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     Betsey was born. She Methodist Gravestones, New Providence:

"Valentine, Benjamin Day, son of David and Sarah Valentine, d. Sept. 8, 180? [last digit did not reproduce]
Valentine, Betsey, dau. of David & Sarah Valentine, d. Sept. 3, 1805
(grandchildren of Benjamin & Elizabeth Day)." Betsey died on 3 September 1805.¹ Her body was interred at New Providence, Essex, New Jersey, USA, at Methodist Burying Ground.¹

     Abraham Morrel Totten Methodist Gravestones, New Providence:

"Totten, Abraham, son of Jonathan & Esther Totten, d. Dec. 20, 1827, aged 27." Abraham was born circa 1800.^1,2 Abraham died on 20 December 1827.^1,2 His body was interred at New Providence, Essex, New Jersey, USA, at Methodist Burying Ground.¹

     Jane Totten Methodist Gravestones, New Providence:

"Schureman, Jane Totten, wife of John McC., d. Jan. 29, 1822, in 29th yr." She married John McClasky Schureman.^2,1 Jane was born circa 1793.^1,2 Jane died on 29 January 1822.¹ Her body was interred at New Providence, Essex, New Jersey, USA, at Methodist Burying Ground.¹

     John McClasky Schureman Methodist Gravestones, New Providence:

"Schureman, John McC., d. Sept. 6, 1847, in 56th yr." He married Jane Totten.^2,1 John was born circa 1791.^2,1 John died on 6 September 1847.¹ His body was interred at New Providence, Essex, New Jersey, USA, at Methodist Burying Ground.¹

     Betsey was born.¹ Betsey died on 31 January 1852.¹

     Erastus was born.¹ Erastus died on 23 September 1834.¹

     Ralph was born circa 1781.¹ Ralph died on 11 March 1791.¹

     Samuel was born. He First Settlers, p 26:

"JOHN BALDWIN, ____ ____ had children:
...
5. Jemima Baldwin, married Colonel Samuel Potter. ...

6. Phebe Baldwin, married Mr. Ogden."

Ogden Family, p 57:

"SAMUEL OGDEN, bap. May 20, 1726; d. circa 1789; m. PHEBE BALDWIN."

p 75:

"69. SAMUEL OGDEN (Swaine, David, John), bap. May 20, 1716; d. ____; will proved July 10, 1789; m. ____ PHEBE BALDWIN, dau. of John Baldwin.

SAMUEL OGDEN lived at Middleground, a section so-called near Orange, N. J. He gegins his will, dated Oct. 27, 1787, "In the name of God Amen. I Samuel Ogden of Middleground in the County of Essex State of New Jersey." He bequeathed his land, presumably several small tracts, to his sons, and adds a bequest to his son Swain "if he returns."

CHILDREN ...
...
267. SARAH OGDEN, b. ____; d. ____ (living, 1799); m. JOHN EDISON.
...
269. HANNAH OGDEN, b. _____; d. _____ (living, 1799); m. WILLIAM BEBOUT.
..." He married Phebe Baldwin.^2,3

     Phebe was born. She married Samuel Ogden [Og69].^1,2

     Sarah was born.² She Ogden Family, p 75:

"69. SAMUEL OGDEN ... m. ____ PHEBE BALDWIN ...
...
CHILDREN ...
...
267. SARAH OGDEN, b. _____; d._____(living, 1799); m. JOHN EDISON.
...
269. HANNAH OGDEN, b. ____; d. ____ (living, 1799); m. WILLIAM BEBOUT."

p 123:

"269. SARAH OGDEN (Samuel, Swaine, David, John), b. ____; d. after 1799, aged 107; m. Oct. 10, 1765, JOHN EDISON, b. ____; d. 1814.
...
CHILDREN ...

751. SAMUEL EDISON, b. Mar. 7, 1767; d. Mar. 27, 1865; 1st m. NANCY STIMPSON; 2d m. ELIZABETH COOK.
..." She married John Edison on 10 October 1765.³

     John was born. He Ogden Family, p 123:

"JOHN EDISON was b. in Holland, and when three years of age was brought to America by his widowed mother. He had no brothers. They settled in Caldwell, N. J., 8 m. from Newark, where the widow, who never married again, deceased and left her valuable estate to her son. JOHN EDISON was for many years a rich banker in New York City. He was a Loyalist during the Revolution and emigrated to Nova Scotia in 1783, where he lived about 33 yrs. and returned with his family to New York, reaching that place June 14, 1811. He remianed about 2 mos. and then moved to Port Burwell, in Canada, wehre he drew land as a Loyalist, and settled, his nearest neighbor being 21 m. away. He died during the fall following the battle of Lundy's Lane (1814) and both he and his wife were buried in Bayham, Canada."

