the wagon. An iron tea kettle supplied hot water at the wayside campfire where meals were served. Many of Joseph and Lydia's kids came with them, including Mary, who was the bride of George Sexton, seemingly having stopped at a Justice of the Peace along the way. Child Amos stopped in Newburgh on July 3, 1813 [???] and married Polly, a miller's daughter. Maybe Laura meant that Amos met them on there way to Dover in 1810 and later married Polly in 1813. Oct. 10, 1810 the wagon reached the destination at a ravine. Page R - Joseph and his son [Joel B.] set about building a log cabin north of the road, east of the creek, completing it in four days. Apple trees were planted upon a clearing northeast of "this house" [Rose Hill]. A peach orchard grew upon the east hillside "where the grove now stands" and another planted in the ravine southeast of the "this house." Page S (or 17) - Mentions they know of other settlers that brought pear tree seeds from Connecticut that still bore fruit 10 years prior. "While Perry was fighting his famous Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813, a grist mill was being raised by Grandfather Cahoon and his neighbors upon Cahoon Creek, east of our house. Prior to this time the nearest mill was at Newbury, eighteen miles away. Miles seemed longer when no streams were bridged, no hills graded, and a house or ox bore the burden of the grain to be ground, than they do today with modern means of transportation. The stones for grinding the grains were quarried from the creek by Joseph Cahoon and his son Joel. They stand as stepping stones at our home now, preserved as a part of the history of the place." Page T (or 17 1/2) - The second son of Joseph and Lydia, Amos, lived on Lot 96, just east of Dover Center Road. Laura mentions they are celebrating the Centennial of the Town. Goes on to list children of Amos. More about Amos Cahoon family on Page AB or 20. Page U (or 17 3/4) - Seems to be a placeholder to list the children of Amos Cahoon, most of whom live in Wisconsin. The list is left blank. More about his family on Page AB or 20. Page V (or 18) - Speaks of Joseph's fine stock, abundant crops, best horses and that he suddenly went away at 80 years of age, "still young." (This was in March of 1839, according to other sources and so he was actually 75, having been born Aug. of 1763). Laura says her father and Joseph's son, Joel B. Cahoon assisted his father in clearing the farm and fitting the place for a home until 1825 when Joel went East, later South, engaging in building aqueducts, viaducts, canals and railroads. He met his future wife, Laura's mother, Margaret, while working in Maryland for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1831. Tells the tale of Joel's sister, Abigail, and how she met Leverett Johnson, brother of settler sister, Mrs. Porter, in 1810 while gathering nuts. More on Page Y. Page W (or also 18) - Details how in 1818 a framed house was built (now known as Rose Hill). Nails brought from Pittsburgh were expensive so they used a lot of wooden pins. "The lath was split from boards champered and sprung into grooves." Joseph had erected a saw mill on the brook and used the surround forest as material. Mentions Joseph and Lydia's eldest son, Samuel Cahoon, and his award winning house in Ridgeville. Page X (page 19) - an edit of previous pages written about Joseph and his farm and death and Amos Cahoon. Also a paragraph about Mary Cahoon Sexton who later married a Mr. Ebeneezer Griffith. Page Y (also numbered 19) - confusingly, this page continues, it appears, not from the previous page but probably page V or 18. It lists the first bride and groom in Dover which were Leverett Johnson and Abigail Cahoon, which was first discussed on page 18 or "V." All of their nine children were dead by the writing of this manuscript. A special note given to one, Leverett Hubbard. Most of the kids moved out of Ohio. Goes on to tell about Rebecca Cahoon Heath Griffith (married 2x) and Felicia Cahoon Wright and their children. Page Z (20) - Continues from a page not the previous "Y." Discusses Joel B.'s brother who never married and died young. This must be referring to Daniel Kenyon Cahoon (1803-1841), with whom Joel worked on projects. Goes on to talk about Benjamin Reynolds Cahoon and his wife Miss Emeline Hackett and their story and how Benjamin was much liked. Page AA (also 20) - Amos Cahoon again mentioned in the margins as spreading from New York to California. Continues from another page (page T and U?) but not the previous with "five sons and five daughters came into their home." One of these 10 kids listed is Mrs. Mary Cahoon Burke, the only one of the ten now living in Lyons, Wisconsin. Must be referring to Mary W. Cahoon (1828-19??), daughter of Amos Cahoon, older brother of Joseph Cahoon, who married a Zenas Burke in 1844. A reedit of the same information on Joel B. Cahoon found on page V or 18. "In 1842 they drove in a two seat..." Page AB (21) - "carriage from Cincinnati to Dover..." They had 11 children. Confusingly, Laura continues with the same paragraph (reworked?) about Abigail Cahoon, sister of Joel B., and how she met her future husband, Leverett Johnson. Talks about Rebecca Cahoon again, same story? Page AC (21) - William Ovington Cahoon (little brother of Joel B. Cahoon) is talked about and how he married two sisters and had nine kids