Dr. Luther RANSOM

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Tombstone:
"The tolling bell,
It speaks the dying christian free,
He wings his happy way to dwell,
With Christ, where kindred spirits be."

Name:
PLATTSBURGH DAILY PRESS FRI, APRIL 20, 1934
The History of Clinton County Compiled From Data Gathered In 1880
Dr. Ransom Lived North of Chazy Village
Dr. Luther Ransom, already referred to, practiced very early, and lived north of Chazy village.
Father of Elijah,buried in Moores.
Five brothers Dr.Luther,Elisha,Calvin,Jabez and Hazael came to Chazy,they were all sons of Newton Ransom

Received July 29, 2012 from BarreNative 47312220
birthplace: Colchester, New London, CT

father: Newton 94423104
mother: Sarah Jones 68058033

Received July 09,2017 e-mail with the below info
Birth source
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
te 19 Jun 1758
Birth Place Colchester
Parent Newton
Parent Sarah

Posted on Find A Grave by Margaret E Munson-Quiles

Family/Spouse: Theodosia WOLCOTT. Theodosia (daughter of Luke WOLCOTT and Jerusha DIGGENS) was born on 7 Mar 1763 in East Windsor, Broome Co., New York; died on 02 Dec 1825 in Chazy, Clinton Co., New York; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Chazy, Clinton Co., New York . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elijah RANSOM was born on 9 Nov 1788 in Halifax, Vermont; died on 31 Jul 1871; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Chazy, Clinton Co., New York.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Was active in the Patriot's cause
• Residence: Lived at Shelburne Falls, Mass, during his active life.

Notes:

It is not very clear what pursuit he followed during his early manhood, but was probably a farmer and general trader. The records show that his father gave him land which he sold to his bothers when he moved to Massachusetts, or afterwards. He went with his family to Shelburn Falls, Mass., a short time previous to the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, probably about 1770. He did not serve in the army during the war, being 53 years of age when it began. But he sent 6 sons, Ezekiel, Hazael, John, Newton, Calvin and Jabez, all of them mere youths at the time of their enlistment, but became sturdy soldiers in the Massachusetts Continental Line. The family records speak of Newton as a devoted patriot in the cause of American liberty, and as a very pious and exemplary man in all the relations of his daily life. His descendants at the close of the war scattered to make new homes for themselves in Vermont and Eastern New York, and in course of time many of them emigrated to Michigan and other Wester States, where they became actively interested in the social and political affairs of the communities in which they lived. Newton at the time of his death was with his son Luther, then a practicing physician at Halifax, VT., and is buried in the grave yard at that place.

Name:
Inscription

In Memory of
Mr Newton Ransom
Who died may 31 1796
in the 75th year of his age

Newton married Sarah JONES on 02 Sep 1742 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA. Sarah was born about 1724 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 16 Jun 1804 in Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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died at Shelburn June 10 1804
Mrs. Sarah Ransom wife of Mr Newton Ransom
AE 84
Death thou hast conquered me
I by thy death am slain
But Christ my Lord hath died for me
And I shall rise again