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     Dorothy Whitcomb was born on 3 March 1765. She married Nathan Capron, son of Oliver Capron and Esther Freeman, on 2 April 1783 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Dorothy Whitcomb died on 2 May 1825 at age 60.

     Dorothy Capron was born on 19 August 1783 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.¹ She was the daughter of Nathan Capron and Dorothy Whitcomb. Dorothy Capron married Joshua Haight.

     Joshua Haight married Dorothy Capron, daughter of Nathan Capron and Dorothy Whitcomb.

     Albert Haight was born in 1808. He was the son of Joshua Haight and Dorothy Capron. Albert Haight died in 1905.

     Hannah L. Haight was born in Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Albert Haight and Nancy Conley.

     Lois Wilson was born on 9 April 1794. She married Oliver Capron III, son of Oliver Capron, Jr. and Hannah Works, on 29 March 1816 in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Lois Wilson died on 31 August 1852 at age 58 in West Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
     Lois appeared on the census of 1850 at Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, in the household of Oliver Capron III.¹

     George Oliver Capron was born on 4 May 1835 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Oliver Capron III and Lois Wilson. George Oliver Capron married Roselle Bunce Francis on 5 November 1856 in West Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, by Wethersfield, CT VR Vol 5 page 1946-7 shows the marriage of this couple as taking place in Wethersfield. Entry reads. George A. Capron age 21 b. Wethersfield, res same, m. Rosilla B. Francis age 20 b. Berlin, res. Wethersfield, 5 Nov 1856 by Rev. S. J. Andrus.
     

     Biographical Notes for George Oliver Capron: As a young man he went to work for the Rail Road and was the Station Agent in Newington, CT. For the next 12 years he farmed in West Swanzey, NH. He then returned to the RR and served as the Freight Agent at Willimantic, CT for a short time. He eventually purchased the Capron homestead in NH and returned to farming. Was active in civic affairs. Was a selectman in 1871 and 1881. Served in the state legislature in 1875 and 1876. Religiously was a Universalist. George appeared on the census of 1850 at Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, in the household of Oliver Capron III.² George Oliver Capron appeared on the census of 1860 at Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.³ He appeared on the census of 1900 at Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.⁴

     Roselle Bunce Francis was born on 9 October 1836 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. She married George Oliver Capron, son of Oliver Capron III and Lois Wilson, on 5 November 1856 in West Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, by Wethersfield, CT VR Vol 5 page 1946-7 shows the marriage of this couple as taking place in Wethersfield. Entry reads. George A. Capron age 21 b. Wethersfield, res same, m. Rosilla B. Francis age 20 b. Berlin, res. Wethersfield, 5 Nov 1856 by Rev. S. J. Andrus.
     Roselle appeared on the census of 1860 at Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, in the household of George Oliver Capron.¹ In 1890 Roselle Bunce Francis resided in West Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Roselle appeared on the census of 1900 at Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, in the household of George Oliver Capron.²

     Annie L. Capron was born on 25 April 1872 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of George Oliver Capron and Roselle Bunce Francis. Annie L. Capron married William Short circa 1898.⁴
     

     Biographical Notes for Annie L. Capron: DAR Linage Book Volume 71 page 4
DAR ID Number: 70009
Descendant of Justus Francis and of Capt. Oliver Capron.
Daughter of George Oliver Capron (b. 1835) and Roselle Bunce Francis (b. 1836), his wife, m. 1856.
Granddaughter of Oliver Capron (1791-1875) and Lois Wilson (1794-1832), his wife, m. 1816; Newman Francis (1793-1865) and Octavis Strickland (1809-43), his wife, m. 1834.
Gr-granddaughter of Oliver Capron (b. 1762) and Hannah Works, his wife; Justus Francis and Lois Andrus (1763-1813), his wife, m. 1786.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Oliver Capron and Esther Freeman, his 3rd wife, m. 1757.
Justus Francis (1750-1827) served as a private in Capt. Elijah Wright's company, Connecticut State troops. He was born and died in Wethersfield, Conn.
Oliver Capron (1736-1816) commanded a company at Winter Hill in the New Hampshire militia. He was born in Cumberland, R. I; died in Swanzey, N. H.

     William Short was born in August 1875 in Massachusetts.¹ He married Annie L. Capron, daughter of George Oliver Capron and Roselle Bunce Francis, circa 1898.¹
     William Short appeared on the census of 1900 at Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts.¹ He appeared on the census of 1920 at Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.²

     Almira Capron was born in 1844 in Ava, Oneida, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Capron and Betsy Putman Kent. Almira Capron married Wayne L. Collins on 30 December 1861.
     

