Reuben's parents are Philip Case and Lydia Soveril...Reuben and family is enumerated in the Danby, NY census for 1820, 1830, and 1840...He and wife Experience are buried in the Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery (also known as West Danby Methodist Cemetery) in West Danby, NY...Both Reuben's and Experience's gravestone are lying flat on the ground..Experience's gravestone is approximately 6 feet to the northwest from Reuben's...Reuben and first wife Experience Nichols married about 1788...Reuben's property deeds for where they were living in Danby, NY are on file in the Owego, Tioga County, NY County Clerk's Office...Reuben's second wife was Jane S Leonard (b. 26 May 1802 Seneca County, NY d. 28 Dec 1880 Benton County, Minnesota and is buried in Rice Cemetery, Benton County, Minnesota)...NOTE: Reuben's gravestone is in the lower left of the photo, Experience's gravestone is in the upper right of the photo...Reuben and Experience had 8 known children: Elihu; Rufus; Sylvia; Esther; Reuben; Timothy; Ephraim; and Phillip...Reuben and 2d wife Jane S Leonard had 6 children: Simeon (W Alvina Randall Breese m. 9 Feb 1853); Leonard Franklin (1st W Mary Hannah Morehouse m. 1 May 1860, 2d W Arabella M Cobb m. 25 Sep 1878 Owatonna Steele Co Minnesota, 3d W Delight Boyce m. 2 Mar 1891 Day Co South Dakota); Mary Jane (1st H Daniel Shaw m. 4 Jul 1853 Ithaca, NY 2d H Austin T Peck m. 29 Aug 1865); Susan b. abt 1837; Merritt Birdsall (W Chloe Ann Carlton m. 24 Nov 1867); and Betsey (b. abt 1840 Danby, NY died young).. Reuben's known siblings are: Lydia (H James McLallen); Timothy (1st W Dimis maiden name unknown, 2d W Anney Curtis); Abraham (1st W Ruth Preston, 2d W Naomi Preston); Rachel (H Francis Ingersoll); Aaron (W Abigail Olmstead); Samuel (W Delight Emory); Samantha (H James Dickson); Chestina (H last name MacGillivray) she is buried in Enfield, NY; and Sarah (H Aaron Pennell)..∼Patriot Reuben CASE
Birth: 26 Dec 1766 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Death: 30 MAY 1847 in Spencer, Tioga Co., NY

Entered the service of his country as a water boy at age eleven at the Battle of Saratoga.

Father: Philip Case b: 12 FEB 1731/32 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT
Mother: Lydia Soveril b: 1736

Married: 1) Experience NICHOLS b: 1770 in Spencer, Tioga Co., NY
Married: 1788

Children

1. Elihu CASE b: 22 SEP 1790 in Hebron Twp., Washington Co., NY c: 28 OCT 1809
2. Rufus CASE b: 17 NOV 1793 in Spencer, Tioga Co., NY
3. Slyvia CASE b: 18 APR 1795 in Hebron Twp., Washington Co., NY c: 10 SEP 1809 in 1st Baptist Church, Troy Twp., Bradford Co., PA
4. Esther CASE b: 30 JAN 1800 in Troy Twp, Bradford Co., PA
5. Rueben CASE b: 30 MAY 1801 in Troy Twp, Bradford Co., PA
6. Timothy N. CASE b: 06 DEC 1804 in Troy Twp, Bradford Co., PA
7. Ephriam CASE b: 25 APR 1808 in Troy Twp, Bradford Co., PA
8. Phillip CASE b: 25 JUL 1810 in Troy Twp, Bradford Co., PA

Married: 2) Jane Leonard b: ABT 1798 in Hector, Seneca, New York
Married: ABT 1831 in New York

Children

1. Simeon Case b: ABT 1830
2. Leonard Franklin Case b: 1 Feb 1832 in Spencer, Tompkins, New York
3. Mary Jane Case b: ABT 1834
4. Susan Case b: ABT 1836
5. Merritt Birdsall Case b: 15 Mar 1839 in Spencer, Tompkins, New York
6. Betsy Case b: ABT 1841

Experience and Reuben married about 1788..At the time of her passing, she and Reuben lived in Danby, NY...Reuben is enumerated in the Danby, NY census for 1820, 1830, and 1840..Both Experience and Reuben's gravestones are lying flat on the ground...Her gravestone is about 6 feet to the northwest of Reuben's...NOTE: Reuben's gravestone is in the lower left corner of the photo and Experience's is in the upper right...Experience and Reuben had 8 known children: Elihu b. 22 Sep 1790; Rufus b. 17 Nov 1793; Sylvia b. 18 Apr 1795; Esther b. 30 Jan 1800; Reuben b. 30 May 1801; Timothy b. 6 Dec 1804; Ephraim b. 25 Apr 1808; and Phillip b. 25 Jul 1810...