Bruce, Zelpha\Zilpha

Birth Name Bruce, Zelpha\Zilpha
Gender female
Age at Death 83 years, 7 months, 1 day

Narrative

Find A Grave Memorial# 92871615
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Named Zelpha or Zilpha, she was born in Killingly. CT in 1764 - at age 8 or 9 she moved with her parents to Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., NY where she lived until she married Cornelius Chatfield soon after the close of the Revolutionary war. After Cornelius died in 1796, she married, in 1797, Richard Smith.
She had children by each husband, including Col. Asa Chafield and Christopher Smith, Esq. (in whose home she died). She died in 8/2/1847.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1764 Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA    
Death 2 August 1847 Herkimer Co., New York, USA    
Burial   Trinity Episcopal Church Cmtry., Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, USA    

Families

Family of Chatfield, Cornelius Jr and Bruce, Zelpha\Zilpha

Married Husband Chatfield, Cornelius Jr ( * 18 January 1739 + 30 July 1796 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1782      
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Chatfield, Asa2 May 17848 July 1859
Chatfield, Orin23 September 1786
Chatfield, Cornelius25 July 1789
Chatfield, John8 August 1792
Chatfield, Sarah20 August 17953 November 1832
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID A3C1917434DFD511B337709A55C100006C93
 

Family of Smith, Richard and Bruce, Zelpha\Zilpha

Married Husband Smith, Richard ( * about 1760 + 18 August 1851 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1797 New York, USA    
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 0358AF8A705D84409B837AE42BF973477F14
 

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
_UID A3D9917434DFD511B337709A55C1000084FB