Harvey Ingalls (1775 - 1833)

Born 7 Jul 1775 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony

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Died 20 Dec 1833 at age 58 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont, United States

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Biography

HARVEY INGALLS, b. at Pomfret, 7 Jul 1775 son of Joseph Ingalls and Sarah Abbott;^[1] d. at Brookfield, VT, 20 Dec 1833;^[2][3][4] m. about 1798, ELLE FORD, b. at Windham, 6 Apr 1775^[5] daughter of Abraham and Abigail (Woodward) Ford;^[6] Elle d. 26 Oct 1857.

Harvey Ingalls was admitted as freeman in Brookfield, Vermont in 1803.^[7] In 1820, Harvey Ingalls headed a household of six persons at Brookfield: one male 45 and over, one female 45 and over, one male 16 to 25, one female 10 to 15, and two females 16 to 25.^[8]

Harvey Ingalls did not leave a will and his estate entered probate 30 January 1834. Widow Ella Ingalls declined administration and Waldo W. Ingalls assumed this duty. The real estate was valued at $1,500 including 77 acres and buildings. The personal estate including stock animals was valued at $844.35.^[9]

In 1850, Elle was living in the household of her son Waldo and his wife Minerva in Brookfield, Vermont.^[10] Elle is interred at South Edwards, New York which is near Pitcairn, New York where her daughter Dolly settled.^[11] It may be that Elle went to her daughter’s home after her son Waldo left Brookfield.

Children

Harvey Ingalls and Elle Ford were parents of four children, the eldest at Pomfret and the youngest three children at Brookfield.^[12]

i WALDO WOODWARD INGALLS, b. at Pomfret, 30 Jan 1799; d. at Rockford, IL, after 1860;^[13] m. at Barre, VT, 30 Dec 1823, MINERVA WEBB, b. at Barre, 1802; Minerva d. in Cook County, IL, 22 May 1878.^[14]

ii CLARISSA INGALLS, b. 9 Oct 1802; d. at Brookfield, 29 Oct 1848; m. at Brookfield, 28 Jul 1822, ZEBINA WALCOTT, b. about 1796 son of Eliphalet and Anna (Coburn) Walcott; Zebina d. at Shields, WI, 20 Apr 1876.

iii DOLLY INGALLS, b. 25 Aug 1804; d. at East Pitcairn, NY, 25 Nov 1874; m. about 1822, DEXTER WELLS, b. at Brookfield, 3 Mar 1796 son of Simeon and Sarah (Snow) Wells; Dexter d. at East Pitcairn, 14 Jun 1874.

iv AMANDA INGALLS, b. 9 Nov 1808; d. at Brookfield, 14 Apr 1841; m. at Brookfield, 18 Oct 1828, WALTER M. WILSON, b. 1802 son of James and Amy (-) Wilson; Walter d. at Roxbury, VT, 27 May 1873. After Amanda’s death, Walter married second Anna Gold and third Amanda Thompson.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F744-12Z : 7 January 2020), Hervey Ingalls, 1775.
2. ↑ The inscription on the gravestone gives exact age of 58 yrs. 5 mo. & 12 dys; Find a Grave Memorial # 92380131
3. ↑ Brookfield, Vermont Family Records, FHL Film # 005458764, Image 52, Family of Harvey Ingols; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-LQGK?i=51&cc=1987653&cat=313178
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92380131/harvy-ingalls: accessed March 20, 2024), memorial page for Harvy Ingalls (7 Jul 1775–19 Dec 1833), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92380131, citing Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Diane Blair (contributor 47283460).
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W8-GHC : 7 January 2020), Elle Ford, 1775.
6. ↑ The 1832 will of Abraham Ford of Brookfield, Vermont includes a bequest to daughter Elle Ingalls; Vermont Probate, Orange County, volume 13, pp 82-83, will of Abraham Ford
7. ↑ Brookfield Historical Society, History of Brookfield, p 32
8. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Brookfield, Orange, Vermont; Page: 233; NARA Roll: M33_127; Image: 328
9. ↑ Vermont. Probate Court (Randolph District); Probate Place: Orange, Vermont, Folder 49, Hebard, Zebulon-Lynde, Judith, 1832-1841
10. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Brookfield, Orange, Vermont; Roll: M432_926; Page: 263A; Image: 521
11. ↑ Find a Grave, Pinney Cemetery, South Edwards, Memorial ID 28038044
12. ↑ Brookfield, Vermont Family Records, FHL Film # 005458764, Image 52, Family of Harvey Ingols; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-LQGK?i=51&cc=1987653&cat=313178
13. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M653_240; Page: 347; Family History Library Film: 803240
14. ↑ Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922

• Brookfield Historical Society. 1987. The History of Brookfield, Vermont. Brookfield, VT: Published by the society.