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Descendants of Joseph Bemis

1737. Ebenezer⁷ Bemis (Timothy⁶, Timothy⁵, John⁴, John³, John², Joseph¹)⁷⁹⁶³ was born 28 Mar 1800 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire^7963,⁷⁹⁶⁴, and died 27 Oct 1862 in Malone, Franklin, New York ⁷⁹⁶⁵. He married Ruth R. Trumble 02 Mar 1823 in Malone, Franklin, New York. She was born 22 Dec 1804 in Vermont, and died 24 Oct 1886 in Malone, Franklin, New York ⁷⁹⁶⁶.

Notes for Ebenezer Bemis:
[1830 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York - image 3, page 60]
Ebenezer Bemis (Burnes in Ancestry.com index) is listed as head of household:
1 male 15-20 (UNKNOWN, perhaps brother George)
1 male 30-40 (consistant with Ebenezer)
1 female under 5 (consistant with Martha)
1 female 20-30 (consistant with Ruth)

[1840 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York - page 165 - image 10]
Ebenezer Bemis (Bemas in Ancestry.com index) is listed as head of household:
1 male <5 (consistant with Simeon)
1 male <5 (consistant with Marquis)
1 male 5-10 (consistant with Jonathan)
1 male 5-10 (consistant with Timothy)
1 male 20-30 (UNKNOWN, perhaps brother George)
1 male 40-50 (consistant with Ebenezer)
1 female 5-10 (consistant with Harriet)
1 female 10-15 (consistant with Martha)
1 female 30-40 (consistant with Ruth)

[1850 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York - September 27, 1850 - page 21 - image 41]
Real estate valued at $2000;
Ebenezer Bemis (Beevins in Ancestry.com index), 50, farmer, born in Massachusetts;
Ruth Bemis, 45, born in Vermont;
Timothy Bemis, 17, born in New York, in school;
Jonathan Bemis, 15, born in New York, in school;
Marcus D. L. Bemis, 13, born in New York, in school;
Simeon E. Bemis, 10, born in New York, in school;
David A. Bemis, 6, born in New York, in school.

[1860 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York - June 13, 1860 - page 8 - image 8]
Ebenezer Bemis, 60, a farmer perhaps born in Massachusetts(?); and wife, Ruth, 56, born in Vermont. Also shown in the household on the next page was: Marcus D., 22, a carpenter; Simeon, 20, a farmhand; David, 17, also a farmhand, all born in New York.

More About Ebenezer Bemis:
Name 2: Ebeneazer Bemis ⁷⁹⁶⁷
Name 3: Ebenzer Bemis ⁷⁹⁶⁸
1830 Census: Malone, Franklin, New York ⁷⁹⁶⁹
1840 Census: Malone, Franklin, New York ⁷⁹⁷⁰
1850 Census: 27 Sep, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁷⁹⁷¹
1860 Census: 13 Jun, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁷⁹⁷²
Burial: Webster Street Cemetery, Malone, Franklin, New York
Census: 1840, page 165 - Ebenezer Bemas
Occupation: 1860, Farmer⁷⁹⁷²

Notes for Ruth R. Trumble:
Elizabeth Menke has a scrapbook in which there is a small notice:

BEMIS - At the home of her son J. Bemis on Sunday. October 24, 1886 of hemorage, Ruth B. Bemis, aged 82 years.

(This would be the wife of Ebenezer Bemis. ---- J. would be for Jonathan. He was living in the homestead.)

More About Ruth R. Trumble:
1870 Census: Jul, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa (in the household of her son, Simeon Bemis)⁷⁹⁷³
1880 Census: 17 Jun, Malone, Franklin, New York (in the home of her son, Jonathan Bemis)⁷⁹⁷⁴
Burial: Webster Street Cemetery, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁷⁹⁷⁵
Cause of Death: hemorage
Residence: 1875, Was living w/son Timothy in Malone, New York ⁷⁹⁷⁶

More About Ebenezer Bemis and Ruth Trumble:
Marriage: 02 Mar 1823, Malone, Franklin, New York

Children of Ebenezer Bemis and Ruth Trumble are:

