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From "The Pioneer History of Camden Township"
TENNANT, SELDEN,
eldest child of Moses and Betsy Tennant, was born in Millington, Middlesex County, Conn., Sept. 22, 1787. His parents and family removed to Otsego County, N.Y., in 1793, town of Springfield.
Selden Tennant married, at Sweden, Monroe County, N.Y., Lydia Allen, sister of Ezra and Hiram Allen, of Camden. They had children, Moses, Selden, Betsy, Allen Russell, Lydia, David Russell, and Hannah M., besides Reuben, who died in infancy. The wife died in 1832. The son Moses, had emigrated to Camden in 1839, and Selden came here in 1846, and purchased land. He disposed of his New York property and in 1847 removed to Camden, with his family, Betsy and husband, Charles B. Kingsbury, Lydia and husband, David M. Tennant, and daughter, David R. and wife and Hannah. Allen R. had previously come here. David H. lived on his father's farm and the father lived with him until his death Nov. 22, 1871. The home place was the Lathrop farm, on the south side of the road.
Selden Tennant bought of C. B. Kingsbury the Harley Searles farm in 1839, the Lathrop farm of Hiram Allen in 1846, 75 acres of the Gibbs farm of M. D Bonney, in 1856, 21 acres more of the Gibbs farm in 1858, 40 acres of the H. H. Howe farm, on the north side of the road, in 1857. He deeded to David R. Tennant, lot 9 of the Lathrop farm in 1855, and lot 10 in 1861.
Tennant, Moses S., born May 22, 1807, married, Aug. 14, 1839, Mary Jane, daughter of Walter Billings, of Monroe Co., N.Y. They came to Camden in that year and lived on a 100 acre farm which he had purchased in 1837 [the Albert Hill and west part of the Gibbs farm]. He was a school teacher and taught school winters, part of the time in his own house, with his wife to assist him. His log house had a brick chimney, the first in the town. Their children were: William Selden, born Feb. 7, 1842, graduated from Oberlin College in 1863, lived at Flint and Saginaw, Michigan, became a Circuit Judge at Pontiac, and died there Feb. 13, 1897. Celestia Minerva Tennant, only daughter of Moses, born July 20, 1845, graduated from Oberlin College in 1866, married in 1869, Attorney John A. Williamson, and died in Norwalk Nov. 5, 1880.
Moses Tennant died in April, 1890. His wife, born in 1815, died in Oberlin in 1907.
Betsy Tennant, daughter of Selden, born April 27, 1818, married Charles B. Kingsbury.
Allen R. ["Taggy"] Tennant, born July 10, 1820, married Nancy Cook, at Sweden, N.Y., and came to Camden and lived on the Tom Whitney [north part of Harley Searles] farm, which his father gave him. The wife died April 22, 1863, at the age of 50. He removed to Kenton, Ohio, and died without issue.
Lydia Tennant, born May 22, 1822, married her cousin, David M. Tennant. After his death she married William S. Furgerson, of Oberlin and died July 22 1892.
David Russell Tennant, born Aug. 20, 1826, married Malita Burpee at Sweden, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1846. He died June 5, 1908. She was born July 29, 1827, and died March 5, 1899. They came to Camden in 1847 and lived on the Lathrop farm. Their children were: Franklin Russell, 1847, Emily Dorinda, 1850, Ellen Arminda, 1852, Clara Melita, 1854, George William, 1856, Mary Almina, 1859. Franklin R. married Ella Damon, and they lived in Camden, Cleveland and Munger, Mich. Emily Dorinda married Albert Kennedy, lived at Springfield, O., and Rockport, Indiana. Ellen Arminda married Herbert H. Howe and died Sept. 20, 1914. Clara M. married Herbert F. Bronson, of Camden. [She is, in 1935, the only descendant of Selden Tennant living in Camden.] George William Tennant married Mattie Gifford, of Camden, and removed to Manger, Mich. Mary Almina Tennant died in Cleveland, in 1882, unmarried.
Hannah Tennant, daughter of Selden, born May 12, 1831, married Moses Holcomb, Nov. 1, 1848, and died Sept. 2, 1908.
