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Harriet's Friendship Quilt

**If the name appears twice, make sure to note one is full name and one is signee**
the pattern of the quilt
This is the pattern of the quilt - signatures from individual blocks are shown below.

Who was Harriet? See the clues in the links below.

Thanks to Karen Bauer at Oxfordpast.com of LaGrange, Georgia and to Cheryl (Chatfield) Thompson of Belleville, Illinois Chatfield Section of OxfordPast for their assistance in this ongoing research project

  • XXX
    Frances A. Alling
    June 25th, 1853   Oxford, Conn

    More information about Frances A. Alling:

    • Wife of 4th cousin to Harriet C. Chatfield
    • Frances Almina Alling dau of Ebenezer & Julia Bryan (Treat) Alling
    • b: Jan 18, 1829 Orange, New Haven, CT
    • md: Joseph Dennis Riggs Jan 12, 1856
    • Age calculated to be abt. 24 when signing quilt.
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    Agur E. Cable
    May 4th /52   Oxford, Conn

    More information about Agur E. Cable:

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    Hannah J. Cable
    Remember me   Oxford, March 4th, 1851

    More information about Hannah J. Cable:

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    Horace S. Cable
    Sept. 10th, 1851   New Haven, Conn.

    More information about Horace S. Cable:

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    Sarah E. Cable
    May 4th, /52   Oxford, Conn

    More information about Sarah E. Cable:

    • Wife of first cousin of Harriet Crittenden Chatfield
    • Sarah Elizabeth Kimball dau of Joseph & Betsey (Corliss) Kimball
    • b: abt. 1828 Brooklyn, Kings, NY (or MA)
    • md: Agur Edwin Cable Jul 17,1845 Brooklyn, Kings, NY
    • Age calculated to be abt. 29 when signing quilt.
    • Wife of Agur Cable see his signature on the quilt -- Oxford Past Link
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    Beecher Chatfield
    May, 1853   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Beecher Chatfield:

  • Elizabeth Chatfield
    Elizabeth Chatfield
    May 10th, 1853   Oxford, Conn

    More information about Elizabeth Chatfield:

    • Wife of Enos Beecher Chatfield and Sister-in-law of Harriet Crittenden Chatfield
    • Mary Elizabeth Seymour dau of William A. & Sarah (Dunham) Seymour
    • Mary Elizabeth Seymour (grandau) of Samuel & Lucy (Ariail) Dunham
    • Mary's Grandmother Lucy (Ariail) md 1st: Samuel Dunham, 2nd Abijah Hart, 3rd Isaac Stearns. Lucy lived many years in the Oxford area.
    • b: Nov 14, 1831 Lanesborough Co., MA
    • md: Enos Beecher Chatfield Sep 14, 1851 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • Residence: Aft. 1853 Wilton and Dubuque, Iowa
    • Age calculated to be abt. 22 when signing quilt.
    • Wedding at St. Peter's Church, see Sharpe, page 108
    • See her family in OxfordPast.net
    • From an Email from Cheryl Chatfield (who created the Chatfield Section on OxfordPast.net)
    • His wife: Mary Elizabeth Seymour Chatfield: I had discussions with my great-aunts because they always called her Elizabeth and they did not believe her first name was Mary. Beecher called her "Lib".
    • See Cheryl's picture of Elizabeth Chatfield here.
    • There is an interesting letter here from Beecher Chatfield to William Seymour, Mary's father, written during the Civil War.
  • Hannah F. Collins
    Hannah F. Collins
    Bethany, Conn.   April 23, 1850
    May every blessing be they lot
    I only ask forget me not.

    More information about Hannah F. Collins:

    • Hannah F. Collins dau Minot & Rebecca (Hotchkiss) Collins
    • b: abt. 1830 Bethany?, New Haven, CT
    • md: James Perry Mix ca 1854
    • Age calculated to be 20 when signing quilt.
  • Harpin Davis
    Harpin Davis
    May 10th, 1853   Seymour, Conn.

