Ancestry
of
George William Curtis Fenton
of Burke,
New York
Surnames
on this site include:
McDonald (PQ), Percy
(PQ),
Lewis (VT), Adams (VT),
Eggleston (NY), Standish (CN),
Preston (CN), Holt (CN),
Hatch (CN), Loomis (CN),
Lee (CN), Dodge (CN),
Warrin (CN), Farrar (MA)
Generation
No. 1
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS FENTON, born September 4, 1874 in Burke,
Franklin County, NY, and died December 3, 1952 in Middletown, CT. He was
buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston,
MA. He was the son of
THEODOCIUS FENTON and SARAH M. LEWIS.
George married CORA MCDONALD April 13, 1900 in Everett, MA.
Click here to see their marriage certificate,
and here to see a portrait, perhaps a wedding
portrait, of them.
She was born in April 1875, in Canada according to her marriage
certificate. According to US Census
returns, she was born in New York
State, perhaps Burke,
Franklin County, NY. She died April 6,
1961 in Middletown, CT. She was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery,
Boston, MA.
She was the daughter of JAMES MCDONALD and MARY ANNE PERCY.
For more about Cora's family, CLICK HERE
.
1945 Portraits of Cora McDonald and George Fenton.
About George William Curtis Fenton
September 5, 1896 - December 06, 1909, Street Car
Conductor, West End Street Railway Co., Boston, MA
April 1900 – Lived at 25 Russell Street,
Everett, MA
April 13, 1900 – Married Cora C. McDonald
April 29, 1908 (Letter from Sarah M. Lewis Fenton) -
Lived at 25 Russell Street, Everett, MA
1910 Census - Poultry Farmer, Lived at 62 Quint
Avenue, Allston, MA
September 17, 1918 (WWI Draft Registration)–
Lived at 62 Quint Avenue
1920 Census - Gardener, Lived at 62 Quint Avenue
1930 Census - Restaurant Manager, Lived at 62 Quint Avenue
One of George Fenton's hobbies was taking and collecting
pictures of family and friends. There exist many, many pictures from the
late 1800’s and early 1900s. George had a Brownie camera that he
took everywhere. Apparently, George was the only person who could operate
it as there exist very few pictures of him from the period. He was very
prolific in recording the events of the day.
George, however, was not very diligent when it came to
recording names and dates. One photo from the early 1900s appears to show
three generations of Fentons at the family farm in Burke. Click here to view the photo. The
persons in the photo, from left to right, appear to be: Cora McDonald Fenton
standing in front of unidentifed child in wagon, unknown mustachioed gentlemen
with baby, unknown woman, his father Theodocius Fenton (standing in background
wearing suspenders) and two unidentified children, Sarah M. (Lewis) Fenton
holding baby, and another unknown woman. If anybody can shed any light on
the identities of anybody in the photo, please contact me.
About Burke, New York
Click here to see a view of the Village
of Burke (pre-1930) looking west towards the Burke United Methodist Church from
the intersection of Main Street and Mill Street. This picture appears on
a postcard sent by Cora in 1928 to her daughter informing her she had made it
safely to Burke.
THEODOCIUS FENTON was born December 03, 1834 in
Corinth, Saratoga County, NY, and died March 07, 1909 at the City Hospital in
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, NY. He is buried in Morningside Cemetery
in Malone, NY.
He married SARAH M. LEWIS April 18, 1855 in Corinth,
Saratoga County, NY. They were married by John B. Rogers of the
Methodist-Episcopalian Church of Corinth.
SARAH M. LEWIS was born on April 3, 1834, in either Burke,
Franklin County, NY, and died on June 26th, 1908, in Burke, Franklin County,
NY. She was the daughter of MINER LEWIS and EUNICE ADAMS. Click on
the names of Sarah's parents, Miner Lewis and Eunice
Adams, to view their headstones.
For more about Sarah M. Lewis and her ancestry, click here .
About Theodocius Fenton
Civil War Veteran, Military service: Bet. August 23, 1864 - June 07, 1865,
enlisted at Bangor, NY, Union Army, 98th NY Inf., Co. D
To learn more about the 98th New York Infantry, click here .
Read a two page letter from
Theodocius to Sarah written on September 16, 1864 from City Point, Virginia, page 1 and page
2 , and see the Envelope in which it was delivered.
Theodocius Fenton made several attempts, over a period of
18 years to gain a pension for his Civil War service before finally succeeding
on February 23, 1907. Several selected documents from his file are
available at this site.
