The Duttons of New England

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PULSIPHER, Zera[1]

Male 1788 - 1872  (83 years)Deceased   Has 34 ancestors and 59 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name PULSIPHER, Zera 
    Birth 24 Jun 1788  Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 01 Jan 1872  Hebron, Washington County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age 83 years 
    Burial 03 Jan 1872  Hebron Cemetery, Enterprise, Washington County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I13887  Dutton Ancestry
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2021 

    Father PULSIPHER, John
              b. 19 Jul 1749, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 04 Jul 1827, Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother DUTTON, Elizabeth
              b. 24 Dec 1752, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 2 Dec 1838, Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1773 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 23 years and 5 months old - She : ~ 20 years old. 
    Siblings 1 brother and 1 sister 
    Children 3 children 
     1. PULSIPHER, Elizabeth
              b. 22 May 1778, Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Sep 1829, Delaware County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +2. PULSIPHER, Zera
              b. 24 Jun 1788, Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 01 Jan 1872, Hebron, Washington County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. PULSIPHER, Araunah
              b. 09 Oct 1799  
              d. 22 Sep 1893  (Age 93 years)
     
    Family ID F4338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BROWN, Mary Ann
              b. 22 Mar 1798, Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 07 May 1886, Hebron, Washington County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [3
    Marriage Abt 1810  Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 21 years and 6 months old - She : ~ 11 years and 9 months old. 
    Children 
     1. PULSIPHER, Mary Ann
              b. 30 May 1816, Choconut Center, Broome County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 14 Jul 1816, Choconut Center, Broome County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. PULSIPHER, Almira Iona
              b. 08 Sep 1817, Choconut, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 08 Mar 1868, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     3. PULSIPHER, Nelson
              b. 28 Mar 1820, Choconut Center, Broome County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 07 May 1824, Spafford, Onondaga County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     4. PULSIPHER, Mariah
              b. 17 Jun 1822, Choconut, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Dec 1892, Huntington, Emery County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +5. PULSIPHER, Sarah Ann
              b. 02 Nov 1824, Spafford, Onondaga County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 01 Jan 1909, Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     6. PULSIPHER, John
              b. 17 Jul 1827, Stafford, Genesee County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 09 Aug 1891, Hebron, Washington County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     7. PULSIPHER, Charles
              b. 20 Apr 1830, Spafford, Onondaga County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Nov 1915, Elmo, Emery County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     8. PULSIPHER, Mary Ann
              b. 20 Nov 1833, Scott, Cortland County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Sep 1913, Enterprise, Washington County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     9. PULSIPHER, William
              b. 22 Jan 1838, Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 2 May 1880, Hebron, Washington County, Utah Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +10. PULSIPHER, Eliza Jane
              b. 26 Jul 1840, Lima, Adams County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 5 May 1919, Panaca, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     11. PULSIPHER, Fidelia
              b. 13 Oct 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Jan 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F4660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2021 

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jun 1788 - Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1810 - Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 01 Jan 1872 - Hebron, Washington County, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 03 Jan 1872 - Hebron Cemetery, Enterprise, Washington County, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Zerah (Zera) Pulsipher was born 24 Jun 1788 in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, the son of John & Elizabeth Dutton Pulsipher. He married Mary Randall 6 Nov 1810 in VT with whom he had a daughter, Harriet. Mary died in 1811. (Harriet married Hiram Pickett, and died in WI). Zera then married Mary Ann Brown 18 Aug 1815 in Sesquehannah, Pennsylvania. They were the parents of eleven children: Mary Ann, Iona Almira, Nelson, Mariah, Sarah Ann, John, Charles, Mary Ann, William, Eliza Jane & Fidelia Pulsipher.

      Zera practiced polygamy, marrying Prudence McNamara 8 Jul 1854, with whom he had no children. He married Martha Ann Hughes 18 Ma 1857 in Salt Lake City, with whom he had five children: Martha Ann, Mary Elizabeth, Zera James, Sarah Jane & Andrew Milton Pulsipher.

      Zera died 1 Jan 1872 in Hebron, Utah at 84 years of age. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S50] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S50] Findagrave.com.
      Maintained by: L. Finley
      Originally Created by: Robin Adair
      Added: 21 May 2004
      Find A Grave Memorial# 8809265

    3. [S141] Familysearch.org.



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