Elizabeth Thacher

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From www.ywcasf-marin.org/marin-womens-hall-fame/honorees/elizabeth-thacher-kent:

Elizabeth Thacher Kent, a matriarch in the founding family of Kentfield, is one of the few Marin County women to be elected posthumously to the Marin Women's Hall of Fame. Kent was a distinguished proponent of women's rights and international peace and was instrumental in securing women's right to vote.

Kent took up permanent residence in Marin in 1907 and immediately became a vocal activist in support of women's' suffrage. When her husband, William, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Kent leveraged her position as a Congressman's wife to support the national suffrage movement. She was a featured speaker at the 1913 and 1914 conventions of the National American Women's Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and shortly thereafter assumed leadership of their Congressional Committee. By 1915, she helped form the Congressional Union (later re-named the Women's Party), which picketed the White House in support of suffrage. Kent was arrested twice for her suffrage demonstrating. However, her cause prevailed and in August 1920 the Susan B. Anthony Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed guaranteeing American women the right to vote.

In addition to supporting suffrage, Elizabeth Kent was committed to the cause of world peace. In the 1930's, she provided leadership to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She and her husband were also early supporters of the fledging conservation movement. They donated a large tract of land to the U.S. Government to preserve old-growth redwoods. Their gift, the Muir Woods National Monument, provides a lasting testimony to the Kents' exemplary lives of public service.

Elizabeth married Rep. William Kent on 26 Feb 1890 in Nordhoff, California. Rep. (son of Albert Emmet Kent and Adaline Elizabeth Dutton) was born on 29 Mar 1864 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 13 Mar 1928 in Kentfield, Marin, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Sherman Thatcher Kent was born on 8 Jan 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 12 Jan 1952 in Marin, California.

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Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Anthony_Thacher

From http://www.thacherfamily.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I104541&tree=thacher:

Thomas Anthony Thacher was a professor at Yale College; he graduated Yale College 1835; studied in Germany 1843 - 1845.

On Sept. 16, 1846, he married Olivia Day, better known as Livy, the daughter of President Jeremiah Day [q.v.] of Yale. She died on May 18, 1858, leaving five sons, and on Aug. 1, 1860, he married her cousin Elizabeth Baldwin Sherman, who with three sons and one daughter survived him. Both wives were granddaughters of founding father Roger Sherman.

His son Thomas Thacher was a prominent lawyer. His sons Sherman Day Thacher and William Larned Thacher were the founder of the Thacher School in Ojai, California; and his daughter Elizabeth Sherman Thacher married William Kent (U.S. Congressman). He was also the paternal grandfather of US Solicitor General Thomas D. Thacher and Molly Kazan, and the great-great-grandfather of actress and writer Zoe Kazan.

Thomas A. Thacher was born in Hartford, Conn., the son of Anne (née Parks) and Peter Thacher. His first American ancestor on his father's side was Thomas Thacher who emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1635, and later became minister of the Old South Church in Boston; on his mother's side he was descended from the Rev. Thomas Buckingham of Saybrook, one of the founders of the Collegiate School of Connecticut, since known as Yale College. He had his preparatory training at the Hopkins Grammar School, Hartford, and graduated from Yale with the class of 1835; where he was a member of Skull and Bones.

Thomas married Elizabeth Baldwin Sherman on 1 Aug 1860 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Roger Sherman and Susanna Staples) was born on 27 Oct 1823 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 10 Mar 1917 in Nordhoff, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nordhoff, California was renamed Ojai during World War I.

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He was a carpenter and a builder.

Peter married Ann Parks about 1795. Ann (daughter of Elijah Parks and Anne Beaumont) was born on 2 Apr 1773 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 13 Jun 1850 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1787

Notes:

Shortly after the Revolution, he spent two weeks visiting George Washington at Mount Vernon.

On 31 Jan 1794, with his uncle Benjamin Prescott, he formed the firm of Prescott & Sherman, trading in dry goods, groceries, navigation, shoemaking, and tanning.

Representative for New Haven in the Connecticut General Assembly, May and October 1810 and May 1811.

Roger married Susanna Staples on 7 Jan 1801 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Susanna (daughter of Rev. John Staples and Susanna Perkins) was born on 20 Aug 1778 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 22 Nov 1855 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1740
• Alternate death: 7 Oct 1805, Lempster, New Hampshire

Notes:

Second of his name; the first John Thacher, son of the same Peter and Abigail, was born 9 Aug 1719 and died 3 Apr 1739, just weeks after this John Thacher's birth. Presumably he was known to be dying when the second John was christened.

He served in the Revolution in the company of Capt. John Durkee.

