Wife of Stephen CHILD (1802-1875).
ADD SPOUSE: Stephen Child, a farmer, and teacher was a New Englander, born on June 12, 1802, in Waitsfield, Vermont. In 1820, Stephen moved to Potsdam, New York, where he taught school. He married Dr. John Lyman's daughter, Hannah, and they had two children while living in Potsdam. Stephen and his family came to Sangamon County in 1833 as a part of the colony of fifty-two and settled near Farmington. John was a conductor on the underground railroad who helped hundreds of runaway slaves move north from the Farmington station. John Carroll Powers' 1876 Early Settlers of Sangamon County, describes Stephen Child's endeavors.
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ADD SPOUSE: Stephen Child, a farmer, and teacher was a New Englander, born on June 12, 1802, in Waitsfield, Vermont. In 1820, Stephen moved to Potsdam, New York, where he taught school. He married Dr. John Lyman's daughter, Hannah, and they had two children while living in Potsdam. Stephen and his family came to Sangamon County in 1833 as a part of the colony of fifty-two and settled near Farmington. John was a conductor on the underground railroad who helped hundreds of runaway slaves move north from the Farmington station. John Carroll Powers' 1876 Early Settlers of Sangamon County, describes Stephen Child's endeavors.
Contributor: judyox (48663489) • [email protected]
Wife of Stephen CHILD (1802-1875).
ADD SPOUSE: Stephen Child, a farmer, and teacher was a New Englander, born on June 12, 1802, in Waitsfield, Vermont. In 1820, Stephen moved to Potsdam, New York, where he taught school. He married Dr. John Lyman's daughter, Hannah, and they had two children while living in Potsdam. Stephen and his family came to Sangamon County in 1833 as a part of the colony of fifty-two and settled near Farmington. John was a conductor on the underground railroad who helped hundreds of runaway slaves move north from the Farmington station. John Carroll Powers' 1876 Early Settlers of Sangamon County, describes Stephen Child's endeavors.
Contributor: judyox (48663489) • [email protected]
ADD SPOUSE: Stephen Child, a farmer, and teacher was a New Englander, born on June 12, 1802, in Waitsfield, Vermont. In 1820, Stephen moved to Potsdam, New York, where he taught school. He married Dr. John Lyman's daughter, Hannah, and they had two children while living in Potsdam. Stephen and his family came to Sangamon County in 1833 as a part of the colony of fifty-two and settled near Farmington. John was a conductor on the underground railroad who helped hundreds of runaway slaves move north from the Farmington station. John Carroll Powers' 1876 Early Settlers of Sangamon County, describes Stephen Child's endeavors.
Contributor: judyox (48663489) • [email protected]
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