1. Samuel⁵ Bemis (John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹ was born Bet. August 1691 - August 1693 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts², and died August 1776 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^3,4. He married Sarah Barnard⁵ April 12, 1716 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts^6,7, daughter of John Barnard and Elizabeth Stone. She was born January 25, 1693/94 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts⁸, and died September 30, 1756 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^9,10.

Notes for Samuel Bemis:

[Bond:22] "m., Ap. 12, 1716 SARAH BARNARD. They settled first in Sudbury, and, in 1721, moved to Spencer, and he was the second settler in that town, where he d. Aug., 1776, and she d. Sept. 30, 1756. [For interesting information respecting him and his chil., see Draper's History of Spencer, 105-9]"

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[James Draper, History of Spencer:1-2] "BEMIS SAMUEL, came from Watertown, 1721, and was the second settler in Spencer. He was born in 1688, was m. to Sarah Barnard of Sudbury. He was doubtless, a descendand of Joseph Bemis, who came from England to Watertown, in 1640, and was probably the ancestor of all who bear that name in this part of New England. He purchased 400 acres of the easterly part of lots (29) and (36). He commenced felling the ancient forest, which covered his farm, before he removed his family here. At that time the Indians had not all retired from this part of the country, and some of them frequently came into his cabin and tarried with him through the night, but their presence was very offensive to him. In 1722, when his wife was about to give birth to her third son (William), fearing the Indians, she made a journey to Sudbury, for safety during that critical period, and when her little son was only two weeks old, she rode home on horseback, a distance of nearly fifty miles in one day, and carried her infant son in her arms, although the greatest part of the distance the road, such as it was, passed through an entire wilderness! He acquired a handsome estate, and built the first frame house in town, a building of two stories, which stood on the site of the present house of Mr. Robinson, and was taken down a few years since. His wife Sarah died September 30, 1756. His children were Samuel, b. May 1716; Edmund, Nov. 1, 1720; William, Nov. 1, 1722; Nathaniel, 1725; Sarah, Dec. 12, 1727; Joshua, July 14, 1729; Elizabeth, 1732; Jonas, March 25, 1737. The following is the inscription on his tomb stone.

'In memory of Mr. Samuel Bemis, one of the first settlers of the town, who died August 1776, in his 84th year.

Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey,

Or men as fierce and wild as they,

Our kind forefathers did repair,

And built us towns and cities there.'

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[Draper:123] They resided for a time in Sherborn. Samuel Bemis was the second settler of Spencer, Mass., going ther from Wat. in 1721. He purchased 400 acres of land, and began at once to fell the timber, with which the land was covered, before bringing his family from Wat. At that time, the Indians were still numerous in that section, and they frequently came to his house and tarried the night, but their presence was most offensive to him. In 1722, when his wife was about to give birth to his third child, William, fearing the Indians, she made a journey to Sudbury for safety during the critical period, and when her little son was only two weeks old, she rode home on horseback, a distance of fifty miles in one day, carrying her infant in her arms, the road passing through an entire wilderness.

Mr. Bemis acquired a handsome estate, build the first frame house in Spencer, a building of two stories, which stood for over one hundred and twenty-five years, and was then taken down. The following is the inscription on his tombstone:

'In memory of Mr. Samuel Bemis, one of the First settlers of the Town, who died August 1776, in his 84th year.

Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey,

Or men as fierce and wild as they,

Our kind forefathers did repair,

And built us towns and cities there.'

Notes for Sarah Barnard:

[Tower:V1:68-9] Sarah Barnard's Ancestry.

His wife, Sarah Barnard, came from English ancestry. She was born at Watertown, January 25, 1694, and died at Spencer, September 30, 1755, proceeding him 20 years. Her father, grandfather and great grandfather Barnard were named John. John Barnard Senior, born in 1602, came to America from Ipswich, England, in the ship Elizabeth, William Andrews master, in 1634 with his wife Phebe and their son John, aged three, and settled at Ipswich in this State. Her father was a housewright and lived at Watertown, and his surname, Barnard, has to some extent been used in Spencer as a given name in the Bemis and other families.

More About Samuel Bemis and Sarah Barnard:

Marriage: April 12, 1716, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts^11,12

Children of Samuel Bemis and Sarah Barnard are:

2. Samuel⁶ Bemis, Jr. (Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)³¹ was born May 24, 1717 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts³², and died August 15, 1793 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^33,34. He married (1) Rebecca Newhall³⁵ January 09, 1739/40. She died September 1740³⁵. He married (2) Mary Johnson³⁵ November 11, 1742³⁶, daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Rebekah (Johnson). She was born April 30, 1724 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁷, and died January 03, 1760 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^38,39. He married (3) Mrs. Mehitable Dannell⁴⁰ August 11, 1760 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts^41,42,43,44. She died February 24, 1807 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^45,46.

Notes for Samuel Bemis, Jr.:

[James Draper:3]: "SAMUEL BEMIS, son of Samuel Bemis, m. Rebekah Newhall of Leicester, January 9, 1740. She died leaving no children. He was then m. to Mary Johnson, da. of Capt. Benjamin Johnson, Nov. 11, 1742. Children, Benjamin, b. January 18, 1744; Mary, Dec. 3, 1745; Rebekah, Jan. 2, 1747; Samuel, Sept. 18, 1749; Reuben, June 10, 1752; Bulah, Sept. 26, 1754. His wife Mary d. Jan. 3, 1760. Again m. Mehitable Dunnell, by whom he had Lydia, b. May 10, 1761; Jonathan, April 9, 1765; Joel, Feb. 7, 1768; Judith, Aug. 27, 1769; Wait, June 20, 1772. In 1742, he purchased a part of lot (56,) where he built a house, on the hill north of Dexter Converse. He afterwards lived in various parts of the town, and died, August 15, 1793, in a house near the house of Paul Sibley, aged 77. His wife Mehitable d. Feb. 24, 1807."

More About Samuel Bemis, Jr.:

Elected: Selectman 1756-7-8-60⁴⁷

More About Samuel Bemis and Rebecca Newhall:

Marriage: January 09, 1739/40

Notes for Mary Johnson:

[Bond:22] States that she d. 1/3/1760 and that he married 3d Mehitabel Daniel, Aug. 16 1768. However, birthdates for Lydia 1761, Jonathan, 1765 and Joel, 1768 are inconsistant.

More About Samuel Bemis and Mary Johnson:

Marriage: November 11, 1742⁴⁸

Notes for Mrs. Mehitable Dannell:

m[VR:Sutton:242] DUNNILL, Jonathan Jr. and Mehetable Waite, Feb. 13, 1750-1

d[VR:Sutton:417] DUNELL, Ruth, d. Jonathan and Mehitable, Aug. 1, 1744

d[VR:Sutton:417] DWINEL, (See Dunnel) Hannah, d. Jonathan Jr. and Mehetable, [Mehateble in dup.], Aug. 30, 1758

d[VR:Sutton:417] DWINEL, Jonathan, s. Jonathan Jr. and Mehetable, May 16, 1759

d[VR:Sutton:417] DWINEL, Jonathan, March 15, 1771 C.R.2

d[VR:Sutton:417] DWINEL, Jonathan, Sept. 13, 1788, a. 24. G.S

d[VR:Sutton:417] DWINEL, Ruth, d. Jonathan and Mehetable, Aug. 1, 1744

m[VR:Sutton:250] DUNELL, Mehetable and Isaac Gale, Jr., Aug. 11, 1756

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNELL, David, s. Jonathan and Mehitabel, Dec. 17, 1742

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNELL, Henry, s. Jonathan and Mehitabel, Nov. 14, 1732

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNELL, Jacob, s. Jonathan and Mehitabel, July 18, 1747

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNELL, Mary, d. Jonathan and Mehitabel, May 30, 1741

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNELL, Mehitable, d. Jonathan and Mehitabel, Sept. 10, 1737

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNELL, Moses, s. Jonathan and Mehitabel, Sept. 23, 1739

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNELL, Ruth, d. Jonathan and Mehitabel, April, 19, 1744

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNELL, Susanna, d. Jonathan and Mehitabel, July 18, 1745

bp[VR:Sutton:57] DUNNEL, Sarah, d. Jonathan, bap. Aug. 23, 1741. C.R

bp[VR:Sutton:57] DUNNEL, _____, ch. Jonathan, bap. April 13, 1740. C.R

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNNELL, Archulus, s. Jonathan and Mehitabel, June 16, 1731

b[VR:Sutton:57] DUNNELL, Jonathan, s. Jonathan and Mehitabel, Oct. 30, 1729

b[VR:Sutton:57] DWINEL, Anna, d. Jonathan Jr. and Mehitabel, Feb. 12, 1754

b[VR:Sutton:57] DWINEL, Hannah, d. Jonathan Jr. and Mehitabel, Jan. 30, 1756

b[VR:Sutton:57] DWINEL, Jonathan, s. Jonathan Jr. and Mehitabel, Feb. 19, 1758

bap[VR:Sutton:57] DWINNIL, Jacob, s. Jonathan and Mehetebel, bap. April, 24, 1748. C.R.2

b[VR:Sutton:175] WAIT, Mehetabel, d. Garshom and Johannah, March 27, 1731

m[VR:Sutton:374] WAITE, Mehetabel, and Jonathan Dunnill, Jr., Feb. 13, 1750-1

More About Samuel Bemis and Mehitable Dannell:

Marriage 1: August 11, 1760, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts^49,50,51,52

Marriage 2: August 16, 1768⁵³

Children of Samuel Bemis and Mary Johnson are:

Children of Samuel Bemis and Mehitable Dannell are:

3. Capt. Edmund⁶ Bemis (Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁶⁸ was born October 04, 1720 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts⁶⁹, and died December 1810⁷⁰. He married (1) wid. Smith. He married (2) Eunice Chadwick⁷¹ August 24, 1749 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷¹, daughter of John Chadwick and Hannah. She was born November 21, 1731 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts⁷², and died April 13, 1761 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^73,74,75.

Notes for Capt. Edmund Bemis:

[Bond:22] "a lieut. at the capture of Louisburg, and a capt. in the expedition to Crown Point, 1755-56"

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[James Draper:3-4] "BEMIS EDMUND, s. of Samuel, senior, m. Eunice Chadwick, of Western, (Warren) 1749. John, b.Sept. 3, 1749; Joseph, Nov. 20, 1750; Susannah, May 3, 1752; Phineas, Oct. 7, 1754; Eleazer, May 24, 1756; Ruth, Dec. 29, 1757; Lydia, March 29, 1760. His wife Eunice d. April 13, 1761.

Again m. Mrs. Smith of Charlton. He settled on a part of the homestead, but finally purchased lot (80) in 1769, where he died, Dec. 1810, aged 90, and where four of his grandchildren still remain.

He was a lieutenant at the capture of Louisburgh in 1745, and captain in the expedition of Crown Point, 1755 and 1756. The following obituary notice appeared in the Massachusetts Spy, Dec. 26, 1810: 'Died in Spencer, Capt. Edmund Bemis, aged 90. There are some things worthy of record in the life of this aged and war-torn veteran. His father was one of the first settlers of Spencer, having removed from Sudbury about the time of the birth of this son, or about the year 1720. This son, Edmund, has been very remarkable for his habits of honesty, industry and temperance, which produced a long life of health and happiness. He early entered into the service of his country, and was a lieutenant at the reduction of Louisburgh in the year 1745. At this seige he was a zealous and active officer. After the French had surrendered to the victorious arms of New England, it was found they had spiked their cannon, intending thereby to render them entirely useless to the captors. It had been heretofore deemed an impractical thing, after a gun was thus spiked, to drill it out, or by any other method whatever, to render it again fit for service. The commander of the American forces offered a premium to any one who would undertake the task, if he should prove successful. Lieut. Bemis undertook it, and by a process heretofore unthought of, effected the desired object. Instead of drilling, was was supposed to be the only practicable method, he collected a large quantity of wood around the cannon, and setting it on fire, heated it to such a degree that, with a cold punch, the spike was easily driven into the barrel. Thus was he the author of a successful discovery to his country, which has ever since been followed with complete success. After the reduction of Louisburgh, he was a captain in the war with France, which succeeded, at the close of which he returned home, to seek that repose among his friends, which he has since enjoyed without interruption.'"