John married Abigail Swift on 31 May 1764 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Abigail (daughter of Silas Swift and Abigail Tupper) was born on 19 Jul 1745; died in 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Anne Beaumont on 11 Jun 1772. Anne was born in 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; died on 23 Mar 1830 in Livonia, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Sherman is especially notable in United States history for being the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Association, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. Robert Morris, who did not sign the Articles of Association, signed the other three." [Wikipedia]

1745-1752 Surveyor New Haven County
1752-1758 Surveyor Litchfield County
1754 February Admitted to the Bar of Litchfield County
1755-1759 Justice of the Peace Litchfield County
1755-1756 1758-1761 Deputy for New Milford to General Assembly
1759-1761 Justice of Quorum County Court for County
1759 Commissary of Supplies for Connecticut at Albany NY
1760-1772 In mercantile business in New Haven
1765-1776 Treasurer of Yale College
1764-1766 Deputy for New Haven to General Assembly
1765 May Justice of the Peace, New Haven County
1765 October Justice of the Quorum, New Haven County
1766-1789 Judge of Superior Court of Connecticut
1768 Received degree of Master of Arts from Yale College
1774-1781 and 1784 Delegate to Continental Congress
1774 Signed Articles of Association
1774 Signed Address to the King
1776 Signed Declaration of Independence
1777 Delegate to Currency and Anti Monopoly Conventions at Springfield Mass
1777-1779 and 1782 Member of Council of Safety of Connecticut
1778 Signed Articles of Confederation
1778 Delegate to Convention on regulation of prices at New Haven
1783 Revised the Connecticut Laws with Judge Richard Law
1784-1793 First Mayor of New Haven
1787 Delegate to Constitutional Convention
1787 Signed the Constitution of The United States
1788 Delegate from New Haven to Convention of Connecticut which ratified the Constitution of the United States
1789-1791 Representative for Connecticut in Congress of the United States
1791 June until death July 23 1793 United States Senator for Connecticut

Roger married Rebecca Prescott on 12 May 1763 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Benjamin Prescott and Rebecca Minot) was born on 20 May 1742 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1813 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also spelled Rebekah.

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A graduate of Princeton in 1765, he was the Congregational minister of the parish of Westminster, in Canterbury, Connecticut, for over thirty years.

John married Susanna Perkins. Susanna (daughter of Matthew Perkins and Hannah Bishop) was born on 29 Jan 1753; died on 10 Sep 1810. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Sufanna ye Daughter of Matthew Perkins & his wife Hannah was born January 29: 1752." [Norwich Vital Records, citation details below.]

Peter married Abigail Hibbard in 1713. Abigail (daughter of Joseph Hebard and Abigail Kimball) was born on 15 Mar 1699 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 9 Jul 1778 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Silas married Abigail Tupper on 16 Oct 1735 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Abigail (daughter of Eliakim Tupper and Joanna Gibbs) was born on 13 Aug 1717 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 15 Feb 1811 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Abigail Clark. Abigail was born about 1715; died on 29 Nov 1794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mehetabel Wellington on 13 Sep 1715 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Mehetabel (daughter of Benjamin Wellington and Elizabeth Sweetman) was born on 26 Feb 1688 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was christened on 4 Mar 1688. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Rebecca Minot on 12 Aug 1741 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Col. James Minot and Martha Lane) was born on 5 May 1720 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 8 Oct 1761 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 15 May 1720, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1699
• Alternate death: 25 Mar 1778, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Notes:

Died of smallpox.

Deacon married Hannah Standish on 4 Jan 1722 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Ebenezer Standish and Hannah Sturtevant) was born on 6 Mar 1704; died on 5 Apr 1774; was buried in Neck of Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 1 Aug 1713, Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Matthew married Hannah Bishop on 19 Apr 1739 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Hannah (daughter of Samuel Bishop and Sarah Fobes) was born on 2 Aug 1722 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 6 Jul 1733, Groton, New London, Connecticut

Notes:

Also called Rhodolphus, Rodolphus.

From his Find a Grave page:

He was a constable at Duxbury in 1678 and served as the town's clerk from 1685 to 1694. In April of 1694 Rhodolphus and wife Ruth conveyed land at Duxbury to their son Thomas. Two months later in June 1694, Rhodolphus and wife Ruth, formerly of Duxbury now of Chilmark, Mass., conveyed land at Duxbury.

In 1697 Rhodolphus was installed pastor of the Cong. Church at Chilmark, Mass. on the western end of Martha's Vineyard. He served that church until 1714, when he was succeeded by Rev. William Homes. Some of his children had moved from Chilmark to Lebanon, Conn. before 1705 and Rhodolphus and Ruth followed in 1715.

