Betty Wilder Tiffany

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• FamilySearch ID: G9KB-TZ8
• Initiatory (LDS): 21 Jan 1915, MANTI

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• FamilySearch ID: LHQZ-ZV3
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Jan 1915, MANTI

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Biography Consider Tiffany

Consider operated a farm and small store, presumably in Lyme, Connecticu t . In 1760, Consider moved to the village of Center Hill on the West Mou nt ain in Hartland, Connecticut and bought a farm that straddled the lin e be tween the towns of Barkhamsted and Hartland. He was supposed to b e a writ er of prose and poetry, though none of his compositions seem t o have surv ived. (Ella Wright book.) Until after the birth of his firs t children, Co nsider TIFFANY lived in Lyme, Connecticut. He was a farme r and also carri ed on a small business as a storekeeper. At Hartland, wh ere his other chi ldren were born, he was engaged in the same business, b ut on a much large r scale. Many interesting documents of his have been p reserved. He wa s a vigorous man, transacting a great deal of business an d was always car eful to enforce his rights. He was a member of the Churc h of England an d had little patience with the dissenting sects. He was a t one time a sch oolmaster, and when he entered upon this work, it is sai d, it was the fir st time he had ever been in school; but he was a good t eacher, so traditi on states, and he was a close student. During the Revo lutionary War, he w as not alone loyal to the English church but loyal t o the English crown . He was something of an astronomer, and is said to h ave calculated an al manac, but no copy of it has been found. He was a wr iter of prose and poe try. He kept diaries, in which he recorded his dail y adventures, one of w hich covers the period of one of the French and In dian wars, in 1756. Whi le this diary is in many places illegible, enoug h has been deciphered t o make it of interest. It begins on July 28, whe n the company marched fro m Lyme, where it was recruited, to Wallingford , Coon., a distance of thir ty-six miles. Here the company lodged at Mr . CUTHBERT's. On July 30, th e men marched from Wallingford to Waterbury , through Chester, and on th e 31st to Westbury. From this point the diar y is as follows: Sunday, Aug . 1, we marched from Mr. SCOTT's at Westb ur y, part of Waterbury, to GONS EY's on the north part of West-bury, abou t 9 miles from said SCOTT's Tave rn. After breakfast, we marched to Litch field, and dined at one at Mr. BU ELL's, about 13 miles from the last sai d GONSEY's; then it being late i n the afternoon, we then marched from Mr . GONSEY's, one mile and a half t o Mr. WADDON's at Goshen. Ye 2nd day o f August, we marched thence from Mr . WADDON's to Goshen to Mr. SHAGGUCK' s at Canaan about 9 miles from Goshe n. We then marched after dinner fro m Goshen to the west part of Canaan, t o Mr. ROGER's, about 8 miles fro m said SEDGEWICK's. We traveled that day , about 17 miles, from WADDON' s to ROBBIN's. Tuesday, Ye 3rd day of Aug . then marched from said ROBBIN 's at Canaan, to Mr. BEMIS' at the 'oblong s', about 14 miles from Canaan , and dined at said BEMIS'--Then marched af ter dinner from Mr. BEMIS' a t 'Oblongs', to Mr. Jacob DAKER's at Levening ton's Manor about 10 mile s from Mr. BEMIS'. We marched that day, fully 2 4 miles. Wednesday, Ye 4t h day of Aug. we marched from ANTHRUM's or the " Manner" to one Mr. CHURC H's about 9 miles from Mr. DAKER's, and went to b reakfast there--then ma rched after breakfast, about 17 miles to Cloverwac k, and dined at one, M r. ---- SUNDAY; at Hutson's River. That 4th day, Au g. we marched 26 mile s from ANTHRUM's, August 5, 1756, we then marched o r took water, and sai led from the above said SUNDAY at Cloverwark, into t he City of Albany, a bout 40 miles from SUNDAY at Cloverwark, -- 40 mile s we went that day, a nd the 6th day Aug., the day after I arrived at Alba ny, I went to see tw o poor criminals executed, which were most shamefull y hanged, for the si n of murder. And we continued at Albany, from the 5t h day of August to t he 22nd day of same instant. Sunday: Ye 22nd of Aug . was ordered to guar d some cannon, and almost 40 wagons to Fort Edward , and marched that day , to the 'Half-Moon', from Albany, fully 12 miles . Monday: Ye 23rd day o f Aug. we marched with our two cannon, and the abo ve said waggons, int o ye Stillwaters, about 13 miles from the 'Half Moon' . Tuesday: Ye 24t h day of Aug. we then marched from Stillwaters, about 1 5 miles to Sarato ga, and tarried there that night, and Wednesday: Ye 25t h day of Aug., w e arrived to Fort Edward, about 16 miles from Saratoga, a t a --- o'cloc k in the afternoon. Thursday (August 26th), we was ordere d to guard som e waggons down to Saratoga, then tarried at Saratoga one da y (August 27t h), and the 28th we went down to Scantecock, about 19 mile s from Saratog a and about 4 miles from Stillwaters, and returned up to Sa ratoga again . It being Sunday, the 29th of August, we rested, and refresh ed ourselve s, until Wednesday, the first day of Sept.--then we was ordere d to guar d Col. BURTTEN down to Stillwater, and from there, to Cantercock , an d I arrived there that night, Aug. 3rd, returned from Canttercock t o Sar atoga. We rested that day at Saratoga, until the 8th day of Sept., w he n we guarded waggons up to Fort Edward, then returned on the 9th dow n t o Saratoga, with the waggons, and the next day was 10th Sept., we wen t do wn to Canttercock, to guard some mowing men, for about 20 days, fo r thi s our order was. Saturday: 11th day of Sept.--Saturday, sent out de tail o f about 8 men under Sergt. LEE, to make some discovery, but made n one. Sa turday: ye 19th day of Sept., I was with 16 more, sent out toward s Hoosuc k, for there we was shot at by about 20, but had none killed, bu t three s lightly wounded. Monday: ye 20th day Sept., we returned to Cant tercock, m uch beat out by a had travel, and want of water. Tuesday: 21 , we rested a t Burtin. We arrived there, about 9 o'clock at night, and t he next day, w e tarried there, waiting for orders. Sept. 23rd, I receive d orders to g o down to Stillwater, to guard 98 waggons down there, the n go over the ri ver to Canttercock, to the rest of our company.

