Robert Converse

Family

DAR A025189, Private and Patriotic Service, New Hampshire

• Parents: John Converse (1710-1727) & Abigail Baldwin (1707-1739)

Married

1. Sally Newton (1745-1820)

Children:

1. Dinah Converse
2. Jonas Converse
3. John Converse
4. Nabby Converse
5. Sally Converse
6. Robert Converse
7. Uriah Converse
8. Luther Converse
9. Amasa Converse
10. Lovisa Converse

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34. ROBERT CONVERSE 6 (John 5 (18), John,4 Maj. James,3 Lieut. James 2 Deacon Edward 1, born in Leicester, Mass., 20 April 1737; resided in Marlborough, N.H., as early as 1776. There he settled on a farm known as the Converse place. Bemis' History of Marlborough says that his house was situated above S. H. McCollester's farm, and on the westerly side of the road leading to the John Wiswall place. He married, 24 May 1762, Sarah Newton, who died 17 September 1820, aged 75 years.

Robert and Sarah (Newton) Converse had ten children:

1. DINAH CONVERSE, 7 born 29 Sept. 1762; married Daniel Woodward.
2. JONAS CONVERE, 7 born 6 Oct. 1764; died 29 April 1778; killed by the fall of a tree.
3. JOHN CONVERSE, 7 born 21 Feb. 1767; died 22 Sept. 1849; married, 1st, Polly Wright; married, 2nd, Mrs. Betsy Brabrook.
4. (88) NABBY CONVERSE, 7 born 21 July 1769; died 28 Sept. 1803; married, 13 Nov. 1799, James White; settled in Boston.
5. SALLY CONVERSE, 7 born 15 Jan. 1772; married Ebenezer Rhodes, Jr.
6. ROBERT CONVERSE, 7 born 14 April 1774; died 19 Sept. 1848; married Ednah Hale.
7. URIAH CONVERSE; born 22 Nov. 1776; died 1 Aug. 1778.
8. LUTHER CONVERSE, 7 born 23 April 1779; died 20 Jan. 1780.
9. AMASA CONVERSE, 7 born 1 March 1782; died 1813; married Zeuriah Capron.
10. (86) LOVISA CONVERSE, 7 born 15 July 1784; died 19 July 1786.

References

1. Find A Grave Memorial# 22339747
2. DAR Ancestor #: A025189
3. Ancestry.com Records ID # 14392137

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22339748
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newton-7485
• http://www.rays-place.com/census/marlborough-nh.htm Marlborough NH 1790 Census - John Converse, Robert Converse
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=ful...
• https://www.marlboroughnh.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif856/f/uploads/201... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22339747&ref=wvr
• Some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel Converse, Jr: Of ..., Volume 1. edited by Charles Allen Converse. Page 51 GoogleBooks