Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMalachi Fenton
Birth9 Apr 1776, Mansfield, Tolland Co, CT
Census1830, Laurens, Otsego Co, NY
Census1840, Laurens, Otsego Co, NY
Census1850, Laurens, Otsego Co, NY
Census1860, Laurens, Otsego Co, NY
Death5 Mar 1863, Laurens, Otsego Co, NY
BurialLaurens Village Cem, Laurens, Otsego Co, NY
OccupationFarmer
FatherEbenezer Fenton (1710->1786)
MotherLydia Conant (1739-1810)
Misc. Notes
In 1830 Malachi is shown as a cooper in the Laurens census, living upstairs in an old cider mill with his shop below.
male: 1 = 10-14 , 1 = 50-59 (presumably Malachi)
female: 1 = 20-29, 1 = 50-59 (presumably Jerusha)
1840 Laurens census (first name is shown as “Malaker”)
male: 1 = 20-29, 1 = 30-39, 1 = 60-69 (Malachi)
female: 2 = 20-29, 1 = 60-69 (Jerusha)
1850 Laurens census--He is shown as a farmer, 74, born in Conn. She is listed as 72, born in Conn.
1860 Laurens census- He is listed at “Malcony” Fenton, 80, living with the Robinson family, Peace, age 23; Mahabel, age 23; and Clarence J., age 1. Also in the same listing--Sarah Mead, age 16,listed as houseworker and attending school; and Harris Pride, age 23, listed as a farm hand. All except Malachi were born in NY. No mention of Jerusha.
When he died, he left quite a large family.
Spouses
Birthabt 1778, Connecticut
Deathbef 1860, Laurens, Otsego Co, NY
Misc. Notes
listed as 72 in the 1850 census.
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