Henry Youmans Sexton was born on June 22, 1797 in New York City,
New York. He was the son of William and Martha (Youmans) Sexton
of New York.
William Sexton served in the Revolutionary War. His
granddaughter Jane Ann Sexton recalled her father Henry
declaring in a meeting that "he (Henry) was the only man there
present whose father had served in the War of Independence."
Martha Youmans was born or baptized on October 5, 1768 in
Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York. She was the daughter of
Jonathan Youmans and Maria Smith. Martha was a descendant of
Christopher Youmans and his wife Hannah. Christopher Youmans was
born about 1638, possibly in Middlesex, England, and immigrated
to New Haven, Connecticut about 1656. All of Christopher and
Hannah's children were born on Long Island, New York.
William and Martha Sexton had at least six children, including
Henry Youmans Sexton.
Henry Youmans Sexton married Roxa Adams in the First Lutheran
Church of Albany, New York on June 14, 1823. Roxa Adams was the
daughter of Williams Adams, Jr. and Orpha Cossitt of Waterbury,
Connecticut. Orpha Cossitt was a descendant of French-Canadian
immigrant René Cossitt and his wife Ruth Porter. William Adams
was the son of William Adams, St. and Susanna Bronson. The
ancestry of William Adams Sr. is unclear. The Bronsons were an
old and well-known family in Waterbury
Henry and Roxa made their home in Waterbury, Connecticut where
they produced at least three children and possibly five:
Mary E. Sexton was born April 18, 1824 in Waterbury, New
Haven County, Connecticut. Mary died there on August 15, 1828.
She is buried in the Grand Street Cemetery in Waterbury. An
early 20th century transcription of her tomb stone says she was
"four years and one month" (sic) when she died. (If the month
was present on the stone as a numeral, a "4" may have been
misread as a "1".) The cause of death was "the rattles," an old
term which was usually used to describe the cough accompanying a
fatal bout of pneumonia or pertussis.
Jane Ann Sexton (1828-1904). She married Franklin James Tillotson.
Charles Sexton (1829-1905). He married Nancy M. Lewis.
Two other unnamed children were also born to Henry and Roxa.
They died as infants. Waterbury records say they were born and
died in Ohio.
Roxa Adams Sexton died December 29, 1829, shortly after Charles
was born. She probably died of complications resulting from
childbirth. Henry later married Minerva Peat, daughter of
Jehiel Peat, Jr. and Lois Manville, on October 21, 1831.
Henry may also have been married briefly to Elizabeth Ellison. A
Henry Y. Sexton married Elizabeth Ellison on March 26, 1822. The
wedding took place in the Dutch Reformed Church on Sugar Loaf
Street in New York City. This Henry Y. Sexton's father is given
as William, while his wife Elizabeth's father is given as John.
In this case Elizabeth would have been Henry's first wife; Roxa
his second; and Minerva his third.
Henry was a mechanic. He worked for seven years in a clock
factory (presumably in Waterbury, Connecticut). He also worked
as a shoemaker for a number of years. That is his listed
occupation in the 1850 U. S. Census record for Henry Youmans
Sexton which was taken down shortly before the move to Michigan.
Henry continued to ply his trade of shoemaker and boot dealer
after moving to Duplain, Clinton County, Michigan. Henry and
John Meacher were the first two shoemakers in what would become
the village of Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan. Henry was also
township treasurer in Elsie.
Henry and Minerva Peat produced five children:
Albert Sexton (born about 1832), who died in infancy.
Caroline Maria Sexton (1835-1904). She married Albert C. Bennett.
William Henry Sexton (1838-1908). He married Anna P. Squiers.
Mary Minerva Sexton (1841-1880). She married William Crow.
Ellen Eliza Sexton (1843-1926). She never married.
Henry and Minerva moved to Medina County, Ohio about 1836
settling on a farm there. It was while the Sextons lived in
Brunswick that Henry's daughter Jane Ann Sexton met and married
Franklin James Tillotson.
