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Erastus Kelsey 1792–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 OCT 1792

Birth Location: Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA

Death Date: 30 MAY 1869

Death Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA

Father: Rufus Kelsey

Mother: Deborah Buell

Spouse(s): Betsey Deane

Children(s): Emeline Kelsey, Erastus Kelsey, Edwin Kelsey, Harriet Kelsey, James Kelsey, Oliver Kelsey, Sherman Kelsey, William Kelsey, Sarah Kelsey, Francis Kelsey, Charlotte Kelsey, Frederick Kelsey, Julia Kelsey

In 1792, Erastus Kelsey entered the world in Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA, born to Rufus Kelsey And Deborah Buell. Erastus Kelsey married Betsey Deane, and had children including Charlotte Amelia Kelsey, Edwin D Kelsey, Emeline B Kelsey, Erastus Kelsey, Francis Kelsey, Frederick Kelsey, Harriet M Kelsey, James H Kelsey, Julia A Kelsey, Oliver D Kelsey, Sarah E Kelsey, Sherman Kelsey, William Henry Kelsey. Erastus Kelsey passed away in 1869 in Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1792, Erastus Kelsey entered the world in Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA, born to Rufus Kelsey And Deborah Buell.
  • Erastus Kelsey married Betsey Deane, and had children including Charlotte Amelia Kelsey, Edwin D Kelsey, Emeline B Kelsey, Erastus Kelsey, Francis Kelsey, Frederick Kelsey, Harriet M Kelsey, James H Kelsey, Julia A Kelsey, Oliver D Kelsey, Sarah E Kelsey, Sherman Kelsey, William Henry Kelsey.
  • Erastus Kelsey passed away in 1869 in Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Kelsey
1769–1825
Birth Location: Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
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Deborah Buell
1770–1810
Birth Location: Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
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Spouses(s)

Betsey Deane
1796–1874
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Children(s)

Emeline Kelsey
1815–1841
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Erastus Kelsey
1821–1886
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Edwin Kelsey
1817–
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Harriet Kelsey
1822–1892
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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James Kelsey
1825–1849
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
JK
Oliver Kelsey
1827–1872
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Sherman Kelsey
1819–1876
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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William Kelsey
1829–1907
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Sarah Kelsey
1832–1866
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Francis Kelsey
1837–1862
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Charlotte Kelsey
1835–1835
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
CK
Frederick Kelsey
1837–1903
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Julia Kelsey
1824–1899
Birth Location: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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Erastus Kelsey's Ancestors

Self
Erastus Kelsey
1792–1869
Birth Place: Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
Parents
Rufus Kelsey
1769–1825
Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
Deborah Buell
1770–1810
Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Kelsey
1728–1819
Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
Jemima Turner
1733–1817
Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
Jedediah Buell
1739–1818
Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
Esther Wilcox
1742–1806
Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Kelsey
1698–1751
Abigail Hurd
1705–
Benjamin Turner
1698–1776
Martha Chapman
1700–1752
Jedediah Buell
1704–1786
Deborah Sheather
1715–1788
Abel Wilcox
1702–1784
Martha Smith
1704–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kelsey
1671–1740
Phebe Crane
1672–1728
Ebenezer Hurd
1668–1765
Sarah Lane
1667–1725
John Turner
1654–1741
Elizabeth Barber
1666–1753
Samuel Chapman
1672–1758
Margaret Griswold
1675–1752
David Buell
1679–1749
Phebe Fenner
1673–1749
John Sheather
1684–1751
Dorcas Stiles
1689–1748
Joseph Wilcoxson
1659–1747
Hannah Kelsey
1668–1729
John Smith
1666–1753
Rachel Blanchard
1670–1750

Erastus Kelsey's Descendants

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Erastus Kelsey (10 OCT 1792–30 MAY 1869) m. Betsey Deane (15 MAY 1796–22 MAY 1874)
  1. 1. Emeline (B.) Kelsey 1815–1841 m. Julius Lane 1805–1872
  2. 2. Erastus Kelsey 1821–1886 m. Fanny Way 1820–1869 m. Joanna Burgess 1811–1895
  3. 3. Edwin (D.) Kelsey 1817– m. Almira Stewart 1821–
  4. 4. Harriet (M.) Kelsey 1822–1892 m. Andrew (James) Sumner 1822–1895
  5. 5. James (H.) Kelsey 1825–1849
  6. 6. Oliver (D.) Kelsey 1827–1872 m. Kate Stewart 1834–
  7. 7. Sherman Kelsey 1819–1876 m. Lydia (Susannah) Unknown 1826–
  8. 8. William (Henry) Kelsey 1829–1907 m. Frances (Maria) Pelton 1835–1896
  9. 9. Sarah (E.) Kelsey 1832–1866 m. Ward (Birdsey) Bailey 1829–1898
  10. 10. Francis Kelsey 1837–1862
  11. 11. Charlotte (Amelia) Kelsey 1835–1835
  12. 12. Frederick Kelsey 1837–1903 m. Jane Lanerty 1844–
  13. 13. Julia (A.) Kelsey 1824–1899 m. Henry (W.) Jones 1825–1906
    1. 1. Helen (A.J.) Jones 1849–1941 m. Otto (H.) Bollmeyer 1843–1912
      1. 1. Helen Bollmeyer 1888–1918 m. George (Lester) Farnsworth 1880–1952
        1. 1. George (L.) Farnsworth 1917–1999 m. Anna (Louise) Allen 1919–

Erastus Kelsey's Timeline

3 Records

1792
10 OCT 1792
Birth of Erastus Kelsey in Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA
1869
1869
Age 77
Burial of Erastus Kelsey in Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
1869
30 MAY 1869
Age 77
Death of Erastus Kelsey in Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1792
    Event Place: Killingworth , Middlesex, CT, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1869
    Event Place: Portland, Middlesex, CT, USA
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