Aaron was the son of John Draper and Abigail Cheney of Dedham and Dover, Mass. He was a private in Capt Ebenezer Battle's Co., Lt Col Samuel Pierce's regiment, who enlisted on 19 May 1779 and was discharged on 1 July 1779 during the Revolutionary War. His total service was 1 month and 16 days, with travel included, spending time in Tiverton, Rhode Island.
He m. (1) Dedham, MA 30 Dec 1784 Martha LITTLE of Dedham. A Martha Little, daughter of Robert and Abigail Little, was b. Wrentham, Mass. 19 Nov 1763. This wife appears to be still living in 1810, per the census, and with them was a boy under 10 years old. Aaron m. (2) c. 1814 Betsey CHILDS, b. Westminster, Mass. 8 Feb 1784, d. Dover 11 May 1871, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Childs. Aaron and Betsey had five children born in Dover from 1815 to 1824, but only one appears to have survived. Aaron is not found in the 1820 census, but in 1830 he was aged 60-69 with a female aged 40-49, and apparently his youngest daughter, aged less than 5. This suggests his other children had died.
Aaron's widow, Betsey Draper, aged 86, was living in Boston in 1870 with her daughter, Lydia Jenness, 46, and two of her daughter's children. No death record has been found for Aaron, his first wife, or his first four children.
Children, all with second wife, born in Dover, Mass:
* Moses, b. 24 July 1815, apparently died before 1830 census
* Aaron, b. 17 June 1818, apparently died before 1830 census
* Mary, b. 22 June 1819, apparently died before 1830 census
* Lucy, b. April 1822, apparently died before 1830 census
* Lydia Ann, b. 15 July 1824, d. Glocester, Mass. 8 Aug 1902, m. (1) __________ CHILDS; m. (2) Boston, Mass. 2 Dec 1862 James Jenness, b. 1807, son of Thomas and Sarah Jenness. In 1870 Lydia was living in Boston with her mother and one child from each of her two marriages.
While no death or burial record has been found for Aaron, his second wife's death record said she was buried in Dover, undoubtedly to be buried with her husband in this cemetery where members of his family were interred.
He m. (1) Dedham, MA 30 Dec 1784 Martha LITTLE of Dedham. A Martha Little, daughter of Robert and Abigail Little, was b. Wrentham, Mass. 19 Nov 1763. This wife appears to be still living in 1810, per the census, and with them was a boy under 10 years old. Aaron m. (2) c. 1814 Betsey CHILDS, b. Westminster, Mass. 8 Feb 1784, d. Dover 11 May 1871, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Childs. Aaron and Betsey had five children born in Dover from 1815 to 1824, but only one appears to have survived. Aaron is not found in the 1820 census, but in 1830 he was aged 60-69 with a female aged 40-49, and apparently his youngest daughter, aged less than 5. This suggests his other children had died.
Aaron's widow, Betsey Draper, aged 86, was living in Boston in 1870 with her daughter, Lydia Jenness, 46, and two of her daughter's children. No death record has been found for Aaron, his first wife, or his first four children.
Children, all with second wife, born in Dover, Mass:
* Moses, b. 24 July 1815, apparently died before 1830 census
* Aaron, b. 17 June 1818, apparently died before 1830 census
* Mary, b. 22 June 1819, apparently died before 1830 census
* Lucy, b. April 1822, apparently died before 1830 census
* Lydia Ann, b. 15 July 1824, d. Glocester, Mass. 8 Aug 1902, m. (1) __________ CHILDS; m. (2) Boston, Mass. 2 Dec 1862 James Jenness, b. 1807, son of Thomas and Sarah Jenness. In 1870 Lydia was living in Boston with her mother and one child from each of her two marriages.
While no death or burial record has been found for Aaron, his second wife's death record said she was buried in Dover, undoubtedly to be buried with her husband in this cemetery where members of his family were interred.
Aaron was the son of John Draper and Abigail Cheney of Dedham and Dover, Mass. He was a private in Capt Ebenezer Battle's Co., Lt Col Samuel Pierce's regiment, who enlisted on 19 May 1779 and was discharged on 1 July 1779 during the Revolutionary War. His total service was 1 month and 16 days, with travel included, spending time in Tiverton, Rhode Island.
He m. (1) Dedham, MA 30 Dec 1784 Martha LITTLE of Dedham. A Martha Little, daughter of Robert and Abigail Little, was b. Wrentham, Mass. 19 Nov 1763. This wife appears to be still living in 1810, per the census, and with them was a boy under 10 years old. Aaron m. (2) c. 1814 Betsey CHILDS, b. Westminster, Mass. 8 Feb 1784, d. Dover 11 May 1871, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Childs. Aaron and Betsey had five children born in Dover from 1815 to 1824, but only one appears to have survived. Aaron is not found in the 1820 census, but in 1830 he was aged 60-69 with a female aged 40-49, and apparently his youngest daughter, aged less than 5. This suggests his other children had died.
Aaron's widow, Betsey Draper, aged 86, was living in Boston in 1870 with her daughter, Lydia Jenness, 46, and two of her daughter's children. No death record has been found for Aaron, his first wife, or his first four children.
Children, all with second wife, born in Dover, Mass:
* Moses, b. 24 July 1815, apparently died before 1830 census
* Aaron, b. 17 June 1818, apparently died before 1830 census
* Mary, b. 22 June 1819, apparently died before 1830 census
* Lucy, b. April 1822, apparently died before 1830 census
* Lydia Ann, b. 15 July 1824, d. Glocester, Mass. 8 Aug 1902, m. (1) __________ CHILDS; m. (2) Boston, Mass. 2 Dec 1862 James Jenness, b. 1807, son of Thomas and Sarah Jenness. In 1870 Lydia was living in Boston with her mother and one child from each of her two marriages.
While no death or burial record has been found for Aaron, his second wife's death record said she was buried in Dover, undoubtedly to be buried with her husband in this cemetery where members of his family were interred.
He m. (1) Dedham, MA 30 Dec 1784 Martha LITTLE of Dedham. A Martha Little, daughter of Robert and Abigail Little, was b. Wrentham, Mass. 19 Nov 1763. This wife appears to be still living in 1810, per the census, and with them was a boy under 10 years old. Aaron m. (2) c. 1814 Betsey CHILDS, b. Westminster, Mass. 8 Feb 1784, d. Dover 11 May 1871, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Childs. Aaron and Betsey had five children born in Dover from 1815 to 1824, but only one appears to have survived. Aaron is not found in the 1820 census, but in 1830 he was aged 60-69 with a female aged 40-49, and apparently his youngest daughter, aged less than 5. This suggests his other children had died.
Aaron's widow, Betsey Draper, aged 86, was living in Boston in 1870 with her daughter, Lydia Jenness, 46, and two of her daughter's children. No death record has been found for Aaron, his first wife, or his first four children.
Children, all with second wife, born in Dover, Mass:
* Moses, b. 24 July 1815, apparently died before 1830 census
* Aaron, b. 17 June 1818, apparently died before 1830 census
* Mary, b. 22 June 1819, apparently died before 1830 census
* Lucy, b. April 1822, apparently died before 1830 census
* Lydia Ann, b. 15 July 1824, d. Glocester, Mass. 8 Aug 1902, m. (1) __________ CHILDS; m. (2) Boston, Mass. 2 Dec 1862 James Jenness, b. 1807, son of Thomas and Sarah Jenness. In 1870 Lydia was living in Boston with her mother and one child from each of her two marriages.
While no death or burial record has been found for Aaron, his second wife's death record said she was buried in Dover, undoubtedly to be buried with her husband in this cemetery where members of his family were interred.
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