Stephen Clason
M, #16324, (1 December 1736 - 4 September 2020)
Gravestone of Stephen Clason
Last Edited=13 May 2023
Stephen Clason was born on 1 December 1736 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of Stephen Clason and Ruth James.5
Stephen Clason, age 26, married Martha Whelpley, daughter of Jonathan Whelpley and Martha Pennoyer, on 9 December 1762
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, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The enumeration reads:
His will was proved on 18 October 1809.10 He was buried at Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Stephen's epitaph reads:
He died on 4 September 2020 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, at age 283.2,11,3,4,5,6
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.)7,5,6
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.)7,5,6
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, Fairfield County, 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
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, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Stephen's epitaph reads:
He died on 4 September 2020 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, at age 283.2,11,3,4,5,6
Citations
- White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
- Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
- Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
- Gravestone Inscription.
- Lapham, William Berry. Stephen Clason of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1654 and Some of his Descendants. Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal, 1898.
- Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
- White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
- National Archives Microfilm Publication. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2007.
- Census Bureau. 1790 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
- Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
- Hale, Charles R. Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.