Bouton-Boughton Family

Capt. Daniel Bouton called out his men to oppose the advance of the British troops who had landed at a place some distance from the place where the town of Norwalk now stands, called Campo Point, and was so near that a shot fired from the British vessel over the heads of their troops fell like rain upon the force under Captain Daniel BouTON-BouGHTON Familt. 147 Bouton. A grape shot (a ball weighing a quarter of a pound) struck Capt. Bouton on his shoulder and penetrated about six inches. The wound made him a cripple for life, for which he drew a pension from the government as long as he Uved. The said ball was for many years in the possession of the old captain's son Aaron, who some years ago gave it to Andrus P. Bouton, who at that time lived at Oxford, N. Y. Captain Daniel Bouton sent a memorial to the Connecti- cut legislature, of which the following was copied : Upon the memorial of Capt. Daniel ^outon,»of Stamford, showing to this assembly that on the 30th day of May, last, a party of the enemy from Long Island landed at Campo and marched into the country plundering the inhabitants of their goods and cattle, and that on the intelligence thereof he immediately mustered his company and marched to Campo to oppose and repel the enemy. When in an engagement with the enemy he received a wound in the left shoulder by a large grape shot from the enemy, and that by said wound he lay several weeks dangerously ill, which was attended with considerable expense in nurses, doctors, ete. That he has lost the use of his arm by said wound and been rendered unable to labor for the support of himself and family, praying for relief, etc. Whereupon, Resolved, By this assembly, that the said Capt. Daniel Bouton receive out of the treasury of this State the sum of sixty-five pounds lawful money, in consideration of his lost time and expenses already occasioned by said wound, and that the committee of pay table draw on the treasury for payment of the same out of the two shilling and six penny tax record passed on the above. The above was granted. Jehiel Strong. Jan. 7, 1782. £ S. D. Doctor's bill 4 ,, 15 „ 0 For rum 4 „ 11 „ 0 " wine • 0 „ 9 „ 0 *' nursing 6 „ 16 , , 0 16 „ 11 „ 0 " Lost time 48 „ 9 „ 0 65 „ 0 „ 0 (viii.) Daniel Bouton (son of Nathaniel and Mary Bouton), b. Stamford, Conn., Oct. 24, 1740, m. Dec. 31, 1767, Mary Mead, dau. Peter Mead, of 148 BOITON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. Greenwich, Conn. Whitney Genealogy says he was a soldier in the Revolution and was wounded at Cos- cob by a shot from a British vessel. He was chosen deacon of the Congregational church at New Canaan June 10, 1797, in which office he continued until his death, which took place at New Canaan Feb. 12, 1821. His father, Nathaniel Bouton, settled at New Canaan where he was a constituent member of the Congregational church of that place. Children of Dea. Daniel and Mary Mead Bonton, of Stamford, Ct. 481 1,522 i. Hannah Bouton, b. Stamford, Ct., Dec. 18, 1768, d. unmarried Oct. 21, 17S0, 1,623 ii. Polly Bouton, b. Stamford, Ct., Dec. 3, 1770, d. New Canaan, Ct., March 25, 1785. 1.524 iii. Dorcas Bouton, b. Stamford, Ct., June 20, 1773, m. June 20, 1792, Benjamin St. John; he died June 4, 1855, aged eighty-eight years, she died Dec. 4, 1862. 1.525 iv. Daniel Bouton, Jr., M. D., b. March 10, 1779, m. Hannah Mills, Dec, 1799; he died 1S12. 1.526 V Jared Bouton, b. Stamford, Ct., Feb. 11, 1781, m. Polly Webb, b. June 3, 1782, moved to Tompkins county, N. Y.; she d. Nov. 28, 1856; he d. Katonah, N. Y., 1858. 1.527 vi. Aaron Bouton, b. Stamford, Ct., Aug. 10, 1783, m. Oct. 7, 1807, Anna Keeler; she d. June 30, 1801, he d. New Canaan 1843. 1.528 vii. Peter Mead Bouton, M. D., b. Stamford, Ct., Sept. 15, 17S7. m . Petit, moved to Walton, Delaware county, N. Y. Children of Benjamin and Dorcas Bonton (dan. of Daniel and Marjr Mead Bouton) St. Joliii, of Stamford, Ct 1524 1.529 i Benjamin M. St. John, b. Stamford Nov. 7, 1794. 1.530 ii. Abraham Weed St. John, bap. Stamford March 22, 1799, m. Deboiah Waterbury Oct, 24, 1820. 1.531 iii. Hannah Boutqn St. John, bap. Stamford Feb. 1, 1811, m. . Toquet. they had a son Benjamin; she d. April 12, 1852. 1.532 iv. Mary Naomi St. John, bap. Stamford Sept. 4, 1803, res. Westport, Ct.; she d. August 10, 1872. 