PALMER
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DETAIL OF ELIZABETH QUIMBY-PALMER

Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776) - female
d. 1776 in Coventry, CT
father:
mother:
spouse: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)

Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775) - male
b. 1 MAY 1709 in Stonington, CT
d. OCT 1775 in Coventry, CT
father: Palmer, Nehemiah (1674 - 1735)
mother: Saxton, Jerusha
spouse: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)
- m. 16 JUL 1730 in Stonington, CT
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1. Palmer, Joshua (1731 - 1758) 
b. 14 APR 1731 in Stonington, CT
d. NOV 1758 in Mansfield, CT
father: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)
mother: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)
spouse: Sargent, Ruth (1732 - 1808)
- m. 26 JUL 1750 in Mansfield, CT

2. Palmer, Elizabeth (1732 - ) 
b. 13 FEB 1731/32 in Stonington, CT
father: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)
mother: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)
spouse: Barrows, Isaac (1725 - )
- m. 8 MAR 1749/50

3. Palmer, Anna (1733 - 1737) 
b. 18 APR 1733 in Stonington, CT
d. 20 JAN 1736/37 in Stonington, CT
father: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)
mother: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)

4. Palmer, Stephen (1736 - ) 
b. 12 JAN 1735/36 in Coventry, CT
father: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)
mother: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)
spouse: Sawyer, Susannah (1742 - 1835)
- m. 13 OCT 1760 in Hebron, CT.

5. Palmer, James (1739 - ) 
b. 2 AUG 1739 in Coventry, CT
father: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)
mother: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)
spouse: 

6.: Palmer, Nathan (1741 - 1741)

7. Palmer, Nathan (1742 - 1825) 
b. 9 AUG 1742 in Coventry, CT
d. 15 JAN 1825 in Mansfield, CT
father: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)
mother: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)
spouse: Barrows, Abigail (1744 - 1824)
- m. 4 APR 1765 in Mansfield, CT

8. Palmer, Nathaniel (1744 - 1830) 
b. 4 NOV 1744 in Coventry, CT
d. 22 FEB 1830 in Coventry, CT
father: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)
mother: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)
spouse: Cook, Silence (~1756 - 1841)
spouse: Barrows, Martha (1755 - )

9. Palmer, William (1746 - ) 
b. 5 AUG 1746 in Coventry, CT
father: Palmer, Stephen (1709 - 1775)
mother: Quimby, Elizabeth (? - 1776)
spouse: St. John, Sarah (1757 - )
- m. 5 NOV 1776 in Litchfield, CT

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DETAIL OF JONATHAN & BETSEY (QUIMBY) PALMER


1. JONATHAN(4) PALMER was living in that part of Concord, Mass., now Carlisle, July 4, 1742, when he was admitted to the church; blacksmith; held minor town offices, 1747-1771. Although no proof is known he may be identical with J. P. of Mendon, Mass., 1735, son of Samuel(3) (Thomas,(2) Thomas,(1) of Rowley) and Mary (Felt) Palmer, bapt. Mar. 11, 1721-2. He was granted land in Alexandria, N. H., Oct. 12, 1773, on condition that he settle there within six months, and removed to that town before the close of the year. He came to W. about 1794 with his sons and died there, May 15, 1809, "age 90." He married at Concord (1) July 10, 1744, Esther Laughton; (2) Nov. 29, 1752, Elizabeth Hawkins. Children, born in Concord, Mass.:
i. PENELOPE,(5) b. May 14, 1745.
ii. MARY, b. Jan. 13, 1746-7.
iii. SARAH, bapt. Jan. 15, 1748-9; m. Feb. 24, 1767, John Wheeler.
iv. ESTHER.
v. ANNA, Twins, bapt. Apr. 7, 1751.
vi. 2.JONATHAN, b. June 2, 1754.
vii. WILLIAM, bapt. Apr. 4, 1756; was a voter in W., 1797 and 1798, but there is no later record of him.
viii. ELIZABETH SARAH, b. Jan. 21, 1758.
ix. HANNAH, b, June 17, 1760.
x. MEHITABLE, bapt. Jan. 27, 1762.
xi. ANNA, bapt. Oct. 25, 1767.
xii. BENJAMIN, bapt. Aug. 8, 1773; was in W., as early as Jan., 1793, but in 1799 had removed to Waterbury, Vt.
xiii. JOSEPH, bapt. Aug. 8, 1773; probably that J. P.. of Waterbury, whose estate was settled 1814, leaving wife, Sally, and ch., Alma.(6)
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2. JONATHAN(5) PALMER (Jonathan(4) was born in Concord, Mass., June 2, 1754; Revolutionary soldier; came early to W., certainly by 1797;. res. on "Palmer Hill," lots 56 and 81; conveyed his farm to his son Aaron in 1832 and died the next year. He married (1) Betsey Quimby (some say Zerviah Quimby); (2) Lydia Quimby of New Chester, N. H., who probably survived him. Children:
i. 3 JOSEPH,(6) b. Oct. 15, 1789.
ii. RHODA m. Jan. 1, 1812, Paul Boyce of Fayston, Vt.
iii. Lucy, m. (1) William Wheeler; (2) Elijah Grandy, Jr.
iv. LYDIA, m. Jan. 12, 1829, William Pierce of Fayston.
v. MARY, m. Jan. 5, 1823, Benjamin Marble of Fayston.
vi. 4. MOSES, b. May 30, 1801.
vii. 5. AARON, b. May 30, 1801.
viii. ANNA, M. Silas Parker of Henrysville, Canada.
ix. 6. JONATHAN, b. Sept. 5, 1804.
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3. JOSEPH(6) PALMER (Jonalhan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born in Alexandria, N. H., Oct. 15, 1789, and died at W., Oct. 22, 1868. His farm was on "Palmer Hill" in lot 81. He married (1) Mar. 11, 1817, Mary, dau. Nathan and Zerviah (Green) Boyce, who d. June 16, 1843, ae. 56; (2) Hannah, dau. Isaac and Hannah Tewksbury, b. Feb. 3, 1807; d. Mar. 1, 1895. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. child, d. Nov. 23, 1817.
ii. HORTENSIA,(7) b. Dec. 9, 1818; m. Sept. 11, 1836, John Quimby.
iii. JENETTE, b. Nov. 28, 1820; m. Oct. 7, 1841, Eleazer Wells Tucker.
iv. MARY ANN, b. Jan. 25, 1825; d. Sept. 11, 1852.
v. 7. JOSEPH, b. June 8, 1826.

