Royal Minott Weller

Resided in Watertown, Litchfield Co., Conn from at least 1844-1853, and in East Granby in 1860 & 1870. !Census 1850: Watertown, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, enum 3 Oct 1850, p. 386/771-387/772, household 92, fam. 100-101: [Fam 100]: William [Hender], 24, silk maker, Conn. Emily D., 27, Conn. Edward, 2, Conn Harriet [Deflon], 17, Conn David Betts, 29, druggist, Conn Caroline Bitts, 26, Conn. Margaret, 7, Conn. [Fam 101]: Royal M. Willer, 30, stone cutter, $400, Conn Maria, 29, Conn. Elizabeth M., 3, Conn. John W., 1, Conn. !Census 1860: East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut Weller, Royal M, 40, CT --, Catherine, 44, CT Griswold, Mary C., 15, CT --, Sarah Ann, 13 CT --, James A, 12 CT Weller, Elisabeth M, 13 CT --, John W, 11 CT Holcomb, Oliver, 25, CT Casey, Sarah Ann, 40, CT Note: There is a second Royal M Weller age 37 CT that shows up in 1860 in Dist 2, Hartford, CT. !Census 1870: East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut, enum 1 June 1870, hh 96,93: Weller, Royal M, 51, Traveling Agent, --/$500, b. Connecticut --, Katherine, 54, keeping house, $1000/$500, b. Connecticut Griswold, Sarah M, 23, house keeper, --/$1000, b. Connecticut --, James A, 22, Farmer, $6000/2000, b. Connecticut [Adjacent to household of Virgil H. Griswold, 47] He was living in Watertown CT in 1853, as evidenced by the death record there: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctlitch2/deaths/watertown_part2.htm Maria, wife of Royal M. Weller, age 34, d. 28 Mar 1853 also: Melvina L., wife of R.M. Weller, age 28, d. 26 Feb 1844 Possible conjecture: Perhaps Maria was Royal M. Jr's mother and died during as as complications of child birth, since that appears to be so close to Royal M.'s birthdate. !Burial: FindAGrave.com. Evergreen Cemetery, Watertown, Litchfield Co., Connecticut: "Royal Minott Weller, died Oct. 14, 1878 aged 59. How we loved him. Malvina L., his wife, Died Feb. 25, 1844, aged 28. How sweetly she sleeps beneath the green sod." Then on the other side of monument: "Maria, wife of Royal M. Weller, died Mar. 28, 1853, aged 34. Gone home." Also: Ellen Weller, age 5, d. 2 Apr 1844 In the 1860 census of East Granby, Hartford Co., CT, p. 1033 is household 69, family 74, enum: Royal M. Weller, 40, CT, Farmer, $1000 Catherine M. Weller, 44, CT Mary C. Griswold, 15 CT, teacher Sarah [Ann] Griswold, 13 CT, teacher Larry T. Griswold, 12 CT Elizabeth Weller, 13 CT John Weller, 11 CT Oliver Kolamb, 25 CT, laborer, $100 Sarah Ann Corey, 40 CT, house servant Census 1870 East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut, roll 102 p. 168, household 96/93: Royal M. Weller, 51 CT, Traveling agent, --/$500 Katharine Weller, 54 CT, keeps house, $100/500 Sarah M. Griswold, 23 CT, housekeeping James A. Griswold, 22 CT, farmer, $6000/2000 Also, IGI lists a Royal Weller bp. 3 Oct 1819 in Westfield Hampden Co., Mass., father=Royal Weller [from The publick [sic] records of the church at Westfield, 1679-1836, First congregational church, film 0185469, batch C502601]. Baptized at the same time were sisters Catherine and Margaret Weller. The date of this baptism is consistent with the age of the Royal M. Weller in East Granby in 1870. A possible parent of this one is Royal Weller b. 3 July 1782 Westfield, Hampden Co., Mass., to Oliver and Mercy (Sackett) Weller. [IGI, batch 7105728 - submitted by LDS member]. Same source: Oliver Weller, d. 2 Oct 1816, and m. 14 Aug 1766 Westfield to Mercy Sackett (d. 9 Jul 1825, dau. of Eliakim). Oliver was son of Mathaniel [sic] Weller and Rhoda Moseley. Mercy Sackett's (b. 25 Nov 1742) ancestry is listed at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8782/Sackett.htm. ____________________________________ Candidate #2: A search of the 1860 census of Watertown, CT, did not reveal any Royal M. Weller, but found one Weller family, with out a child named Royal M.: Henry Weller, 43 CT, lawyer, $1000/525 Lydia, 44 CT Emma J. 19 CT Hellen, 16 CT Julia, 14 CT Darius, 12 CT Mary, 9 CT Clara, 8 CT Fredk Fisher, 26 PA, bone farmer Aaron M. Lane, 28 CT, carver Henry Moltz, 30 Del, bone farmer.