Bouton-Boughton Family

ayenne near Franklin street, Danbnrj. 4491^ 4,491 i. George Edgar Bouton, b. New York city, July 9, 1858, m. April 5, 1882, Lizzie H. Blissard, and set- tled King street, Danbury. 4,491" ii. William Bouton, b. New York city, Oct. 1, 1860; res. with parents. 4,491"*** iii. Mortimer Bouton, b. Bedford, N. Y., March 17, 1862, and died Bedford, 1867. 4,491** iv. Frank Bouton, b. Bedford, Sept. 12, 1864, and died Bedford 1868. 4,491^* V. Emma Frances Bouton, b. Bedford, Oct. 81, 1868, ni. Georgetown, Ct., April 28, 1885, William Lock- wood. 4,491" vi. Mary Augusta Bouton, b. Bedford, May 7, 1870. Child of C^rge and lizzie H. Blissard Boatony of Klngr street, Danbarj. 4491* 4,491" i. Frederick Bouton, b. Danbury, Ct., June, 1888. BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 493 Children of Wllllain and Emma F. Bonton (dan. of Roswell and Irene ^t Bonton) Loekwood, of Georiretown, Ct 4491dd 4,491" i. Mary Lockwood, b. Georgetown, Ct., Feb. 20, 1887. 4,491"^ ii. J. Walter Lockwood, b. Georgetown, Sept. 6, 1888. DESCENDANTS OF JAMES B. BOUGHTON. (v.) James B. Boughton (son of Timothy and Martha Scott Boughton), was born in town of Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Ct., Feb. 24, 1780. During his father's absence in the service of his country, in the trying period of the Revolu- tionary war, his family, embracing his wife and four oldest children — Martha, John, Sally and Thaddeus — were taken from their home in Poundridge, N. Y., to her father's, Capt. James Scott, of Ridgefield, wnere they remained until her husband, Timothy Boughton, returned from the war, which, when he did, he found himself pecuniarily embarrassed and settled on farming lands three miles east of Ridgefield vil- lage, where he lived until his death, September, 1806. He, James, continued to live in Ridgefield and vicinity until married, which he did January 1, 1800, to Sarah DeForest, daughter of Capt. John DeForest, of Ridgefield, where she was born March 20, 1778. They settled in Ridgefield, where they farmed for a time, thfc»n moved to Redding, where he burned lime at the lime kilns in Redding, moving about 1815 to Delaware county, N. Y., where he engaged m clear- ing land for a farm. The second season after settling there, 1816, the year of the great frost, the crops were cut off, and starvation seemed imminent; his father-in-law, Capt. De- Forest, who was a well-to-do farmer of Ridgefield, learning of their suffering condition, took his teams and wagon and moved the entire family back to Ridgefield, from which, the following year, they removed to the banks of the Hudson river near Rhinebeck, N. Y., from which, not long after, they removed to Victory, Cayuga county, N. Y., where he bought a small farm and built a house and cooper shop, in which he made a large number of barrels for tne fiouring mills at Port Byron, on the canal, eleven miles distant. They continued living at Victory with several of their chil- dren manied and settled in the vicinity, until some of the 494 BouTON-BouGHTON Family. families of their children having moved to Illinois and MicbigaDy they sold their farm in Victory in 1846, and moved to Jackson, Mich.