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Descendants of Joseph Bemis

791. Timothy⁶ Bemis (Timothy⁵, John⁴, John³, John², Joseph¹)⁴¹⁷⁸ was born 19 Jul 1776 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ⁴¹⁷⁹, and died 24 May 1848 in Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴¹⁸⁰. He married (1) Lois Rhodes⁴¹⁸¹ 03 Jun 1795 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^4182,⁴¹⁸³, daughter of Ebenezer Rhodes and Sarah Page. She was born 01 May 1775 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^4184,⁴¹⁸⁵, and died 02 Aug 1856 in Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴¹⁸⁶. He met (2) Olive R. Kennedy⁴¹⁸⁷. She was born 31 Jul 1802 in Vermont ^4188,^4189,⁴¹⁹⁰, and died 07 Feb 1883 in Newton, Vernon, Wisconsin⁴¹⁹⁰.

Notes for Timothy Bemis:
[1800 Census - Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire - page 196]
[Genealogy.com: New Hampshire, CHESHIRE, Roll 20 Book 1, Page 196]
Timothy Bemis is listed as the head of a household that includes:
1 male under 10 (consistant with Ebenezer)
1 male under 10 (consistant with Hiram)
1 male 16-25 (consistant with Timothy)
1 female 16-25 (consistant with Lois)

[1820 Census sorted by Surname [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyfrankl/1820fr_nam.htm]
NAME OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD: Bemis, Timothy
TOWN: Malone
1 male under 10 (consistant with Charles A.)
1 male over 16 and under 18 (consistant with Varanes)
1 male 18 and under 26 (consistant with Ebenezer)
1 male 18 and under 26 (consistant with Hiram)
1 male 26 and under 45 (UNKNOWN, perhaps cousin Oliver?)
1 male 26 and under 45 (consistant with Timothy)
1 female under 10 years (consistant with Eunice)
1 female 10 and under 16 (consistant with Mary)
1 female16 and under 26 (consistant with Nancy)
1 female 26 and under 45 (consistant with Lois)

[1830 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York]
Timothy Bemis (Beemis in Ancestry.com index) is listed as head of household:
1 male 10-15 (consistant with Charles Ashley)
1 male 20-30 (consistant with Varanes)
1 male 50-60 (consistant with Timothy)
1 female 10-15 (consistant with Eunice)
1 female 50-60 (consistant with Lois)

[1840 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York - page 165 - image 10]
Timothy Bemis (Bonias in Ancestry.com index) is listed as head of household:
1 male under 5 (consistant with Harry Bemis/Bradish)
1 male 60-70 (consistant with Timothy)
1 female under 5 (consistant with Josephine Bemis/Bradish)
1 female 5-10 (UNKNOWN)
1 female 30-40 (perhaps Olive Bradish)
1 female 60-70 (consistant with Lois)
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[History of Marlborough:417]
Timothy Bemis purchased a tract of wild land in Malone, built a saw-mill, and soon acquired quite a fortune for those times. In 1840, he became blind, and remained so until his death, which took place May 24, 1848. His wid. d. Aug. 2, 1856.
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From Frederick J. Seaver, Historical Sketches of Franklin County N. Y. & Its Several Towns, with Many Short Biographies, (1918):

Page 400:

In the 1813 assessment roll it listed Timothy Bemis 130 acres in the Gleason District, value $227.00

Page 415:

Paragraph, "Some Early Industries" mention is made of "Three men, Elijah Keeler, Timothy Bemis, Lucius A. Simons as having saw mills on Branch Stream"

Page 626:

Lists Timothy Bemis as a private in Captain Stephen D. Hickok's company, War of 1812, in their march to Plattsburg, September 11 to September 20, 1814. Pay as a private $2.66 each.
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[Franklin (County, New York) Telegraph, about March 9, 1826]

The annual meeting of the different towns in this county (Franklin), occurred on the Tuesday last, for the choice of officers and the transaction of other business. At the meeting, Timothy Bemis, along with several others, was appointed "Fence Viewer". The job of fence viewer, or hayward, was to see that all fences were in good repair. If they were not, it was his job to notify the property owners on each side that repairs must be made and if necessary, to adjudicate a fair and equitable settlement of repair costs. The fence viewer, with the assistance of the city surveyor, could also settle questions of legal property boundaries for fence placement.

More About Timothy Bemis:
Date born 2: 09 Jul 1776, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ⁴¹⁹¹
1800 Census: Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ⁴¹⁹²
1820 Census: Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴¹⁹³
1830 Census: Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴¹⁹⁴
1840 Census: Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴¹⁹⁵
Burial: Webster Street Cemetery, Malone, Franklin, New York
Cause of Death: Old Age
Comment 1: They settled on the home farm until 1812, when they removed to Malone, N. Y. where he had acquired a tract of wild land. He built a Saw Mill, and soon became well to do. In 1840 he became blind and remained so until his death.⁴¹⁹⁶
Military service: Bet. 11 - 20 Sep 1814, "War of 1812" - Private in Captain Stephen D. Hickok's company in their march to Plattsburg,^4197,⁴¹⁹⁸

Notes for Lois Rhodes:
The spelling of Lois' last name appears in many forms. In the History of Marlborough, by Charles Bemis, she is referred to as "Lois, b. May 1, 1775; m. Timothy Bemis, q. v." daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Page) Rhodes. This spelling can also be found on page 80 of the "Bemis History" by Thomas Draper.

