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From: "Westerfield" <>
Subject: Re: Lovina Severance of VT
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:54:17 -0500
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Thanks, you saved me a trip. Some of this is tantalizingly almost there,
but not quite. I need to digest this a bit.

Patricia

----- Original Message -----
From: "C. Marsh" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:25 PM
Subject: Lovina Severance of VT


>
>
>> My ggg gram was Lovina Severance she lived in Tunbridge, her death record
>> said she was born in Randolf...census info says NY and VT. Her death
>> record
>> also says he father was John Severance mother Melvina Dutton...I have
>> never
>> found anything on them.
>>
>
>
> The Severance Genealogy by Dewsnap incorporates the Rev.'s genealogy and
> elaborates on it. There are still, however, many holes.
>
> I think this might be what you seek:
>
> JOHN/ABBA (Tabitha, Daniel, Ebenezer, John, John)
>
> bpt 18 July 1762 at Springfield West, Mass. Only his mother, Tabitha was
> listed as a parent. Tabitha married to Asa Miller, 12 Dec 1765, [MA
> VR-Springfield] and probably died young as Asa Miller remarried to Eunice
> Shircoy as his second wife, Springfield, Ma. [DAR LR Vol 15 p 74]
>
> John/Abbe was mustered by Col. Enoch Hall at Temple, NH on 15 July, 1779
> for Continental Service of one year. His Rev. War Pension Request #W2643
> indicates that he later traveled back to Springfield, MA to visit.
>
> He died 23 Jan 1831 at Wallingford, VT
>
> John/Abbe married Eunice Chase, both residents of Newbury Ma 12 Oct 1781.
> [Mass VR-Newbury]. Eunice Chase, born 24 Jan 1760, daughter of Aquila
> Chase and Mary ____.
>
> John/Abbe and Eunice lived in Alstead, NH and later moved to Reading, VT.
> Both died at Ludlow, VT.
>
> The 1790 census has Abby/John at Packersfield, Cheshire Co. with 4 boys
> and 1 girl.
>
> 1810 census, they were in Alstead, NH.
>
> 1820 census, they were in Ludlow, Windsor Co. VT.
>
> 1830 census, Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT
>
> The RWR indicates he filed from Windsor Count 9 April 1818, Ludlow, VT in
> 1820, and Eunice applied from Orange Co. VT on 26 Nov 1838.
>
> Children, probably all born in Alstead, NH:
>
> (i) John b 3 July 1782 m LAVINA DUTTON 8 Nov 1814
>
> (ii) Abner b 6 Jan 1784, d young
>
> (iii) Lucy b 11 Mar 1786
>
> (iv) Abner b 11 Mar 1786 m Rebecca Hardy
>
> (v) Benjamin b 29 Feb 1788, d 23 June 1788
>
> (vi) Nathan Severens b 7 Mar 1789 m Rhoda Thompson
>
> (vii) Moses b 19 Oct 1790, d 1871, m Anna Cooper b 17 Sept 1792
>
> (viii) Eunice b 6 June 1792
>
> (ix) Benjamin b 11 Jan 1795
>
> (x) Galen b abt 1803; Benjamin and Galen were in Greenbush, Renesselaer
> Co., NY for the 1830 census
>
>
> =====
>
> John, born Alstead NH on 3 July 1782, married LAVINA DUTTON on 8 Nov 1814
> at Surry, NH. Lavina born 1784 [IGI]
>
> Only child listed:
>
> (i) Emery b 1817 married Arvilla Thrasher.
>
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