Note: This exact quote can also be found in [Draper:140] and in [Tower:V1:71].

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[NEHGR:1869:23:117] "Soldiers in the Louisburg Expedition"

From Spencer (Mass.)--Edmund Bemis, Lieut. at the reduction of Louisburg, 1745; d. 1810, aged 90. - Hist. Spencer, p. 164.

More About Capt. Edmund Bemis:

Elected: Selectman 1759⁷⁶

Notes for Eunice Chadwick:

Draper (3): "BEMIS Edmund, s. of Samuel, senior, m. Eunice Chadwick, of Western, (Warren) 1749."

More About Edmund Bemis and Eunice Chadwick:

Marriage: August 24, 1749, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷⁷

Children of Edmund Bemis and Eunice Chadwick are:

4. Capt. William⁶ Bemis (Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁸³ was born November 01, 1722 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts⁸⁴, and died March 23, 1801 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^85,86. He married Rebekah White⁸⁷ July 05, 1750 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^87,88, daughter of John White and Sibella Buckminster. She was born 1723 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts⁸⁹, and died March 17, 1819 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^90,91.

Notes for Capt. William Bemis:

Draper (5): "He was a captain in militia, an honest man, and acquired a handsome estate...He purchased the east end of lot (15) in 1746. The farm now owned by the late Artemas May."

[Draper:144] William Bemis was a captain in the militia; he acquired a large estate.

More About William Bemis and Rebekah White:

Marriage 1: July 05, 1750, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^92,93

Marriage 2: July 05, 1750, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁴

Children of William Bemis and Rebekah White are:

5. Nathaniel⁶ Bemis (Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹³¹ was born 1725 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³¹, and died January 01, 1787 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³². He married Ruth Harrington¹³³ January 10, 1753 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^133,134,135, daughter of George Harrington and Abiel Parker. She was born April 08, 1732 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts¹³⁶, and died August 21, 1817 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^137,138.

Notes for Nathaniel Bemis:

[Draper:153]: Mr. Bemis received, and lived on 100 acres of the Homestead.

[Bond:22]: "He settled on part of his father's homestead."

[Harrington Genealogy:44]: He received 100 acres of the 400 acre homestead farm of his father, which the latter had purchased and upon which he had build the first frame house in the town of Spencer.

More About Nathaniel Bemis:

Residence: He received 100 acres of the 400 acre homestead farm of his father, which the latter had purchased and upon which he built the first frame house in the town of Spencer.¹³⁹

More About Ruth Harrington:

Residence: Brookfield¹⁴⁰

More About Nathaniel Bemis and Ruth Harrington:

Marriage 1: January 10, 1753, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^141,142,143

Marriage 2: January 10, 1753, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁴

Children of Nathaniel Bemis and Ruth Harrington are:

7. Joshua⁶ Bemis (Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁶³ was born July 14, 1729 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts¹⁶⁴, and died March 24, 1789 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^165,166. He married Sarah White¹⁶⁷ September 18, 1755 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^{167,168,169,170}, daughter of John White and Sibella Buckminster. She was born Abt. 1737 in Framingham, Massachusetts¹⁷¹, and died June 02, 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^172,173.

Notes for Joshua Bemis:

[Bond:23] "settled on part of his father's homestead."

[James Draper:8] "He received the homestead with 100 acres of land,"

[Draper:159] "Mr. Bemis received the homestead with 100 acres of land."

More About Joshua Bemis and Sarah White:

Marriage: September 18, 1755, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^{174,175,176,177}

Children of Joshua Bemis and Sarah White are:

9. Jonas⁶ Bemis (Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁹⁹ was born March 25, 1737 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts²⁰⁰, and died May 07, 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^201,202. He married Dorothy "Dolla" Wood²⁰³ January 05, 1758 in Brookfield, Massachusetts²⁰³, daughter of Nathaniel Wood. She died June 26, 1814 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^204,205.

Notes for Jonas Bemis:

[Bond:23] "a soldier in the French war and in the Revolution"

[Draper:173] Lieut. Bemis was a farmer. He was a soldier in the war with France in 1756; and also in the Revoloution (sic), being Lieutenant in Captain John Wolcott's Company of Rangers (April 19, 1775.) In this company, serving 12 days later were, as privates, Reuben Bemis; Benjamin Bemis and Amos Bemis. In his later years Lieut, Bemis was very corpulent, weighing 400 pounds, it is said.

[James Draper:11] "He was a soldier in the war with France 1756, and in the war of the revolution."

More About Jonas Bemis:

Medical Information: "He was very corpulent, weighing more than 400 lbs."²⁰⁶

Residence: "His farm was part of lot 60."²⁰⁶

Notes for Dorothy "Dolla" Wood:

Her date of birth is given in [Draper:173] as Spencer, Mar. 27, 1768. However, this would be unlikely as they were married January 05, 1758, see [VR:Brookfield:442].

More About Jonas Bemis and Dorothy Wood:

Marriage: January 05, 1758, Brookfield, Massachusetts²⁰⁷

Children of Jonas Bemis and Dorothy Wood are:

10. Colonel Benjamin⁷ Bemis (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)²²⁶ was born January 18, 1743/44 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts²²⁷, and died in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts²²⁸. He married Rebekah Draper²²⁹ November 17, 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts²³⁰, daughter of James Draper and Mehetable Whiting. She was born May 02, 1743 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts²³¹, and died in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts²³².

Notes for Colonel Benjamin Bemis:

[Draper:125-6] Colonel Benjamin Bemis was a distinguished soldier in the Revolutionary Struggle and in the War of 1812. He was a private in Capt. Joseph Walcott's Company of Rangers from Spencer in the Lexington Alarm. Sargeant in Capt. Joel Green's Company, Col. Frye's Regiment, Mass. Militia 1775. Lieut. 8th Comp. Worcester County Militia, in Col. Washburne's Regiment, Worcester Co. Mass. Militia Jan. 12, 1781. Also Member of the Spencer Committee of Correspondence and Safety. He commanded a Regiment in the War of 1812, and was ordered to the Canadian frontier, where however they did not have an engagement with the British. He was Assessor in 1785, Town Clerk 1781-82 and 86, Selectman 1784, 85, 86.

Notes for Rebekah Draper:

Draper refers to her as Draper, Bond as Draped.

Draper states marriage date as 11/1/1768, Bond as 11/17/1768.

More About Benjamin Bemis and Rebekah Draper:

Marriage 1: November 17, 1768, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts²³³

Marriage 2: November 01, 1768²³⁴

Children of Benjamin Bemis and Rebekah Draper are:

12. Rebekah⁷ Bemis (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)²⁴⁵ was born January 02, 1746/47 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts²⁴⁶. She married Allen Newhall²⁴⁷ July 02, 1765 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^247,248, son of John Newhall and Dorothy (Newhall). He was born July 03, 1743 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts²⁴⁹.

More About Allen Newhall and Rebekah Bemis:

Marriage: July 02, 1765, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^250,251

Children of Rebekah Bemis and Allen Newhall are:

13. Samuel⁷ Bemis, Jr. (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)²⁷⁷ was born September 18, 1749 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts²⁷⁸. He married Anna²⁷⁹.

Children of Samuel Bemis and Anna are:

14. Reuben⁷ Bemis (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)²⁸⁵ was born June 10, 1752 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^286,287, and died June 18, 1779 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^288,289. He married (1) Abigail Smith²⁹⁰ December 26, 1776 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^291,292. She died October 29, 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^293,294. He married (2) Sibbilah Bemis²⁹⁵ August 27, 1778 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^296,297, daughter of William Bemis and Rebekah White. She was born February 02, 1758 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^298,299.

Notes for Reuben Bemis:

Massachusetts Army & Navy, the Revolution, 17 Vols.; Volume 1, page 928:

Bemis, Reuben, Waltham.Private, Capt. Abraham Peirce's co., Col. Thomas Gardner's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Concord and Lexington; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Abijah Child's co., Col. Gardner's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 25, 1775; service, 98 days; stature, 5 ft. 11 in.; also, Capt. Child's co., Lieut. Col. William Bond's (late Gardner's) 37th regt.; muster roll for Aug., 1775, dated Camp Prospect Hill; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Prospect Hill, Dec. 20, 1775; also, Capt. Peirce's co., Col. Samuel Thatcher's regt.; pay roll for service from March 4, 1776, to March 8, 1776, 5 days; marched at the taking of Dorchester Heights by order of Gen. Washington. (Not sure if this the the right person)

More About Abigail Smith:

Cause of Death: child birth

Marriage Notes for Reuben Bemis and Abigail Smith:

[Draper:138] indicates that they were married in Charlton, but there is no record in the VR's and there is a record in the VR's for Spencer: BEMIS - Reuben and Abigail Smith of Charlton, Dec. 6, 1776.

More About Reuben Bemis and Abigail Smith:

Marriage 1: December 26, 1776, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^300,301

Marriage 2: December 26, 1776, Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁰²

Notes for Sibbilah Bemis:

Draper refers to her as Sibilah and Sibbilah, Bond as Sibillah.

More About Reuben Bemis and Sibbilah Bemis:

Marriage: August 27, 1778, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^303,304

Child of Reuben Bemis and Abigail Smith is:

Child of Reuben Bemis and Sibbilah Bemis is:

15. Beulah⁷ Bemis (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)^309,310 was born September 26, 1754 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts³¹¹. She married Capt. John Howland³¹² August 19, 1773 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts^313,314, son of John Howland and Abigail Peirce. He was born 1742 in Freetown, Massachusetts³¹⁵, and died January 13, 1810 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts³¹⁶.

Notes for Beulah Bemis:

Bond refers to her as Beulah, Draper refers to her as Bulah.

More About John Howland and Beulah Bemis:

Marriage 1: August 19, 1773, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts^317,318

Marriage 2: August 29, 1773, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts^319,320

Children of Beulah Bemis and John Howland are:

17. Jonathan⁷ Bemis (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)³²² was born April 09, 1765 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts³²³, and died January 07, 1789 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts³²⁴. He married Hannah Waite³²⁵ May 31, 1785 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts^326,327, daughter of William Waite and Ruth Lovell. She was born January 25, 1764 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts³²⁸, and died December 04, 1847 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^329,330.

More About Jonathan Bemis and Hannah Waite:

Marriage: May 31, 1785, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts^331,332

Child of Jonathan Bemis and Hannah Waite is:

18. Joel⁷ Bemis (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)³³⁴ was born February 07, 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts³³⁵, and died 1815 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont³³⁶. He married Nancy Jenks³³⁷ April 17, 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^337,338,339, daughter of Nathaniel Jenks and Content Carpenter. She was born 1774 in Pawtucket, Prov., Rhode Island, and died 1865.

Notes for Joel Bemis:

Draper (3): "BEMIS Joel, m. Nancy Jenks, of Brookfield, April 17, 1791, and removed to Lyndon, Vt."

[Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, VT.; 1764-1887, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887, Page 151-172]

Joel Bemis, a native of Spencer, Mass., moved to Lyndon about 1800, where he remained until his death, in 1815, aged forty-seven years. He married Nancy Jenks, and reared four children, viz.: Content, John S. J., Sally and Clarissa. John S. J. married Nancy S. Smith, and has had born to him two children, Octavia D., now deceased, and Emma J. (Mrs. Walter C. Cheney). He represented the town in 1880, has been justice of the peace fifteen years, and lives at Burke Hollow, where he has resided fifty-four years.

More About Joel Bemis:

Residence: They removed to Lyndon, Vermont³⁴⁰

More About Nancy Jenks:

Residence: Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont

More About Joel Bemis and Nancy Jenks:

Intention filed: October 20, 1790, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁴¹

Marriage 1: April 17, 1791, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^342,343,344

Marriage 2: April 17, 1791, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁴⁵

Children of Joel Bemis and Nancy Jenks are:

19. Judith⁷ Bemis (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)³⁴⁷ was born August 27, 1769 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^348,349, and died July 31, 1841 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^350,351. She married Captain Jonas Bemis³⁵² December 10, 1789 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁵³, son of Jonas Bemis and Dorothy Wood. He was born June 29, 1760 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^354,355, and died March 25, 1846 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^356,357.