    More information about Harpin Davis:

    • 5th cousin to Harriet C. Chatfield
    • Harpin Davis son of Anson R. & Sally (Prudden) Davis
    • b: Feb 24, 1825 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • md Mary Almira Chatfield Mar 31, 1850 Seymour, New Haven, CT (Sister of Harriet C. Chatfield)
    • Residence: Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado
    • Died 5 Dec 1903 in Arvada Colorado
    • Age calculated to be abt. 28 when signing quilt.
    • OxfordPast Family
    • See also Genealogy of descendants of Col. John Davis of Oxford, Conn. (formerly a part of Derby, Conn.) : together with a partial genealogy of his ancestors in the United States, also biographical sketches and portraits of some of his descendants and other matters of interest New Rochelle, N.Y.: 1910, 398 pgs. -- Oxford Public Library Reference room, Photo on page 274A also available online through HeritageQuest (feature available to Connecticut Library Card holders through ICONN)
  • Jay Davis
    Jay Davis
      Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Jay Davis:

    • 4th cousin to Harriet C. Chatfield, and grew up in house next door to her home.
    • Burr Jay "Jay" Davis son of Burritt B. & Sarah Electa (Osborn) Davis
    • Sep 06, 1829 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • md Ellen Jane Fairchild Dec 09, 1857 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • Date: Signature NOT dated
    • OxfordPast.net Family Link
    • His given name was Burr Jay Davis, but he went by Jay Davis all his life.
    • He represented Oxford in the State Legislature in 1866 & 1868-- see Sharpe, page 178
    • Note that he married another signer of the quilt: Ellen Fairchild
    • See also biography from Genealogy of descendants of Col. John Davis of Oxford, Conn. (formerly a part of Derby, Conn.) : together with a partial genealogy of his ancestors in the United States, also biographical sketches and portraits of some of his descendants and other matters of interest New Rochelle, N.Y.: 1910,398pgs. -- Oxford Public Library Reference room,
    • also available online through HeritageQuest (feature available to Connecticut Library Card holders through ICONN)
    • Attended neighorhood Chestnut Tree Hill School in Oxford See l887 school picture
    • Born in Old Col. John Davis Homestead (see photo from Treat-DeBisschop collection here)
      Early Houses of Oxford #139, Book Available from Oxford Historical Society.
  • Mary A. Davis
    Mary A. Davis
    May 10th, 1853   Seymour, Conn.

    More information about Mary A. Davis:

    • Sister to Harriet C. Chatfield
    • Mary Almira Chatfield dau Enos & Roxy (Sperry) Chatfield
    • b: Feb 05, 1829 Seymour, New Haven, CT
    • md Harpin Davis Mar 31, 1850 Seymour, New Haven, CT
    • Residence: Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado
    • Age calculated to be abt. 24 when signing quilt.
    • Wife of Harpin Davis. who signed another block on the quilt.
    • (See Chatfield Family on OxfordPast.net)
    • Attended neighorhood Chestnut Tree Hill School in Oxford (See l887 school picture)
  • Sarah E. Davis
    Sarah E. Davis
    May 24th, 1851   Seymour, Conn.

    More information about Sarah E. Davis:

    • Sarah's brother, Harpin Davis was married to Harriet Crittendon Chatfield's sister Mary.
    • In addition, Sarah was a next-door neighbor to Harriet as they grew up.
    • She later married Harriet's first cousin, Frederick A. Cable..
    • Sarah Electa Davis dau of Burritt B. & Sarah Electa (Osborn) Davis
    • b: Oct 11, 1832 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • md: Frederick Abijah Cable Apr 24, 1853 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • Frederick is son of Roswell & Hannah (Chatfield) Cable
    • Age calculated to be abt. 19 when signing quilt.
    • See her family at OxfordPast.net
  • Anna Fairchild
    Anna Fairchild
    August 4th 1853   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Anna Fairchild:

    • Ann C. Fairchild dau of Nathan Beecher & Augusta (Sherman) Fairchild
    • b: Jan 25, 1835 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • md: Samuel R. Dean Jan 15, 1862 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • Age calculated to be abt. 18 when signing quilt.
    • Sister to another quilt signer, Ellen Fairchild
    • OxfordPast.net family tree
    • She married another quilt signer Burr Jay Davis
    • Her sister's husband, Burr Jay Davis, grew up in the house next door to Harriet Crittendon Chatfield.
    • Her sister's brother-in-law, Harpin Davis, married the sister of Harriet Crittendon Chatfield.
    • Sister of Julia Augusta Fairchild who married Samuel P. Sanford who also signed the quilt..
    • Her father, Nathan B. Fairchild, represented Oxford in the State Legislature in 1833 -- see Sharpe, page 177
  • Ellen Fairchild
    Ellen Fairchild
    Aug. 4th, 1853   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Ellen Fairchild:

