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James Heaton

Birth
Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
Aug 1821 (aged 69)
Manheim, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Burial
Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Revolutionary Veteran 1777, Swanzey, New Hampshire to Ticonderoga, New York

James Heaton was born 30 May 1752 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; the son of James Heaton and Abigail Rice. He married Freedom Rider 13 August 1778 in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts and joined the church there in 1779. He and his family moved to Waitsfield, Vermont in 1793 where he owned a large farm in the northwest corner of town. He was a Selectman there from 1794-1798. At some time after 1798 he and his family moved to Jefferson County, New York. James died while travelling through Manheim, New York in August 1821 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Antwerp, Jefferson, New York. He is listed as a Revolutionary War veteran on his tombstone.

Children:
James Heaton, b: 1 June 1779
William Heaton, b: 4 August 1781
Clarissa Heaton, b: 1 October 1783
Horace Heaton, b: 15 July 1785
Tertius Heaton, b: 14 August 1787
Olive Heaton, b: 7 April 1789
Charles Heaton, b: 7 July 1791
Electa Heaton, b: 27 May 1793
Lewis Heaton, b: abt. 1796, d: prob. bet. 1860-1870
Revolutionary Veteran 1777, Swanzey, New Hampshire to Ticonderoga, New York

James Heaton was born 30 May 1752 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire; the son of James Heaton and Abigail Rice. He married Freedom Rider 13 August 1778 in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts and joined the church there in 1779. He and his family moved to Waitsfield, Vermont in 1793 where he owned a large farm in the northwest corner of town. He was a Selectman there from 1794-1798. At some time after 1798 he and his family moved to Jefferson County, New York. James died while travelling through Manheim, New York in August 1821 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Antwerp, Jefferson, New York. He is listed as a Revolutionary War veteran on his tombstone.

Children:
James Heaton, b: 1 June 1779
William Heaton, b: 4 August 1781
Clarissa Heaton, b: 1 October 1783
Horace Heaton, b: 15 July 1785
Tertius Heaton, b: 14 August 1787
Olive Heaton, b: 7 April 1789
Charles Heaton, b: 7 July 1791
Electa Heaton, b: 27 May 1793
Lewis Heaton, b: abt. 1796, d: prob. bet. 1860-1870


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