Katurah Churchill

    ********************* CORRECTION NOT the daughter of Col. David Moss & Starira Moss ( of Wallingford )

see below....

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Keturah ( Morse) Churchill was born Feb 20th 1785 in Northfield, Litchfield Conn.

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The daughter of David Morse ( 1745-1830)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152866108/david-morse

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& Eunice Morse ( 1750-1830 ).. also buried in Northfield Cemetery.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152866091/eunice-morse

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She was the fourth born, of five. Three elder brothers Ephraim Hall Morse ( 1778-1859 Caleb Morse ( 1783-1853 ) Miles Morse ( 1782-1847 ) and one younger sister Eunice ( Morse ) Hall ( 1791-1885 ) m. Horace Hall

     Keturah married William Churchill in Litchfield, just shy of her 16th birthday. He was born in MIlford, Ct and removed to Northfield , Conn. They had 13 children together during their 28 year marriage. He died young ( 47 years old ) , Sept 10th 1828. At this time, Her four eldest children ( Sally, David, Almira & Eunice ), aged 20y - 26y, were married or in the case of Sally...nearly married.

   That would leave Ketruah a 43 year old window, with seven surviving children. Her son Samuel died as a baby ten years prior in 1818. According to ( 6/23/1850 ) census,  She lived with her daughter Chloe. Ten years latter, according to census ( 6/27/1860 ) she was 75 years old living with her eldest daughter, 58 year old Sally Hine ( widow of Sylvester Hine ), her 28 year old grandson Albert Hine  ( listed as a Farmer / Laborer ) & 39 year old Maria Churchill.

   She died November 2nd 1868 in Harwinton. 

Estate of Keturah Churchill late of Harwinton 8th day of April 1868
One pair sheets linen $1.00

One pair sheets linen $2.00

One pair sheets linen $1.50

One Cotton Sheets $1.25

One Table Cloth $0.75

One Bedspread $2.00

Three Woolen Sheets $3.00

Three Linen Towels $0.75

Three Pillow Cases $1.00

One Shovel $1.50

One Quilt $0.50

One Cloak $0.50

One Vail $0.20

Two Beds & Pillows $20.00

One Table Spread $0.25

One Mortar $0.25

One Wooden Bottle $0.20

One Churn $0.50

One Stone Pot $0.15

One Bridle & Saddle $0.75

One Pair of Steelyards $0.25

One Dye Tub $0.20

One Pot $0.10

Two Sugar Boxes $0.20

Lot Yarn $0.25

One box Knives & Forks $0.50

One Footstool $0.10

Lot Shoe Tools $0.20

$39.85

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One Pair ______ $0.25

Two Tables $1.00

One Pair Low-cards $0.40

Baskets & Contents $0.30

One Tea Kettle $0.25

Eleven Tin Pans $1.00

Six two-qt Pans $0.30

Lot Tin $0.25

Three Pewter Plates $1.50

Three Wooden Bowls $0.10

Six Plates $0.35

Four Wooden Plates $0.20

Large Bowl & Pan $0.75

One Preserve Jar $0.25

Four Tin Platters $0.10

Candle Molds $0.05

One Pair Sheep Sheers $0.15

One Pair Cloth Sheers $0.25

One Chopping Knife $0.05

One Chest Drawers $0.50

One Pine Chest $0.25

One Clothes Frame $0.25

One Side Saddle $0.50

One Pair And-Irons $0.05

One Bedstead $0.25

Six Chairs $0.30

Looms & Fixtures $2.00

One Cloak $0.25

$11.85

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  Another source has her death in 1868

https://books.google.com/books?id=FM8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2698&lpg=PA2698...

pg 2691

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