4. MOSES(6) PALMER (Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born in W., May 30, 1801, and died there, Feb. z8, 1844. He married Jerusha, dau. Elijah and Bathsheba (Hamilton) Grandy, b. May 24, 1804; d. Feb. 4, 1864. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. FANNY,(7) b. May 7, 1827; m. June 30, 1845, Andrew Long.
ii. HANNAH J., b. Mar. 13, 1836; m. Jan. 5, 1858, Harry Porter.
iii. HARRIET A., b. June 7, 1837; m. Edmund Miller of Warren, Vt.
iv. MARY E., b. Feb. 6, 1839; m. Sept. 30, 1855, Phineas Thayer.
v. ADELINE P., b. Sept. 18, 1840; m. Dec. 24, 1865, Hiram Freeman Stoddard.

5. AARON(6) PALMER (Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born in W., May 30, 1801, and died there, Feb. 18, 1874. He married, Apr. 2, 1832, Sarah, dau. Nathan Thayer of Warren, Vt., b. Aug. 22, 1807; d. Dec. 2, 1884. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. HIRAM,(7) b. Apr. 27, 1834; d. May 11, 1893, unm.
ii. EDWIN F., b. Jan. 22, 1836; Dartmouth Coll., 1862; res. Waterbury, Vt.; lawyer; State Supt of Schools; m. June 15, 1865, Addle D. Hartshorn. Chn.
Edwin F. (8) b. Feb. 24, 1868;
Annie D., b. Mar. 23, 1870;
Alice C., b. May 23, 1872;
Mabel, b. Aug. 15, 1874;
John H., b. June 9, 1877;
Charles C., b. Apr. 8, 1879;
Robert W., b. July 9, 1884.
iii. ELVIRA, b. 1833; m. George Blake.
iv. ORMAN, b. 1838; m. Mary Carpenter.
v. ANN ELIZA, b. Feb. 18, 1841; d. July 30, 1867.
vi. MARIAM B., b. Jan. 16, 1842; d. Feb. 8, 1865.
vii. WILLIAM, b. May 14, 1843; d. Sept. 9, 1904; m. Aug. 26, 1891, Lovina A. Carroll. No issue.
viii. MOSES, b. Sept. 6, 1845; d. Apr. 27, 1897; m. Nov. 7, 1877, Myra R. Goodspeed. No issue.
ix. JULIUS C., b. Aug. 3, 1847; d. Dec. 16, 1848.
x. JULIUS, b. May 1, 1849; d. Dec. 17, 1870.
xi. LUCY M. b. May 9, 1852; m. Apr. 17, 1877, Julius E. Berry.

6. JONATHAN(6) PALMER (Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born in W., Sept. 5, 1804; called captain; died Dec. 16, 1869. He married (1) June 5, 1833, Laura M., dau. John and Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Barrett, who died Apr. 18, 1847, ae. 37; (2) Dec. 25, 1849, Betsey Taft; (3) July 11, 1858, Matilda Dyke of Morristown, Vt. Children:
i. EMELINE K.,(7) b. Dec. 26, 1833; m. Oct. 30, 1860, Hiram W. Brown of Fayston, Vt.
ii. HUBBARD JONATHAN, b. Apr. 24, 1835, sett. In Moretown, Vt.; m. Aug. 15, 1865, Ellen J. Mead. Chn.:
Harriet,(8)
Edson,
Elda.
iii. LAURA, b. Apr. 8, 1839; m. Myron M. Davis of Moretown, Vt.
iv. 8. J. WELLS, b. Sept. 8, 1840.
v. 9. JULIUS I., b. Jan. 29, 1842.
vi. ALMA LENORA, b. July 3, 1844; d. Apr. 4, 1846.
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7. JOSEPH(7) PALMER (Joseph,(6) Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born June 8, 1826, and died in W., May 9, 1901. He married (1) Sept. 30, 1849, Annice A., dau. Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wilson) Campbell, d. Sept. 2, 1872, ae. 48 yrs., 10 mos.; (2) Mar. 5, 1891, Mrs. Ellen (Arnold) Mehuron; d. July 26, 1899. Children:
i. MARY,(8) b. June 30, 1854; m. Oct. 26, 1873, Benjamin J. Avery.
ii. 10. WARREN J., b. Aug. 5, 1859.
iii. WILLARD B., b. Sept. 9, 1860; d. July 28, 1875.
iv. WELLS C., b. Jan. 23, 1868; d. Sept. 1, 1888.

