| 208
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Sixth Generation.
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| 883
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VI. Samuel Rockwell, b. at Ridgefield, Conn., 28 Oct. 1764; a farmer and miller; went in childhood, with his parents, to Lanesborough, Mass., where he married, about 1785, Hannah Lasell, who was born at Lanesborough in 1767. They dwelt at Lanesborough, at Cornwall, Vt., at Shoreham, Vt., and at Crown Point, N. Y., finally settling, in 1804, at Troy, Penn., where she died, 17 Jan. 1819, "in her 54th year." He married (2d), about 1820, a widow Bothwell, who died at Canton, Penn., about 1872. He died there, 24 July 1848, in his 85th year, and was buried at Troy. His descendants, in 1847, numbered 141, of whom 113 met at Canton, 25 Aug. 1847, for a visit to the homestead. The Bradford Reporter, of 25 Sept. 1847, contained an interesting account of the gathering.
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3052
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| 884
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VII. Hannah Rockwell, b. 5 Aug. 1766; married about 1785, at Bennington, Vt., David Pratt, a farmer, miller, and manufacturer, who was born in Vermont, 13 July 1762. They dwelt in Bennington till 1804, then settled at Canton, Penn., and there died; she, 17 Ap. 1844, aged 77 years, 8 months, and 12 days; he, 30 May 1844, aged 81 years, 9 months, and 20 days. They were buried in a family cemetery in Canton. Re built the first framed house in Canton, about a mile from the present village, in 1812. He also built an iron-foundery, and was an extensive farmer and mill-owner.
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3062
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| 885
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VIII. Betty Rockwell, b. at Lanesborough, Mass., 14 Oct. 1768; married, 8 March 1792, Rufus Mead, a farmer, son of Ezra Mead, and g. son of Timothy Mead. He was born at Rutland, Vt., 15 Oct. 1764, and went to Cornwall, Vt., when seventeen years old. They settled at Cornwall, and there died; he, 26 Nov. 1824; she, 14 Oct. 1848. They were buried in Cornwall.
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3073
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| 885a
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IX. Sally Rockwell, b. at Lanesborough, Mass. No records of her have been found.
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| 886
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X. Reuben Rockwell, b. at Lanesborough, Mass., 3 Jan. 1773; married, 9 Ap. 1795, at Cornwall, Vt., Sally Sampson, born at Newburyport, Mass., 9 Oct. 1777,1 dau. of William and Judith (Merrill) Sampson, of Cornwall. They dwelt at Cornwall till 9 Feb. 1796, and then settled at Jericho, Vt. She died at Cornwall, 3 Oct. 1804, and was buried there. He married (2d), 1 Sept. 1805, Huldah Howe, who died at Brooklyn, N. Y., about 1869 or 1870. He died at Jericho, 16 Nov. 1807.
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3076
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| 887
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XI. Mehetabel Rockwell, b. at Lanesborough, Mass., 13 Feb. 1775; married at Lanesborough, about 1795, Caleb Corey, a farmer, born in
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3082
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1 See Giles Memorial, p. 485, which calls her Sarah.
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