Daniel Foote, of Stratford

Daniel Foote was a colonial resident of the towns of Stratford and Newtown, Connecticut.

Daniel was the second son of Jehiel Foote and Susannah of Stratford, Connecticut. A direct descendant of the famed surveyor Nathaniel Foote, he was born on 25 July 1717.

On 6 November 1746, he married Sarah Whitney, a daughter of Samuel Whitney of Newtown. She died 14 December 1803 at the age of 74.

Daniel and Sarah had eight children:

1. Abigail, b. 4 November 1747 in Stratford, Connecticut
2. Anna, b. 14 June 1749 in Stratford
3. Charity, bpt. 21 June 1752 in Stratford
4. Daniel, b. in Newtown
5. Peter, b. in Newtown; married Naomi Gillett, daughter of Samuel Gillett of Newtown; removed to New Stamford, New York
6. Susannah, b. in Newtown
7. Jerusha, b. in Newtown
8. Lemuel, b. in Newtown

Sources

• Goodwin, Nathaniel. The Foote Family: The Descendants of Nathaniel Foote, One of the First Settlers of Wethersfield, Conn., published 1849, p. 56 and p. 75. < https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Foote_Family/3aFMAAAAMAAJ >

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Daniel Foote Sr. BIRTH 25 Jul 1717, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH 28 Jun 1790 (aged 72), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
BURIAL Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, MEMORIAL ID 44846659, Photos by Nancy Moore

Parents
Jehiel Foot, 1685–1740

Spouse
Sarah Whitney m. 11/6/1746 in Stratford, Fairfield County, CT

Siblings
Jehiel Foot, 1723–1754

Children
Abigail Foote Roberts, 1746–1807
James Foote 1747 – 1831
Anna Foote 1749 – 1827
Samuel Foote 1750 – 1845
Charity Foote 1752 – 1826
George Foote 1754 – 1850
Susanna Foote 1755 – 1849
Dorathy Foote 1756 – 1855
William Foote 1758 – 1855
Peter Foote 1759 – 1846
Daniel Foote 1762 – 1840
Jekiel Foot, 1762–1843
Deborah Ann Foote 1764 – 1865
Lemuel Foote 1766 – 1812

References
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44846659/daniel-foote