CAPES – BROOKS – SACKETT – BELL – ORCHARD – DICKMAN – PILLOIS - BONNIWELL – BROWN – LEWIS – WEEKS, Family Bible Record – 1829 Bible

This family bible starts with William and Sally (BROOKS) CAPES and places mentioned are Boston, Linco[l]nshire, England - New York City - Williamsburgh LI, NY - Erie, PA and Darien, CT.

This bible was purchased from a rare book dealer in 1989.

Title Page:
The Holy Bible, Contatining the Old and the New Testaments: Together with the Apocrypha: Translated Out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. With Canne’s Marginal Notes and References. To which are added, An Index, An Alphabetical Table of All the Names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations; Tables of Scripture Weights, Measures, and Coins, &c.

Cooperstown, [NY]: Stereotyped, Printed and Published by H. & E. Phinney, and sold by them at their book-stores, and by the booksellers generally in the United States. – 1829.


There is an inscription on the front flyleaf that is somewhat difficult to read but this is as I make it out:

Given to
Jennie Louisa SCOTT
By her cousin Harriett Arabella ORCHARD
Norton Conn.
Jan 1916
Formerly owned by your great grand parents
William and Sally BROOKS CAPES
And by your great aunt Harriett CAPES BELL.


Family Record

Marriages

William CAPES
Born January 21 1784 [crossed out & 1783 written over]
In Boston, Linconshire, England

Sally BROOKS was
Born October 17, 1792
Norwalk, CT

They were married 12th May 1810
In New York City

In Dairen, By Rev. Aaron ROGERS
Sarah Ann CAPES
Sept 22th 1847 To
William Frederick DICKMAN

Ellen Louise CAPES
March 2d 1851, to
John PILLOIS

Harriett CAPES was
Married to
James Joseph SACKETT
Of New York City
26th December 1836Ceremony by Rev. James
DEMORIST – R.D. Church
Williamsburgh, L.I. N.Y.

In Williamsburgh
Phebe CAPES
James BONNIWELL(?)
23rd November 1837

Harriet CAPES
26th December 1837

William H. CAPES ---- [marginal note:] Cousin Julia’s father mother
To Mary DICKERMAN
25th February 1840

Julia CAPES To
John Frederick BROWN
24th April 1841

John W. CAPES
June 2nd 1844 to
Susan WEEKS later to
Alice

Mary E. CAPES to
Thomas LEWIS
[no date]


Births

Harriet CAPES was
Born July 30th 1812
New York City

Phebe CAPES was
Born October 9th 1814
New York City

William H. CAPES was
Born November 10th 1816
In Erie Penn.

Julia CAPES was
Born August 11th 1819
Erie Penn

John W. CAPES was
Born March 24th 1822
In Darien CT

Mary E. CAPES was
Born May 7th 1824
In Darien CT

George W. CAPES was
Born December 14th
1826 in Darien CT

Sarah Ann CAPES
Born May 27th 1829
In Darien CT

Ellen CAPES
Born Jan 10th 1833
Darien CT



Deaths

George W. CAPES
Deceased April 4th
1832

Julia BROWN
Deceased July 12th 1844

William H. CAPES
Deceased July 1st 1845

William CAPES
Deceased Oct 31st 1854

John H. CAPES
Deceased Aug 22nd 1876

Sarah [BROOK written in] CAPES
Deceased April 7th 1878

Phebe CAPES
Wife of James BONNIWELL
Deceased March 18 188[0?]

Harriett CAPES
Wife of John Jay BELL
Deceased Thursday
November 9th 1888
Funeral Monday the 12th
From St Lukes Church

John Jay BELL
Deceased Friday September
8th 1898
Funeral from St Lukes Church –
Darien on Tuesday
The 12th

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