Notes for Captain Jonas Bemis:

[Draper:174] Captain Bemis was a soldier in the War of the Revoloution. He was Justice of the Peace, Selectman, Assessor and Captain of Militia. He possessed the homestead.

More About Jonas Bemis and Judith Bemis:

Marriage 1: December 10, 1789, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁵⁸

Marriage 2: January 1789^359,360

Children of Judith Bemis and Jonas Bemis are:

20. Wait⁷ Bemis (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)³⁷⁰ was born June 20, 1772 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁷¹, and died April 20, 1847 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont³⁷². He married Relief Ayres³⁷³ January 01, 1795 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^373,374, daughter of Benjamin Ayres and Beulah Crosby. She was born January 15, 1775 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁷⁵, and died in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont³⁷⁶.

Notes for Wait Bemis:

[James Draper:3] "BEMIS Wait, m. Relief Ayres of Brookfield, January 1, 1795. Removed to Lyndon, Vt."

[Draper:138] The removed from Brookfield to Lyndon, Vt.

[Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, VT.; 1764-1887, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887, Page 229-259]

Wait Bemis, son of Joel, a native of Spencer, Mass., came to Lyndon, about 1796, and settled on Bemis Hill, where Alfred and Arnold Bemis now reside. He died in 1850, aged seventy-seven years He married Relief Myers, and reared eight children, viz.: Nancy, Hiram, Relief, Samuel, Benjamin A., Otis, Lucius and Emery. The last mentioned married Cordelia Stockwell, and resides on road 27, where he has lived thirty-three years.

More About Wait Bemis and Relief Ayres:

Marriage: January 01, 1795, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^377,378

Children of Wait Bemis and Relief Ayres are:

23. Joseph⁷ Bemis (Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)³⁸² was born November 20, 1750 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^382,383, and died January 17, 1823 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^384,385. He married Jemima Craig³⁸⁶. She was born September 19, 1759 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts³⁸⁷, and died July 21, 1841³⁸⁷.

Notes for Joseph Bemis:

[James Draper:3] He received the homestead.

[Draper:141] He inherited the Homestead.

Children of Joseph Bemis and Jemima Craig are:

24. Susannah⁷ Bemis (Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁴⁰⁸ was born May 03, 1752 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁴⁰⁹. She married Asa Pratt^410,411 September 06, 1769 in Oxford, Worcester Co, MA⁴¹¹. He was born July 27, 1744 in Oxford, Worcester Co, Massachusetts⁴¹¹.

More About Asa Pratt and Susannah Bemis:

Marriage: September 06, 1769, Oxford, Worcester Co, MA⁴¹¹

Child of Susannah Bemis and Asa Pratt is:

25. Phinehas⁷ Bemis (Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁴¹² was born October 07, 1754 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^413,414, and died April 25, 1834 in Grafton, Massachusetts⁴¹⁵. He married Sarah Child⁴¹⁵ December 17, 1776 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts⁴¹⁵. She was born Abt. 1756⁴¹⁵, and died September 23, 1839 in Grafton, Massachusetts⁴¹⁵.

Notes for Phinehas Bemis:

Bond refers to him as Phinehas, Draper as Phineas.

There is a record of the death of a son of a Phineas Bemis, July 27, 1801. [VR:Southborough:157]

More About Phinehas Bemis:

Burial: Pvt MA, PNRS WPNS Revolutionary War soldier.⁴¹⁵

Fact 2: Phineas Bemis(1749-1834), responded to the Lexington Alarm from Southborough. Source: DAR Lineage Books.⁴¹⁵

More About Phinehas Bemis and Sarah Child:

Marriage: December 17, 1776, Hopkinton, Massachusetts⁴¹⁵

Children of Phinehas Bemis and Sarah Child are:

28. Lydia⁷ Bemis (Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁴²⁷ was born March 29, 1760 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁴²⁷. She married Enoch Knap⁴²⁸ November 28, 1782 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^429,430, son of David Knapp and Sarah. He was born July 18, 1754 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁴³¹, and died August 13, 1811 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁴³².

Notes for Enoch Knap:

[Draper:141] After Mr. Knapp's death the family removed to Maine.

More About Enoch Knap and Lydia Bemis:

Marriage: November 28, 1782, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^433,434

Children of Lydia Bemis and Enoch Knap are:

31. David⁷ Bemis (William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁴⁵⁹ was born October 21, 1755 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^460,461, and died October 13, 1836 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^462,463. He married Mary Lamb⁴⁶⁴ November 01, 1781 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^464,465, daughter of John Lamb and Abigail Smith. She was born July 06, 1762 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁴⁶⁶, and died September 06, 1847 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^467,468.

Notes for David Bemis:

Draper (6): "Mr. Bemis settled on the east end of lot (17)."

More About Mary Lamb:

Cause of Death: Old Age⁴⁶⁹

More About David Bemis and Mary Lamb:

Marriage: November 01, 1781, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^470,471

Children of David Bemis and Mary Lamb are:

32. Sibbilah⁷ Bemis (William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁵¹² was born February 02, 1758 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^513,514. She married (1) Reuben Bemis⁵¹⁵ August 27, 1778 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^516,517, son of Samuel Bemis and Mary Johnson. He was born June 10, 1752 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^518,519, and died June 18, 1779 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^520,521. She married (2) Ephraim Adams June 16, 1785 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^522,523.

Notes for Sibbilah Bemis:

Draper refers to her as Sibilah and Sibbilah, Bond as Sibillah.

Notes for Reuben Bemis:

Massachusetts Army & Navy, the Revolution, 17 Vols.; Volume 1, page 928:

Bemis, Reuben, Waltham.Private, Capt. Abraham Peirce's co., Col. Thomas Gardner's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Concord and Lexington; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Abijah Child's co., Col. Gardner's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 25, 1775; service, 98 days; stature, 5 ft. 11 in.; also, Capt. Child's co., Lieut. Col. William Bond's (late Gardner's) 37th regt.; muster roll for Aug., 1775, dated Camp Prospect Hill; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Prospect Hill, Dec. 20, 1775; also, Capt. Peirce's co., Col. Samuel Thatcher's regt.; pay roll for service from March 4, 1776, to March 8, 1776, 5 days; marched at the taking of Dorchester Heights by order of Gen. Washington. (Not sure if this the the right person)

More About Reuben Bemis and Sibbilah Bemis:

Marriage: August 27, 1778, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^524,525

More About Ephraim Adams and Sibbilah Bemis:

Marriage: June 16, 1785, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^526,527

Child is listed above under (14) Reuben Bemis.

33. Rebekah⁷ Bemis (William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁵²⁸ was born March 12, 1761 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^528,529, and died August 15, 1847 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵³⁰. She married Eli Prouty^531,532 May 28, 1782 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^533,534, son of John Prouty and Abigail Johnson. He was born September 08, 1757 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^535,536, and died June 27, 1818 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^537,538.

More About Rebekah Bemis:

Cause of Death: Lung Fever⁵³⁹

Notes for Eli Prouty:

Pope, Charles H., Prouty (Proute) Genealogy, (Published by Charles H. Pope, 221 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Mass, 1910), p.43:

Eli Prouty (John, Isaac ², Richard) b. at Spencer, Sept 8, 1757; married May 28, 1782, Rebekah, daughter of William and Rebekah (White) Bemis, born March 12, 1761, died August 15, 1847. In her declining years she enjoyed the pension which her husband's Revoluntionary service had earned. He died June 27, 1818.

Children:

1. Eli b. Aug 25, 1782

2. Elliot b. March 21, 1784

3. Electa b. Aug 2, 1787; m. May 7, 1809 Otis Crosman

4. Russell b. May 9, 1791

5. Cheney b. Nov 1, 1794

6. Lavinia b. Aug 11, 1796; md. Sept, 28, 1817 John Draper, Jr.

7. Rebekah bapt Sept 4, 1814; md Oct 17, 1826, William Prouty

8. Liberty b. 1799; bapt Sept 4, 1814

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[Draper:144] a soldier of the Revoloution (sic)

More About Eli Prouty and Rebekah Bemis:

Marriage: May 28, 1782, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^540,541

Children of Rebekah Bemis and Eli Prouty are:

34. Persis⁷ Bemis (William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁵⁶² was born January 10, 1764 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^562,563, and died June 14, 1809 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁶⁴. She married Zorobabel Baldwin^565,566 March 27, 1800 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^567,568,569, son of Joseph Baldwin and Mary Potter. He was born Abt. 1759 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts^569,570, and died February 21, 1824 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁷¹.

More About Zorobabel Baldwin and Persis Bemis:

Marriage: March 27, 1800, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^572,573,574

Children of Persis Bemis and Zorobabel Baldwin are:

35. Lieut. William⁷ Bemis (William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁵⁷⁷ was born August 18, 1766 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^577,578, and died November 16, 1835 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^579,580. He married (1) Lucretia Mirick⁵⁸¹ March 11, 1802 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁸². She was born December 04, 1773 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁸³, and died January 25, 1814 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁸⁴. He married (2) Catharine Eveleth⁵⁸⁵ June 01, 1814 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts^586,587, daughter of Joshua Eveleth and Catharine Mirick. She was born March 13, 1792 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁸⁸, and died March 29, 1863 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁸⁹.

Notes for Lieut. William Bemis:

[James Draper:6] "He possessed a large real estate."

[Draper:148] Mr. Bemis was Lieutenant of the Militia of his native town, Selectman, Assessor and Representative. He had a large estate.

More About Lieut. William Bemis:

Occupation: "Had been lieutenant in the militia, selectman, assessor and representative"⁵⁹⁰

More About William Bemis and Lucretia Mirick:

Intention filed: February 03, 1802, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts^591,592

Marriage 1: March 11, 1802, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁹³

Marriage 2: 1802, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts^594,595

More About William Bemis and Catharine Eveleth:

Intention filed: May 08, 1814, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁵⁹⁶

Marriage 1: June 01, 1814, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts^597,598

Marriage 2: May 1814⁵⁹⁹

Marriage 3: May 14, 1814, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁰⁰

Children of William Bemis and Lucretia Mirick are:

Children of William Bemis and Catharine Eveleth are:

36. Captain Silas⁷ Bemis (William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁶³⁴ was born May 24, 1770 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶³⁵, and died April 08, 1860 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶³⁶. He married Elisabeth "Betsy" Hunt⁶³⁷ April 20, 1797 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^638,639, daughter of Aaron Hunt and Lavinia Howe. She was born December 28, 1776 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁴⁰, and died December 19, 1863 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁴¹.

Notes for Captain Silas Bemis:

[Draper:151]: Capt. Bemis commanded a company in Spencer, and was Assessor. In 1815 he removed to Barre, Mass.

More About Silas Bemis and Elisabeth Hunt:

Marriage: April 20, 1797, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^642,643

Children of Silas Bemis and Elisabeth Hunt are:

39. Hannah⁷ Bemis (Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁶⁴⁷ was born May 23, 1753 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁴⁸. She married David Adams⁶⁴⁹ April 03, 1793 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^649,650, son of David Adams and Abigail. He was born February 10, 1743/44 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁵¹, and died November 04, 1815 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁵².

More About David Adams and Hannah Bemis:

Marriage: April 03, 1793, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^653,654

Child of Hannah Bemis and David Adams is:

40. Elizabeth⁷ Bemis (Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁶⁵⁵ was born October 01, 1755 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^656,657. She married Joel Howe^658,659,660 October 06, 1785 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^661,662, son of Elijah Howe and Deborah Smith. He was born December 07, 1760 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts^663,664, and died January 09, 1854 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁶⁵.

Notes for Joel Howe:

[Draper:153] He was a Revolutionary soldier, and drew a pension.

More About Joel Howe and Elizabeth Bemis:

Marriage: October 06, 1785, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^666,667

Children of Elizabeth Bemis and Joel Howe are:

43. Nathaniel⁷ Bemis (Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁶⁷⁴ was born August 29, 1760 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^675,676, and died June 17, 1840 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^677,678. He married (1) Esther Convers⁶⁷⁹ October 23, 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^680,681, daughter of Luke Convers and Ruth Lamb. She was born November 20, 1771 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁸², and died March 27, 1806 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^683,684. He married (2) Betsy Gilford⁶⁸⁵ May 07, 1816 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^686,687, daughter of Jonas Gilford and Lydia Hobbs. She was born May 15, 1784 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁸⁸, and died September 05, 1855 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^689,690.

