Rathbone genealogy

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RATHBOXE GENEALOGY.
I. Lizzie. 2. Lena May. 3. Job Beebe, d- in infancy. 4. Charles
Gustave. 5. George. 6- Ray.
CELESTIA ISABELLA 10 RATHBONE (Job 9
., Job 8 ,
William 7 . William . William 5 . William 4 , John 3 , John 2 . Richard
1
), born Jnne 16. 1863; married John H. Craig. Sept. 15,
1880; she died April 6. 1 891. Children:
1. Edward Clarence, b. July 3, 18S1.
2. Anna Rosella. b. Sept. 23. 1883.
3- George Henry, b. July 15. 1S86.
4. Fannie Isabella b. Sept. 19. 1888.
5. Stella May. b- Nov. 11, 1S90: d. in infancy.
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BENJAMIX 8 RATHBOXE (William 7 . William 6 , William5
, William 4 , John 3 John-. Richard 1
), born in New London.
Conn.. May 10, 1788: married Margaret Walker. ;
she was born in 'Maryland. Jan. 2, 1800. He left Howard,
Jan. 31, 1834. for Jefferson Grove. Ogle Co.. Ills., with their
team and wagon and traveled slowly. They stopped in
Michigan while Benjamin and his sons pushed on to Rock
River Valley, Ills. They staked out a claim and built a log
house twelve (12) feet square in which was their future home.
They settled there July 26.
there, their nearest post-office
1834.
was
The Indians were stil!
at Dixon (20) twenty
miles distant; a small village of a few houses. Their grain
was hauled to Chicago, Ills., eighty miles distant; their provisions
were brought from same place; the trip taking rive
(5) days. Wheat brought twenty-five (25) cents a bushel in
Chicago (then Fort Dearborn): a small place then, no schooL
a few neighboring families built a little cabin, eight by ten
feet. They hired Alary, the eldest daughter of Benjamin to
teach school at twelve shillings a week. He died Sept. 13.
1846 at Jefferson Grove. Ills.;
dren:
she died there in 1875. Chil-
i- Benjamin, h — : m- Mary King: he d. at Jefferson Grove,
aged 36.
2. Harris, b. — : m. —
3. Mary, b — : m. Reuben Prichard; she d. aged 28; two children,
both born dead.
4. Margaret, b. Nov. 20. 181Q: m- Charles C. Royce, Nov. 16,
1836, in Jefferson Grove. Ill-
5. Louisa, b. — : m. Elijah Cooley: he d. —
6. Jerusha, b. in Cattaraugus Co.. X. Y-: m- Joshua Bradley
Wright.
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