Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford of Duxbury, Vermont (1789-1831) (Blog 520)

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 8 Comments

We aren’t sure where Samuel Shackford of Duxbury, Vermont was born but according to Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy Manuscript, he was the son of John Shackford and most likely John’s second wife, Anna Hatch. The manuscript states he was born on May 25, 1789 and since John Shackford (1743-1827) was living in York County at this time, he was most likely born there. Samuel was living in Duxbury, Vermont at the age of 21 – we’d love to know what brought him to Duxbury.

We do know that Samuel married Susannah Hobbs, the daughter of Caleb and Sarah (Lucas) Hobbs on December. 2, 1810. She was born on December 18, 1792 in Bradford, Vermont so he was 21 and she was 17.

Duxbury Deed, Caleb Hobs to Samuel Shackford, Jan 10, 1811

On January 10, 1811, Samuel purchased land from Caleb Hobs [sic], his father-in-law for $175. The property is described as “fifty acres off the westerly end of Lot Number Twelve in the second division of Duxbury – land drawn to the right of Cora King.”

Three months later, on March 7, 1811, Samuel then sold property with the exact same description to James Hobs [sic], his brother-in-law for $1. We are unsure why someone would sell property they had just purchased for such a loss — perhaps Samuel owed money to his brother-in-law?

Samuel remained in Duxbury – he is listed in the 1820 census on the same page as his brother-in-law working in the field of agriculture. The census record shows that he had one adult and four children under the age of 10 living at the home. Samuel is also listed in the 1830 Duxbury census records. Although the family had six daughters under the age of 14 in 1830, only two are showing in this census, one age 10-14 and 1 under 5 although the family had eight girls at the time. We know from the Shackford Genealogy Manuscript that one daughter – Adaline, who would have been 9, was living with another family – perhaps many of the other Shackford children were also living with other families.

Samuel died at the age of 41 on February 6, 1831 and was buried in the Old Waterbury Center Cemetery in Waterbury, Vermont. A photograph of his gravestone can be seen at Find A Grave. He left a wife and eight daughters ages 19, 17, 16, 11, 11, 9, 6, and 5.

Samuel’s widow, Susannah married Rememberance Nash in Duxbury on July 28, 1833. We have not found much about this relationship other than an index card with the marriage information but believe it ended quickly as he moved alone to New York before 1840. Susannah moved to Waterbury, Vermont and married Ezra French in 1845, definitely before October 16, 1848 as a deed with this date reflecting land she purchased lists her with the last name of French — the land was adjacent to land that Nathaniel had already sold to Ezra. We find Ezra and Susanna living together in the 1850 Waterbury census which lists Ezra age 75 owning property valued at $300 living with Susanah, age 57. Ezra’s son Calvin from a previous marriage was also living in the home..

Ezra died on 18 Mar 1854 and was buried in the Waterbury Center Cemetery. Susanna then went to live with her eldest daughter Orilla who had married Samuel Woodard. She then sold the property that had been owned by Ezra and the property she had purchased for $150. It was described as “the place where myself and my late husband Ezra French formerly lived.”

She lived in Waterbury until her death at age 85 on February 21, 1878 and was buried in the Waterbury Cemetery next to Ezra. The gravestone can be seen at FindAGrave.

CHILDREN:

Orrilla Shackford (1811-1862) – married Ira Jewell, then Samuel Wells Woodward

Sarah D Shackford (1815-1903) – married David Hill, then Charles H Atkins

Rebecca Melissa Shackford (1817-1867) – married William Foster

John C Shackford (1819-1819)

Angeline Shackford (1820-1883) – married Williard Bainbridge Preston

Adaline Shackford (1820-1907) – married John Prentice Wallace Vincent, then Robert King

Lydia Shackford (1822-1840)

Rosana Shackford (1824-1910) – married Alfred York

Susannah Sabrina Shackford (1826-1924) – married Edwin Aldrich Lanfair

Note: The Shackford name ended in Duxbury, Vermont upon the marriage of Adaline in 1845. We never would have pieced this family together without Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy Manuscript or the staff at the NEHGS who pulled it from storage and allowed me to review it. Samuel and the other Samuel Shackford of Chicago who compiled Shackford research spent hours in libraries reviewing source material, writing letters to Shackford descendents, and incorporating the new information into their manuscripts. Today we are fortunate to have access to even more materials online and to be able to reach out quickly via phone and e-mail to others who are interested in this same genealogy research. But even then there is more research needed to verify past research.