	3217	i.	(______)⁸ ⁷⁹⁷⁷, born 02 Mar 1825⁷⁹⁷⁷; died 03 Mar 1825⁷⁹⁷⁷.
+	3218	ii.	Martha M. Bemis, born 26 Jan 1827 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 07 Jan 1895 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa.
	3219	iii.	(______)⁷⁹⁷⁷, born 26 Aug 1829⁷⁹⁷⁷; died 29 Aug 1829.
	3220	iv.	(______)⁷⁹⁷⁷, born 03 Feb 1830⁷⁹⁷⁷; died 04 Feb 1830.
+	3221	v.	Harriet Eliza Bemis, born 25 Jan 1831 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 10 Nov 1911 in Longmont, Boulder, Colorado.
+	3222	vi.	Timothy A Bemis, born 23 Mar 1833 in New York; died 1906.
+	3223	vii.	Jonathan A. Bemis, born 07 May 1835 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 09 Oct 1913 in Malone, Franklin, New York.
+	3224	viii.	Marquis Delos L Bemis, born 10 May 1837 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 21 Dec 1902 in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa.
+	3225	ix.	Simeon E. Bemis, born 03 Nov 1839 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died 22 Dec 1896 in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa.
	3226	x.	Henry A. Bemis⁷⁹⁷⁷, born 27 Jul 1841 in Malone, Franklin, New York⁷⁹⁷⁷; died 27 May 1842 in Malone, Franklin, New York⁷⁹⁷⁷.

More About Henry A. Bemis:
Burial: Webster Street Cemetery, Malone, Franklin, New York

3227

xi.

David A. Bemis⁷⁹⁷⁷, born 17 Feb 1845⁷⁹⁷⁷; died 22 Oct 1864 in Salisbury, North Carolina - Union Army from exposure - Andersonville Prison. He married Mary Ann B. Gibson ⁷⁹⁷⁸ 01 Aug 1863 in Malone, Franklin, New York ^7979,⁷⁹⁸⁰; born Abt. 1844 in New York ⁷⁹⁸¹.

Notes for David A. Bemis:
Malone Town clerk records for the Civil War: [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyfrankl/civilwar/cw_malone.htm]

Name: David A. Bemis
Birthplace: Malone, NY
Birthdate: 1842
Residence: Malone
Father: Ebenezer Bemis
Mother: Ruth Trumbull
Unit: 47th NY
Rank: Pvt.
Enlisted: July 1863
Occupation: Farmer
Comments: substitute for Warren B. Munson. Died while a prisoner of war at Salisbury NC October 22, 1864 and is buried there. Appears on the 1865 list of men from Bangor who had died during the war as well as the list for Malone. Does not appear in the records of the 47th Inf.

More About David A. Bemis:
1860 Census: Malone, Franklin, New York ⁷⁹⁸²
Burial: Salisbury, North Carolina

More About David Bemis and Mary Gibson:
Marriage: 01 Aug 1863, Malone, Franklin, New York ^7983,⁷⁹⁸⁴

3228

xii.

(______)⁷⁹⁸⁴, born 07 Jun 1847⁷⁹⁸⁴; died 07 Jun 1847.

1739. Rev. Varenes⁷ Bemis (Timothy⁶, Timothy⁵, John⁴, John³, John², Joseph¹)^7985,⁷⁹⁸⁶ was born 09 Dec 1802 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^7987,⁷⁹⁸⁸, and died 1856. He married Mary Adelia Simonds⁷⁹⁸⁹ 18 Jan 1831 in Lebanon, Madison, New York ⁷⁹⁹⁰, daughter of Luther Simonds and Asenath Lamb. She was born 18 Apr 1812 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts^7990,⁷⁹⁹¹.

Notes for Rev. Varenes Bemis:
Thanks to the dedication of the scribe of the First Baptist Church of Lebanon, Madison County, New York and the devoted efforts of the Monument Chapter (Daughters of the American Revolution), Minneapolis, Minnesota, a rare glimpse into the life of Reverend Varanes Bemis and his wife, Mary Simonds has emerged.

Shortly after his twenty-third birthday, Brother Bemis made his way from Malone, Franklin County, New York to Lebanon, Madison County, New York. Lebanon is southwest of Utica and southeast of Syracuse, about 215 miles southwest of Malone. Nearly two months elapsed between March 18 when he left his church in Malone and May 13, 1826, when he was received into the church in Lebanon.

Church records further note that on November 12 of the same year, fourteen-year-old Mary A. Simonds was baptized and received into the fellowship of the same Baptist Church. Mary�s father had passed away when she was one year old and her mother later remarried to Simeon Shepard.

Brother Bemis was mentioned on several occasions when he was sent to represent the members of the congregation on various missions between 1826 and 1827. In May 1827 a vote was taken that "Brother Varanes Bemis should have a license to preach the Gospel Believing that he has a preaching gift." Thus his lifelong avocation began.

At that same meeting, he was asked to "labor with brother Isaac Niles". Apparently, Brother Niles had recently gained the attention of church leaders. Two months later, in July, Varanes had continued his effort with Isaac Niles, but apparently to no avail. The leaders voted to "withdraw the hand of fellowship from Brother Isaac Niles, because of his drinking to excess". Deacon S. Ostrom, Brother Bemis and G. G. Weeks were appointed to a committee to write a letter of Excommunication and deliver it to Brother Niles.

A year later, on May 25, 1828, the church received a request from Brother Bemis for a letter of recommendation to join another Baptist church. By July 24, 1828, he had united with the Church at Newfield, Tompkins County, New York, about 68 miles to the southwest, towards Watkins Glen.