Occupation: Farmer
Click here to read his Obituaries
Theodocius did not leave a will and
it wasn't until 1910 that his property was sold. The following documents
show how his property was sold. The first is a Surrogate Court notice to
creditors of Theodocius advising them to notify the administrators of any debts
owed. The second and third documents are transactions selling his land to
(1) his son Albert and (2) Clark and Laura Paine. The second and third
documents are significant in that they list the names of the surviving children
of Theodcoius and Sarah.
Children of THEODOCIUS
FENTON and SARAH M. LEWIS are:
- EVETTA "EVA" FENTON, born in January
27, 1858, Burke, Franklin County, NY, died on February 23, 1881,
Manchester, NH, and buried at the Morningside Cemetery in Malone NY.
- ELLEN L.
FENTON, born on March 03, 1860, Burke, Franklin County, NY, married
WALLACE W. TOWNE, died in 1945, and buried in Burke
Center Cemetery.
- ALBERT D.
FENTON, born on February 27, 1862, Burke, Franklin County, NY, married
JENNIE R. MCDONALD in Everett, MA in 1909 and GRACE GREENO in 1912, died
on November 18, 1937 in Burke, and buried at the Morningside
Cemetery in Malone, NY .
- SARAH EURETTA FENTON , born on
March 03, 1864, Burke, Franklin County, NY, married WALTER T. EVERETT on
January 28, 1888, Burke, died January 17, 1940 in Salida, CO, and was
buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Salida. Click here to view photos of their
sons, George and Fred. I'm afraid we don't know which one is Fred
and which one is George
- HENRY L. FENTON, born on October 23, 1866,
Burke, Franklin County, NY., living in Concord, MA in 1910.
- GRACIE L. FENTON, born on June 30, 1869, Burke,
Franklin County, NY, married WILLARD WILLIAMSON abt. 1891 in Burke, d. abt
1913.
- GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS FENTON, born in October
1874, Burke, Franklin County, NY, married CORA MCDONALD in April 1900,
died on December 3, 1952 in Middletown, CT, and was buried in Forest Hills
Cemetery in Boston, MA.
- EFFIE FENTON, b. 1879 and d. 1890 in Burke,
Franklin County, NY, and buried at the Morningside Cemetery in Malone NY.
Source(s):
- Pages 10 and
11of Weaver, William L. Genealogy of the FENTON FAMILY, Descendants of
ROBERT FENTON, an Early Settler of Ancient Windham, Conn., (Now Mansfield)
(Willimantic, CT: n.p./s.p., 1867)
- Theodocius
Fenton pension application
- Adams,
Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass. and
Descendants; also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897 (Rutland,
VT, 1898)
- Marriage
certificate for George Fenton and Cora McDonald
- 1880, 1900,
1910, 1920 U.S. Census
DARIUS FENTON was born October 26,
1801 in Willington, Tolland County, CT, and died February 12, 1885 in Corinth,
Saratoga County, NY. He married SARAH EGGLESTON on November 29, 1826 in
Corinth, Saratoga County, NY, daughter of JOHN EGGLESTON and LUCINDA
STANDISH. She was born March 10, 1801 in Corinth, Saratoga County, NY,
and died November 21, 1877 in Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
About Darius Fenton
Corinth Rural Cemetery, burial plot #: M39-1
Occupation: Farmer
About Sarah Eggleston
Corinth Rural Cemetery, burial plot #: M39-2
Click on the names of Sarah's parents, John Eggleston and Lucinda Standish , to see their headstones.
Children of DARIUS FENTON and SARAH
EGGLESTON are:
- OLIVIA
FENTON, b. September 1829, Corinth, Saratoga County, NY; m. WILLIAM H.
IDE.
- THEODORE C.
FENTON, b. May 25, 1830, Corinth, Saratoga County, NY; m. LUCY J. CLOTHIER
in 1873 in Corinth, NY; d. December 29, 1911, Corinth, Saratoga County,
NY.
- EVOLINE S. FENTON , b. October 14,
1832, Corinth, Saratoga County, NY; d. June 24, 1887, Corinth,
Saratoga County, NY.
- THEODOCIUS
FENTON, b. December 03, 1834, Corinth, Saratoga County, NY; m. SARAH M.
LEWIS in April 1855; d. March 07, 1909, at the City Hospital in
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, NY.
- CURTIS H.