Further Research needed regarding Samuel Shackford:

Review the notes that Samuel Burnham Shackford took from the family Bible mentioned by Sabrina Lanfair to see if there are any further sources to substantiate that this John Shackford listed is Samuel’s father. Hopefully there are some notes explaining why he moved to Duxbury Maine at the age of 21.

Look for probate records for Samuel’s father John who lived in Alfred, Maine and review any land records for John and John’s children for any indications as to Samuel’s parents.

Are there any records that show where Samuel and Susanah married? (probably not as records were not kept in 1810)

Are there any records showing where their younger children were in 1830?

Were there guardianship assignments of the children after Samuel’s death in 1831? We’ve reviewed the Washington, Vermont Probate Court Guardian records, 1821-1921 but have not found any records pertaining to this family.

All posts on this website are a work in progress. We’d love to learn of any corrections or additions to the information shared. Also we’d love it if you’d like the post here or at http://www.facebook.com/shackfordgenealogy) as that helps share the post with others. Thanks!

SOURCES:

1820 United States Federal Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Duxbury, Samuel Shackford; digital images, Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com : accessed 22 March 2024).

1830 United States Federal Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Duxbury, Samuel Shackford; digital images, Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com : accessed 22 March 2024).

1850 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, page 649 (penned), dwelling 2008, family 2018, Ezra French; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 14 January 2015).

1860 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, Page No 168, dwelling 1279, family 1353, Samuel W Woodard; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 10 June 2019).

“Duxbury Land Records, 1770-1876 Grantor and Grantee index to land records, v. 1-19,” digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/178010 : accessed 29 March 2024), Book 5, Samuel Shackford Caleb Hobbs; Image 161 of 927.

“Duxbury Vermont Land records, 1770-1876, Land records, v. 5-6 1800-1830,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 2 April 2024), Property Sale Caleb Hobbs to Samuel Shackford; Film #008663953, Image 54 of 684.

“Duxbury Vermont Land records, 1770-1876, Land records, v. 5-6 1800-1830,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 2 April 2024), Samuel Shackford to James Hobs; Film #008663953, Image 69 of 684.

“Duxbury Vermont Card index to births, T-Z, 1783-1997; bride index to marriages, A-Z, 1783-1997; groom index to marriages, A-Z, 1783-1997,” digital images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed accessed), Susanna Shackford; Film 007746234, Image 1028 of 2208.

Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 August 2014), Samuel Shackford, Find A Grave Memorial# 53220057.

Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 August 2014), Susanna Hobbs French, Find A Grave Memorial# 53220011.

“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925; typed manuscript, SG SHA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (56) Desc. of William Shackford, #116, Samuel Shackford b 1761; source Family Bible from his daughter Susannah (Shackford) Lanfair.

Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, , Samuel Shackford, 6 February 1831; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2013).

“Waterbury. Deeds 1862–1872,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 March 2024), Nathl Woodman’s Deed to Susannah French.

“Waterbury. Deeds 1862–1872,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 10 March 2024), Susana Hobbs (Shackford) French sells property; Image 296 of 616.

Lydia Shackford of Waterbury, Vermont (1822-1840) (Blog 519)

March 24, 2024April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 1 Comment

We know of Lydia Shackford because she is mentioned in Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy Manuscript, has a death record, and has a marked gravestone in Waterbury, Vermont.

The manuscript tells us that Lydia was Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford‘s ninth child and was born on Oct 26, 1822. She would have been eight when her father died and her mother was left caring for seven or eight girls (at least one sister may have been cared for by another family). We don’t know much more about Lydia’s short life — we presume she and the rest of her family worked hard on the family farm.

Lydia’s death record says that she lived 19 years and one month and died Oct 29, 1840. The birth date shown in Samuel Burnham Shackford’s manuscript and places her at 18 years and 3 days. This date was apparently copied from a family Bible – am unsure if we will find more source information to clarify this slight discrepancy. We do hope to get back to the New England Historical and Genealogy Society someday to review Samuel’s source documentation — perhaps the answer is there.

Lydia is buried in Waterbury Center Cemetery. A picture of her gravestone which was taken by Barb Destromp can be found at Find A Grave.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 August 2014), Lydia Shackford, Find A Grave Memorial# 53220643.

Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, , Lydia Shackford, 29 October 1840; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2013).