More About Nathaniel Bemis and Esther Convers:

Marriage: October 23, 1791, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^691,692

More About Nathaniel Bemis and Betsy Gilford:

Marriage 1: May 07, 1816, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^693,694

Marriage 2: May 07, 1815, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁶⁹⁵

Children of Nathaniel Bemis and Esther Convers are:

Children of Nathaniel Bemis and Betsy Gilford are:

44. Nathan⁷ Bemis (Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁷¹⁵ was born May 11, 1764 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷¹⁶, and died November 12, 1847 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^717,718. He married Lucy Guilford⁷¹⁹ August 26, 1788 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^720,721. She was born March 03, 1762⁷²², and died September 03, 1842 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^723,724.

Notes for Nathan Bemis:

[Draper:156] Mr. Bemis inherited the Homestead.

More About Nathan Bemis:

Cause of Death: Old age⁷²⁵

Residence: "Inherited the homestead"⁷²⁶

More About Nathan Bemis and Lucy Guilford:

Marriage: August 26, 1788, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^726,727

Children of Nathan Bemis and Lucy Guilford are:

47. Martha⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁷³⁰ was born October 15, 1755 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^730,731, and died May 04, 1796 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷³². She married Jonathan Warren⁷³³ January 03, 1775 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^733,734. He died January 26, 1827 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷³⁵.

Notes for Jonathan Warren:

[VR:Leicester:224] - WARREN - Jonathan and Patty Bemos of Spencer, int. March 2, 1774.

[Draper:159] Jonathan Warren of Leicester, Mass.

More About Jonathan Warren and Martha Bemis:

Marriage: January 03, 1775, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^736,737

Children of Martha Bemis and Jonathan Warren are:

48. Amasa⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁷⁴³ was born October 10, 1757 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^743,744, and died November 21, 1842 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^745,746. He married (1) Persis Bemis⁷⁴⁷ August 19, 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^747,748,749, daughter of Benjamin Bemis and Sarah Bright. She was born September 02, 1757 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷⁵⁰, and died November 09, 1796 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷⁵¹. He married (2) Nancy Dunbar⁷⁵² May 19, 1796 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^752,753,754, daughter of Thomas Dunbar and Lucretia Smith. She was born December 25, 1775 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷⁵⁵, and died October 19, 1855 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin⁷⁵⁶.

Notes for Amasa Bemis:

[Tower:V1:122] Extracts from Will of Amasa Bemis Sr.

By this will he says: " I further give and bequeath to my said wife, Nancy Bemis, good and sufficient meats, drinks, clothing, lodging, nursing and doctoring; also good and sufficient fire would furnished and brought into her house at all times suitable for her fire places as she may choose, and in fine to have an be provided with everything she may need and her situation require both in sickness and health for her comfort and convenience so that she may be able to support her rank and standing in society and she has hitherto done while living with me and all this to be done and provided for her by the said Dexter Bemis, my son, during her natural life."

He wills also that " my body is to be placed in the family tomb on my original home farm in Spencer, and I hereby expressly reserve said tomb for a common family tomb with a strip of land two rods in width all around said tomb, and the privilege of passing and repassing thereto at all times. Said tomb to be the common property and for the common use as a burial place for myself and family for said Foster and Dexter Bemis and their families if they should choose."

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[Tower:V1:121] Amasa Bemis, Sr. died Nov. 21, 1842, aged eighty-five, and his body was placed in the tomb at the old homestead as per his will, but Dexter and Amasa, his sons, concluding to remove to Wisconsin, removed the body to the old cemetery between 1853 and 1855. There was never any other occupant of the tomb except a child named Rawlings, who was placed there temporarily one winter.

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[Draper:163]: ... Mr. Bemis inherited the homestead of his father and grandfather.

He was a private in Captain John Walcott's company, of Spencer, at the Lexington alarm twelve days' service; private in Captain Cowle's company, Colonel Woodbridge's regiment, Sept. 30, 1775; Sergeant of Captain Earle's company, Colonel Keyes's regiment, at Camp Providence, Dec. 31, 1777; sergeant of the same company July 9, 1777, to Jan. 1778, at Providence, five months, twenty-five days (Rev. Rolls, XIII., 170; lvi., 168; xix., 15, 153-4.)

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[From DAR Patriot Index]:

BEMIS, Amasa

Birth: MA 10 Oct 1757

Service: MA

Rank: Sgt

Death: MA 21 Nov 1842

Patriot Pensioned: Yes Widow Pensioned: Yes

Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: Yes

Spouse: (2) Nancy Dunbar

Spouse: (1) Persis Bemis

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[Received from Linda Smith]

The following is his testimony of his service in the Revolution, as recorded by the Co. of Worcester, Mass., 9-6-1832, Judge Nathan Paine presiding.:

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated:

"On or about the first day of August A.D. 1775, the said Amasa Bemis enlisted as a private soldier into a company of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Captain Cole in the regiment commanded by Col. ---- Woodbridge, marched to Cambridge near Boston, Mass., where we were put under the command of General Washington, was stationed at said Cambridge the remainder of the term being four months, and was discharged on about the first day of December the same year. Also, on the 30th of July A.D. he received a Sargeants warrant (which is here unto annexed) and enlisted as a Sargeant into a company of Foot, commanded by Captain Ralph Earll, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Danforth Keyes, marched to Providence, Rhode Island, and was stationed at Providence and other places in the vicinity, the remainder of the term being six months. Also, the said Amasa Bemis, sometime during the month of September, 1776, enlisted into a company of Massachusetts Militia as a private soldier; said company was commanded by Captain Josiah White, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Denny, that he marched from said Spencer to Hartford, thence to New Haven, CT., thence to Terry-Town, so --- on the River Hudson, New York, and was stationed there two months. All of the above tour of duty were done in the War of the Revolution. He was born at Spencer, aforesaid, October 10, 1757, and a record thereof is in the town records of Spencer, has lived in said Spencer ever since he was born and lives there still. Has never received a written discharge. The whole time of service as above specified is twelve months. Refers to William Pope --- Joseph Mason, Walton Livermore, and William Sumner who are my neighbors and who can state my character for truth. --- the second term of enlistment has he received a Sargeant's warrant, was by mistake inserted into the place where it stands, it ought to be placed after the second term of enlistment."

Signed: Nathan Paine, Judge of the Probate Court, and Amasa Bemis, himself.

Steve,

I got this from the Archives today and thought you would be interested, since you are such a great Bemis researcher and were such a great help to me early on in my search! I also found Nancy's grave Beloit, Wisconsin. She died 10-19-1855 and she is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Block C, lot 219, grave space 3. She went to Wisconsin to get a bounty land due from the govt. for Amasa's service. She went with her son Dexter Bemis. Thanks for all your help in the past.

Linda Smith, Nashville, Tenn.

More About Amasa Bemis:

Property: "inherited the homestead of his father and grandfather"⁷⁵⁷

More About Amasa Bemis and Persis Bemis:

Marriage: August 19, 1777, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^757,758,759

More About Nancy Dunbar:

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery - Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin⁷⁶⁰

More About Amasa Bemis and Nancy Dunbar:

Intention filed: April 10, 1796, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷⁶¹

Marriage: May 19, 1796, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^762,763,764

Child of Amasa Bemis and Persis Bemis is:

Children of Amasa Bemis and Nancy Dunbar are:

51. Molly⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁷⁷⁷ was born May 05, 1765 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^777,778, and died July 08, 1847 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts⁷⁷⁹. She married Sylvester Bemis^780,781 June 26, 1785 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷⁸², son of Joseph Bemis and Ruth Simons. He was born November 25, 1761 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts⁷⁸³, and died February 23, 1831 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts^784,785.

Notes for Sylvester Bemis:

[Draper:69]: He went from Spencer to Chester, Mass. in the spring of 1786, cleared land and built a house, returning to Spencer for the winter. The following spring he took his wife and dau. Sally, the only one of his children born in Spencer, to Chester and settled. He prospered exceedingly and died a rich man.

More About Sylvester Bemis:

Residence: "of Brookfield"^786,787

More About Sylvester Bemis and Molly Bemis:

Marriage 1: June 26, 1785, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁷⁸⁸

Marriage 2: June 16, 1785, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^789,790

Children of Molly Bemis and Sylvester Bemis are:

52. Joshua⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁸⁰³ was born October 21, 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^803,804, and died September 18, 1835 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^805,806. He married (1) Phebe Bemis⁸⁰⁷ May 19, 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^808,809, daughter of Jonas Bemis and Dorothy Wood. She was born March 27, 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^810,811, and died December 23, 1804 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸¹². He married (2) Chloe Dunbar⁸¹³ April 25, 1805 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^813,814,815, daughter of Thomas Dunbar and Lucretia Smith. She was born January 29, 1784 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸¹⁶, and died April 03, 1818 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^817,818. He married (3) Lydia Hatch^819,820 July 28, 1819 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^821,822, daughter of Stevens Hatch and Ruth//. She was born November 04, 1780 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸²³.

Notes for Joshua Bemis:

[James Draper:10] His farm was part of lot 58, formerly owned by Luke Converse, now by Hiram Howe.

[Draper:169] Mr. Bemis's farm was part of Lot 58 in Spencer. He accumulated a handsome estate. Was Selectman, etc.

More About Joshua Bemis:

Elected: "He had been a selectman, and accumulated a handsome estate."⁸²⁴

More About Joshua Bemis and Phebe Bemis:

Marriage: May 19, 1791, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^824,825

More About Joshua Bemis and Chloe Dunbar:

Marriage: April 25, 1805, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^826,827,828

More About Joshua Bemis and Lydia Hatch:

Marriage: July 28, 1819, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^829,830

Children of Joshua Bemis and Phebe Bemis are:

Children of Joshua Bemis and Lydia Hatch are:

53. Fanny⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁸³⁵ was born July 24, 1771 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^835,836,837, and died November 25, 1852⁸³⁸. She married (1) Elijah Howe, Jr.^839,840 March 18, 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^841,842,843, son of Elijah Howe and Deborah Smith. He was born November 25, 1768 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts^844,845, and died January 09, 1816 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸⁴⁶. She married (2) Aaron Banister⁸⁴⁷ December 14, 1826 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts^847,848,849. He was born February 15, 1764 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸⁵⁰, and died July 06, 1848 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^851,852.

More About Elijah Howe and Fanny Bemis:

Marriage: March 18, 1790, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^853,854,855

More About Aaron Banister:

Cause of Death: Old Age⁸⁵⁶

More About Aaron Banister and Fanny Bemis:

Intention filed: May 29, 1826, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸⁵⁷

Marriage: December 14, 1826, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts^858,859,860

Children of Fanny Bemis and Elijah Howe are:

54. Captain Elias⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁸⁶⁶ was born December 23, 1773 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^866,867, and died January 24, 1849 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont⁸⁶⁸. He married Content Jenks⁸⁶⁹ January 16, 1794 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^870,871,872, daughter of Nathaniel Jenks and Content Carpenter. She was born 1776.

Notes for Captain Elias Bemis:

[Draper:172] Captain Bemis removed to Lyndon, Vt. at the same time as his cousin, Wait Bemis (1370).

[Tower:V1:103] Born in Spencer, Dec. 23, 1773; removed to Lyndon, Vt., where he died in Jan'y 24, 1849. He was a farmer and a good business man and accumulated a handsome estate.

[Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, VT.; 1764-1887, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887, Page 229-259]

Elias Bemis was a native of Spencer, Mass., came to this town at an early day, married Content Jenks, and reared seven children. His son Welcome married Sarah Evans, and reared ten children, viz.: Emeline, Aveline C., Sarah C., Mary R., Eleanor, Kate D., William A., Alfred, Welcome A. and Lucy E. Welcome served as senator two terms, was selectman several times, and died in 1877, aged eighty years. His brother Amasa married Eliza A. Hall, and reared four children, Joshua, Catherine, Harris A. and Alonzo O. Joshua married Alma V. Bennett, and resides on the homestead with his brother Alonzo O. and his widowed mother.

More About Content Jenks:

Residence: "of Brookfield. Removed to Lyndon, Vermont."⁸⁷³

More About Elias Bemis and Content Jenks:

Marriage 1: January 16, 1794, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^874,875,876

Marriage 2: January 16, 1794, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸⁷⁷

Children of Elias Bemis and Content Jenks are:

55. Catherine⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁸⁷⁸ was born June 24, 1778 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^878,879. She married James Howland⁸⁸⁰ January 24, 1799 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^880,881, son of John Howland and Beulah Bemis. He was born October 30, 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸⁸².