    • Wife of 4th cousin to Harriet C. Chatfield - Burr Jay Davis, who grew up next door to Harriet.
    • Her brother-in-law, Harpin Davis, married the sister of Harriet Crittendon Chatfield.
    • Sister of Julia Augusta Fairchild who married Samuel Pierpont Sanford who also signed the quilt.
    • Ellen Jane Fairchild dau of Nathan Beecher & Augusta (Sherman) Fairchild
    • b: May 24, 1833 Seymour, New Haven, CT
    • md: Burr Jay "Jay" Davis Dec 09, 1857 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • d: July 35, 1863, age 30 years.
    • Age calculated to be abt. 20 when signing quilt.
    • Buried in St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery, see WPA Oxford Cemetery List, page 12
    • OxfordPast.net family tree
    • Her father, Nathan B. Fairchild, represented Oxford in the State Legislature in 1833 -- see Sharpe, page 177
    • Sister to another quilt signer, Anna Fairchild
  • Sherman S. Hine
    Sherman S. Hine
    Jan. 4th 185?   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Sherman S. Hine:

    • Sherman Smith Hine son Elijah & Jennet (Hinman) Hine
    • b: Aug 19, 1829 Southbury, New Haven, CT
    • md: Mary Holton Parks Nov 20, 1855
    • d: 1908
    • Age calculated to be abt. 26 when signing quilt.
    • Buried in Quaker Farms No. 2 Cemetery, see WPA Oxford Cemetery list, page 41
    • See his family and pictures of his gravestone at OxfordPast.net
    • He lived in house #35 in Early Houses of Oxford Available from Oxford Historical Society, Inc.
  • Mary Hinman
    Mary Hinman
    June 10th 1852   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Mary Hinman:

    • Mary A. Hinman dau Josiah & Sally (Bassett) Hinman
    • b: May 17, 1832 Southbury, New Haven, CT
    • Age calculated to be abt. 20 when signing quilt.
  • Henrietta M. Hotchkiss
    Henrietta M. Hotchkiss
    March 4th 1850   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Henrietta M. Hotchkiss:

    • Henrietta M. Hotchkiss dau of William Scott & Jennette (Tomlinson) Hotchkiss
    • b: Nov 5, 1831 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • md: Henry C. Hawkins Dec 31 1851 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • Age calculated to be abt. 19 when signing quilt.
    • 1851, St. Peter's church, Sunday school teachers - are Miss Henrietta M. Hotchkiss and Miss Betsey Mariah Cable (who also signed the quilt) , See excerpts from History of St. Peters
    • Wedding at St. Peter's Church, see Sharpe, page 109
    • See her family at OxfordPast.net
  • William A. Hotchkiss
    William A. Hotchkiss
    June 5th, 1852   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about William A. Hotchkiss:

    • William Augustus Hotchkiss son of William Scott & Jennette (Tomlinson) Hotchkiss
    • b: May 29, 1827
    • md: Henrietta (_____)
    • d: 17 Sep 1867 and was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT.
    • Age calculated to be abt. 25 when signing quilt.
    • See Oxford WPA Cemetery List, page 42
    • NOTE: WPA notes a civil war marker at his grave, but he is not among the Oxford men in the “Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion,” published by the state in 1889. However, a William A. Hotchkiss enlisted from Derby. This private enlisted August 16, 1862, was mustered into Company F of the Twentieth Regiment Infantry on Sept. 8, 1862. (Nearly one-third of Oxford enlistees served in the 20th Regiment.) This Wm. A. Hotchkiss was wounded May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Blaikie Hines’ “Civil War Volunteer Sons of Connecticut,” published in 2002, lists that battle as the worst day for Oxford men serving in the Civil War. Hotchkiss' grave in Oxford is included on the American Legion to receive flags each year. (References: Blaikie Hines: Civil War Volunteer Sons of Connecticut, American Patriot Press, 2002, page 531; Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion, Hartford, Ct, Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1889, page 705;
    • Family and Tombstone picture at OxfordPast.net
    • William's mother, (Jennette), was a daughter of Senator David Tomlinson and Lorena Bacon.
    • He is a cousin of Jane Lewis who also signed the quilt.
  • Mabel Beecher Hotchkiss
    Mabel Beecher Hotchkiss
      Bethany, Conn
    A Gift of Friendship
      Feb. 3, 1851

    More information about Mabel Beecher Hotchkiss:

