BIRTH INFO: Jirah Isham was born in the Hadlyme parish of East Haddam, Conn. Apr. 27 (or 24), 1760.
DEATH INFO: Jirah was very fond of hunting and fishing. The day of his death he went out with his gun, into the woods near Shelburne pond, a short distance from his home, in search of game. He failed to come home at night; a search was made for him in the morning. His hat and gun were found on the ice, and his body in twelve feet of water. The place was near the shore, but the infirmities of age had prevented his reaching it.
FATHER: Joshua Isham, son of Isaac Isham and Abigail Lumbert.
MOTHER: Abigail Crocker, daughter of Isaac Crocker and Elizabeth Fuller.
WIFE: Lois Kellogg, daughter of Samuel Kellogg and Chloe Bacon.
MARRIAGE DATE: Feb. 26, 1786
CHILDREN:
1. Chloe, b. Oct. 1, 1786
2. Olive, b. Nov. 29, 1788
3. Mary, b. Aug. 9, 1790
4. Samuel Kellogg, b. June 8, 1792
5. Lucy, b. July 13, 1794
6. Abigail, b. Aug. 5, 1796, d. Sept. 28, 1796
7. Laura, b. Sept. 13, 1797
8. Abigail, b. Nov. 30, 1799
9. Giles Sedgwick, b. June 10, 1801
10. Jirah Bacon, b. May 19, 1803
11. Lois, b. Sept. 1, 1806
12. Louisa Augusta, b. Dec. 10, 1809
13. George B., b. Oct. 24, 1812
MILITARY SERVICE: Jirah Isham served in the Revolutionary Army, enlisting at the age of sixteen. His pension application is on file in Washington, D.C., dated Aug. 17, 1832. His residence at date of application for pension was Shelburne, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
SOURCE BOOK: "An Index of the Ishams in England and America," Compiled by Edward Paul Isham, Nov. 1984 (Pages 107, 150, 380.) Portions of this book were taken from the book "A Survey of the Ishams in England and America," by Homer W. Brainard, 1938, Tuttle Publishing Company, Rutland, VT. (Page 212.)
DEATH INFO: Jirah was very fond of hunting and fishing. The day of his death he went out with his gun, into the woods near Shelburne pond, a short distance from his home, in search of game. He failed to come home at night; a search was made for him in the morning. His hat and gun were found on the ice, and his body in twelve feet of water. The place was near the shore, but the infirmities of age had prevented his reaching it.
FATHER: Joshua Isham, son of Isaac Isham and Abigail Lumbert.
MOTHER: Abigail Crocker, daughter of Isaac Crocker and Elizabeth Fuller.
WIFE: Lois Kellogg, daughter of Samuel Kellogg and Chloe Bacon.
MARRIAGE DATE: Feb. 26, 1786
CHILDREN:
1. Chloe, b. Oct. 1, 1786
2. Olive, b. Nov. 29, 1788
3. Mary, b. Aug. 9, 1790
4. Samuel Kellogg, b. June 8, 1792
5. Lucy, b. July 13, 1794
6. Abigail, b. Aug. 5, 1796, d. Sept. 28, 1796
7. Laura, b. Sept. 13, 1797
8. Abigail, b. Nov. 30, 1799
9. Giles Sedgwick, b. June 10, 1801
10. Jirah Bacon, b. May 19, 1803
11. Lois, b. Sept. 1, 1806
12. Louisa Augusta, b. Dec. 10, 1809
13. George B., b. Oct. 24, 1812
MILITARY SERVICE: Jirah Isham served in the Revolutionary Army, enlisting at the age of sixteen. His pension application is on file in Washington, D.C., dated Aug. 17, 1832. His residence at date of application for pension was Shelburne, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
SOURCE BOOK: "An Index of the Ishams in England and America," Compiled by Edward Paul Isham, Nov. 1984 (Pages 107, 150, 380.) Portions of this book were taken from the book "A Survey of the Ishams in England and America," by Homer W. Brainard, 1938, Tuttle Publishing Company, Rutland, VT. (Page 212.)
