Walbridge, Roger

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found. Roger's death rec, below, identifies him as a son of John and Mercy Walbridge. His age of 80 at death calculates to a birth year of about 1774. It is stated that Roger was born in 1774, "prob. at Coventry, Conn.," in William Gedney Wallbridge, DESCENDANTS OF HENRY WALLBRIDGE (Litchfield, CT, 1989), 101 (FHL #982238 item 8). John Walbridge, Roger's father, was living in Coventry in 1775 when he served in Major Thomas Brown's company of militia (RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT MEN, pt. 1, "War of the Revolution" [Hartford, 1889], 7 [FHL #974.6 M2ca]). Roger was listed as a native of Connecticut in the 1850 U.S. census of Sharon, Vermont, p. 48, dwelling 211 (FHL #444919).
MAR: No mar rec found. That his wife was Polly Chamberlin is proved by the death records of son Lothrop and dau Fannie (Vermont Vital Records, 2nd series [FHL #540156, 540139]). Roger had three children in his household under the age of ten in the 1800 U.S. census of Sharon, Vermont, p. 403 (FHL #218689).
DEATH: Vermont Vital Records, 1st series (FHL #027717). Aged 83 yrs.
OCC: Farmer, War of 1812 soldier and pensioner.

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BEPS: IGI

Roger married Chamberlin, Polly about 1795. Polly (daughter of Brisco, Molly) was born on 20 Jun 1773 in Strafford,Orange,VT; died in (bet) 1850-1857 in Sharon,Windsor,VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Walbridge, Rowena
2. Walbridge, William
3. Walbridge, Rufus
4. Walbridge, Beulah
5. Walbridge, Achsah was born about 1795 in Sharon,Windsor,VT.
6. Walbridge, Levi was born on 8 May 1801 in Sharon,Windsor,VT; died on 6 Oct 1874 in Norwich,Windsor,VT.
7. Walbridge, Roxanna was born on 11 Sep 1803 in Sharon,Windsor,VT; died on 7 May 1891 in Conneaut,Ashtabula,OH.
8. Walbridge, Lucy was born on 3 May 1805 in Sharon,Windsor,VT.
9. Walbridge, Lothrop was born on 24 Feb 1810 in Sharon,Windsor,VT; died on 17 Mar 1886 in Sharon,Windsor,VT.
10. Walbridge, Roswell was born about 1818 in Sharon,Windsor,VT.
11. Walbridge, Fannie was born about 1820 in Sharon,Windsor,VT; died on 14 Sep 1880 in Sharon,Windsor,VT; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery,Sharon,Windsor,VT.

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MAR: No mar rec found. Children of John Walbridge and his wife Mercy are recorded in Sharon, Vermont Vital Records, 1:5 (FHL #028906). She is also identified on the death rec of son Roger Walbridge (Vermont Vital Records, 1st series [FHL #027717]).
DEATH: No death rec found. Mercy died between 16 Dec 1795 (birth of last child) and 26 Jan 1796 (remarriage of husband).
BUR: Sharon Gravestone Inscriptions (untitled register, n.d.), unpaginated (FHL #028906 item 3). All dates worn off gravestone.