    • Birth: 1828 Bethany, Connecticut , daughter of Seymour and Eunice (Beecher) Hotchkiss
    • Married Chancey S. Morris
    • She died: 1857
    • Age calculated to be 22 when signing quilt.
    • Her son Dennis B. Morris, was born ca. 1857 - perhaps she died in childbirth
  • N. S. Johnson
    N. S. Johnson
      Ansonia
        May 12th, 1851

    More information about N. S. Johnson:

    • His wife was a first cousin of Harriet Crittendon Chatfield. See Bessie's signature here
    • Nathan S. Johnson (Parents Unknown)
    • b: ca 1827?
    • md Betsey Mariah Cable Aug 31, 1851 Oxford, New Haven, CT, at St. Peter's Church.
    • Age calculated to be abt. 24 when signing quilt.
    • Wedding at St. Peter's Church, see Sharpe, page 109
    • See his family at OxfordPast.net
  • Bessie M. Johnson
    Bessie M. Johnson
    Friendship's Gift   Ansonia, Conn
    May 12th, /51

    More information about Bessie M. Johnson:

  • Lavinia L. Leek
    Lavinia L. Leek
    Jan-y 7th 1855   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Lavinia L. Leek:

  • Betsy E. Leek
    Betsy E. Leek
    July 10th, 1850   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Betsy E. Leek:

    • Sister-in-law to Lavinia Leek also signed the quilt, first cousin to Harriet C. Chatfield
    • Betsey E. Leek dau of Michael Amanda (Sperry) Leek
    • b: abt 1829 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • m. John Quilioan of Ansonia
    • Age calculated to be abt. 25 when signing quilt.
    • Baptized at St. Peter's Episcopal Church as an adult, June 27, 1847 -- see Sharpe, pg 103
  • George E. Lester
    George E. Lester
    Seymour, Conn.

    More information about George E. Lester:

    • b: abt. 1827 CT
    • md: Grace Losee abt. 1858 prob CT
    • Signature NOT dated
  • Jane Lewis
    Jane Lewis
    Sept. 21st, 1853   Southbury, Conn.

    More information about Jane Lewis:

    • Jane A. Lewis dau Bennet & Amanda (Downs) Lewis
    • b: 1832? CT
    • md: Unknown if she married
    • Age calculated to be abt. 21 when signing quilt.
    • She was a granddaugher of David Tomlinson & Lorena Bacon. Her cousin William A. Hotchkiss also signed the quilt.
    • See her family at OxfordPast.net
  • Laura E. Northrop
    Laura E. Northrop
    AAA   BBB

    More information about Laura E. Northrop:

    • Laura E. Truesdell dau Samuel & Malana (French) Truesdell
    • b: 1828 CT
    • md: George Northrop Aug 9, 1849 New Haven, New Haven, CT
    • Signature NOT dated
  • Mary M. Peck
    Mary M. Peck
    Oxford
    Though simple, yet 'tis friendship's offering

    More information about Mary M. Peck:

    • Mary M. Peck dau Aurelius & Ruth (Osborn) Peck
    • b: Abt. 1831? Woodbridge, New Haven, CT
    • md: Unknown if she married
    • Baptized at St. Peter's Episcopal Church as an adult, Sept. 17, 1848 -- see Sharpe, page 103
    • Signature NOT dated
    • See family at OxfordPast.net
  • Eliza Pomeroy
    Eliza Pomeroy
    Sept. 10th, 1853   Seymour, Conn

    More information about Eliza Pomeroy:

    • Eliza M. (Bush) Pomeroy
    • b: Abt. 1828? Endfield?, CT
    • md: Hubbard Pomeroy Sep 14, 1849 Springfield, Hampden, MA
    • md: &/or Henry N. Pomeroy
    • Residence: 1850 and later Springfield, Hampden, MA
    • Age calculated to be abt. 26 when signing quilt.
  • Nelson Prindle
    Nelson Prindle
    Feby 14th /51   Ansonia, Conn.

