| 1 Deacon Benjamin Harrington born 26 Sep 1767 Pownal Bennington Co VT; died 3 Mar 1826 in Burlington married (1) 22 Mar 1786 Pownal Bennington Co VT to Theodosia GARDNER born 3 Sept 1768 Pownal Bennington Co VT, dau of Paul Gardner and Ruth BRIGGS; she died 3 July 1818 Otsego Co NY and is buried West Burlington Cemetery married (2) 31 Dec 1818 Bulington Otsego Co NY widow Anna PORTER Four children (by Theodosia) including: 2 Gardner Harrington born 12 Nov 1787 Pownal Bennington Co VT married by 1810 Otsego Co NY Harriet FRANKLIN born 14 Nov 1789 Block Island RI; died 14 Apr 1860 West Burlington Otsego Co NY. buried West Burlington Cemetery died 1880 West Burlington Otsego Co NY buried West Burlington Cemetery Nine children including: 3 Nelson Harrington born 7 Apr 1812 Burlington Otsego Co NY married c1830-1831 Otsego Co? NY Elizabeth "Betsey" SWIFT born 19/20 Dec 1812 Otsego Co? NY dau of Levi Swift and Mary WHITE died 6 June 1905 Milton Twp Antrim Co MI buried Eastport Cemetery MI died c1901 Antrim Co MI burial place unknown 4 Chauncy Harrington/Harington born May 1852 Genesee Co NY married c1887-1889 Charlevoix/Antrim Co MI Martha "Mattie Mae" CHAPTON/SHAPTON born 1870 PA family unknown died 1924 Limestone Co AL buried Betts Cemetery unmarked grave died Dec 1924 Limestone Co AL buried Sanderson Cemetery unmarked grave Children: **5 Ethel Pearl Harington**born 14 Feb 1891 Central Lake MI married 18 Feb 1911 Madison Co AL Samuel Lester MORRIS b 7 Nov 1885 Calhoun Co AL d 28 Nov 1856 Huntsville AL buried [Old]Madison Cemetery died 8 May 1966 Corona Riverside Co CA buried Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier CA 5 Joseph Harington born 24 Aug 1893 Central Lake Antrim Co MI died 12 Aug 1910 Limestone Co AL buried with father Sanderson Cemetery unmarked grave 5 Jane Harington born 18 Oct 1895 Central Lake Antrim Co MI married Edward Smith died Unknown 5 Elizabeth Harington born 31 Aug 1905 Madison Co AL married Guy Whitworth died Jul 1970 Huntsville Madison Co AL buried 6 July 1970 [New] Madison Cemetery **My grandmother and grandfather. There were twelve children of this marriage including my father Edmond Franklin "Frank" Morris. My grandmother spelled her last name with one "r". I have children for Benjamin, Gardner, and Nelson, as well as more information on the Gardner family. Anyone wishing to contact me I would be happy to hear from you especially about the Harrington and Swift families in Antrim County. |
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