between them both, only one still living at the time. He did stone work still standing at the time for the town of Elyria. Laura Cahoon says her Uncle Benjamin was also a stone mason. Joseph Franklin Cahoon, born in the first log cabin house married Elizabeth Rule of Norwalk. They lost several children... Page AD (22) - and are survived by one son James Franklin Cahoon. "Uncle Franklin" died early in life. Goes back to the early Clan Coquhoun of Dumbartonshire and how the American descendants are worthy of the clan. Laura goes on to seem to direct a flower ceremony to drop flowers (red roses, lilies, white roses, forget-me-nots, palm branches or wreaths) after names are read of the deceased family members. Page AE (also 22) - Talks about a Silicia. Must be Silicia Heath Wright?, daughter of Rebecca Cahoon Heath, the sister of Joel Butler Cahoon. Joel's brother and business partner, Daniel Kenyon Cahoon, si talked about. Says they had great affection for each other and seems to say he lived with Joel's family until he died on a business trip in Cincinnati in 1841. Page AF (23) - ...Continues from Page AD (22) with the laying of evergreen, garland of amaranth and rosemary...probably at the Lakeside Cemetery? A long list of names is now listed, beginning with John and James Cahoon all the way to Anastacia Cahoon. She stops there as other names are for "the historian who succeeds me" to take on the next generation of names. Page AG (also 23) - Starts with Benjamin Reynolds Cahoon, married to Emeline Hackett. Benjamin is the brother of Joel B. Cahoon. William Ovington, Joel's little brother who came to Dover as a baby and his first marriage, are discussed. Page AH (24) - Continues discussing William Ovington's second marriage. Similar to a previous page's information along with Joseph Franklin Cahoon (AC, 21). Page AI (also 24) - appears to continue from another page..."bravery or patriotism?" Talks about the "American Branch" and begins with ancestor William Cahoon who died at Plymouth Colony in a battle in 1675. Goes on to detail other ancestors who served in various wars. Page AJ (25) - Talks of ancestors who were Lords or Ladies in the Scottish Highlands. "So as I call the name of one 'lost awhile' just drop a flower of remembrance and affection." She lists again the same information from a previous page on various flowers (AD, 22). Page AK (26) - Names listed of the now deceased children of Samuel Cahoon, brother of Joel B. Cahoon, both 2nd generation Cahoons. Children listed are 3rd generation, same as Laura Cahoon. She lists other 3rd generation children who have died, including her own brothers and sisters, ending with Mary Emma Cahoon. The last sibling who died that she lists is Martha Washington Cahoon (1844-May 1903). There are more names to list but that is the next generation (4) and will be read by another historian. Page AL (27) - For, I believe the 3rd time the section about patriotism and ancestors who served in war, beginning with William Cahoon in 1675, is listed. Same as at least Page AI, or 24. Page AM (28) - Continues the listing of ancestors who served in war with Joel B. Cahoon and the War of 1812. A George Sexton gave his young life to his country in 1862. His brother Porter, served three years in the "Rebellion" or Civil War. They are the grandsons of Mary Cahoon, sister of Joel B. Cahoon and daughter of Joseph and Lydia Cahoon. Other members of the family who enlisted in the Civil War are listed. Goes up to members who served in the Spanish American War in 1898, Fred Schneerer (grandson of Benjamin and Emeline Hackett Cahoon, from their daughter Abigail F. Cahoon Schneerer), Frank and Arthur Hollenbach (also grandchildren of Benjamin and Emeline Cahoon from their daughter Minerva Cahoon Hollenbach). Page AN (29) - Goes on to talk about Joseph Cahoon, who was the first settler in Dover, Ohio. Talks about his inventions, including nail making machine, firehose horse harness, Wesley and Everett invented several items not listed. Marshall Cahoon (probably John Marshall Cahoon, son of Joel B. Cahoon) developed the horse harness hose further for grape culture. William Cahoon and his attempt to be a citizen of Swansea, Rhode Island by proving his orthodoxy in the 1700s is started. Page AO (also numbered 29) - similar with repeats to previous Page AN (29) except it talks about Joel B. Cahoon's application for a shingle making machine and constructing plank roads. Everett Cahoon had two patents. Wesley Cahoon was also an inventor. Page AP (30) - "Did religion enter into the Cahoon tendencies?" William Cahoon in Swansea discussed again. Page AQ (31) - continues talking about how there are many 18th century church records of baptisms. It appears the Cahoons, and Joseph Cahoon, in particular, began their religious lives as Baptists. Fifty years from the writing (writing was in 1910, so in 1860) Joel B. and Margaret Cahoon gave a family reunion during which they uncovered the hearth... Page AR (32) - ...stone of the old log house. They made tea in the kettle that Joseph and Lydia Cahoon brought from Vermont and used when they settled in Dover in 1810. They served dinner on long tables near the lake, sang old time songs and told tales of the long ago at the reunion (the first Cahoon Pioneer Celebration). They later decided to hold the meeting annually and remember the ancestors' names and deeds.

