Daniel Sprague

1769 - 1853  (83 years)

• Name	Daniel Sprague
  Born	4 Nov 1769	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9J2R-HC
  Died	2 Jun 1853	Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States
  Buried	Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States
  Person ID	I1097	James Henry Martineau
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	William Sprague,   c. 21 Sep 1746, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 26 Mar 1784, New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Mother	Esther Hutchinson,   b. 27 Mar 1744, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 3 Aug 1834, Pavilion, Genesee, New York, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Abt 1764	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Maxson,   b. 4 Oct 1773, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States ,   d. 20 Dec 1858, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1791	New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ATGG: "Ancestry of Two Great Grandmothers, Esther (Root) Poole, Lois (Sprague) Mears", compiled by Winifred Lovering Holman, S.B., 1938, copy at the NEHGS - D0007 PCI: Poultney Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions, microfiche #6089178 BIRTH: ATGG, pg. 170-1; PCI, pg. 2 MARRIAGE: ATGG, pg. 170-1 has 7 Jul 1795. 1992 AF: 2 Jun 1783. PCI, pp. 57-8 (spouse only). IGI 20 Oct 1791, New Marlboro, Berkshire, MA, also 2 Jun 1793, Tolland, CT. The 1791 date is from extracted marriage records for Berkshire Co., so that seems the most likely. DEATH: ATGG, pg. 170-1; PCI, pg. 2 NOTE: ATGG pg. 170-1 lists children, trade as blacksmith. PCI, pg. 57-8 lists children Jane, Chauncey, Spencer "A History of the Town of Poultney, Vermont", J.Joslin, B. Frisbie & F. Ruggles, 1875 p. 350-1: "Sprague, Daniel - Was b. in the State of Connecticut, Nov. 4, 1769. He was by trade, a blacksmith, which trade he learned of Thomas Maxon, of Salisbury, CT, whose daughter, Hannah, he afterwards married, and who was the mother of his children. He moved to Poultney as early as 1798, and settled in the west village, at the place now occupied by the widow of John Lewis, and carried on blacksmithing as long as he was in the business. His children were: Isaac Newton, Norman, Chauncy, Mary Ann, Harriet, Julia Ann, George Washington, and one other; name not given. "Daniel Sprague was on of the substantial men of his time; was one of the early postmasters of the town, and held other important positions. He d. June 2 1853; his wife, d. Dec. 20, 1858. "Isaac Newton, the eldest son, graduated at Middlebury College, entered the ministry, and has had a leading position in his denomination (Presbyterian). He is a fine speaker, and been noted as a superior elocutionist. He was pastor of a church in Brooklyn, many years, and now resides in Geneseo, NY. "Norman left home when a young man, and was never heard of after; it is supposed that he died. "Chauncy was drowned when about 5 years old. "Mary Ann m. Judge Benj. F. Witherel; she died of cholera, in 1832. "Harriet m. Henry Stanley; she d. March 10, 1844, at the age of 45. "Julia Ann m. Oliver M. Hyde, and is now living in Detroit, Mich. "George W., the youngest, was twice married; his first wife was Charlotte Sprague, a cousin; had two children by her: Louisa and Caroline; both d. young. For his second wife he m. Lucy Ann Potter, of Wells. The children from this marriage were: Dan P. and Julia Hyde (twins), Anna Maxon, George Henry and Caroline Rebecca (twins), William Wheeler and Harriet S...." (further info on these children and their families)

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Sprague Families of America, Warren Vincent Sprague, (The Tuttle Company, Printers,Rutland, Vermont, 1913), p. 37-38 (Reliability: 3). [S79] Staten Island 1706 census, N.Y. Gen. & Hist. Miscellany, By J.E. Stillwell, 974 D2sa., p. 23 (Reliability: 3).