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Families of Ancient New Haven

The Families of Ancient New Haven compilation includes the families of the ancient town of New Haven, covering the present towns of New Haven, East Haven, North Haven, Hamden, Bethany, Woodbridge and West Haven. These families are brought down to the heads of families in the First Census (1790), and include the generation born about 1790 to 1800. Descendants in the male line who removed from this region are also given, if obtainable, to about 1800, unless they have been adequately set forth in published genealogies.

Biography of Homer P. Moored

Homer P. Moored was born in the town of Hamden, Connecticut, in 1832. His parents were Orrin and Hamel (Hayes) Moore, both natives of New England. His father was a farmer, and Mr. Moore was reared to that calling. In 1857 he started for the great West, and located in Rice County, Minnesota, where he took up Government land and engaged in farming. In 1862 Mr. Moore responded to the call of his country for soldiers, and enlisted in Company A, Seventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. The Indian outbreak soon after rendered troops necessary in northwestern Minnesota and Dakota, and his … Read more

Leonard Todd of Bethany CT

Leonard Todd7, (Ely6, Jonah5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Nov. 8, 1800, died April 6, 1876, married Dec. 24, 1821, Julia, daughter of Elam and Lowly (Dickerman) Bradley, who was born Nov. 21, 1802, died Oct. 11, 1899. Leonard Todd received a country school education and when 21 years of age he married Julia Bradley, of Hamden, Conn., in Grace Episcopal Church, in Hamden, the first couple to be married in the new church, the same is standing and is still used for worship. Leonard Todd was a good illustration of New England thrift. By hard work and rigid economy … Read more

Abner Todd of Hamden CT

Abner Todd4, (Ithamar3, Michael2, Christopher1) born Nov. 4, 1738, died Jan. 11, 1805 at Lake Ridge, N. Y., married in 1761, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Todd) Tuttle who was born Nov. 26, 1742, died Oct. 8, 1834. For her ancestry see number 47. “A very remarkable woman.” They removed from Hamden, Conn. to Lake Ridge, N. Y., in 1804, where he bought land and began the work of clearing it off and preparing it for cultivation. Children: *244. Patience, b. Dec. 6, 1762. *245. Mary, b. Dec. 31, 1764. 246. Uri, b. Dec. 7, 1766, d. Dec. 13, … Read more

Hannah Todd Alling of Hamden CT

ALLING, Hannah Todd3, (Michael2, Christopher1) born Feb. 20, 1702-03, married Jan. 3, 1722, Nathan, son of Samuel Alling, who was born March 8, 1696, died Oct. 24, 1774, at Hamden, Conn. Children: I. David, b. Feb. 2, 1724, d. Apr. 22, 1794. II. Samuel, b. Jan. 3, 1726, m. June 17, 1752, Mary Leek. III. Hannah, b. Oct. 4, 1727, m. Jan. 25, 1750, Ezekiel Hotchkiss. IV. Nathan, b. Oct. 14, 1729, d. June 2, 1812, at Mt. Carmel, Conn. V. Zadoc, b. Nov. 27, 1731, d. about 1787. VI. Amos, b. Feb. 14, 1734. VII. Benjamin, b. May 1, 1736, m. Mar. … Read more

Patience Todd Bradley of Hamden CT

BRADLEY, Patience Todd5, (Abner4, Ithamar3, Michael2, Chrispher1) born Dec. 6, 1762, died Nov. 1, 1801, married Deacon Aaron Bradley, of Hamden, Conn. Children: I. David, d. 1854, m. Abigail(???). He was a clergyman in Hamden, Conn., for 46 years. II. Chloe, b. 1792, m. Levi, son of Levi and Chloe (Bradley) Dickerman, of Hamden, Conn. III. Mary, m. Silas Hitchcock, of Cheshire, Conn. IV. Martha, b. July 3, 1793, died May 9, 1866, m. Oct. 11, 1810, John, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Thompson) Fitch, (a brother of Prof. Eleazer Thompson Fitch), who was b. Oct. 9, 1780, d. Jan. … Read more

Mabel Todd Mansfield of Hamden CT

MANSFIELD, Mabel Todd4, (Gershom3, Michael2, Christopher1) born 1736, died Sept. 12, 1783, married Titus Mansfield who was born Nov. 5, 1734, died about 1808. He was a farmer and resided at Mansfield Farms, Hamden, Conn. Children: I. Ebenezer, b. July 16, 1757, d. Oct. 8, 1819, m. Sept. 23, 1784, Mary Lewis, who d. Mar. 4, 1844 aged 79. He was a carpenter and farmer. Lived in New Haven and at Mansfield Farms, Hamden, Ct. Served in the revolutionary war, was present at the execution of Andre. II. Enos, b. Dec. 12, 1758, d. Feb. 20, 1814, m. April 4, … Read more

Horace Irving Todd of Hamden CT

Horace Irving Todd10, (Alson B.9, Alfred8, Albert7, Charles6, Jonah5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born May 27, 1879, in New Haven, Conn., married Oct. 28, 1903, Mabel Evelyn Elmer. Mr. Todd is a farmer and lives in Hamden, Conn., where he established a herd of registered Holstein-Frie-sian Cattle in 1903. Child: 2798. Frederick Elmer, b. Sept. 15, 1912.

Bethiah Todd Gilbert of Hamden CT

GILBERT, Bethiah Todd5, (Caleb4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Aug. 7, 1730, married July 1747, Matthew, son of Daniel and Sarah (Todd) Gilbert, who was born Feb. 21, 1722, died July 2, 1795. They lived in Hamden, Conn. For the ancestry of Matthew Gilbert, see No. 31. Children: I. Daniel, m. Sarah(???), who was b. 1754, d. July 25, 1825. They had Sarah, b. 1787, d. June 20, 1806. II. Asa, b. 1752, m. Mary Blakeslee, who was b. 1757, d. March 5, 1840. III. Mary, m.(???)Blakeslee. IV. Sarah.