John C Shackford, the Son of Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford only Lived Two Months (Blog 518)

March 22, 2024April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 1 Comment

We only know about John C Shackford because he is mentioned in Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Manuscript. The manuscript tells us that he was Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford’s fourth child and sadly only lived from August 5, 1819 to October 6, 1819. We don’t know where he was born or died, where he may have been buried, or how his death affected the family. While the family eventually settled in Waterbury, Vermont, the manuscript says that the family’s earlier children were born in other locations.

From this page of the manuscript, the source of this information was Susanna Sabrina Lanfair’s Bible which we’d love to find.

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116 Samual (62 John 24 Paul 4 Joshua 1 William) was born May 25, 1789 and died Feb. 5, 1831.  He married Susanna Hobb [sic], daughter of Caleb, Dec. 2, 1810.  She was born Dec. 19, 1792 and died Feb. 21, 1878.  She married second Ezra French in 1845. Cooper, Baptista [?]  Res. Waterbury, Vt.

      Children
          245. Orrilla b. Nov. 10, 1811
          246. Sarah b. Feb. 5, 1815
          247. Rebecca Melissa b. April 5, 1817
          248. John C. b. Aug. 5, 1819 d. Oct 6, 1819
          249. Angeline b. July 19, 1820
          250. Adeline b.   “    “    “
          251. Lydia b. Oct 26, 1822
          252. Rosanna b. Aug. 25, 1824
          253. Susanna Sabrina b. Nov. 28, 1826
    Family Bible per Sabrina Sanfair. [NOTE: Lanfair – spelled with “L” under #253, jsp]

There might be more information about John and others in this family at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS). Possibly he or someone transcribed the Bible. Hopefully we’ll be back at the NEHGS some day to further our research about this family.

SOURCES:
“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925; typed manuscript, SG SHA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (56) Desc. of William Shackford, #116, Samuel Shackford b 1761. Source: Sabrina Lanfair’s Bible.

Rebecca Melissa (Shackford) Foster of Waterbury, Duxbury, Williamstown, and Moretown, Vermont (1817-1867) (Blog 517)

March 22, 2024April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 1 Comment

Rebecca Melissa Shackford, daughter of Samuel and Susanah (Hobb) Shackford was born April 5, 1817 probably in Carlisle, New York. She was the third child in a family that moved to Duxbury, Vermont and raised eight girls to adulthood (one boy died within a few months of his birth). Rebecca was 13 when her father died and most likely worked hard on the farm to support the family.

When Rebecca was 21 she married William Foster in 1839, and moved to Williamstown, Vermont where he worked as a farmer and they raised six children. The family seems to have been missed in the 1850 census but was recorded in Williamstown in the 1860 census where William’s property is valued at $6,000 and his personal property valued at $7500.

William and Rebecca’s eldest son registered for the draft on July 1, 1863, mustered in the military on June 10, 1863 where he served with the 1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery as a Corporal. Sadly he was captured at Weldon Road in Virginia, imprisoned on 23 June 1864 at Andersonville Prison and died there on Sept 8, 1864. He was 24 years old.

In 1866, William purchased land in Moretown, Vermont where we believe they moved as this was where Rebecca died at the age of 50 on October 16, 1867.

Rebecca was buried in the Williamstown Town Cemetery in Williamstown, Vermont. Her gravestone has the following inscription: REBECCA M. wife of Wm Foster DIED Oct 16, 1867 AE 50 Yrs. (Photograph from Find A Grave shared with permission of photographer kwhitco.)

William who was left with younger children, married Orilla (Peck) Nelson, a widow with five children — together they had two more children. He died on April 17, 1890 at his daughter Adeline’s home and was buried next to his first wife, Rebecca in Williamstown.

CHILDREN:

Horace B Foster (1839-1864) – served in the Civil War, captured and held prisoner at Andersonville, Georgia where he died. Image of gravestone credit to Kevin Frye, Andersonville historian.

