Comfort Eaton, II

Biography

Comfort was born 22 June 1750 in Killingly Twp, Windham, Conneticut.[1]

He is the son of Comfort Eaton and Abigail Cooper, although records appear to only list Abigail as father[2] or that Abigail was the child[3] or that his last name was Cooper.[4] It is possible this was a birth out of wedlock as no marriage record has been found. It has also been suggested that the 22 June 1750 has been mistranscribed and that it is actually the marriage record of Comfort Eaton to Abigail Cooper, in which case we do not have a birth record for the son Comfort Eaton.

Allegedly, his mother died soon after his birth, and his father deserted him when only three to four years old.[5]

The first four children of Comfort Eaton were born in Killingly, Connecticut. Sometime after this, Comfort and Mehitable moved to Chesterfield, Massachusetts where the birth a fifth child is recorded. Interestingly, the children born in Killingly were also entered into the vital records of Chesterfield. The family is said to have later moved to Cummington, Massachusetts.

Birth

Born: 22 June 1750 in Killingly Twp, Windham, Conneticut.

This is an unusual record which reads, "EATON, Comfort, s. Abaga(i)l Cooper, b. June 22, 1750; 1; 41." It has been said that this is a mistranscription in the Barbour Collection and that it is actually the marriage record of his parents, e.g. it should read "EATON, Comfort, m. Abaga(i)l Cooper, June 22, 1750; 1; 41." This wording would make more sense, but if so then we do not have a birth record for Comfort Eaton the son. The original record needs to be examined to confirm the wording. Marriage and Children

Married: Mehitable Whitmore on 12 September 1771.

Children of Comfort Eaton and Mehitable Whitmore:[6][7][8]

Abigail Eaton. Baptized 20 August 1772 in Killingly, Connecticut. Died young
Hannah Eaton. Baptized 29 May 29 1774 in Killingly, Connecticut.
Abigail Eaton. Baptized 26 May 1776 in Killingly, Connecticut.
Sarah Eaton. Baptized 22 November 1778 in Killingly, Connecticut.
Noadiah Eaton. Born 30 August 1784 in Chesterfield, Massachusetts.
It is then assumed based on ages and no other logical records that he migrated to Vermont

1800 Census - Stamford, Bennington, Vermont, United States[9]

1 10-15 yo male
1 >= 45 yo male (b. before 1755)
2 16-25 yo female
1 >= 45 yo female
1830 Census - Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, United States[10]

1 80-90 yo male
1 70-80 yo female

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Comfort Eaton (1750 - aft. 1830) I

Comfort Eaton

Born 22 Jun 1750 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut

Son of Comfort Eaton and Abigail (Cooper) Eaton

Brother of Prudence (Eaton) Hale [half] and Sylvanus Eaton [half]

Husband of Mehitable (Whitmore) Eaton — married 12 Sep 1771 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut

Father of Comfort Eaton, Abigail (Eaton) Branch, Hannah Eaton, Abigail Eaton, Sarah Eaton and Noadiah Eaton

Died after 1830 in Vermont, United State [uncertain]

Eaton-7422 created 5 Mar 2020 | Last modified 10 Apr 2020

Sources

↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-34P : 7 January 2020), Comfort Eaton, 1750. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSQ-6TQD : 21 September 2019), Comfort Eaton, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272230.
↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9Q-41JV : 21 September 2019), Comfort Eaton in entry for Abagal Cooper, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272228.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-3R8 : 7 January 2020), Comfort Eaton Cooper, 1750.
↑ Wight. Ancestry and Descendants of Sylvanius Eaton. (1900): Comfort Eaton and Mary Hall page 9.
↑ Baker. History of Chesterfield, Massachusetts. (1962): page 149.
↑ Chesterfield Vital Records. (online database AmericanAncestors.org): page 55.
↑ Note that the children born in Killingly are also recorded in the Chesterfield Vital Records.
↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRQ-ZX1 : accessed 7 March 2020), Comfort Eaton, Stamford, Bennington, Vermont, United States; citing p. 139, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 218,688.
↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPX-S1K : 17 August 2017), Comfort Eaton, Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, United States; citing 78, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 184; FHL microfilm 27,450.
Baker, Ruth A. History and Genealogy of the Families of Chesterfield, Massachusetts. (1962): page 149.
Wight, Jane Adaline Eaton. Ancestry and Descendants of Sylvanius Eaton, Jacob Swetland and Christopher Reynolds. (Springfield, 1900): Comfort Eaton and Mary Hall page 9.
Hale, House, and related families, mainly of the Connecticut River Valley, by Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman (1952), pg. 119
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