From "The Pioneer History of Camden Township"
TENNANT, SELDEN,
eldest child of Moses and Betsy Tennant, was born in Millington, Middlesex County, Conn., Sept. 22, 1787. His parents and family removed to Otsego County, N.Y., in 1793, town of Springfield.
Selden Tennant married, at Sweden, Monroe County, N.Y., Lydia Allen, sister of Ezra and Hiram Allen, of Camden. They had children, Moses, Selden, Betsy, Allen Russell, Lydia, David Russell, and Hannah M., besides Reuben, who died in infancy. The wife died in 1832. The son Moses, had emigrated to Camden in 1839, and Selden came here in 1846, and purchased land. He disposed of his New York property and in 1847 removed to Camden, with his family, Betsy and husband, Charles B. Kingsbury, Lydia and husband, David M. Tennant, and daughter, David R. and wife and Hannah. Allen R. had previously come here. David H. lived on his father's farm and the father lived with him until his death Nov. 22, 1871. The home place was the Lathrop farm, on the south side of the road.
Selden Tennant bought of C. B. Kingsbury the Harley Searles farm in 1839, the Lathrop farm of Hiram Allen in 1846, 75 acres of the Gibbs farm of M. D Bonney, in 1856, 21 acres more of the Gibbs farm in 1858, 40 acres of the H. H. Howe farm, on the north side of the road, in 1857. He deeded to David R. Tennant, lot 9 of the Lathrop farm in 1855, and lot 10 in 1861.
Tennant, Moses S., born May 22, 1807, married, Aug. 14, 1839, Mary Jane, daughter of Walter Billings, of Monroe Co., N.Y. They came to Camden in that year and lived on a 100 acre farm which he had purchased in 1837 [the Albert Hill and west part of the Gibbs farm]. He was a school teacher and taught school winters, part of the time in his own house, with his wife to assist him. His log house had a brick chimney, the first in the town. Their children were: William Selden, born Feb. 7, 1842, graduated from Oberlin College in 1863, lived at Flint and Saginaw, Michigan, became a Circuit Judge at Pontiac, and died there Feb. 13, 1897. Celestia Minerva Tennant, only daughter of Moses, born July 20, 1845, graduated from Oberlin College in 1866, married in 1869, Attorney John A. Williamson, and died in Norwalk Nov. 5, 1880.
Moses Tennant died in April, 1890. His wife, born in 1815, died in Oberlin in 1907.
Betsy Tennant, daughter of Selden, born April 27, 1818, married Charles B. Kingsbury.
Allen R. ["Taggy"] Tennant, born July 10, 1820, married Nancy Cook, at Sweden, N.Y., and came to Camden and lived on the Tom Whitney [north part of Harley Searles] farm, which his father gave him. The wife died April 22, 1863, at the age of 50. He removed to Kenton, Ohio, and died without issue.
Lydia Tennant, born May 22, 1822, married her cousin, David M. Tennant. After his death she married William S. Furgerson, of Oberlin and died July 22 1892.
David Russell Tennant, born Aug. 20, 1826, married Malita Burpee at Sweden, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1846. He died June 5, 1908. She was born July 29, 1827, and died March 5, 1899. They came to Camden in 1847 and lived on the Lathrop farm. Their children were: Franklin Russell, 1847, Emily Dorinda, 1850, Ellen Arminda, 1852, Clara Melita, 1854, George William, 1856, Mary Almina, 1859. Franklin R. married Ella Damon, and they lived in Camden, Cleveland and Munger, Mich. Emily Dorinda married Albert Kennedy, lived at Springfield, O., and Rockport, Indiana. Ellen Arminda married Herbert H. Howe and died Sept. 20, 1914. Clara M. married Herbert F. Bronson, of Camden. [She is, in 1935, the only descendant of Selden Tennant living in Camden.] George William Tennant married Mattie Gifford, of Camden, and removed to Manger, Mich. Mary Almina Tennant died in Cleveland, in 1882, unmarried.
Hannah Tennant, daughter of Selden, born May 12, 1831, married Moses Holcomb, Nov. 1, 1848, and died Sept. 2, 1908.
