3rd ggf. Benjamin Dake son of Joseph Dake and Mary 'Polly' Button of Windsor, Windsor Co., VT., and grandson of Dr. John Dake and Hannah Foster. His mother Mary 'Polly' Button b. 7 Aug. 1755 daughter of Matthias Button. See Benjamin Dake Family Bible Record of Benjamin Dake and 2/w Mary N. Polly Colby Dake
His parents marriage record:
Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Mary Button to Joseph Deak (Dake) Dec. 12, 1775, Hopkinton, King Co., Rhode Island, now Washington Co., Rhode Island.
She is NOT Mary Button Jackson FAG 42789640 b. 25 Aug. 1750 d/o Joseph Button and Abigail Rhodes, m. 1/h John Kinne, Jr., 2/h Amos Jackson buried in Arcade Cemetery, Arcade, Wyoming Co., New York.
Benjamin Dake made himself much younger in marriage records and tombstone by at least 10 years. Handwriting difficult to read for his birth year. I am positive born in 1771. If born in 1791 which looks like in Bible it would have made him 9 years old in 1800 for the marriage to 1st wife Mahitable Henderson.
Benjamin Dake-Mary N. 'Polly' Colby Dake Bible in possession of Mrs. Earlene Hughes daughter Sara Davis of Texas through the Dake to Haight family. Esther A. Dake m. Edwin Haight. She was daughter from 3rd wife Clarissa Richards. Dake Bible passed down through the Haight family.
In 1786 he moved with his parents to the town of Vershire, Orange Co., VT.
He married 3 times:
1/wife Mahitable Henderson on 9 Oct. 1800 at Vershire, Orange Co., VT., d/o Samuel Henderson and Dorothy Thompson. Benjamin and Mahitable Henderson Dake had two daughters:
'Sally' Sarah Dake FAG 161272518 b. 1803 m. Moses Nelson Jr.
'Polly' Mary Dake FAG 52445526 b. 1804 m. 1/h Amos Demeritt, m. 2/h Loomis
Barber
Benjamin Dake separated and Mahitable Thompson Dake married his younger brother Joseph Dake Jr. b. 1780. No marriage record found for them.
Common Law Marriage. Joseph Dake left Will naming his two nieces (step-daughters) as his daughters. Receiving equal shares with his biological children.
2/wife Mary "Polly" Colby married 9 Oct.1808 Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT., d/o John and Hannah (Perham) Colby of Danville, New Hampshire. Children: Benjamin B. (Button) Dake Jr. b. 1810 Orange Co., VT.;
John Colby Dake b. 8 Jan. 1812 Orange Co., VT.; Lydia Colby Dake b. 11 Nov. 1816 Orange Co. Vt or Holland, Erie Co.,NY; Reubin C. Dake b. 1817 Holland, Erie Co., NY.; Mary Button Dake b. Nov. 28 1818; William C. Dake b. 20 Oct.1820 Holland, Erie Co., NY; Aruna Hibbard Benjamin Dake b. 6 Apr. 1823 Holland, Erie Co., NY.; Tolcutt Pachen Dake b. 1827 Holland, NY.; Judah B. Dake b. 9 Oct. 1828 Rushford, Allegany Co.,NY.; Hiram P. Dake b. June 1830 Rushford, Allegany Co., NY. Two other children names unknown born between 1823-1827.
Polly Colby Dake died 2 Mar., 1864 Wyoming Co.NY. buried at Arcade Cemetery, Arcade, NY. They separated after 12th child. He moved with some of his children to Kalamazoo Co., MI.; Barry Twp., Barry Co., MI.; and later to Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co.,MI.
3/wife a much younger woman Clarissa Richards married 1 June 1845 Barry Twp., Barry Co., MI. d/o Jonas Richards and Tempera Richards. On marriage license he said he was 53 yrs old and resident of Kalamazoo Co., MI. They had one child: Esther Ann Dake b. 9 July 1846 Barry Co., MI., who m. Edwin R. Haight pronounced "Hate".
