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Descendants of Joseph Bemis


      460. Joshua5 Bemis (Joshua4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)2958 was born 21 Oct 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2958,2959, and died 18 Sep 1835 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2960,2961. He married (1) Phebe Bemis2962 19 May 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2963,2964, daughter of Jonas Bemis and Dorothy Wood. She was born 27 Mar 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2965,2966, and died 23 Dec 1804 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2967. He married (2) Chloe Dunbar2968 25 Apr 1805 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2968,2969,2970, daughter of Thomas Dunbar and Lucretia Smith. She was born 29 Jan 1784 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts2971, and died 03 Apr 1818 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2972,2973. He married (3) Lydia Hatch2974,2975 28 Jul 1819 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2976,2977, daughter of Stevens Hatch and Ruth//. She was born 04 Nov 1780 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2978.

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:
Name 2: Joshua Bemiss2979
Elected: "He had been a selectman, and accumulated a handsome estate."2980

More About Phebe Bemis:
Name 2: Phebe Bemiss2981

More About Joshua Bemis and Phebe Bemis:
Marriage: 19 May 1791, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2982,2983

More About Joshua Bemis and Chloe Dunbar:
Marriage: 25 Apr 1805, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2984,2985,2986

More About Joshua Bemis and Lydia Hatch:
Marriage: 28 Jul 1819, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2987,2988
     
Children of Joshua Bemis and Phebe Bemis are:
+ 1156 i.   Joshua6 Bemis, Jr., born 12 Apr 1793 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 03 Feb 1822 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1157 ii.   Persis Bemis, born 22 Sep 1795 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 09 Aug 1866 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1158 iii.   Hon. Lewis Bemis, born 06 Nov 1797 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 08 Nov 1856 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  1159 iv.   Sally Bemis2989, born 23 Jan 1800 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2989,2990; died 16 Dec 1813 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2991,2992.
  More About Sally Bemis:
Name 2: Salley Bemiss2993
+ 1160 v.   Elias Bemis, born 23 Dec 1802 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 11 Dec 1844 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1161 vi.   Martin Bemis, born 02 Dec 1804 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 07 Aug 1847 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
     
Children of Joshua Bemis and Lydia Hatch are:
+ 1162 i.   Chloe6 Bemis, born 01 Apr 1820 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1163 ii.   Joshua Bemis, born 31 Jul 1822 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.


      461. Fanny5 Bemis (Joshua4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)2994 was born 24 Jul 1771 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2994,2995,2996, and died 25 Nov 18522997. She married (1) Elijah Howe, Jr.2998,2999 18 Mar 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3000,3001,3002, son of Elijah Howe and Deborah Smith. He was born 25 Nov 1768 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts3003,3004, and died 09 Jan 1816 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3005. She married (2) Aaron Banister3006 14 Dec 1826 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3006,3007,3008. He was born 15 Feb 1764 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3009, and died 06 Jul 1848 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3010,3011.

More About Fanny Bemis:
Name 2: Fanney Bemiss3012

More About Elijah Howe and Fanny Bemis:
Marriage: 18 Mar 1790, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3013,3014,3015

Notes for Aaron Banister:
There is a marriage record [VR:Brookfield:271] that states, "BEMIS - Phebe and Aron Banister, Aug. 25, 1791"

More About Aaron Banister:
Name 2: Aaron Bannister3016
Cause of Death: Old Age3017

More About Aaron Banister and Fanny Bemis:
Intention filed: 29 May 1826, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3018
Marriage: 14 Dec 1826, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3019,3020,3021
     
Children of Fanny Bemis and Elijah Howe are:
+ 1164 i.   Elijah6 Howe, born 17 Sep 1790; died 30 May 1845.
+ 1165 ii.   Elias Howe, Sr., born 27 Dec 1792 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 28 Dec 1867 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  1166 iii.   Francis Howe3022, born 18 Sep 1795 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3022,3023.
  Notes for Francis Howe:
Not listed in [Draper:161]

+ 1167 iv.   Liberty Howe, born 08 Feb 1798 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 29 Jun 1834 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts.
+ 1168 v.   Tyler Howe, born 11 Aug 1800 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 09 Jun 1880 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
+ 1169 vi.   William Howe, born 12 May 1803 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 19 Sep 1852 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
+ 1170 vii.   Alphonzo Howe, born 03 Jul 1805 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 1888 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1171 viii.   Hiram Howe, born 21 Jan 1808; died Sep 1901.
  1172 ix.   Elbridge Gerry Howe3024, born 06 Mar 1810 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3024,3025. He married (1) Dolly Elder3026. He married (2) Louisa Elder3026.
+ 1173 x.   Sarah Ann Howe, born 09 Apr 1812; died in Brooklyn, New York.


      462. Captain Elias5 Bemis (Joshua4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)3027 was born 23 Dec 1773 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3027,3028, and died 24 Jan 1849 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont3029. He married Content Jenks3030 16 Jan 1794 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3031,3032,3033, 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.
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1810 US Census, Lyndon, Caledonia County,VT
Elias Bemis; Males: 2 2 1 1 -
Females: 2 2 - 1 -
<10 10-15 16-25 25-44 >45
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1820 US Census, Lyndon, Caledonia County,VT
Elias Bemis; Males: - 1 1 3 - 1
<10 10-16 16-18 16-26 26-45 >45
Females: - 1 1 1 - 4
<10 10-16 16-26 26-45 >45 Agricult.

More About Captain Elias Bemis:
Name 2: Elias Bemiss3034

More About Content Jenks:
Residence: "of Brookfield. Removed to Lyndon, Vermont."3035

More About Elias Bemis and Content Jenks:
Marriage 1: 16 Jan 1794, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3036,3037,3038
Marriage 2: 16 Jan 1794, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3039
     
Children of Elias Bemis and Content Jenks are:
+ 1174 i.   Alonzo6 Bemis.
+ 1175 ii.   Welcome Bemis, born 22 Mar 1797 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont; died May 1877 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont.
+ 1176 iii.   Amasa Bemis, born 1801 in Vermont.


      463. Catherine5 Bemis (Joshua4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)3040 was born 24 Jun 1778 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3040,3041. She married James Howland3042 24 Jan 1799 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3042,3043, son of John Howland and Beulah Bemis. He was born 30 Oct 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3044.

More About Catherine Bemis:
Name 2: Kathrine Bemiss3045

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

More About James Howland:
Date born 2: 30 Oct 17763046

More About James Howland and Catherine Bemis:
Marriage: 24 Jan 1799, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3047,3048
     
Children of Catherine Bemis and James Howland are:
  1177 i.   John6 Howland3049, born 04 Jul 1800 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts3050; died 06 Mar 1802 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3051.
+ 1178 ii.   John Howland, born 10 Sep 1802 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 16 Apr 1853 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  1179 iii.   Abiah Howland3052, born 12 Jun 1807 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3053; died 25 May 1814 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3054.
  1180 iv.   James Madison Howland3055, born 10 Mar 1810 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3056; died 15 Oct 1810 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts3057.
+ 1181 v.   Pardon Howland, born 17 Dec 1811 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1182 vi.   James B. Howland, born 24 Feb 1814 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1183 vii.   Charles Bemis Howland, born 12 Oct 1816 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1184 viii.   Abner Howland, born 23 Aug 1818 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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