Notes for James Howland:

[Draper:161] They moved in 1802 from Spencer to Brookfield, where he was once a Selectman.

More About James Howland and Catherine Bemis:

Marriage: January 24, 1799, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^883,884

Children of Catherine Bemis and James Howland are:

56. Esther⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁸⁹⁴ was born November 14, 1780 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^894,895, and died April 05, 1865 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^896,897. She married Joel Howe^898,899,900 January 04, 1801 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^900,901, son of Elijah Howe and Deborah Smith. He was born December 07, 1760 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts^902,903, and died January 09, 1854 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁰⁴.

Notes for Joel Howe:

[Draper:153] He was a Revolutionary soldier, and drew a pension.

More About Joel Howe and Esther Bemis:

Marriage: January 04, 1801, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^905,906

Children of Esther Bemis and Joel Howe are:

57. Anna⁷ Bemis (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁹²⁰ was born January 02, 1784 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^920,921, and died May 01, 1824 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹²². She married Abraham Capen⁹²³ May 25, 1817 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^923,924, son of James Capen and Susanna Druey. He was born January 21, 1788 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹²⁵, and died May 06, 1848 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹²⁶.

More About Abraham Capen:

Cause of Death: Pleurisy⁹²⁷

More About Abraham Capen and Anna Bemis:

Marriage: May 25, 1817, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^928,929

Children of Anna Bemis and Abraham Capen are:

59. Captain Jonas⁷ Bemis (Jonas⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁹⁴³ was born June 29, 1760 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^943,944, and died March 25, 1846 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^945,946. He married Judith Bemis⁹⁴⁷ December 10, 1789 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁴⁸, daughter of Samuel Bemis and Mehitable Dannell. She was born August 27, 1769 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^949,950, and died July 31, 1841 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^951,952.

Notes for Captain Jonas Bemis:

[Draper:174] Captain Bemis was a soldier in the War of the Revoloution. He was Justice of the Peace, Selectman, Assessor and Captain of Militia. He possessed the homestead.

More About Jonas Bemis and Judith Bemis:

Marriage 1: December 10, 1789, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁵³

Marriage 2: January 1789^954,955

Children are listed above under (19) Judith Bemis.

60. Israel⁷ Bemis (Jonas⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁹⁵⁶ was born December 09, 1762 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^956,957. He married Lydia Sumner.

Children of Israel Bemis and Lydia Sumner are:

62. Dolla⁷ Bemiss (Jonas⁶ Bemis, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁹⁵⁸ was born October 09, 1766 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^959,960. She married (1) Allen Newhall⁹⁶¹ February 23, 1792 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^962,963, son of John Newhall and Dorothy (Newhall). He was born July 03, 1743 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁶⁴. She married (2) Francis Adams⁹⁶⁵ June 15, 1806 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁶⁶.

More About Allen Newhall and Dolla Bemiss:

Marriage: February 23, 1792, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^967,968

More About Francis Adams and Dolla Bemiss:

Marriage 1: June 15, 1806, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁶⁹

Marriage 2: January 15, 1806, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁷⁰

Child of Dolla Bemiss and Allen Newhall is:

63. Phebe⁷ Bemis (Jonas⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁹⁷³ was born March 27, 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^974,975, and died December 23, 1804 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁷⁶. She married Joshua Bemis⁹⁷⁷ May 19, 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^978,979, son of Joshua Bemis and Sarah White. He was born October 21, 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^980,981, and died September 18, 1835 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^982,983.

Notes for Joshua Bemis:

[James Draper:10] His farm was part of lot 58, formerly owned by Luke Converse, now by Hiram Howe.

[Draper:169] Mr. Bemis's farm was part of Lot 58 in Spencer. He accumulated a handsome estate. Was Selectman, etc.

More About Joshua Bemis:

Elected: "He had been a selectman, and accumulated a handsome estate."⁹⁸⁴

More About Joshua Bemis and Phebe Bemis:

Marriage: May 19, 1791, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^984,985

Children are listed above under (52) Joshua Bemis.

64. Sarah⁷ Bemis (Jonas⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)⁹⁸⁶ was born October 15, 1769 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^987,988, and died 1858⁹⁸⁹. She married Reuben Newhall^990,991 March 04, 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^992,993, son of Allen Newhall and Rebekah Bemis. He was born March 18, 1770 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁹⁴, and died 1859 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts⁹⁹⁵.

Marriage Notes for Sarah Bemis and Reuben Newhall:

Sarah Bemis is a sister of Reuben Newhall's stepmother. [Draper:124]

More About Reuben Newhall and Sarah Bemis:

Marriage: March 04, 1790, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^996,997

Children of Sarah Bemis and Reuben Newhall are:

68. Mary⁸ Bemis (Benjamin⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)^1023,1024 was born January 29, 1770 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰²⁵, and died August 04, 1828 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰²⁶. She married Captain Simeon Draper¹⁰²⁷ August 24, 1786 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰²⁸, son of Joshua Draper and Sarah Wright. He was born March 29, 1765 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰²⁹, and died December 28, 1848 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰³⁰.

Notes for Captain Simeon Draper:

[Draper:126] Captain Simeon was one of those typical Yankees that have made the country what it is. He enlisted in the Revolutionary Army, when but a lad of sixteen, and was promoted Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain. He kept the well known "Brookfield Tavern" at West Brookfield, Mass. for many years. This was the half-way house between the east and west. He owned and operated that part of the stage line, from Worcester to Springfield, which ran in pre-railroad days, so regularly between New York and Boston. He was elected to represent Brookfield in the General Court 1809-12-15-16-17-18-19-29-30; and was a member of the constitutional Convention of 1820. He held many offices in West and South Brookfield, such as Justice and Selectman. In 1800 he was given a commission in the regular Army by President John Adams, and served till the standing Army was abolished. General Lafayette was his guest over night at his house in Brookfield, on his second visit to America. He was an active Freemason, belonged to, and presided over Meriden Sun Lodge of Brookfield. He received a pension from the government, which his widow enjoyed till her death.

More About Simeon Draper and Mary Bemis:

Marriage: August 24, 1786, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰³¹

Children of Mary Bemis and Simeon Draper are:

69. Mehetable⁸ Bemis (Benjamin⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁰⁵⁴ was born November 12, 1772 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰⁵⁵. She married Dr. Samuel Hamilton¹⁰⁵⁶, son of Reuben Hamilton and Lucretia//. He died Aft. 1815 in Rochester, New York¹⁰⁵⁷.

Notes for Mehetable Bemis:

Name is spelled Mehitable in [Draper:133], but, her maternal grandmother, Mehetable Whiting. wife of James Draper and mother of Rebekah, is given as Mehetable. The spelling, Mehetable, is given in the History of Dublin, New Hampshire, p.783, where she probably died. (Curtis Bemis, 17MAR2001]

Notes for Dr. Samuel Hamilton:

from History of Dublin,New Hampshire, p.783:

Dr. Samuel Hamilton was the son of Reuben and Lucretia Hamilton who came to D(ublin) in 1801, from Brookfield Mass., and d. 1805. Samuel was the seventh of the following eleven ch.:

1. Reuben, b., Apr. 13, 175[ ];

2. Hannah, b., May 30, 1760;

3. Silas, b., Aug. 16, 1762;

4. Asa, b., Dec. 28, 1763;

5. Lydia, b., June 21, 1766;

6. Mary, b. Aug. 20, 1768;

7. Samuel, b. Nov. 5, 1770;

8. Dorothy, b. May 23, 1772;

9. Luke, b., Mar, 1775;

10. Betsey, b. Mar. 27,, 1778; m. Reuben Muzzy;

11. Eli, b., Apr. 19, 1781, q.v.

Dr. Samuel Hamilton m. Mehetable Bemis of Brookfield, Mass. Ch.

I. Ashley, b. Feb. 24, 1794; m. Clarissa Chamberlain; dau of Cyrus Chamberlain, Ch.:

1. Julianna, b. Oct. 2, 1816; res. in Palmyra, N.Y.;

2. Edmund Sewall, b. July 22, 1818; res. in New York City;

3. Charles; res. in Canandaigua, N.Y.,

They were five other ch. whose names were not reported and who d. young.

II. Eliza, b. Aug. 9, 1796; m. Silas Ball; res. in Rochester, N.Y.

III. Rebecca, b., June 16, 1798

IV. Harriet, b. Aug. 3, 1800

V. Mary Fay, b., Nov. 7, 1802

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[the following from Curtis Bemis:18Mar2001]

The History of Dublin is quite ambiguous about Dr. Samuel Hamilton. In the genealogy section it states that he died in 1805 (see the above). However, we see on pp. 474-475 in the Political and Municipal History section that he was a Selectman, beginning in 1804, for 1804-1806, 1808-1809, a representative in the years 1810-1811, 1813-1815. In Chapter XVI, Physicians, Sickness and Mortality, p.597, we have the following-- "Dr. Samuel Hamilton was clerk of the Dublin Social Library in 1794, and he appears to have been the principal physician in the town till his removal in 1815. He lived on the site

of the Dr. Heald house, now French's Inn. He was a representative to the General Court, a selectman, a merchant, and, for many years, had much influence in managing the business of the town. He moved to

Canandaigua, N.Y., and afterwards to Rochester, N.Y.. Dr. Moses Kidder succeeded to the home and the practice of Dr. Hamilton in 1815."

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also see Title: World Family Tree Vol. 6, Ed. 1

Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc.

Publication: Release date: August 22, 1996

Note: Customer pedigree.

Repository:

Call Number:

Media: Family Archive CD

Page: Tree #0014

Text: Date of Import: 6 Jul 1998

(referenced in http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cgleason11&id=I12549

Children of Mehetable Bemis and Samuel Hamilton are:

73. James Draper⁸ Bemis (Benjamin⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁰⁵⁹ was born July 01, 1783 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1059,1060, and died November 02, 1857 in Brattleboro Asylum Vermont¹⁰⁶¹. He married Ruth Williams¹⁰⁶¹ December 06, 1807 in Canandaigua, New York¹⁰⁶¹, daughter of Ebenezer Williams and Miss Castle. She was born May 16, 1784 in Chatham, New York¹⁰⁶¹, and died May 15, 1873 in Canandaigua, New York¹⁰⁶¹.

Notes for James Draper Bemis:

[Draper:133-136]:

"An autograph letter of Mr. James D. Bemis, bearing date November 17, 1846, in which he tells briefly the story of his early life in Canandaigua and refers to the struggles and labors through which he reached the distinguished position he held in the community. I let the letter tell its own story:

"I was born in Spencer, Mass. July 1, 1783. My father, Col. Benjamin Bemis, was a merchant and farmer, but failed in 1790. He removed to Worcester, where he kept tavern, &c. At ten years of age I went to Boston to learn printing. After ten months, left to go to school again, but being fond of my trade I became a journeyman, worked hard by day and studied nights. I never had but two years of school advantages, but taught myself in the printing office. I was a good printer and qualified myself as well as I could for editing, by close application, after coming to Canandaigua (I lived in Troy one year). In the fall of 1803 my employers in Albany, Backus & Whitney, proposed to furnish a bookstore, with a partner's interest, to be established at Little York (Toronto), Canada. I left Albany early in November for that place, but my goods were frozen in the Mohawk the first night of their shipment. I left Schenectady in the stage, and was six days reaching Utica, going half of the way on foot with ten other young men, all going West for the first time. My stock arrived six days after my arrival. I remained in Utica six weeks. With some merchants, situated like myself, two 8-horse wagons were chartered, and I got on one of them with my goods. The turnpike from Utica to Canandaigua was then new, and the mud so deep, that we could make but 8 to 12 miles per day, and at East Onondaga, the teamsters gave up. Here I remained two weeks, when, snow falling, I hired a 3-horse large sleigh to take me on the Canandaigua.

I arrived at Canandaigua, January 14, 1804, and was persuaded to open my store there, which I did, in the chambers over Wyvill's tailor shop, with a stock worth $4,000 or $5,000. So you see it was an accident that settled me in Canandaigua. After about ten months, finding it rather dull, I sold out to Myron Holley, intending to go into business in Albany, but was persuaded to remain and buy half of the printing office and old press and types, worth in all 1300 dollars, and I took the half at 700 dollars. It was then the only paper west of Utica. My partner, John K. Gould, died in 1808, a worthy man, but of habits that killed him.

