Info added by Eugenia B. Ruff
Rev. John Wilmarth Colwell, son of Arnold Colwell & Hannah Wilmarth, married 17 Sep 1835 to Hannah Wall Wing, born 6 Nov 1808 at East Greenwich, RI, daughter of John Wing & Fannie Florence Greene. In route to California while crossing the isthmus of Panama, he contracted yellow fever died and was buried in the Pacific Ocean.
The Reverend and his wife Hannah had these children:
1) John Wilmarth Colwell b. 1837 d. 1842 burial ?
2) Hannah Frances b. 1839 d. 1840 burial ?
3) Lt. Samuel Greene b. 12 Jan 1841 d. 9 May 1892
4) Edward Francis b. 30 Jun 1842 d. Oct 1925
5) Melissa Colburn b. 18 Jan 1844 d. 15 Jul 1878
6) Hannah Marilla b. 11 Jun 1845 d. 17 Feb 1897
7) John Wilmarth Jr b. 3 May 1847 d. 20 Mar 1896
8) Wilmarth Hannah b. 24 Jan 1849- d. 10 Jul 1906
9) Martin Cheney b. 8 Mar 1851 d. 1 Jul 1936
BIO: added by WVY
"Rev. John W. Colwell, died April 27, 1852, aged 41 years.
He was ordained Sept. 3, 1841, at Rehoboth, Mass., where he continued to preach four years. Then, after one year at Charlestown and Richmond, R.I., he settled in Cranston, R.I., where he continued five years, built up a church and erected a house of worship. He was an earnest, devoted laborer.
He started for California with benevolent designs, but died suddenly on the passage, lamented by his church and his many friends."
--from "Cyclopedia of Free Baptists," pub. 1889, by Burgess and Ward (pg. 132).
Info added by Eugenia B. Ruff
Rev. John Wilmarth Colwell, son of Arnold Colwell & Hannah Wilmarth, married 17 Sep 1835 to Hannah Wall Wing, born 6 Nov 1808 at East Greenwich, RI, daughter of John Wing & Fannie Florence Greene. In route to California while crossing the isthmus of Panama, he contracted yellow fever died and was buried in the Pacific Ocean.
The Reverend and his wife Hannah had these children:
1) John Wilmarth Colwell b. 1837 d. 1842 burial ?
2) Hannah Frances b. 1839 d. 1840 burial ?
3) Lt. Samuel Greene b. 12 Jan 1841 d. 9 May 1892
4) Edward Francis b. 30 Jun 1842 d. Oct 1925
5) Melissa Colburn b. 18 Jan 1844 d. 15 Jul 1878
6) Hannah Marilla b. 11 Jun 1845 d. 17 Feb 1897
7) John Wilmarth Jr b. 3 May 1847 d. 20 Mar 1896
8) Wilmarth Hannah b. 24 Jan 1849- d. 10 Jul 1906
9) Martin Cheney b. 8 Mar 1851 d. 1 Jul 1936
BIO: added by WVY
"Rev. John W. Colwell, died April 27, 1852, aged 41 years.
He was ordained Sept. 3, 1841, at Rehoboth, Mass., where he continued to preach four years. Then, after one year at Charlestown and Richmond, R.I., he settled in Cranston, R.I., where he continued five years, built up a church and erected a house of worship. He was an earnest, devoted laborer.
He started for California with benevolent designs, but died suddenly on the passage, lamented by his church and his many friends."
--from "Cyclopedia of Free Baptists," pub. 1889, by Burgess and Ward (pg. 132).
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