John Clark Ellsworth

b. 22 February 1793, d. 11 July 1861
     John Clark Ellsworth was born on 22 February 1793. He was the son of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong. John Clark Ellsworth married Eliza Tolman. John Clark Ellsworth died on 11 July 1861 at age 68.

No issue.

"John was a missionary of the A.B.C.F.M., to the Cherokees in Georgia (1821 - 36). With great reluctance he returned from this field, on account of the failing health of his wife, in 1836, to Greensboro (Vt.) where he spent the remainder of his days as a farmer." --Benjamin Dwight.

Eliza Tolman

d. April 1856
     Eliza Tolman married John Clark Ellsworth, son of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong. Eliza Tolman died in April 1856.

Dea. Frederic Ellsworth1

b. 29 March 1795
     Dea. Frederic Ellsworth was born on 29 March 1795. He was the son of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong. Dea. Frederic Ellsworth married Mary Colman, daughter of Caleb Colman and Sarah Burbank, on 28 May 1821.

"Frederic was engaged with his two brothers (John and Oliver), and his sister Harriet in the Cherokee Mission for a few years from which he returned in 1827-8, and after residing in several places has for some years past been a resident of Ann Harbor, Mich." --Benjamin Dwight.

Children of Dea. Frederic Ellsworth and Mary Colman

Citations

  1. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 301.

Sarah Ellsworth

b. 23 April 1797
     Sarah Ellsworth was born on 23 April 1797. She was the daughter of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong.

Sophia Ellsworth1

b. 20 October 1799
     Sophia Ellsworth was born on 20 October 1799. She was the daughter of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong.

Citations

  1. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 299.

Martha Ellsworth1

b. 29 December 1803
     Martha Ellsworth was born on 29 December 1803.1 She was the daughter of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong.1 Martha Ellsworth married Evelyn Hart Farnham, son of Aaron Farnham and Florella Strong, in December 1824.

Evelyn was a cabinet maker at Newbury, Vt." -- Benjamin Dwight.

Children of Martha Ellsworth and Evelyn Hart Farnham

Citations

  1. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 301.
  2. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 302.

Evelyn Hart Farnham

b. 14 May 1804
     Evelyn Hart Farnham was born on 14 May 1804. He was the son of Aaron Farnham and Florella Strong. Evelyn Hart Farnham married Martha Ellsworth, daughter of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong, in December 1824.

Children of Evelyn Hart Farnham and Martha Ellsworth

Citations

  1. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 301.
  2. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 302.

Oliver Wetmore Ellsworth1

b. 10 February 1806
     Oliver Wetmore Ellsworth was born on 10 February 1806.1 He was the son of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong.1 Oliver Wetmore Ellsworth married Amanda Elliot Cook, daughter of Moody Cook and Hannah Parker, on 1 March 1832.2

"Oliver went when sixteen years old with his brothers and sister to Brainard in the Cherokee mission, where he remained, although not under any appointment as a missionary, for four years. Brainard is about seven miles north-east from the now renowned Lookout Mountain. He says, 'I never saw the Gospel have more all-conquering power than among these Indians.' In 1826, he returned to Greensboro, Vt., since which time he has resided in Waterloo, Iowa, having been most of the time engaged in the furniture business." -- Benjamin Dwight.

Children of Oliver Wetmore Ellsworth and Amanda Elliot Cook

Citations

  1. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 302.
  2. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Page 302.

Harriet Eliza Blunt

b. 12 October 1823, d. 3 December 1825
     Harriet Eliza Blunt was born on 12 October 1823 at Brainard, TN. She was the daughter of Ainsworth Emory Blunt and Harriet Ellsworth. Harriet Eliza Blunt died on 3 December 1825 at age 2.

Martha Ellsworth Blunt1

b. 21 December 1825
     Martha Ellsworth Blunt was born on 21 December 1825 at Brainard, TN. She was the daughter of Ainsworth Emory Blunt and Harriet Ellsworth. Martha Ellsworth Blunt married Benjamin Clark Morse on 8 September 1842.

Children of Martha Ellsworth Blunt and Benjamin Clark Morse

Citations

  1. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 300.

Benjamin Clark Morse

b. 19 September 1814, d. 1 February 1864
     Benjamin Clark Morse was born on 19 September 1814 at Barnet, VT. He married Martha Ellsworth Blunt, daughter of Ainsworth Emory Blunt and Harriet Ellsworth, on 8 September 1842. Benjamin Clark Morse died on 1 February 1864 at Marqette, Lake Superior, MI, at age 49.