     Biographical Notes for Almira Capron: DAR Linage Book Volume 39 page 216
DAR ID Number: 38584
Wife of Wayne L. Collins.
Descendant of Capt. Oliver Capron.
Daughter of Henry Capron and Betsey Kent, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Capron and Jemima Martin, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Oliver Capron, Jr., and Hannah Works, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Oliver Capron and Esther Freeman, his wife.
Oliver Capron, (1736-1816), commanded a company at Winter Hill in the New Hampshire militia. He was born in Cumberland, R. I; died in Swanzey, N. H. She was also known as Mira Capron. Almira appeared on the census of 1850 at Ava, Oneida, New York, in the household of Henry Capron.² Almira appeared on the census of 1860 at Ava, Oneida, New York, in the household of Henry Capron.³

     Wayne L. Collins married Almira Capron, daughter of Henry Capron and Betsy Putman Kent, on 30 December 1861.

     Helen Collins was born in Turin, Lewis, New York. She was the daughter of Wayne L. Collins and Almira Capron.

     Myron Capron was born on 17 September 1854 in Ava, Oneida, New York.^1,2 He was the son of James Capron and Eliza C. Buck.¹ Myron Capron died on 30 November 1862 at age 8.²
     Myron appeared on the census of 1860 at Boonville, Oneida, New York, in the household of Eliza C. Buck; Also listed in the household were:
Mariah Capron age 27 b. NY and George Capron age 1 month b. NY. No relationship known.¹

     Joshua Capron was born circa 1831 in New York.¹ He was the son of Joshua Lockwood Capron and Mary Cuyler.¹
     Joshua appeared on the census of 1860 at Utica, Oneida, New York, in the household of Joshua Lockwood Capron.¹

     B.W. Capron was born circa 1830 in New York.¹ He married Mary E. Capron.¹
     B.W. Capron was a cooper in 1860.¹ He appeared on the census of circa January 1860 at New Haven, Oswego, New York.¹

     Mary E. Capron was born circa 1842 in New York.¹ She married B.W. Capron.¹
     Mary appeared on the census of circa January 1860 at New Haven, Oswego, New York, in the household of B.W. Capron.¹

     Myrtie Almeda Douglass was born in Boonville, Oneida, New York. She was the daughter of W.J. Douglas and Almenda Capron.

     Henrietta Arline Dewey was born on 29 May 1851 in Leyden, Lewis, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander Alonzo Dewey and Helen Maria Capron. Henrietta Arline Dewey married Herbert Melville Wheelock on 31 January 1884.¹
     Henrietta appeared on the census of 1880 at Leyden, Lewis, New York, in the household of Alexander Alonzo Dewey.²

     Herbert Melville Wheelock married Henrietta Arline Dewey, daughter of Alexander Alonzo Dewey and Helen Maria Capron, on 31 January 1884.¹

     Albert Earle Angell was born circa 1856 in Rhode Island.¹ He married Sarah W. Fiske, daughter of Edward W. Fiske and Jane Eliza Ballou, on 16 October 1878.²
     Albert Earle Angell was a law clerk in 1900.¹ He appeared on the census of 1900 at Washington, District of Columbia.¹ He appeared on the census of 1910 at Washington, District of Columbia.³

     Jane Ballou Angell was born circa 1894 in Washington, District of Columbia.² She was the daughter of Albert Earle Angell and Sarah W. Fiske.¹ Jane Ballou Angell married Robert Waterman Carpenter circa 1917.
     Jane appeared on the census of 1900 at Washington, District of Columbia, in the household of Albert Earle Angell.² Jane appeared on the census of 1910 at Washington, District of Columbia, in the household of Albert Earle Angell.³ Jane appeared on the census of 1920 at North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts, in the household of Robert Waterman Carpenter.⁴ Jane appeared on the census of 1930 at Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, in the household of Robert Waterman Carpenter.⁵

     Robert Waterman Carpenter was born in 1889 in Rhode Island.¹ He married Jane Ballou Angell, daughter of Albert Earle Angell and Sarah W. Fiske, circa 1917.
     Robert Waterman Carpenter was a tool & die manufacturer in 1920.¹ He appeared on the census of 1920 at North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts.¹ He appeared on the census of 1930 at Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island.²

     Phebe Smith Hendrick is the daughter of George Jenckes Hendrick and Jane E. Smith.

     Almira F. Hill was born in 1844. She married Charles Smith Mathewson, son of Parley Mason Mathewson and Lucy Ann Capron, in 1865.