FENTON, b. December 1837, Corinth, Saratoga County, New York; m. KATE
MACDONALD; lived in Troy, NY; d. on June 13, 1902 of Cystitis, Troy, NY;
b. in Oakwood Cemetery. Kate MacDonald, on the other hand, is buried
in the Fenton Family Plot at the Morningside Cemetery in Malone, NY.
Click here to see her marker.
- GEORGIANNA
FENTON, b. 1847, occupation was Teacher.
Source(s):
- Pages 10 and
11of Weaver, William L. Genealogy of the FENTON FAMILY, Descendants of
ROBERT FENTON, an Early Settler of Ancient Windham, Conn., (Now Mansfield)
(Willimantic, CT: n.p./s.p., 1867)
- Saratoga
County Historian's Records
- Theodocius
Fenton pension application
- Corinth
Rural Cemetery records
- 1850, 1860,
1870, 1880 U.S. Census
- 1855 and
1865 New York State Census
LUKE FENTON was born December 20,
1767 in Willington, Tolland County, CT, and died November 7, 1848 in Corinth,
Saratoga County, NY. He married CHLOE PRESTON September 11, 1788 in
Willington, Tolland County, CT, daughter of DARIUS PRESTON and HANNAH
FISKE. She was born February 11, 1772 in Willington, Tolland County, CT,
and died June 09, 1841 in Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
About LUKE
FENTON :
Burial: Corinth Rural Cemetery
Burial Plot #: M39-4
Occupation: Farmer
More About CHLOE PRESTON :
Burial: Corinth Rural Cemetery
Burial Plot #: M39-5
As noted above, Chloe was the daughter of Darius Preston
and Hannah Fiske. Darius' parents were Benjamin Preston and Deborah Holt.
Click here to see their headstones from
the Old Cemetery in Willington, CT.
Chloe had several siblings including Hannah and Joshua
. Click on their names to see their headstones from the Old Cemetery.
Luke purchased 20 acres in Willington from his father,
Asa, on June 18th 1798, for the sum of $136.80. Click
here to view that record. He sold that same piece of
property, click here to view the record, on March
7th, 1801, to John Sibley of Ashford, Connecticut for $136.00.
Another sale of property involved Luke and Chloe's pew at
the meeting house. The transaction , agreed to on January 31,
1802 and received for record on March 31, 1802, appears to be a sale of their
pew to his father Asa Fenton and uncle Adonijah Fenton. It was sold for
$46.67, and was "the third pew from the North East Corner in the body on the
lower floor."
Having sold their land and church pew, Luke and Chloe and
their family moved to either Hadley or Corinth in Saratoga County, New York
sometime after January 31, 1802.
Children of LUKE FENTON and CHLOE PRESTON are:
- CHLOE
FENTON, b. February 17, 1789, Willington, Tolland County, CT; d. October
29, 1790, Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- ORRIN
FENTON, b. April 13, 1791, Willington, Tolland County, CT; d. May 01,
1791, Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- LUKE FENTON,
JR., b. August 23, 1792, Willington, Tolland County, CT; lived in Lake
Luzerne and Athol, Warren County, NY.
- WEALTHY
FENTON, b. January 03, 1795, Willington, Tolland County, CT; m. EZRA
BOARDMAN, December 25, 1811.
- ORRIN
FENTON, b. April 23, 1797, Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- EUNICE
FENTON, b. August 21, 1799, Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- DARIUS
FENTON, b. October 26, 1801, Willington, Tolland County, CT; d. February
12, 1885, Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
- LYMAN
FENTON, b. March 03, 1804, Hadley or Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
- LEWIS
FENTON, b. January 15, 1806, Hadley or Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
- LODISA
FENTON, b. March 20, 1809, Hadley or Corinth, Saratoga County, NY; m. ?
ANGEL, June 07, 1828, Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
- HORACE
FENTON, b. March 12, 1812, Hadley or Corinth, Saratoga County, NY; m.
CAROLINE HAMMOND, August 10, 1835, Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
- ALMIRA
FENTON, b. March 27, 1818, Hadley or Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
Source(s):
- Town of
Willington birth, marriage and death records, page B79
, for the family of Luke and Chloe (Preston) Fenton;
- Pages 10 and
11 of Weaver, William L. Genealogy of the FENTON FAMILY, Descendants of
ROBERT FENTON, an Early Settler of Ancient Windham, Conn., (Now Mansfield)
(Willimantic, CT: n.p./s.p., 1867)
- Saratoga
County Historian's Records
ASA FENTON was born January 10,
1747/48 in Willington, Tolland County, CT, and died February 18, 1840 in ?,
Tolland County, CT. He was the son of SAMUEL FENTON and LYDIA LEE.
