BIRTH: 12 Sep 1765, Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH: 10 Aug 1810, Cortland County, New York, USA
FATHER: Isaiah Keen (1733-1777)
MOTHER: Ruth Bisbee (1739-1783)
SPOUSE: Huldah J Stone (1766-1849)
When Zebulon Keene was born on October 8, 1765, in Pembroke, Massachusetts, his father, Isaiah, was 32 and his mother, Ruth, was 26. He married Huldah J Stone on January 16, 1788. They had six children during their marriage. He died in Cortland County, New York on August 10, 1810, at the age of 44.
His story
The following is an excerpt from Staggs Genealogy – Harold Wareham Staggs – His Book
The third son was Grandfather Zebulon (1763) who wed Huldah. We do not know her last name. They had six children. Zebulon was a cooper and a stone cutter and owned a cooperage in McGrawville, New York. In 1793 the family moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, and located in this, then sparsely inhabited, area to farm.
Their first son was Grandfather Sprague (1788) who moved to Valparaiso, Indiana. He married Chloe Higgins (1808), and they had nine children.
The following is an excerpt from The John Keen(e) (1578-1649) and Associated Families, by Mr. and Mrs. Archie Timothy Keene, 1971
Zebulon, son of Isaiah and Ruth Bisbee Keen, b 9-12-1765, d 8-10-1810. Born in Pembroke, Mass., a cooper and a stone cutter; owned a cooper shop at McGrawville, N.Y., d in Cortland Co., N.Y., married Huldah, b 1765, d 4-1.6-1849 in McGraw, N.Y. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., N.Y. in 1795 and located on a farm now owned by Mr. Sheffeld; this was an area sparsely inhabited as stated by their son Sprague in his Account Book. They had six children:
Sprague, b 10-6-1788 in Mass, d 5-21-1866 in Valparaiso, Ind. He m Chloe Higgins 1-24-1808. Sally, born 7-31-1791, died 12-28-1798. Cyrus, born 11-1795, died 9-16-1864. Samuel Bisbee, b 6-11-1797 in N.Y., d 2-10-1880 in Wis. Seven children. Polly (Mary Bailey) b 1-19-1800 in Homer, N.Y., d 9-19-1885 at Mt. Morris, N.J. Oliver, b 9-10-1802, Cortland Co., N.Y., wife, Parmelia; Children: C. A. Keen and Jane Keen who married Jonathan Thorp. Oliver was a resident of Huron Co., Ohio in 1859; ‘rec’d a grant of land for 127 acres in Monroe Co., Mich. Sold land in 1865 for a lot in the village of Vienna, Mich. This lot sold in 1868. No further record.
Legacy of Zebulon Keene
Parents
Father: Isaiah Keen (1733-1777)
Mother: Ruth Bisbee (1739-1783)
Married
Huldah J Stone (1766-1849). Married January 16, 1788, Greenwich, Massachusetts, USA.
Children
- Sprague Keene (1788-1866) married Chloe Higgins (1790-1864)
- Sally Keen (1791-1798)
- Cyrus Keen (1795-1864)
- Samuel Bisbee Keen (1797-1880) married Lydia Shattuck (1801-1839)
- Polly (Mary Bailey) Keen (1800-1885) married Adino Bailey (1788-1843)
- Oliver Keen (1802-1876) married Permelia Oaks (1812-1904)
Documents
- Birth Records
- Marriage records
- Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Zebulon Keen and Huldah Stone
- Death records
- The John Keen(e) (1578-1649) and Associated Families Zebulon Keene (1765-1810)
- Census Records
- 1800 United States Federal Census > New York > Onondaga > Homer > Zebulon Keene
- Other
- New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 > Name: Zebulon Keyne; Residence Date: 1800; Residence Place: Homer, Cortland, New York, United States
- New York, U.S., Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 > Name: Zebulon Keen; Assessment Year: 1799; Assessment Place: Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA; Residence Year: 1799; Residence Place: New York, USA
Relation of Zebulon Keen to Steven Barry Staggs: 5th great-grandfather
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