Elizabeth AMBLER

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She was admitted to 1st Ch. Stamford 30 Sept. 1753; he admitted 3 July 1766. he appears on Stamford freemen list of 11 Apr., 1748. town charter of Coventry, NH, dated 31 Jan. 1764 shows him a grantee of town but evidently never in residence there. Prior to Rev., he removed to Stamford-Pound Ridge town border where on 15 Oct., 1776 he, as chairman of Pound Ridge Committee of Safety, wrote that the committee was having trouble with disaffected prisoners. He took the oath "upon the establishment of Independence" at Stamford 16 Sept., 1777. He served on a Stamford committee to supply the army with clothing, etc., 1 Dec., 1777. He was one of many Stamford Whigs who on 2 Jan., 1782 signed a petition against allowing the return of Tories to the town. The North Stamford ch., founded in 1742, was organized 4 June 1782. He was the second signer 10 Apr., 1780 of the petition to the Assembly for the establishment of the parish. he and wife Elizabeth were among 22 original members named on list of 4 June 1782. Joseph Ambler's g.s. at North Stamford states he d. 4 Aug., 1799 ae 72. "Elizabeth Ambler, wife of Joseph Ambler d. 15 Nov., 1819 in 90th yr."

Joseph married Elizabeth REED on 17 Oct 1751 in Darien, Connecticut. Elizabeth was born on 30 Mar 1730 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 15 Nov 1819 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; was buried in North Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Daniel Reed and Elizabeth kellogg