Huldah Canfield (b. December 1756, d. 2 March 1851)
Huldah Canfield31 was born December 1756 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, and died 2 March 1851 in Newtown, Connecticut. She married Richard Wibird Penhollow on 13 June 1780 in Norwich, Connecticut, son of John Penhollow and Sarah Wentworth.
Notes for Huldah Canfield: [Family.ged]
Extensive study by Jean Pearman of the abundant genealogical records on the decendants of Thomas and Matthew Canfield did not result in identification of Hulda's parents. She may have been a widow at the time of her marriage to Richard Penhollow, as she was staying in the house of Caleb Starr (b. 1739) in a large house on West Street in Danbury, Connecticut. Caleb was married to his cousin, Beulah Gregory (b. 1743), daughter of Samuel and Eunice (Starr) Gregory. Starr relationships include Dibble, Taylor, and Ketchum families -- all prominent colonial families -- but genealogical work on this families have not resulted in the discovery of Hulda's parents. When the British raided and burned Danbury, Connecticut, 25 April 1777, three brave men came down the street to meet them: Eleazer Starr, Joshua Porter, and a black man named Adams. After they were shot, they were burned in Eleazer's house, or in the house of Major Daniel Starr, who was killed chasing after the British after the burning of Danbury. Captain Thomas Starr (1720-1806) was cut down by a British cutlass and left for dead at the foot of Liberty Street, but he recovered from his wounds.
More About Huldah Canfield: Died 2: 18 May 1817 Emigration: 1827, Chautauqua Co., New York. Occupation: 1838
More About Huldah Canfield and Richard Wibird Penhollow: Marriage: 13 June 1780, Norwich, Connecticut. Moved: Bet. 1785 & 1787, Franklin, Connecticut. Moved back with family: Bet. 1802 & 1804, Coventry, Connecticut. Moved with family 1: Bet. 1798 & 1800, Belchertown, Massachusetts. Moved with family 2: Bet. 1810 & 1817, East Hartford, Connecticut.
Marriage Notes for Huldah Canfield and Richard Wibird Penhollow: [Family.ged]
Married in the home of Caleb Starr. Richard had become acquianted with Huldah while he was stationed in Danbury with his company. After their marriage, they probably established a residence in Danbury and lived there several months; most likely until Richard's company was ordered into winter quarters opposite West Point, New York. Then Richard took his wife to Lisbon, a section of the town of Norwich, after which he presumably went to West Point, where he was probably stationed until the close of the war. Although Huldah stated in her second declaration for Richard's pension that "after her marriage she was removed by her husband to Lisbon," the depositions of Friend Starr and Polly Peck would seem to indicate that Richard and Huldah did live in Danbury for a while. There is no record of their marriage in Danbury; however it was recorded (as being marriage in Danbury) in Norwich, probably at the same time as the birth of their first child. Either moved to or their house was reincorporated into Franklin, which was incorporated in 1786. Listed as residents of Franklin, New London County, Connecticut when the 1790 Federal Census was taken. Listed in 1800 Federal Census at Belchertown. Listed as living in Coventry when 1810 Federal Census was taken; Daniel and family living wiht him at the time. To Manchester section of town.
Children of Huldah Canfield and Richard Wibird Penhollow are:
+Richard Penhollow, b. 31 March 1781, Norwich, Lisbon, Connecticut, d. 18 September 1843, Stockton, Chautauqua Co., New York.
Huldah Canfield (b. December 1756, d. 2 March 1851)
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