Lemual Humphreville

Brief Life History of Lemual

When Lemual Humphreville was born about 1736, in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Humphreville, was 35 and his mother, Rebecka Clark, was 39. He married Molley Beecher on 30 July 1761. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 19 April 1798, in West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Trinity Episcopal Church, Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lemual Humphreville
1736–1798
Molley Beecher
1741–
Marriage: 30 July 1761
Anna Humphreville
1762–1867
Lucena Humphreville
1764–1857
Avis Humperville
1765–
Lemuel Humphreville
1770–1828
Polly Humphreville
1772–
Laura Humphreville
1774–1866
Liberty Humphreville
1778–1818
Miss Humphreville
1780–1789
Susan Humphreville
1782–1879
Humphreville
1782–1789
Deborah Lola Humphreville
1782–1813

Sources (2)

  • Lemuel Umphrevile, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Anne Humphreville Peck et al. in the Boston Evening Transcript genealogical column

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

Possibly meaning ‘devoted to God’ in Hebrew; it was borne in the Bible by an obscure king who was lectured by his mother on the perils of strong drink and the virtues of a dutiful wife (Proverbs 31). He is mentioned by Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales, where his name is carefully distinguished from the more familiar Samuel . Lemuel Gulliver was the unusual name of the hero of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels ( 1726 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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