1.533 V. Catharine Smith St. John, bap. Stamford June 10, 180(5, m.. . Phelps, of New Haven, Conn. 1.534 vi. Matthias W. St. John, bap. Stamford Jan. 29, 1809. 1.535 vii. William Augustus St. John, bap. Stamford March 11, 1811. BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 149 Child of Dr. Daniel and Hannnh Mills Bonton, of Stamford, Ct. 1525 1.536 i. Catharine Smith Bouton, bap. Aug. 21, 1805, d. in infancy. (v.) Jarbd Bouton (son of Dea. Daniel and Mary- Mead Bouton), b. New Canaan, Ct., Feb. 11, 1781, m. Polly Webb, b. June 8, 1782, and moved to Tompkins county, N. Y., subsequently returned to Westchester county; he died Katonah, N. Y., 1858, she died Nov. 28, 1856. Children of Jared and Polly Webb Bouton, of New Canaan, Ct. 152e 1.537 i. Nathaniel Augustus Bouton, b. New Canaan Aug. 4, 1803, m. Elizabeth A. St. John April 14, 1829, and settled in Stamford, where he d. Nov. 29, 1874. 1.538 ii. Daniel Webb Bouton, b. New York Feb. 26, 1805, m. New Canaan Aug. 27. 1827, Almina St. John, and settled firet at Darien, Ct., and moved to New Canaan, and subsequently to Sandusky, where he d. Oct. 6, 1860. 1.539 iii. Alexander Malichi Bouton, b. New Canaan, Ct., March 13, 1807, m. Dec, 1834, Mary St. John, of Bingham ton, N. Y., where she was b. Jan. 29, 1815, settled New Canaan; she d. New Canaan 1857, he died Stamford 1S82. 1.540 iv. Ralph Leonard Bouton, b. Tompkins county, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1810; physician; m. Feb. 9, 1843, Annie Jane Gibson and settled in Canaan, Miss., where he resided 1S88. Recapitulation. (i.) Nathaniel A. Bouton, b. New Canaan, Ct., Aug. 4, 1803. was a grandson of Dea. Daniel and Mary Mead Bouton, who were among the first settlers of New Canaan ; in the town of Stamford, Ct., hem. April 14, 18*29, Elizabeth Ann St. John, and settled at Spririgdale, town of Stamford, where he d. Nov. 29, 1874, and his widow still lived there (on the farm left her by her husband at his doath) Jan. 1, 18S8. Children of Nalhanlel A. and Elizabeth A. St. John Bouton, of Spring* dale, Conn. 1587 1,541 i. James Bouton, b. Darien, Ct., Jan. 21, 1830, d. April 6, 1834. 150 BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 1.542 ii. John E. Bouton, b. Darien, Ct., June 6, 1835, joined Company A 28th Regt. C. V., and d. Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 29, 1863. 1.543 iii. James L. Bouton, farmer, b. Darien, Ct., Feb. 24, 1844, occupied the farm left by his father at Springdale, Ct., 1888. Note. — Elizabeth Ann St. John, wife of Nathaniel Bouton, was dau. of Burchard and Mary St. John, and granddaughter of Benoni and Elizabeth St. John, of Wilton, Ct. (ii.) Daniel Webb Bouton, b. New York, Feb. 26, 1805, m. New Canaan, Ct., August 27, 1827, Almina St. John, b. New Canaan May, 1803, settled San- dusky, Ohio, where he d. Oct. 6, 1850; his widow moved to Toledo, Ohio, where she res. 1887. Children of Daniel Webb and Almina St« John Bonton, of Darien and New Canaan, Conn. 158S 1.544 i. Augustus Bouton, b. Darien, Ct., July 23, 1828, d. unmarried Albany, N. Y., April 4, 1856. 1.545 ii. Elizabeth A. Bouton, b. Darien, Ct., Oct. 29, 1832, m. Oct. 28, 1868, at Sandusky, Ohio, Herman S. Halsted, settled at Toledo where she d. April 23, 1873. 1.546 iii. Ebuly Bouton, b. New Canaan, Ct., Nov. 13, 1834, d. Nov. 14, 1835, 1.547 iv. Emily S. Bouton, b. New Canaan, Ct., Feb. 15, 1837 ; educated for a teacher and graduated at six- teen in the Sandusky High school, and took the highest position awarded to any lady as teacher in high school at Toledo, 0., and Chicago, 111., but resigned them to engage on journalistic work on the Toledo Bladey which position she had held for many years and still held in 1887. She also wrote works on health and beauty for women which were pub- lished, and one on etiquette which was nearly ready for publication at the time of this writing, beside pamphlets, all of which won for her an enviable reputation as a writer of books as well as for the newspaper press. Her residence was at Toledo, Ohio, 1887, where her mother made her home with her. To the Editor: The following of a well-known lady writer app^atvd in the Toledo Sunday Journal of Jan. 23, 1887. Should you BOUTON-BOUGHTON PaMILT. 161 find it of sufficient interest to reprint, may I request that you send me a marked copy of issue containing same Yours truly, C. C. Packard, Editor, Toledo, Ohio. Sunday Journal.