Mary Alden

• Marriage to Elijah Alden: (13 Jan 1785 — Age: 22) Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 16 2016, 17:09:28 UTC

Mary Lyon Married Elijah Alden Jan 13 1785 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

According to Elijah Aldens enlistment records, he was born about 1752 in Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA where he enlisted, with his relatives, the son of Daniel Allen and Jane Turner. See WikiTree Link.

After his service to the County, he removed to Bridport, Addison County, Vermont, USA. He shows up there on the Bridport Bridport Vermont – 1786 Freeholders listing of the first tax payers; "Elijah Alden, one head, two oxen, one cow, one yearling, two hogs, two acres of land, £22 0s 0d.". He also shows up on a VT Early Census Index in 1788.

The only Elijah Alden who; "locks in a before and after date as a resident of Vermont relating to the birth of a Son Ede Alden Born December 31, 1787 in Vermont on a pile of records during Ede's life." In fact he's the only Elijah Alden who ever shows up in the state of Vermont.

It doesn't throw me that Ede's Birth is not recorded, our family always had a desire to be first anywhere. They Recorded the first tax payers, taxes were paid, they didn't count women or children, there was no "real" government until Vermont became a state in 1791.

The fact that my great grandmother was in contact with the Lyons family in the late 1800's about this leads me to conclude that everybody has this wrong on ancestry.com, who has this tied to Elijah Alden and Mary Rebecca Fuller. Ede their son wasn't even born in the same state as the rest of their children.

My family was writing to the Lyons Family, not Fullers about Ede.

As both of the parents most likely died young, Mary before Ede was 15, and there are no records after 1788 on Elijah, My family was fishing the Lyons for information.

Also; Daniel Alden, Sr. and Aaron Lyon were some of the first founders of Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. They were both there in 1766 when there were 71 taxable inhabitants in the town.

And to really tie it up, Ede Alden marries Malinda Paddock and they name half their children after their direct relatives of Mary Lyon and Elijah Alden.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 2 2016, 4:12:24 UTC