The genealogical collection of Newtown's Cyrenius H. Booth Library includes Bible records from a number of Newtown/Danbury area families, including:  BEARDSLEY, BEERS, BURR, FAIRCHILD, HAWLEY, PECK, OLIVER, TAYLOR, and WINTON.  The family record pages have been removed from these Bibles and are kept in vertical file folders.  We are publishing them as a series in Connecticut Ancestry. Spellings are maintained in these transcriptions, and word arrangement simulates that of the original record.

Birdsey BEARDSLEY Family

This Bible was published by Mathew Carey of Philadelphia in 1812.  The inscription inside the front cover reads, "Birdsey Beardsley & Sarah Beardsley, our Bible.  To Charles Beardsley.  To Birdsey Beardsley.  To Jerome Beardsley."

            Marriages (first column)
            Horace Beardsley and Mary Colewere married Nov 19th 1828
            Frederic Beardsley and Mary Beardsley were married Dec 6th 1835
            James Beardsley and Mary M. Platt were married Mar. 23d 1836
            Daniel S. Evitts and Sarah A. Beardsley were married Apr 27, 1842
            Sidney H. Lyman and Abigail E. Beardsley were married Apr. 20th 1847
            Wesley Colkins and Laura Beardsley were married Oct. 29th 1849
            Charles Beardsley and Maryette Taylor were married Mar. 13th 1850
            James Beardsley and Prudence Barrows were married Sept 20th 1837
            (second column)
            Birdsey Beardsley and Sarah McEwen were married October the 12th 1805
            James McEwen & Abigail Judson married 17th day of January 1765
            James McEwen and Ruth Beardsley who is the widow Ruth Blakeman was
            married November 28th1786
            Charles Beardsley and Maryette Taylor were married March the 13th 1850
            Horace Beardsley & Julia Chandler were married Oct 23th 1858
                   William Beardsley [the name only,in same hand as above entry]
            Birdsey D. Beardsley and Julia E. Bradley were married Jan 7th 1887
            Eathelbert F. Wakeley and Anna L. Beardsley were married March 26th 1888

            Births (first column)
            James McEwen was Born March 28th 1740
            Abigail Judson was Born March 24th1744
            Ruth Beardsley was born December 15th1743
            Lemuel Born November 18th1770
            David was born April 20th1776
            Sarah was born June 19th1783
            (second column)
            Birdsey Beardsley was born October 12th 1785
            Sarah McEwen was born June 19th  1783
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            Births of our Children
            Horrace born July 18th  1807
            Frederick born January 17th  1809
            James Birdsey born May 28th  1811
            Laura born February 9th  1813
            Abigal Esther born March 12th  1815
            Charles born December 12th  1817
            William born Sept. 7th  1819
            Sarah Ann born August25th  1822
            (third column)
            Charles Beardsley was born Dec 12th  1817
            Maryette Taylor was born May 16th  1820
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            Annie L. Beardsley was born Oct 5th  1851
            Birdsey D. Beardsley was born Feb 22th  1858
            [line erased]
            Ethelbert F. Wakeley was born May 16th  1851
            Jerome William Beardsley was born Aug 12th  1891

            Deaths (first column)
            Abigal Lyman died Dec 18, 1895
            Charles Beardsley died Nov 15, 1898
            Anna Beardsley Wakeley died Feb 28, 1901 in her 49th  year
            Maryette Beardsley died June 5, 1909,89 years old
            Jerome W.Beardsley died Monday, June 26, 1911 killed by the cars.
            (second column)
            James McEwen died the 5th June 1809 in the 70thyear of his age.
            Abigail McEwen died the 20th day of February 1786 in the 42dyear of her age~~
            Ruth McEwen died the 15th day of February 1815 in the 72dyear of her age~~~
            Sidney H.Lyman died February 16th 1877 aged 64
            Mary Beardsley died December 6th 1886 aged 68
            Prudence Beardsley died August 2nd1887 aged 70 years ll months 17 days
            Sarah Ann Evitts died August 6th 1889 in the 67 year of her age
            Daniel S.Evitts died Feb 20th 1890 in the 71 year of his age
            William Beardsley died January 5th1892
            (third column)
            Birdsey Beardsley died the 29thOct 1852 in the 67th year of his age
            Sarah McEwen the wife of Birdsey Beardsley died April the 5th 1863 in the80th year of her age
            Laura Beardsley died the 5th Aug 1850 in the 38 year of her age
            Sarah M. Platt the wife of James Beardsley died July 10th1837 Aged 27
            Mary Cole wife of Horace Beardsley died Oct 28 1854Aged 45..6month
            Frederick Beardsley died July 7th1874 in the 65th year of his age
            Julia the wife of Horace Beardsley died March 24th 1873 in the 49 year of her age
            James B. Beardsley died Feb 14th 1884 aged 72 years and 9 months

