Herschel Foote

Male 1793 - 1870  (77 years)


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  • Name Herschel Foote 
    Born 22 Oct 1793  Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LZP7-32Y 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 167653913 
    Died 10 Nov 1870  Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 13 Nov 1870  Greenwood Cemetery, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20741  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2021 

    Family Pamelia Bliss Townsend,   b. 11 Feb 1805, Albany, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1899, Larchmont, Westchester County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1821 
    Children 
     1. Marrette Green Foote,   b. 20 Sep 1834, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1894, Larchmont, Westchester County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F9821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Oct 1793 - Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Nov 1870 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Nov 1870 - Greenwood Cemetery, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From "Foote Family : Comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield, Connecticut", p. 257

      1203. HERSCHEL FOOTE, (404, 119, 37, 10, 3) b. Oct. 22, 1793; m. Apr. 10, 1821, Pamelia Bliss Townsend, of Albany, N.Y. She was b. Feb. 11, 1805. Herschel Foote was b. in Canton, Hartford Co., Ct., and was a pioneer settler in Cleveland, O., where he became a prosperous and esteemed merchant. He was thus engaged for nearly 40 years in what is now known as East Cleveland, where he was chosen by his fellow-citizens as Justice of the Peace, and also commissioned as Postmaster. He d. in Brooklyn, N.Y., in the autumn of 1870, in the 80th year of his age. His wife, by maiden name Pamelia Bliss Townsend, was a dau. of Christopher Townsend, a native of New York State. Her mother dying at the time of her birth, she became the adopted dau. of Jonathan and Hannah Bliss, of Cleveland, they having no children of their own. This most estimable lady was spared to a long life of usefulness, dying at the residence of her son in Larchmont Manor, in 1899, at the advanced age of 89 years.
      ...
      2503.  i.i.i.  MARRETTE GREEN, b. Sept. 20, 1834; m. Jan. 29, 1856, George Washington Hall, son of Josiah B. and Roxana Hall. He d. July 8, 1904. She d. Sept. 15, 1894, at Larchmont, N.Y. Ch.L
      (1) Ellen Kelley, b. Collamer, Cuyahogo Co., O., Aug. 16, 1857.
      (2) Marietta Foote, b. Delaware, Delaware Co., O., Oct. 7, 1859.
      (3) Lilly Pamelia, b. New York City, May 27, 1866; d. June 26, 1869, at St. Louis.
      (4) George Edward, b. Portland, Callaway Co., Mo., Mar. 23, 1868; c. July 13, 1869, at St. Louis.
      (5) Alfred Foote, b. St. Louis, MO., Feb. 5, 1876; d. Feb. 7., 1876.
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      From FindaGrave:

      Name Herschel Foote
      Event Type Death
      Event Date 10 Nov 1870
      Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
      Residence Place Brooklyn
      Gender Male
      Age 78 yrs and 19 days
      Marital Status Married
      Race White
      Occupation formerly a merchant
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1792
      Birthplace Canton, Conn.
      Burial Date 13 Nov 1870
      Burial Place Greenwood
      Father's Birthplace Hartford Co., Conn.
      Mother's Birthplace informant thinks the same as father