    More information about Nelson Prindle:

    • Nelson Prindle (parents unknown)
    • b: 1822? CT
    • md: Amelia Lucretia Allen abt. 1858
    • Age calculated to be abt. 29 when signing quilt.
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    Harriet
    Not like the rose shall our friendship wither
    But like the evergreen live forever.
    Oxford   Sept. 25th, 1852
    H. A. Sanford

    More information about XXX:

    • Believed to be Harriet August Sanford, sister to Samuel Pierpont Sanford , who also signed the quilt.
    • 4th cousin to Harriet C. Chatfield
    • Harriet Augusta Sanford dau of Marcus & Harriet (Perry) Sanford
    • b: Nov 29, 1829 Oxford, New Haven, CT
    • md: J. M. D. Hendrick Mar 05, 1857, at St. Peter's Church, Oxford, CT
    • Age calculated to be abt. 23 when signing quilt.
    • Wedding at St. Peter's Church, see Sharpe, page 109
    • See family at OxfordPast.net
  • Jane L. Sanford
    Jane L. Sanford
    Woodbridge, Conn

    More information about Jane L. Sanford:

    • Jane L. Hotchkiss Thomas & Jane L. (Hotchkiss) Sanford
    • b: abt 1839 Woodbridge, New Haven, CT
    • md: Unknown if she married
    • Signature NOT dated

    In the 1850 Census, the persons (and their ages) enumerated at their home in Woodbridge included:

    Connecticut Page: 262 Roll: M432_45

  • Laura A. Sanford
    Laura A. Sanford
    Woodbridge, Conn

    More information about Laura A. Sanford:

    • Laura Sanford dau Thomas & Jane (Hotckiss) Sanford
    • b: Jan 12, 1839 Woodbridge, New Haven, CT
    • Charles Smith Nov 18, 1869 Woodbridge, New Haven, CT
    • Signature NOT dated

    In the 1850 Census, the persons (and their ages) enumerated at their home in Woodbridge included:

    Connecticut Page: 262 Roll: M432_45

  • Samuel P. Sanford
    Samuel P. Sanford
    Dec. 3rd, 1851   Oxford, Conn

    More information about Samuel P. Sanford:

    History of New Haven County, page 549-550

    Edited by J. L. Rockey, Volume II, New York, W. W. Preston & Co., New York, 1892

    SAMUEL PIERPONT SANFORD, one of Oxford's most active and successful business men, was born in that town July 1st, 1827. He was a son of Marcus and Harriet (Perry) Sanford, being the oldest of three children, there being a younger son, George P., also a son of Oxford, and a daughter, Augusta H. who married J.M.D. Hendrick of New Haven. Both parents deceased many years ago, the father dying on his farm on Five Mile hill when he was about 48 years of age. He was a son of Doctor Samuel Sanford, a native of Bethany, who was the first physician at Humphreysville, where he died, January 25th, 1803, aged 38 years. In December, 1797, he was given permission to build a smallpox hospital north of Castle Rock for the purpose of inoculating against that disease. Another son of Doctor Sanford, Marvin, was a cooper and joiner at Quakers' Farm, and a third son, Samuel P., after living in the south, died in New York.

    Samuel Pierpont Sanford, the subject of this sketch, working on his father's farm until he was 17 years of age, attending ini that period for a short time the common schools of the town. He was now apprenticed to learn the carpenter and joiners' trade, which he followed five years after he obtained his freedom. In the fall of 1852 he turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, becoming a clerk in the store of Frederick A. Candee (See photo here) [WEBSITE NOTE: Candee married Louisa Augusta Hotchkiss, the older sister of Henrietta and William Hotchkiss who signed the quilt.] , of Oxford Center. After five years of diligent application and faithful service, he succeeded Mr. Candee in his business in December 1857, and since that time has been almost continuously in trade for himself. During the rebellion the post office was kept at his store, which was burned down in 1870. The store building now occupied was erected in 1875. Here he has been engaged not only as a general merchant, but his transactions have extended to many other operations, including large contracts in railway lumber.

    In all his affairs Mr. Sanford has been energetic and industrious, persevering when many other men would have been discouraged, and has been rewarded by a large measure of business success. Although so actively devoted to his own affairs, he has not lost his interest in the welfare of his native town. His influence in the furtherance of necessary public improvements if frequently felt, but he has always preferred the walks of private life, wherein he is known as one of the plainest, most unassuming citizens of the town, but pone whose advice on business matters is often sought and safely followed. He is prudent in his own affairs, and his judgment is clear and positive.

    Mr. Sanford was married April 10th, 1863 to Julia A., daughter of Beecher and August (Sherman) Fairchild, of Oxford, and five children were born to them: Lewis B., born July 26th, 1864, died August 29th, 1865; Robert I., born September 18th, 1866; Sherman, born September 22nd, 1868; Ruth, born August 31st, 1871; Edward F., born August 23d, 1876. All the members of the family remain in Oxford, the elder sons being engaged with their father in business, and are active, promising young men.