For more info, see text with his wife Sarah Ogden. He married Sarah Ogden [Og267] on 10 October 1765.² John died in 1814.²

     Samuel Edison [Og751] Ogden Family, p 228:

"751. SAMUEL EDISON (Sarah Ogden, Samuel, Swaine, David, John), b. Mar. 7, 1767; d. Mar. 27, 1865; 1st m. NANCY STIMSON; 2d m. Sept. 5, 1825, ELIZABETH COOK, b. May 8, 1799; d. Mar. 31, 1890.

SAMUEL EDISON wsa probably b. in or near Caldwell, N. J., and the family soon after his birth removed to Nova Scotia, a part remaining there, or in some other part of Canada, while other members settled in the middle west of the U. S.

CHILDREN -- First Marriage ...
(Perhaps not in order of birth.)
...
1792. SAMUEL EDISON, JR., b. Aug. 16 1804; d. Feb. 26, 1896; 1st m. NANCY ELLIOTT; 2d m. MARY SHARLOW.
..." Samuel was born on 7 March 1767.² Samuel died on 27 March 1865 at age 98.²

     Samuel Edison Jr [Og1792] Ogden Family, p 343:

"SAMUEL EDISON, JR. (Samuel, Sarah Ogden, Samuel, Swaine, David, John), b. Aug. 16, 1804; d. Feb. 26, 1896; 1st m. Sept. 12, 1828, NANCY ELLIOTT, b. Jan. 4, 1820; d. Apr. 9, 1871; 2d m. MARY SHARLOW, b. Feb. 12, 1854.

SAMUEL EDISON, JR, came of good old Dutch stock, his ancestry being traced back for 200 years, when they were extensive millers in Holland. Members of the family emigrated to America in 1730, and settled in New Jersey and on Manhattan Island. One Thomas Edison was a prominent banker in New York during the Revolution, and his name appears on the Continental money of that period. The Edisons are a long-lived family, and of strong, athletic build. SAMUEL EDISON, JR., was 6 ft. 2 in. in height, and in 1868, when 64 yrs. old, outjumped 250 men belonging to a regiment stationed at Ft. Gratiot, Mich. His father lived to be 98 yrs. of age, and his grandfather died at 102.

SAMUEL EDISON, JR., was born in Digby, Nova Scotia, his father's family having moved from New Jersey when the father, Samuel, Sr., was a lad. In early life SAMUEL, JR., removed to Canada, where he remained until the rebellion of 1838; he then removed to Michigan, and lived in Detroit one year, subsequently going to Ohio, where he lived until 1852. Thence he returned to Michigan and took up a permanent residence at Port Huron. He had learned the tailor's trade, but later entered commercial life, and engaged consecutively in the grain, comission, lumber, nursery, and land businesses. He was associated with Mr. G. W. Halfman, a chemist, in the manufacture of laundry and toilet soaps, baking powders, flavoring extracts, etc., their manufactory being known as the "Fidelity Chemical Works." He was a man of fertile resources and of great energy of character; hence he readily obtained a competency. Besides, he was a man of much intelligence, and for many years held the office of a magistrate.

...

His advanced age finally brought its attendant weakness, and while en route to Ft. Myers, Fla., his son's winter residence, he died at the home of his niece, Mrs. Poyen, at Norwalk, O. He was buried at Port Huron, Mich., his old home.

NANCY (Elliott) EDISON, his wife, was of Scotch descent, and was a native of Chenango Co., N. Y. She was well educated, and for several years taught in a Canadian high school. "She was an industrious, capable, literary and ambitious woman."

CHILDREN -- First Marriage ...

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3214. THOMAS ALVA EDISON (viz.) ..."