Henry and Minerva moved their family to Duplain, Clinton County,
Michigan in the fall of 1850. The area was an unbroken wilderness
and they carved out a farm about one mile east of what would later
become the town of Elsie, Michigan. Henry's son Charles actually
built the Sexton farm in Elsie as Henry was already 53 years old
when the Sextons moved to Elsie. Charles was also involved in other
building projects in Duplain, including farms, residences, barns, and
other outbuildings. In 1852, Henry's daughter Jane Ann and her
husband Franklin James Tillotson followed the Sextons to Duplain
and were instrumental in establishing the town of Elsie, Michigan,
which was named for their daughter Elsie Tillotson.
Henry remained married to Minerva until his death on the family
farm on May 25, 1863. He was buried in the village cemetery in Elsie.
Minerva died on October 30, 1874 and was buried next to Henry.
The family farm passed to Jane Ann's brother Charles Sexton and his
first wife Nancy Lewis.
New York. He was the son of William and Martha (Youmans) Sexton
of New York.
William Sexton served in the Revolutionary War. His
granddaughter Jane Ann Sexton recalled her father Henry
declaring in a meeting that "he (Henry) was the only man there
present whose father had served in the War of Independence."
Martha Youmans was born or baptized on October 5, 1768 in
Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York. She was the daughter of
Jonathan Youmans and Maria Smith. Martha was a descendant of
Christopher Youmans and his wife Hannah. Christopher Youmans was
born about 1638, possibly in Middlesex, England, and immigrated
to New Haven, Connecticut about 1656. All of Christopher and
Hannah's children were born on Long Island, New York.
William and Martha Sexton had at least six children, including
Henry Youmans Sexton.
Henry Youmans Sexton married Roxa Adams in the First Lutheran
Church of Albany, New York on June 14, 1823. Roxa Adams was the
daughter of Williams Adams, Jr. and Orpha Cossitt of Waterbury,
Connecticut. Orpha Cossitt was a descendant of French-Canadian
immigrant René Cossitt and his wife Ruth Porter. William Adams
was the son of William Adams, St. and Susanna Bronson. The
ancestry of William Adams Sr. is unclear. The Bronsons were an
old and well-known family in Waterbury
Henry and Roxa made their home in Waterbury, Connecticut where
they produced at least three children and possibly five:
Mary E. Sexton was born April 18, 1824 in Waterbury, New
Haven County, Connecticut. Mary died there on August 15, 1828.
She is buried in the Grand Street Cemetery in Waterbury. An
early 20th century transcription of her tomb stone says she was
"four years and one month" (sic) when she died. (If the month
was present on the stone as a numeral, a "4" may have been
misread as a "1".) The cause of death was "the rattles," an old
term which was usually used to describe the cough accompanying a
fatal bout of pneumonia or pertussis.
Jane Ann Sexton (1828-1904). She married Franklin James Tillotson.
Charles Sexton (1829-1905). He married Nancy M. Lewis.
Two other unnamed children were also born to Henry and Roxa.
They died as infants. Waterbury records say they were born and
died in Ohio.
Roxa Adams Sexton died December 29, 1829, shortly after Charles
was born. She probably died of complications resulting from
childbirth. Henry later married Minerva Peat, daughter of
Jehiel Peat, Jr. and Lois Manville, on October 21, 1831.
Henry may also have been married briefly to Elizabeth Ellison. A
Henry Y. Sexton married Elizabeth Ellison on March 26, 1822. The
wedding took place in the Dutch Reformed Church on Sugar Loaf
Street in New York City. This Henry Y. Sexton's father is given
as William, while his wife Elizabeth's father is given as John.
In this case Elizabeth would have been Henry's first wife; Roxa
his second; and Minerva his third.
