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 1781 - 1853

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• Birth	19 Nov 1781	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UPD	16 AUG 2009 23:41:28 GMT-5
  Died	09 Mar 1853	Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I3438	Alan Donald Vibber
  Last Modified	08 Dec 2009
  Father	Champion Salmon,   b. 1758, Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 1839, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
  Mother	Crane Mary,   b. Abt 1761,   d. 16 Apr 1839, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
  Married	28 Jan 1781	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F1370	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Rockwell Rhoda,   b. 05 Jun 1785, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1833, Le Roy, Genesee, New York, USA
  Married	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Champion Angeline,   b. 02 May 1805, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1888, Wichita, Kansas   2. Champion Clarissa Rockwell,   b. 10 Feb 1808, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1809   3. Champion John Nelson,   b. 17 Dec 1809, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1860, Le Roy, Genesee, New York, USA   4. Champion Theodore,   b. 25 Feb 1813, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 03 Aug 1854, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F1424	Group Sheet
  Family 2	White Myra,   b. 25 Mar 1794, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
  Married	05 May 1834	Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Champion Charles Rockwell,   b. 19 Aug 1835, Le Roy, Genesee, New York, USA   2. Champion Henry Crane,   b. 28 Dec 1836, Le Roy, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 1861, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F1425	Group Sheet

• Notes

  287. John CHampion (Salmon, John, Thomas, Thomas, Henry), born 19 November 1781, in Lebanon, Conn.; died 9 March 1853, in Ypsilanti, Mich.; married, 1st, in Lebanon, Rhoda Rockwell, daughter of Josiah and Lydia (Marsh) Rockwell, born 5 June 1785, in Lebanon; died 19 September 1833, in Le Roy, N.Y. He married, 2d, in Windham, Conn., 5 May 1834, Myra WHite, daughter of Elisha and Lois (Webb) white,born 25 March 1794, in Windham. John Champion, after passing his early manhood on a farm near his native town, settled in Le Roy, N.Y., where he engaged in business. About 1840 he removed to Ypsilanti, Mich., whither his father andyoungest brother had emigrated some years previous. Here he resided until his death. Children by the 1st marriage born in Lebanon, Conn.: i. Angeline, b. 2 May 1805; m. George N. Skinner ii. Clarissa Rockwell, b. 10 Feb. 1808; d. 13 Feb. 1809. iii. John Nelson, b. 17 Dec. 1809; m. Amanda Boyer. iv. Theodore, b. 25 Feb. 1813; m. May 1840, Eleanor J. Covert, and d. 3 Aug. 1854, in Ypsilanti, leaving no children. Children by 2nd marriage born in Le Roy, N.Y.: v. Charles Rockwell, born 19 Aug. 1835; is a merchant in Ypsilanti. vi. Henry Crane, b. 28 Dec. 1836; d. 1861, in Ypsilanti; unmarried.

• 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, 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, 246 (Reliability: 3).