Collection

Early Family Papers: Cahoon

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Cahoon, Oscar

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Cahoon, Mary Emma

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Cahoon, Mary

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Cahoon, Martha

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Cahoon, Marshall

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Cahoon, Lydia

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Cahoon, Leverett

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Cahoon, Laura

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Cahoon, Kenyon

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Cahoon, Joseph Franklin

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Cahoon, Joseph

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Cahoon, John Barnum

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Albro, Samuel

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Auburn, Mary

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Barnes, Asa

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Barnum, Lucinda

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Bebe, Abigail

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Bruce, Robert

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Burke, Mary Cahoon

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Burke, Zenar

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Cahoon, Benjamin Reynolds

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Cahoon, Abigail

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Cahoon, Amos

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Cahoon, Asahel

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Cahoon, Benjamin

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Cahoon, Burton

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Cahoon, Catherine

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Cahoon, Clayton

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Cahoon, Cornelia Sheldon

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Cahoon, Daniel Kenyon (b.1838)

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Cahoon, Dennis

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Cahoon, Ebeneezer

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Cahoon, Elizabeth (b.1600s)

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Cahoon, Erwin

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Cahoon, Eugene

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Cahoon, Everett

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Cahoon, Hanna

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Cahoon, Hannah

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Cahoon, Hiram

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Cahoon, Hirazza

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Cahoon, Jeanette

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Cahoon, Joel Butler

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Cahoon, John

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Cahoon, Rebecca

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Cahoon, Reynolds

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Cahoon, Ruth

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Cahoon, Thomas H.

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Cahoon, Wesley

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Cahoon, Wilbur

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Cahoon, William Hamblin

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Cahoon, William Ovington

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Campbell, Alexander

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Edred, Moses

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Eldred, Melissa

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Eldred, Nancy

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Grant, James

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Griffith, Ebeneezer

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Hacket, Emeline

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Heath, Jacob

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Hubbard, Leverett

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Jenkins, Phillip

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Johnson, Abigail Cahoon

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Johnson, Belcher

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Johnson, Leverett

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Johnson, Nancy

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Johnson, Paulina

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Kenyon, Lydia

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Kirkpatrick, Anne

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Kirkpatrick, Humphrey

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Landson, Lynda

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Larned, Lynda

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MacGregor, John Murray

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MacGregor, Rob Roy

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MacLean, Lachlan

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Mosher, Hugh

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Ovington, William

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Palmer, Lydia

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Perry, Nathan

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Rathbun, John

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Rathbun, Rebecca

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Sanford, Nancy Maria

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Sanford, Sylvester

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Sexton, Amos

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Sexton, Felicia

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Sexton, George

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Sexton, Lester

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Sexton, Mary Cahoon

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Sloan, Samuel

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Smith, Porter

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Sweet, Priscilla

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Van Allen, Margaret A.

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Wilbur, William

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Williams, William

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Winsor, Henry

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Winsor, James

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Wright, Gilicia

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Wright, James

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Cahoon, James F.

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Scott, Walter

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Hollenbach, Frank

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Hollenbach, Arthur

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Colquhoun, John

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Colquhoun, James

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Cahoon, Samuel (1787-1863)

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Cahoon, Anastacia

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Notes

2000.FIC.02.013, 2021.B.FIC.014A, 2021.B.FIC.014B, 2021.B.FIC.014CH, 2021.B.FIC.014I, 2024.FIC.034