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WITTER, William Esquire
(1707-1798)
BISHOP-LATHRUP, Elizabeth
(Abt 1717-)
DUNWELL, Stephen A.
(1762-1840)
WITTER, Deborah
(1762-1842)
DUNWELL, Rebecca C.
(1788-1865)

 

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Spouses/Children:
CRARY, Erastus W.

DUNWELL, Rebecca C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 19 Jun 1788, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  • Marriage: CRARY, Erastus W. on 21 Apr 1807 in Phelps, Ontario County, New York
  • Died: 13 Apr 1865, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio at age 76
  • Buried: Apr 1865, South Kirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio
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bullet  General Notes:

Considered a pioneer woman of Kirtland, Ohio.


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Rebecca married Erastus W. CRARY, son of Christopher CRARY and Mary Polly WITTER, on 21 Apr 1807 in Phelps, Ontario County, New York. (Erastus W. CRARY was born on 15 May 1785 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut,10 died on 2 Sep 1867 in Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio and was buried in Sep 1867 in South Kirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio.)


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1 1850 US Census (Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Erastus Crary (age 65, b. CT) wife Rebecca [Dunwell] (age 62, b. CT), and children Alfred A. (age 25, b. OH) and Nancy (age 25, b. OH), this is probably recorded inaccurately as Nancy was 27 at this time), living in Kirtland, Ohio. Also in the household is Gorden? Gran? (male, age 60, b. CT), whose relationship to the family, if any, is unclear. Erastus is listed as a "farmer." Gorden is listed as a "painter." Living nearby is their son, Erastus, and his family.

2 1810 US Census (Phelps, Ontario County, New York). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Erastus Crary (age 16-25, b. 1784-1793), wife Rebecca [Dunwell] (age 16-25, b. 1784-1793) and children: 1 daughter (age <10, b. 1800-1810) [Rebecca Marie], living in Phelps, New York. Living nearby are Stephen Dunwell Jr. (age 16-25, b. 1784-1793), who is likely the brother of Rebecca; and Stephen Dunwell Sr. (age 45+, b. bef. 1764), who is probably Rebecca's father.

3 1830 US Census (Kirtland, Geaugua County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Erastus Crary (age 40-49, b. 1780-1789) and wife [Rebecca Dunwell] (age 40-49, b. 1780-1789), and children: 2 sons (age 10-15, b. 1814-1819) [Erastus William and Henry Dunwell], 2 sons (age <5, b. 1825-1830) [Alfred and Addison], 2 daughters (age 15-19, b. 1810-1814) [Polly Mary and Almeda Martha], 1 daughter (age 10-15, b. 1814-1819) [Stella], and 2 daughters (age 5-10, b. 1819-1824) [Maria R. and Nancy Elvira], living in Kirtland, Ohio. Living two houses away are Erastus' parents, Christopher and Mary Crary. Also living nearby is Henry Dunwell (age 30-39, b. 1790-1799), who is likely the brother of Rebecca.

4 1860 US Census (Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio), Roll 996, Book 1, page 286. Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Erastus W. Crary (age 75) and wife Rebecca (age 72), living on their farm in Kirtland, Ohio. Also in the household are son in law Marvin Daniels (age 36, b. OH), wife Maria [their daughter], and their children Nancy (age 7, b. OH), George (age 3, b. OH) and Almeda (age 1, b. OH).

5 1820 US Census (Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Erastus W. Crary (age 26-45, b. 1774-1794), wife Rebecca [Dunwell] (age 16-26, 1794-1804), and children: two sons (age <10, b. 1810-1820) [Erastus and Henry] and three daughters (age <10, b. 1810-1820) [Polly, Almeda and Stella], living in Kirtland, Ohio. Also in the household is one female (age 45+, b. bef. 1774), who may be Rebecca's mother or some other relative.

6 1840 US Census (Rutland, Lake County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Erastus Crary (age 50-60, b. 1780-1790), wife Rebecca (age 40-50, b. 1780-1790) and children: 1 male (age 20-30, b. 1810-1820) [prob. Henry Dunwell Crary], 2 males (age 10-15, b. 1825-1830) [prob. Alfred & Addison], 1 male (age 5-10, b. 1830-1835) [prob. Stephen], 2 females (age 20-30, b. 1810-1820) [prob. Almeda & Stella], and 1 female (age 10-15, b. 1825-1830) [prob. Nancy] living in Rutland, Lake County, Ohio.

7 South Kirtland Cemetery Inscriptions (Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio), Section DA, Row 11, Grave 11. Surety: 4. Our Father and Mother, Erastus Crary, died Sept 2, 1867, Aged 82 years; His wife, Rebecca, died Apr 13, 1865, aged 77 years. War of 1812 flagholder.

8 1800 US Census (Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen Dunwell (age 26-44, b. 1755-1774), wife [Deborah Witter] (age 26-44, b. 1755-1774) and children: 1 son (age 16-25, b. 1774-1783), 1 son (age 10-15, b. 1784-1790), 3 sons (age <10, b. 1790-1800), 2 daughters (age 10-15, b. 1784-1790) [one of whom is Rebecca] and 1 daughter (age <10, b. 1790-1800), living in Washington, Massachusetts. The family of daughter, Rebecca's, future husband, Erastus Crary, is also living in Berkshire County at this time.

9 1790 US Census (New London County, Connecticut). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Stephen Dunwell (age >16, b. bef. 1773), wife [Deborah Witter], and children: 1 son (age <16, b. 1773-1790) [prob. Stephen Jr.] and 2 daughters (ages not given) [prob. Deborah and Rebecca, both born before 1790], living in New London County, Connecticut.

10 Barbour, Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Barbour Collection (Preston Vital Records Part I - 1687-1850), p. 72. Surety: 4. Erastus [Crary], s. [Christopher & Polly], b. May 15, 1785.

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