Austin Watrous

GEDCOM Note

Austin Watrous married records: Chester Church records vol. 2:158 p. 563 - also 1810 Census Chezy, Clinton Co., NY has Austin listed with his family. He died at his son Austin's home: Revolutionary War as private in Capt. Edward shipman's Co., Col. Webb's Regt, CT Troops, 7th Regt., 8 Jul to 17 Dec 1775 ; Austin left CT for NY prior to 1800; . All children b. Chester Parish, Saybrook, CT Jerusha died July 1843 in Freetown, Cortland Co., NY Had 8 children: Jerusha B., Ezra A., Rebecca, Betsey,Polly, Austin, Ashbell, and Rosamond

They migrated from Granville,Washington Co., NY, to Freetown, Cortland Co,, NY in 1810 with their first six children; a frame house was built around 1850 on the hill road, which burned May 1924. At about the same time, Sally's parents, John & Jerusha (Baker) Backus came, followed by most of their 9 children and their families.

Censuses: CT, 1790, Saybrook, 90,1-3-6-0-0 NY, 1800, Grandville 0110-21001 NY 1810, Chazy 010110-022010 NY, 1820 Freetown NY 1830, Freetown.

Source: Family Forest, Leadership Edition

1961-1980 Register, The Order of The Founders & Patriots of America, page , 581.

Sources: Research done by Chris Burningham and George E. Watrous

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