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Clarissa Emerson 1787–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 OCT 1787

Birth Location: Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)

Death Date: 17 JAN 1889

Death Location: Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)

Father: Thomas Emerson

Mother: Ruth Bancroft

Spouse(s): Benjamin Cox

Children(s): Harriet Cox, Thomas Cox, Hubbard Cox, George Cox, Hannah Cox

The story of Clarissa Emerson began in 1787 in Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex). Clarissa Emerson married Benjamin Cox, Reuben Weston, and had children including George Cox, Hannah Cox, Harriet Orne Cox, Hubbard Cox, Thomas Emerson Cox. Clarissa Emerson passed away in 1889 in Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex).

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Biography

  • The story of Clarissa Emerson began in 1787 in Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex).
  • Clarissa Emerson married Benjamin Cox, Reuben Weston, and had children including George Cox, Hannah Cox, Harriet Orne Cox, Hubbard Cox, Thomas Emerson Cox.
  • Clarissa Emerson passed away in 1889 in Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex).

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clarissa Emerson's Ancestors

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Clarissa Emerson
1787–1889
Birth Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Parents
Thomas Emerson
1757–1837
Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
Ruth Bancroft
1761–1852
Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
Grandparents
Thomas Emerson
1724–1810
Reading, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Elizabeth Bruce
1733–1793
Reading, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
James Bancroft
1739–1831
Essex, Massachusetts (Essex)
Sarah Pierson
1739–1783
Andover, Massachusetts (Essex)
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Emerson
1677–1751
Mary Parker
1685–
Raham Bancroft
1684–1758
Ruth Kendall
1703–1758
Jonathan Pierson
1704–1798
Abigail Gates
1710–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Emerson
1620–1680
Elizabeth Bulkeley
1638–1693
Nathaniel Parker
1651–1737
Bethiah Polly
1659–1748
Thomas Bancroft
1649–1718
Sarah Pool(e)
1656–1723
Amos Gates
1681–1754
Hannah Oldham
1681–1763

Clarissa Emerson's Descendants

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Clarissa Emerson (6 OCT 1787–17 JAN 1889) m. Benjamin Cox (28 AUG 1782–3 MAR 1873)
  1. 1. Harriet (Orne) Cox 1821–1916 m. Charles (Leonard) Bayrd 1819–1868
    1. 1. Charles (Leonard) Bayrd 1855–1939 m. Martha (Berry) Snow 1861–1922 m. Cora (Etta) Johnson 1855–1935
      1. 1. Edward (Leonard) Bayrd 1899–1990 m. Ruth (Etta) Hall 1902–1991
        1. 1. Edward (Leonard) Bayrd 1927–1974
        2. 2. William (Charles) Bayrd 1925–2004
        3. 3. Richard (Orne or Orin) Bayrd 1929–1990
      2. 2. Charles (L.) Bayrd 1888–
      3. 3. Charles (Orne) Bayrd 1881– m. Alice (Marion) Goodwin 1882–
    2. 2. Harriet (F.) Bayrd 1846– m. William (H.) Atwell 1846–
  2. 2. Thomas (Emerson) Cox 1813–1898 m. Lucy Gould 1818–
    1. 1. Lucy (Albina) Cox 1840–1898
    2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Cox 1841–
    3. 3. Abbie (Jane) Cox 1842–
    4. 4. Caroline (Pamelia) Cox 1843–
    5. 5. Henry (Bancroft) Cox 1844–
    6. 6. Thomas (Emerson) Cox 1860–1898
      1. 1. Harold (Childs) Cox 1901– m. Blanche (M.) Boudreau 1901–
        1. 1. Thomas (Emerson) Cox 1917–1917
      2. 2. Thomas (Emerson) Cox 1891–
  3. 3. Hubbard Cox 1806–1873
  4. 4. George Cox 1806–1873
  5. 5. Hannah Cox 1806–1873

Clarissa Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1787
6 OCT 1787
Birth of Clarissa Emerson in Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
1889
17 JAN 1889
Age 102
Death of Clarissa Emerson in Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1787
    Event Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com Family Trees, Spencer-Junta Family Tree: owner vohalloran: searched Charles Bayrd on 14 Jan 2016 by Mike Walton
    [2] Massachusetts Deaths 1841-1920 via LDS Website, Harriet Orne Cox Bayrd died 17 May 1916

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1889
    Event Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com Family Trees, Spencer-Junta Family Tree: owner vohalloran: searched Charles Bayrd on 14 Jan 2016 by Mike Walton
    [2] Essex County, Massachusetts Biographies, Thomas Emerson Cox, biographical review, page 219, 220

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