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David
SKEELS
(b.
16 May 1746
,
Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
17 January 1833
,
Highgate, Vermont, USA
)
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David SKEELS was born 16 May 1746 in Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut . David SKEELS was the child of ? and ?
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David married Lydia POWELL . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Lydia POWELL was born June 1754 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Lydia died 5 August 1827 in Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs).
David SKEELS died 17 January 1833 in Highgate, Vermont, USA .
Son of John Skeels and Patience Hinman
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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Children of David SKEELS and Lydia POWELL:
Almira SKEELS (b.22 July 1798, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 January 1870, Cambridge, New York, USA)
m. Ellery STAPLES
Lydia POWELL-- Place: Children of David SKEELS and Lydia POWELL:
Almira SKEELS (b.22 July 1798, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 January 1870, Cambridge, New York, USA)m. Ellery STAPLES
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1746 Birth
16 May 1746
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)
Glebe House, Woodbury, Conn.
"Site of the first episcopal election in the United States. Built around 1750, Glebe House was the rectory for St. Paul's Church, Woodbury. The Rev. John Rutgers Marshall lived there from 1771 until 1785. On Mar. 25, 1783, ten clergy met there and selected Samuel Seabury and Jeremiah Leaming as candidates for Bishop of Connecticut. Eventually Glebe House was privately owned. In 1892 three Connecticut clergy bought it for $500 as a gift for their bishop, John Williams. In 1923 Edward C. Acheson, Bishop Coadjutor of Connecticut, formed the Seabury Society for the Preservation of Glebe House. It is now the Glebe House Museum." www.episcopalchurch.org
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1798 Birth of Child
Almira SKEELS was born 22 July 1798, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia POWELL died 5 August 1827, Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs)
Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs)
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Highgate Falls Episcopal Church Cemetery Highgate Falls Franklin County Vermont, USA
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1833 Death
17 January 1833
Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs)
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1746 Birth 16 May 1746
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)
Glebe House, Woodbury, Conn.
"Site of the first episcopal election in the United States. Built around 1750, Glebe House was the rectory for St. Paul's Church, Woodbury. The Rev. John Rutgers Marshall lived there from 1771 until 1785. On Mar. 25, 1783, ten clergy met there and selected Samuel Seabury and Jeremiah Leaming as candidates for Bishop of Connecticut. Eventually Glebe House was privately owned. In 1892 three Connecticut clergy bought it for $500 as a gift for their bishop, John Williams. In 1923 Edward C. Acheson, Bishop Coadjutor of Connecticut, formed the Seabury Society for the Preservation of Glebe House. It is now the Glebe House Museum." www.episcopalchurch.org
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1798 Birth of ChildAlmira SKEELS was born 22 July 1798, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)
1827 Death of Spouse/PartnerLydia POWELL died 5 August 1827, Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs)
Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs)
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Grave
Highgate Falls Episcopal Church Cemetery Highgate Falls Franklin County Vermont, USA
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1833 Death 17 January 1833
Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs)
David is buried at: Highgate Falls Episcopal Church Cemetery Highgate Falls Franklin County Vermont, USA
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