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Charles Upson |
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Born: 18 Mar 1751/2 Wolcott, New Haven, CT
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Married: 1st 26 May 1773 Waterbury, New Haven, Ct to Wealthy Hopkins 2nd: 24 Nov 1784 Wolcott, New Haven, CT to Mary Hotchkiss
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Died: 29 Apr 1809 New Haven, CT | The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle "He was accidentally killed in New Haven by his head coming in contact with a beam in a barn which he was entering on a load of hay, April 19, 1809" |
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FATHER
MOTHER
Hannah Hopkins
WIFE
Wealthy Hopkins
b. 02 Jun 1756
d. 28 Dec 1783
CHILDREN with Wealthy Hopkins
1. Washington Upson b. 02 Sep 1775
2. Lee Upson b. 07 May 1778
3. Gates Upson b. 18 Jul 1780
CHILDREN with Mary Hotchkiss
1. Thomas Upson b. 23 Sep 1785
2. Charles Hopkins Upson b. 19 Jul 1788
3. Mark Upson b. 24 Oct 1790
4. Wealthy H. Upson b. 18 Apr 1794
The Upson Family in America, 1940, pg 68
Charles Upson Born March 18, 1752, Wolcott. Died April 29, 1809, New Haven, and
there buried. Married (1) May 26, 1773, Waterbury, Wealthy, daughter of Isaac
and Mercy (Hickox) Hopkins. She born June 2, 1756, Waterbury. Died December 28,
1783, Wolcott. Married (2) November 24, 1784, Mary Moulthrop, widow of Elihu
Mouthrop and daughter of Joseph and Esther (Russell) Hotchkiss. She born June
24, 1750, East Haven. Died March 30, 1826, Wolcott.
Charles Upson lived on the family homestead. In January, 1778, he served on a
committee to collect money for clothing for the soldiers. In February 1782 he
performed the first recorded inoculation for small-pox. In 1783 he was appointed
one of the first selectmen of Waterbury. From 1789 to 1790 he is listed as a
deacon of the Wolcott church. In 1792 he subscribed the largest sum for the
settlement of Rev. Woodward and in 1805 he had the largest tax list of any man
in the Society. He was called Capt. Charles and "Squire" Charles. The first
title is believed to be one of courtesy and the second because of the many years
that he was Justice of the Peace.
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