In the household 1850 Federal Census Benj Dake and Clarissa Dake Barry, Barry Co., MI., is Louis Dake (male) age 9 years old b. New York. This child's origins unknown. He is not listed in the Benjamin Dake Family Bible. So not a son of Benjamin's 2nd wife or 3rd wife.
He could possibly have been a Richards relation of Clarissa
and Census Taker put him as a Dake with the rest of family?
Benjamin Dake served in New York Militia for 2 months and 9 days in War of 1812 and in September 1814 volunteered to go to Plattsburgh and served in Capt. Ebenezer Spencer's Company of Vershire, Vt.
Benjamin Dake was part-owner of a sawmill in 1820's in "Podunk' area of Rushford, Allegany Co., NY. He received 40 ac. of Bounty Land from US for
serving in War of 1812 in Kalamazoo Co., MI. 1845 living in Barry, Barry Co., MI. 1850 living in Barry, Barry Co., MI. 1860 Federal Census Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., MI he was living in household of son Judah B. Dake.
Federal Census
1790 Benjamin Dake-Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
1800 Benjamin Dake Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
1810 Joseph Dake, Vershire, Turnbridge Co., VT
1820 Benjamin Dake Holland, Erie Co., NY
1830 Benjamin Dake Rushford, Allegany Co., NY
1840 Benjamin Dake Rushford, Allegany Co., NY
Living 1844 Benjamin Dake, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan (Polly remained in Allegany Co., NY)
1850 Benjamin Dake- Barry, Barry Co., MI. (3/w Clarissa Richards, Louis Dake, Esther Dake age 3.
1860 Benjamin Dake -Dayton twp., Newaygo Co., MI living with son Judah B. Dake
My 2nd ggpts. Elial Babcock and Lydia C. Dake Babcock were neighbors
of Benjamin and Polly Dake in Rushford, NY. They married and moved to Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin. Later after Civil War they moved to Denver Twp., Newaygo Co., MI., to be near her father Benjamin and 3/w Clarissa Richards Dake and brothers Aruna, Tolcott, Judah B. Dake, Hiram Dake and families.
His parents marriage record:
Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Mary Button to Joseph Deak (Dake) Dec. 12, 1775, Hopkinton, King Co., Rhode Island, now Washington Co., Rhode Island.
She is NOT Mary Button Jackson FAG 42789640 b. 25 Aug. 1750 d/o Joseph Button and Abigail Rhodes, m. 1/h John Kinne, Jr., 2/h Amos Jackson buried in Arcade Cemetery, Arcade, Wyoming Co., New York.
Benjamin Dake made himself much younger in marriage records and tombstone by at least 10 years. Handwriting difficult to read for his birth year. I am positive born in 1771. If born in 1791 which looks like in Bible it would have made him 9 years old in 1800 for the marriage to 1st wife Mahitable Henderson.
Benjamin Dake-Mary N. 'Polly' Colby Dake Bible in possession of Mrs. Earlene Hughes daughter Sara Davis of Texas through the Dake to Haight family. Esther A. Dake m. Edwin Haight. She was daughter from 3rd wife Clarissa Richards. Dake Bible passed down through the Haight family.
In 1786 he moved with his parents to the town of Vershire, Orange Co., VT.
He married 3 times:
1/wife Mahitable Henderson on 9 Oct. 1800 at Vershire, Orange Co., VT., d/o Samuel Henderson and Dorothy Thompson. Benjamin and Mahitable Henderson Dake had two daughters:
'Sally' Sarah Dake FAG 161272518 b. 1803 m. Moses Nelson Jr.
'Polly' Mary Dake FAG 52445526 b. 1804 m. 1/h Amos Demeritt, m. 2/h Loomis
Barber
Benjamin Dake separated and Mahitable Thompson Dake married his younger brother Joseph Dake Jr. b. 1780. No marriage record found for them.
Common Law Marriage. Joseph Dake left Will naming his two nieces (step-daughters) as his daughters. Receiving equal shares with his biological children.