In 1810 Mr. Holley wanted me to buy back the stock I sold him, and I did so for 1,200 dollars. I had put up a two-story building in the corner of Capt. Israel Chapin's garden--where E. Hale's stores now are (now Kinde's---N.T.C.), put my family below, and my office and store with a small bindery in the chambers; the next year I put on a wing and took the front lower rooms for the book store. My boys of the printing office slept in the garret. As business grew, I build where we now are (immediately below Anderson's store---N.T.C.), taking my old stand. Capt. Chapin offered me his whole lot, 60 acres, for 11,000 dollars, but I did not feel able to take it, but paid him 2,000 dollars for the acred on which I build my house and other buildings, which cost considerable more than the lot. Here I have lived since 1815, and from time to time spread my business over the country--to set up young men in business from Canandaigua to Detroit. In this way fifteen books stores were sent abroad. I established the first presses and book stores in Erie, Wayne, Livingston, and Onondaga counties at a pecuniary loss to myself from 20,000 to $25,000 but with the satisfaction of knowing that I had put a goodly number of young men in active and successful business.

'I was successful man for about thirty years, when my health began to give way under the great responsibilities I had assumed. In the fall of 1843 I went to Europe, accompanied by my daughter, and was absent 14 months. I returned with my health much improved, but it proved only a temporary relief, for on resuming my work again I found I was unfitted for any further severe work.'

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

'My only object in life was to do good and to help those who were in need. My weakness was I did not value money. I did value the reputation of an honest and independent editor. It was the ailment of my life, and have allowed its loss to disturb me. During my business career I had ten partners, and I am satisfied that I never was a good judge of character, and my devotion to the pleasures of editing ruined my business experience.

'In recurring to my youth and my manhood, up to 1833, when I was about 50 years old, and when I was beguiled to swing off from business, I hardly think there was much in my life worth relating. I can only say that I was a faithful apprentice, an efficient and painstaking journeyman, an indulgent master, yet a sovereign one, with a disposition somewhat spoiled by bringing up about 80 boys, with many journeymen, clerks, girls, and directing outdoor persons. For many years there were from 40 to 60 souls dependent in various ways on the "old establishment.'

'To allude to the numerous social or local positions in institutions would look like boasting. I have been engaged in almost every enterprise of my time--too many perhaps for my interest. I have always sought to help the poor and weak, and for many years was regarded as a medium person in society, who could communicate with the rich and poor. I was vain enough to think that I had the confidence of both classes, and this thought made a considerable portion of my contentment. The nature of my business made my store a sort of rendezvous and I was in the way of being in all that was going on.

'When in 1828 I sold out the Repository to my brother-in-law, Chauncey Morse,and my nephew, Samuel Ward, I was in excellent health and very happy in my growing prosperity. Up to that time nothing uncommon marked my career, except that the fame of an old and long-established concern was worth having. It was this, the business, the headquarters--not myself--that made up all the reputation and all my comfort. I had rather continue as I was to my end than to have been Governor of the State. My anxiety for its continuance was so great that under its pressure my health gave way and left me but a wreck upon the society I had so faithfully served, and by which I had been so often honored.

'I close the letter to you by an incident illustrating the pride of my old position. Five or six years ago a well-dressed, educated young man introduced himself to me in the old store. He said he had long desired to see Mr. James D. Bemis, and would hardly believe that it was me whom he saw. He expected to see a gray-haired old man, and wished to hear him talk, to get his maxims, so famous had he been for giving tone to public feeling, &c.

"Mr. Bemis adds: 'I confess it was the honest pride of such a reputation that formed all my comfort. It was as I said, my paper, my old position--not me--that was respected. I was so identified with all of it, that to lose it was fatal.'

'James D. Bemis.'

"After Mr. Bemis sold the paper to Morse & Ward he kept on with his book store; yet the vigor of his life was perceptiby weakening. This led him in 1843 to make a long visit to Europe, accompanied by his daughter Ann. On his return, after fourteen months abroad, he was welcomed by the citizens of Canandaigua probably with more magnificence and heartiness than has ever before or since been shown to any of our distinguished people. He was a grand man in every way, of large, stately form, a genial presence, and everybody's friend and helper. And his paper was the greatest of all the weekly papers of the country. The old Ontario Repository was a model--full of news as it was possible to be in those days, full of wisdom in the carefully written editorials, and full of those suggestions that comfort the old and stirred the enthusiasm of the young. It is safe to say that none of its successors, wither single or compounded, have ever reached the dignity or power of the old household paper, and no personality like that of old Mr. Bemis has ever since gone out of it to the homes in Western New York. Verily, he was "The Father of the Western New York Press" as he was the father of the boys and girls who once a week were cheered and encouraged by his gracious words."

More About James Bemis and Ruth Williams:

Marriage: December 06, 1807, Canandaigua, New York¹⁰⁶¹

Children of James Bemis and Ruth Williams are:

77. Reuben⁸ Newhall (Rebekah⁷ Bemis, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)^1064,1065 was born March 18, 1770 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰⁶⁶, and died 1859 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰⁶⁷. He married Sarah Bemis¹⁰⁶⁸ March 04, 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1069,1070, daughter of Jonas Bemis and Dorothy Wood. She was born October 15, 1769 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1071,1072, and died 1858¹⁰⁷³.

Marriage Notes for Reuben Newhall and Sarah Bemis:

Sarah Bemis is a sister of Reuben Newhall's stepmother. [Draper:124]

More About Reuben Newhall and Sarah Bemis:

Marriage: March 04, 1790, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1074,1075

Children are listed above under (64) Sarah Bemis.

88. Polly⁸ Howland (Beulah⁷ Bemis, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁰⁷⁶ was born March 20, 1775¹⁰⁷⁶. She married Richard Beers¹⁰⁷⁶ July 03, 1796¹⁰⁷⁶.

More About Richard Beers and Polly Howland:

Marriage: July 03, 1796¹⁰⁷⁶

Children of Polly Howland and Richard Beers are:

89. James⁸ Howland (Beulah⁷ Bemis, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁰⁷⁷ was born October 30, 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰⁷⁸. He married Catherine Bemis¹⁰⁷⁹ January 24, 1799 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1080,1081, daughter of Joshua Bemis and Sarah White. She was born June 24, 1778 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1082,1083.

Notes for James Howland:

[Draper:161] They moved in 1802 from Spencer to Brookfield, where he was once a Selectman.

More About James Howland and Catherine Bemis:

Marriage: January 24, 1799, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1084,1085

Children are listed above under (55) Catherine Bemis.

90. Abigail⁸ Howland (Beulah⁷ Bemis, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁰⁸⁶ was born June 06, 1779¹⁰⁸⁶. She married William Knight, Jr.¹⁰⁸⁶ May 20, 1798¹⁰⁸⁶.

More About William Knight and Abigail Howland:

Marriage: May 20, 1798¹⁰⁸⁶

Children of Abigail Howland and William Knight are:

96. John S. J.⁸ Bemis (Joel⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁰⁸⁷. He married Nancy S. Smith¹⁰⁸⁷.

Children of John Bemis and Nancy Smith are:

98. Clarissa⁸ Bemis (Joel⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁰⁸⁷ was born January 03, 1802 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont, and died January 16, 1892. She married Eli Smith March 19, 1820 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont. He was born 1792 in New Hampshire.

Notes for Clarissa Bemis:

1860 US Census, Lyndon,Caledonia County,VT; p. 77 (p. 237)

(House #587, Family #601)

Smith, Clarissa, age 58, b. Vermont

Bemis, Nancy, age 85, b. Rhode Island

Smith, Harriet, age 30, b. NY

Julia, age 2/12, b. Vermont

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1870 US Census, Lyndon,Caledonia County,VT; p. 50, lines 2-4

(House #427, Family #441)

Smith, Clarisa, age 68, Keeping House, b. VT

Mattocks, N. J. (female), age 43, Keeping House, b. VT

Mattocks, Enos, age 10,Attending School, b. VT

Notes for Eli Smith:

[Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, VT.; 1764-1887, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887, Page 229-259]

Eli Smith, a soldier in the War of 1812, came to Lyndon when young, and married Clara Bemis. His children were Mrs. Roancy E. Randall, Mrs. Susan Dresser, of Canada, Mrs. Alma Easterbrooks, of Lyndon, and Mrs. Nancy J. Darling. The latter has been twice married, first to Dr. Edward Mattocks, and has had two children, Mrs. Estelle Dennison, of Boston, and Enos, who married May Moulton, and resides in Montana. She married for her second husband Benjamin B. Darling, and resides on road 26.

More About Eli Smith and Clarissa Bemis:

Marriage: March 19, 1820, Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont

Children of Clarissa Bemis and Eli Smith are:

99. Catharine⁸ Bemis (Jonas⁷, Jonas⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁰⁸⁸. She married Capt. Sardine Muzzy¹⁰⁸⁹ July 13, 1806 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1089,1090, son of Jonas Muzzy and Sarah Draper. He was born March 30, 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁰⁹¹.

Notes for Capt. Sardine Muzzy:

[Draper:174] Capt. Muzzy resided in Rutland, and was Captain in the militia.

More About Sardine Muzzy and Catharine Bemis:

Marriage: July 13, 1806, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1092,1093

Children of Catharine Bemis and Sardine Muzzy are:

100. Alpha⁸ Bemis (Jonas⁷, Jonas⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹¹³⁵ was born March 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1135,1136. He married Betsey Adams¹¹³⁷ December 07, 1817 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1137,1138, daughter of David Adams and Hannah Bemis.

More About Alpha Bemis and Betsey Adams:

Marriage: December 07, 1817, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1139,1140

Child of Alpha Bemis and Betsey Adams is:

101. Asa⁸ Bemis (Jonas⁷, Jonas⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)^1144,1145 was born January 02, 1792 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1145,1146, and died April 20, 1843 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹¹⁴⁷. He married Lucy Bemis¹¹⁴⁸ July 10, 1814 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1149,1150, daughter of Nathan Bemis and Lucy Guilford. She was born December 08, 1793 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1151,1152.

More About Asa Bemis and Lucy Bemis:

Marriage: July 10, 1814, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1153,1154

Children of Asa Bemis and Lucy Bemis are:

107. Samuel⁸ Bemis (Wait⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹¹⁷⁸ was born May 31, 1803 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont¹¹⁷⁸, and died January 31, 1863 in Danielsville, Connecticut¹¹⁷⁸. He married Cynthia Clarke¹¹⁷⁸, daughter of Moody Clarke and Susan Richards. She was born March 19, 1808 in Sheldon, Vermont¹¹⁷⁸, and died August 09, 1879 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts¹¹⁷⁸.

Children of Samuel Bemis and Cynthia Clarke are:

113. William⁸ Bemis (Joseph⁷, Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹¹⁸⁰ was born August 27, 1787 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1180,1181, and died July 12, 1873¹¹⁸². He married Samantha Hollenbeck¹¹⁸³ August 27, 1820¹¹⁸³. She was born 1804¹¹⁸³, and died November 16, 1852¹¹⁸³.

More About William Bemis and Samantha Hollenbeck:

Marriage: August 27, 1820¹¹⁸³

Children of William Bemis and Samantha Hollenbeck are:

115. Susan⁸ Bemis (Joseph⁷, Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹¹⁸⁴ was born June 23, 1792 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹¹⁸⁵, and died June 05, 1856¹¹⁸⁶. She married Joel Wilson¹¹⁸⁷ March 17, 1811 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹¹⁸⁸, son of David Wilson and Lydia. He was born July 31, 1787¹¹⁸⁹, and died August 15, 1859¹¹⁸⁹.

Notes for Joel Wilson:

[VR:Spencer:119] Lists the following births:

WILSON - Joel, s. Ezra and Lucy, April 3, 1779.

WILSON - [Willison in dup.], Joel, s. David and Lydia, July 31, 1787.

