Sixth Generation 
Sixth Generation 32. Isaac LAWRENCE [West Shefford - 1794],138 son of Capt. Isaac LAWRENCE and Lydia HEWITT, was born on 5 Mar 1736/37 in Plainfield, Connecticut.139
Research Notes: Ancestors of Isaac Lawrence include:
(i) John Lawrence [New England c.1630] (c.1609-1667) - one of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts.
(ii) Lawrence Family of Ashton Hall, England (back to the 14th Century).
Note: John Lawrence [New England c.1630] (c.1609-1667) & Elizabeth - were ancestors of Orange Lawrence (1796-1861) - the town of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada was named after Orange Lawrence.
Isaac married Mary BROWN 140 in Mar-May 1760 in Canaan, Connecticut.138
Children from this marriage were:
16 i. Samuel LAWRENCE 105 (born on 19 Nov 1765 - died in 1847, buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada). Samuel married Frances WHEELER,107 daughter of Joseph WHEELER and Frances HILL,. Frances was born on 16 Apr 1766,108 died in 185110 aged 85, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.11
ii. Lydia LAWRENCE 141 was born on 2 Sep 1761.142
iii. Elijah LAWRENCE 141 was born on 17 Oct 1763.142
iv. Isaac LAWRENCE 141 was born on 22 Nov 1767,143 died on 6 Mar 186111 aged 93, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.11 Isaac married Debby ROOT.142 Debby was born about Feb 1766, died on 12 Jan 184411 aged about 77, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.11
v. Mary LAWRENCE 144 was born on 4 May 1770.142
vi. Apama/Apame LAWRENCE 142 was born on 7 Dec 1772.142
vii. Henry LAWRENCE 145 was born on 25 Feb 1778.142
viii. Erastus LAWRENCE 141 was born on 11 Mar 1780.142
ix. Pamelia LAWRENCE 145 was born on 17 May 1782.142
x. David LAWRENCE 46
33. Mary BROWN,140 daughter of Deacon Samuel BROWN and Mercy PATTERSON,.
Mary married Isaac LAWRENCE [West Shefford - 1794] 138 in Mar-May 1760 in Canaan, Connecticut.138 Isaac was born on 5 Mar 1736/37 in Plainfield, Connecticut.139
34. Joseph WHEELER 146 was born on 27 May 1738 in Fairfield, Connecticut.146
Joseph married Frances HILL.146
The child from this marriage was:
17 i. Frances WHEELER 107 (born on 16 Apr 1766 - died in 1851, buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada). Frances married Samuel LAWRENCE,105 son of Isaac LAWRENCE [West Shefford - 1794] and Mary BROWN,. Samuel was born on 19 Nov 1765,106 died in 184710 aged 82, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.11
35. Frances HILL .146
Frances married Joseph WHEELER.146 Joseph was born on 27 May 1738 in Fairfield, Connecticut.146
40. Hezekiah COOLEY [Brome, Que. - 1799],147 son of Hezekiah COOLEY and Charity CLARK, was born between 1760 and 11 Mar 1765 in Springfield, Massachusetts,148 died on 29 May 1804 in Cooley Farm, West Shefford, Lower Canada (Quebec),149 and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.149
General Notes: Hezekiah emigrated from Deerfield, Massachusetts to Brome County, Quebec (Lower Canada) with his family in 1799 - and was one of the early pioneer settlers of the area.
Research Notes: Hezekiah was "probably" a son of Hezekiah Cooley & Charity Clark.
Hezekiah married Anna NOBLE(S).151 Anna was born on 20 Aug 1767,152 died on 20 Apr 1810 in Cooley Farm, West Shefford, Lower Canada (Quebec)153 aged 42, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.153
Children from this marriage were:
20 i. Chester/Christie COOLEY [Shefford, Que.] 115 (born from 1787 to 1788 - died in 1847 in Cooley Farm, West Shefford, Quebec (pre-CDA)). Chester/Christie married Mary/Polly CRAIG(E),118 daughter of Thomas CRAIG/CRAIGIE [born in Scotland; Farnham, Que. c.1797] and Catherine (2nd) NEWTON, on 14 Feb 1813 in Anglican Church, Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec.119 Mary/Polly was born in 1790 in Paxton, Massachusetts,120 died in 1856 in Shefford (Brome), Quebec120 aged 66, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.117
ii. Charity COOLEY 154
iii. Anna COOLEY 155 was born on 18 Dec 1792 in West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec155 and died on 3 Oct 1851 in Lawrence, St. Lawrence, N.Y.155 aged 58. Anna married Charles McEWEN 155 in Mar 1818.155
iv. Chauncey COOLEY 154
v. Mary COOLEY 156 was born on 16 Jan 1796157 and died on 23 Jul 1833 in Shefford, Quebec157 aged 37. Mary married Peter WOOD,158 son of Hezekiah WOOD [West Shefford - 1795] and Lydia SAVAGE, on 12 Mar 1822 in West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec.158 Peter was born about 1802157 and died on 9 Oct 1874157 aged about 72.
