The family of Joseph Brown Eddy 1803-1876

 This is the last of my posts about the Eddy family.  I've learned a lot from this brief study, and there is surely much more to be learned.  Joseph is the last of our ancestors named Eddy, but his family left its mark on our country and his descendants all have interesting stories of their own.  

I've written about Joseph Eddy earlier.  He married Susan Lamphire, the daughter of James and Hannah Eames Lamphire, in Richfield, Otsego County, New York.  He and Susan had at least ten children and the children lived in New York, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and California.  There are stories of bravery and sadness hidden within the family, and I'm happy to have the chance to introduce you to some of these people, who would be our great great grand uncles and aunts.  If you want to trace the children further, please be aware that most of the names I am using are their given names, but they frequently used their middle names or a nickname rather than the given name, so they should be lots of "fun" to research.

If we can believe the dates (sometimes they are off by a year), Permelia was their first born child, and was born in 1826, before her parents married on July 1, 1827.  This leaves open the possibility that Joseph had an earlier wife, or at least an earlier child, but for our purposes now, Permelia was their child.  She died, unmarried as far as I can learn, in 1847, at Ellington, Chautauqua County, New York.  

George was the next child born, in 1829.  He married Hannah, sometimes seen as Fanny, Hart, whose parents are unknown to me.  Their children are Permelia, Frank, Ellen, George, another George, Etta, Isabella, Sarah, John Adelbert (known as Delbert), Jesse or Jessie, and John.  George died in 1905 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan.

Sarah was born in 1832.  She married William S Nichols, the son of Henry and (unknown) Nichols, and the couple stayed in Ellington, New York.  Their children are Mary Jane, Eveline, Adele, Ida, Ada, Eugenie, William, and John. Sarah died in 1913.

Susan was the next born, in 1835.  She married Hiram Stanard, son of Libbeus and Luceba Fay Stanard.  Their children are Susie, Seba, Louis, and Esther, and I will write more of this family in the future.  

Mary Ann was born in 1838.  She married Sheldon P Eddy, the son of George W and Betsy Wheeler Eddy, and yes, they were first cousins, both being grandchildren of Enos and Deborah Paine Eddy.  Their children are Bertha, Cora, Perry, Wallace, Willard, Herbert, Nina, and Ralph.  She died in 1898 in Sublette, Lee County, Illinois.

Joseph Eddy was born in 1841. He married Elizabeth "Betsey" Eddy, the daughter of George and Betsey Wheeler Eddy.  Yes, they were not only first cousins, but the siblings Mary Ann (above) and Joseph married siblings Sheldon and Betsey.  Their children must have done a lot of head scratching before they figured out all their relationships!  Joseph's children are George, Joseph, Clarence, Fred, and Richard.  Joseph served in the Civil War and was discharged due to disability in 1862 at Corinth, Mississippi. I don't know whether he was injured in the battle there which had taken place just a few days earlier, or whether he was one of the many who were discharged due to camp illnesses such as dysentery.  He lived in Lee County, Illinois, and then in South Dakota before moving to Los Angeles, California.  There he married Hannah Ellen Daulton in 1918, and died in 1921.  

Washington was born in 1845 and married Mary Cannon, the daughter of Timothy and Phoebe Skinner Cannon.  Their children are Leon, Aleda, Sarah, and Nellie.  Washington also served in the Civil War, and was captured by the Confederates.  Two different prison camps are listed as having held him, and I have been unable to determine whether he was held at one and then transferred to the other, or whether one of those named was incorrect.  However, there is a possibility, at least, that he was held at Andersonville, and at another camp in Alabama.  Washington died in 1925 in South Dakota.

Thomas was born in 1847 or 1848 and married Minnie Lodama Clark, the daughter of Andrew and Harriet Long Clark.  Their children are Hattie, Laroy, Susie, Nellie, and Florence.  He died in 1930 in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa.  

Amelia may have been born in New York or she may have been born in Illinois, or she may have been born en route.  She was born in 1850, and died in 1862.

The last known child was Garrett, born in 1853 in Lee County, Illinois.  He married Elizabeth Cummings, the daughter of Jessee and Ormazinda McCall Cummings.  Their children are Jesse, James, Louis Elwin, Delbert, Mable, Harry, and Grace.  Garrett died in 1914 in Lee County, Illinois.

Joseph and Susan had reason to be proud of the family they raised.  From New York to California, they raised families, served their country, and were solid citizens of their communities.  There is a long Eddy heritage to remember, for those of us who are their descendants.