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             Husband: Aurelius BUCKINGHAM (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
                Born: 30 NOV 1793 in Oxford, New Haven, CT (8 9 10)
          Christened: 02 MAR 1794 in Oxford Congregational Church (11)
             Married: 30 NOV 1815 in Oxford, New Haven, CT (39)
                Died: 24 JUL 1884 in Oxford, New Haven, CT (12)
              Buried: in Jack's Hill Cemetery, Oxford, New Haven, CT (13 14)
              Father: Samuel Andrew BUCKINGHAM
              Mother: Esther NORTON
             Spouses: 
                Wife: Laura BEECHER (15 16 17 18 19)
                Born: 16 APR 1794 in Oxford, New Haven, CT (20)
          Christened: 24 AUG 1794 in Oxford Congregational Church (21)
                Died: 29 JAN 1874 in Oxford, New Haven, CT (22)
              Buried: in Jack's Hill Cemetery, Oxford, New Haven, CT (23 24)
              Father: Philo BEECHER
              Mother: Mary RIGGS
             Spouses:
Children
01               (M): Philo B. BUCKINGHAM (25 26 27 28 29 30)
                Born: 06 JUN 1820 in Oxford, New Haven, CT (31)
                Died:
             Spouses: Sally Caroline PERKINS
02               (F): Harriet Esther BUCKINGHAM (32 33 34 35 36 37)
                Born: 03 SEP 1823 in Oxford, New Haven, CT (38)
                Died: 1893
             Spouses: Harvey W. CHATFIELD

Footnotes

  1. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 177.
    [Oxford Legislature - 1838
    http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/177.html.]
  2. 1840 Oxford Census.
  3. 1850 Oxford Census.
    Farmer.
  4. 1860 Oxford Census.
    Farmer.
  5. 1870 Oxford Census.
    Farmer.
  6. 1880 Oxford Census.
    [Living w/ daughter Harriet and family.]
  7. Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), 65.
    He is a farmer, resides in Oxford, and has been for many years a deacon in the Congregational church of that place.
  8. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 59.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/059.html.]
  9. Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), 52.
  10. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 30.
  11. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 24.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/024.html.]
  12. Andrew Bell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Jack's Hill Cemetery, Oxford CT, 62.
    Buckingham, Aurelius, born Nov. 30 1793, died July 24, 1884
    Buckingham, Laura, wife of Aurelius, died Jan 29, 1874, age 89 yrs.
    Buckingham, Franklin P., son of Philo B. & Sally, died Jan. 18, 1852, age 8 yrs.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/jhcemscan62.html.]
  13. Ibid., 62.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/jhcemscan62.html.]
  14. Jack's Hill Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/cem3069.html.]
  15. The Diaries of Laura Davis 1856-1857.
    Fri 27th Cloudy in the morning, cleared off about noon.... Mrs. Philo Beecher and Mrs. Arureline Buckingham here in the evening.
    [Mrs. Aurellius Buckingham is Philo Beecher's sister, Laura.
    http://www.our-oxford.info/diaries/Laura_Davis-1856-1857/Laura_Davie-1856-57.html.]
  16. 1850 Oxford Census.
  17. 1860 Oxford Census.
  18. 1870 Oxford Census.
  19. Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), 52.
  20. Ibid., 65.
  21. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 25.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/025.html.]
  22. Andrew Bell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Jack's Hill Cemetery, Oxford CT, 62.
    Buckingham, Aurelius, born Nov. 30 1793, died July 24, 1884
    Buckingham, Laura, wife of Aurelius, died Jan 29, 1874, age 89 yrs.
    Buckingham, Franklin P., son of Philo B. & Sally, died Jan. 18, 1852, age 8 yrs.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/jhcemscan62.html.]
  23. Ibid., 62.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/jhcemscan62.html.]
  24. Jack's Hill Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/cem3068.html.]
  25. Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), 99 - 102.
    ... commenced life as a farmer, being engaged during the winter season as a teacher of public schools from 1840 to 1849. For 12 years following was a railroad agent, during which time he held many other public trusts ... He was state senator of the 5th senatorial district of Connecticut in 1855; was also extensively engaged in manufacturing interests, as copper, silk, and car axles. During the summer of 1862 he closed up his business and raised a company of volunteers, enlisting as a private in the same company ... was chosen captain of the same company, which was mustered into the military service of the United States as Company H of 20th Regiment of Volunteer Infantry ... was present at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 1, 2 and 3 ... at the battle of Gettysburgh, Penn., July 1, 2 and 3 ... at the six weeks siege and capture of Atlanta ... made the famous "March to the Sea" from Atlanta to Savannah ... the capture of Columbia, South Carolina ... at the surrender of Johnson's army ...
    ... kept an accurate journal of events, and deserves to be honored as the historian of the 20th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers ...
  26. Compiled by Authority of the General Assembly Under Direction of the Adjutants-General, Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1889), 692.
    Twentieth Regiment Infantry
    Company H ...
    Field and Staff
    Leiutenant-Colonels
    Philo B. Buckingham
    Residence: Seymour
    Date of Enlistment: Aug. 29, '62
    Date of muster in this organization: Sep. 8, '62
    Remarks: Must. Maj. Sep. 8, '62. Pro. Apr. 9, '64; Col. by bvt. Mar. 13, '65. M. o. June 13, '65.
  27. Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard (http://politicalgraveyard.com/).
    Buckingham, Philo B. - of Seymour, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 5th District, 1855.
    [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckalew-buckles.html.]
  28. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 31, 63.
  29. 1860 Humphreyville Census.
    Agent.
  30. 1870 New Haven Census.
  31. Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), 99.
  32. 1850 Oxford Census.
  33. 1860 Oxford Census.
  34. 1870 Oxford Census.
  35. 1880 Oxford Census.
  36. Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), 62.
  37. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 30, 37.
  38. Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), 65.
  39. Ibid., 65.

Revised: 24-Mar-10
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