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Descendants of Joseph Bemis

1741. Mary⁷ Bemis (Timothy⁶, Timothy⁵, John⁴, John³, John², Joseph¹)^8002,⁸⁰⁰³ was born 09 May 1807 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire ^8004,⁸⁰⁰⁵, and died 21 Jan 1862 in Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin ⁸⁰⁰⁶. She married Charles Perry⁸⁰⁰⁶ 20 May 1827 in Malone, Franklin, New York⁸⁰⁰⁶. He was born 1804 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts⁸⁰⁰⁶, and died 05 Jan 1869 in Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin⁸⁰⁰⁶.

More About Mary Bemis:
Baptism: 27 Mar 1836, First Baptist Church, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁸⁰⁰⁷

Notes for Charles Perry:
[1850 Census - Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin - August 5, 1850 - page 428 - image 3]
Charles Perry, 45, born in Massachusetts; Mary Perry, 42, born in Massachusetts (?); Solon Perry, 19, born in New York; Labon Perry, 15, born in New York; Major Perry, 12, born in New York; Mary Perry, 8, born in New York; Sarah, 7, born in New York; Timothy Perry, 5, born in New York; and Dudley Perry, 2, born in Wisconsin. The families real estate was valued at $800.

[1860 Census - Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin - June 20, 1860 - page 939 - image 29]
Charles Perry, 55, a farmer born in Massachusetts; Mary Perry, 52, born in Massachusetts (?); Labon Perry, 24, born in New York; Ramus (Varanes?), 22, born in New York; Mary Perry, 17, born in New York; Timothy Perry, 15, born in New York; Dudley Perry, 12, born in Wisconsin; Bonyan Perry, 9, born in Wisconsin; and Amelia Perry, 9, born in Wisconsin. The families real estate was valued at $2500 and personal property at $650.

More About Charles Perry:
1850 Census: 05 Aug, Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin ⁸⁰⁰⁸
Baptism: 17 Jan 1836, First Baptist Church, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁸⁰⁰⁹
Dismissed: 27 Mar 1836, by letter from First Baptist Church, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁸⁰¹⁰

More About Charles Perry and Mary Bemis:
Marriage: 20 May 1827, Malone, Franklin, New York ⁸⁰¹¹

Children of Mary Bemis and Charles Perry are:

	3236	i.	Susan⁸ Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born 03 Feb 1828⁸⁰¹¹; died 03 Feb 1828⁸⁰¹¹.
	3237	ii.	Harriet Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born 02 Feb 1829⁸⁰¹¹; died 31 Jan 1852⁸⁰¹¹.
	3238	iii.	Mellissa Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born Abt. 1830⁸⁰¹¹; died 08 Dec 1850⁸⁰¹¹. She married Bariah Willard⁸⁰¹¹.
	3239	iv.	Solon Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born 06 May 1831⁸⁰¹¹; died 12 May 1869⁸⁰¹¹.
	3240	v.	Judith Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born 08 Feb 1833⁸⁰¹¹.
	3241	vi.	Charles "Laban" Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born 29 Mar 1835⁸⁰¹¹.
+	3242	vii.	Varanes Major Perry, born 08 Sep 1837 in Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York; died 16 Sep 1929 in Lodi, Columbia, Wisconsin.
	3243	viii.	Mary Jane Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born 23 Jun 1840⁸⁰¹¹.
	3244	ix.	Sarah "Sally" Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born Bet. 21 Sep 1842 - 21 Sep 1843.
	3245	x.	Timothy A. Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born 15 May 1845⁸⁰¹¹; died 24 Oct 1862⁸⁰¹¹.
	3246	xi.	Dudley Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born Bet. 1847 - 1848⁸⁰¹¹.
	3247	xii.	Bonyan Perry⁸⁰¹¹, born Bet. 1851 - 1852⁸⁰¹¹.

1744. Eunice⁷ Bemis (Timothy⁶, Timothy⁵, John⁴, John³, John², Joseph¹)^8012,⁸⁰¹³ was born Bet. 1810 - 1815 in Malone, Franklin, New York ⁸⁰¹⁴, and died 02 Dec 1847 in Berlin, Marquette (now Green Lake), Wisconsin ⁸⁰¹⁵. She married William D. Strong⁸⁰¹⁵ 04 Jul 1829 in Malone, Franklin, New York⁸⁰¹⁵, son of Nathan Strong and Sally Westover. He was born 20 Aug 1808 in Grand Isle County, Vermont, on Isle La Mott in Lake Champlain⁸⁰¹⁵.