BIRTH INFO: Jirah Isham was born in the Hadlyme parish of East Haddam, Conn. Apr. 27 (or 24), 1760.
DEATH INFO: Jirah was very fond of hunting and fishing. The day of his death he went out with his gun, into the woods near Shelburne pond, a short distance from his home, in search of game. He failed to come home at night; a search was made for him in the morning. His hat and gun were found on the ice, and his body in twelve feet of water. The place was near the shore, but the infirmities of age had prevented his reaching it.
FATHER: Joshua Isham, son of Isaac Isham and Abigail Lumbert.
MOTHER: Abigail Crocker, daughter of Isaac Crocker and Elizabeth Fuller.
WIFE: Lois Kellogg, daughter of Samuel Kellogg and Chloe Bacon.
MARRIAGE DATE: Feb. 26, 1786
CHILDREN:
1. Chloe, b. Oct. 1, 1786
2. Olive, b. Nov. 29, 1788
3. Mary, b. Aug. 9, 1790
4. Samuel Kellogg, b. June 8, 1792
5. Lucy, b. July 13, 1794
6. Abigail, b. Aug. 5, 1796, d. Sept. 28, 1796
7. Laura, b. Sept. 13, 1797
8. Abigail, b. Nov. 30, 1799
9. Giles Sedgwick, b. June 10, 1801
10. Jirah Bacon, b. May 19, 1803
11. Lois, b. Sept. 1, 1806
12. Louisa Augusta, b. Dec. 10, 1809
13. George B., b. Oct. 24, 1812
MILITARY SERVICE: Jirah Isham served in the Revolutionary Army, enlisting at the age of sixteen. His pension application is on file in Washington, D.C., dated Aug. 17, 1832. His residence at date of application for pension was Shelburne, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
SOURCE BOOK: "An Index of the Ishams in England and America," Compiled by Edward Paul Isham, Nov. 1984 (Pages 107, 150, 380.) Portions of this book were taken from the book "A Survey of the Ishams in England and America," by Homer W. Brainard, 1938, Tuttle Publishing Company, Rutland, VT. (Page 212.)
DEATH INFO: Jirah was very fond of hunting and fishing. The day of his death he went out with his gun, into the woods near Shelburne pond, a short distance from his home, in search of game. He failed to come home at night; a search was made for him in the morning. His hat and gun were found on the ice, and his body in twelve feet of water. The place was near the shore, but the infirmities of age had prevented his reaching it.
FATHER: Joshua Isham, son of Isaac Isham and Abigail Lumbert.
MOTHER: Abigail Crocker, daughter of Isaac Crocker and Elizabeth Fuller.
WIFE: Lois Kellogg, daughter of Samuel Kellogg and Chloe Bacon.
MARRIAGE DATE: Feb. 26, 1786
CHILDREN:
1. Chloe, b. Oct. 1, 1786
2. Olive, b. Nov. 29, 1788
3. Mary, b. Aug. 9, 1790
4. Samuel Kellogg, b. June 8, 1792
5. Lucy, b. July 13, 1794
6. Abigail, b. Aug. 5, 1796, d. Sept. 28, 1796
7. Laura, b. Sept. 13, 1797
8. Abigail, b. Nov. 30, 1799
9. Giles Sedgwick, b. June 10, 1801
10. Jirah Bacon, b. May 19, 1803
11. Lois, b. Sept. 1, 1806
12. Louisa Augusta, b. Dec. 10, 1809
13. George B., b. Oct. 24, 1812
MILITARY SERVICE: Jirah Isham served in the Revolutionary Army, enlisting at the age of sixteen. His pension application is on file in Washington, D.C., dated Aug. 17, 1832. His residence at date of application for pension was Shelburne, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
SOURCE BOOK: "An Index of the Ishams in England and America," Compiled by Edward Paul Isham, Nov. 1984 (Pages 107, 150, 380.) Portions of this book were taken from the book "A Survey of the Ishams in England and America," by Homer W. Brainard, 1938, Tuttle Publishing Company, Rutland, VT. (Page 212.)
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Jirah Isham, died Dec. 9, 1837. Aged 77 years.
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