I am at a brick wall once I get to my ggg grandfather, Frederick Somers, who was born in 1803 in either CT or NY and who lived in Dover, NY for most of his life. Can anyone help me to get past this wall? Thanks!
Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1664-2011 Name: Frederick Somers Birth Date: 18 Jan 1803 Age at Death: 84 Death Date: 29 Apr 1887 Burial Place: Wingdale, Dutchess County, New York, USA
1850 United States Federal Census Name: Roby Somers Age: 48 Birth Year: abt 1802 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Dover, Dutchess, New York Gender: Female Family Number: 131
Frederick Somers 56 Roby Somers 48 George W Somers 17 Lois A Somers 14 Caroline M Somers 12 Andrew J Somers 9 Leonora Somers 8 Charles P Somers 6 Noah P Somers 4
Hi, Yes, that is my family. Frederick died in Michigan but his gravestone is in Dover, New York (actually Wingdale). I have visited his stone several times and my husband posted in on Find A Grave. I have traced the family to Michigan and onward but have not been able to go back beyond Frederick. I have tried both CT and NY but have found no families that sound like they could be the right one. Thank you for your post - do you have a connection to either the Somers or Marcy families?
Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1664-2011
Name: Frederick Somers
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1803
Age at Death: 84
Death Date: 29 Apr 1887
Burial Place: Wingdale, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Check this link, is this your Frederick Somers :
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SO&GSfn=f&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=36&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=201&GRid=16893077&df=all&
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Roby Somers
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1802
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Dover, Dutchess, New York
Gender: Female
Family Number: 131
Frederick Somers 56
Roby Somers 48
George W Somers 17
Lois A Somers 14
Caroline M Somers 12
Andrew J Somers 9
Leonora Somers 8
Charles P Somers 6
Noah P Somers 4
From the grave link:
Roby Somers (1801 - 1876)*
Birth: Nov. 29, 1801
Death: Jul. 7, 1876
According to the census above Frederick was born 1794 his death states 1803 so it might be worth looking between 1790-1810
Hi, Yes, that is my family. Frederick died in Michigan but his gravestone is in Dover, New York (actually Wingdale). I have visited his stone several times and my husband posted in on Find A Grave. I have traced the family to Michigan and onward but have not been able to go back beyond Frederick. I have tried both CT and NY but have found no families that sound like they could be the right one. Thank you for your post - do you have a connection to either the Somers or Marcy families?
Take care,
S. Bradbury