Mary BarnumAge: 71 years1731–1802
- Name
- Mary Barnum
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Barnum
| Birth | March 3, 1731 32 35 |
| Birth of a brother | Richard Barnum between 1722 and 1732 |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Barnum between 1728 and 1738 |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Barnum about 1735 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Barnum 1736 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Barnum 1737 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Richard Barnum after January 14, 1739 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage | Matthew Wilkes — View this family January 2, 1753 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Wilkes March 24, 1754 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Wilkes 1755 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruth Wilkes May 2, 1756 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | John Barnum before 1757 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruth Wilkes 1757 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Wilkes July 16, 1758 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Francis Wilkes February 17, 1760 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Boughton before March 15, 1764 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Matthew Wilkes July 1, 1764 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Joshua Wilkes November 19, 1770 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | James Wilkes January 10, 1777 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a son | Joshua Wilkes August 10, 1777 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a son | Francis Wilkes August 20, 1777 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Matthew Wilkes — Tirzah Peck — View this family October 8, 1783 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Richard Barnum after 1783 (Age 51 years) |
| Death | August 12, 1802 (Age 71 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
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 brother |
Richard Barnum Birth: between 1722 and 1732 23 26 — Fairfield, CT Death: after 1783 — Fairfield, CT |
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17 years sister |
Sarah Barnum Birth: between 1728 and 1738 29 32 — Fairfield, CT Death: 1737 |
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3 years herself |
Mary Barnum Birth: March 3, 1731 32 35 — Fairfield, CT Death: August 12, 1802 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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5 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Barnum Birth: about 1735 36 39 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1736 |
| Father’s family with Ruth ? |
| father |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| step-mother |
Ruth ? Birth: 1695 — Fairfield, CT Death: after April 4, 1745 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1716 — |
| Family with Matthew Wilkes |
| husband |
Matthew Wilkes Birth: March 4, 1729 26 40 — Fairfield, CT Death: January 26, 1813 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| herself |
Mary Barnum Birth: March 3, 1731 32 35 — Fairfield, CT Death: August 12, 1802 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: January 2, 1753 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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15 months daughter |
Elizabeth Wilkes Birth: March 24, 1754 25 23 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1755 — CT |
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2 years daughter |
Ruth Wilkes Birth: May 2, 1756 27 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1757 — CT |
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2 years son |
James Wilkes Birth: July 16, 1758 29 27 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: January 10, 1777 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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19 months son |
Francis Wilkes Birth: February 17, 1760 30 28 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: August 20, 1777 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years son |
Matthew Wilkes Birth: July 1, 1764 35 33 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: July 21, 1854 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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6 years son |
Joshua Wilkes Birth: November 19, 1770 41 39 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: August 10, 1777 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
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 2back 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)
- Generation 3back to top
Ezra P. Wilkes, son of Matthew Wilkes and Tirzah Peck, was born on May 29, 1805 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on October 1, 1878 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 73. He married Luna Leonard, daughter of Silas Leonard and Hannah Hawley, on April 8, 1829 in Kent, Litchfield, CT. She was born on April 29, 1811 in Kent, Litchfield, CT and died in 1849 in CT at the age of 37.
Children of Ezra P. Wilkes and Luna Leonard:
- Mary Jane Wilkes (1831–1832)
- Betsey E. Wilkes (1834–1835)
- John L. Wilkes (1837–1838)
- Hannah A. Wilkes (1839–1922)
- George W. Wilkes (1846–1847)
| Shared note | !Birth Date:Note 2; Place:Note 2; !Bapt. Date: Place: !Death Date:Note 2; Place:Note 2; !Burial Date: Place: !Marriage Date:Note 1; Place:Note 1; SPOUSE:Note 1; NOTES IGI, 12/9/91; !Note 1:Marriage:Barbour Collection, Danbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, Page 396; !Note 2:Birth & Death: Note from Sally Littlefield, Nov. 15,1992; |