2/wife Mary "Polly" Colby married 9 Oct.1808 Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT., d/o John and Hannah (Perham) Colby of Danville, New Hampshire. Children: Benjamin B. (Button) Dake Jr. b. 1810 Orange Co., VT.;
John Colby Dake b. 8 Jan. 1812 Orange Co., VT.; Lydia Colby Dake b. 11 Nov. 1816 Orange Co. Vt or Holland, Erie Co.,NY; Reubin C. Dake b. 1817 Holland, Erie Co., NY.; Mary Button Dake b. Nov. 28 1818; William C. Dake b. 20 Oct.1820 Holland, Erie Co., NY; Aruna Hibbard Benjamin Dake b. 6 Apr. 1823 Holland, Erie Co., NY.; Tolcutt Pachen Dake b. 1827 Holland, NY.; Judah B. Dake b. 9 Oct. 1828 Rushford, Allegany Co.,NY.; Hiram P. Dake b. June 1830 Rushford, Allegany Co., NY. Two other children names unknown born between 1823-1827.
Polly Colby Dake died 2 Mar., 1864 Wyoming Co.NY. buried at Arcade Cemetery, Arcade, NY. They separated after 12th child. He moved with some of his children to Kalamazoo Co., MI.; Barry Twp., Barry Co., MI.; and later to Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co.,MI.
3/wife a much younger woman Clarissa Richards married 1 June 1845 Barry Twp., Barry Co., MI. d/o Jonas Richards and Tempera Richards. On marriage license he said he was 53 yrs old and resident of Kalamazoo Co., MI. They had one child: Esther Ann Dake b. 9 July 1846 Barry Co., MI., who m. Edwin R. Haight pronounced "Hate".
In the household 1850 Federal Census Benj Dake and Clarissa Dake Barry, Barry Co., MI., is Louis Dake (male) age 9 years old b. New York. This child's origins unknown. He is not listed in the Benjamin Dake Family Bible. So not a son of Benjamin's 2nd wife or 3rd wife.
He could possibly have been a Richards relation of Clarissa
and Census Taker put him as a Dake with the rest of family?
Benjamin Dake served in New York Militia for 2 months and 9 days in War of 1812 and in September 1814 volunteered to go to Plattsburgh and served in Capt. Ebenezer Spencer's Company of Vershire, Vt.
Benjamin Dake was part-owner of a sawmill in 1820's in "Podunk' area of Rushford, Allegany Co., NY. He received 40 ac. of Bounty Land from US for
serving in War of 1812 in Kalamazoo Co., MI. 1845 living in Barry, Barry Co., MI. 1850 living in Barry, Barry Co., MI. 1860 Federal Census Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., MI he was living in household of son Judah B. Dake.
Federal Census
1790 Benjamin Dake-Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
1800 Benjamin Dake Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
1810 Joseph Dake, Vershire, Turnbridge Co., VT
1820 Benjamin Dake Holland, Erie Co., NY
1830 Benjamin Dake Rushford, Allegany Co., NY
1840 Benjamin Dake Rushford, Allegany Co., NY
Living 1844 Benjamin Dake, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan (Polly remained in Allegany Co., NY)
1850 Benjamin Dake- Barry, Barry Co., MI. (3/w Clarissa Richards, Louis Dake, Esther Dake age 3.
1860 Benjamin Dake -Dayton twp., Newaygo Co., MI living with son Judah B. Dake
My 2nd ggpts. Elial Babcock and Lydia C. Dake Babcock were neighbors
of Benjamin and Polly Dake in Rushford, NY. They married and moved to Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin. Later after Civil War they moved to Denver Twp., Newaygo Co., MI., to be near her father Benjamin and 3/w Clarissa Richards Dake and brothers Aruna, Tolcott, Judah B. Dake, Hiram Dake and families.
3rd ggf. Benjamin Dake son of Joseph Dake and Mary 'Polly' Button of Windsor, Windsor Co., VT., and grandson of Dr. John Dake and Hannah Foster. His mother Mary 'Polly' Button b. 7 Aug. 1755 daughter of Matthias Button. See Benjamin Dake Family Bible Record of Benjamin Dake and 2/w Mary N. Polly Colby Dake
His parents marriage record:
Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Mary Button to Joseph Deak (Dake) Dec. 12, 1775, Hopkinton, King Co., Rhode Island, now Washington Co., Rhode Island.
