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Jerusha Talbot¹

F, #43293, b. 1721, d. 1817

Family: Jonathan Capen b. 23 Jul 1724, d. 1813

Marriage*: Jerusha Talbot married Jonathan Capen, son of Jonathan Capen and Jane Houghton.¹

John Capen+¹ b. 1755, d. 1837

Biography

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Birth

1721

Marriage

Death

1817

ParentsD

George Talbot and Mary Turel¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

John Capen¹

M, #43294, b. 1755, d. 1837

Father*: Jonathan Capen¹ b. 23 Jul 1724, d. 1813
Mother*: Jerusha Talbot¹ b. 1721, d. 1817

Family: Patience Drake b. 1754, d. 1829

Marriage*: John Capen married Patience Drake on 1779.¹

Nathan Capen+¹ b. 1786, d. 1852

Biography

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Birth

1755

Milit-Beg

Revol. War¹

Marriage

1779

Death

1837

Origin

Stoughton, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Patience Drake¹

F, #43295, b. 1754, d. 1829

Family: John Capen b. 1755, d. 1837

Marriage*: Patience Drake married John Capen, son of Jonathan Capen and Jerusha Talbot, on 1779.¹

Nathan Capen+¹ b. 1786, d. 1852

Biography

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Birth

1754

Marriage

1779

Death

1829

ParentsD

Nathan Drake and Jemima Gay¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Nathan Capen¹

M, #43296, b. 1786, d. 1852

Father*: John Capen¹ b. 1755, d. 1837
Mother*: Patience Drake¹ b. 1754, d. 1829

Family 1: Mary Brock Jepherson b. 1786, d. 1864

Marriage*: Nathan Capen married Mary Brock Jepherson on 1813.¹

Charles Ransom Capen+¹ b. 1823, d. 1888

Family 2: Hepzibah Jepherson

Marriage*: Nathan Capen married Hepzibah Jepherson.¹

Biography

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Birth

1786

Immigration

Goshen, VT/MA, USA, and wrote the history of Goshen VT¹

Marriage

1813

Marriage

Death

1852

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Mary Brock Jepherson¹

F, #43297, b. 1786, d. 1864

Family: Nathan Capen b. 1786, d. 1852

Marriage*: Mary Brock Jepherson married Nathan Capen, son of John Capen and Patience Drake, on 1813.¹

Charles Ransom Capen+¹ b. 1823, d. 1888

Biography

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Birth

1786

Marriage

1813

Death

1864

ParentsD

Ezekial Jepherson¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Hepzibah Jepherson¹

F, #43298

Family: Nathan Capen b. 1786, d. 1852

Marriage*: Hepzibah Jepherson married Nathan Capen, son of John Capen and Patience Drake.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Charles Ransom Capen¹

M, #43299, b. 1823, d. 1888

Father*: Nathan Capen¹ b. 1786, d. 1852
Mother*: Mary Brock Jepherson¹ b. 1786, d. 1864

Family: Rizpah Fields Winter b. 1824, d. 1896

Marriage*: Charles Ransom Capen married Rizpah Fields Winter on 1847?¹

Minerva Delilah Capen+¹ b. 1848, d. 1882

Biography

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Birth

1823

Origin

Goshen, VT/MA, USA, and Breedsville, MI¹

Marriage

1847?

Death

1888

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Rizpah Fields Winter¹

F, #43300, b. 1824, d. 1896

Family: Charles Ransom Capen b. 1823, d. 1888

Marriage*: Rizpah Fields Winter married Charles Ransom Capen, son of Nathan Capen and Mary Brock Jepherson, on 1847?¹

Minerva Delilah Capen+¹ b. 1848, d. 1882

Biography

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Birth

1824

Marriage

1847?

