John Stone (1765)

Deacon John Stone (1765–1834) was an early citizen of Middlebury, Connecticut. He owned a saw mill, and was one of the early members of the Middlebury Congregational Church.

John Stone was born on March 17, 1765, in Milford, Connecticut, to Samuel Mansfield Stone and Sarah Stone. He was descended from the Samuel Stone, a founder of Hartford, Connecticut.[1]

Before living in Middlebury, he had lived in Southbury, Connecticut. In Middlebury, he was an owner of a saw mill on Eight Mile Brook near his house. Today, all that remains of this mill are the granite foundations, although his house is still standing.

He joined the Middlebury Congregational Church on March 22, 1796, approximately a month after its founding. He was elected and served as Deacon from 1799 until his death in 1834. [2]

He married Esther Stow (1769-1847) on September 11, 1785. She was the daughter of Captain Steven Stowe and Freelove Baldwin. Captain Stephen Stowe left his family to help soldiers who had been taken prisoner by the British during the Revolutionary War. He contracted smallpox while taking care of his men, and is memorialized on the Soldiers' Monument in Milford, CT. John and Esther's children included Esther Tyler (b. 1786), Stephen Stone (b. 1787), Marcus Stone (b. 1789), Sarah Stone (b. 1791), Almira Stone (b. 1792), Harvey Stone (b. 1794), Clarissa Stone (b. 1797), Siloama Stone (b. 1801), and John E. Stone (b. 1807). Their daughter Esther Stone married the Reverend Bennet Tyler.

Deacon Stone died on August 7, 1834, and is buried in the Middlebury Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Deacon John Stone". Geni.
  2. ↑ Rockey, John L. History of New Haven County, Connecticut. New York: W. W. Preston.
  3. ↑ "Deacon John Stone". Find A Grave.
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