Samuel Shackford Foster (1841-1927) – married Annie D Nesbitt. Cooresponded with Samuel Burnham Shackford who compiled the Shackford Genealogy Manuscript

Olive Maud Foster (1843-1893) – married Josiah Holden Warren

Vienna Malinda Foster (1849-1935) – married William M Deavitt and Jerome Hart

Adeline Foster (1852-1893) – married Lorenzo H Warren

Tina A Foster (1855-1883) – married George Warren Kibby

Note: Some individuals on Ancestry have Rebecca Shackford’s last name listed as Stafford. We weren’t sure why until a fellow researcher of this family pointed out that Rebecca’s daughter Olive’s marriage record has Rebecca with the last name Stafford. We’ve looked at these written records and perhaps this was the best spelling they had of a grandfather who was deceased before Olive was born. We do know that the source for the Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy Manuscript for Rebecca Melissa was Samuel S Foster, one of Rebecca’s children and are hoping someday to see what he sent to Samuel Burnham Shackford regarding this family line. Samuel Shackford’s 1927 death record shows his mother’s name as unknown and she is not mentioned in his obituary. Neither Vienna Malinda’s marriage or death record record her mother’s name. Adeline’s death record does not record her mother’s name. The youngest child Tina’s marriage record shows her mother as Melissa Shackford and her death record lists Rebecca Shackford. I will write to those using Stafford to see if they might agree to update the spelling to Shackford so that any descendents can discover their ancestors.

SOURCES:

1860 United States Federal Census, Orange County, Vermont, population schedule, Williamston, Page No 1, Dwelling 3, Household 3, Wm Foster; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2024).

“Hardwick. William Foster,” Orleans County Monitor (Barton, Vermont), 19 March 2024; digital images, Newspaper Archives (NewspaperArchive.com : accessed 19 March 2024).

“Our Boys in Prison–Deaths, &c,” Independent Standard (Irasburgh, Vermont), 6 January 1865, Horace B Foster; digital images, Chronicling America (ChroniclingAmerica.loc.gov : accessed 23 March 2024).

“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925, reviewed summer 2016; typed manuscript, SG SHA, Folder (56) William Shackford; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. # 247 Rebecca Melissa Shackford, source Samuel S Foster.

“U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 March 2024), Horace B Foster;

Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954, , Rebecca M Foster, 16 October 1867; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 October 2018).

“Waterbury. Deeds 1864–1884,” digital images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 20 March 2024), John Hunter and wife sell land to William Foster of Moretown.

Adeline (Shackford)(Prescott) King of Duxbury Vermont; Columbus, Ohio; and Knox, Missouri (1820-1907) (Blog 513)

March 5, 2024April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 2 Comments

Adeline Shackford, also known as Adaline, the daughter of Samuel and Susannah (Hobbs) Shackford and twin sister to Angeline was born on July 19, 1820. Apparently Adeline’s mother was too weak to raise her twins so Adeline was raised by Mrs Sarah (Chamberlain) Fisher. Mrs Fisher’s husband Jonathan died in 1832 and Sarah then married John Vincent of Middlesex, Vermont who had children by his first marriage.

The eldest of those children, John Prentis Wallace Vincent who was born Dec 19 1818 married Adeline on October 13, 1845 in Montpelier, Vermont. In 1850 John was working as the sheriff in East Montpelier, Vermont. John and Adeline had four children, two of whom died young before John also died at the age of 36 on 19 November 1855. Adeline then moved to Columbus, Ohio where her sister Angeline (Shackford) Preston lived.

While in Columbus, Adaline who was raising two children met Robert King, a farmer who had been widowed in 1861 and was raising three children. They married on March 3, 1863, added two children to the household, and then sometime before 1870 moved to Lewis, Missouri. Robert worked as a farmer until his death at age 81, on February 21, 1891. Adaline moved into her son-in-law’s home in Salem, Missouri and and died at the age of 87 on November 2, 1907. Her obituary was published in The La Belle Star on Dec 13, 1907.

DEATH OF MRS. ADELINE KING.

Mrs. Adeline S. King, one of the oldest residents of Lewis county, passed away at the home of her son-in-law, Albert Seeber, November 28, 1907.
Adeline S. Fisher was born at Duxbury, Vermont, July 19, 1820, and was united in marriage to P. W. Vincent October 13, 1845. Mr. Vincent died November 19, 1855, and she remained a widow until March 3, 1863, when she was married at Columbus, Ohio, to Robert King, Rev. Joseph M. Trimble performing the ceremony. Robert King departed this life in February, 1891.

Mrs. King was an estimable Christian woman, patient under her trials and thoughtful and kind to all. Her departure was sudden. She had not complained of any ailment and quietly passed away while sitting in her chair. Funeral services were held at the Seeber home November 29, conducted by the pastor of LaBelle Presbyterian church, a large number of friends being in attendance. The body was buried by the side of her husband, Robert King, in Newark cemetery.