Notes for William D. Strong:
[Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin, published 1890 by Acme Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 355 and 356]

Biographical Sketch of William D. Strong

William D. Strong, a pioneer settler of Berlin of June, 1847, is the oldest surviving settler of that town. His brother, Nathan H. (now deceased) was the first settler and the only one that preceded him. On the 4th of July, 1847, our subject and his brother celebrated the Nation's birthday on the site of the present city and were the only white people present on the occasion. Indians were numerous in the vicinity but did not join in the festivities, which were very simple, consisting principally of a primitive lunch and a swim in the river. Mr. Strong embarked in farming in this wild and unsettled country and has since here made his home.

He was born in Grand Isle County, Vermont, on Isle La Mott in Lake Champlain, his birth occurring Aug. 20, 1808. His parents were Nathan and Sally Strong. His father was born in Massachusetts, May 2, 1782, and was born of English descent. He settled on Isle La Mott near the close of the eighteenth century and was married in Montreal, Canada, Aug. 7, 1805, to Sally Westover, a native of that city. Fourteen children were born unto them, six sons and eight daughters, of whom six are now living. The parents came to Wisconsin in its territorial days and passed their declining years in Berlin, in the cemetery of which city they now lie quietly sleeping. The father passed away Aug. 4, 1862, and the mother was called home Aug. 12, 1852. They were worthy people and were greatly respected by all who knew them.

In 1824, when our subject was a youth of sixteen years, the family removed to Franklin County, N. Y., where he engaged in farming. In his twenty-first year, he was united in marriage with Miss Eunice Bemis, celebrating Independence Day of 1829 by that important event. The parents of Mrs. Strong were Timothy and Lois Bemis. Ten children graced the union of our subject and his worthy wife, and the record is as follows: Phoebe M., the eldest, died in infancy; Judson also died in infancy; Harriet married Peter Gore and departed this life in December, 1878; Angeline died at the age of five years; Henry V., who served his country as a member of the 5th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, married Sabrina Bailey, and is now living in Emmett County, Iowa; John W. died of smallpox when an infant; Ann Eliza, wife of Henry Bates, is living in Cooper County, Missouri; Cynthia A. died at the age of five years; Alice A. married Edgar Loper and is living in Madelia, Minn.; William A. died in infancy.

In the autumn of 1834, Mr. Strong first left the East and emigrated to Coldwater, Mich., but after two years went to La Grange County, Ind. The following year, 1837, he came to Wisconsin Territory, settling in Racine County, in that section which has since been called Kenosha County. He there resided until September, 1844, when he removed to Ceresco, Fond du Lac County, and in the summer of 1847, settled on the site of the present city of Berlin, where he has since made his home. Sorrow visited his household the following winter, occasioned by the death of his wife on the 2nd of December. Mr. Strong was in 1849 again married, the lady of his choice being Miss Tryphena Bignall, daughter of Henry and Aurelia (Bates) Bignall. Theirs was the first wedding celebrated in Berlin. Mrs. Strong was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, and taught the first school in Berlin. Mr. Strong's sister, Eliza, wife of Hiram Barnes, was the first white woman of that city, the date of her settlement being in the winter of 1847-8. Another sister, Cynthia, wife of Oscar Wilson, was the first white woman to die in Berlin, her death occurring Feb. 15, 1848.

One child was born of the second union of Mr. Strong, a daughter, Eunice C., who now resides with her father. He was one of the founders and is now a member of the Baptist Church, of Berlin, being the only surviving one of the original members of that society. He was first made a Deacon in the Baptist church in Kenosha County, March 12, 1838, and has been a Deacon of the church in Berlin since 1856. His first wife was also a faithful member of the same church and his second wife a consistent member of the Congregational Church. Her death occurred in Berlin Dec. 18, 1878. Her daughter, Eunice, is a member of the same church and various societies, and like her father delights in doing good, in lifting up the fallen, in relieving the wants of the poor and needy and speaking a word of kindness and sympathy to the distressed.

