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soon died, and where he became an influ-
ential citizen. In 1671 and for several
years subsequently he was a representative
in the General Court of the Colony
of Connecticut, and served his townsmen
in many official capacities in Norwalk. He
married (second) at Norwalk, Connecti-
cut, January 1, 1656, Abigail Marvin,
daughter of Matthew Marvin, who came
from London, England. She was born in
Hartford about 1640, and died at Norwalk
about 1672. He married (third) in
Norwalk, about 1673, Mrs. Mary Stevenson,
widow of Jonathan Stevenson, who
was killed in a swamp fight with the In-
dians near Norwalk. He gave land to his
sons, John and Matthew, as appears on
the Norwalk town records, and at his
death, which occurred in Danbury, Connecticut,
1704-05, he left an estate at Nor-
walk. There were two children of his
first marriage, five of his second, and four
of the third, among the last Joseph, of
whom further.
(II) Joseph Bouton, son of John and
Mary (Stevenson) Bouton, was born in
Norwalk, Connecticut, about 1674. He
and his wife, Mary (Gregory) Bouton,
settled probably near Norwalk. In his
will, recorded at Fairfield, and bearing-
date December 20, 1746, he bequeaths por-
tions to his daughters, whom he desig-
nates as Sarah Hanford and Dinah Ben-
edict, and closes by ordering the remain-
der of his estate to be equally divided
among his four children, naming Jachin
and John as his two sons.
(III) Jachin Bouton, son of Joseph and
Mary (Gregory) Bouton, is said to have
been twice married, one of his wives an
Atwater. He was the father of nine chil-
dren :
Ebenezer, Sarah, Joseph, Esaias, of
whom further; Mary, Debbie, Patty
(Martha), Esther, and Moses.
(IV) Esaias Bouton, son of Jachin Bouton,
was born probably in Norwalk, No-
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vember 28, 1730, and died there May 27,
1821. He married, May 30, 1753, Phebe
Byxbee, who died March 15, 1810. They
are buried in the family plot on "Witch
Lane," near their home, which was situated
on a cove of Long Island Sound
(now called Wilson's Cove). The chimney
of the house remained standing as an
old landmark and range for fishing
grounds until the last few years. He was
one of the founders of St. Paul's Church,
of Norwalk, the first Episcopal church
consecrated in America, which he regu-
larly attended. Their children were:
Phebe, Nathan, Lydia, Stephen, Samuel,
of whom further; Hannah, Josiah.
(V) Samuel Bouton, son of Esaias and
Phebe (Byxbee) Bouton, was born July
11, 1763, in the homestead at the head of
"Witch Lane," or Wilson's Cove, oppo-
site the small Bouton burial enclosure.
He afterward moved to the old Middle-
sex road, beyond Flax Hill (West street,
South Norwalk), and died there April 1,
1833. He married, March 1, 1787, Eunice
Smith, who was born November 18, 1767,
and died August 3, 1818, a daughter of
Noah (1) and Eunice (Hoyt) Smith.
Noah Smith was the fourth generation
from Samuel Smith, who came to Amer-
ica in 1634, through Killiab, Ebenezer,
Eliakim Smith. The children of Samuel
and Eunice (Smith) Bouton were: Phebe,
Mary Ann, Abbe, Hannah Smith, who
married Aaron Gregory Hoyt (see Hoyt
line) ; Esaias, and Samuel.
KELLEY, Henry,
Farmer, Public Official.
For four generations the Kelley family
has been ably represented in New Can-
aan, Connecticut. The members of this
family have grown to manhood and womenhood
there, respected citizens, con-
tributing in many ways to the progress