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Champion Henry Vibber
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  • Birth  25 Jun 1761  Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender  Male 
    _UPD  18 AUG 2009 18:55:57 GMT-5 
    Died  Black Walnut, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried  Old Burying Ground, Black Walnut, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID  I3290  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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F168  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Garey Violata,   b. 01 Jan 1762, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Y  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Champion Henry,   b. 25 Oct 1782, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1862, Windham, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Champion Violata,   b. 10 Sep 1784,   d. 17 Aug 1809, Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Gaylord Jerusha,   b. 30 Oct 1786
     4. Champion Sophia,   b. 18 Jan 1788,   d. 27 Nov 1868
     5. Champion Lovica,   b. 10 May 1791,   d. 24 Sep 1837, Pike, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Champion Betsey,   b. 10 Nov 1794,   d. 01 Jan 1796
     7. Champion Eliza,   b. 20 Jan 1797
     8. Champion Azariah Huntington,   b. 04 Jul 1799, Black Walnut, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1884, Pike, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Champion Vibber,   b. 16 Sep 1802,   d. 05 May 1809
     10. Champion Ruel,   b. 15 Dec 1804,   d. 25 Sep 1871, South Auburn, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Champion Horatio,   b. 01 Sep 1806
    Family ID  F1371  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • 284. Henry Vibber Champion (John, Thomas, THomas, Henry), born 25 June 1761, in Franklin, Conn.; died _____, in Black Walnut, Pa.; married Violata Garey, born 1 January 1862, in Franklin; died _____,in Black Walnut.

      Henry Vibber Champion resided for some years in his native town where he owned rwo stores. He lost a great deal of money in consequence of unfortunate shipments to the West Indies, and in 1798 removed to Black Walnut, near Braintrim, in the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. Here he engaged in farming. He was prominent in the Methodist church and a strong temperance advocate, often addressing public meeting. He was highly esteemed in his adopted village and was its Justice for many years. He and his wife died at an advanced age and both lie buried in the old burying-ground in Black Walnut, but thestones said to have been erected to their memory have disappeared.

      Children:
      i. Henry, b. 25 Oct. 1782; m. Hannah Robinson.
      ii. Violata, b. 10 Sept. 1784; m. Dr. Ludd Gaylord, son of Maj. Justus Gaylord, Jr., one of the earliest and most prominent settlers of the Wyoming Valley. She d. 17 Aug. 1809, in Wyalusing, Pa., leaving two children:-Justus, aged two, who removed to the West when a young man, and died there, and Henry, an influencial citizen of Wyalusing, who m., in 1828, Martha, dau. of Maj. John Taylor, and d.1 Jan. 1875, in Wyalusing, aged 68 yrs.-8 mos.-16 days, leaving nine children.
      iii. Jerusha, b. 30 Oct. 1786; was a school teacher in Wilkes-barre, Pa., where she m. _____ Smith. Child:-Robert.
      iv. Sophia, b. 18 Jan. 1788; m., 1st, _____ Thayre, and had two sons and teo daughters. She m., 2d, Andrew Love, of Meshoppen, Pa., b. 30 Sept. 1794. She d. 27 Nov. 1868. He d. 24 Feb. 1873. Children:-Samuel N., b. 17 Nov. 1821; Ann B., b. 18 Mar. 1823; Sophia M., b. 4 Aug. 1826; Andrew J., b. 21 Nov. 1828; Louisa A., b. 26 July 1831; Dorcas D., b. 6 Apr. 1835.
      v. Lovica, b. 10 May 1791; m. Jesse, son of Isaac and Jemima Hancock, of Lancaster, Pa., b. 28 Mar. 1784. He was a farmer and lived on the road to Montrose, Pa., twelve miles from the mouth of Wyalsing Creek. He d. 31 Dec. 1834, in Pike, Pa. She d. there, 24 Sept. 1837. Children born in Pike:-LeRoy, b. 28 Mar. 1814, m. in Tioga, N.Y., 23 Sept. 1857, Eliza Matilda Farnham, b. 30 Jan. 1830, in Tioga; he d. 21 Dec. 1861, in Scranton, Pa., and she resided in Smithborough, N.Y. Ch.: 1. Lottie, b. 16 Dec. 1859; 2. George, b. 16 May 1861; Violata, m. Almon Stevens, of Towanda, Pa.; William, m. Lucy Northrop, of Pike, and became a prominent citizen of Marinette, Wis., where he d. 31 Jan. 18900, aged 71, leaving a family; Elizabeth, m. _____ More, of Troy, N.Y., and d. 5 Nov. 1876; Lloyd; Jerusha;Henry, m. Lizzie Howell, of Ithaca, N.Y.; Maj. John, m. Jennie Reardon and resideds in Oshkosh, Wis.; Mary.
      vi. Betsey, b. 10 Nov. 1794; d. 1 Jan. 1796.
      vii. Eliza, b. 20 Jan. 1797; m. Irvin Brooks, of Athens, Pa.
      viii. Azariah Huntington, b. 4 July 1799; m. Clarissa Winslow.
      ix. Vibber, b. 16 Spet. 1802; d. 5 May 1809.
      x. Ruel, b. 15 Dec. 1804; m. Sarah Miller
      xi. Horatio, b. 1 Sept. 1806;; m. Harriet Sloat, and died leaving no children.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).

    3. [S198] Descendants of Alexander Baker, the Boston ropemaker, 1606-1685, 244 (Reliability: 3).

  

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