Bostwicks of the New World - Part 74











LEVI (1756 - 1826) - Born in Brookfield, Conn, enlisted in the War of the Revolution, rose to rank of Captain, died in Brookfield, Conn. Continued from Part 73
= ANNA (1755) [Smith] - Born in Brookfield, Conn, married in 1776
|__ ANNIS (1777 - 1877) - Born in Brookfield, Conn, married Philip Preston in 1797, had issue, died in Dover, NY, a centenarian
|__ GERSHOM (1779 - 1864) - Born in Danbury, Conn, proved to be "an inventive genius with many mechanical skills". See text. Continued as Part 75
|__ ALIAH (1780) - Born in Danbury, Conn, a spinster
|__ ELI SMITH (1782) - Born in Danbury, Conn, a bachelor
|__ SYLVESTER (1784 - 1826) - Born in Danbury, Conn, a bachelor
|__ RUFUS HUBBELL SMITH (1786 - 1862) - Born in Brookfield, Conn, died in Zanesville, Ohio. Continued as Part 78
|__ LEVI (1788 - 1837) - Born in Fairfield, Conn, died in Rochester, NJ
| = BETSEY (1790 - 1850) [Lobdell] - Died in White Pigeon, Mich
| |__ CYNTHIA (1812) - Born in Brookfield, Conn, married Josiah W. Cloyes in Kingston, Ont, had issue
| |__ LAURA E. (1817 - 1893) - Married John Morehouse in 1862
| |__ NELSON (1819 - 1879) - Born in Sherman, Conn, died in Chicago, Ill
| | = MALVINA A. F. (1817) [Treadwell] - Born in Albion, NY, married there in 1848
| | |__ MARY FRANCES (1849) - Married Alfred Post Burbank in 1875
| | |__ SPRAGUE NELSON (1851) - Born in Rochester, NY, railroad freight agent of San Francisco, Calif
| | | = EMMA E. (1855) [Delmore] - Born in Aurora, Ill, married in Chicago, Ill in 1876
| | | |__ MABEL (1890 - 1891)
| | |__ NETTIE M. (1856) - Married Henry White
| |__ LEWIS (1821 - 1834)
| |__ ELIZA (1828) - Married William B. May in 1847
| |__ FRANCES (1831) - Born in Sherman, Conn, married Leander D. Tompkins in White Pigeon, Mich in 1850, had issue
|__ HANNAH (1789) - Born in Brookfield, Conn, married ?? Stevens, had issue
|__ PRUDENCE (1792 - 1841) - Born in Brookfield, Conn, married Ormond Lobdell there in 1814, had issue, and died there
|__ JOSEPH (1793 - 1871) - Born and died in Danbury, Conn
| = MARY (1795 - 1878) [Clark] - Born in Brookfield, Conn, married in 1820, died in New Milford, Conn
| |__ GEORGE CLARK (1821 - 1826)
| |__ AZARIEL CLARK (1824 - 1887) - Born in Connecticut, farmer
| | = SUSAN O. (1826) [Clark] - Married in 1845
| |__ MARY JANE (1827 - 1848)
| |__ SOPHIA (1841) - Born in Brookfield, Conn, married (1) Cyrus E. Quick in 1866, (2) John M. Benedict in 1876, had issue
|__ JEMIMA (1795 - 1879) - Married Riva Hawkins