Next we find Reverend Bemis in Almond, Allegany County, New York. As John S. Minard wrote "In 1830, Elder Bemis (who came to Almond as a missionary, preaching at the schoolhouse) became pastor for one year and a half; he was followed by Elder Randall, and he by Elder Bemis who became pastor a second time."

Colonel Thomas Draper reports that Rev. Bemis united in marriage with Mary Simonds on January 18, 1831. Although no mention is made in the church records of any marriage, this fact is supported by a vote on February 12, 1831, to provide to "May A. Simmoms (sic) (now Mary A. Beemus)" a letter of Recommendation. She had just passed her eighteenth birthday.

Later that year, on August 13, notation is made of receiving a letter "from the church in Almond, Allegany Co., N. Y. notifying us that Mary A. Bemis had united with that church." Reverend and Mrs. Bemis began their family and continued living in Almond through 1840. During this time, four sons were born to the couple: Henry Varanes, Simeon S., Samuel M. (who died in 1837, age 17 months) and Edward (Edwin) Coleman. Simeon S. died August 27, 1841 at the age of 7. This probably prompted the family to move to their next stop, sixteen miles west at Angelica, Allegany County, where, "In August, 1841, Rev. V. Bemis began his labors, and he was the first pastor to continue for more than a year. About this time the state convention aided the church by appropriating to it $100 per year. After Rev. Bemis' four years there was a vacancy of nearly a year...." Later, Rev. Bemis would serve as pastor of the Baptist Church in Friendship, Allegany County, New York; about 11 miles further west. He was also mentioned as serving a church in Andover, Allegany County, although it is unclear the order of that stop.

Finally, in 1855, the New York Census records the family living in Harmony, Chautauqua County, New York. Four of his seven sons were listed in the household: Coleman E. (b. October 14, 1838), George A. (b. April 17, 1843) and Luther N. (b. abt 1846) were born in Allegany County. However his youngest son, Dwight L. (b. October 17, 1851) was born in Chautauqua County, indicating a move between 1846 and 1852. When Varanes' father, Timothy Bemis, died in 1848, Varanes was said to be living in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York. The family has not been located in the 1850 U. S. Census.

Reverend Bemis probably passed away between 1855 and 1860 as his widow Mary may be found living with her oldest son, Henry Bemis, 28 (b. October 11, 1832), a brewer in Chicago, Illinois, along with two other sons, Coleman and Dwight.

Finally, Mary married William Hales, himself a widower, on December 4, 1862. She was living in North Amherst, Ohio in 1896, but it is unclear when she passed away.

More About Rev. Varenes Bemis:
Name 2: Varanis Bemis ⁷⁹⁹²

More About Mary Adelia Simonds:
1860 Census: 20 Jul, Chicago (Ward 5), Cook, Illinois (living with her son Henry Bemis)⁷⁹⁹³
1900 Census: Mary is not listed in the census for North Amherst, Ohio. There is a listing for a Frank Bemis, b. Oct. 1833, wife Mary, b. Apr. 1840.⁷⁹⁹⁴
Residence: 1896, Living at North Amherst, Ohio ⁷⁹⁹⁵

More About Varenes Bemis and Mary Simonds:
Marriage: 18 Jan 1831, Lebanon, Madison, New York⁷⁹⁹⁵

Children of Varenes Bemis and Mary Simonds are:

+	3229	i.		Henry Varenes⁸ Bemis, born 11 Oct 1832 in Almond, Allegany, New York; died 06 Mar 1906 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
	3230	ii.		Simeon S. Bemis ⁷⁹⁹⁶, born Abt. 1834⁷⁹⁹⁶; died 27 Aug 1841⁷⁹⁹⁶.

More About Simeon S. Bemis:
Burial: Joseph Rathbun Cemetery, Almond, Allegany, New York ⁷⁹⁹⁷

3231

iii.

Samuel M. Bemis ⁷⁹⁹⁸, born Abt. Apr 1836⁷⁹⁹⁸; died 24 Sep 1837⁷⁹⁹⁸.

More About Samuel M. Bemis:
Burial: Joseph Rathbun Cemetery, Almond, Allegany, New York ⁷⁹⁹⁹

+	3232	iv.	Edward (Edwin) Coleman Bemis, born 14 Oct 1838 in Almond, Allegany, New York.
+	3233	v.	George Almond Bemis, born 17 Apr 1843 in Angelica, Allegany, New York; died 06 Dec 1893 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
	3234	vi.	Luther Bemis ⁸⁰⁰⁰, born Abt. 1846 in Allegany County, New York ⁸⁰⁰¹.
+	3235	vii.	Dwight L. Bemis, born 17 Oct 1851 in Ellington Village, on Clear Creek, Chautauqua, New York; died 08 May 1888 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

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