  • Authelia Smith
    To Harriet
    Accept dear girl this block from me
    As a pledge of my friendship for thee
    Oxford, Oct. 3rd, 1851   Authelia Smith

    More information about Authelia Smith:

    • Authelia Smith dau Chester & _______ (_____) Smith
    • b: 1827? CT
    • md: Benjamin Beach
    • d: April 1, 1884, age 57
    • Age calculated to be abt. 24 when signing quilt
    • Her full name was Esther Authelia Smith, but she went by the name of Authelia.
    • St. Peter's Church Records: "Benjamin U. Beach of Cheshire married Esther A Smith of Oxford, June 8, 1856", see Sharpe, page 108
    • Three of their children were baptized at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, see Sharpe, page 106
    • Buried in the Congregational Cemetery, see WPA Oxford Cemetery List, page 10
    • See family at OxfordPast.net
    • Attended neighorhood Chestnut Tree Hill School in Oxford (See l887 school picture)
    • Read B. H. Davis Reminiscenses of the family here.
    • The Chester Smith Homestead is # 137 in Early Houses of Oxford available from the Oxford Historical Society, Inc.
    • It was later occupied by his daughter who married Benjamin Beach, a Cheshire soldier who was killed in the Civil War.
    • There are many notes in Elijah B. Treat's diary of days when he "worked at Authelia's" -- apparently a kindness done for the Civil War widow.
    • Authelia was a near-neighbor of Harriet Crittenden Chatfield.
  • George Sperry
    George Sperry
    Jany 17th, 1852   Oxford, Conn

    More information about George Sperry:

    • Husband of 1st couisin to Harriet C. Chatfield and a near nieghbor to Harriet.
    • George Sperry son of Micah & Polly (Downs) Sperry
    • b: Oct 28, 1814 Bethany, New Haven, CT
    • md Mary Ann Cable Nov 19, 1845 Oxford, New Haven, CT at St. Peter's Episcopal Church
    • Age calculated to be abt. 38 when signing quilt.
    • His burial, Dec. 26, 1865, St. Peter's Church - see Sharpe, page 121
    • Read B. H. Davis Reminiscenses of the family here.
    • The George Sperry Homestead was partially demolished and the remaining portion remodeled. It stands at 239 Chestnut Tree Hill Road.
    • Homestead was across the street from Chestnut Tree Hill School in Oxford (See l887 school picture)
  • Mary Ann (Cable) Sperry
    Harriet
    May thy future hours be given
    To peace, to virtue, and to heaven.
    Oxford, Jany 17th /52   Mary A. Sperry

    More information about Mary Ann (Cable) Sperry:

  • Mary Sperry
    Mary Sperry
    May 8th 1852   Bethany, Conn

    More information about Mary Sperry:

    • Mary Adelia Sperry dau Gary Lydia Maria (Allen/Alling) Sperry
    • b: Jan 30 1831 Prospect, New Haven, CT
    • md: William Spencer Beecher 22 OCT 1851 Bethany, New Haven, CT
    • Age calculated to be abt. 20 when signing quilt
  • Jane E. Treat
    The chosen motto of my heart
    Is this "forget me not."
      Jane E. Treat

    More information about Jane E. Treat:

    • Jane Elizabeth Treat dau Elijah & Elizabeth Ann (Terrell) Treat
    • Birth: May 27, 1838 Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Death: Apr 19, 1863 (age 24 yrs. 10 mos.)
    • md: never married
    • Signature NOT dated
    • Baptized at St. Peter's Church, May 27, 1838 - see Sharpe, page 104
    • WPA Cemetery Records, Pines Bridge Cemetery, Beacon Falls, Page 24
    • Given name at baptism (May 27, 1838 at St. Peter's Episcopal church) Elizabeth Jane Treat - went by Jane.
    • Lived in Treat-DeBisschop Homestead, house #138 in Early Houses of Oxford, available from Oxford Historical Society, Inc.
    • Old photo of Treat-DeBisschop Homestead
    • See family in OxfordPast.net
    • Sister of another quilt signer - Frances Treat,
    • Attended neighorhood Chestnut Tree Hill School in Oxford (See l887 school picture) Note picture of her other sister, Mary, in school picture
    • She was a near-neighbor of Harriet Crittenden Chatfield.
  • Frances Treat
    Frances Treat
    April 1st 1852   Oxford, Conn