8. J. WELLS(7) PALMER (Jonathan,(6) Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born Sept. 8, 1840; private Co. C, 1st Vt. Cavalry, 1863-5. He married, Mar. 24, 1866, Ida Jones, b. May 31, 1850; d. Mar. 17, 1873. Children:
i. BYRON L.,(8) b. Jan. 18, 1867; m. May 29, 1901, Ida M., dau. Benjamin Johnson of Duxbury, Vt. ii. LEON E., b. Jan. 26, 1873; m. June 24, 1899, Lizzie A., dau. Thomas Duncan of Moretown, Vt.

9. Julius I.(7) PALMER (Jonathan,(6) Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born Jan. 29, 1842; selectman, 1900. He married, July 22, 1863, Eliza M., dau. Russell and Martha (Farr) Drew, b. May 25, 1841. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. 11. FREDERICK R., (8) b. Aug. 27, 1864.
ii. FRANK I., b. Dec. 28, 1865; m. Sept. 26, 1894, Helen C. Hayes; res. Wilder, Vt.
iii. Louis E., b. Oct. 11, 1867.
iv. CLARA MARIA, b. Feb. 15, 1869; d. Dec. 20, 1886.
v. CARLIE S., b. Oct. 29, 1871; m. Jan. 28, 1891, Clarence A. Reed.
vi. LAURA AGNES, b. Oct. 25, 1883; m. May 16, 1903, Walter E. Seeley.
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10. WARREN J.(8) PALMER (Joseph,(7) Joseph,(6) Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born in W., Aug. 5, 1859. He married (1) Nov. 10, 1881, Abbie L. Andrews of Duxbury, Vt.; (2) Dec. 23, 1896, Delia A. Mehuron. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. CLAYTON J.,(9) b. Nov. 30, 1884; d. Sept. 15, 1888.
ii. CAREY WILLARD, b. Dec. 29, 1900.
iii. HAZEL, b. Jan. 20, 1904.
iv. EVERETT WELLS, b. May 19, 1907.

11. FREDERICK R.(8) PALMER (Julius I.,(7) Jonathan,(6) Jonathan,(5) Jonathan,(4) was born in W., Aug. 27, 1864. He married, Feb. 5, 1891, Jennie M., dau. Don Carlos and Melissa (Wheeler) Barnard, b. Dec. 14, 1868. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. GLADYS M.,(9) b. June 18, 1895.
ii. HARRY JULIUS, b. June 13, 1902.

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QUIMBY

1. AARON6 (Jeremiah5, Jeremiah4, John3, Robert2) QUIMBY was in W. as early as 1805; it is probable that he came from Weare, N. H.; he settled on "Palmer Hill." His wife Polly WELLS died Apr. 25, 1817. Children:
1. 2. PETER(2) (probably), b. 1796.
ii. DOROTHY (probably), m. Bezaleel Grandy.
iii. AARON, b. Nov. 6, 1806; d. May 28 1807.
iv. SETH, b. Nov. 25, 1809.
v. 3. JOHN, b. Aug. 18, 1815.
vi. child, b. Feb. 27, 1813; d. same day.
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2. PETER7 (Aaron6, Jeremiah5, Jeremiah4, John3, Robert2) QUIMBY  resided in Fayston, Vt., died Feb. 3, 1858, ae. 62. He married Cynthia MARBLE, b. Feb. 2,1804; d. Aug. 29, 1878. Children:
i. VANESS, d. Nov. 29, 1836.
ii. SELINDA.
iii. ELIZA P., m. July 18, 1858, Judson M. Montgomery.
iv. PETER.
v. HANNAH, m. Mar. 16, 1864, George L. Marble.

3. JOHN7 (Aaron6, Jeremiah5, Jeremiah4, John3, Robert2) QUIMBY was born in W., Aug. 18, 1815, and died there, Oct. 14, 1867. He married, Sept. 11, 1836, Hortensia, dau. Joseph and Mary (Boyce) PALMER, b. Dec. 9, 1818; d. June 14, 1887. Children:
i. ROXANA H., b. Apr. 28, 1840; m. (1) July 3, 1860, James L. Maynard; (2) Apr. 20, 1868, Thaddeus B. Crossett.
ii. MARY, b. May 9, 1842; m. Oct. 31, 1865, Leonard C. Berry.

SEE VOLUME THREE FOR THIS BRANCH OF QUIMBY

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