Canfield, William Amos

Canfield, William Amos

Male 1844 - 1865  (21 years)

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  • Name Canfield, William Amos  [1
    Born 20 Apr 1844  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 4 Oct 1850  Noble Township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 24 Jul 1860  Noble Township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 10 Dec 1865 
    Person ID I25161  Sackett | Descendants of Capt. Richard Sackett
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2020 

    Father Canfield, Gideon Wellman,   b. 8 Apr 1811, Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1890, Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Pratt, Clarissa,   b. 14 Apr 1814, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1867  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1834  Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 9 children 
     1. Canfield, Sarah,   b. 26 Jan 1835, Cranesville, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1835, Hope Cemetery, Cranesville, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Canfield, Clarissa Philinda,   b. Abt 1837, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     3. Canfield, Henry A.,   b. 17 Aug 1838, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1917  (Age 78 years)
     4. Canfield, John,   b. 15 May 1842, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1924, Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Canfield, William Amos,   b. 20 Apr 1844, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1865  (Age 21 years)
    +6. Canfield, Winfield Scott,   b. 22 Apr 1847, Cranesville, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1938, Kingsbury, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     7. Canfield, Lydia Anne,   b. 24 Feb 1851, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1880  (Age 29 years)
     8. Canfield, Frances,   b. 30 Apr 1853, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1864  (Age 10 years)
     9. Canfield, Margaret,   b. 2 Jun 1859, Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1961, La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     
    Family ID F9111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 

  • Sources 
    1. [S506] 1850 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 17 Dec 2020.
      1850 Census, enumerated 4 Oct 1850 in Noble Township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Gideon Canfield M 40 Pennsylvania
      Clarissa Canfield F 36 New York
      Filinda Canfield F 14 Pennsylvania
      Henry Canfield M 12 Pennsylvania
      John Canfield M 8 Pennsylvania
      Amos Canfield M 6 Pennsylvania
      Scott Canfield M 3 Pennsylvania
      Nehemiah Pratt M 66 Vermont

      Household ID: 110
      Line Number: 12
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M432
      Affiliate Film Number: 157
      GS Film Number: 442935
      Digital Folder Number: 004192462
      Digital Folder Number: 004192462
      Image Number: 00359
      Image Number: 00359
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01149-2
      Record Number: 14573

      "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJP-H24 : 13 December 2020), Gideon Canfield, Noble Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States; citing family 110, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

      Researched by Ted Smith

    2. [S500] 1860 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 17 Dec 2020.
      1860 Census, enumerated 24 Jul 1860 in Noble Township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Gideon W Canfield M 50 Vermont
      Clarissa Canfield F 46 Vermont
      Henry Canfield M 21 Penn
      John Canfield M 18 Penn
      Amos Canfield M 15 Penn
      Scott Canfield M 13 Penn
      Lydia Canfield F 9 Indiana
      Frances Canfield F 8 Indiana
      Margaret Canfield F 1 Indiana

      Page: 160
      Household ID: 1185
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M653
      Affiliate Film Number: 275
      GS Film Number: 803275
      Digital Folder Number: 005165845
      Image Number: 00346
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01712-0
      Record Number: 13450

      "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N5-4CR : 11 November 2020), Gideon W Canfield, 1860.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 16 Dec 2020.
      Memorial ID 120177953
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120177953

      Gideon Wellman "G.W" Canfield
      Birth 8 Apr 1809
      New York, USA
      Death 12 May 1890 (aged 81)
      Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
      Burial
      Union Mills Cemetery
      Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
      Plot old sect, row 8, gr 3

      Gideon was born in Pownal NY, which is now Vermont

      1st Marriage - Clarissa Pratt on May 4, 1834
      Of this marriage nine children. Located resting place of all except Sarah Canfield b: Jan.26,1835 Cranesville, Erie co., PA d: April 27,1835 same as birth place.

      2nd Marriage - Mary Elizabeth Mun on April 1869
      Of this marriage two children: Clarissa Canfield Dettweiler and George D. Canfield.

      *It seems it was a common practice to give a child the name of a child who had passed away. This can cause confusion when searching the family tree.

      Interesting info regarding the family of Gideon Wellman Canfield
      Gideon?s parents, Anson Canfield and PHILINDA WELLMAN b:1790 d:1869
      Gideon married on May 4,1834, 1st wife CLARISSA Pratt b:1814 d:1867
      They had nine children. A daughter was named CLARISSA PHALINDA b:1836 d:1863.*

      After the death of his 1st wife in 1867 Gideon married his 2nd wife Mary Elizabeth nee: Mun, Hitchcoock, in April 1869. They had two children, George b:1872 d:1924 and CLARISSA PHALINDA b:1870 d:1939.

      Researched by Ted Smith


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