vi. Polly COOLEY 159 was born on 16 Feb 1796 in Shefford, Quebec123 and was christened on 8 Sep 1822 in Shefford, Quebec.123
vii. Sarah (Mary) COOLEY 156 was born on 16 Apr 1797 in Brome, Lower Canada (Quebec)157 and died on 2 Dec 1878 in Shefford, Quebec157 aged 81. Sarah married John ALLEN,158 son of Sergeant John ALLEN and Anne/Anna SAVAGE, on 12 Apr 1819 in Dunham, Missisquoi, Lower Canada (Quebec).160 John was born on 2 Sep 1795 in Shefford, Lower Canada (Quebec)157 and died on 11 May 1867 in Shefford, Quebec157 aged 71.
viii. Sophia COOLEY.161 Sophia married Benjamin KILBORN 162 on 25 Jun 1816 in Dunham, Quebec.163
ix. Betsey COOLEY 155
x. Electa COOLEY 154
xi. Hezekiah COOLEY 154
xii. Elizabeth COOLEY 164 was born about 1801 in Shefford, Quebec.157 Elizabeth married Joel WOOD,165 son of Hezekiah WOOD [West Shefford - 1795] and Lydia SAVAGE, on 9 Nov 1828 in West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec.165 Joel was born about 1808 in Shefford, Quebec157 and died on 26 Oct 1884 in Shefford, Quebec157 aged about 76.
41. Anna NOBLE(S),151 daughter of Capt. James NOBLE and Anna CADWELL, was born on 20 Aug 1767,152 died on 20 Apr 1810 in Cooley Farm, West Shefford, Lower Canada (Quebec)153 aged 42, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.153
Anna married Hezekiah COOLEY [Brome, Que. - 1799].147 Hezekiah was born between 1760 and 11 Mar 1765 in Springfield, Massachusetts,148 died on 29 May 1804 in Cooley Farm, West Shefford, Lower Canada (Quebec),149 and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.149
Anna next married _____ STEINBARGE.166
Children from this marriage were:
i. James STEINBARGE [of Mooers, Clinton, N.Y.] 155
ii. John STEINBARGE [of Bangor, Franklin, N.Y.] 155
42. Thomas CRAIG/CRAIGIE [born in Scotland; Farnham, Que. c.1797],167 son of Thomas CRAIG/CRAIGIE [Hamilton, Scotland] and Annie CAMPBELL, was born on 1 Aug 1744 in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland,111 died on 17 Nov 1837 in Shefford, Quebec168 aged 93, and was buried in West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada (Memorial Tablet).169
General Notes: Thomas emigrated from Scotland to New England and in 1797 to Farnham, Quebec (Lower Canada) with his family - and was one of the early pioneer settlers of the area.
Research Notes: A memorial tablet (located in the Methodist Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec) bears the following inscription:
"In Memory of THOMAS CRAIG, born Hamilton, Scotland 1744, Served in British Army Under Gen. Burgoyne Through American Revolution, died West Shefford, Quebec 1837, His Wife CATHERINE BENNETT nee NEWTON, Paxton Mass., born May 16,1751, died West Shefford Quebec 1828, Direct Descendant of Mass. Puritans. Erected by Great Grand Children in 1923."
