Individual Details

Caleb Titus

(9 Jul 1791 - 11 Dec 1857)

"Titus Family in America" by Dorothy M. Titus dated July 1943 states that Caleb Titus was born 9 July 1791, died 11 De. 1857, married Drusilla Lyons in Colebrook, Coos Co.,NH. She was born 13 Aug. 1791, died 22 June 1860 in Colebrook, NH. They had several named children.

Per "The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families..etc." by Edmund James Cleveland dated 1899, page 2281-2, found at Heritage Quest Online: Caleb Titus was born 19 June 1791 in Colebrook, Coos Co., NH, son of Eleazer Titus and Martha Cleveland.

Ancestry.com confirms this info with source of Drusilla Lyons.

1820 census shows him in Colebrook, Coos Co., NH.

1819 birth of son Hiram is from the New Hampshire Register of Vital Statistics "Death Index early to 1900" (film 1001111) which showed his parents as Caleb Titus, born in Colebrook and Drusilla Lyon, born in Mass.

1816 poll tax for Colebrook, NH shows him living on the farm of Schuyler H. Aldrich (see "History of Coos Co. NY" page 593).

1791 on page 584 of the FHC film 15195 "Landaff, NH Town Records" Caleb's birth date is found. During the period of 1786 to 1804, Caleb's father, Eleazer Titus, was mentioned as an office holder of Surveyor of Highways establishing the birth location for him. Landaff is in Grafton County.

Events

Birth9 Jul 1791Landaff, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Census1800Landaff, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
MarriageColebrook, Coos, New Hampshire, United States - Drusilla Lyons
Residence1816Colebrook, Coos, New Hampshire, United States
Fact 11816Living on the Schuyler H. Aldrich farm and taxed one poll - Colebrook, Coos, New Hampshire, United States
Census1820Colebrook, Coos, New Hampshire, United States
LivingColebrook, Coos, New Hampshire, United States
Death11 Dec 1857
LDS Family Tree IDK2YC-XP4

Families

SpouseDrusilla Lyons (1791 - 1860)
ChildHiram Titus (1819 - 1896)
FatherEleazer Titus Sr. (1763 - 1818)
MotherMartha Cleveland (1763 - 1836)
SiblingRev. John Cleveland Titus (1786 - 1830)
SiblingSamuel Titus (1787 - 1857)
SiblingBetsey Titus (1789 - 1874)
SiblingEleazer Titus Jr. (1793 - 1870)
SiblingAbigail Titus (1794 - 1797)
SiblingAnna Titus (1796 - )
SiblingAnson Titus (1798 - 1881)
SiblingMartha Titus (1800 - 1830)
SiblingMary Titus (1802 - )
SiblingAbigail Titus (1805 - )

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