Thanks to Michelle Pendleton who gave us permission to share this photograph she took of Adaline’s gravestone and shared it on Find A Grave, we can see Adaline’s gravestone which reads:

ADALINE S.

WIFE OF

ROBERT KING

BORN

JULY 19, 1820

DIED

NOV. 28, 1907.

Plus small words that are not readable from the photograph.

CHILDREN:

Charles Prentice Vincent (1846-1887) – married Mary Tom Walter – physician

Carlos B Vincent (1848-1852)

John Vincent (1852-1852)

Cora Angeline Vincent (1854-1925) – married Alexander McClain Kitch

Adaline Sarah King (1864-1936) – married Albert Seeber

Clarence King (1869-1938) – married Sarah E Stewart

SOURCES:

1850 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, East Montpelier, page 491 (penned), dwelling 626, family 636, Prentiss Vincent; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 2 November 2014).

1860 United States Federal Census, Franklin, Ohio, population schedule, Franklin Township, Page No 1, Dwelling No 1, Family No 1, W B Preston; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2014).

1870 United States Federal Census, Lewis, Missouri, population schedule, Monticello, Page No 8, dwelling 52, family 52, Robert King; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 2 November 2014).

1880 United States Federal Census, Lewis County, Missouri, population schedule, Salem, enumeration district (ED) Enumeration District No 31, Page No 5, dwelling 44, family 46, Robert King; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2014).

1900 United States Federal Census, Lewis County, Missouri, population schedule, Salem, enumeration district (ED) Enumeration District No 57, Sheet No 7B, Albert Seeber; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed ).

“Deaths.,” Vermont Watchman and State Journal (Mountpelier, Vermont), 7 December 1855, John Prentiss W. Vincent; digital images, Library of Congress Chroncling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 10 March 2016).

Find a Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2019), Adaline Shackford King, MEMORIAL ID 12216245

“LA BELLE, DEATH OF MRS. ADELINE KING,” The La Belle Star (La Belle, Missouri), 13 December 1907; digital images, newspapers.com (newspapers.com : accessed 29 February 2024).

Ohio, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8SM-KZ4, Robert King m Adaline Vincent, 3 March 1863; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 2 November 2014).

“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925; SG SGA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (56) William Shackford, Shackford Genealogy Manuscript, #250 Adeline Shackford.

Tombstone Tuesday – Rosana (Shackford) York (1824-1910) of Waterbury, Vermont (Blog 494)

June 11, 2019April 3, 2024 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 3 Comments

Rosana Shackford, the daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford was born August 25, 1824 in Duxbury, Vermont. She was seven when her father died, 10 when her mother married Ezra French, and 16 when she married 33 year old Alfred York, the son of John Bradbury and Mary Polly (Emerson) York in Waterbury, Vermont on June 23, 1841. Albert had six children from a previous marriage – Bradbury, George, Daniel W, Ann, Jonas, and John W. We have not yet learned what happened to Albert’s first wife Abigail (Watson) York.

In 1850 George, Jonas, and John were living with Alfred and Rosana. After George died in Virginia during the Civil War, his youngest daughter Lizzie moved in with Alfred and Rosana.

Alfred died on August 4, 1890 in Waterbury and was buried in the Hope Cemetery in Waterbury, Vermont. His will which was written in 1886 mentioned his children Bradbury York, Ann Simonds, Janus York, John W. York, Daniel York and his grandchildren Lizzie York and Imagine Jones, both children of his son George York who died in the Civil War.

Death Record Rosanna Shackford FamilySearch

Rosana died at the age of 85 on August 4, 1890 of uranemia and nephritis. She had been living in the home of her step-granddaughter Lizzie and her step-great-granddaughter Rosie.

Gravestone Rosana Shackford Parkes - permission to use from Vermont Grave Walker

Rosana was buried in the Waterbury Cemetery in Waterbury, Vermont. Thank you to Vermont Grave Walker who gave permission to share a copy of the photo of Rosana’s gravestone in this blog.

Rosana’s wrote a will and two codicils between Dec 11, 1897 and May 19, 1910 which mention her step-granddaughter Mrs Lizzie Gibson, her step-great granddaughter Rosie Gibson, Mrs Malinda Hart, her sister Susanna Sabrina Lanfair of Deerfield, Mass., (her only living sibling), Mrs Mandana Dillingham (her niece), Malanda Hart (her niece), Samuel Hart (her nephew), the Freewill Baptist Home Mission Society, the Freewill Baptist Foreign Mission Society, her step-son John W York, her step-son Jonas M. York and Samuel S. Foster., Emogene Jones, and step-grandson Fred E. York. She also left a legacy to the Waterbury cemetery to maintain the Alfred York gravesites.