Shelden, d 1871, 8ly 2m
From "The Pioneer History of Camden Township"
TENNANT, SELDEN,
eldest child of Moses and Betsy Tennant, was born in Millington, Middlesex County, Conn., Sept. 22, 1787. His parents and family removed to Otsego County, N.Y., in 1793, town of Springfield.
Selden Tennant married, at Sweden, Monroe County, N.Y., Lydia Allen, sister of Ezra and Hiram Allen, of Camden. They had children, Moses, Selden, Betsy, Allen Russell, Lydia, David Russell, and Hannah M., besides Reuben, who died in infancy. The wife died in 1832. The son Moses, had emigrated to Camden in 1839, and Selden came here in 1846, and purchased land. He disposed of his New York property and in 1847 removed to Camden, with his family, Betsy and husband, Charles B. Kingsbury, Lydia and husband, David M. Tennant, and daughter, David R. and wife and Hannah. Allen R. had previously come here. David H. lived on his father's farm and the father lived with him until his death Nov. 22, 1871. The home place was the Lathrop farm, on the south side of the road.
Selden Tennant bought of C. B. Kingsbury the Harley Searles farm in 1839, the Lathrop farm of Hiram Allen in 1846, 75 acres of the Gibbs farm of M. D Bonney, in 1856, 21 acres more of the Gibbs farm in 1858, 40 acres of the H. H. Howe farm, on the north side of the road, in 1857. He deeded to David R. Tennant, lot 9 of the Lathrop farm in 1855, and lot 10 in 1861.
Tennant, Moses S., born May 22, 1807, married, Aug. 14, 1839, Mary Jane, daughter of Walter Billings, of Monroe Co., N.Y. They came to Camden in that year and lived on a 100 acre farm which he had purchased in 1837 [the Albert Hill and west part of the Gibbs farm]. He was a school teacher and taught school winters, part of the time in his own house, with his wife to assist him. His log house had a brick chimney, the first in the town. Their children were: William Selden, born Feb. 7, 1842, graduated from Oberlin College in 1863, lived at Flint and Saginaw, Michigan, became a Circuit Judge at Pontiac, and died there Feb. 13, 1897. Celestia Minerva Tennant, only daughter of Moses, born July 20, 1845, graduated from Oberlin College in 1866, married in 1869, Attorney John A. Williamson, and died in Norwalk Nov. 5, 1880.
Moses Tennant died in April, 1890. His wife, born in 1815, died in Oberlin in 1907.
Betsy Tennant, daughter of Selden, born April 27, 1818, married Charles B. Kingsbury.
Allen R. ["Taggy"] Tennant, born July 10, 1820, married Nancy Cook, at Sweden, N.Y., and came to Camden and lived on the Tom Whitney [north part of Harley Searles] farm, which his father gave him. The wife died April 22, 1863, at the age of 50. He removed to Kenton, Ohio, and died without issue.
Lydia Tennant, born May 22, 1822, married her cousin, David M. Tennant. After his death she married William S. Furgerson, of Oberlin and died July 22 1892.
David Russell Tennant, born Aug. 20, 1826, married Malita Burpee at Sweden, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1846. He died June 5, 1908. She was born July 29, 1827, and died March 5, 1899. They came to Camden in 1847 and lived on the Lathrop farm. Their children were: Franklin Russell, 1847, Emily Dorinda, 1850, Ellen Arminda, 1852, Clara Melita, 1854, George William, 1856, Mary Almina, 1859. Franklin R. married Ella Damon, and they lived in Camden, Cleveland and Munger, Mich. Emily Dorinda married Albert Kennedy, lived at Springfield, O., and Rockport, Indiana. Ellen Arminda married Herbert H. Howe and died Sept. 20, 1914. Clara M. married Herbert F. Bronson, of Camden. [She is, in 1935, the only descendant of Selden Tennant living in Camden.] George William Tennant married Mattie Gifford, of Camden, and removed to Manger, Mich. Mary Almina Tennant died in Cleveland, in 1882, unmarried.
Hannah Tennant, daughter of Selden, born May 12, 1831, married Moses Holcomb, Nov. 1, 1848, and died Sept. 2, 1908.