Death

1896

ParentsD

Merritt and Delilah Winter¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Minerva Delilah Capen¹

F, #43301, b. 1848, d. 1882

Father*: Charles Ransom Capen¹ b. 1823, d. 1888
Mother*: Rizpah Fields Winter¹ b. 1824, d. 1896

Family: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles b. 1848, d. 1908

Marriage*: Minerva Delilah Capen married Dr. Louis Delayan Niles on 1874.¹

Edla Maud Niles¹ b. 13 Dec 1875
Eva Lula Niles¹ b. 1877
Effie May Niles¹ b. 1881

Biography

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Birth

1848

Marriage

1874

Death

1882

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Dr. Louis Delayan Niles¹

M, #43302, b. 1848, d. 1908

Family 1: Minerva Delilah Capen b. 1848, d. 1882

Marriage*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles married Minerva Delilah Capen, daughter of Charles Ransom Capen and Rizpah Fields Winter, on 1874.¹

Edla Maud Niles¹ b. 13 Dec 1875
Eva Lula Niles¹ b. 1877
Effie May Niles¹ b. 1881

Family 2: Sarah Anna Roberts b. 1843, d. 1926

Marriage*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles married Sarah Anna Roberts on 1882.¹

Biography

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Birth

1848

Origin

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA¹

Occupation

teacher, physician

Marriage

1874

Marriage

1882

Death

1908

ParentsS

Ezekial Beckwith Niles and Sarah Moss; desc. of John Alden of Mayflower through grandfather James Niles¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Sarah Anna Roberts¹

F, #43303, b. 1843, d. 1926

Family: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles b. 1848, d. 1908

Marriage*: Sarah Anna Roberts married Dr. Louis Delayan Niles on 1882.¹

Biography

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Birth

1843

Marriage

1882

Death

1926

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Edla Maud Niles¹

F, #43304, b. 13 December 1875

Father*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles¹ b. 1848, d. 1908
Mother*: Minerva Delilah Capen¹ b. 1848, d. 1882

Family: Rev. Nelson Dee Potter b. 5 Jan 1873

Marriage*: Edla Maud Niles married Rev. Nelson Dee Potter on Dec 18, 1939.¹

Biography

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Birth

Dec 13, 1875

Gobleville, MI, USA¹

Graduation

1898

University of Michigan, MI, USA, Ph. B.¹

Occupation

teacher in MI and MN; teacher of Latin. Superior (Wis.) Central H.S. to 1940¹

Marriage

Dec 18, 1939

Address

circa 1940

102 S. Ottawa St., St. Johns, MI, USA¹

Gen. Soc.

DAR

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Rev. Nelson Dee Potter¹

M, #43305, b. 5 January 1873

Family: Edla Maud Niles b. 13 Dec 1875

Marriage*: Rev. Nelson Dee Potter married Edla Maud Niles, daughter of Dr. Louis Delayan Niles and Minerva Delilah Capen, on Dec 18, 1939.¹

Biography

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Birth

Jan 5, 1873

Pinckneys, MI, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 18, 1939

ParentsS

Nelson D. Potter and Sarah Jane Hayner¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Eva Lula Niles¹

F, #43306, b. 1877

Father*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles¹ b. 1848, d. 1908
Mother*: Minerva Delilah Capen¹ b. 1848, d. 1882

Family: Harry Elmer Reed b. 1877, d. 1940

Marriage*: Eva Lula Niles married Harry Elmer Reed.¹

Biography

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Birth

1877

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Harry Elmer Reed¹

M, #43307, b. 1877, d. 1940

Family: Eva Lula Niles b. 1877

Marriage*: Harry Elmer Reed married Eva Lula Niles, daughter of Dr. Louis Delayan Niles and Minerva Delilah Capen.¹

Biography

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Birth

1877

Marriage

Death

1940

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Effie May Niles¹

F, #43308, b. 1881

Father*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles¹ b. 1848, d. 1908
Mother*: Minerva Delilah Capen¹ b. 1848, d. 1882

Family: William Kisssick Wilson

Marriage*: Effie May Niles married William Kisssick Wilson.¹

Biography

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Birth

1881

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

William Kisssick Wilson¹

M, #43309

Family: Effie May Niles b. 1881

Marriage*: William Kisssick Wilson married Effie May Niles, daughter of Dr. Louis Delayan Niles and Minerva Delilah Capen.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Susanna Farnum¹

F, #43310, d. 1792

Family: Ephraim Sawyer b. 19 Sep 1756, d. 14 Oct 1827

Mar 2*: Her second marriage was to Ephraim Sawyer.¹

Biography

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Mar 2

Death

1792

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.
[S1179] Westmoreland History Committee, Westmoreland NH History, p. 535.