Consider married Sarah Wilder about 1752 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States. Sarah (daughter of Jonas Wilder and Eunice Houghton Beaman) was born on 13 Aug 1738 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States; died on 7 Nov 1818 in Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K2WN-ZG5
• Initiatory (LDS): 20 Jan 1915, MANTI

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• FamilySearch ID: LCJD-GJH
• Initiatory (LDS): 29 Jul 1998, TORON

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Consider operated a farm and small store, presumably in Lyme, Connecticu t . In 1760, Consider moved to the village of Center Hill on the west Mou nt ain in Hartland, Connecticut and brought a farm that straddled the lin e b etween the towns of Barkhamst and Hartland, He was supposed to be a w rite r of prose and poetry, though none of his compositions seem to hav e survi ved.

Until after the birth of his first Child, Consider Tiffany lived in Lym e . He was a farmer and also carried on a small business as a storekeepe r . At Hartland, where his other children were born, he was engaged in t h e same business, but on a much larger scale. Many interesting document s o f his have been preserved. He was a vigorous man, transacting a grea t dea l of business and was always careful to enforce his right. H e w a s a mem ber of the Church of England and had little patience with t he dissentin g sects. He was at one time a schoolmaster, and when he ente red upon thi s work, it was said, it was the first time he had ever bee n in school, bu t he was a good teacher.

During the Revolutionary War, he was not only loyal to the Church of Eng l and, but also loyal to the English crown. He was something of an astron om er, and was supposed to have calculated an almanac, but no copy of i t ha s been found. He kept diaries, in which he recorded his daily advent ures , one of which covers the period of one of the French and Indian War s i n 1756. While this diary in many places is illegible, enough has bee n dec iphered to make it of interest. It begins on July 28th, when the co mpan y marched from Lyme, where it was recruited to Wallingford, Connecti cu t a distance of thirty-six miles. Here the company lodged at Mr. Cuthb ert ’s. On July 30th the men marched from Wallingford to Waterbury, throu gh C hester, and on the 31st to Westbury.

(taken from Peggy Tiffany Isbell submission made to the Pedigree Resour c e File in Oct 2001.)

Consider married Naomi Comstock on 26 Nov 1731 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States. Naomi (daughter of William Comstock and Naomi Noyes) was born in 1708 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States; died on 29 May 1743 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LTQX-K79
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Jan 1915, MANTI

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• FamilySearch ID: LH7C-SPD
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Jan 1912

Jonas married Eunice Houghton Beaman on 22 May 1724 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Eunice was born on 30 May 1708 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Oct 1801 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LCJT-927
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Jan 1925

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• FamilySearch ID: L4T7-V62
• Initiatory (LDS): 14 Jan 1915

Ephraim married Bethia Tosh in 1701 in New Shoreham, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. Bethia (daughter of William MacIntosh and Jael O'Sullivan) was born in Sep 1676 in New Shoreham, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died on 28 Apr 1703 in New Shoreham, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZGQ-J5V
• Initiatory (LDS): 14 Jan 1915

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• FamilySearch ID: LTQ8-GS2
• Initiatory (LDS): 28 Feb 1895, SLAKE

William married Naomi Noyes on 10 Sep 1695 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States. Naomi (daughter of Reverend Moses Noyes and Ruth Pickett) was born about 1676 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States; died on 15 Mar 1728 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GDDP-PWK
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Jan 1917