Edward DEFOREST

1806 - 1856  (49 years)

• Name	Edward DEFOREST  [1]
  	His will was written 11 June 1856 and presented for probate in Norwalk, CT. on 2 Aug 1856, File No. 1441. It mentioned his wife Mary Elizabeth DeForest, who served as executor , and his children: Charles Eliud, Agnes Maria, Samuel Edgar, Lydia Ann and Jonathan Edwards. (source for above text:"John Heald of Cheshire England and Concord, Mass.", Rootsweb WorldConnect Project) [1]
  Birth	7 Mar 1806	New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Living in New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [2]
  Death	1856	Fairfield County, Connecticut   [1]
  Burial	DeForest Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I76849	Main Tree
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Eliud DEFOREST,   b. 17 Jun 1769, Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 5 Feb 1850, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Isabel HOYT,   b. 2 Feb 1769, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 16 Jul 1854, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	28 Apr 1791  [3]
  Family ID	F31033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth ABBOT,   b. Jun 1817, Connecticut d. 1911, Connecticut (Age 93 years)
  Children	+ 1. Charles Eliud DEFOREST,   b. 1839, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 1921 (Age 82 years)  [Birth]   2. Agnes DEFOREST,   b. Abt 1841, Connecticut  [Birth]   3. Samuel DEFOREST,   b. abt. 1844, Connecticut  [Birth]   4. Lydia Ann DEFOREST,   b. 9 Feb 1847, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 16 Dec 1869, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 22 years)  [Birth]   5. J. Edward DEFOREST,   b. May 1853, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 1925 (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F31038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1850 - Living in New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Death - 1856 - Fairfield County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Edward DeForest and Mary E. Abbot Headstone Edward, the son of Eliud DeForest and Isabel Hoyt, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Abbot, are buried in the DeForest Cemetery in Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Created by: Marcialyn Photo Added by: Erik Andersen

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S00190] 1850 Census New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [S00001] David W. Hoyt, "A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families", (Name: Name: Providence: Printed for the Author by the Providence Press Co. Boston: Henry Hoyt - 1871;;).