Children of Benjamin Clark Morse and Martha Ellsworth Blunt

John Ellsworth Blunt1

b. 25 December 1828
     John Ellsworth Blunt was born on 25 December 1828. He was the son of Ainsworth Emory Blunt and Harriet Ellsworth. John Ellsworth Blunt married Augusta Evans Wood, daughter of Hiram Wood and Prudence Stickney Evans, on 11 October 1853. John Ellsworth Blunt lived at Wheaton, DuPage Co, IL.

Children of John Ellsworth Blunt and Augusta Evans Wood

Citations

  1. [S84] Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Elder John Strong, Vol. I, Page 300.

Ainsworth Emory Blunt

b. 6 February 1832
     Ainsworth Emory Blunt was born on 6 February 1832 at Brainard, TN. He was the son of Ainsworth Emory Blunt and Harriet Ellsworth.

Sarah Elizabeth Blunt

b. 16 October 1834, d. 27 October 1834
     Sarah Elizabeth Blunt was born on 16 October 1834 at Brainard, TN. She was the daughter of Ainsworth Emory Blunt and Harriet Ellsworth. Sarah Elizabeth Blunt died on 27 October 1834.

Eliza Ramsey Blunt

b. 4 September 1851
     Eliza Ramsey Blunt was born on 4 September 1851 at Dalton, GA. She was the daughter of Ainsworth Emory Blunt and Elizabeth Christian Ramsey.

Harriet Elizabeth Morse

b. 2 July 1843
     Harriet Elizabeth Morse was born on 2 July 1843 at Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN. She was the daughter of Benjamin Clark Morse and Martha Ellsworth Blunt.

John Emory Morse

b. 12 November 1846
     John Emory Morse was born on 12 November 1846 at Dalton, GA. He was the son of Benjamin Clark Morse and Martha Ellsworth Blunt.

William Nixon Morse

b. 26 January 1849
     William Nixon Morse was born on 26 January 1849 at Dalton, GA. He was the son of Benjamin Clark Morse and Martha Ellsworth Blunt.

Benjamin Clark Morse

b. 30 May 1854, d. 11 November 1857
     Benjamin Clark Morse was born on 30 May 1854 at Dalton, GA. He was the son of Benjamin Clark Morse and Martha Ellsworth Blunt. Benjamin Clark Morse died on 11 November 1857 at Dalton, GA, at age 3.

Austin Blunt Morse

b. 30 June 1857
     Austin Blunt Morse was born on 30 June 1857 at Dalton, GA. He was the son of Benjamin Clark Morse and Martha Ellsworth Blunt.

General Benjamin Clark Morse

b. 15 October 1859, d. 15 April 1933
     General Benjamin Clark Morse was born on 15 October 1859 at Macon City, Macon Co., MO.1 He was the son of Benjamin Clark Morse and Martha Ellsworth Blunt. General Benjamin Clark Morse married Jesse Cable, daughter of James Franklin Cable and Harriett Jeanette Filkins, on 9 March 1890 at Mackinac Island, MI.1 General Benjamin Clark Morse died on 15 April 1933 at San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, at age 73.1 He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.1

Benjamin graduated 1884 from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Benjamin was the Commandant of Fort Mackinac on the island when he and Jessie married. Her parents ran the John Jacob Astor House on the island. This was the building that Astor built to house his fur trappers. James F. Cable added to the building and turned it into a hotel, which he ran for many years.
Benjamin C. Morse was also Commandant at Texas A&M and Fort Custer, Michigan. He was a classmate of John Pershing and fought with him in the Philippines. Benjamin C. Morse was honorably discharged from the military April 1918 with the rank of Brigadier General. 1

Children of General Benjamin Clark Morse and Jesse Cable

Citations

  1. [S544] Mary Watkins, "Benjamin Clark Morse," e-mail to James H. Holcombe, 5 Sep 2004.

Lucian Tilton Morse

b. 24 February 1863, d. 20 June 1866
     Lucian Tilton Morse was born on 24 February 1863 at Galesburg, Knox Co., IL. He was the son of Benjamin Clark Morse and Martha Ellsworth Blunt. Lucian Tilton Morse died on 20 June 1866 at Marquette, MI, at age 3.

Augusta Evans Wood

b. 3 November 1830
     Augusta Evans Wood was born on 3 November 1830 at Newburyport, MA. She was the daughter of Hiram Wood and Prudence Stickney Evans. Augusta Evans Wood married John Ellsworth Blunt, son of Ainsworth Emory Blunt and Harriet Ellsworth, on 11 October 1853.

