Individual Details

Deacon John Payson WILLISTON

(5 Dec 1803 - 4 Jan 1872)

Events

Birth5 Dec 1803Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Religion4 Apr 1824was received to Communion (Church of Christ) - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Religion1824was admitted to the Northampton First Church - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Marriage6 Mar 1827Cecelia LYMAN
ReligionFrom 1837 to 4 Jan 1872was deacon of the First Congregational church - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Religion1838was chosen a deacon of the First Church - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Religion1842was an evangelical Congregationalist - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
AffiliationFrom 1842 to 1846was involved in the Northampton Association of Education and Industry - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Miscellaneouswas an abolitionist and known to be part of the Underground Railroad - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Death4 Jan 1872Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Occupationdruggist - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Occupationcotton manufacturer - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Miscellaneouswas the inventor of Payson's Indelible Ink - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Occupationagent of the American Tract Society - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseCecelia LYMAN (1805 - 1890)
ChildA Lyman WILLISTON (1827 - 1832)
ChildJohn Payson WILLISTON (1829 - 1834)
ChildLucy WILLISTON (1832 - )
ChildA Lyman WILLISTON (1834 - )
ChildLucy WILLISTON (1837 - )
ChildSarah WILLISTON (1838 - )
ChildHannah Moore WILLISTON (1841 - )
ChildSamuel WILLISTON (1844 - )
ChildCharles Newshaw WILLISTON (1846 - )
FatherReverend Payson WILLISTON D.D. (1764 - 1856)
MotherSarah BIRDSEYE (1763 - 1845)
SiblingNathan WILLISTON ( - )
SiblingMaria WILLISTON ( - )
SiblingHonorable Samuel WILLISTON (1795 - 1874)
SiblingSarah WILLISTON (1800 - 1833)