More About Joel Wilson and Susan Bemis:

Marriage: March 17, 1811, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹¹⁹⁰

Children of Susan Bemis and Joel Wilson are:

116. Eleazer⁸ Bemis (Joseph⁷, Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)^1197,1198 was born November 17, 1794 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1198,1199, and died August 11, 1873 in Alabama, Genesee, New York¹²⁰⁰. He married (1) Susanna Hartwell¹²⁰¹ September 02, 1822 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁰², daughter of Samuel Hartwell and Susannah Burr. She was born June 07, 1802 in Oxford, Massachusetts¹²⁰³, and died August 16, 1834 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁰⁴. He married (2) Julia Ann Huntington¹²⁰⁵ October 12, 1837 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁰⁶. She was born 1818¹²⁰⁷, and died March 20, 1892¹²⁰⁷.

Notes for Eleazer Bemis:

[Tower:V1:174] ELEAZER BEMIS moved from Spencer, Mass., to Alabama, Genessee Co., N. Y., in Oct., 1837, where he purchased a farm on which he lived until the time of his death, Aug. 15, 1873.

More About Eleazer Bemis and Susanna Hartwell:

Intention filed: August 14, 1822, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1208,1209

Marriage: September 02, 1822, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²¹⁰

More About Eleazer Bemis and Julia Huntington:

Marriage: October 12, 1837, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²¹¹

Children of Eleazer Bemis and Susanna Hartwell are:

121. Daniel⁸ Bemis (Joseph⁷, Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹²¹⁵ was born June 16, 1783 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1215,1216, and died September 16, 1863 in Plymouth, Wisconsin¹²¹⁷. He married Charlotte Wheelock^1218,1219 November 03, 1811 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²²⁰. She was born November 01, 1790 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²²¹, and died May 31, 1857 in Plymouth, Wisconsin¹²²¹.

Notes for Daniel Bemis:

[Tower:V1:165] Removed from Spencer, Mass., between Sept., 1813, and Oct., 1816; removed to Byron, Genessee Co., N. Y., between 1827 and 1833; removed to Alabama, Genessee Co., N. Y., between 1827 and 1837; removed to Plymouth, Wis., in 1844.

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1850 US Census,Plymouth,Rock County,WI; Roll M432_1005, p. 263, lines 26-28

Bemis, Daniel, age 63,Farmer, b. NY

Charlotte, age 60, b. NY

Jerome, age 16, Farmer, b. NY

1860 US Census, Plymouth,Rock County,WI;;p. 114, lines 18-21

Bemis, Daniel, age 78,Farmer, b. Mass.

Jerome, age 27, b. NY

(+ 2 servants b.Germany/Central Europe)

More About Daniel Bemis and Charlotte Wheelock:

Intention filed: October 13, 1811, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²²²

Marriage 1: November 03, 1811, Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²²³

Marriage 2: November 1811¹²²⁴

Children of Daniel Bemis and Charlotte Wheelock are:

122. Edmund⁸ Pratt (Susannah⁷ Bemis, Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)^1226,1227 was born January 02, 1770 in Massachusetts¹²²⁷, and died March 09, 1854 in Whitehall, Washington Co, NY¹²²⁷. He married Elizabeth Robinson^1228,1229 June 23, 1796 in Whitehall, Washington Co, NY¹²²⁹. She was born March 04, 1780 in NY¹²²⁹, and died April 20, 1818 in Whitehall, Washington Co, NY¹²²⁹.

More About Edmund Pratt and Elizabeth Robinson:

Marriage: June 23, 1796, Whitehall, Washington Co, NY¹²²⁹

Children of Edmund Pratt and Elizabeth Robinson are:

123. Lydia⁸ Bemis (Phinehas⁷, Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹²³⁸ was born April 03, 1777 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²³⁹. She married Jeremiah Fay¹²⁴⁰, son of Aaron Fay and Eunice Farr. He was born January 31, 1768 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁴⁰, and died Bet. May 05, 1827 - May 05, 1828 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁴¹.

Notes for Lydia Bemis:

[VR:Southborough:17] BEAMAS (See Bemis), Lydia, d. Phineas and Lydia, March 18, 1772.

This would suggest that perhaps Phineas was married prior to his marriage to Sarah Child on December 17, 1776, and that Lydia was born to that marriage? (sld/10/6/02)

More About Lydia Bemis:

Census: 1850, Living with daughter Nancy in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁴²

More About Jeremiah Fay:

Occupation: A farmer¹²⁴³

More About Jeremiah Fay and Lydia Bemis:

Intention filed: May 01, 1795, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts^1244,1245

Children of Lydia Bemis and Jeremiah Fay are:

125. Samuel⁸ Bemis (Phinehas⁷, Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹²⁵⁸ was born June 25, 1782 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁵⁹. He married Polly Capen¹²⁶⁰ February 26, 1807 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁶¹.

Notes for Samuel Bemis:

Perhaps the Samuel (of Hopkinton) Bemis who died, Oct. 4, 1825, a. 43. C.R. [VR:Southborough:157] (sld:10/06/02)

Notes for Polly Capen:

Perhaps the Polly Bemis that died Feb. 22, 1835, a. 39. C.R. [VR:Southborough:157] (sld:10/06/02)

More About Samuel Bemis and Polly Capen:

Marriage: February 26, 1807, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁶¹

Children of Samuel Bemis and Polly Capen are:

126. Phinehas⁸ Bemis, Jr. (Phinehas⁷, Edmund⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)^1274,1275 was born October 15, 1784 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁷⁵, and died November 30, 1866 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁷⁶. He married Mary Chamberlain¹²⁷⁷ July 16, 1809 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁷⁸. She was born April 30, 1793 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁷⁹, and died February 24, 1886 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸⁰.

More About Phinehas Bemis, Jr.:

Age at Death (Facts Pg): 82 y 1 m 9 d

Burial: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸¹

More About Mary Chamberlain:

Burial: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸¹

More About Phinehas Bemis and Mary Chamberlain:

Marriage: July 16, 1809, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸²

Child of Phinehas Bemis and Mary Chamberlain is:

145. John⁸ Bemis (David⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹²⁸⁴ was born July 13, 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸⁵, and died November 09, 1853 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸⁶. He married Lucretia Brown¹²⁸⁷ May 10, 1818 in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸⁸, daughter of Samuel Brown and Lucretia Earle. She was born March 26, 1794 in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸⁹, and died August 07, 1890 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁸⁹.

Notes for John Bemis:

Draper (6): "He received the homestead."

More About John Bemis:

Baptism: December 24, 1800, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁹⁰

More About Lucretia Brown:

Residence: "of Paxton"¹²⁹¹

More About John Bemis and Lucretia Brown:

Intention filed: April 20, 1818, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁹²

Marriage 1: May 10, 1818, Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts¹²⁹³

Marriage 2: May 18, 1818¹²⁹⁴

Children of John Bemis and Lucretia Brown are:

148. William⁸ Bemis (David⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹³⁰⁴ was born May 07, 1797 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1304,1305. He married (1) Matilda Prouty¹³⁰⁶ December 08, 1831 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1306,1307, daughter of Eleazer Prouty and Nancy Morse. She was born April 10, 1811 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1308,1309, and died May 06, 1837 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1310,1311. He married (2) Mary Lamb¹³¹² November 28, 1838 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1313,1314.

Notes for William Bemis:

Draper (6): "Mr. Bemis was a farmer and carpenter, and lived on the central part of lot (17)."

More About William Bemis:

Baptism: December 24, 1800, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³¹⁵

More About William Bemis and Matilda Prouty:

Marriage: December 08, 1831, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1316,1317

More About William Bemis and Mary Lamb:

Marriage: November 28, 1838, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1318,1319

Children of William Bemis and Matilda Prouty are:

Children of William Bemis and Mary Lamb are:

153. Maj. Eli⁸ Prouty (Rebekah⁷ Bemis, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹³³⁰ was born August 25, 1782 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1330,1331, and died April 21, 1860¹³³². He married (1) Elethina Parks¹³³³ February 12, 1807 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³³⁴. She died March 02, 1808 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³³⁵. He married (2) Mrs. Mindwell Mirick¹³³⁶ April 11, 1811 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³³⁷. She died February 26, 1837 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³³⁸. He married (3) Nancy Brigham¹³³⁹ February 01, 1839 in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁴⁰.

More About Eli Prouty and Elethina Parks:

Marriage: February 12, 1807, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁴¹

More About Eli Prouty and Mindwell Mirick:

Marriage: April 11, 1811, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁴²

More About Eli Prouty and Nancy Brigham:

Intention filed: January 13, 1839, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁴³

Marriage: February 01, 1839, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁴⁴

Children of Eli Prouty and Mindwell Mirick are:

154. Elliot⁸ Prouty (Rebekah⁷ Bemis, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹³⁵⁷ was born March 21, 1784 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1357,1358. He married Nancy Muzzy¹³⁵⁹ January 19, 1815 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁶⁰. She was born November 14, 1793 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁶¹.

More About Elliot Prouty and Nancy Muzzy:

Intention filed: January 01, 1815, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁶²

Marriage: January 19, 1815, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁶³

Children of Elliot Prouty and Nancy Muzzy are:

155. Electa⁸ Prouty (Rebekah⁷ Bemis, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹³⁷¹ was born August 02, 1787 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1371,1372, and died June 07, 1819 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁷³. She married Otis Crosman¹³⁷⁴ May 07, 1809 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1374,1375.

More About Otis Crosman and Electa Prouty:

Marriage: May 07, 1809, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1376,1377

Children of Electa Prouty and Otis Crosman are:

156. Russell⁸ Prouty (Rebekah⁷ Bemis, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹³⁸² was born May 09, 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1382,1383. He married Clarisa Watson¹³⁸⁴ July 03, 1814 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁸⁵.

More About Russell Prouty and Clarisa Watson:

Marriage: July 03, 1814, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁸⁵

Child of Russell Prouty and Clarisa Watson is:

160. William⁸ Baldwin (Persis⁷ Bemis, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹³⁸⁸ was born April 16, 1801 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁸⁹, and died October 27, 1851¹³⁹⁰. He married Mary Howland¹³⁹¹ June 04, 1832 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁹². She was born October 18, 1798 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁹³.

More About William Baldwin and Mary Howland:

Marriage: June 04, 1832, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹³⁹⁴

Children of William Baldwin and Mary Howland are:

163. Charles⁸ Bemis (William⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹³⁹⁹ was born January 09, 1805 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1399,1400, and died July 11, 1878 in Auburn, New York¹⁴⁰¹. He married Emily Underwood¹⁴⁰², daughter of Amos Underwood and Mehetable White. She was born June 15, 1822 in Auburn, New York¹⁴⁰².

More About Charles Bemis:

Residence: "lives in Auburn, N.Y."¹⁴⁰³

Children of Charles Bemis and Emily Underwood are:

168. David⁸ Bemis (William⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁴⁰⁵ was born August 03, 1812 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁰⁶, and died January 24, 1899 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁰⁷. He married (1) Selah Barton¹⁴⁰⁸ May 30, 1839 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1408,1409, daughter of Jennison Barton and Selah Brown. She was born in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴¹⁰, and died in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴¹⁰. He married (2) Mrs. Caroline Augusta (Bartlett) Flagg¹⁴¹⁰ May 25, 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴¹⁰. She was born in Rutland, Massachusetts¹⁴¹⁰.

Notes for David Bemis:

[Tower:V1:53] ...thirty-six years an assessor for the town of Spencer, a longer service in one office than has been attained by any other citizen in the town's history.

More About David Bemis:

Occupation: "Mr. Bemis was assessor several years."¹⁴¹¹

More About David Bemis and Selah Barton:

Marriage: May 30, 1839, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1411,1412

More About David Bemis and Caroline Flagg:

Marriage: May 25, 1882, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴¹³

Children of David Bemis and Selah Barton are:

171. George⁸ Bemis (William⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁴²⁰ was born July 25, 1818 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1420,1421. He married Emeline Warren¹⁴²² September 1842 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴²³, daughter of Amasa Warren and Lydia Porter. She was born 1823¹⁴²⁴.

More About George Bemis:

Baptism: August 23, 1818, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴²⁵

More About George Bemis and Emeline Warren:

Intention filed: August 27, 1842, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴²⁶

Marriage: September 1842, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴²⁷

Children of George Bemis and Emeline Warren are:

173. Edward⁸ Bemis (William⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁴³¹ was born July 27, 1824 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1431,1432. He married Nellie Putman¹⁴³³ May 01, 1860 in Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴³³, daughter of Jonathan Putman and Sarah Bowen. She was born in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴³³.