Henry was a mechanic. He worked for seven years in a clock
factory (presumably in Waterbury, Connecticut). He also worked
as a shoemaker for a number of years. That is his listed
occupation in the 1850 U. S. Census record for Henry Youmans
Sexton which was taken down shortly before the move to Michigan.
Henry continued to ply his trade of shoemaker and boot dealer
after moving to Duplain, Clinton County, Michigan. Henry and
John Meacher were the first two shoemakers in what would become
the village of Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan. Henry was also
township treasurer in Elsie.
Henry and Minerva Peat produced five children:
Albert Sexton (born about 1832), who died in infancy.
Caroline Maria Sexton (1835-1904). She married Albert C. Bennett.
William Henry Sexton (1838-1908). He married Anna P. Squiers.
Mary Minerva Sexton (1841-1880). She married William Crow.
Ellen Eliza Sexton (1843-1926). She never married.
Henry and Minerva moved to Medina County, Ohio about 1836
settling on a farm there. It was while the Sextons lived in
Brunswick that Henry's daughter Jane Ann Sexton met and married
Franklin James Tillotson.
Henry and Minerva moved their family to Duplain, Clinton County,
Michigan in the fall of 1850. The area was an unbroken wilderness
and they carved out a farm about one mile east of what would later
become the town of Elsie, Michigan. Henry's son Charles actually
built the Sexton farm in Elsie as Henry was already 53 years old
when the Sextons moved to Elsie. Charles was also involved in other
building projects in Duplain, including farms, residences, barns, and
other outbuildings. In 1852, Henry's daughter Jane Ann and her
husband Franklin James Tillotson followed the Sextons to Duplain
and were instrumental in establishing the town of Elsie, Michigan,
which was named for their daughter Elsie Tillotson.
Henry remained married to Minerva until his death on the family
farm on May 25, 1863. He was buried in the village cemetery in Elsie.
Minerva died on October 30, 1874 and was buried next to Henry.
The family farm passed to Jane Ann's brother Charles Sexton and his
first wife Nancy Lewis.
Henry Youmans Sexton was born on June 22, 1797 in New York City,
New York. He was the son of William and Martha (Youmans) Sexton
of New York.
William Sexton served in the Revolutionary War. His
granddaughter Jane Ann Sexton recalled her father Henry
declaring in a meeting that "he (Henry) was the only man there
present whose father had served in the War of Independence."
Martha Youmans was born or baptized on October 5, 1768 in
Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York. She was the daughter of
Jonathan Youmans and Maria Smith. Martha was a descendant of
Christopher Youmans and his wife Hannah. Christopher Youmans was
born about 1638, possibly in Middlesex, England, and immigrated
to New Haven, Connecticut about 1656. All of Christopher and
Hannah's children were born on Long Island, New York.
William and Martha Sexton had at least six children, including
Henry Youmans Sexton.
Henry Youmans Sexton married Roxa Adams in the First Lutheran
Church of Albany, New York on June 14, 1823. Roxa Adams was the
daughter of Williams Adams, Jr. and Orpha Cossitt of Waterbury,
Connecticut. Orpha Cossitt was a descendant of French-Canadian
immigrant René Cossitt and his wife Ruth Porter. William Adams
was the son of William Adams, St. and Susanna Bronson. The
ancestry of William Adams Sr. is unclear. The Bronsons were an
old and well-known family in Waterbury
Henry and Roxa made their home in Waterbury, Connecticut where
they produced at least three children and possibly five:
Mary E. Sexton was born April 18, 1824 in Waterbury, New
Haven County, Connecticut. Mary died there on August 15, 1828.
She is buried in the Grand Street Cemetery in Waterbury. An
early 20th century transcription of her tomb stone says she was
"four years and one month" (sic) when she died. (If the month
was present on the stone as a numeral, a "4" may have been
misread as a "1".) The cause of death was "the rattles," an old
term which was usually used to describe the cough accompanying a
fatal bout of pneumonia or pertussis.