He married JERUSHA HATCH on October 19, 1769 in Willington, Tolland County, CT,
daughter of ABNER HATCH and ABIGAIL LOOMIS. She was born May 22, 1748 in
Tolland, Tolland County, CT, and died May 31, 1780 in Willington, Tolland
County, CT.
Click ASA
FENTON to see his headstone at the Old Cemetery, Willington,
CT
Revolutionary War Veteran
Four Separate Stints in American Revolution:
- April 20th,
1775, served 17 or 18 days under Capt. Ebenezer Heath, responded to
Lexington Alarm, unit marched to and served in Roxbury, Massachusetts
- May 1775,
served 7 months and 20 days under Capt. Solomon Willis, served in Roxbury
and Cambridge, Massachusetts
- August 16th,
1776, served 2 months and 26 days under Capt. Ebenezer Heath, served in
New York City until the British Army landed and retreated with the wounded
to Paulushook, New Jersey
- June 1779,
served 2 months under Capt. Jedediah Amidown, served at Black's Point
Click to see the three page depostion
filed by Asa Fenton in support of his pension application: 1 , 2 , 3
Click here to see the deposition filed by
Asa's brother, Solomon Fenton in support of Asa's pension application
Occupation: Farmer
Click JERUSHA HATCH to see her headstone at
the Old Cemetery, Willington, CT
Children of JERUSHA HATCH and ASA
FENTON are:
- LUKE FENTON,
b. December 20, 1767, Willington, Tolland County, CT; d. November 7, 1848,
Corinth, Saratoga County, NY.
- LOT FENTON,
b. June 13, 1771, Willington, Tolland County, CT; d. January 25, 1776,
Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- ZACCHEAS
FENTON, b. April 18, 1774, Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- DESIRE
FENTON, b. July 18, 1776, Willington, Tolland County, CT; m. CALVIN
SCRIPTURE, May 21, 1795, Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- ELIJAH
FENTON, b. October 18, 1778, Willington, Tolland County, CT.
After the death of Jerusha Hatch, Asa
married Sarah Johnson. Sarah was born about 1760 and died on April 22,
1816 and is buried in Willington at the Old Cemetery.
Source(s):
- Willington
Town Records, page A69 , showing family of
Samuel Fenton and Lydia Lee and page B26 , showing death dates of
Lot Fenton and Jerusha (Hatch) Fenton
- Pages 10 and
11 of Weaver, William L. Genealogy of the FENTON FAMILY, Descendants of
ROBERT FENTON, an Early Settler of Ancient Windham, Conn., (Now Mansfield)
(Willimantic, CT: n.p./s.p., 1867)
- GENEALOGY
AND HISTORY OF THE HATCH FAMILY: DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS AND GRACE HATCH OF
DORCHESTER, YARMOUTH AND BARNSTABLE, MASS. By the Hatch
Genealogy Society, 1925
- Index to
Willington Births, Marriages and Deaths - Fenton
- Asa Fenton's
Pension Application.
Samuel Fenton, Jr. born July 17, 1722 in Willington,
Tolland County, CT; died June 29, 1795 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
He was the son of Samuel Fenton and Catherine Warrin. He married Lydia
Lee December 15, 1746 in Willington, CT.
Lydia Lee, born November 10, 1726; died July 22, 1810 in Willington, Tolland
County, CT. She was the daughter of Jedediah Lee and Lucy Dodge.
More About Jr. Samuel Fenton:
Baptism: April 26, 1724, Mansfield First Church
Children of Samuel Fenton and Lydia Lee are:
- Asa Fenton,
born January 10, 1747/48 in Willington, Tolland County, CT; died February
18, 1840 in ?, Tolland County, CT; married (1) Jerusha Hatch October 19,
1769 in Willington, Tolland County, CT; married (2) Sarah Johnson October
19, 1780 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- Ambrose
Fenton, born December 02, 1749; died May 30, 1753.
- Adonijah
Fenton, born June 09, 1754; died February 04, 1844 in Chautauqua Township,
NY.
- Amariah
Fenton, born December 11, 1756.
- Solomon
Fenton, born November 06, 1758.
- Pamelia
Fenton, born July 07, 1762.
- Lucina
Fenton, born July 03, 1764.