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Genealogical note on the above: The Rev. William Homes (1663-1746), mentioned above, was a Gx7-grandfather of TWK. The reverend's son Robert Homes married Mary Franklin, sister of Benjamin Franklin; their granddaughter Sarah Holmes (1748-1826) was the mother of Benjamin Tappan, senator from Ohio 1839-45. The Rev. William Homes's wife, Katherine Craighead (1673-1764) was a Gx4-granddaughter of the Scottish king James V, father of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Ralph married Ruth Partridge on 1 Jan 1670 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of George Partridge and Sarah Tracy) was born about 1645 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 30 Oct 1717 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Abigail Kimball on 20 Apr 1698. Abigail (daughter of Richard Kimball and Rebecca Abbye) was born on 12 Mar 1680; died on 6 Dec 1756. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called Abigail Kendall.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1665, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Jireh married Abigail Gibbs on 24 Nov 1697. Abigail (daughter of Thomas Gibbs and Alice Warren) was born about 1677; died before 19 Nov 1741. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eliakim Tupper = Joanna Gibbs
Eliakim Tupper = Mary Bassett
Charles Tupper = Elizabeth West
Rev. Charles Tupper = Miriam Lockhart
Sir Charles Tupper (1821-1915), sixth Prime Minister of Canada

Eliakim Tupper = Joanna Gibbs
Abiah Tupper = Nathaniel Swift
Nathaniel Swift = Sarah Thomas
Julius Swift = Lydia Hawkins
Charles Julius Swift = Josephine Reno
Archie Dean Swift = Bernice Maude Thompson
Archie Dean Swift = Rose Baldi Douglas
Scott Kingsley Swift = Andrea Gardner Finlay
Taylor Swift (1989- )

Eliakim Tupper = Joanna Gibbs
Thomas Tupper = Ruth Owen
Thomas Tupper = Parthenia Jaqua
Chauncey Tupper = Delia Gibbs
Delia Jane Tupper = Gabriel Linch Oakley
Oscar Roadman Oakley = Isabella Thompson
Belle Oakley = James Maxwell
James Willard Maxwell = Adelle Thompson
Mary Maxwell = William Henry Gates
Bill Gates (1955- )

Eliakim married Joanna Gibbs about 1707. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Noyes-Gilman Ancestry (citation details below) says she was probably related to Abigail Gibbs, wife of Jireh Swift, but not a sister.

Nathaniel married Abigail Hughes on 29 Sep 1703 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. Abigail (daughter of Samuel Hughes and Mary Doude) was born on 22 Jan 1678 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 21 Feb 1760 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1679

Joseph married Elizabeth Winship on 18 Nov 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Lt. Edward Winship and Elizabeth Parke) was born on 15 Apr 1652 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Elizabeth Sweetman on 7 Dec 1671. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Sweetman and Isabel) was born on 16 Jan 1646 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 28 May 1777

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Graduated A.M. at Harvard College, 1709. Minister of the Second Parish of Salem, 1713-1756.

Benjamin married Elizabeth Higginson on 20 Oct 1715 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Higginson and Hannah Gardner) was born on 28 Jun 1696 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 1723 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His epitaph:

Here lye the remains of Col. James Minott
Esqr. who departed this life Feb 6, 1759
in the 65th year of his age. He was of
Honl. Descent, early improved & advanced
in Civil and Military Affairs. Divers years
Represented this Town at the General Court
was a Justice of the Peace, and one of the Hon.
His Majesties Council for many years, which
Offices he Sustained until his death.
In all which Stations and relations of life he
behaved as the Christian, the Patriot, and the
benevolent friend, and as he merrited so he
was much loved and honored in his life
and Lamented at his death.
Memento mori.
'From death's arrest no age is free.'

James married Martha Lane on 14 Nov 1716 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Martha (daughter of Col. John Lane and Susanna Whipple) was born on 1 Oct 1694 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jan 1734 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 18 Jan 1735

Deacon married Hannah. Hannah died between 4 May 1757 and 15 Jun 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Hannah Sturtevant. Hannah (daughter of Deacon Samuel Sturtevant and Mercy) was born in Mar 1674; died on 23 Jan 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Deacon married Martha Morgan on 22 May 1700 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Martha (daughter of Lt. Joseph Morgan and Dorothy Parke) was born on 20 Mar 1681 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 22 Mar 1681, Preston, New London, Connecticut

Notes:

Samuel Bishop (1679-1760) = Sarah Fobes (1684-1759)
Caleb Bishop (1716-1785) = Keziah Hibbard (b. 1722)
Lucy Bishop (1747-1783) = Benajah Strong (1740-1809)
Dr. Joseph Strong (1770-1812) = Rebecca Young (1779-1862)
Eleanor Strong (1805-1863) = John Wood (1785-1848)
Ellen Wood (1831-1877) = Franklin H. Work (1819-1911)
Frances Eleanor Work (1857-1947) = James Boothby Burke Roche (1851-1920)
Edmund Maurice Burke Roche (1885-1955) = Ruth Sylvia Gill (1908-1993)
Frances Ruth Burke Roche (1936-2004) = Edward John Spencer (1924-1992)
Diana Frances Spencer (1961-1997) = Charles, Prince of Wales (1948- )

Samuel married Sarah Fobes on 2 Jan 1706 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Deacon Caleb Fobes and Sarah Gager) was born on 24 Jun 1684 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 11 Mar 1759 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]