Samuel was born at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 16 August 1804.² He married Nancy Elliott on 12 September 1828.² Samuel died on 26 February 1896 at Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, USA, at age 91.² His body was interred at Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA.²

     Nancy was born on 4 January 1810.¹ She married Samuel Edison Jr [Og1792] on 12 September 1828.¹ Nancy died on 9 April 1871 at age 61.¹

     Thomas was born at Milan, Erie, Ohio, USA, on 11 February 1847.¹ He married Mary Stilwell on 25 December 1871.¹ He married Mina Miller on 24 February 1886.¹

     Swaine Ogden [Og13] Ogden Family, pp 56-7:

"SWAINE OGDEN (David, John), b. circa 1687; d. Apr. 20, 1755; m. May 5, 1711, MARY ACKERMAN, b. 1688; d. Nov. 24, 1756; dau. of David Ackerman and Hillegondt Ver Planck, his wife.

SWAINE OGDEN was born in Newark, N. J., in which place his parents had spent all their married life, but he first appears upon record at Hackensack, N. J., where he married a Dutch lady, and where nearly all of his children were born and baptized. The baptismal register of the old Dutch Church at Hackensack would indicate that he returned to Newark or vicinity after his son Nathaniel was baptized in 1722. Four other children were added to the family, the youngest of whom was John, who was baptized at the Dutch Church in Belleville, a suburb of Newark, in 1729. The records of 1727 speak of him as "SWAIN OGDEN of Newark." On May 4th of that year he is sued for L100 by one James Rogers, and gives bond for L200. At the April term of court in Newark, 1729,m SWAINE OGDEN and others were appointed overseers for Newark.

His residence was probably near Orange, as he and his family were buried in the old cemetery in that place ...

...

MARY ACKERMAN, wife of SWAINE OGDEN, belonged to a Dutch family, and in that language was called "Maritie" (or "Marytje") "Ackermans." She was dau. of "Davidt Ackermans" and "Hillegondt Ver Planck." The baptismal register of the old Dutch church of Hackensack, N. J., records her husband's name as "Swaen Hockdon" and "Swaen Ockdon." Their fourth child is called "Hillegondt," the Dutch for our "Huldah."

Their tombstones in the old cemetery at ORagne, corner Main and Scotland streets, bear the following epitaphs:

"Here lies y^e Body
of SWAIN OGDEN
who died April
20th 1755
In y^e 68th year
of his age."

"Here lies y^e Body of
Mary wife of SWAIN
OGDEN who Died
Nov^r 24th 1756
In y^e 68th year
of her age."

CHILDREN ...

...

69. SAMUEL OGDEN, bap. May 20, 1716; d. circa 1789; m. PHEBE BALDWIN.
..." Swaine was born at Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA, circa 1687.² He married Mary Ackerman at Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA, on 5 May 1711.² Swaine died on 20 April 1755.² His body was interred at Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA, at Old cemetery Main & Scotland St.³

     Mary was born in 1688.¹ She married Swaine Ogden [Og13] at Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA, on 5 May 1711.¹ Mary died on 24 November 1756.¹ Her body was interred at Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA, at Old cemetery Main & Scotland St.²

     Mary was born at Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA, in 1855.¹ She married Thomas Alva Edison [Og3214] on 25 December 1871.¹ Mary died on 9 August 1884.¹

     Mina was born. She married Thomas Alva Edison [Og3214] on 24 February 1886.¹

     Isaac was born. He married Hannah R. Colwell.

     Matilda was born. As of 1837,her married name was Colwell.¹ She married Benjamin Ludlow Colwell in 1837.¹ Matilda Plummer died on 11 January 1904; A note appended to her husband's obituary by Judy Simpson.

     (?) was born.

     Mary was born.¹

     He married Rachel Meyer.¹ John was born at New York City, New York, New York, USA, on 16 July 1745.^2,3 John died on 25 June 1813 at age 67.¹ His body was interred at Springfield, Union, New Jersey, USA, at Old Presbyterian Churchyard.¹

     Elijah was born in 1751.¹

     She married John Durand [Du43].¹ Rachel was born at Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA, on 13 June 1758.¹ Rachel died on 26 April 1832 at age 73.¹ Her body was interred at Springfield, Union, New Jersey, USA, at Old Presbyterian Churchyard.¹

     Henry was born.

     Mary was born.

     Lydia was born. She Marriages from Lutheran Church, Cobleskill, NY - 1806-1871, 102, Schoharie Co NY Early Records, has this item for 1806:

"9.28 Simon, William [groom], Durand, Lydia [bride]"

This is about the right time for the current Lydia to be wed but I do not know if this is her. There are other members of the extended Durand family in Schoharie near this time but they are not close relatives.

     Cyrus was born at Jefferson Village, New Jersey, USA, on 27 February 1787.¹ He married Susan Brown in 1808. He married Phoebe Wade on 16 August 1822.