- Lydia
Fenton, born January 28, 1769.
- Thirsa
Fenton, born December 26, 1771.
Source(s):
- Willington
Town Records, page A69 , showing family of
Samuel Fenton and Lydia Lee
- Index to
Willington Births, Marriages and Deaths - Fenton
- Pages 10 and
11 of Weaver, William L. Genealogy of the FENTON FAMILY, Descendants of
ROBERT FENTON, an Early Settler of Ancient Windham, Conn., (Now Mansfield)
(Willimantic, CT: n.p./s.p., 1867).
Samuel Fenton, born 1693 in
Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; died 1784 in ?, Tolland County, CT. He was
the son of Robert Fenton and Dorothy Farrar. He married Catherine Warrin
April 07, 1720 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT. Catherine Warrin, died
July 11, 1753 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
More About Catherine Warrin:
Baptism: July 05, 1722, Mansfield First Church
Children of Samuel Fenton and
Catherine Warrin are:
- Samuel
Fenton, Jr., born July 17, 1722 in Willington, Tolland County, CT; died
June 29, 1795 in Willington, Tolland County, CT; married Lydia Lee
December 15, 1746 in Willington, CT.
- Robert
Fenton, born March 31, 1724 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; married
Rachel
- Asa Fenton,
born April 22, 1726 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; died January 20,
1746/47 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- Catharine
Fenton, born January 21, 1727/28 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- John Fenton,
born August 13, 1730 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- Ebenezer Fenton,
born April 10, 1732 in Willington, Tolland County, CT; died August 09,
1740 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- Susannah
Fenton, born April 10, 1734.
- Joseph
Fenton, born March 01, 1735/36.
- Benjamin
Fenton, born April 27, 1738.
- Abijah
Fenton, born June 15, 1740.
- Francis
Fenton, born September 25, 1742 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
Source(s):
- Willington
Town Records, page A17 and page A18 , showing family of
Samuel Fenton and Catherine Warrin
- Index to
Willington Births, Marriages and Deaths - Fenton
- Page 8 of
Weaver, William L. Genealogy of the FENTON FAMILY, Descendants of
ROBERT FENTON, an Early Settler of Ancient Windham, Conn., (Now Mansfield)
(Willimantic, CT: n.p./s.p., 1867).
Robert Fenton, possibly born 1655 in Deritend,
Warwickshire, England. He married Dorothy Farrar February 27, 1687/88 in
Woburn, Middlessex County, MA. Dorothy Farrar, born Abt. 1665 in Woburn,
Middlesex County, MA. She was the daughter of John Farrer and Joanna.
More About Robert Fenton:
Occupation: Master Filecutter, Farmer
Hobby: Counterfeiting
Robert Fenton had a very colorful past as shown in Kenneth
Scott's 1957 classic, Counterfeiting in America. You can pick up a
copy at your local library; if one isn't available, check out interlibrary
loan.
Children of Robert Fenton and Dorothy Farrar are:
- Robert
Fenton, born October 06, 1688 in Woburn, Middlesex County, MA.
- Francis
Fenton, born July 22, 1690 in Woburn, Middlesex County, MA; died January
25, 1781; married Ann Berry 1716; born in Willington, Tolland County, CT;
died July 01, 1785.
- Samuel
Fenton, born 1693 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; died 1784 in ?, Tolland
County, CT; married (1) Catherine Warrin April 07, 1720 in Mansfield,
Tolland County, CT; married (2) Experience Ingalls September 04, 1754 in
Willington, Tolland County, CT.
- Bridget
Fenton, born August 14, 1695 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT.
- Jacob
Fenton, born April 05, 1698 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; died July
15, 1763; married Mary Pierce December 10, 1730.
- Dority
Fenton, born September 04, 1700 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT.
- Anne Fenton,
born July 07, 1703 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT.
- Violate
Fenton, born August 20, 1706 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; married
John Harris December 07, 1730 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; born 1702
in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; died June 13, 1753 in Mansfield, Tolland
County, CT.
- Abigale
Fenton, born August 29, 1710 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; married
Abraham Snow May 08, 1729 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT.
- Ebenezer
Fenton, born August 29, 1710 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; married (1)
Mehitable Tuttle February 11, 1740/41; married (2) Lydia Conant August 26,
1762 in Mansfield, Tolland County, CT; born August 12, 1739 in Mansfield,
Tolland County, CT; died 1810 in Willington, Tolland County, CT.
Source(s):
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