The Town Clerks book in Marlborough, New Hampshire lists her marriage to Timothy Bemis in the following manner: "This certify that Mr. Timothy Bemis and Miss Louis Rhoades both of Marlborough formally appeared before me on June 3 - 1795 and were lawfully married - Holloway Fish ..."

There are several gravestones in Marlborough representing brothers and sisters of Lois. For example, one reads: "In Memory of A Son of Mr. Ebenezer Rhoads and Mrs. Sarah his wife still born in August 1778".

Finally, the vital records of Walpole record the marriage of her parents in this way, "ROADS - Ebenezer [int. Roades of Stoughtonham] and Sarah Page, Mar. 12, 1767"

From this, a case can be made of any of the following spellings: Rhodes/Rhoades/Rhoads/Roads/Roades

I have chosen to use Rhodes as presented by Charles Bemis, a relative and historian of Marlborough.

More About Lois Rhodes:
Name 2: Louis Rhoades ⁴¹⁹⁹
Name 3: Lois Rhoads ^4200,⁴²⁰¹
Date born 2: 01 May 1774⁴²⁰¹
Burial: Webster Street Cemetery, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴²⁰²

More About Timothy Bemis and Lois Rhodes:
Marriage: 03 Jun 1795, Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^4203,⁴²⁰⁴

Notes for Olive R. Kennedy:
[1850 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York - October 1, 1850 - page 25]
[Genealogy.com: New York, FRANKLIN, Roll 505 Book 1, Page 25a]
Olive Bradish, 46, born in Vermont;
Harry Bradish, 16, born in New York, in school;
Josephine Bradish, 9, born in New York, in school;
Lucretia M. Knapp, perhaps 49, born in Canada.

More About Olive R. Kennedy:
1850 Census: 01 Oct, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴²⁰⁵
1860 Census: Living with family of son Harry Bemis, Malone, Franklin, New York, age 60, born in Canada.⁴²⁰⁶
1870 Census: 13 Aug, Living with family of daughter Josephine in Harmony Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin ⁴²⁰⁷
1880 Census: Living with family of daughter Josephine in Harmony Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin ⁴²⁰⁸
Occupation: Housekeeper for Bemis Family

Children of Timothy Bemis and Lois Rhodes are:

	1734	i.	Harriet⁷ Bemis ^4209,⁴²¹⁰, born 12 Feb 1796 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^4211,^4212,⁴²¹³.
	1735	ii.	(______)^4214,⁴²¹⁵, born 11 Feb 1797 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^4216,⁴²¹⁷.
+	1736	iii.	Hiram Bemis, born 14 Jul 1798 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire; died 15 Apr 1878 in Milford, Jefferson, Wisconsin.
+	1737	iv.	Ebenezer Bemis, born 28 Mar 1800 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire; died 27 Oct 1862 in Malone, Franklin, New York.
	1738	v.	Thirsa Bemis ⁴²¹⁸, born 12 Aug 1801 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire⁴²¹⁸.

More About Thirsa Bemis:
Name 2: Thais Bemis ⁴²¹⁹
Name 3: Thirza Bemis ⁴²²⁰

+	1739	vi.		Rev. Varenes Bemis, born 09 Dec 1802 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire; died 1856.
	1740	vii.		Nancy Bemis ^4221,⁴²²², born 13 Dec 1804 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire⁴²²²; died Bef. 15 Jun 1848. She married Waterman Reynolds ⁴²²³ 29 Jul 1820 in Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴²²⁴.

