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Cephas Kent 1754–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1754

Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 9 January 1813

Death Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Cephas Kent

Mother: Hannah Kent

Spouse(s): Lydia Sheldon

Children(s): Lucinda Kent, Dianthe Martindale, Maria Voak, Cephas Kent, Ebenezer Kent, William Kent, Eliphalet Kent, Beluah Kent

The story of Cephas Kent began in 1754 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Cephas Kent married Lydia Sheldon, and had children including Beluah Kent, Cephas Sheldon Kent, Dianthe Martindale, Ebenezer Kent, Eliphalet Kent, Lucinda Kent, Maria Voak, William Jackson Kent. Cephas Kent passed away in 1813 in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cephas Kent began in 1754 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Cephas Kent married Lydia Sheldon, and had children including Beluah Kent, Cephas Sheldon Kent, Dianthe Martindale, Ebenezer Kent, Eliphalet Kent, Lucinda Kent, Maria Voak, William Jackson Kent.
  • Cephas Kent passed away in 1813 in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cephas Kent
1725–1809
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Hannah Kent
1728–1821
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Sheldon
1759–1846
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
LS

Children(s)

Lucinda Kent
1785–1869
Birth Location: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
LK
Dianthe Martindale
1787–1858
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
DM
Maria Voak
1802–1841
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
MV
Cephas Kent
1781–1874
Birth Location: Vermont, United States of America
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Ebenezer Kent
1794–1884
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
EK
William Kent
1796–1887
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
WK
Eliphalet Kent
1800–1892
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
EK
Beluah Kent
1792–1863
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA
BK

Cephas Kent's Ancestors

Self
Cephas Kent
1754–1813
Birth Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Cephas Kent
1725–1809
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hannah Kent
1728–1821
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Kent) IV
1688–1737
Suffield, Hart, Connecticut, USA
Mary Kent
1688–1729
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1653–1723
Joanna Mclaflin
1665–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joanna Warner
1645–1738

Cephas Kent's Descendants

1.
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Cephas Kent (2 April 1754–9 January 1813) m. Lydia Sheldon (11 December 1759–15 May 1846)
  1. 1. Lucinda Kent 1785–1869
    1. 1. Lousia (Caroline) Farnworth 1817–1878 m. Austin Ship 1808–1892
      1. 1. Milford (Bard Shipp) Sr 1836–1918 m. Ellis Reynolds 1847–1939
        1. 1. Milfordetta Neville 1874–1964
        2. 2. Bardella Curtis 1874–1957
        3. 3. Olea Shipp 1877–1954 m. John (Hyrum Hill) Sr 1872–1943
        4. 4. Louisa (Caroline) Parrett 1876–1914
        5. 5. Walter (Curtis) Shipp 1869–1914
        6. 6. Lillie (Elizabeth) Cushing 1884–1969
        7. 7. Eleanor (Moth) Iversen 1885–1942
        8. 8. Richard (Asbury) Shipp 1869–1937
        9. 9. William (Austin) Shipp 1868–1868
        10. 10. Catherine Shipp 1882–1888
        11. 11. John (Hillstead) Shipp 1872–1873
        12. 12. Theodore (Clair) Shipp 1886–1889
        13. 13. Wallace (Bruce) Shipp 1883–1888
        14. 14. Anna Shipp 1872–1873
        15. 15. Henry (Absolom) Shipp 1876–1877
        16. 16. Morgan (Farnsworth) Shipp 1880–1881
        17. 17. Ambrose (Pere) Shipp 1882–1883
        18. 18. Reuben (G.) Shipp 1882–1884
        19. 19. Paul (Elbert) Shipp 1885–1885
        20. 20. Gross (Agnew) Shipp 1882–1883
        21. 21. Alvin (David) Shipp 1880–1880
        22. 22. Burt (Reynolds) Shipp 1874–1879
        23. 23. Nellie McKinney 1889–1966
        24. 24. Ellis (Shipp) Musser 1879–1966
        25. 25. Jacob (Edward) Shipp 1889–1958
        26. 26. Milford (Bard Shipp) Jr 1867–1919
        27. 27. Mary Hooper 1880–1948
        28. 28. George (Cottrell) Shipp 1878–1933
        29. 29. Carl (Lynn Curtis) Shipp 1872–1873
        30. 30. Margaret (Curtis) Shipp 1879–1893
        31. 31. Mary (Charlotte) Shipp 1877–1930
        32. 32. Lida Shipp 1880–1903
  2. 2. Dianthe Martindale 1787–1858
  3. 3. Maria Voak 1802–1841
  4. 4. Cephas (Sheldon) Kent 1781–1874
  5. 5. Ebenezer Kent 1794–1884
  6. 6. William (Jackson) Kent 1796–1887
  7. 7. Eliphalet Kent 1800–1892
  8. 8. Beluah Kent 1792–1863 m. Abner Welch 1787–
    1. 1. Gennett (Ann) Welch 1817–1817
    2. 2. Janice (Albina) Webber 1818–1891 m. Lorenzo Webber 1817–1884
      1. 1. Sophia Webber 1841–1905 m. Charles (Burton) Pomeroy 1839–1921
        1. 1. Adelle Pomeroy 1873–1948 m. John (Thomas) Shaw 1854–1911
      2. 2. Adelle Gray 1855–1919
      3. 3. John (Almer) Webber 1845–1905
    3. 3. S (K) Welch 1831–1880

Cephas Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1754
2 April 1754
Birth of Cephas Kent in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1813
9 January 1813
Age 59
Death of Cephas Kent in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1754
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1813
    Event Place: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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