Geneology

I finally signed up (and paid) for Ancestry.com, and have spent hours and hours on there researching my dad's and mom's side of the family. At times, it is super exciting to find information. Other times, it becomes frustrating and confusing, with multiple people with the same name. If you care to find my tree, it's called Western Family Tree.

Along with the Ancestry website, Google searches have also revealed pertinent information. I was able to find information that was transcribed onto the internet from an old bible. That bible now resides in Herkimer County Historical Society for safekeeping. But here is the information, and it fully matches information I already had discovered. It's almost 3 hundred years of geneology. Awesome!

Western Family Bible

Original owner of the bible: Samuel Whidden

Samuel Whidden  born 9/22/1738, died 3/17/1813 from epidemic fever

                Wife: Sarah Skellions  born 8/19/1738,  died 3/28/1813 from epidemic fever

Children: John Whidden  born 10/7/1766

                  Charles Whidden  born 8/5/1769

*  Sarah Whidden  born 3/6/1772,  died 12/23/1860 (buried in Old Barnes Cemetery, on   Jerseyfield Rd in Western Lot)

*  Sarah Whidden married Deacon Samuel Western (born around 1770, died 9/27/1836)

Children: Jeremiah Western  born 4/27/1795

                  # Joseph Western  born 2/17/1797, died 8/2/1873

                  Melie Western  born 5/15/1799

                  Elias Western  born 7/18/1801, died 6/7/1827

                  “my son” Western  born 10/15/1803, died 10/20/1803

                  Charles Western  born 3/15/1805

                  Joshua Western  born 6/20/1807

                  Eunice Western  born 11/18/1810

# Joseph Western married Hannah Hall

Children: Jason Western  born 1822, married Malida R. Comstock

                  Lydia Western married William Smalley

                  Sylvina Western (died 3/7/1887 Norway, NY) married David Bly

                  Mary Western married George Case

                  Samuel Western married Ann Comstock

                  Benjamin Western  married Sarah Wood on 11/22/1865