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Excerpt from the Bible Of
Chauncy Wright Calkins
1815 - 1900

Source:
 Then & Now Historical & Genealogical Society



BIBLE OF CHANCY WRIGHT CALKINS 1815 - 1900

The title page of the Bible states that it was published
1838 in Concord N. H., by MORRIL, KIMBALL & RORY and that it was 
"Sold by the Principal Booksellers in the United States" 
It is now owned by CHARLOTTE CALKINS DE LANO, granddaughter
of CHANCY WRIGHT CALKINS the orignal owner. The record was 
copied from this Bible in the home of Mrs. DeLano on January 
26, 1942 by Ruth Robbins Monteith of Martin, Michigan.

 

page 1 column 1
CHANCY WRIGHT CALKINS ) married by the Revd CALVIN CLARK
CORNELIA ELDRED            ) Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church Richland, Kalamazoo Co. Mich. October 28th 1839
 
page 2

C. W. CALKINS       Born in Milton, Saratoga Co. N. Y.   February 28th 1815

CORNELIA ELDRED   Born in Pownal Benington Co. V.T. Feb. 24th 1807

 
page 3

ALMERON ELDRED CALKINS     born June 19th 1843

HARON WRIGHT CALKINS         born Jany. 5th   1846

RUTH ARISTINE CALKINS           born Sept. 5    1850

 
page 4 column 1

CORNELIA E. CALKINS     died at Medina Ohio with lung fever Oct. 7th at 10 m. aft. 3 oclock brot back  to Allegan and burried in the Village   Cemetery Oct. 7, 1878 ae 71

CHAUNCY WRIGHT CALKINS  died at Allegan Mich. June 23, 1900   aged 85 yrs.

HARMON WRIGHT CALKINS    died at Trowbridge Township Allegan Co. Tuesday Jany. 2, 1912 4:15 P.M. of Pneumonia & burried besides his father & mother in Oakwood Cem. Born Jany. 5,1846

 
 
page 4 column 2

Sister MATILDA WARRANT  died at Bellvue July 13 1874

ABRAM RENSSELAR CALKINS died at Allegan Mich. March 17,1873  burried Allegan

JAMES HENRY CALKINS    died south of Kalamazoo      Nov.  25,1875 buried Plainwell

FREEMAN CALKINS   died at Bird City Cheyenne Co. Kan.   July 17, 1891  

 

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