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John Gray^1,2

Key Events:

• John Gray was born on 7 Apr 1777.²
• John married Mary Farnsworth, daughter of Reuben Farnsworth and Anna Kellogg, on 2 Jan 1803.^3,4
• John died on 30 Apr 1849 at age 72.²

Citations

1. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250.
2. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425.
3. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date.
4. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows married.

Lydia Kent^1,2

Key Events:

• Lydia Kent was born on 9 May 1783.^1,2
• Lydia married William Jackson Farnsworth, son of Reuben Farnsworth and Anna Kellogg, in 1802.^3,4
• Lydia died on 7 Jul 1862 at age 79.²

Citations

1. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250.
2. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425.
3. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, year.
4. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows married.

Eunice Mattoon^1,2

Key Events:

• Eunice Mattoon was born on 17 Oct 1773.²
• Eunice married Moses Farnsworth, son of Reuben Farnsworth and Anna Kellogg, on 8 Jan 1801.^1,2
• Eunice died in 1852 at age ~79.²

Citations

1. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250.
2. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425.

Moses Farnsworth^1,2

Parents

Key Events:

• Moses Farnsworth was born on 28 Feb 1774 in Rupert, Bennington Co., Vermont.^3,4,5
• Moses married Eunice Mattoon on 8 Jan 1801.^6,2
• Moses died on 9 Jun 1843 in Burlington, Vermont, at age 69.^7,8

Citations

1. Moses Farnsworth, Moses, birth record card.
2. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425.
3. Moses Farnsworth, Moses, birth record card, shows date, and mother's residence as Rupert, with no indication of having been born at a prior residence. Mary Mettler states in "Re: Dorset, VT Farnsworths," email 27 May 2010 to author, that respected Farnsworth researcher Lynn Farnsworth reported that Reuben Farnsworth received a lot in Rupert in the third division of lots in 1773, and moved there that year.
4. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows date, and born in Egremont.
5. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date, and born in Harvard, Massachusetts.
6. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250.
7. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date, town, and state.
8. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows year.

Phineas Farnsworth^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Phineas Farnsworth was born on 16 Oct 1775 in Rupert, Bennington Co., Vermont.^4,5,6
• Phineas died on 31 Jul 1777 in Rupert, Bennington Co., Vermont, at age 1.^7,8,9

Citations

1. Phinehas Farnsworth, Phinehas, birth record card.
2. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows name as Phineas Farnsworth.
3. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows name as Phineas Farnsworth.
4. Phinehas Farnsworth, Phinehas, birth record card, shows date, and mother's residence as Rupert, with no indication of having been born at a prior residence. Mary Mettler states in "Re: Dorset, VT Farnsworths," email 27 May 2010 to author, that respected Farnsworth researcher Lynn Farnsworth reported that Reuben Farnsworth received a lot in Rupert in the third division of lots in 1773, and moved there that year.
5. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows born in Dorset.
6. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date, and born in Harvard, Massachusetts.
7. Phinehas Farnsworth, death record card.
8. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date.
9. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows died in infancy.

Thomas Nichols Dyer^1,2

Parents

Key Events:

• Thomas Nichols Dyer was born on 17 Feb 1793 in Braintree, Orange Co., Vermont.^1,2

Citations

1. Tuohy, Ann, "The Family of Benjamin Nichold and Lucy Fitts", citing H. Royce Bass, The History of Braintree, Vermont (Rutland, VT: Tuttle & Co., State Printers, 1883), p. 131; Braintree Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 131.
2. Dyer, Frank E., Dyer Connection, citing Bass, H. Royce, History of Braintree, Vermont, Including a Memorial of Families That Have Resided in Town, (1883), pp 131,132.

William Jackson Farnsworth^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• William Jackson Farnsworth was born on 7 Oct 1777 in Rupert, Bennington Co., Vermont.^4,5,6
• William married Lydia Kent in 1802.^7,8
• William died on 3 Dec 1848 at age 71.^9,10

Citations

1. Wm. Farnsworth, Wm., birth record card.
2. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows name as William Jackson Farnsworth.
3. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows name as William Farnsworth.
4. Wm. Farnsworth, Wm., birth record card, shows date, as 7th, and mother's residence as Rupert, with no indication of having been born at a prior residence. Mary Mettler states in "Re: Dorset, VT Farnsworths," email 27 May 2010 to author, that respected Farnsworth researcher Lynn Farnsworth reported that Reuben Farnsworth received a lot in Rupert in the third division of lots in 1773, and moved there that year.
5. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows month, year, and born in Dorset.
6. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date, as 6th, and born in Harvard, Massachusetts.
7. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, year.
8. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows married.
9. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250.
10. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425.

Mary Farnsworth^1,2

Parents

Key Events:

• Mary Farnsworth was born on 10 Nov 1782 in Dorset, Vermont.^3,4
• Mary married John Gray on 2 Jan 1803.^5,6
• Mary died on 26 Oct 1865 at age 82.^5,7

Citations

1. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250.
2. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425.
3. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows born about 1782 in Dorset.
4. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date, and born in Harvard, Massachusetts.
5. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date.
6. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows married.
7. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows died aged 83.

Anna Farnsworth^1,2

Parents

Key Events:

• Anna Farnsworth was born on 15 Sep 1784 in Dorset, Vermont.^3,4
• Anna married Gordon Farwell on 10 Nov 1804.^5,6
• Anna died on 9 Aug 1859 at age 74.^7,8

Citations

1. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250.
2. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425.
3. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows month, year, and born in Dorset.
4. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date, and born in Harvard, Massachusetts.
5. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date.
6. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows married.
7. Nye, R. Glen, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 425, shows date, with year as 1859.
8. Hopkins, Timothy, Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol 1 pg 250, shows died 1854-55.