Children:

None

SOURCES:

1850 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, page 609 (handwritten), 305 (stamped), dwelling 1969, family 1977, Alfred York; digital images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 29 May 2019).

1860 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, Page No 187, dwelling 1425, family 1520, Alfred York; digital images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 28 May 2019).

1870 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, Page No 32, dwelling 250, family 273, Alfred York; digital images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 28 May 2019).

1880 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury, enumeration district (ED) 218, Page No 45, dwelling 477, family 578, Alfred York; digital images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 28 May 2019).

1900 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury Village, enumeration district (ED) 239, Sheet No 9, dwelling 226, family 252, Rozanna York; digital images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 28 May 2019).

1910 US Federal Census, Washington County, population schedule, Waterbury Village, enumeration district (ED) 237, Sheet No 14A, Rosanna York in home of Lizzie A Gibson; digital images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 28 May 2019).

Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2V7N-9BN, Rosana York, 19 May 1910; digital images, FamilySearch(www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 December 2015).

Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8MB-BBM, Rosana Shackford/Alfred York, 23 June 1841; digital images, FamilySearch(www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2013).

“Vermont, Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999,” digital images, Ancestry(www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 June 2019), Alfred York; page 102-104.

“Vermont, Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999,” digital images, Ancestry(www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 June 2019), Rosana York.

Updated June 12 adding Alfred’s death

Treasure Chest Thursday – Newly Married Sabrina S (Shackford) Lanfair Runs Away (Blog 344)

June 10, 2016October 8, 2018 ~ Joanne Shackford Parkes ~ 1 Comment

Sabrina S Shackford, the daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford married Edwin A Lanfair in Guilford, Vermont on Dec 14, 1843. As mentioned in an earlier blog, we’re not sure why the couple who were from Deerfield and Greenfield married in Vermont — perhaps it was because she was only seventeen years old and he was 32.

Apparently Sabrina did not like her married life with Edwin because he posted this announcement in the newspaper only three weeks after their marriage:

Edwin Lanfair announces he will pay no debts on behalf of Sabrina NOTICE, The Franklin Democrat (Greenfield, Massachusetts), 23 January 1844

Whereas Sabrina S. my wife, has
left my bed and board, without any
reasonable excuse. This is to forbid all
persons from trusting her on my account as
I shall pay no debts of her contracting after
this date. EDWIN LANFAIR
Deerfield, Jan. 6, 1844

The couple did reconcile and had six children.

We’re currently in Deerfield, Massachusetts where we spent a few hours earlier today researching Sabrina Shackford Lanfair at the wonderful Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library which has extremely helpful staff who shared their excellent understanding of the region! We’ll be back their tomorrow to learn more about their newspaper collection. We didn’t find this article at the library — had a bit of extra end of the month GB on the phone so spent it online searching the newspapers at Fulton History.

SOURCES:

“NOTICE,” The Franklin Democrat (Greenfield, Massachusetts), 23 January 1844; digital images, Fulton History (http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html : accessed 9 June 2016).

Copyright 2018 Joanne Shackford Parkes (sharing a link to this post is appreciated but please do not just copy this material and paste it elsewhere) (Updated 10/8/18 as we now know she was Samuel’s daughter)

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Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford of Duxbury, Vermont (1789-1831) (Blog 520)

Lydia Shackford of Waterbury, Vermont (1822-1840) (Blog 519)

John C Shackford, the Son of Samuel and Susanna (Hobbs) Shackford only Lived Two Months (Blog 518)

Rebecca Melissa (Shackford) Foster of Waterbury, Duxbury, Williamstown, and Moretown, Vermont (1817-1867) (Blog 517)

Adeline (Shackford)(Prescott) King of Duxbury Vermont; Columbus, Ohio; and Knox, Missouri (1820-1907) (Blog 513)

Tombstone Tuesday – Rosana (Shackford) York (1824-1910) of Waterbury, Vermont (Blog 494)

Treasure Chest Thursday – Newly Married Sabrina S (Shackford) Lanfair Runs Away (Blog 344)