            (Separate slip of paper)
            Elijah S.Taylor Died Feb 14th 1848 aged 60
            Anna Taylor died January 12th 1870 aged 81

Philo HAWLEY Family

This Bible was published by Collins and Co., New York, 1816.  In large script inside front cover is inscribed:  Abigail Hawley Book.  And the following order of the Probate Court was found as a loose sheet of paper in the Bible:

At a Court of Probate holden at Bridgeport within and for the District of Stratford on the 6th day of December 1833

Upon the application of the Executor on the Estate of Ephraim Hawley late of Monroe deceased order that said Executor sell at public auction or at private Sale at not less than Inventory price the residue of the personal Estate belonging to said Estate& make returns to this court
                                                                                               Mark Moore Judge


            Births (first column)
            Philo Hawley his birth December 1 AD 1781
            Abigail Hawley hur birth September 25AD 1781

            (second column)
            James Burr was born August 11th 1742
            Jastina Burr was Born Oct 25th1749
            Aburrin Burr was born Jan 22th1772
            Henry Burr was born Feb 1th 1774
            Mary Burr was born Jan. 27th 1775
            Jerusha Burr was born April 15th1776
            Abigail Burr was born September 25th1781
            Anna Burr was born Jan. 10th 1784
            Huldah Burr was born Jan. 14th1787
            James Burr was born De. 27th 1791

            (third column)
            James U. Hawley was born March 12 AD 1808
            Mary Ann Hawley Born August 14th AD 1814
            Cornelius Denison Hawley Born November 4 Day AD 1835
            Burr Hawley Born September 25thAD 1837
            Columbus D. Hawley Born June 5thAD 1843
            Martha A.Hawley Born August 7th 1843
            Elmor J. Hawley Born Febuary 20th 1866
            Milon B. Hawley Born Aug 4th 1871
            Clayton Burr Hawley Born Dec 24, 1898

            Marriages (first column)
            Philo Hawley was Married July 15 AD 1802
            [added in pencil] to Abigail Burr

            (second column)                                                             
            James Uriah Hawley was Married to Mary Ann Curtiss  November 24th AD 1833
            Burr Hawley Was Married to Martha A.Drew  October 17th1864
            Elmore J(ames)[added in pencil] Hawley & Mary Effa Johnson was Married Jan 1st1893
            Milon B(urr) [added in pencil] Hawley & Lillie May Gilbert was Married March 19, 1895

                   Deaths (first column)
            Cornelius D. Hawley died August 13 AD1843                 Aged 7 years 9 month9 days
            James U. Hawley Died November 14 AD 1853            Aged 45years 8 months 2 days
                                                         ["55" in heavy pencil over more correct original 45 years]
            Abigail Hawley died September 17thAD 1859        Aged 77 years 11 months 22Days
            Philo Hawley Died September 24 AD 1864                  Aged 82 years 9 months 3 days
            James Burr Died March 1thAD 1851                                                    Aged 59 years
            Columbus D. Hawley Died June 6, 1908                                               Aged 65 years
            Mary Ann Hawley Died July 24, 1900                                               [inpencil] Age 86

            (second column)
            Abijah Hawley Aged 35 Died October 12AD 1824
            Ruth Hawley Aged74 Died February 19th 1830
            Ephraim Hawley Aged 82 Died September15 AD 1833
            Nancy Nichols Died July 8th, 1846                                                   Aged 55
            Cyrus Hawley Died January6 AD 1850                                            Aged66
            Burton J. Nichols died December 23 1855                                         Aged 66

            (third column)                                                                                       Ages
            Jerusha Nichols Died Jan 25th1878                                                          43
            James Burr Died March31th 1819                                                           77
            Aburrin Burr Died June 29th1822                                                            50
            Jastina Burr Died Oct. 19th1824                                                              74
            Christopher Beardslee Died April 22th1819                                              [  ]
            Edmund Plumb Died Oct. 7th1821                                                           35
            Henry Burr Died Dec31th 1834                                                               61
            Mary Manning Died August [  ] AD 1836                                                 62
            Martha Burr Died January 18 AD 1844                                                    65
            Anna Beardsley Died June 1th 1845                                                          60
            Fred[er]ick Nickols died April[  ] [perhaps 1847]                                 75[?]
            Elias Manning died Februar  [smudge]                                               aged82