Jane Ann Sexton (1828-1904). She married Franklin James Tillotson.
Charles Sexton (1829-1905). He married Nancy M. Lewis.
Two other unnamed children were also born to Henry and Roxa.
They died as infants. Waterbury records say they were born and
died in Ohio.
Roxa Adams Sexton died December 29, 1829, shortly after Charles
was born. She probably died of complications resulting from
childbirth. Henry later married Minerva Peat, daughter of
Jehiel Peat, Jr. and Lois Manville, on October 21, 1831.
Henry may also have been married briefly to Elizabeth Ellison. A
Henry Y. Sexton married Elizabeth Ellison on March 26, 1822. The
wedding took place in the Dutch Reformed Church on Sugar Loaf
Street in New York City. This Henry Y. Sexton's father is given
as William, while his wife Elizabeth's father is given as John.
In this case Elizabeth would have been Henry's first wife; Roxa
his second; and Minerva his third.
Henry was a mechanic. He worked for seven years in a clock
factory (presumably in Waterbury, Connecticut). He also worked
as a shoemaker for a number of years. That is his listed
occupation in the 1850 U. S. Census record for Henry Youmans
Sexton which was taken down shortly before the move to Michigan.
Henry continued to ply his trade of shoemaker and boot dealer
after moving to Duplain, Clinton County, Michigan. Henry and
John Meacher were the first two shoemakers in what would become
the village of Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan. Henry was also
township treasurer in Elsie.
Henry and Minerva Peat produced five children:
Albert Sexton (born about 1832), who died in infancy.
Caroline Maria Sexton (1835-1904). She married Albert C. Bennett.
William Henry Sexton (1838-1908). He married Anna P. Squiers.
Mary Minerva Sexton (1841-1880). She married William Crow.
Ellen Eliza Sexton (1843-1926). She never married.
Henry and Minerva moved to Medina County, Ohio about 1836
settling on a farm there. It was while the Sextons lived in
Brunswick that Henry's daughter Jane Ann Sexton met and married
Franklin James Tillotson.
Henry and Minerva moved their family to Duplain, Clinton County,
Michigan in the fall of 1850. The area was an unbroken wilderness
and they carved out a farm about one mile east of what would later
become the town of Elsie, Michigan. Henry's son Charles actually
built the Sexton farm in Elsie as Henry was already 53 years old
when the Sextons moved to Elsie. Charles was also involved in other
building projects in Duplain, including farms, residences, barns, and
other outbuildings. In 1852, Henry's daughter Jane Ann and her
husband Franklin James Tillotson followed the Sextons to Duplain
and were instrumental in establishing the town of Elsie, Michigan,
which was named for their daughter Elsie Tillotson.
Henry remained married to Minerva until his death on the family
farm on May 25, 1863. He was buried in the village cemetery in Elsie.
Minerva died on October 30, 1874 and was buried next to Henry.
The family farm passed to Jane Ann's brother Charles Sexton and his
first wife Nancy Lewis.
New York. He was the son of William and Martha (Youmans) Sexton
of New York.
William Sexton served in the Revolutionary War. His
granddaughter Jane Ann Sexton recalled her father Henry
declaring in a meeting that "he (Henry) was the only man there
present whose father had served in the War of Independence."
Martha Youmans was born or baptized on October 5, 1768 in
Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York. She was the daughter of
Jonathan Youmans and Maria Smith. Martha was a descendant of
Christopher Youmans and his wife Hannah. Christopher Youmans was
born about 1638, possibly in Middlesex, England, and immigrated
to New Haven, Connecticut about 1656. All of Christopher and
Hannah's children were born on Long Island, New York.
William and Martha Sexton had at least six children, including
Henry Youmans Sexton.