From "The Pioneer History of Camden Township"
TENNANT, SELDEN,
eldest child of Moses and Betsy Tennant, was born in Millington, Middlesex County, Conn., Sept. 22, 1787. His parents and family removed to Otsego County, N.Y., in 1793, town of Springfield.
Selden Tennant married, at Sweden, Monroe County, N.Y., Lydia Allen, sister of Ezra and Hiram Allen, of Camden. They had children, Moses, Selden, Betsy, Allen Russell, Lydia, David Russell, and Hannah M., besides Reuben, who died in infancy. The wife died in 1832. The son Moses, had emigrated to Camden in 1839, and Selden came here in 1846, and purchased land. He disposed of his New York property and in 1847 removed to Camden, with his family, Betsy and husband, Charles B. Kingsbury, Lydia and husband, David M. Tennant, and daughter, David R. and wife and Hannah. Allen R. had previously come here. David H. lived on his father's farm and the father lived with him until his death Nov. 22, 1871. The home place was the Lathrop farm, on the south side of the road.
Selden Tennant bought of C. B. Kingsbury the Harley Searles farm in 1839, the Lathrop farm of Hiram Allen in 1846, 75 acres of the Gibbs farm of M. D Bonney, in 1856, 21 acres more of the Gibbs farm in 1858, 40 acres of the H. H. Howe farm, on the north side of the road, in 1857. He deeded to David R. Tennant, lot 9 of the Lathrop farm in 1855, and lot 10 in 1861.
Tennant, Moses S., born May 22, 1807, married, Aug. 14, 1839, Mary Jane, daughter of Walter Billings, of Monroe Co., N.Y. They came to Camden in that year and lived on a 100 acre farm which he had purchased in 1837 [the Albert Hill and west part of the Gibbs farm]. He was a school teacher and taught school winters, part of the time in his own house, with his wife to assist him. His log house had a brick chimney, the first in the town. Their children were: William Selden, born Feb. 7, 1842, graduated from Oberlin College in 1863, lived at Flint and Saginaw, Michigan, became a Circuit Judge at Pontiac, and died there Feb. 13, 1897. Celestia Minerva Tennant, only daughter of Moses, born July 20, 1845, graduated from Oberlin College in 1866, married in 1869, Attorney John A. Williamson, and died in Norwalk Nov. 5, 1880.
Moses Tennant died in April, 1890. His wife, born in 1815, died in Oberlin in 1907.
Betsy Tennant, daughter of Selden, born April 27, 1818, married Charles B. Kingsbury.
Allen R. ["Taggy"] Tennant, born July 10, 1820, married Nancy Cook, at Sweden, N.Y., and came to Camden and lived on the Tom Whitney [north part of Harley Searles] farm, which his father gave him. The wife died April 22, 1863, at the age of 50. He removed to Kenton, Ohio, and died without issue.
Lydia Tennant, born May 22, 1822, married her cousin, David M. Tennant. After his death she married William S. Furgerson, of Oberlin and died July 22 1892.
David Russell Tennant, born Aug. 20, 1826, married Malita Burpee at Sweden, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1846. He died June 5, 1908. She was born July 29, 1827, and died March 5, 1899. They came to Camden in 1847 and lived on the Lathrop farm. Their children were: Franklin Russell, 1847, Emily Dorinda, 1850, Ellen Arminda, 1852, Clara Melita, 1854, George William, 1856, Mary Almina, 1859. Franklin R. married Ella Damon, and they lived in Camden, Cleveland and Munger, Mich. Emily Dorinda married Albert Kennedy, lived at Springfield, O., and Rockport, Indiana. Ellen Arminda married Herbert H. Howe and died Sept. 20, 1914. Clara M. married Herbert F. Bronson, of Camden. [She is, in 1935, the only descendant of Selden Tennant living in Camden.] George William Tennant married Mattie Gifford, of Camden, and removed to Manger, Mich. Mary Almina Tennant died in Cleveland, in 1882, unmarried.
Hannah Tennant, daughter of Selden, born May 12, 1831, married Moses Holcomb, Nov. 1, 1848, and died Sept. 2, 1908.
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