Desire Clason

Brief Life History of Desire

When Desire Clason was born about 1787, in Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, her father, Jonathan Clason lll, was 41 and her mother, Ruth Webb Rood, was 37. She married James Reynolds on 1 January 1800, in Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 7 October 1854, in Norfolk, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Raymondville, Norfolk, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Reynolds
1786–1853
Desire Clason
1787–1854
Marriage: 1 January 1800
Phebe C Reynolds
1819–1882
Nancy Reynolds
1824–1850
Francis Reynolds
1826–1850
Lyman Reynolds
1827–1854

Sources (2)

  • Desire Reynolds in household of James Reynolds, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Desire Reynolds, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

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.

1802

Historical Boundaries 1802: St. Lawrence, New York, United States

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Classon or Klasson.

Americanized form of German, Danish, Norwegian, and Dutch Clasen or Classen , or of any other patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Nik(o)laus or Nikla(a)s (see Nicholas ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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