"Decius Humphrey born on April 19, 1739 (1792) and on January 7, 1809 married Laura Adams, daughther of Ezra and Hannah(Wilcox)Adams. Note: "she was said to be the most beautiful lady in the county". Decius Humphrey took over the Adams business as a general storekeeper, farmer, and manufacturer of buttons.nbsp;He also raised silkworms. He and his wife had 11 children.nbsp;He served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812 in Capt. Sereno Pettibone's Company. He was Master of Village Lodge of Masons 1822-24.nbsp;He and his wife had 11 children. They moved to Huron, Ohio in 1853 and later to Muscatine, Iowa where he died on June 14, 1878." Source of information: Canton Remembers: Incidents in Local History, edited by Dr. Lawrence and Margaret Carlton, c2005. Published by The Canton Historical Society, Collinsville, CT.
"Decius Humphrey born on April 19, 1739 (1792) and on January 7, 1809 married Laura Adams, daughther of Ezra and Hannah(Wilcox)Adams. Note: "she was said to be the most beautiful lady in the county". Decius Humphrey took over the Adams business as a general storekeeper, farmer, and manufacturer of buttons.nbsp;He also raised silkworms. He and his wife had 11 children.nbsp;He served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812 in Capt. Sereno Pettibone's Company. He was Master of Village Lodge of Masons 1822-24.nbsp;He and his wife had 11 children. They moved to Huron, Ohio in 1853 and later to Muscatine, Iowa where he died on June 14, 1878." Source of information: Canton Remembers: Incidents in Local History, edited by Dr. Lawrence and Margaret Carlton, c2005. Published by The Canton Historical Society, Collinsville, CT.
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