The Buckingham Family, Descendant of Thomas 1872 by FW Chapman
Captain John Buckingham, son of David and Chloe (Merrill) Buckingham,born in Waterbury, 10/17/1876; married Betsey Scovill, daughter ofJames Scovill, 9/10/1809, a lady of most amiable dispostion andmanners, and well qualified to adorn the large homestead over whichshe was destined to become the mistress, her husband having inheritedthe ancestral farm of his grandfather Merrill, in Watertown. He soonbecame a leading farmer, and for the best part of his lie devotedhimself to the tillage and improvemnet of his thrify domain, making itone of the most productive and attractive in the place. In early lifehe had quite a fondness for military distinction, became a Captain ofState troops, and during the War of 1812-1814, he commanded a companyof volunteers to assist int he defence of New London and its harbor,then menaced ty the British fleet, under Admiral Holcomb of theRamilies 74 gun-ship. That the captain and his men, consisting ofrecruits from Waterbury, Watertown, Bethlehem, Woodbury, and Plymouth,acquitted themselves with honor, was alike creditable to their moralstanding, patriotism and courage. After the close of the war, hereceived a commission as Colonel in the State militia, which hoveer hesoon resigned. Possessing only a common school education, he foundtime to cultivate and improve his mind by extensive reading andintercourse with men and things, which amply qualified him to take apart in town, legiislative, and education affairs, having beenrepeatedly elected to the General Assemply, both to the House and theSEnate, and always faithful tohis constituents. He had, also, a tastefor general literature, and knew how to aprpeciate the genius ofShakespeare, and other literary authors of eminence. He was a man ofsocial disposition, and pleasant in his intercourse iwth his fellowmen. About 1840 he entere3d into business the JML and William H.Scoville, for the manufacture of various brass and other wares, atOakville, which a few years later was removed to Waterburn. Hedisposed of his farm, and removed in 1851 to Waterburn, stillretaining an interest in the Company. His health declining he retiredfrom active business and in a few years afterward yielded to thatstern messenger who spares neither youth nor age. He died May 3, 1867in the 81st year of his age, having been a life long member of theEpiscopal church, and was buried with Masonic honors, to which orderhe was much attached. He left two children and his widow stillsurvives him (1872).
Captain John Buckingham, son of David and Chloe (Merrill) Buckingham,born in Waterbury, 10/17/1876; married Betsey Scovill, daughter ofJames Scovill, 9/10/1809, a lady of most amiable dispostion andmanners, and well qualified to adorn the large homestead over whichshe was destined to become the mistress, her husband having inheritedthe ancestral farm of his grandfather Merrill, in Watertown. He soonbecame a leading farmer, and for the best part of his lie devotedhimself to the tillage and improvemnet of his thrify domain, making itone of the most productive and attractive in the place. In early lifehe had quite a fondness for military distinction, became a Captain ofState troops, and during the War of 1812-1814, he commanded a companyof volunteers to assist int he defence of New London and its harbor,then menaced ty the British fleet, under Admiral Holcomb of theRamilies 74 gun-ship. That the captain and his men, consisting ofrecruits from Waterbury, Watertown, Bethlehem, Woodbury, and Plymouth,acquitted themselves with honor, was alike creditable to their moralstanding, patriotism and courage. After the close of the war, hereceived a commission as Colonel in the State militia, which hoveer hesoon resigned. Possessing only a common school education, he foundtime to cultivate and improve his mind by extensive reading andintercourse with men and things, which amply qualified him to take apart in town, legiislative, and education affairs, having beenrepeatedly elected to the General Assemply, both to the House and theSEnate, and always faithful tohis constituents. He had, also, a tastefor general literature, and knew how to aprpeciate the genius ofShakespeare, and other literary authors of eminence. He was a man ofsocial disposition, and pleasant in his intercourse iwth his fellowmen. About 1840 he entere3d into business the JML and William H.Scoville, for the manufacture of various brass and other wares, atOakville, which a few years later was removed to Waterburn. Hedisposed of his farm, and removed in 1851 to Waterburn, stillretaining an interest in the Company. His health declining he retiredfrom active business and in a few years afterward yielded to thatstern messenger who spares neither youth nor age. He died May 3, 1867in the 81st year of his age, having been a life long member of theEpiscopal church, and was buried with Masonic honors, to which orderhe was much attached. He left two children and his widow stillsurvives him (1872).
