Polly Chittenden1

F, b. 5 February 1770, d. 26 December 1838
     Polly was born on Monday, 5 February 1770 in North Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. This date was calculated from her age at death. She was the daughter of Jairus Chittenden and Rebecca Hall. Polly married Curtis Baldwin, son of Abiel Baldwin and Mehitable Johnson, circa 1789 in New Durham, Greene County, New York.2 Curtis & Polly had children: Betsey. [1/13/1790-5/24/1800], Samuel [2/07/1793], David [10/05/1795-1/15/1816], Curtis [4/08/1798-3/03/1873] [m. 1828 Vanessa Smalley], Polly [4/28/1800-1/05/1816], Betsey [8//28/1802-1853][m. 10/23/1823 Justus Finch], Julia C. [8/01/1805-10/13/1892][m. Levi Boughton Gilbert] & Anson [6/11/1809-9/11/1840] [m. 1831 Elizabeth ].3,4 Polly's husband, Curtis, died on 13 November 1824 in New Durham leaving her a widow.5 Polly departed this life on Wednesday, 26 December 1838 in Durham. She was buried there in the Allen Teator Road Cemetery.6

Family

Curtis Baldwin b. 20 Jun 1766, d. 13 Nov 1824

Citations

  1. [S418] Royden Woodward Vosburg, Greene County, New York Catskill, Reformed Dutch Church (1732-1833) Durham, First Presbyterian Church (1798-1853) Durham, Second Presbyterian Church (1816-1862) Greenville, Presbyterian Church (1790-1850), page 178 - Molly, wife of Curtis Baldwin, removed circa 1811 [Presbyterian Church Durham].
  2. [S138] Charles Candee Baldwin, The Baldwin Genealody from 1500-1881, page 529 – Curtis m. Polly Chittenden, from North Guilford, Conn., who d. Nov. 13, 1824, aged 58.
  3. [S715] Joshua Borthwick, Article Number Twenty-Four - Baldwin Family, Curtis Baldwin removed to Durham, New York in 1785. Married 1789 Polly Chittenden of Guilford, Connecticut; she was a school teacher & taught the 1st neighborhood school in Durham, New York; He died 1824 age 58 & she died 1838 age 68; Children: Samuel, Curtis Jr., Anson, Betsey [d. 1853 age 51], Julia,.
  4. [S138] Charles Candee Baldwin, The Baldwin Genealody from 1500-1881, page 529 - children: Betsey. [1/13/1790-5/24/1800], Samuel [2/07/1793], David [10/05/1795-1/15/1816], Curtiss [4/08/1798], Polly [4/28/1800-1/05/1816, Betsey [8//28/1802][m. 10/23/1823 Justus Finch], Julia C. [8/01/1805][m. Levi B. Gilbert] & Anson [6/11/1809].
  5. [S138] Charles Candee Baldwin, The Baldwin Genealody from 1500-1881, page 2]529 – Curtis died. Nov. 13, 1824 Durham, New York.
  6. [S953] Find a grave: Aged 68 yrs., 10 mos., 21 days, wife of Curtis. Courtesy of Gary Boughton. - www.findagrave.com.