Ephraim Sawyer¹

M, #43311

Father*: Ephraim Sawyer¹ b. 19 Sep 1756, d. 14 Oct 1827
Mother*: Abigail (?)¹

Family: Mary Parks

Marriage*: Ephraim Sawyer married Mary Parks.¹

Mary Sawyer+¹ b. 1812, d. 1888

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Mary Parks

F, #43312

Family: Ephraim Sawyer

Marriage*: Mary Parks married Ephraim Sawyer, son of Ephraim Sawyer and Abigail (?).¹

Mary Sawyer+¹ b. 1812, d. 1888

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Mary Sawyer¹

F, #43313, b. 1812, d. 1888

Father*: Ephraim Sawyer¹
Mother*: Mary Parks¹

Family: Asahel Bailey b. 1808, d. 1870

Marriage*: Mary Sawyer married Asahel Bailey on 1831.¹

Mary Asenath Bailey+¹ b. 1832, d. 1906

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

1812

Marriage

1831

Death

1888

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Asahel Bailey¹

M, #43314, b. 1808, d. 1870

Family: Mary Sawyer b. 1812, d. 1888

Marriage*: Asahel Bailey married Mary Sawyer, daughter of Ephraim Sawyer and Mary Parks, on 1831.¹

Mary Asenath Bailey+¹ b. 1832, d. 1906

Biography

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Birth

1808

Origin

1831

Sun Prairie, WI, USA¹

Marriage

1831

Death

1870

ParentsS

John Bailey and ___ Paine¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Mary Asenath Bailey¹

F, #43315, b. 1832, d. 1906

Father*: Asahel Bailey¹ b. 1808, d. 1870
Mother*: Mary Sawyer¹ b. 1812, d. 1888

Family: Joseph Knight b. 1823, d. 1909

Marriage*: Mary Asenath Bailey married Joseph Knight on 1852.¹

Alice Melvina Knight+¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Biography

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Birth

1832

Marriage

1852

Death

1906

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Joseph Knight¹

M, #43316, b. 1823, d. 1909

Family: Mary Asenath Bailey b. 1832, d. 1906

Marriage*: Joseph Knight married Mary Asenath Bailey, daughter of Asahel Bailey and Mary Sawyer, on 1852.¹

Alice Melvina Knight+¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Biography

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Birth

1823

Marriage

1852

Death

1909

Origin

Sun Prairie, WI, USA, and Luverne, MN¹

ParentsS

Benjamin Knight and Susie Robie of Corinth VT¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Alice Melvina Knight¹

F, #43317, b. 1863, d. 1927

Father*: Joseph Knight¹ b. 1823, d. 1909
Mother*: Mary Asenath Bailey¹ b. 1832, d. 1906

Family: Frank C. Peteler b. 1859, d. 1902

Marriage*: Alice Melvina Knight married Frank C. Peteler on 1882.¹

Frank Knight Peteler¹ b. 1883
Philip Harold Peteler¹ b. 1884
Margaret Asenath Peteler+¹ b. 28 Sep 1887
Robert Linn Peteler¹ b. 1894

Biography

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Birth

1863

Marriage

1882

Death

1927

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Frank C. Peteler¹

M, #43318, b. 1859, d. 1902

Family: Alice Melvina Knight b. 1863, d. 1927

Marriage*: Frank C. Peteler married Alice Melvina Knight, daughter of Joseph Knight and Mary Asenath Bailey, on 1882.¹

Frank Knight Peteler¹ b. 1883
Philip Harold Peteler¹ b. 1884
Margaret Asenath Peteler+¹ b. 28 Sep 1887
Robert Linn Peteler¹ b. 1894

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

1859

Marriage

1882

Death

1902

Note

was an inventor and mfr. of ranges and furnaces

ParentsS

Francis Peteler of Bavaria and Margaret Hynes¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Daniel K. Matthews¹

M, #43319, d. 1918

Family: Alice Melvina Knight b. 1863, d. 1927

Marriage*: Daniel K. Matthews married Alice Melvina Knight, daughter of Joseph Knight and Mary Asenath Bailey, on 1906.¹

Biography

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Marriage

1906

Death

1918

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Frank Knight Peteler¹

M, #43320, b. 1883

Father*: Frank C. Peteler¹ b. 1859, d. 1902
Mother*: Alice Melvina Knight¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Biography

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Birth

1883

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.