Henry Youmans Sexton married Roxa Adams in the First Lutheran
Church of Albany, New York on June 14, 1823. Roxa Adams was the
daughter of Williams Adams, Jr. and Orpha Cossitt of Waterbury,
Connecticut. Orpha Cossitt was a descendant of French-Canadian
immigrant René Cossitt and his wife Ruth Porter. William Adams
was the son of William Adams, St. and Susanna Bronson. The
ancestry of William Adams Sr. is unclear. The Bronsons were an
old and well-known family in Waterbury
Henry and Roxa made their home in Waterbury, Connecticut where
they produced at least three children and possibly five:
Mary E. Sexton was born April 18, 1824 in Waterbury, New
Haven County, Connecticut. Mary died there on August 15, 1828.
She is buried in the Grand Street Cemetery in Waterbury. An
early 20th century transcription of her tomb stone says she was
"four years and one month" (sic) when she died. (If the month
was present on the stone as a numeral, a "4" may have been
misread as a "1".) The cause of death was "the rattles," an old
term which was usually used to describe the cough accompanying a
fatal bout of pneumonia or pertussis.
Jane Ann Sexton (1828-1904). She married Franklin James Tillotson.
Charles Sexton (1829-1905). He married Nancy M. Lewis.
Two other unnamed children were also born to Henry and Roxa.
They died as infants. Waterbury records say they were born and
died in Ohio.
Roxa Adams Sexton died December 29, 1829, shortly after Charles
was born. She probably died of complications resulting from
childbirth. Henry later married Minerva Peat, daughter of
Jehiel Peat, Jr. and Lois Manville, on October 21, 1831.
Henry may also have been married briefly to Elizabeth Ellison. A
Henry Y. Sexton married Elizabeth Ellison on March 26, 1822. The
wedding took place in the Dutch Reformed Church on Sugar Loaf
Street in New York City. This Henry Y. Sexton's father is given
as William, while his wife Elizabeth's father is given as John.
In this case Elizabeth would have been Henry's first wife; Roxa
his second; and Minerva his third.
Henry was a mechanic. He worked for seven years in a clock
factory (presumably in Waterbury, Connecticut). He also worked
as a shoemaker for a number of years. That is his listed
occupation in the 1850 U. S. Census record for Henry Youmans
Sexton which was taken down shortly before the move to Michigan.
Henry continued to ply his trade of shoemaker and boot dealer
after moving to Duplain, Clinton County, Michigan. Henry and
John Meacher were the first two shoemakers in what would become
the village of Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan. Henry was also
township treasurer in Elsie.
Henry and Minerva Peat produced five children:
Albert Sexton (born about 1832), who died in infancy.
Caroline Maria Sexton (1835-1904). She married Albert C. Bennett.
William Henry Sexton (1838-1908). He married Anna P. Squiers.
Mary Minerva Sexton (1841-1880). She married William Crow.
Ellen Eliza Sexton (1843-1926). She never married.
Henry and Minerva moved to Medina County, Ohio about 1836
settling on a farm there. It was while the Sextons lived in
Brunswick that Henry's daughter Jane Ann Sexton met and married
Franklin James Tillotson.
Henry and Minerva moved their family to Duplain, Clinton County,
Michigan in the fall of 1850. The area was an unbroken wilderness
and they carved out a farm about one mile east of what would later
become the town of Elsie, Michigan. Henry's son Charles actually
built the Sexton farm in Elsie as Henry was already 53 years old
when the Sextons moved to Elsie. Charles was also involved in other
building projects in Duplain, including farms, residences, barns, and
other outbuildings. In 1852, Henry's daughter Jane Ann and her
husband Franklin James Tillotson followed the Sextons to Duplain
and were instrumental in establishing the town of Elsie, Michigan,
which was named for their daughter Elsie Tillotson.
Henry remained married to Minerva until his death on the family
farm on May 25, 1863. He was buried in the village cemetery in Elsie.
Minerva died on October 30, 1874 and was buried next to Henry.
The family farm passed to Jane Ann's brother Charles Sexton and his
first wife Nancy Lewis.
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