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 1758 - 1839

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• Birth	1758	Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UPD	16 AUG 2009 22:51:41 GMT-5
  Died	11 Sep 1839	Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I3288	Alan Donald Vibber
  Last Modified	08 Dec 2009
  Father	Champion John,   b. 23 Jan 1717,   d. 1806
  Mother	Vibber Anna,   b. 06 Dec 1729,   d. 22 Jun 1820, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F168	Group Sheet
  Family	Crane Mary,   b. Abt 1761,   d. 16 Apr 1839, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
  Married	28 Jan 1781	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Champion John,   b. 19 Nov 1781, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 09 Mar 1853, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA   2. Champion Anna,   b. 13 Oct 1784, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 1811   3. Champion Silas,   b. 12 Sep 1786, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 1840, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA   4. Champion Parnel,   b. 10 Aug 1790, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   5. Champion Polly,   b. 20 Jul 1794, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   6. Champion Salmon,   b. 22 Jul 1796, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 1841, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F1370	Group Sheet

• Notes

  283. Salmon Champion (John, Thomas, Thomas, Henry), born _____ 1758 Franklin, Conn.; died 11 Spetember 1839, in Ypsilanti, Mich., aged 81 years; married in Lebanon, Conn., 28 January 1781, Mary Crane, sister of Judge Silas Crane of Trenton, N.J., who died 16 April 1839, in Ypsilanti, aged 78 years. Salmon CHampion was a farmer by occupation and lived in that part of Lebanon known as the "Street." In 1827, he removed with his youngest son to Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he resided until his death.He was a prosperous farmer and a remarkably handsome man. Children born in Lebanon, Conn.: i. John, b. 19 Nov. 1781; m., 1st, Rhoda Rockwell; 2d, Myra White. ii. Anna, b. 14 Oct. 1784; m. 15 Nov. 1804, Col. James Clark, of Lebanon. She d. in 1811, and he m., second, her sister Parnel Champion. He was Lieut. Colonel of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Militia1817-21, and Colonel, 1822-23. Children:-Mary, d. 1822, aged 18; Wealthy, d. 1839, in Bethany, N.Y., aged 21; Clarissa, m. Rev. C.C. Foote, author of the "Land of Beulah," of Detroit, Mich.; James Augustus, b. 15 Aug. 1808, was graduated from Yale College in 1834; m. Louisa Thompson. iii. Silas, b. 12 Sept. 1786; m. Cynthia Abell. iv. Parnel, b. 10 Aug. 1790; m. as a second wife Col. James Clark (above). Children:-Anna; Harrier Atwood; Elizabeth; Julia; Hezekiah B.; John; A_____. "The family removed to Michigan, where the three eldest and the youngest child died." v. Polly, b. 20 July 1794; m. 1 Dec. 1814, Joseph Throop, of Lebanon. Children:-Eliza; Caroline; Henry H. vi. Salmon, b. 22 July 1796; m., 1st, Lydia W. Loomis; 2d, Emily Weed.

• Sources

  [S199] The Champion genealogy : a history of the descendants of Henry Champion of Saybrook and Lyme, Connecticut, together with some account of other families of the same name V.1, 241 (Reliability: 3). [S199] The Champion genealogy : a history of the descendants of Henry Champion of Saybrook and Lyme, Connecticut, together with some account of other families of the same name V.1, 243 (Reliability: 3). [S199] The Champion genealogy : a history of the descendants of Henry Champion of Saybrook and Lyme, Connecticut, together with some account of other families of the same name V.1, 241 (Reliability: 2).