Notes for Waterman Reynolds:
[Soldiers of the War of 1812 Who Were Residents of Franklin County, New York at the time of their service, John M. Austin, October, 1999, FHL US/CAN 974.755 M2as, p.21]
Name: Reynolds, Waterman
Company: Rufus Tilden, Private, Jul.-Dec. 1812
Company: Stephen Hickock, Private, Sept. 11-20, 1814
Remarks: married Nancy Bemis of Malone July 20, 1820 and still lived in Malone in 1830.
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There is a War of 1812 Service Record for Waterman Reynolds:
Company: 8 REGIMENT (MILLER'S), NEW YORK MILITIA
Rank Induction: Private
Rank Discharge: Private
Roll Box: 173
Roll Exct: 602
and also,
Company: 66 REG'T (MAJ. SMITH'S), NEW YORK MILITIA
Source: Direct Data Capture, comp. War of 1812 Service Records. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812 M602, 234 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
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[1830 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York - page 70 - image 23]:
Waterman Reynolds, 30-39 years old, was shown as having five children: 1 son under 5 years old and 2 sons 5-9 years old; 2 daughters under 5 years old. A female, presumably Nancy, was listed as being 20-29 years old.
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Following are named as Heirs of Timothy Bemis, July 1848 (Albany Argus)
William Reynolds
Hiram Reynolds
Mary Reynolds
Eunice Reynolds
Waterman Bailey Reynolds
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Assume that Waterman Bailey Reynolds is the son under 5 listed, he may have been born around 1830.
There is a Waterman B. Reynolds in the following census:
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[1860 Census - Drury, Rock Island, Illinois - June 5, 1860 - page 7 - image 7]
[Watterman B. Reynolds in Ancestry.com index]
Watterman B. Reynolds, 30, farm laborer, personal property of $100, born in New York;
Sarah E. Reynolds, 20, wife, born in Virginia.

[1870 Census - Ellington (Quincy Post Office), Adams, Illinois - June 29, 1870 - page 126b - image 26]
[Genealogy,com: Illinois, ADAMS, Roll 186 Book 1, Page 126b ]
Waterman Reynolds (Welington H Reynolds in index), 40, farmer, born in New York;
Sarah Reynolds, 30, keeping house, born in Virginia;
Louisa Reynolds, 4, born in Illinois;
unreadable male, 1, born in Illinois.

[1880 Census - Quincy (All Townships, District 22), Adams, Illinois - June 12, 1880 - page 373 - image 45]
Waterman B. Reynolds, 50, trapper, born in New York (parents in New York);
Sarah E. Reynolds, 40, wife, keeps house, born in Virginia (parents in Virginia);
Louisa J. Reynolds, 15, daughter, at home, born in Illinois (parents in New York and Virginia);
Elmer Reynolds, 2, son, at home, born in Illinois (parents in New York and Virginia).

[1900 Census - Quincy (Precinct 3), Adams, Illinois - June 7-8, 1900 - page 307]
[Genealogy.com: Illinois, Adams County, Roll 235 Book 1, Page 307]
Waterman B. Reynolds, 70 (Feb. 1830), married 8 years, born in New York (parents in Massachusetts and Connecticut);
Elisha J. Reynolds, 65 (Apr. 1835), wife, married 8 years, 9 children, 5 living, born in Kentucky (parents in Louisiana and Kentucky);
Mary Winne?, step daughter, 38 (Nov. 1861), married 22 years, 1 child, 1 living, born in Illinois (parents in Illinois and Kentucky);
Amanda ?Vickers, gr daughter, 21 (Oct. 1878), married 4 years, no children, born in Missouri (parents in Michigan and Illinois).
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There is a marriage record for Waterman B. Reynolds and Mrs. Eliza J. Woolms, May 7, 1889, Adams County, Illinois (Dodd, Jordan R., Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county.)
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Following is listed in American Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Waterman B Reynolds ,
Residence: Muscatine, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 15 August 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 210 210
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 August 1862 at the age of 32
Enlisted in Company B, 35th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 29 August 1862.
Transferred Company B, 35th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 15 March 1864
Transfered in on 15 March 1864.
Mustered out on 01 July 1865 in Benton Barracks, St Louis, MO
Source: Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.
Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc.P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364

Marriage Notes for Nancy Bemis and Waterman Reynolds:
July 29, 1820:- MR. WATERMAN REYNOLDS and MISS NANCY BEEMAS, both of Malone, were married by me. [Marriages by Rev. Ashbel Parmelee:4]

More About Waterman Reynolds and Nancy Bemis:
Marriage: 29 Jul 1820, Malone, Franklin, New York⁴²²⁴

+	1741	viii.	Mary Bemis, born 09 May 1807 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire; died 21 Jan 1862 in Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin.
	1742	ix.	Harry Bemis ^4225,⁴²²⁶, born 01 Oct 1808 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^4227,⁴²²⁸; died 26 Aug 1810 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^4229,^4230,⁴²³¹.
	1743	x.	George Bemis ^4232,⁴²³³, born Bet. 1810 - 1815 in Malone, Franklin, New York ⁴²³⁴.
+	1744	xi.	Eunice Bemis, born Bet. 1810 - 1815 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 02 Dec 1847 in Berlin, Marquette (now Green Lake), Wisconsin.
+	1745	xii.	Charles Ashley Bemis, born 24 Jun 1817 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 29 Nov 1881 in Newton, Vernon, Wisconsin.

Children of Timothy Bemis and Olive Kennedy are:

+	1746	i.		Harry⁷ Bemis, born Abt. 1834 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 09 Apr 1868 in Newton, Vernon, Wisconsin.
+	1747	ii.		Josephine Bemis, born 21 Oct 1840 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 15 Mar 1909 in Newton, Vernon, Wisconsin.

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