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Alexander Child 1785–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1785

Birth Location: Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 6 Aug 1863

Death Location: Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States

Father: Samuel Jr

Mother: Abigail Shepard

Spouse(s): Betsy Haskins

Children(s): Abigail Gerrity, Sidney Childs, John Childs, Nelson Childs, Seth Childs, Sybil Childs, Alexander Jr, Charles Childs, Julia Childs, Samuel Childs

Alexander Child was born in 1785 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Samuel Ensign Child Jr And Abigail Shepard. In 1840, Alexander Child was recorded in the census in Lockport, Will, Illinois, United States. In 1850, Alexander Child resided in Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States. Alexander Child married Betsy Haskins, and had children including Abigail Gerrity, Alexander Childs Jr, Charles B Childs, John W Childs, Julia V Childs, Nelson Biron Childs, Samuel Brown Childs, Seth Haskins Childs, Sidney Smith Childs, Sybil Dimmick Childs. Alexander Child passed away in 1863 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Child was born in 1785 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Samuel Ensign Child Jr And Abigail Shepard.
  • In 1840, Alexander Child was recorded in the census in Lockport, Will, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1850, Alexander Child resided in Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States.
  • Alexander Child married Betsy Haskins, and had children including Abigail Gerrity, Alexander Childs Jr, Charles B Childs, John W Childs, Julia V Childs, Nelson Biron Childs, Samuel Brown Childs, Seth Haskins Childs, Sidney Smith Childs, Sybil Dimmick Childs.
  • Alexander Child passed away in 1863 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Jr
1762–1843
Birth Location: Weston, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
SJ
Abigail Shepard
1764–1785
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Betsy Haskins
1794–1866
Birth Location: Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, United States
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Children(s)

Abigail Gerrity
1821–1898
Birth Location: Lima, Livingston, New York, United States
AG
Sidney Childs
1814–1897
Birth Location: New Haven, Addison, Vermont
SC
John Childs
1817–
Birth Location: Richmond, Livingston, New York
JC
Nelson Childs
1819–
Birth Location: Lima, Livingston, New York, United States
NC
Seth Childs
1823–
Birth Location: Barre Center, Orleans, New York, United States
SC
Sybil Childs
1826–1901
Birth Location: Barre Center, Orleans, New York, United States
SC
Alexander Jr
1828–
Birth Location: Barre Center, Orleans, New York, United States
AJ
Charles Childs
1831–
Birth Location: Barre Center, Orleans, New York, United States
CC
Julia Childs
1833–1929
Birth Location: Barre, Orleans, New York, United States
JC
Samuel Childs
1815–
Birth Location: Hadley, Saratoga, New York, United States
SC

Alexander Child's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Child
1785–1863
Birth Place: Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Ensign Child Jr
1762–1843
Weston, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Abigail Shepard
1764–1785
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Samuel (Ensign Child) Sr
1716–1802
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Esther Parker
1726–1778
Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Alexander Shepard
1712–1785
Newton, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Abigail Draper
1730–1780
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Child
1677–1723
Beriah Bemis
1681–1768
Thomas Parker
1678–1757
Esther Fletcher
1686–1721
William Shepard
1681–1747
John Draper
1694–1768
Mariah Hall
1701–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Child
1636–1676
Mary Warrin
1651–1734
Mary Turner
1658–1713
John Jr
1651–1720