    More information about Frances Treat:

    • Frances Eunice Treat dau Elijah & Elizabeth Ann (Terrell) Treat
    • Birth: Sep 05, 1836 Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Death: Apr 18, 1859 (age 22 yrs, 7 mos.)
    • md: never married.
    • Age calculated to be abt. 16 when signing quilt.
    • Baptized at St. Peter's Church, May 27, 1838 - see Sharpe, page 104
    • Funeral at St. Peter's Church, April 21k 1859 - see Sharpe, page 119
    • WPA Cemetery Records, Pines Bridge Cemetery, Beacon Falls, Page 2
      • 4
    • Given name at baptism, Eunice Frances Treat, but went by Frances.
    • Lived in Treat-DeBisschop Homestead, house #138 in Early Houses of Oxford, available from Oxford Historical Society, Inc.
    • Old photo of Treat-DeBisschop Homestead
    • See family in OxfordPast.net
    • Sister another quilt signer Elizabeth Jane
      • Treat, called Jane by her family
    • Attended neighorhood Chestnut Tree Hill School in Oxford See l887 school picture Note picture of her other sister, Mary, in school picture
    • She was a near-neighbor of Harriet Crittenden Chatfield
  • Susan Tucker
    Susan Tucker
    Dec. 11th, 1853   Oxford, Conn.

    More information about Susan Tucker:

  • Susan A. Tucker dau Stiles & Abigail (Lewis) Tucker
  • b: 1836? CT
  • md: Unmarried in 1880
  • Age calculated to be abt. 17 when signing quilt.
  • Lived in house #141 in Early Houses of Oxford, available from Oxford Historical
    • Society, Inc.
  • Susan TAUGHT at Chestnut Tree Hill schoolhouse. See later picture taken in 1897, which includes Sherman, William, and Lorena Tucker, nephews and niece of Susan Tucker.
  • See B. H. Davis Reminiscenses of the Tucker Family
  • See her family at OxfordPast.net
  • She was a near-neighbor of Harriet Crittenden Chatfield
  • Julia A. Tuttle
    Julia A. Tuttle
    ".. this fine quilt, ..."
    Woodbridge, June 30th 1851

    More information about Julia A. Tuttle:

    • Julia A. Tuttle dau Chauncey Burritt & Julia (Carrington) Tuttle
    • b: abt. 1826? Woodbridge, New Haven, CT
    • md: Unknown if she married
    • Age calculated to be abt. 25 when signing quilt.
  • Frances A. Wilcoxson
    Frances A. Wilcoxson   Oxford, April 12th, 1850
    When this you see remember me
    Though many miles apart
    when this you see, remember me
    And place me in your heart.

    More information about Frances A. Wilcoxson:

    • Frances Ann Wilcoxson dau Nathan J. & Anna (Blackman) Wilcoxson
    • b: Jul 26, 1831 White Hills, CT
    • md: Egbert Lewis Warner (as his 1st wife) May 16, 1860 Plymouth, Litchfield, CT
    • d: Sept. 19, 1861
    • Egbert Lewis Warner md: Harriet Crittendon Chatfield for his 2nd wife
    • Age calculated to be abt. 19 when signing quilt.
    • Daughter of Judge Nathan J. Wilcoxson -- Oxford's first Judge of Probate.
    • See her family info at OxfordPast.net
    • She is buried in Congregational Cemetery, see WPA Oxford Cemetery List, page 2
    • After her Frances' death, Egbert Warner married Harriet Crittendon Chatfield. Egbert Warner represented Oxford in the State Legislature in 1869-70, see Sharpe, page 178.
    • Egbert's second marriage:
      • Mary Lewis Warner, daughter of Egbert & Harriet (Chatfield) Warner, baptized at St. Peters. See Sharpe, page 107
      • Charles B. Warner, son of Egbert & Harriet (Chatfield), baptized at St. Peter's Church, Jan 114, 1864 Sharpe, page 106 and buried Sept 1, 1865, aged 1 yr, 8 months - see Sharpe, page 120
      • Read about their son Arthur G. Warner, here
      • See also family letter regarding Harriet ("Hattie") and Egbert Warner

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1850 Beers Map of Chestnut Tree Hill Road, Oxford, Area
1850 Beers Map of Chestnut Tree Hill Road, Oxford, Area.
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