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Born 1831, New Scotland
From The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884)
SAXTON C. WILLIAMS was born February 23, 1831, in New Scotland, Albany Co., N. Y., and is a son of Richard and Mercy (Chesebrough) Williams, who were respectively natives of Connecticut and New York State, and of Welsh and French ancestry. They were married in Albany County, N. Y., and in 1844 removed to Schoharie County, N. Y., thence to Chemung County, in the same State, in 1848, where they resided till the year 1862, when they came to Ohio, settling in Wyandot County. Their union was blessed with three sons and five daughters: Sarah L., Saston C, Samuel Y., Mary E., Huldah, William, Harriet and Lucy. Sarah L., the eldest, is deceased. The father died in November, 1873; the mother resides in Crawford Township. Saxton C. Williams removed to this county in
1857 and settled in Crawford Township. He was married, May 9, 1860, to Miss Emily J. Wisner, born in Orange County, N. Y., June 18, 1838, and a daughter of Asa and Susan (Kinner) Wisner, natives of Orange County and of English descent. Their marriage took place in Chemung County,
As printed in The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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