In early life Mr. Strong was a Whig in political sentiment but as he resided upon the frontier from 1834 until Wisconsin's admission as a State, had no opportunity for voting for a candidate of that party and his first vote for President was cast for Gen. John C. Fremont, in 1856, since which time he has been a Republican. Mr. Strong was one of the many who, in their zeal and public spirit, risked the mortgage on their farms to encourage building of a railroad into the county and like others lost his property for his pains. The road was built and the county has prospered by the advantages it has brought, but the individuals who suffered through the process find but little consolation in the general prosperity. Mr. Strong has lived an honorable life and is entitled to and enjoys the respect of all who know him.

Transcribed by Joan Benner for the Marquette Co WI Pages
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[1830 Census - Malone, Franklin, New York - image 25]
William Strong is listed as the head of household consisting of:
1 male 20-30 (consistant with William)
1 female 15-20 (consistant with Eunice)

[1840 Census - Unknown Townships, Racine, Wisconsin Territory - image 25]
William Strong is listed as the head of household consisting of:
1 male 10-15
1 male 15-20
1 male 50-60
2 females 15-20
1 female 30-40
1 female 50-60
1 female 60-70

[1850 Census - Berlin, Marquette, Wisconsin - August 5, 1850 - page 123 - image 122]
William D. Strong, 42, farmer, real estate of $100, born in Vermont;
Triphina Strong, 39, born in Ohio;
Henry V. Strong, 13, born in Indiana;
Alice Strong, 5, born in Wisconsin;
Henry Bignall, 67, carpenter & joiner, real estate of $150, born in Connecticut.

[1860 Census - Forsyth, Green Lake, Wisconsin - June 7, 1860 - page 54 - image 56]
William D. Strong, 52, farmer, real estate of $2000, personal property of $200, born in Vermont;
Tryfenia Strong, 48, born in Ohio;
Harriet Strong, 28, born in New York;
Henry Strong, 22, laborer, born in Indiana;
Ann E. Strong, 20, born in Wisconsin;
Alice Strong, 15, born in Wisconsin;
Eunice Strong, 8, born in Wisconsin.

[1870 Census - Berlin Ward 3, Green Lake, Wisconsin - July 5, 1870 - page 13-14 - image 13-14]
William D. Strong (Strang in Ancestry.com index), 61, farmer, real estate of $2000, personal property of $200, born in Vermont;
Tryphenia Strong (Serphenia Strang in index), 59, keeping house, born in Ohio;
(next page) Eunice Strong, 17, at school, born in Wisconsin;

[1880 Census - Berlin, Green Lake, Wisconsin - June 2, 1880 - page 3 - image 3]
William D. Strong, 71, widowed, born in Vermont;
Eunice C. Strong, 27, daughter, single, born in Wisconsin (parents in Vermont and Ohio).

More About William Strong and Eunice Bemis:
Marriage: 04 Jul 1829, Malone, Franklin, New York⁸⁰¹⁵

Children of Eunice Bemis and William Strong are:

	3248	i.	Phoebe M.⁸ Strong⁸⁰¹⁵, died in infancy⁸⁰¹⁵.
	3249	ii.	Judson Strong⁸⁰¹⁵, died in infancy⁸⁰¹⁵.
	3250	iii.	Harriet Strong ⁸⁰¹⁶, born Abt. 1832 in New York ⁸⁰¹⁷; died Dec 1878 ⁸⁰¹⁸. She married Peter Gore⁸⁰¹⁸.
	3251	iv.	Angeline Strong⁸⁰¹⁸, died in her youth at the age of five years⁸⁰¹⁸.
+	3252	v.	Henry V. Strong, born 18 Jan 1837 in Lagrange, Lagrange Co., Indiana; died 25 Dec 1893 in High Lake, Emmet, Iowa.
	3253	vi.	John W. Strong⁸⁰¹⁸, died in infancy from smallpox⁸⁰¹⁸.
	3254	vii.	Ann Eliza Strong ⁸⁰¹⁹, born Abt. 1840 in Wisconsin ⁸⁰²⁰. She married Henry Bates ⁸⁰²¹.
	3255	viii.	Cynthia A. Strong⁸⁰²¹, died in her youth at the age of five years⁸⁰²¹.
+	3256	ix.	Alice A. Strong, born Aug 1846 in Wisconsin.
	3257	x.	William A. Strong ⁸⁰²², born Bef. 15 Jun 1848⁸⁰²²; died in infancy ⁸⁰²³.

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