More About Edward Bemis and Nellie Putman:

Marriage: May 01, 1860, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴³³

Children of Edward Bemis and Nellie Putman are:

177. John⁸ Bemis (Silas⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁴³⁴ was born April 09, 1798 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1434,1435. He married (1) Lucretia Stebbins¹⁴³⁶ February 20, 1842 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴³⁶. He married (2) Susan Kelly¹⁴³⁶.

More About John Bemis and Lucretia Stebbins:

Marriage: February 20, 1842, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴³⁶

Children of John Bemis and Lucretia Stebbins are:

178. Laura⁸ Bemis (Silas⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁴⁴³ was born March 27, 1800 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1443,1444, and died February 16, 1884 in Campbell, New York¹⁴⁴⁵. She married Charles Bemis¹⁴⁴⁶ June 01, 1820 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁴⁷, son of Amasa Bemis and Nancy Dunbar. He was born April 26, 1797 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1448,1449, and died September 14, 1842 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁵⁰.

Notes for Charles Bemis:

[Draper:163] He kept a Public house in Spencer. About 1824 he removed to Barre, Mass., on his death his family removed to Campbell.

More About Charles Bemis:

Occupation: "He kept a public house in Spencer."¹⁴⁵¹

More About Charles Bemis and Laura Bemis:

Intention filed: May 07, 1820, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁵²

Marriage 1: June 01, 1820, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁵³

Marriage 2: 1820¹⁴⁵⁴

Children of Laura Bemis and Charles Bemis are:

180. Silas⁸ Bemis, Jr. (Silas⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁴⁶² was born January 14, 1805 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1462,1463, and died August 28, 1861 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁶⁴. He married Seraph A. Reed¹⁴⁶⁵ May 14, 1835 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts^1466,1467, daughter of Benjamin Reed and Betsey Conant. She was born May 15, 1809 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁶⁸.

More About Silas Bemis and Seraph Reed:

Intention filed: April 25, 1835, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁶⁹

Marriage: May 14, 1835, Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts^1470,1471

Children of Silas Bemis and Seraph Reed are:

181. Lavinia Hunt⁸ Bemis (Silas⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁴⁸⁵ was born March 05, 1812 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1486,1487, and died February 03, 1892 in Warren, Pennsylvania¹⁴⁸⁸. She married Capt. Larkin Smith¹⁴⁸⁸ April 11, 1839 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁸⁹.

More About Larkin Smith and Lavinia Bemis:

Marriage 1: April 11, 1839, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁸⁹

Marriage 2: April 12, 1839¹⁴⁹⁰

Child of Lavinia Bemis and Larkin Smith is:

182. Elizabeth⁸ Bemis (Silas⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁴⁹¹ was born July 12, 1814 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1491,1492. She married Harrison Bacon April 27, 1836 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts^1493,1494, son of Daniel Bacon and Abigail Holland. He was born March 11, 1814 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁴⁹⁵, and died November 01, 1888 in Copenhagen, New York¹⁴⁹⁶.

More About Harrison Bacon and Elizabeth Bemis:

Marriage 1: April 27, 1836, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts^1497,1498

Marriage 2: April 17, 1836, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts

Children of Elizabeth Bemis and Harrison Bacon are:

183. Harriet Newell⁸ Bemis (Silas⁷, William⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹) was born June 11, 1816 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, and died March 13, 1883 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts. She married William Robinson, Jr.¹⁵⁰¹ November 07, 1839 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁰¹.

More About William Robinson and Harriet Bemis:

Marriage: November 07, 1839, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁰¹

Children of Harriet Bemis and William Robinson are:

184. Betsey⁸ Adams (Hannah⁷ Bemis, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵⁰³. She married Alpha Bemis¹⁵⁰⁴ December 07, 1817 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1505,1506, son of Jonas Bemis and Judith Bemis. He was born March 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1507,1508.

More About Alpha Bemis and Betsey Adams:

Marriage: December 07, 1817, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1509,1510

Child is listed above under (100) Alpha Bemis.

186. Ruth⁸ Howe (Elizabeth⁷ Bemis, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵¹¹ was born April 15, 1788 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1511,1512. She married Gardner Prouty¹⁵¹³ November 01, 1807 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1513,1514, son of Joshua Prouty and Molly. He was born February 16, 1784¹⁵¹⁵, and died May 07, 1828¹⁵¹⁵.

More About Gardner Prouty and Ruth Howe:

Marriage: November 01, 1807, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1515,1516

Children of Ruth Howe and Gardner Prouty are:

189. Nathaniel⁸ Bemis (Nathaniel⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵¹⁸ was born June 05, 1796 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1518,1519, and died February 07, 1863 in E. Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵²⁰. He married (1) Nancy Converse¹⁵²⁰ May 25, 1820¹⁵²⁰, daughter of Samuel Converse and Rebeccah Kittridge. She was born September 18, 1798 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵²⁰, and died February 23, 1822 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵²⁰. He married (2) Emily Thompson¹⁵²⁰ November 08, 1825¹⁵²⁰. She died August 23, 1863 in W. Boyleston, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵²⁰.

More About Nathaniel Bemis and Nancy Converse:

Marriage: May 25, 1820¹⁵²⁰

More About Nathaniel Bemis and Emily Thompson:

Intention filed: November 06, 1825, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵²¹

Marriage: November 08, 1825¹⁵²²

Children of Nathaniel Bemis and Emily Thompson are:

191. Cephas⁸ Bemis (Nathaniel⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)^1524,1525 was born October 11, 1800 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1526,1527, and died August 10, 1829 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵²⁸. He married Harriet W. Mathews¹⁵²⁹ May 25, 1826¹⁵²⁹, daughter of David Mathews and Lydia Rainger. She was born July 29, 1806 in Hardwick, Massachusetts¹⁵²⁹, and died January 30, 1873 in N. Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵²⁹.

More About Cephas Bemis and Harriet Mathews:

Marriage: May 25, 1826¹⁵²⁹

Children of Cephas Bemis and Harriet Mathews are:

196. Moses⁸ Bemis (Nathaniel⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵³⁰ was born June 30, 1822 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1530,1531. He married Elizabeth E. Stone¹⁵³² March 01, 1863 in Auburn, Massachusetts¹⁵³², daughter of Loomis Stone and Elizabeth Wilson. She was born May 19, 1831 in Auburn, Massachusetts¹⁵³².

More About Moses Bemis and Elizabeth Stone:

Marriage: March 01, 1863, Auburn, Massachusetts¹⁵³²

Children of Moses Bemis and Elizabeth Stone are:

197. Nathan⁸ Bemis (Nathan⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵³³. He married Lucy Baldwin September 20, 1831 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵³⁴.

Notes for Nathan Bemis:

Note: Nathan is listed as the last child in [Draper:156]

More About Nathan Bemis and Lucy Baldwin:

Marriage: September 20, 1831, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵³⁴

Child of Nathan Bemis and Lucy Baldwin is:

198. Betsey⁸ Bemis (Nathan⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵³⁸ was born May 10, 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1538,1539, and died July 29, 1822 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁴⁰. She married Benjamin Baldwin¹⁵⁴¹ October 08, 1809 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁴². He was born March 15, 1785 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁴³, and died March 13, 1845 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁴⁴.

More About Benjamin Baldwin and Betsey Bemis:

Marriage: October 08, 1809, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁴⁵

Children of Betsey Bemis and Benjamin Baldwin are:

199. John⁸ Bemis (Nathan⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵⁵⁴ was born March 06, 1792 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1554,1555. He married (1) Tamson Kindrick¹⁵⁵⁶ 1821^1557,1558. She died July 07, 1830 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^{1559,1560,1561}. He married (2) Cynthia Baxter¹⁵⁶² September 21, 1832 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁶³, daughter of Ezekial Baxter and Lydia Jenks. She was born May 30, 1799 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁶⁴.

More About John Bemis:

Residence: "inherited the homestead"¹⁵⁶⁵

More About Tamson Kindrick:

Residence: "of North Brookfield"¹⁵⁶⁵

More About John Bemis and Tamson Kindrick:

Intention filed: July 29, 1821, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts

Marriage: 1821^1565,1566

More About John Bemis and Cynthia Baxter:

Marriage: September 21, 1832, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁶⁷

Children of John Bemis and Tamson Kindrick are:

200. Lucy⁸ Bemis (Nathan⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵⁷⁵ was born December 08, 1793 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1575,1576. She married Asa Bemis^1577,1578 July 10, 1814 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1579,1580, son of Jonas Bemis and Judith Bemis. He was born January 02, 1792 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1581,1582, and died April 20, 1843 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁸³.

More About Asa Bemis and Lucy Bemis:

Marriage: July 10, 1814, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1584,1585

Children are listed above under (101) Asa Bemis.

201. Cynthia⁸ Bemis (Nathan⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵⁸⁶ was born January 12, 1796 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1586,1587. She married Levi Baldwin, Jr.¹⁵⁸⁸ October 27, 1829 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁸⁹, son of Levi Baldwin and Lydia Haven. He was born May 13, 1798 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁹⁰.

Notes for Levi Baldwin, Jr.:

[Draper:156] The family removed to New York State.

More About Levi Baldwin and Cynthia Bemis:

Marriage: October 27, 1829, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁹¹

Child of Cynthia Bemis and Levi Baldwin is:

203. Cheney⁸ Bemis (Nathan⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁵⁹³ was born July 16, 1798 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁵⁹⁴, and died April 03, 1876 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1595,1596. He married Martha Howe^1597,1598 November 27, 1822 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1599,1600, daughter of Joel Howe and Esther Bemis. She was born July 01, 1803 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶⁰¹, and died April 19, 1894 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1602,1603.

More About Cheney Bemis and Martha Howe:

Marriage 1: November 27, 1822, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1604,1605

Marriage 2: November 22, 1822¹⁶⁰⁶

Children of Cheney Bemis and Martha Howe are:

207. Jonathan⁸ Warren, Jr. (Martha⁷ Bemis, Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁶²⁷ was born December 02, 1782 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶²⁷. He married Mary Livermore¹⁶²⁸ June 05, 1817 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶²⁹. She died September 07, 1841 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶³⁰.

More About Jonathan Warren and Mary Livermore:

Marriage: June 05, 1817, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶³¹

Children of Jonathan Warren and Mary Livermore are:

211. Charles⁸ Bemis (Amasa⁷, Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁶³⁹ was born April 26, 1797 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1639,1640, and died September 14, 1842 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶⁴¹. He married Laura Bemis¹⁶⁴² June 01, 1820 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶⁴³, daughter of Silas Bemis and Elisabeth Hunt. She was born March 27, 1800 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1644,1645, and died February 16, 1884 in Campbell, New York¹⁶⁴⁶.

Notes for Charles Bemis:

[Draper:163] He kept a Public house in Spencer. About 1824 he removed to Barre, Mass., on his death his family removed to Campbell.

More About Charles Bemis:

Occupation: "He kept a public house in Spencer."¹⁶⁴⁷

More About Charles Bemis and Laura Bemis:

Intention filed: May 07, 1820, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶⁴⁸

Marriage 1: June 01, 1820, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶⁴⁹

Marriage 2: 1820¹⁶⁵⁰

Children are listed above under (178) Laura Bemis.

212. Dr. Amasa⁸ Bemis, Jr. (Amasa⁷, Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, Joseph², John¹)¹⁶⁵⁰ was born January 29, 1799 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1650,1651, and died February 20, 1831 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1652,1653. He married (1) Laura Pike¹⁶⁵⁴ 1817¹⁶⁵⁴. She was born 1796 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶⁵⁵, and died February 21, 1829 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1656,1657. He married (2) Sarah L. Pike¹⁶⁵⁸ December 28, 1829 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1658,1659.

Notes for Dr. Amasa Bemis, Jr.:

[Draper:166] Mr. Bemis was postmaster of Spencer, and at one time kept the Public Tavern, near the Congregational Meeting House.

[James Draper:9] "...was postmaster and kept the public house near the C. Meeting house."

More About Laura Pike:

Residence: "of Brookfield"¹⁶⁶⁰

More About Amasa Bemis and Laura Pike:

Intention filed: January 16, 1817, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts¹⁶⁶¹

Marriage: 1817¹⁶⁶²

More About Amasa Bemis and Sarah Pike:

Marriage: December 28, 1829, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts^1662,1663

Children of Amasa Bemis and Laura Pike are: