John Borden
born 19 November 1785, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
died 7 November 1824, Indiana
son of John and
Sarah (Shearman) Borden
husband of 1) Comfort Cory Hicks
married 12 December 1814, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island
husband of 2) Lydia Bellows
married 4 May 1822, Clark Co., Indiana
Compiler's Note:In his memoirs William W. Borden writes: “My ancestors were Quakers. My father, John Borden, was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In 1816, he came west and entered from the government several tracts of land in section 3, township one south, range five east in Wood township, Clark county, Indiana. Here he plotted a small village. Its lines ran parallel and at rights angles to (Muddy Fork of) Silver Creek. He named the village New Providence in honor of Providence, Rhode Island. His first wife was Comfort Hicks and his second Lydia Bellows, my mother. He died November 7, 1824.”
born 19 November 1785, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
died 7 November 1824, Indiana
son of John and
Sarah (Shearman) Borden
husband of 1) Comfort Cory Hicks
married 12 December 1814, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island
husband of 2) Lydia Bellows
married 4 May 1822, Clark Co., Indiana
Compiler's Note:In his memoirs William W. Borden writes: “My ancestors were Quakers. My father, John Borden, was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In 1816, he came west and entered from the government several tracts of land in section 3, township one south, range five east in Wood township, Clark county, Indiana. Here he plotted a small village. Its lines ran parallel and at rights angles to (Muddy Fork of) Silver Creek. He named the village New Providence in honor of Providence, Rhode Island. His first wife was Comfort Hicks and his second Lydia Bellows, my mother. He died November 7, 1824.”
John Borden
born 19 November 1785, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
died 7 November 1824, Indiana
son of John and
Sarah (Shearman) Borden
husband of 1) Comfort Cory Hicks
married 12 December 1814, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island
husband of 2) Lydia Bellows
married 4 May 1822, Clark Co., Indiana
Compiler's Note:In his memoirs William W. Borden writes: “My ancestors were Quakers. My father, John Borden, was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In 1816, he came west and entered from the government several tracts of land in section 3, township one south, range five east in Wood township, Clark county, Indiana. Here he plotted a small village. Its lines ran parallel and at rights angles to (Muddy Fork of) Silver Creek. He named the village New Providence in honor of Providence, Rhode Island. His first wife was Comfort Hicks and his second Lydia Bellows, my mother. He died November 7, 1824.”
born 19 November 1785, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
died 7 November 1824, Indiana
son of John and
Sarah (Shearman) Borden
husband of 1) Comfort Cory Hicks
married 12 December 1814, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island
husband of 2) Lydia Bellows
married 4 May 1822, Clark Co., Indiana
Compiler's Note:In his memoirs William W. Borden writes: “My ancestors were Quakers. My father, John Borden, was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In 1816, he came west and entered from the government several tracts of land in section 3, township one south, range five east in Wood township, Clark county, Indiana. Here he plotted a small village. Its lines ran parallel and at rights angles to (Muddy Fork of) Silver Creek. He named the village New Providence in honor of Providence, Rhode Island. His first wife was Comfort Hicks and his second Lydia Bellows, my mother. He died November 7, 1824.”
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