Contributed By: Ray Brown
The town of Canaan was incorporated Oct.
1739. The Congregational Church was organized March,
1741, with Rev. Elisha Webster, pastor.
Ichabod Brownal & _____ Stanby, Sept. , 1773
Roswel Dean & Abigal Belden, Oct. 21, 1773
Solomon Moss & Huldah Coleman, Nov. 11, 1773
Samuel Holembuk & Supenra (?) Woodruff, Nov. 29, 1773
James Wadsworth & Irene Palmer, Feb. 20, 1774
John Wabison & Peggy Monson, Feb. 26, 1774
Ebenezer Smith of Sheffield & Elizabeth Kellogg,
March 3, 1774
Isaac Beebe & Polly Belden, March 3, 1774
Joel Chamberlin & Sarah Dean, Nov. , 1774
Aaron Miller & Cloe Hunt, Nov. 18, 1777
Miló Most & Abiah Carter, Dec. 11, 1777
John Whitney & Hannah Belden, Feb. 17, 1777
Nathan Hale & Salome Robbins, April 26, 1778
Job Barre & Esther Hosford, May 7, 1778
Oliver Root & Anna Holcomb, Oct. 1, 1778
Stephen Jacob & Parmale Farrand, Nov. 3, 1779
Noah Smith & Cloe Burral, Nov, 4, 1779
Asa Blin & Debe Andrus, Dec. 7, 1779
Timothy Hosford & Mehitable Root, Dec. , 1779
Stephen Brown of Stockbridge & Abiah Lawrence, Jan,
2, 1781
Wm. Trafford & Sarah Belden, Aug. 15, 1782
Daniel Hubison & _____ Babcock,
Israel Smith & Abiah Douglass, ,
1784
C. Belden & Lois Bosworth, , 1785
John Elmer & Elizabeth Belden, Oct. 8, 1785
Josiah Brown & S. Harris, --, 1785
Daniel Camp & Lucy Barre, ______ , 1785
Daniel Clark & Anna Hogg (?), ,
1786
Asa Smith & Elizabeth Whitney, ,
1786
James Root & Sarah Lawrence, March, 29 1786
S. Barre & Rachel Root, -, 1786
Grove Pomeroy & Eunice Marsh, --, 1786
Elnathan Kogs (?) of Hartford & Sally Sheldon of
Salisbury, ------, 1787
Elisha Horton & Hannah Drake, _____ 1787
Reuben Austin & Triphena Hofman, Feb. 10, 1790
Capt. Erson & Widow Goodwin, Jan. 5, 1791
Ammi Robbins & Salome Robbins, Jan. 17, 1791
Wm. Holabard & Dor. Bindisden, Nov. 17, 1791
Job Belden & Martha Dean, Feb. 24, 1791
Josiah Kingsbury & Elizabeth Hollenbok, March 4, 1791
Benj. Hall & Dolly Bonnet (?), April 21, 1791
Lot Norton & Polly Hi----, May 28, 1791
Lemuel Demming & S. Harris, Oct. 5, 1791
Amasa Holcomb & Abigal Hilton, Oct. 5, 1791
Samuel Fellows & Ethic! Rockwell, Oct. 25, 1791
Solomon Holcomb & Polly Bushnel (?), Dec. 4, 1791
______ ______ & Louisa Ransom, ______ 1791
Jeremiah Tooley & Hannah Austin, Dec. 22, 1791
David Hunt & Hannah Johnson, ______ 1791
Daniel Deming & Lois Dean, Jan. 2, 1792
John Pope of W & Esther Horton, Jan. 2, 1792
Elisha Wells & Jolly Dabhern (?), Oct. 21, 1792
Nehemiah Sexton & Elizabeth Holabard, Jan. 17, 1793
Fred Hunt & Lowry, Feb. 27, 1793
Rev. John Elliott & Sarah Norton of Salisbury, Nov.
27, 1793
Timothy Rockwell & Polly Burrall, ______ 1793
Solomon Stone & Beebe,
Amos Hunt & Polly Lorn (?),
Samuel Bushne! & ______ Beckly, _____ 1794
Jeremiah Beebe & Elizabeth Kellogg, _____ 1795
Wm. Morgan & Lois Hollabed, Dec. __, 1795
Andrew Frank & Rachel Huntington, March 23, 1796
Billy Beckly & Wealthy Hopson, April 26, 1796
Ezra Morehouse & Philinda Barne, March 27, 1796
David Beckly & Polly ______, 1796
Abner Hodgkins & Abigal Barne, ______ 1797
***Since Canaan, at one time, included what became known as North Canaan, I have included here Ray Brown's transcription of the church records for North Canaan.
Contributed By: Ray Brown
Robert Rood & Mary Rowe .... 5 May 1770 Paul Raymond & Rachel Stevens .... 11 Oct 1770 Abel Stevens & Rachel Fellows .... 11 Oct 1770 Daniel Richards & Sarah Freeman .... 13 Nov 1770 Asa Lawrence & Lucy Miller .... 29 Jan 1771 John Weston & Sarah Douglas .... 31 Jan 1771 Elisha Freeman & Chloe Stevens .... 5 May 1771 Rozil Fellows & Mary Partridge .... 5 July 1771 William Hamiton & Dorothy Cornish .... 4 July 1771 Ira Rowlinson & Hannah Lane .... 18 Jult 1771 Ezekiel Hamilton & Mary Stevens .... 1 Aug 1771 John Freeman & Anna Fellows .... 23 Oct 1771 Elihu Higby & Martha Green .... 22 Dec 1771 Samuel Ward & Hannah Lee .... 25 Dec 1771 Daniel Richards & Huldah Fellows .... 6 Feb 1772 Oliver Wilcox & Rebecca Dolittle .... 10 Jan 1773 Robert Green & Mary Shailor .... 10 (?) 18 Jan 1773 Asa North & Susanna Newell .... 11 Feb 1773 Jeremiah Baker & Anna Stevens .... 4 Mar 1773 Nathan Lewel & Lydia Rood .... 15 Mar 1773 Dan Huxley & Ruhamah Holcomb .... 25 Mar 1773 Issac Crew & Elizabeth Miller .... 3 June 1773 Stephen Harrison & Susanna Franklin .... 29 July 1773 Zebulon Stevens & Widow Thankful Partridge .... 13 Oct 1773 Phineas Derby & Sarah Stevens .... 25 Nov 1773 Robert Bra(?)ford & Sarah Cornish .... 4 Dec 1773 Edward Brownell & Susanna Wells .... 26 Jan 1774 John Franklin Jr. & Lydia Doolittle .... 2 Feb 1774 Andrew Lester & Lydia Partridge .... 28 July 1774 Wooden Sperry & Anna Lawrence .... 8 Sep 1774 Samuel Barnett & Lydia Hyde .... 10 Nov 1774 William Jackway & Rachael Root .... 30 Nov 1774 Samuel Green & Anna Clark .... 23 Feb 1775 |
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