« and lived with their daughter, Esther Van Alstine, where she, Sarah, died, Dec. 21, 1861. After her death he went to reside with his son, John D. Boughton, at Milledgeville, HI., and from thence they moved to Hazel Green, where he died July 3, 1862, aged eighty- two years. Children of James B. and Sarah DeForert Bon^hton. tS46 4.492 i. Patty (Martha) Boughton, b. Bidgefield, Ct., Nov. 25, 1801, m. Bidgefield, 1819, James Eider, a farmer. They moved to Victory about 1830 and bought a farm on ''Fourteen," where they cleared the land and built a house and lived until she died June, 1841. He married second and several years after moved to Milledgeville, Whiteside county, Dl., where he died 1862. Children of James and Patty Bonton Slder. 4.493 i. Joseph Rider, b. in Orange county, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1816; his parents moved to Victory, Cayuga county, N. T., when he was about fourteen years old, and purchased a farm in the midst of a heavy timbered forest, where he became an efficient help to his father in clearing the land; he was active and skillful with his axe and became quite noted in the neighborhood as a woodman. He married Jan. 5, 1840, Mary Parks, born near Lake George, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1819. They lived first at Ira, Cayuga county, then moved to Hannibal, Oswego county, N. Y., where they lived for several years until 1853, then moved to Deerfield, Livingston county, Mich,, and from there to Penton, Genesee county, Mich., where they lived November, 1885. Children of Joseph and Marj Parks Rider, of Hannibal, N. Y., and late of Xlchigran. 4.494 i. Carlos Rider, b. Ira, Cayuga county, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1840 ; moved with his parents to Michigan, and enlisted in the 6th Mich. Cavalry, Co. D; was pro- moted to first lieutenant, and died at Richmond, va., June 12, 1864. 4.495 ii. Mortimer Rider, b. Hannibal, Oswego county, N. Y., May 6, 1842, m. Howell, Mich., May 8, 1868, Mary Sackner, and lived at Argentine, Gtenesee Co., Mich., 1885. BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 495 Child of Mortimer and Mary Saokner Rider. 4.496 i. Clement E. Rider, b. Argentine, Mich., Feb. 26, 1869. 4.497 iii. Sarah Euseba Rider, b. Hannibal, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1844 and d. in infancy at Hannibal, April 15, 1846. 4.498 iv. William A. Rider, d. Hannibal, March 19, 1848, m. Dec. 29, 1870, Florence Graham, and settled in . Deerfield, Livingston Co., Mich., where they still lived in autumn of 1885. Child of Wiiliam A. and Florence Oraham Rider. 4.499 i. May N. Rider, b. Deerfield, Livingston Co., Mich., Dec. 18, 1871, where she was living with parents, 1885. 4.600 V. Ebenezer W. Rider, b. Hannibal, Oct. 29, 1849, m. Oct. 18, 1872, Addie Bang; have two children and live in Racine, Wis., 1885. Children of Ebenezer W. and Addle Bangr Rider. 4.601 i. Carlos B. RroER, b. Clare, Clare Co., Mich., Aug. 2, 1876. 4.502 ii. Bessie RmER, b. Bay City, Bay Co., Mich., June 7, 1879. 4.503 vi. Oscar Rider (son of Joseph and Marj'- Parks Rider), b. Hannibal, April 18, 1851; he only lived until April 19, 1852 and died at Hannibal. 4.504 vii. Esther Theressa Rider, b. Deerfield, Mich., April 5, 1856, m. Frank Vosburgh, Jan. 19, 1877. 4.505 viii. Caroline M. Rider, b. Deerfield, Nov. 30, 1859. 4.506 ix. Elmer D. Rider, b. Deerfield, July 6, 1866, and died at Deerfield, Oct. 12, 1867. 4.507 ii. Catharine Rider (dau. of James and Patty Bou- ton Rider) was born Orange Co., N. Y., about 1818; lived with her parents, unmarried, and died at Led- jrard, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 4.508 lii. Phebe Jane RroER (dau. James and Pattv Bouton Rider), b. about 1819 and died at Victory, N. Y., about 1836. 