Lt. Charles Bemus and Relepha Boyd

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Husband Lt. Charles Bemus ¹

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           Born: 31 Aug 1790 - Pittstown, Rensselaer Co, NY 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1861 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Bemus (1762-1830) 2 3
         Mother: Mary Prendergast (1760-1845) 2 4

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       Marriage: 28 Feb 1811 5

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Wife Relepha Boyd ⁵

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           Born: 20 Jul 1790 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jan 1843 - Ellery, Chautauqua Co, NY 5
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Children

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1 M Col. George Hamlin Bemus ^{6 7}

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           Born: 1 May 1831 - Pine Grove, Mercer Co, PA 7
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           Died: 28 Dec 1896 - Corry, Erie Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Julia Prendergast Bemus (1836-      ) 6 8
           Marr: 9 May 1854 9

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General Notes: Husband - Lt. Charles Bemus

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In the War of 1812, he was a Lieutenant in Captain Silsby's Company and also in Captain MacMahan's. He settled in Ellery near Bemus Point, Chautauqua County, New York, on land originally bought by his father, and until his death was a prominent citizen in his locality.

1 Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Bemis History and Genealogy (San Francisco, CA: The Stanley-Taylor Co, 1900), Pg 43.

2 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 713.

3 Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Bemis History and Genealogy (San Francisco, CA: The Stanley-Taylor Co, 1900), Pg 40.

4 Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Bemis History and Genealogy (San Francisco, CA: The Stanley-Taylor Co, 1900), Pg 42.

5 Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Bemis History and Genealogy (San Francisco, CA: The Stanley-Taylor Co, 1900), Pg 49.

6 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 714.

7 Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Bemis History and Genealogy (San Francisco, CA: The Stanley-Taylor Co, 1900), Pg 51.

8 Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Bemis History and Genealogy (San Francisco, CA: The Stanley-Taylor Co, 1900), Pg 45, 53.

9 Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Bemis History and Genealogy (San Francisco, CA: The Stanley-Taylor Co, 1900), Pg 53.