- 17 OCT 1786 - Birth - ; Waterbury, CT
- 03 MAY 1867 - Death - Age at Death: 80 ; Watertown, CT
- 1860 - Residence - Age: 73 ; Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- 1850 - Residence - Age: 63 ; Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Occupation - Farmer, merchant at Scovill & Buckingham Manufacturing
- 1860 - Residence - Age: 73 ; Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- 1850 - Residence - Age: 63 ; Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
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PARENT (M) David Buckingham | |||
Birth | 14 MAR 1760 | Milford, CT | |
Death | 06 FEB 1832 | Waterbury, CT | |
Marriage | 14 MAR 1785 | to Chloe Merrill at Connecticut | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
PARENT (F) Chloe Merrill | |||
Birth | 1762 | Watertown, CT | |
Death | 18 DEC 1841 | Watertown, CT | |
Marriage | 14 MAR 1785 | to David Buckingham at Connecticut | |
Father | John Merrill | ||
Mother | Sarah Cutler | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Chloe Buckingham | ||
Birth | 13 DEC 1798 | Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA | |
Death | 10 OCT 1875 | Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA | |
M | George E Buckingham | ||
Birth | 02 OCT 1807 | Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA | |
Death | |||
M | David Buckingham | ||
Birth | 28 MAY 1801 | Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA | |
Death | 18 DEC 1842 | Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States | |
M | John Buckingham Cpt | ||
Birth | 17 OCT 1786 | Waterbury, CT | |
Death | 03 MAY 1867 | Watertown, CT | |
Marriage | 10 SEP 1809 | to Betsey Scovill at Waterbury, CT | |
F | Sarah Buckingham | ||
Birth | 16 FEB 1790 | Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA | |
Death | 20 JUL 1870 |
PARENT (M) John Buckingham Cpt | |||
Birth | 17 OCT 1786 | Waterbury, CT | |
Death | 03 MAY 1867 | Watertown, CT | |
Marriage | 10 SEP 1809 | to Betsey Scovill at Waterbury, CT | |
Father | David Buckingham | ||
Mother | Chloe Merrill | ||
PARENT (F) Betsey Scovill | |||
Birth | 12 MAY 1792 | Waterbury, CT | |
Death | 09 JUL 1880 | Waterbury, CT | |
Marriage | 10 SEP 1809 | to John Buckingham Cpt at Waterbury, CT | |
Father | James Scovill | ||
Mother | Alathea Lamson | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Mary Buckingham | ||
Birth | 17 MAY 1815 | Watertown, New Haven, Connecticut, USA | |
Death | 30 JAN 1870 | Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA | |
Marriage | 25 JUL 1862 | to Abram Ives | |
M | Scovill Merrill Buckingham | ||
Birth | 10 AUG 1811 | Waterbury, CT | |
Death | 27 APR 1889 | Waterbury, CT | |
Marriage | 18 MAY 1835 | to Charlotte Anne Benedict at Connecticut |
[S84] | 1860 United States Federal Census |
[S154] | Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 |
[S38] | wft976vol3.FTW |
[S81] | 1850 United States Federal Census |
[S43] | World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1 |
[S337] | Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934 |
[S368] | War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 |
1 John Buckingham Cpt b: 17 OCT 1786 d: 03 MAY 1867
+ Betsey Scovill b: 12 MAY 1792 d: 09 JUL 1880
2 Mary Buckingham b: 17 MAY 1815 d: 30 JAN 1870
+ Abram Ives b: 25 FEB 1818 d: 18 JUL 1869
3 Sarah C Ives b: 16 MAR 1840 d: 06 FEB 1877
2 Scovill Merrill Buckingham b: 10 AUG 1811 d: 27 APR 1889
+ Charlotte Anne Benedict b: 27 MAR 1810 d: 07 JAN 1887
3 John Aaron Buckingham b: 01 APR 1839 d: 04 JUN 1899
+ Anne McLean b: 28 SEP 1847 d: 23 JAN 1935
4 Scovill McLean Buckingham b: 03 OCT 1876 d: 15 MAY 1965
+ ?
+ Margaret McConway b: 01 MAR 1883 d: 18 OCT 1940
5 Scovill McLean "Mickey" Buckingham b: 11 JUN 1911 d: 08 FEB 1994
+ Mary Elizabeth Janssen b: 19 NOV 1917 d: 18 AUG 1978
6 John Eaton Buckingham b: 16 NOV 1949 d: 03 NOV 1968
+ ?
5 Mary Buckingham b: 01 DEC 1907 d: 25 MAY 1967
+ Edward Earl Donstan b: 23 JUL 1903 d: 18 NOV 1968
6 Alden McLean "Moxie" Donstan b: 1934 d: 1957
6 Edward Earl Donston b: 09 NOV 1929 d: 25 JAN 1999
6 Peter Donston b: 07 AUG 1937 d: 04 OCT 2003
6 Allan Harkness Donston b: 13 FEB 1935 d: 05 SEP 1998
6 Anne Buckingham Donstan b: 19 APR 1931 d: 08 APR 1985
+ Jesse Grant b: 14 JUL 1898 d: 1978
5 Margaret McLean "Peggy" Buckingham b: 11 SEP 1909 d: 20 JUL 2007
+ Franklyn Sherwood Alexander b: 21 JAN 1910 d: FEB 1976
5 Josephine Alden Buckingham b: 24 MAR 1919 d: 02 JUN 1995
+ Wilbur Hinds Caney b: 05 APR 1915 d: 18 JUL 2006
4 Charles Benedict Buckingham b: 09 AUG 1878 d: 18 OCT 1936
+ Agnes DeForest Curtiss b: 23 SEP 1882 d: 03 SEP 1979
5 Elizabeth "betty" Murray Buckingham b: 9 JAN 1909 d: 26 DEC 2015
5 Agnes "Nancy" Curtiss Buckingham b: 19 SEP 1916 d: 05 MAY 2006
+ Henry Taft Snowdon b: 03 NOV 1912 d: 29 APR 1995
6 Henry Taft Snowdon Jr. b: 28 JAN 1947 d: 16 NOV 2011
+ Private
5 John DeForest Buckingham b: 06 SEP 1907 d: 28 JAN 1994
+ Constance Leake b: 29 JAN 1908 d: 25 MAY 1962
5 Harriette Anne Buckingham b: 27 MAR 1906 d: 24 MAY 1983
+ John Norman Lindeke b: 09 FEB 1908 d: 17 AUG 1984
+ William Middlebrook Goss b: 17 SEP 1894 d: 04 JUL 1962
5 Charles Benedict Buckingham Jr. b: 22 DEC 1919 d: 22 DEC 1919