4,609 iv. Caroline RroER (dau. James and Patty Bouton Rider), b. Orange Co.. N. Y., Jan. 14, 1827, m. Dec. 13, 1848, William L. Baker, b. Oct. 16, 1819, and set- tled at Tay mouth, Saginaw Co., Mich., where they lived 1885. 496 BouTON-BouGHTON Family. Children of William L. and Caroline Sider Baker. 4.510 i. William J. Baker, b. Hannibal, Oswego Co., N. Y., June 7, 1853. 4.511 ii. JuDSON H. Baker, b. Victory, Cayuga Co., N. Y., July 25, 1855. 4.512 iii. Georqe L. Baker, b. Saginaw Co., Mich., Oct. 28, 1866. 4,518 iv. Oscar J. Baker, b. Saginaw Co., Mich., Jan. 14, 1869. 4.514 V. James Rider, Jr. (son of James and Patty Bouton Rider), b. about 1828, m. at Victory, Emily, daughter of George Foster; res. unknown. 4.515 vi. Lucy Ann RmsR (dau. of James and Patty Bou- ton Rider), born Victory, February, 1836, m. first, Abram Fox, of Moravia, N. Y. ; m. second, Har- rison, and settled at . Children of Abram and Lucj Ann BIder Fox, of Cayuga oountj, N. T. 4.516 i. Kittie Fox, b. about 1850. 4.517 ii. Mary Fox, b. about 1852. 4.518 iii. Charles Fox, b. about 1855. 4.519 i. Eliza Jane RmER (dau. of James and Patty Bou- ton Rider), b. Victory, N. Y. , July 4, 1838, m. Vic- tory, April 19, 1851, Philip Crofut, bom July 18, 1831. Children of Philip and Eiisa Jane Rider Croftit, of Yietorj, N, T. 4.520 i. William L. Urofut, b. Victory, N. Y., May 21, 1858, m. Deerfield, Livingston county, Mich., Dec. 24, 1879, Alma T. Towers, and settled Deerfield. Children of William L. and Alma T. Towers Grofkit 4.521 i. Bertha Viola Crofut, b. May 28, 1881. 4.522 ii. Charles Crofut. 4,628 ii. MattibE. Crofut, b. Oswego, N. Y., July 11, 1861. 4,523» ii. Abby Boughton, b. Ridgefield, Ct., Oct. 12, 1802, m. Ridgefield, July 20, 1820, Robert Le Favre, by trade a shoemaker; moved to Victory, Cayuga county, N. Y., where he followed his trade for the support of his family until he died about 1837. She m. second, Chauncy Cutting, of Victory, who died about 1860. She moved April 1, 1870, to Huron, N. Y., where she continued to Jive until Sept. 12, 1887, when she died, aged nearly eighty -five years. BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 497 Children of Robert and Abby Bonghton Le Fayor. 4.524 1. Abigail Lb Favor, b. Ridgefield, Fairfield county, Ct., August 3, 1820, m. Victory, N. Y., Dec. IT, 1835, RUey S. Watson, born May, 1810. They settled at Butler, N. Y., 1837, moved to Victory about 1850 ; he died March 17, 1888. Children of Bilej S. and Abiir*il Le Fayor Watson. 4.525 i. James Watson, b. Victory, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1836, and died in infancy April 30, 1837. 4.526 ii. JuuA A. Watson, b. Butler, Wayne county, N. Y., March 21, 1838, m. Victory, Jan. 8, 1852, William Wolven, and werc living at Westbury, N. Y., 1886. 4.527 iii. Elvira M. Watson, b. Butler, August 29, 1840, m. first, 1860, Mr. Green; m. second, 1868, John Bloomingdale ; lived at Victory 1885 ; post-office Westbury. 4.528 iv. Ann Eliza Watson, b. Butler, Sept. 15, 1842, m. Victory, Dec. 31, 1860, David Woolven; she died Dec, 20, 1868. 4.529 V. Robert Watson, b. Butler, Nov. 15, 1844; enlisted in the army and died in Anderson ville prison. 4.530 vi. Theoda Watson, b. Butler, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1846, m. David Crapo, and died Wolcott, N. Y., May 24, 1872. 4.531 vii. Mary A. Watson, b. Butler, April 13, 1849; died Victory, Dec. 25, 1850. 4.532 viii. Sarah Watson, b. Victory, June 29, 1852; died Victory, March 8, 1854.