Hubbell, Ithamer
Major Ithamer HUBBELL (1718 - 1760) and Mabel DEWEY (1718 - 1760)
my 6g-grandparents
Ithamer HUBBELL was born about 1718 in CT, according to his marriage record. His father was Jonathan HUBBELL, according to his death record. In [HH2] his name is spelled Ithamar, and his parents are Jonathan HUBBELL (1692 - 1766) and Peaceable SILLIMAN.
Ithamer married Mabel DEWEY on 9 May 1738 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, and they lived the rest of their lives in Sheffield. The vital records of Sheffield have the birth dates of their 9 children, including Sarah HUBBELL, my 5g-grandmother.
Mabel DEWEY was born 22 May 1718 in Westfield, Hampden, MA, daughter of Samuel DEWEY (1670 - 1734) and his second wife, Rebecca ASHLEY (1685 - ?).
Ithamer died on 14 Dec 1760, and Mabel died 2 weeks later, on 28 Dec 1760. They were survived by 7 of their 9 children, ages 9 months to 18 years.
This 1796 map shows Sheffield near the southwest corner of MA.
1 Major Ithamer HUBBELL b: 1718 in CT, d: 14 Dec 1760 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, age 42
+ Mabel DEWEY b: 22 May 1718 in Westfield, Hampden, MA, m: 09 May 1738 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, d: 28 Dec 1760 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, age 42
......2 Rhoda HUBBELL b: 20 Jan 1738 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, d: 03 Mar 1738 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, age 2 months
......2 Ithamer HUBBELL b: 03 Feb 1740 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, d: 11 Nov 1755 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, age 15
......2 Sarah HUBBEL b: 01 Sep 1742 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA
...... + Nathaniel LEE b: 10 Dec 1733 in Westfield, MA, m: 20 Dec 1763 in Great Barrington, MA, d: 1795 in Chenango, NY, age 61
......2 John HUBBELL b: 19 Feb 1745 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA
......2 Rhoda HUBBELL b: 14 Aug 1747 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, d: 25 Jul 1795 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA, age 47
...... + William DAY b: 23 Oct 1715 in Springfield, Hampden, MA, d: 22 Mar 1797 in Springfield, Hampden, MA, age 81
......2 Joanna HUBBELL b: 12 Mar 1750 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA
......2 Jane HUBBELL b: 12 Nov 1754 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA
......2 Ithamer HUBBELL b: 27 Dec 1756 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA
......2 Tamor HUBBELL b: Mar 1760
Sources
[CC] Centennial celebration of the town of Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Mass (1876)
[FK] Famous Kin of Thomas Dewey
[HH1] History of the Hubbell Family, Containing a Genealogical Record (1881) by Walter Hubbell (the title page is image 13)
[LGD] Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, USN (1898) by Louis Marinus Dewey
Last updated 21 Sep 2020 by William Haloupek. Contact haloupek at gmail dot com.