She is NOT Mary Button Jackson FAG 42789640 b. 25 Aug. 1750 d/o Joseph Button and Abigail Rhodes, m. 1/h John Kinne, Jr., 2/h Amos Jackson buried in Arcade Cemetery, Arcade, Wyoming Co., New York.
Benjamin Dake made himself much younger in marriage records and tombstone by at least 10 years. Handwriting difficult to read for his birth year. I am positive born in 1771. If born in 1791 which looks like in Bible it would have made him 9 years old in 1800 for the marriage to 1st wife Mahitable Henderson.
Benjamin Dake-Mary N. 'Polly' Colby Dake Bible in possession of Mrs. Earlene Hughes daughter Sara Davis of Texas through the Dake to Haight family. Esther A. Dake m. Edwin Haight. She was daughter from 3rd wife Clarissa Richards. Dake Bible passed down through the Haight family.
In 1786 he moved with his parents to the town of Vershire, Orange Co., VT.
He married 3 times:
1/wife Mahitable Henderson on 9 Oct. 1800 at Vershire, Orange Co., VT., d/o Samuel Henderson and Dorothy Thompson. Benjamin and Mahitable Henderson Dake had two daughters:
'Sally' Sarah Dake FAG 161272518 b. 1803 m. Moses Nelson Jr.
'Polly' Mary Dake FAG 52445526 b. 1804 m. 1/h Amos Demeritt, m. 2/h Loomis
Barber
Benjamin Dake separated and Mahitable Thompson Dake married his younger brother Joseph Dake Jr. b. 1780. No marriage record found for them.
Common Law Marriage. Joseph Dake left Will naming his two nieces (step-daughters) as his daughters. Receiving equal shares with his biological children.
2/wife Mary "Polly" Colby married 9 Oct.1808 Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT., d/o John and Hannah (Perham) Colby of Danville, New Hampshire. Children: Benjamin B. (Button) Dake Jr. b. 1810 Orange Co., VT.;
John Colby Dake b. 8 Jan. 1812 Orange Co., VT.; Lydia Colby Dake b. 11 Nov. 1816 Orange Co. Vt or Holland, Erie Co.,NY; Reubin C. Dake b. 1817 Holland, Erie Co., NY.; Mary Button Dake b. Nov. 28 1818; William C. Dake b. 20 Oct.1820 Holland, Erie Co., NY; Aruna Hibbard Benjamin Dake b. 6 Apr. 1823 Holland, Erie Co., NY.; Tolcutt Pachen Dake b. 1827 Holland, NY.; Judah B. Dake b. 9 Oct. 1828 Rushford, Allegany Co.,NY.; Hiram P. Dake b. June 1830 Rushford, Allegany Co., NY. Two other children names unknown born between 1823-1827.
Polly Colby Dake died 2 Mar., 1864 Wyoming Co.NY. buried at Arcade Cemetery, Arcade, NY. They separated after 12th child. He moved with some of his children to Kalamazoo Co., MI.; Barry Twp., Barry Co., MI.; and later to Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co.,MI.
3/wife a much younger woman Clarissa Richards married 1 June 1845 Barry Twp., Barry Co., MI. d/o Jonas Richards and Tempera Richards. On marriage license he said he was 53 yrs old and resident of Kalamazoo Co., MI. They had one child: Esther Ann Dake b. 9 July 1846 Barry Co., MI., who m. Edwin R. Haight pronounced "Hate".
In the household 1850 Federal Census Benj Dake and Clarissa Dake Barry, Barry Co., MI., is Louis Dake (male) age 9 years old b. New York. This child's origins unknown. He is not listed in the Benjamin Dake Family Bible. So not a son of Benjamin's 2nd wife or 3rd wife.
He could possibly have been a Richards relation of Clarissa
and Census Taker put him as a Dake with the rest of family?
