Archelaus Purdy Babbitt (1809 - 1858)

Born 1809 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Died 2 Mar 1858 at about age 49 in Wellington, Prince Edward, Canada West

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Biography

Archelas Purdy Babbitt was born in 1809 and was baptized April 5, 1811 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He was the son of David Lee Babbitt and Mary Ann Purdy^[1]

He moved to Wellington Ontario, near Picton, where he had a tannery^[1]

He married Rhoda "Sophie" Thorne, who was born in 1816 and died June 14, 1839^[1] (or 1843 FAG132469991) . Their children included:

1. Robert^[1], born 1841, who married Elisabeth Ketchum^[2]
2. Phoebe Elizabeth, who married Paul Leavens^[1], and who died in 1919^[3]
3. Possibly others

His second wife was Matilda Niles, daughter of Stephen Niles of Wellington, ON. She was born in 1822, and died December 15, 1858^[1]. Their children included:

1. Stephen born 1846, who married Mary Sutherland^[4], and then Agnes Long^[5]
2. Lydia, born 1851^[6], who married John Stapleton ^[7]
3. Fred, born circa 1856^[8]
4. Possibly others

He may have travelled to NY in 1833^[9]

Archaelus Purdy Babbitt died March 2, 1858, aged 49 years^[1], and is buried in Saint Mary Magdalene Cemetery in Picton, Ontario^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} The Babbitt Family History,1643-1900, Compiled by William Bradford Brown, 1912, C. A. Hack & Son, Taunton, Massachusetts, Allen County Public Library. Archelas is person 666, found on pages 254 and 430
2. ↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-XK24 : 17 March 2018), Robert P Babbit and Elisabeth H Ketchum, 20 Nov 1861; citing Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,064.
3. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNRC-TLP : 10 March 2018), Thorn in entry for Phoebe Elizabeth Leavens, 16 May 1919; citing Ontario, Canada, yr 1919 cn 26827, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,967.
4. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMKC-TYL : 11 March 2018), Stephen N Babbit and Mary Sutherland, 22 Oct 1872; citing registration , Colborne, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,697.
5. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJZ-YT8 : 11 March 2018), Stephen N Babbit and Agnes R Long, 07 Nov 1883; citing registration , Colborne, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,763.
6. ↑ The 1861 Census shows her as a 10 year old orphan, and a servant in Province: Canada West (Ontario); District Name: Prince Edward; Sub-District Name: Hilier; Page Number: 50; Line Number: 31; Microfilm: C-1069-1070; Item Number: 2025322
7. ↑ The 1881 Census shows her as a young wife in Ontario; District Name: Prince Edward; District Number: 119; Sub-District Name: Hillier; Sub-District Number: E; Division Number: 2; Family Number: 15; Page Number: 4; Microfilm: C-13237; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 3187456
8. ↑ The 1861 Census shows Fred as an orphan, and a servant (at age 6) in Canada West (Ontario); District Name: Prince Edward; Sub-District Name: Hilier; Page Number: 51; Line Number: 24; Microfilm: C-1069-1070; Item Number: 1129980
9. ↑ "New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K849-TFH : 12 March 2018), A P Babbit, 1833; citing NARA microfilm publication M261 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 350,206.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #132469648