Eleventh Generation

763. Roswell Chatfield was born on 6 January 1765 in Stillwater, Albany Co., New York, USA. He died after 1841 at the age of 76 in Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio, USA. He was buried in McCoy Cmtry., Lawrence Co., Ohio, USA. Is he Rausel or Roswell? Grandson is Rausel. Roswell on wife's gravestone.

Occupation: Wheelwright

According to one of the sites linked to Rausel's name on the ancestry.com, Rausel was not a very nice man. He was wounded in the Battle of Saratoga, which was fought on his farm or his brother Asa's farm or their dad's farm. It is said that he was wounded in the hand (?) while carrying water to the soldiers.

From Find A Grave web site, Memorial# 108579662
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Notes: Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York. Family history says that Rausel was at a farm, probably leased by his father Jesse, on which part of the Battle of Saratoga was fought. The house was used as a field hospital for the Americans and the rail fences were used as breastworks. Rausel received a wound to his face (?) while carrying water for wounded soldiers. He also had a little finger shot off. The house and trees were filled with bullet holes.

Rausel went to Ontario, NY. Later, with sons Jesse and David, he went to Lawrence Co. Ohio where they settled at Ice Creek Bridge which is now known as Sheridan. He took government land and built a house and farm with an orchard. He also raised vegetable and had many farm animals according to family history colllected by Gene Chatfield.

He remarried after coming to Ohio to a Lydia Cole on Sep 22, 1822 in Aberdeen Oh. The Russel in the 1790 NY census (Albany Co.), the Rozwell in the 1800 NY census, (Saratoga Co.), the Roswell in the 1810 NY census (Ontario Co.) and the Roswell in the 1830 Ohio Adams Co census could all be the same person.

Rausel died sometime after 1841. He is buried in the McCoy Cemetery without a marker according to family historian Gene Chatfield.

Source: Ancestry Family Tree, nb192
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USA Census, 1800
Name: Roswell Chatfield
Event Place: Milton, Saratoga, New York
Page Number: 1070
Affiliate Publication Number: M32 , Affiliate Film Number: 27 , GS Film number: 193715 , Digital Folder Number: 004440844 , Image Number: 00048
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USA Census, 1810
Name: Roswell Chatfield
Event Place: Bristol, Ontario, New York
Page Number: 689
Line Number: 1400
Affiliate Publication Number: M252 , Affiliate Film Number: 33 , GS Film number: 0181387 , Digital Folder Number: 004433274 , Image Number: 00173
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USA Census, 1820
Name: Roswell Chatfield
Event Place: Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut
Page Number: 135
Affiliate Publication Number: M33 , Affiliate Film Number: 3 , GS Film number: 0281236 , Digital Folder Number: 004433441 , Image Number: 00142
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USA Census, 1830
Name: Roswell Chatfield
Event Place: Liberty, Adams, Ohio
Page Number: 71
Affiliate Publication Number: M19 , Affiliate Film Number: 126 , GS Film number: 0337937 , Digital Folder Number: 004093936 , Image Number: 00147

Roswell Chatfield and Sarah Ann Sheffield were married about 1783 in New York, USA. They were divorced. Sarah Ann Sheffield, daughter of Samuel Sheffield and Joannah ?, was born on 27 November 1767 in Ontario Co., New York, USA. She died on 5 March 1834 at the age of 66 in Richmond, Ontario Co., New York, USA. She was buried in McConnellsville Cmtry., McConnellsville, Oneida Co., New York, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 20436028

Roswell Chatfield and Sarah Ann Sheffield had the following children:

Roswell Chatfield and Lydia Huyck Cole were married on 22 September 1822 in Aberdeen, Brown Co., Ohio, USA. Lydia Huyck Cole (private).