Thomas married Catherine (2nd) NEWTON 170 on 13 Jul 1779 in Holden, Massachusetts.171 Catherine was born on 16 May 1751 in Rutland, Massachusetts,172 died between 1825 and 1848 in Shefford, Quebec,168 and was buried in West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada (Memorial Tablet).169
Children from this marriage were:
21 i. Mary/Polly CRAIG(E) 118 (born in 1790 in Paxton, Massachusetts - died in 1856 in Shefford (Brome), Quebec). Mary/Polly married Chester/Christie COOLEY [Shefford, Que.],115 son of Hezekiah COOLEY [Brome, Que. - 1799] and Anna NOBLE(S), on 14 Feb 1813 in Anglican Church, Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec.119 Chester/Christie was born from 1787 to 1788,116 died in 1847 in Cooley Farm, West Shefford, Quebec (pre-CDA)116 aged 60, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.117
ii. Thomas CRAIG 173 was born on 8 Apr 1780 in Paxton, Massachusetts111 and died in 1860 in Genesee, Michigan114 aged 80. Thomas married Harriet CHURCH [of Shefford, Que.] 173 on 19 Feb 1812 in Dunham, Quebec.174 Harriet died in 1869.114
iii. Elizabeth/Betty CRAIG 109 was born on 25 Dec 1782 in Paxton, Massachusetts111 and died in 1850 in Shefford (Brome), Quebec111 aged 68. Elizabeth/Betty married Hezekiah LAWRENCE [of Shefford, Que.],109 son of Samuel LAWRENCE and Frances WHEELER, on 11 Nov 1812 in Dunham, Quebec.110
iv. Rebecca CRAIG 112 was born on 22 Feb 1784 in Paxton, Massachusetts,114 died on 7 Aug 186811 aged 84, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.11 Rebecca married Durvilla LAWRENCE [of Shefford, Que.],112 son of Samuel LAWRENCE and Frances WHEELER, on 14 Mar 1816 in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec.113 Durvilla was born about May 1792,11 died on 12 Sep 187911 aged about 87, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.11
v. George Hamilton CRAIG 173 was born on 31 Jul 1785 in Paxton, Massachusetts111 and died in 1848111 aged 63. George married Dorcas AUSTIN [Shefford, Que.] 173 on 8 Apr 1819 in Dunham, Quebec.174
vi. Balcarra/Balcarous/Carus CRAIG 175 was born on 27 May 1788 in Paxton, Massachusetts111 and died in 1851111 aged 63. Balcarra/Balcarous/Carus married Betsey FARWELL [of Keene].175
vii. Silas Newton CRAIG 173 was born in 1791 in Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire,176 died in 1868 in Granby, Quebec177 aged 77, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.11 Silas married Mary (Polly) WOOD [of Shefford, Que.],178 daughter of Hezekiah WOOD [West Shefford - 1795] and Lydia SAVAGE, on 1 Nov 1818 in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec.179 Mary was born in 1796 in Shefford, Quebec,180 died in 1863 in Granby, Quebec180 aged 67, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.11
viii. Aaron CRAIG 181 was born in 1794 in Hancock and died in 1868 aged 74. Aaron married Olive ALLEN,181 daughter of Sergeant John ALLEN and Anne/Anna SAVAGE, on 13 Jan 1819 in Dunham, Quebec.182
43. Catherine (2nd) NEWTON,170 daughter of Hezekiah NEWTON and Eunice BRIGHAM, was born on 16 May 1751 in Rutland, Massachusetts,172 died between 1825 and 1848 in Shefford, Quebec,168 and was buried in West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada (Memorial Tablet).169
Catherine married Aaron BENNETT.111
Catherine next married Thomas CRAIG/CRAIGIE [born in Scotland; Farnham, Que. c.1797] 167 on 13 Jul 1779 in Holden, Massachusetts.171 Thomas was born on 1 Aug 1744 in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland,111 died on 17 Nov 1837 in Shefford, Quebec168 aged 93, and was buried in West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada (Memorial Tablet).169
46. Enoch DUSENBURY [Nassau, Rensselaer Co., N.Y.] 183 was born about 1764184 and died on 13 May 1830 in East Nassau (Old), Nassau, Rensselaer Co., N.Y., U.S.A.185 aged about 66.
Research Notes: To Do: (1) Further research needed to identify Enoch Dusenbury's ancestry.
(2) Check the book "The Dusenbury family: consisting principally of the descendants of Hendrick Hendricksen van Doesburg" (1932) by Bradley Atwood Dusenbury (47 pages).
Enoch married someone.
His child was:
23 i. Phebe DUSENBURY 126 (buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada). Phebe married Richard VINCENT [St. Armand, Que. - c.1825].126 Richard was born circa 1783 in New York State,127 died on 24 Dec 1861128 aged 78, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec, Canada.128
56. Dea. Elhanan WINCHESTER,186 son of Elhanan WINCHESTER and Mary TAYLOR, was born on 20 Feb 1719/20 in Brookline, Massachusetts187 and died on 20 Sep 1810 in Harvard187 aged 90.