Children of Augusta Evans Wood and John Ellsworth Blunt

Arthur Wood Blunt

b. 30 July 1854
     Arthur Wood Blunt was born on 30 July 1854 at Dalton, GA. He was the son of John Ellsworth Blunt and Augusta Evans Wood.

Clarina Howard Blunt

b. 24 August 1858, d. 26 February 1863
     Clarina Howard Blunt was born on 24 August 1858 at Dalton, GA. She was the daughter of John Ellsworth Blunt and Augusta Evans Wood. Clarina Howard Blunt died on 26 February 1863 at Newburyport, MA, at age 4.

Alice Blunt

b. 19 May 1864
     Alice Blunt was born on 19 May 1864 at Evansville, WI. She was the daughter of John Ellsworth Blunt and Augusta Evans Wood.

Mary Colman

b. 7 September 1798
     Mary Colman was born on 7 September 1798 at Boscawen, Merrimack Co., NH. She was the daughter of Caleb Colman and Sarah Burbank. Mary Colman married Dea. Frederic Ellsworth, son of John Ellsworth IV and Sarah Strong, on 28 May 1821.

Children of Mary Colman and Dea. Frederic Ellsworth

John Ellsworth

b. 28 July 1823
     John Ellsworth was born on 28 July 1823 at Brainard, TN. He was the son of Dea. Frederic Ellsworth and Mary Colman. John Ellsworth married Susan Gage, daughter of (?) Gage and Rosanna Cowden, in February 1847 at Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., NY.

"John was a farmer and wagon-maker at Superior, Mich. He has lost one son and three daughters." -- Benjamin Dwight.

Child of John Ellsworth and Susan Gage

Mary Bailey Ellsworth

b. 18 December 1826
     Mary Bailey Ellsworth was born on 18 December 1826 at Hardwick, Caledonia Co., VT. She was the daughter of Dea. Frederic Ellsworth and Mary Colman. Mary Bailey Ellsworth married Alanson Moore, son of Ambrose Moore and Emmeline (?), on 27 March 1850 at Janesville, Rock Co., WI.

"Alanson was a boot and shoe merchant at Ann Arbor, Mich." -- Benjamin Dwight.

Children of Mary Bailey Ellsworth and Alanson Moore

Sarah Ellsworth

b. 26 May 1832
     Sarah Ellsworth was born on 26 May 1832 at Greensboro, VT. She was the daughter of Dea. Frederic Ellsworth and Mary Colman.

Susan Gage

b. 9 November 1825
     Susan Gage was born on 9 November 1825. She was the daughter of (?) Gage and Rosanna Cowden. Susan Gage married John Ellsworth, son of Dea. Frederic Ellsworth and Mary Colman, in February 1847 at Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., NY.

Child of Susan Gage and John Ellsworth

Sarah Ellsworth

b. 21 April 1849
     Sarah Ellsworth was born on 21 April 1849 at Harmony, Marinette Co., WI. She was the daughter of John Ellsworth and Susan Gage.

Alanson Moore

b. 18 February 1821
     Alanson Moore was born on 18 February 1821 at Butternuts, NY. He was the son of Ambrose Moore and Emmeline (?) Alanson Moore married Mary Bailey Ellsworth, daughter of Dea. Frederic Ellsworth and Mary Colman, on 27 March 1850 at Janesville, Rock Co., WI.

Children of Alanson Moore and Mary Bailey Ellsworth

Frederic Alanson Moore

b. 17 February 1851, d. 14 January 1857
     Frederic Alanson Moore was born on 17 February 1851 at Union, WI. He was the son of Alanson Moore and Mary Bailey Ellsworth. Frederic Alanson Moore died on 14 January 1857 at Mitchell, Mitchell Co., IA, at age 5.

Charlotte Moore

b. 29 April 1855
     Charlotte Moore was born on 29 April 1855 at Harmony, Marinette Co., WI. She was the daughter of Alanson Moore and Mary Bailey Ellsworth.

Susan Moore

b. 29 October 1857
     Susan Moore was born on 29 October 1857 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI. She was the daughter of Alanson Moore and Mary Bailey Ellsworth.

Frank Moore

b. 27 April 1862, d. 17 April 1865
     Frank Moore was born on 27 April 1862 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI. He was the son of Alanson Moore and Mary Bailey Ellsworth. Frank Moore died on 17 April 1865 at age 2.

Son Moore

b. 13 February 1865, d. 3 April 1865
     Son Moore was born on 13 February 1865. He was the son of Alanson Moore and Mary Bailey Ellsworth. Son Moore died on 3 April 1865.