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Roswell Saltonstall Palmer

Roswell Saltonstall Palmer

Male 1766 - 1844  (77 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Roswell Saltonstall Palmer  [1
    Birth 1 Aug 1766  Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Mar 1844  Stockbridge, Berkshire CO, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 5 Siblings 
    Person ID I193064  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2001 

    Father Andrew Palmer, Capt.,   b. 21 Oct 1738, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1775, At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Lucy Palmer,   b. 23 Sep 1737, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1776, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jun 1754  Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F78582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Desire Palmer,   b. 20 May 1772, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1851 (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Palmer,   b. 19 Feb 1789, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1808, West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     2. Rebecca Palmer,   b. 16 Jun 1791, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1869 (Age 77 years)
     3. Desire Palmer,   b. 8 Jul 1795, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Brighton, Monroe CO, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Paul Smith Palmer,   b. 11 Nov 1796, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1875, Stockbridge, Berkshire CO, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Matilda Palmer,   b. 30 May 1799, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1801, Stockbridge, Berkshire CO, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     6. Matilda Bridget Palmer,   b. 17 Nov 1801, Stockbridge, Berkshire CO, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Pittsford, Monroe CO, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. William Pitt Palmer,   b. 22 Feb 1805, South Lee, Berkshire CO, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Harriet Elizabeth Palmer,   b. 25 Mar 1808, Stockbridge, Berkshire CO, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Henry Dwight Palmer,   b. 23 Aug 1810, Stockbridge, Berkshire CO, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Hannah Maria Palmer,   b. 11 Jul 1813, Stockbridge, Berkshire CO, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1903 (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F78720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2001 

  • Notes 
    • 1. Roswell was a prisoner on the Prison Ship Jersey, in New York Harbor, during the Revolutionary War, where he was confined 18 months. His brother Robert was also a prisoner in the same ship. They went through Hellgate in chains.

      2. Roswell and his family removed to Berkshire County, Massachusetts ca 1800.

  • Sources 
    1. [S585] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, (New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903), pages 54, 139, and 140 (Reliability: 2).



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