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Excerpt from the Bible Of simon calkins 1788 - 1837

Source:
 Then & Now Historical & Genealogical Society

 

This Bible originally owned by SIMON CALKINS is now in the possession of CHARLOTTE CALKINS DE LANO (Mrs. Wm. of Allegan,Michigan, in whose home the following record was copied on January 26, 1942 by Ruth Robbins Monteith of Martin, Michigan.

Fly Leaf.     SIMON CALKINS  1820
Title Page shows the Bible was printed in Glasgow by David
NIVEN for DUNCAN and J. _ W. ROBERTSON, Booksellers. No date
is given.      Above the Family Record is written

SIMON CALKINS      His Bible

page 1

SIMON CALKINS was born June 15th 1788    ) married
JOANNA CALKINS            April 12th 1793    ) A.D. 1811

FREEMAN              July 2nd    1812

CHANCY WRIGHT   Feb. 22    1815

JAMES HENRY       March 26th 1817

 
page 2

Lieut.Simon CALKINS  born 1739  died February 1820

ABM. CALKINS      born 1765  Died May 4th  1833

ELISHA FREEMAN        1732  Died                1829

SIMON CALKINS    died with consumption in Plainfield   Allegan Co. Mich. Oct.16th 1837 Aged 49  years 4 months & 1 day

SALLY E. CALKINS died Nov. 5th 1854 wife of W.E.SYKES

JOANNA CALKINS  died March 2d 1872

ABM. R. CALKINS   died March 17,1873

JAS. H. CALKINS    died Nov.    26,1875

ANN FRANCES MATILDA  died July 13 1874

 
page 3

SIMON CALKINS      born June 15th 1788   died Oct. 16, 1857  ) married
JOANNA CALKINS    born April 12th 1793   died Mar. 2,72       ) 1811

FREEMAN CALKINS  born July  2   1812   died July 17,1891

CHANCY WRIGHT CALKINS  born Feb.28th 1815  died June 23,1900

JAMES HENRY CALKINS  born March 26th  died Nov. 26,1875

ANNE FRANCES MATILDA CALKINS  Febry 3rd 1820  died July 13,1874

SALLY CALKINS    January  30th  1827   died Mch. 1829

SALLY E. CALKINS      February 17th 1831   died Nov.  5,1854

On a paper in the Bible was written the following: SIMON CALKINS born in Berkshire Co. N.Y.,  JOANNA CALKINS born in Stillwater Saratoga Co. N.Y.




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