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Mary “Polly” <I>Proctor</I> Root

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Mary “Polly” Proctor Root

Birth
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
27 Nov 1853 (aged 83)
Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
Burial
Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA Add to Map
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1st marriage 7/12/1789 Major Joseph Crary( 1758-1810) Revolutionary War Veteran, surveyor of NYS Counties: Lewis, Herkimer & Jefferson (died of Pneumonia)

2nd marriage 1810 to Elihu Stewart,Sr(1770-1816),a widower from Colerain, Massachusetts

3rd marriage 1820 to Billa Root(1760-1859),a widower, Revolutionary War Veteran.

Her parents were Lt Leonard Proctor(1734-1827) & his wife Mary Proctor(1744-1827) Capt Leonard Proctor founded the Town of Proctorsville, VT & cemetery that carries his name Proctor. Capt Leonard was a Revolutionary War Veteran.

Her children with Joseph Crary were:
1. Leonard Proctor Crary(1790-1836)married Betsey Dodge/Sarah Harris
2. Aaron Kimball Crary(1792-1868)married Clarissa Wright
3. Joseph Smith Crary(1795-1838)married Mehitable Stewart
4. Achsa Crary(1800-)
5. Hannah Crary(1802-)
6. Louis Crary( 1805-1820)buried at Swinburne Cemetery, Denmark, NY

Her children with Elihu Stewart,Sr
1. Dr Elihu S. Stewart(1814-1898)married
2. Mary Proctor Stewart(1813-1860) married Christopher C. Ely

There were no children with Billa Root

Sources:
1. Proctor Genealogy of Robert Proctor by William L. Proctor 1898
2. Vermont State Archives(Statistics), Middlesex, Vermont
3. The Roots of Coventry, Connecticut by Messler & Aronson
4. Proctor Family of Westford, MA, Proctorsville, VT & Rushford & Farmersville, NY
1st marriage 7/12/1789 Major Joseph Crary( 1758-1810) Revolutionary War Veteran, surveyor of NYS Counties: Lewis, Herkimer & Jefferson (died of Pneumonia)

2nd marriage 1810 to Elihu Stewart,Sr(1770-1816),a widower from Colerain, Massachusetts

3rd marriage 1820 to Billa Root(1760-1859),a widower, Revolutionary War Veteran.

Her parents were Lt Leonard Proctor(1734-1827) & his wife Mary Proctor(1744-1827) Capt Leonard Proctor founded the Town of Proctorsville, VT & cemetery that carries his name Proctor. Capt Leonard was a Revolutionary War Veteran.

Her children with Joseph Crary were:
1. Leonard Proctor Crary(1790-1836)married Betsey Dodge/Sarah Harris
2. Aaron Kimball Crary(1792-1868)married Clarissa Wright
3. Joseph Smith Crary(1795-1838)married Mehitable Stewart
4. Achsa Crary(1800-)
5. Hannah Crary(1802-)
6. Louis Crary( 1805-1820)buried at Swinburne Cemetery, Denmark, NY

Her children with Elihu Stewart,Sr
1. Dr Elihu S. Stewart(1814-1898)married
2. Mary Proctor Stewart(1813-1860) married Christopher C. Ely

There were no children with Billa Root

Sources:
1. Proctor Genealogy of Robert Proctor by William L. Proctor 1898
2. Vermont State Archives(Statistics), Middlesex, Vermont
3. The Roots of Coventry, Connecticut by Messler & Aronson
4. Proctor Family of Westford, MA, Proctorsville, VT & Rushford & Farmersville, NY


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  • Created by: Laurie Stewart Tokarsky
  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97731019/mary-root: accessed ), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Proctor Root (20 Oct 1770–27 Nov 1853), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97731019, citing Farmersville Center Cemetery, Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA; Maintained by Laurie Stewart Tokarsky (contributor 47375347).