The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

3394. IV. Austin Russell/ born ii August, 1841; married Frances Curtiss. Family 4G4.
3395. V. Florinda,^ b. 4 Sept., 1843; d. 23 May, 1863, at New Orleans, La., where she
resided with her aunt, j\Irs. White. She was buried at Warren, Ct.
3396. \l. HosEA Dayton,^ b. 18 Jan., 1S46; married Harriet C. Loomis. Family 4G5.
FAMILY 250.
3397. Rev. Chester" Humphrey, [1675] (Plmy,^ Dea. TheophUus,'^ Lieul. Samuel,*
Ensign Samuel, ^ Lieut. Samuel," Michael, '^ ) was born 15 Oct., 1802, in West Simsbury, Ct. He
married Sarah Dart, of Middle Haddam, Ct. He was settled as pastor over the Congregational
church in Vernon, Ct., at the time of his death, which occurred about 10 Apr., 1843. His widow
married Rev. Richard De Forest, of Rochester, N. Y.
Children:
3398. I. Edward Payson,^ b. i Nov., 1833; graduated, in 1858, from Williams College,
Williamstown, Mass. He expected to study for the ministry, but on account of
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the development of a pulmonary complaint was obliged to abandon this intention.
He married Evelyn Lamberton, Of Westport, Ct. ; removed to Minneapolis, Minn.,
where he resided five years, and apparently recovered his health. On his return
to the East, he entered into partnership with his stepfather, Rev. Richard De Forest,
in publishing Bible engravings. He was interested in genealogy and made a
collection of records of his branch of the Humphrey family. He died at the
residence of Mr. De Forest, in Rochester, N. Y,, about 1866.
[Also a younger son, who is deceased; and two daughters, one of whom is said to
have married a clergyman and the other the son of a clergyman;—both resided
in Wisconsin.]
FAMILY 251.
3399. Hon. Pliny Orestes' Humphrey, [1676] (Pimy,'' Dea. TheophHus.-^ i.i.ui.
Samuel,* Ensign Samuel,'^ Lieut. Samuel,^ Michael,') was born 7 Apr., 1804, in Canton, Ct. He
married, 26 Nov., 1826, Fanny Lucretia? (dau. of Lemuel* and Dorothy Bodwell*) Mills, of
Canton, Ct., born in that town, 18 June, 1805; d. 31 Jan., 1880, te. 74 years. [Fam. 7 (188), S.=]
He was Representative from Canton, Ct., to the General Assembly, in 1854; was also Justice of
the Peace. He died at CoUinsville, Ct., 6 Feb., 1858, ce. 53 years.
Child:
3400. I. Rollin Orestes,^ b. 16 Aug., 1S27; m. (i) Henrietta Barbour; m. (2) Caroline
Emma 7 Mills. Family 4GG.
FAMILY 252.
3401. Myron Elmer' Humphrey, [1678] (Pliny,° Dea. Theophilus,-= Lieut. Samuel,*
Ensign Samuel,i Lieut. Samuel,"- Michael,') was born lo Api., 1819, in Canton, Ct. He married
(i) in Vernon, Tolland Co., Ct., 20 Sept., 1843, Laura (dau. of Benjamin and Nabby Joanna
Johns) Tarbox, of Vernon, Ct. She died in Attica, N. Y., 27 Aug., 1845- He married (2) in
Alexander, Genesee Co., N. Y., 14 Apr., 1846, Caroline (dau. of Abner and Hannah Andrews)
* Children of Lemuel and Dorothy (Bodwell) Mills; born in Canton, Ct.:
i. Charlotte Maria, b. 17 Sept. 1801; d. 29 June, i88i, as. 79 years.
ii. Benjamin Talmadge, b. 15 July. 1803: died in North Carolina, towards the close of the w.Tr for the Union,
iii. Fanny Lucretia, b. 18 June, 1805: m.arried Hon. Pliny Orestes Humphrey '3399)-
iv. Lemuel Wyllys, b. 8 July, 1807; d. s Apr. 1824, x. j6 years.