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Subj: ASENATH LOOMIS EATON/SPRINGFIELD,BRADFORD CO.,PA
Date: 9/16/2001 9:23:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: Chocybrown (Charlotte Gould)
To: JoyceTice
Hi Joyce,
Thought you might like to have a copy of the words from an old letter written to Laura Emily EATON MILLER CARLTON my Great Great Grandmother from her mother, Asenath LOOMIS EATON and her sister, Fanny EATON who resided in Springfield, Bradford County, PA.
Laura and her husband, Lanson MILLER and son,
John MILLER left Pennsylvania with a number of Laura's siblings. Somewhere
before 1853, Lanson died leaving Laura widowed with three children. Laura owned
and lived on the farm next to my Great Great Grandfather Benjamin CARLTON in
Long Point Twp.,Livingston Co.,IL. They married 23 Aug 1853 and divorced 7 Mar
1858 in Long Point. They had one daughter, Mary Louise CARLTON who married Royal
Rose GOULD son of Philander and Patience M BENSON GOULD from Rutland Twp., Tioga
Co., PA.
There are a number of EATONs buried in the Long Point
Cemetery in Long Point Twp., Livingston County, IL where Laura's grave is
located. I have identified some as her family. There is a Valentine MILLER
buried in the row with the EATONs and I suspect he belongs to the Lanson MILLER
family. I have been unable to find out where Lanson MILLER died and where he is
buried.
Thought this information might help locate someone's
family that disappeared from the Tri-County area.
1.4 Asenath LOOMIS
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Birth: 20 Aug 1786, Windsor,Hartford Co.,Connecticut
Death: 25 Feb 1858, Springfield, Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania
Burial: ca 25 Feb 1858, Leona Cemetery,West side of LR
08055-Leona Rd-Leona,Bradford Co.,PA
Marr: abt 1805, Athens,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania
Spouse: William EATON
Birth: 23 Oct 1783, West Springfield, Mass
Death: 24 Feb 1869, Springfield, Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania
A letter from ASENATH LOOMIS EATON & Fanny Eaton to
Erastus Eaton & LAURA EATON MILLER.
Handstamped Nov 3, 1846; Troy,Pennsylvania.
To:Mrs. Laura Miller, Paru (Peru),Lasale Co.
(sic),Illinois (Letter sealed with wax).
Dear Children
I am a going to try to write to you I do not now (know) as
you can read it for I have not wrote the value of a sheet of paper for more than
forty years but I have heard that Adolphus is Ded (dead) We heard the sad news
to (two) weeks ago and we have sent to the Post office all most every day sinc
(since) to see if we had not a letter and we are afrade (afraid) some of the
rest of you is sick is the caws (cause) of you not writing. Oh my dear children
how anxious I be for all thos I never attemp to write to you I have not
forgotten the days of your childhood and you are as dear to me now as then you
have all sest (ceased) to mention my name but I have not forgot to pray for you
If this ever reaches you I want you to write immediatealy and let me now (know)
every perticular about Adolphus is sickness and everything he said or did whilst
he was with you I remember how he trembled when he bid me Adue (Adieu)
O how I tryde to not have him go
Children your friends is all anxious for (you) to return to Pencylvania if
you can sell ( ) and get back with alittle property it will (be better?)
for you to be here without much property ( ) and have your helth than to
have riches ( ) out of my numerous family I have but three ( )
Dexter Fanny and Jackson Almn and (Electa) are in Connecticut
Almon has been there ( ) he works in an ax factory he
makes (m ) fast and is a Gentleman in apperance Elec ( )
work in a factory weave in suspenders (Dexter) ( ) doing
well he is one of the best farmers we ( ) ( ) our
Country now Laury if you can read ( ) ( ) find out
what I want which is to know ( ) about Adolphus sickness and
deth and then ( ) the rest off you do not forget to tell ( )
about Louis's Children
Adieu dear (
)
Aseneth Eaton to Laury and Erastus With Betsy
Dear brother Erastus I want to see you very much altho I was a little girl
when you left I havent forgoten you I can remmember the last time I
saw you you stood in the doreyard you muste write to me we
have not received but one leter from you Fanny Fan Fanny
(spelling of words, except parenthesis, is as written in letter-blank
parenthesis are words missing in letter due to tearing of age)
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