Elhanan married Lydia JEWETT 187 on 9 Apr 1761 in Rowley.187 Lydia was born on 15 Aug 1733 in Boxford187 and died on 3 Feb 1820 in Harvard187 aged 86.
The child from this marriage was:
28 i. Aaron WINCHESTER [Emigrated - Massachusetts to Dunham/Brome, Que.] 129 (born on 28 May 1766 in Brookline, Massachusetts - died on 7 Mar 1813, buried in Union Cemetery, Cowansville, Quebec). Aaron married Sarah CUMMINGS,132 daughter of David CUMMINGS [Woburn, Mass.] and Joanna JONES, on 22 Apr 1787 in Woburn.133 Sarah died on 13 Feb 1854134 and was buried in Union Cemetery, Cowansville, Quebec.134
57. Lydia JEWETT,187 daughter of Ezekiel JEWETT and Unknown, was born on 15 Aug 1733 in Boxford187 and died on 3 Feb 1820 in Harvard187 aged 86.
Lydia married Dea. Elhanan WINCHESTER 186 on 9 Apr 1761 in Rowley.187 Elhanan was born on 20 Feb 1719/20 in Brookline, Massachusetts187 and died on 20 Sep 1810 in Harvard187 aged 90.
58. David CUMMINGS [Woburn, Mass.],188 son of David CUMMINGS and Anna, was born on 26 Mar 1729,189 died on 7 Oct 1799190 aged 70, and was buried in Second Parish Burial Ground, Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.191
David married Joanna JONES 192 about 1748.193 Joanna was born about 1729,194 died on 10 Oct 1794193 aged about 65, and was buried in Second Parish Burial Ground, Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.195
Children from this marriage were:
29 i. Sarah CUMMINGS 132 (died on 13 Feb 1854, buried in Union Cemetery, Cowansville, Quebec). Sarah married Aaron WINCHESTER [Emigrated - Massachusetts to Dunham/Brome, Que.],129 son of Dea. Elhanan WINCHESTER and Lydia JEWETT, on 22 Apr 1787 in Woburn.133 Aaron was born on 28 May 1766 in Brookline, Massachusetts,130 died on 7 Mar 1813131 aged 46, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Cowansville, Quebec.131
ii. Ebenezer CUMMINGS 196 was born in 1749.196
iii. Stephen CUMMINGS 196 was born in 1749.196
iv. Betsy CUMMINGS 196 was born in 1751.196
v. Joanna CUMMINGS 196
vi. Susanna CUMMINGS 196
vii. Phebe CUMMINGS 196 was born in 1756.196
viii. Abigail CUMMINGS 196 was born in 1766.196
ix. Mary CUMMINGS 196 was born in 1768.196
x. Samuel CUMMINGS 196 was born in 1773.196
xi. Ruth CUMMINGS 196
xii. David CUMMINGS 196
David next married Chloe HARRINGTON 196 on 16 Apr 1795.196 Chloe died in 1804.196
59. Joanna JONES,192 daughter of Capt. Ebenezer JONES and Elizabeth DALE, was born about 1729,194 died on 10 Oct 1794193 aged about 65, and was buried in Second Parish Burial Ground, Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.195
Joanna married David CUMMINGS [Woburn, Mass.] 188 about 1748.193 David was born on 26 Mar 1729,189 died on 7 Oct 1799190 aged 70, and was buried in Second Parish Burial Ground, Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.191
60. Benmore DURRELL,197 son of Joseph "Duda" DURRELL and Rebecca ADAMS, was born on 22 Mar 1715/16 in Oyster River (Durham), New Hampshire,198 was christened on 10 Nov 1717 in Oyster River (Durham), New Hampshire,199 and died after 2 Aug 1790.136
The child from this marriage was:
30 i. Lieut. Lemuel DURRELL 135 (born about 1757 - died on 6 Dec 1812 in Craftsbury, Vermont). Lemuel married Mary.136 Lemuel next married Patience HANSON 136 on 16 Nov 1806 in Rochester, New Hampshire.136
61. Elizabeth .199
Elizabeth married Benmore DURRELL.197 Benmore was born on 22 Mar 1715/16 in Oyster River (Durham), New Hampshire,198 was christened on 10 Nov 1717 in Oyster River (Durham), New Hampshire,199 and died after 2 Aug 1790.136
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