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Caleb LUTHER

Caleb LUTHER

Male 1784 - 1828  (44 years)

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  • Name Caleb LUTHER 
    Birth 21 Jan 1784  CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Calculated from information on grave, 44y, 8m, 29d.
    Gender Male 
    Birth 23 Jan 1783  Barrington, Bristol, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 7 Aug 1820  Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1820 census at Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY shows Caleb Luther:
      Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 7
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1

      Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 14: 1

      Foreigners not Naturalized: 3

      Total Free Colored Persons: 10
    Note 11 Jan 1817  Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The Plattsburgh Republican published a legal notice regarding land purchased by Caleb Luther on Jun 1, 1816 from Jonathan and Lucy Douglass for the amount of $1053.75. The legal description runs several paragraphs and includes the phrase "....thence down said river and on the north border of said pond until it reaches Septa Filllmore's house lot...." Also included are "the grist mill, saw mill house tools and utensils...."
      "And whereas default has been made in the payment of the money and interest theron - NOW therefore, by virtue of a power in said mortgage contained, and said premises will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Septa Fillmore, in the village of Chazy, on the 18th day of June next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon agreeably to the Statute in such case made & provided.
      Dated Nov. 25th, 1816
      Caleb Luther
      By his Attorney, J. C. Hubbell
    Obituary 25 Oct 1828  Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 20 Oct 1828  Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    • On Oct. 28, 1828, Fanny H. Luther signed a Letter of Testamentary and of Administration assigning her brother-in-law William Luther, brother of Caleb, as the administrator of his estate. Caleb died intestate. The document is signed by Fanny and witnessed by Nancy Fillmore.
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1309  MM
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2023 

    Family Francis Hough FILLMORE,   b. 27 Jun 1801, Chazy, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1869 (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jan 1816  Chazy, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 9, 10] 
    • News item states, "Married, At Chazy, on the 29th ult., Caleb Luther, Esq. to Miss Fillmore, daughter of Capt. Septa Fillmore, all of that town."

      Note: The Luther genealogy states Caleb and Fanny R. Fillmore were married Jan. 29, 1821 and the author lists only two children: Mary (m. 1843, Alexander North and Charlotte, married Paul A Reed.)

      Copy of Family Record for Septa and Eunice (Edgerton) Fillmore, bible states the date of Fanny's first marriage as January 27, 1815.

      North America Family Histories give a marriage date of January 29, 1825.
    Children 
     1. Fanny Valonia LUTHER,   b. 30 Oct 1817, Chazy, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1819, Chazy, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     2. Charlotte Helena LUTHER,   b. Abt 1822, Clinton Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Albert Gallatan LUTHER,   b. 26 Feb 1822, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1823, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     4. Walworth LUTHER,   b. Jun 1823, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1823, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Mary Elizabeth LUTHER,   b. 1825, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1892, Chazy, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     6. Mary A. LUTHER,   b. 18 Aug 1828, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1828, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Albert C. LUTHER,   b. 28 Oct 1828, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1831, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F4229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jan 1783 - Barrington, Bristol, RI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Jan 1784 - CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jan 1816 - Chazy, Clinton, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNote - 11 Jan 1817 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Aug 1820 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Oct 1828 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - 25 Oct 1828 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S591] Northern New York Tombstones, 591.

    2. [S1075] Luther, Leslie L., The Luther Family in America, (Chronicle Guidance Publications, Inc, Moravia, NY, 1976), 1075.

    3. [S1820] 1820 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1820), 1820.

    4. [S1037] NYS Historic Newspapers, Plattsburgh Republican, 1037.

    5. [S1037] NYS Historic Newspapers, Plattsburgh Republican, October 25, 1828, page 3., 1037.

    6. [S129] Fillmore, Charles L., So Soon Forgotten, (Damen Inc., Printer, Rutland, Vermont, 1984), 129.

    7. [S525] Bowman, Fred Q., Eastern NY Vital Records, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1987), 525.

    8. [S962] New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, (New York County, District and Probate Courts), 962.

    9. [S1037] NYS Historic Newspapers, Plattsburgh Republican, Feb. 3, 1816, page 3., 1037.

    10. [S1958] Fillmore Bible Records, 1958.