DAY FAMILY of Sullivan County, NH

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DAY FAMILY of Sullivan County, NH
Transcribed and contributed to Genealogy Trails by Janice Farnsworth - Farns10th@aol.com
Source: Farnsworth Memorial

Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line - Groton, MA 1600s

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Malvina Caroline Farnsworth b. Mar 4, 1840 dau of Oliver Farnsworth and his wife, Euphemia Hastings. Oliver Farnsworth was son of Edmund Farnsworth and his wife Caroline Warner of Groton, MA thence to Shelburne and thence to Chesterfield, NH.
Malvina Caroline Farnsworth b. 1840 m. George Day. (she born in Chesterfield, NH)

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Elizabeth G. Farnsworth b. 1878 at Williston, VT and d. l930 dau of Almond Franklin Farnsworth and wife, Sarah J. Bushier of Williston, VT.

Elizabeth G. Farnsworth m. 1897 Ira Burt Bixby b. 1878 d.l925 son of James and Adeline (RAY) Bixby. (nine children) not listed.

Matthias Farnsworth Jr/Sarah Nutting Line - Groton, MA 1600s

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Wralf Bennett Farnsworth b. Jan l6, 1889 at Agawam, MA son of Charles Delano Farnsworth and his wife, Caroline Alice Stockwell of Williamsburg, MA. Wralf Bennett Farnsworth d. l935 and buried at W. Springfield White Church Cemetery. He m. 1912 at W.Springfield, MA Ruth Annie Day b. Oct 11, 1891 at Monson, MA dau of George and Lydia (Barnshaw) Day.

Jonathan Farnsworth/Ruth Shattuck Line - Groton, MA 1600s.

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John Seymour Holley b. 1832 m. (1) 1870 Louisa Waldon She d. 1882 He m. (2) Emily DAY Res: Dorset, VT. He was the son of Hiram Holley and his wife, Clarissa Day of Dorset, VT.
1. Edward L. Holley b. 1868
2. Carl Hiram Holley b. 1873
3. Harvey Hall Holley b. 1879.

Surname: DAY
Source: Prescott Memorial
John Prescott/Mary Platts Line Lancaster, MA 1600s

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Martha Sherman, dau of Rebecca Prescott and Hon. Roger Sherman of New Haven, CT.
Martha Sherman b. Sep 24, l779 m. 1805 Rev. Jeremiah Day, LL.D. afterward President of Yale College. She d. Apr 4,1806 One son, Sherman Day b. Feb l3, 1806 who went to California and was overseer or superintendent of the Quicksilver Mine at Almaden. He d. Aug 22, 1867 age 94. The Independent Democrat of Concord, NH for Aug 29, 1867 published the following notice of
him:
Rev. Jeremiah Day was b. at Preston CT Aug 3, l773 grad. Yale l795. Was tutor at Williams College l796 to l798 was apptd prof. of mat and philosphy at Yale in 1808 and President in 18l7 thru to 1846.

p.37l James Prescott Line, Hampton, NH
John Prescott Ireland b. at Skowhegan Feb 5, 18l9 son of Samuel Ireland and his wife, Betsy Prescott of Vienna, ME
John Prescott Ireland m. Martha M. Day on May l6, 1842 b. May 29, 1818.
They had seven children p.528

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John P. Ireland and his wife, Martha M. Day of Dexter, ME had issue:
1. Francis Ireland b. 1843
2. Ellen A. Ireland b. 1846
3. Sibella B. Ireland b. 1847 d. 1847
4. Olin F. Ireland b. 1848
5. Alma F. Ireland b. 1852 d. 1852
6. Lydia A. Ireland b. 1854 d. 1854
7. a dau not named b. 1857 d. 1857

Submitted by Janice Farnsworth - farns10th@aol.com