Deacon James Manchester

Male 1779 - 1853  (73 years)


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  • Name James Manchester 
    Title Deacon 
    Born 11 Aug 1779  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Jan 1853  Westport, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00951  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Philip Manchester, Sr.,   b. 12 May 1755, Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1835, Westport, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary Coggeshall,   b. 30 Jan 1759, Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age > 91 years) 
    Married Abt Oct 1777  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F00368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clarissa Davenport,   b. Abt 1810, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1860  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1841  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Edwin F. Manchester,   b. 2 Jan 1842, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1900, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Peleg B. Manchester,   b. Between 1845 and 1847, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James H. Manchester,   b. Abt 1849, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F06584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In the 1850 Federal Census, James & Clarissa, ages 71 & 40, are living at Westport, MA. In the household are three children -- Edwin F. 8, Peleg B. 3, & James H. 1; and Mary Manchester 88, most likely James's mother.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012363] Little Compton Families, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, compiler, (Providence: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), 203.

    2. [S012373] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Tiverton: Intentions and Marriages.