Benjamin Dake served in New York Militia for 2 months and 9 days in War of 1812 and in September 1814 volunteered to go to Plattsburgh and served in Capt. Ebenezer Spencer's Company of Vershire, Vt.
Benjamin Dake was part-owner of a sawmill in 1820's in "Podunk' area of Rushford, Allegany Co., NY. He received 40 ac. of Bounty Land from US for
serving in War of 1812 in Kalamazoo Co., MI. 1845 living in Barry, Barry Co., MI. 1850 living in Barry, Barry Co., MI. 1860 Federal Census Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., MI he was living in household of son Judah B. Dake.
Federal Census
1790 Benjamin Dake-Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
1800 Benjamin Dake Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
1810 Joseph Dake, Vershire, Turnbridge Co., VT
1820 Benjamin Dake Holland, Erie Co., NY
1830 Benjamin Dake Rushford, Allegany Co., NY
1840 Benjamin Dake Rushford, Allegany Co., NY
Living 1844 Benjamin Dake, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan (Polly remained in Allegany Co., NY)
1850 Benjamin Dake- Barry, Barry Co., MI. (3/w Clarissa Richards, Louis Dake, Esther Dake age 3.
1860 Benjamin Dake -Dayton twp., Newaygo Co., MI living with son Judah B. Dake
My 2nd ggpts. Elial Babcock and Lydia C. Dake Babcock were neighbors
of Benjamin and Polly Dake in Rushford, NY. They married and moved to Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin. Later after Civil War they moved to Denver Twp., Newaygo Co., MI., to be near her father Benjamin and 3/w Clarissa Richards Dake and brothers Aruna, Tolcott, Judah B. Dake, Hiram Dake and families.
His parents marriage record:
Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Mary Button to Joseph Deak (Dake) Dec. 12, 1775, Hopkinton, King Co., Rhode Island, now Washington Co., Rhode Island.
She is NOT Mary Button Jackson FAG 42789640 b. 25 Aug. 1750 d/o Joseph Button and Abigail Rhodes, m. 1/h John Kinne, Jr., 2/h Amos Jackson buried in Arcade Cemetery, Arcade, Wyoming Co., New York.
Benjamin Dake made himself much younger in marriage records and tombstone by at least 10 years. Handwriting difficult to read for his birth year. I am positive born in 1771. If born in 1791 which looks like in Bible it would have made him 9 years old in 1800 for the marriage to 1st wife Mahitable Henderson.
Benjamin Dake-Mary N. 'Polly' Colby Dake Bible in possession of Mrs. Earlene Hughes daughter Sara Davis of Texas through the Dake to Haight family. Esther A. Dake m. Edwin Haight. She was daughter from 3rd wife Clarissa Richards. Dake Bible passed down through the Haight family.
In 1786 he moved with his parents to the town of Vershire, Orange Co., VT.
He married 3 times:
1/wife Mahitable Henderson on 9 Oct. 1800 at Vershire, Orange Co., VT., d/o Samuel Henderson and Dorothy Thompson. Benjamin and Mahitable Henderson Dake had two daughters:
'Sally' Sarah Dake FAG 161272518 b. 1803 m. Moses Nelson Jr.
'Polly' Mary Dake FAG 52445526 b. 1804 m. 1/h Amos Demeritt, m. 2/h Loomis
Barber
Benjamin Dake separated and Mahitable Thompson Dake married his younger brother Joseph Dake Jr. b. 1780. No marriage record found for them.
Common Law Marriage. Joseph Dake left Will naming his two nieces (step-daughters) as his daughters. Receiving equal shares with his biological children.
2/wife Mary "Polly" Colby married 9 Oct.1808 Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT., d/o John and Hannah (Perham) Colby of Danville, New Hampshire. Children: Benjamin B. (Button) Dake Jr. b. 1810 Orange Co., VT.;
John Colby Dake b. 8 Jan. 1812 Orange Co., VT.; Lydia Colby Dake b. 11 Nov. 1816 Orange Co. Vt or Holland, Erie Co.,NY; Reubin C. Dake b. 1817 Holland, Erie Co., NY.; Mary Button Dake b. Nov. 28 1818; William C. Dake b. 20 Oct.1820 Holland, Erie Co., NY; Aruna Hibbard Benjamin Dake b. 6 Apr. 1823 Holland, Erie Co., NY.; Tolcutt Pachen Dake b. 1827 Holland, NY.; Judah B. Dake b. 9 Oct. 1828 Rushford, Allegany Co.,NY.; Hiram P. Dake b. June 1830 Rushford, Allegany Co., NY. Two other children names unknown born between 1823-1827.
