• General Notes

  Joseph Eaton, son of Thomas and Elizabeth /Parker/ Eaton, born 10 May 1730 at Tolland, Conn. married probably in 1751. His wife’s name was Elizabeth. He removed to Kent, Conn. about 1761. Mr. Luther Eaton, (his great grandson) says, “I cannot find on record that Joseph Eaton bought any “Land in Kent, but I find that he sold in 1794, his house “and shop and about two acres of land. I think he was poor when “he came to Kent.” At this time (1794) he removed to Duanesburgh, Schenectady Co. N.Y., where his sons Stephen and Lemuel were living. What members of family accompanied him is unknown, probably his daughters and younger sons if they had not preceded him, as they are known to have been residents of this State. His two eldest daughters married and lived at Duanesburgh, the other daughter and three sons were among the early settlers of Onondaga Co. central New York. The last years of Joseph’s life were spent with the family of his son Stephen, where he died, previous to 1806. The date of his wife’s death is unknown, but is believed to have occurred before his own. One of his granddaughters ingenuously says, though she never saw him, she had the impression that he lacked energy. There is a tradition that there were sixteen children in the family, but the record shows only twelve, eleven of whom lived to maturity.

Details of Elizabeth's family with Joseph Eaton