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NAME RECORD (#2509)
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| Name |
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First |
Middle |
Marriage |
| Botsford |
Isaac, Col., d. 1851 |
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| Birth |
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| Father | Botsford, Isaac, 1742-1811 |
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| Mother | Frost, Esther |
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| Baptism |
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| Occupations | sawmill owner
manufacturing
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| Marriage (1) |
| # |
click |
First Name |
Middle Name |
Last Name |
Marriage Name |
MarriageDate |
MarriageTown |
MarriageState |
MarriageCountry |
| 1 |
link |
Melissa |
H. |
Porter |
Botsford |
1821/11/12 |
Berlin |
CT |
USA |
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| Children (8) |
| # |
click |
First Name |
Middle Name |
Last Name |
Marriage Name |
Birthdate |
| 1 |
link |
Edward |
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Botsford |
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| 2 |
link |
"infant son" |
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Botsford |
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| 3 |
link |
Anna, bap. 1827 |
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Botsford |
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| 4 |
link |
Emily |
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Botsford |
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| 5 |
link |
Philo |
Catlin |
Botsford |
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| 6 |
link |
Edward |
Porter |
Botsford |
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| 7 |
link |
Ellen |
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Botsford |
Beach |
1833/05/31 |
| 8 |
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Isaac |
Porter |
Botsford |
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1837/04/11 |
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| Military Service (1) |
| # |
War |
Begin Service Date |
End Service Date |
Branch |
Service Unit |
Rank |
| 1 |
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CT State Militia |
17th Regiment |
Colonel |
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| Death |
| Date |
Town |
State |
Country |
Cemetery |
Cemetery Town |
Cemetery State |
Cemetery Country |
Obit File |
| 1851/08/14 |
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Blue Hills |
Berlin |
CT |
USA |
0 |
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| Notes (1) |
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Note |
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Variant spelling of surname - "BOTTSFORD".
Married Melissa H. Porter from Middletown at Kensington Congregational Church.
He was chosen to be Deacon of the First Church of Christ in Berlin on 29 OCT 1835 and accepted. He was added to the Standing Committee on 2 JUNE 1836. On 1 NOV 1844 a letter from Isaac Botsford was read rquesting that his name be erased from the list of church members. On 6 DEC 1844 watch was withdrawn from Deacon Isaac Botsford, Ellen Botsford, and Melissa Botsford.
He had a Saw Mill on the upper part of Stockings Brook. The mill was later used for the manufacture of buttons and other small articles. He was a member of Harmony Lodge #20.
Five of Isaac and Melissa's children died in infancy.
Berlin Records - p. 53, 54, 119, 255
Beers - p. 1042, 1043
CT Magazine (1900) - p. 398
Historical Happenings of Harmony Lodge #20 - p. 7 |
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| Sources | BPLH Room Card Catalog Notes
Berlin (Conn.) Town Records
Beers
Cemetery records
Harmony Lodge (Masonic)
Connecticut Magazine
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