Roxanna Hammond

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Roxanna Hammond (Field)

Birthdate:
Death: March 13, 1850 (74)
Ontario, Knox, IL, United States
Place of Burial: Ontario Cemetery Ontario Knox County Illinois, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Daniel Field and Sarah Field
Wife of Calvin Hammond
Mother of Lucinda Burt; Lewis Hammond; Ward Kingsbury Hammond; Royal Hammond; Maria Hammond and 2 others

Occupation: Roxanna was a farmer of Flax and Sheep, then carded, and spun both the wool ans flax, wove the yarn and wove it into cloth. Then tailored them into clothing to be sold in the market place.
Managed by: Gregory Thomas Beck
Last Updated:

About Roxanna Hammond

ROXANA CAME WITH HER FAMILY TO BATH, OHIO JUNE 15,1815. MOVED WITH HER SON ROYAL TO ONTARIO, KNOX COUNTY, ILLINIOIS IN 1844, WHERE SHE DIED IN 1850. SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN, THREE SONS AND TWO DAUGHTERS. HER SON ROYAL WRITES AT THIS DATE, 1895, HE BEING IN HIS EIGHTY SEVENTH YEAR, AS FOLLOWS: "SHE WAS A VERY ENERGETIC AND HEALTHY WOMAN. THEY BEGAN ON A FARM RIGHT IN THE WOODS. WE RAISED THE FLAX AND MOTHER SPUN THE YARN AND WOVE THE CLOTH AND MADE OUR SUMMER CLOTHES. WE SOON BOUGHT SOME SHEEP AND THEN MOTHER CARDED THE WOOL AND MADE THE WINTER CLOTHES. JONATHAN HALE'S WIFE BEING A TAILORESS, SHE CUT OUT THE GARMENTS FOR US AND ACCORDINGLY THE TWO FAMILIES CONSTITUTED A MANUFACTURING AND CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT.

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Parents:
 Daniel Field (____ - 1795)
 Sarah Field (____ - 1827)

Spouse:

 Calvin Hammond (1775 - 1826)

Children:

 Lucinda Hammond Burt (1801 - 1840)*
 Royal Hammond (1809 - 1899)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Ontario Cemetery Ontario Knox County Illinois, USA

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Roxanna Hammond's Timeline

1775
June 1, 1775
1801
October 10, 1801
Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont, United States
1803
August 10, 1803
Fairlee, Orange, VT, United States
1805
May 9, 1805
Fairlee, Orange, VT, United States
1809
April 13, 1809
Fairlee, Orange, VT, United States
1812
February 29, 1812
Fairlee, Orange, VT, United States
1850
March 13, 1850
Age 74
Ontario, Knox, IL, United States