Polly Colby Dake died 2 Mar., 1864 Wyoming Co.NY. buried at Arcade Cemetery, Arcade, NY. They separated after 12th child. He moved with some of his children to Kalamazoo Co., MI.; Barry Twp., Barry Co., MI.; and later to Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co.,MI.
3/wife a much younger woman Clarissa Richards married 1 June 1845 Barry Twp., Barry Co., MI. d/o Jonas Richards and Tempera Richards. On marriage license he said he was 53 yrs old and resident of Kalamazoo Co., MI. They had one child: Esther Ann Dake b. 9 July 1846 Barry Co., MI., who m. Edwin R. Haight pronounced "Hate".
In the household 1850 Federal Census Benj Dake and Clarissa Dake Barry, Barry Co., MI., is Louis Dake (male) age 9 years old b. New York. This child's origins unknown. He is not listed in the Benjamin Dake Family Bible. So not a son of Benjamin's 2nd wife or 3rd wife.
He could possibly have been a Richards relation of Clarissa
and Census Taker put him as a Dake with the rest of family?
Benjamin Dake served in New York Militia for 2 months and 9 days in War of 1812 and in September 1814 volunteered to go to Plattsburgh and served in Capt. Ebenezer Spencer's Company of Vershire, Vt.
Benjamin Dake was part-owner of a sawmill in 1820's in "Podunk' area of Rushford, Allegany Co., NY. He received 40 ac. of Bounty Land from US for
serving in War of 1812 in Kalamazoo Co., MI. 1845 living in Barry, Barry Co., MI. 1850 living in Barry, Barry Co., MI. 1860 Federal Census Dayton Twp., Newaygo Co., MI he was living in household of son Judah B. Dake.
Federal Census
1790 Benjamin Dake-Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
1800 Benjamin Dake Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
1810 Joseph Dake, Vershire, Turnbridge Co., VT
1820 Benjamin Dake Holland, Erie Co., NY
1830 Benjamin Dake Rushford, Allegany Co., NY
1840 Benjamin Dake Rushford, Allegany Co., NY
Living 1844 Benjamin Dake, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan (Polly remained in Allegany Co., NY)
1850 Benjamin Dake- Barry, Barry Co., MI. (3/w Clarissa Richards, Louis Dake, Esther Dake age 3.
1860 Benjamin Dake -Dayton twp., Newaygo Co., MI living with son Judah B. Dake
My 2nd ggpts. Elial Babcock and Lydia C. Dake Babcock were neighbors
of Benjamin and Polly Dake in Rushford, NY. They married and moved to Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin. Later after Civil War they moved to Denver Twp., Newaygo Co., MI., to be near her father Benjamin and 3/w Clarissa Richards Dake and brothers Aruna, Tolcott, Judah B. Dake, Hiram Dake and families.
Inscription
Clasping hands and flowers
Gravesite Details
Aged 74 yrs. Marker upright but partially buried
Family Members
Spouses
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Sally Dake Nelson
1803–1880
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Polly Dake Barber
1804–1892
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Benjamin B. (Button) Dake
1810–1875
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John Colby Dake
1812–1890
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Reuben Button Dake
1814 – unknown
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Lydia C "Liddie" Dake Babcock
1816–1880
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Mary Button Dake
1818 – unknown
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William Colby Dake
1820–1899
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Aruna Hibbard Benjamin Dake
1823–1904
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Tolcutt Patchen Dake
1826–1877
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Judah Babcock Dake
1828–1882
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Hiram Perum-Perhum Dake
1830 – unknown
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Esther Ann Dake Haight
1846–1926
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