Stephen Clason

M, (1 December 1736 - 4 September 2020)
Father-Biological*Stephen Clason1
Mother-Biological*Ruth James1
Last Edited=13 May 2023
Gravestone of Stephen Clason
     Stephen Clason was born on 1 December 1736 at Stamford, Connecticut.2,3,4,5,1,6 He was the son of Stephen Clason and Ruth James.1

Stephen Clason, age 26, married Martha Whelpley, daughter of Jonathan Whelpley and Martha Pennoyer, on 9 December 1762.

Children:
1. Isaac Clason (1763-1828)
2. Seth Clason (1764-1811)
3. Solomon Clason (1766-1848)
4. Abigail Clason (1768-1820)
5. Stephen Clason (1770-1777)
6. Ard Clason (1772-1825)
7. Benjamin Clason (1775-1838)
8. Stephen Clason (1778-1822.)7,1,6


Stephen served in 1776 in Captain Webb's Company, Col. John Mead's 9th Regiment of the New York Militia. In 1777 he was serving in a Connecticut Regiment.8 Stephen, appeared on the US Census of 1790 at Stamford, Connecticut. The enumeration reads:

7 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over
2 - Free White Persons - Females
11 - Number of Household Members.9


His will was proved on 18 October 1809.10 He was buried at Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut. Stephen's epitaph reads:

STEPHEN CLASON
DIED
Oct. 24, 1809
in the 73rd year
of his age.4


He died on 4 September 2020 at Stamford, Connecticut, at age 283.3,11,4,5,1,6

Citations

  1. Lapham, William Berry. Stephen Clason of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1654 and Some of his Descendants. Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal, 1898.
  2. White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  3. Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  4. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  5. Gravestone Inscription.
  6. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  7. White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  8. National Archives Microfilm Publication. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2007.
  9. Census Bureau. 1790 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  10. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  11. Hale, Charles R. Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.