John BarnumAge: 58 years1699–1757
- Name
- John Barnum
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Barnum
| Birth | 1699 24 25 |
| Birth of a brother | Nathaniel Barnum between 1701 and 1702 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Abner Barnum 1703 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a brother | Abner Barnum 1704 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bethuel Barnum February 17, 1705 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bethuel Barnum 1706 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Barnum about 1707 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Hurd 1710 (Age 11 years) |
| Marriage | Sarah Boughton — View this family 1713 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage | Ruth ? — View this family 1716 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Thompson January 24, 1718 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Richard Barnum between 1722 and 1732 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Barnum between 1728 and 1738 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Barnum March 3, 1731 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Elizabeth Barnum about 1735 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Barnum — Olive Hoyt — View this family 1736 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Barnum 1736 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Wilkes — Sarah Barnum — View this family 1737 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Barnum 1737 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Barnum before 1739 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Richard Barnum after January 14, 1739 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ruth ? after April 4, 1745 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Matthew Wilkes — Mary Barnum — View this family January 2, 1753 (Age 54 years) |
| Title | yes Note: Capt.
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| Death | before 1757 (Age 58 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard Barnum Birth: 1675 50 50 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: after January 14, 1739 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Mary Hurd Birth: August 15, 1673 60 31 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: 1710 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1690 — Fairfield, CT |
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6 years elder brother |
Benjamin Barnum Birth: January 9, 1696 21 22 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: January 9, 1779 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years himself |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years younger brother |
Nathaniel Barnum Birth: between 1701 and 1702 26 27 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before February 5, 1778 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years younger brother |
Abner Barnum Birth: 1703 28 29 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1704 |
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2 years younger brother |
Bethuel Barnum Birth: February 17, 1705 30 31 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1706 |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph Barnum Birth: about 1707 32 33 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1739 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| Family with Ruth ? |
| himself |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Ruth ? Birth: 1695 — Fairfield, CT Death: after April 4, 1745 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1716 — |
| Family with Sarah Boughton |
| himself |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Sarah Boughton Birth: about 1696 34 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before March 15, 1764 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1713 — Fairfield, CT |
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20 years son |
Richard Barnum Birth: between 1722 and 1732 23 26 — Fairfield, CT Death: after 1783 — Fairfield, CT |
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17 years daughter |
Sarah Barnum Birth: between 1728 and 1738 29 32 — Fairfield, CT Death: 1737 |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Barnum Birth: March 3, 1731 32 35 — Fairfield, CT Death: August 12, 1802 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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5 years daughter |
Elizabeth Barnum Birth: about 1735 36 39 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1736 |
- Generation 1
John Barnum, son of Richard Barnum and Mary Hurd, was born in 1699 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died before 1757 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He married 2 times. The first time he married Ruth ? in 1716. She was born in 1695 in Fairfield, CT and died after April 4, 1745 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. The second time he married Sarah Boughton, daughter of Matthew Bouton, in 1713 in Fairfield, CT. She was born about 1696 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died before March 15, 1764 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT.
Children of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton:
- Richard Barnum (1722–1783)
- Sarah Barnum (1728–1737)
- Mary Barnum (1731–1802)
- Elizabeth Barnum (1735–1736)
- Generation 2back to top
Richard Barnum, son of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born between 1722 and 1732 in Fairfield, CT and died after 1783 in Fairfield, CT. He married Olive Hoyt in 1736 in CT. She was born in 1716 and died in 1736 at the age of 20.
Sarah Barnum, daughter of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born between 1728 and 1738 in Fairfield, CT and died in 1737. She married John Wilkes, son of John Wilkes and Elizabeth Crofutt, in 1737 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born in 1724 and died in 1737 at the age of 13.
Mary Barnum, daughter of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born on March 3, 1731 in Fairfield, CT and died on August 12, 1802 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 71. She married Matthew Wilkes, son of John Wilkes and Elizabeth Crofutt, on January 2, 1753 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born on March 4, 1729 in Fairfield, CT and died on January 26, 1813 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 83.
Children of Mary Barnum and Matthew Wilkes:
- Elizabeth Wilkes (1754–1755)
- Ruth Wilkes (1756–1757)
- James Wilkes (1758–1777)
- Francis Wilkes (1760–1777)
- Matthew Wilkes (1764–1854)
- Joshua Wilkes (1770–1777)
- Generation 3back to top
Matthew Wilkes, son of Matthew Wilkes and Mary Barnum, was born on July 1, 1764 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on July 21, 1854 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 90. He married 2 times. The first time he married Tirzah Peck, daughter of Ezra Peck and Rachel Stevens, on October 8, 1783 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She was born on September 16, 1765 in Fairfield, CT and died on January 29, 1813 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 47. The second time he married Hannah Keeler in 1833 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1762 and died in 1836 at the age of 74.
Children of Matthew Wilkes and Tirzah Peck:
- Betsey Wilkes (1784–1785)
- Mary Wilkes (1786–1787)
- Rachel Wilkes (1788–1789)
- James Wilkes (1791–1792)
- Ezra P. Wilkes (1805–1878)
| TITL | Capt. |
| Shared note | !The Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. I, pg. 33; Birth & Death:Ancestral File, Jan 4,1993; !Birth:Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family; Will dated 1757; m. Ruth ______; |