184. Samuel
Churchill was born on Apr 5 1757 in Newington, CT. He died on Dec 10 1834.
NOTE:Born in Newington, April 5, 1757, and died there Dec. 10, 1834. He was
a farmer, and lived across the road from his father's, in a house built for
him by his father. He was a man eminent for his piety, with which, perhaps,
was mingled a sense of quiet humor; for instance, it is said that he was accustomed
to read oftener than any other the Psalms which reiterates "For his mercy endureth
forever," Mercy being the name of his wife. Married July 16, 1778, Mercy Boardman,
daughter of Jonathan and Martha (Hurlbut) Boardman, Born in Rocky Hill, Conn.,
Aug. 2, 1757, and died Jan. 24, 1834.
He was married
to Mercy Boardman (daughter of Jonathan Boardman and Martha Hurlburt) in Jul
1778. Mercy Boardman was born on Aug 2 1757
in Rocky Hill, Ct. She died on Jan 24 1834. Samuel Churchill and Mercy Boardman
had the following children:
+438 i. Chislieu
(Chester) Churchill.
439 ii. Mary Ann Churchill
was born on Aug 25 1782. She died on Feb 18 1848.
+440 iii. John
Churchill.
+441 iv. Josiah
Belden Churchill.
+442 v. Charles
Churchill.
443 vi. Mercy ** Churchill
was born on Nov 10 1792. She died on May 7 1866.
NOTE:**These sisters formed a quintet of maiden ladies who lived and died on
their father's homestead. Of the number Charlotte is said to have been in every
way the most accomplished. She was what people in her day called a "dressy"
person, and it seems to have been a woman of unusual charm and good breeding.
Lucy, the youngest, lived on alone at the old home, with "no one to lean on,"
as she was accustomed to say.
444 vii. Samuel Churchill died
about 1792. He was born on Nov 10 1792.
445 viii. Charlotte ** Churchill
was born on Dec 3 1795. She died on Apr 7 1864.
NOTE:**These sisters formed a quintet of maiden ladies who lived and died on
their father's homestead. Of the number Charlotte is said to have been in every
way the most accomplished. She was what people in her day called a "dressy"
person, and it seems to have been a woman of unusual charm and good breeding.
Lucy, the youngest, lived on alone at the old home, with "no one to lean on,"
as she was accustomed to say.
446 ix. Harriet (Hannah) **
Churchill was born on Feb 12 1798. She died on Jul 12 1825.
NOTE:**These sisters formed a quintet of maiden ladies who lived and died on
their father's homestead. Of the number Charlotte is said to have been in every
way the most accomplished. She was what people in her day called a "dressy"
person, and it seems to have been a woman of unusual charm and good breeding.
Lucy, the youngest, lived on alone at the old home, with "no one to lean on,"
as she was accustomed to say.
447 x. Lucy ** Churchill was
born on Feb 6 1801. She died on Mar 30 1883.
NOTE:**These sisters formed a quintet of maiden ladies who lived and died on
their father's homestead. Of the number Charlotte is said to have been in every
way the most accomplished. She was what people in her day called a "dressy"
person, and it seems to have been a woman of unusual charm and good breeding.
Lucy, the youngest, lived on alone at the old home, with "no one to lean on,"
as she was accustomed to say.
