The CALEF Family of Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire

 

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WILLIAM CALEF m. Lois Unknown
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JOSEPH CALEF (b. 1742) m. Hannah Pettingill
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ELIZABETH CALEF (1767 - 1829) m. John Walker


Generation 1

WILLIAM CALEF

Parents:

William Calef married Lois Unknown in Kingston. [Ref, p. 38]

Children of William Calef and Lois Unknown:

  1. Lois Calef was born on 4 Jan 1739 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  2. Joseph Calef was born on 12 Dec 1742 in Kingston.
  3. Lydia Calef was born on 30 Jul 1745 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  4. Sarah Calef was born on 15 Sep 1749 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  5. Mary Calef was born on 23 Sep 1758 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  6. Dorothy ("Dolly") Calef was born on 20 Jun 1762 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]

Generation 2

JOSEPH CALEF (b. 1742)

Parents: William Calef and Lois Unknown

Joseph Calef was born on 12 Dec 1742 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4] He married Hannah Pettingill on 30 Oct 1765 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 38]

Children of Joseph Calef and Hannah Pettingill:

  1. Elizabeth Calef was born on 1 Oct 1767 in Kingston. She died on 14 Nov 1829. She married John Walker.
  2. Nathaniel Calef was born on 26 Oct 1769 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  3. Lois Calef was born on 4 Dec 1770 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  4. Joseph Calef was born on 3 Jan 1773 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  5. Joseph Calef was born on 4 Nov 1774 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  6. Judith Calef was born on 3 Jan 1777 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  7. Rebecca Calef was born on 26 Jan 1779 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  8. Dorothy Calef was born on 24 Apr 1781 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  9. Benjamin Calef was born on 22 Jun 1783 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]
  10. Benjamin Calef was born on 13 Jul 1786 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4]

Generation 3

ELIZABETH CALEF (1767-1829)

Parents: Joseph Calef and Hannah Pettingill

Elizabeth Calef was born on 1 Oct 1767 in Kingston. [Ref, p. 4] She died on 14 Nov 1829. [Ref, p. 636] She married John Walker.

Bouton says that John's wife was Betsey Calef of Salisbury, NH. [Ref]

It appears likely that Elizabeth Calef is the daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Pettingill) Calef, born 1 Oct 1767 in Salisbury, NH. John and Elizabeth named their first five children Joseph (for her father), James (for his father), Hannah (for her mother), Abiel and Ruth (for his mother).

References

Arseneault, Judith A., The Vital Records of Kingston, New Hampshire, 1694-1994, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002.

Bouton, Nathaniel, History of Concord, New Hampshire: From the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century, Concord, Rumford Press, 1903.

Lapham, William B., History of the Town of Bethel, Maine, New England Press in collaboration with the Bethel Historical Society, Somersworth, NH, 1981.