Biography
Daniel was born in 1762 in Dracut, Massachusetts. He was the son of Samuel Varnum and Hannah Mitchell. [1]
He married Persis Hale (1767–1796) "Passis" in Dracut in 1789. [2] They had the following children:
- Hannah Varnum 1789–1839
- Daniel Varnum 1791–1859
- Joshua Varnum 1793–1885
- Persis Hale Varnum 1796–1856
He married 2nd Polly Butler (1779–1837) in Pelham, New Hampshire in 1798. [3] They had the following children:
- Harriet Varnum 1801–1884
- Prudence Gale Varnum 1802–1882
- Mehitable Swett Varnum 1806–1884
- James Mitchell Varnum 1809–1899
- Charles Butler Varnum 1812–1819
He passed away in 1822. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Dracut - Births - Massachusetts Vital Records Project Online database of images and transcriptions courtesy of John Slaughter.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-D9D : 3 November 2017), Daniel Varnum and Passis, 03 Mar 1789; citing Marriage, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
- ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLH4-RK6 : 26 September 2017), Daniel Varnum and Molley Butler, 26 Jun 1798; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,314.
- ↑ Find A Grave. Daniel Varnum