Buell/Wilcox Bible

 Although I once thought this Bible to have been a Buell Bible because that what was written in the front; I have found out differently.  And just how this came to be in "My Attic" at 46 Graves Avenue has a much closer history to my family.

I will start with Captain Eber Wilcox born Apr. 13, 1783, in Killingworth, CT. Eber was my 4th G Grandfather. He married Rachel Hurd Feb. 7, 1806, in Killingworth, CT. Eber is said to have been a Captain in the War of 1812 and I am still searching through tons of material to verify. Captain is written on Eber's graves registration card and his name has been mentioned in graveside ceremonies by the Daughters of the War of 1812.

Eber and Rachel had 5 daughters that were born in Killingsworth, CT.  now Clinton.

1)  Abigail Wilcox b. Nov. 16, 1806, d. Apr. 3, 1879, Clinton, CT.

     She married Eben Buell Dec. 6, 1826. Abigail and Eben's family are the earliest listed in       the Bible. Both buried in Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, CT.

2) Parmelia Wilcox b. Jan. 1, 1810, d. May 13, 1881, in Summit Co. Ohio

      Married Zina Buell Dec. 23, 1828, Both buried in Stow Cemetery in Stow, Ohio.

3) Elizabeth Wilcox (My 3 G Grandmother) b. Apr. 21, 1816, d. Jan. 12, 1906, Guilford, CT. Married William S. Kelsey (My 3 G Grandfather) Mar. 12, 1837. Both buried in Alderbrooke Cemetery, Guilford, CT.

4) Louise Wilcox b. 1819   d. Dec. 31, 1899, Summit CO. Ohio

     Married Edward S. Cartwright Both buried in Markillie Cemetery, Hudson, Ohio.

5) Cornelia D. Wilcox b. May 5, 1833, d. Apr 1, 1917, Summit Co. Ohio

     Unwed     Her will left all to her nephew Charles W. Cartwright Buried at Markillie Cemetery with Eber and Rachael Wilcox and sister Louise Wilcox Cartwright.

These were the children of my 4 G Grandparents.

Abigail was the big sister to my 3rd G Grandmother by 10 years and they would both continue to live in the Guilford area all their lives.

Abigail was not Eben Buell's first wife. He first married Mehetable Kelsey Nov. 1, 1823

 Eben and Mehetable had one child, Jenette Anna Buell b. Nov. 26, 1825, Mehetable died in childbirth. No mention of this child in their Buell Bible which I find strange. This was strictly the Bible pertaining to the Eben Buell and Abigail Wilcox union. The early Census records do not list names within the household so there is no way to know if Ann Jennette as she was later called was raised by Abigail or was sent to grandparents.

Eben married Abigail Wilcox just one year after his wife Mehetable's death.

The Family Records Page of Eben and Abigail shows their children as being:

1) Eben W. Buell   b. Jun.22, 1828   d. Aug. 11, 1829, Just over a year old.

2) Abigail Frances Buell b. Aug. 30, 1830, d. Oct. 16, 1847

    Married Orson Chaffee Feb. 18, 1846, the license was filed by her father Eben in Summit Co. Ohio. Orson was 18 and Abigail was 16. I assume she was pregnant at the time of marriage and probably died in childbirth, 8 months after their marriage. 

3) Andrew W. Buell, b. Mar. 18, 1833, Clinton, CT. d. Jun. 6, 1914, New Haven, CT.

    Married Marietta Stowell Jun. 16, 1856, One son Eben Henry Buell is listed in the Bible born in Greenville, PA. Mar. 18, 1860.

4) Helen Elizabeth Buell b. Nov. 6, 1839, d.  Jan. 15, 1843, Stow Twp, Summit CO. Ohio

     Age 3 yrs 2+ months buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga, Summit Co. Ohio

It is my belief, that this Bible was the property of my 3G Grandmother's sister Abigail Wilcox Buell and that upon her death it was given to Elizabeth Wilcox Kelsey for safe keeping, as she was the only family in the Guilford area. It was passed down to Elizabeth's son Edwin and then to my G Grandmother, May Kelsey Sperry where she would reside at 46 Graves Ave. for many years. 

As dubbed the Family Historian at an early age, it would move out west with Marilyn Senecal Cavanaugh. It now has been passed to my daughter, Tiffany Cavanaugh Hallisey and resides in Redmond, WA. preserved in a special case along with the history of our 4th G Grandparents, Eber and Rachel Hurd Wilcox and all those listed on its pages.

The Buells, Wilcox and Kelseys lived in the tight area of Killingworth, Clinton and Guilford, CT. and the intermarrying of those families comes up many times in our family's genealogy. All had large families with Buell brothers marrying Wilcox sisters and Kelsey's marrying Wilcox. Many of their graves are either in Indian River Cemetery in Clinton or Alderbrooke Cemetery in Guilford.

Eber Wilcox and wife Rachael Hurd Wilcox are buried in Markillie Cemetery in Hudson, Ohio.

May it continue to be passed on for many more generations.