Alexander Child's Descendants

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Alexander Child (22 Feb 1785–6 Aug 1863) m. Betsy Haskins (21 Dec 1794–Nov 1866)
  1. 1. Abigail Gerrity 1821–1898 m. George (Garrity) Sr. 1816–1886
    1. 1. Abigail Gravety 1848–1897 m. Louis McAbee 1842–1922
      1. 1. Sophia Maccabe 1878–1955 m. Warren (Addison) Barnum 1875–1964
        1. 1. Lee (J.) Barnum 1905–1948 m. Thelma (Irma) Pruitt 1911–1992
        2. 2. Marion (Jean) Barnum 1903–1968 m. Samuel (James) Patterson 1903–1971
        3. 3. Gordon (Lewis) Barnum 1908–1978 m. Eunice Barnum 1902–1975
        4. 4. Donald (Warren) Barnum 1911–1997 m. Doris (Hermine) Barnum 1909–2010
      2. 2. Angeline McAbee 1866–1866
      3. 3. Henry Maccabe 1881–1882
      4. 4. Mary McAbee 1884–1884
      5. 5. Ellen McAbee 1888–1889
      6. 6. Lambert McAbee 1870–1925
      7. 7. Louis (N.) Maccabe 1882–1954 m. Sarah (Bernice) O'Connor 1883–1955
      8. 8. Louis (E.) McAbee 1889–1912
      9. 9. Margaret (Teresa) McAbee 1891–1931 m. Theodore (Terence) Weyenberg 1888–1969
      10. 10. Gertrude McAbee 1886–1900
      11. 11. Joseph McAbee 1894–1894
      12. 12. Jacob (William) Maccabe 1876–1961 m. Jane (Ellen) Davis 1878–1930 m. Aimée Wiens 1888–1979
        1. 1. Quentin (James) McAbee 1918–1958 m. Orlien (Mary) Hafenstein 1927–2002
      13. 13. Geneva McAbee 1872–1959 m. James Sullivan 1859–1910
      14. 14. Amos (Henderson) McAbee 1867–1929 m. Clara (M.) Wederman 1870– m. Kathryn Nolan 1885–1968
      15. 15. unknown McAbee 1894–
      16. 16. Martha McAbee 1874–1876
    2. 2. Matilda Garrity 1840–1880 m. Simon Clough 1829–1917
      1. 1. Ella (Nellie Mae) Klough 1867–1938 m. John (Baptiste) LaVigne 1859–1939
    3. 3. George Garrity 1842–1881 m. Mary Krilen 1849–1920
      1. 1. John Garrity 1876–1945
      2. 2. George Garrity 1876–1928
      3. 3. Mary Garrity 1880–1962
      4. 4. Margaretha Garity 1874–
      5. 5. Barney Garrity 1882–
      6. 6. Alice Garrity 1872–1891
      7. 7. James (Albert) Garrity 1871–1958
    4. 4. Bernard Garrity 1847–1927 m. Mary O'Connor 1848–1934
    5. 5. Elizabeth Garrity 1851– m. John (Henry) Powers 1848–1928
    6. 6. Maggie Garrity 1856–1873
    7. 7. Sally Gerty 1859–1944 m. John Savine 1856–1942
  2. 2. Sidney (Smith) Childs 1814–1897 m. Katie (E.) Linch 1842–1915
  3. 3. John (W.) Childs 1817–
  4. 4. Nelson (Biron) Childs 1819–
  5. 5. Seth (Haskins) Childs 1823–
  6. 6. Sybil (Dimmick) Childs 1826–1901 m. Darius Newman –1909 m. Hugh (Goff) Gear 1823–1910
  7. 7. Alexander (Childs) Jr 1828–
  8. 8. Charles (B.) Childs 1831–
  9. 9. Julia (V.) Childs 1833–1929 m. John (Dee) Hodgdon 1828–1902
    1. 1. Marvin (Albert) Hodgdon 1868–1939
    2. 2. John (Wesley) Hodgdon 1865–1888
    3. 3. George (Nelson) Hodgdon 1862–1946 m. Hattie (Maurvin) Lockwood 1874–1919 m. Nancy (Ann) Jones 1861–1939 m. Melinda (Terrill) Peters 1873–1947
      1. 1. George (Nelson) Hogdon 1913–2005 m. Kathleen (Carolyn) Hayes 1920–2002 m. Yolanda (de Los Angeles Frassca Arroyo Failce) Comacho 1928–2021
      2. 2. Henry (Lee) Hodgdon 1903–1996
      3. 3. Walter (Marvin) Hodgdon 1915–2013
      4. 4. Alice (Serilda) Hodgdon 1909–1911
      5. 5. Kenneth (Earl) Hodgdon 1911–1967
      6. 6. Gladys (Julia) Hodgdon 1908–1976
      7. 7. Charles (Lewis) Hodgdon 1905–1997
      8. 8. Arlo Hodgdon 1904–1904
    4. 4. Emma (Elsie Hodgdon) Worthington 1870–1943
    5. 5. Alice (M.) Hodgdon 1860–1911
    6. 6. Charles (Rufus) Hodgdon 1873–1962
    7. 7. William Hodgdon 1857–1870
    8. 8. Inez (A.) Hodgdon 1855–1922
  10. 10. Samuel (Brown) Childs 1815–

Alexander Child's Timeline

5 Records

1785
22 Feb 1785
Birth of Alexander Child in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1840
1840
Age 55
Alexander Child appeared in census in Lockport, Will, Illinois, United States
Lockport, Will, Illinois, United States
1850
1850
Age 65
Alexander Child resided here in Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
1863
4 Aug 1863
Age 78
Death of Alexander Child in Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
1863
6 Aug 1863
Age 78
Burial of Alexander Child in Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1785
    Event Place: Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Lockport, Will, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1863
    Event Place: Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1863
    Event Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
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