Deed from Samuel and Sabrina Davenport Canfield, 1 October 1836

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Deed from Samuel and Sabrina Davenport Canfield, 1 October 1836
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Samuel Canfield and Sabrina Davenport Canfield, Deed for property in
Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH, to JS, 1 Oct. 1836; signed by Samuel Canfield and Sabrina Davenport Canfield; witnessed by
Frederick G. Williams
28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...
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and
Elias Smith
6 Sept. 1804–24 June 1888. Teacher, printer, postmaster, bookkeeper, probate judge, newspaper editor. Born in Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Asahel Smith and Elizabeth Schellenger. Moved to Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co., New York, 1809. Baptized into...
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; certified by
Frederick G. Williams
28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...
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. Version copied 12 Nov. 1836 in Geauga Co., OH, Deed Record, vol. 22, pp. 430–431; handwriting of
Ralph Cowles
16 May 1792–1 Aug. 1869. Teacher, surveyor, auditor, jeweler. Born in New Hartford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Asa Cowles and Sibyl Merrill. Moved to Chardon, Geauga Co., Ohio, July 1811. Elected clerk for Burlington Township (later Claridon Township...
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; Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

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Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Deed from Samuel and Sabrina Davenport Canfield, 1 October 1836, in Handwriting of Thomas Burdick Deed from Samuel and Sabrina Davenport Canfield, 1 October 1836
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Samuel Canfield To Joseph Smith Jun

To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that I Samuel Canfield & Sabrina [Davenport] Canfield wife of said Samuel of <the town>
Kirtland
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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Geauga County
Located in northeastern Ohio, south of Lake Erie. Rivers in area include Grand, Chagrin, and Cuyahoga. Settled mostly by New Englanders, beginning 1798. Formed from Trumbull Co., 1 Mar. 1806. Chardon established as county seat, 1808. Population in 1830 about...
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and State of
Ohio
French explored and claimed area, 1669. British took possession following French and Indian War, 1763. Ceded to U.S., 1783. First permanent white settlement established, 1788. Northeastern portion maintained as part of Connecticut, 1786, and called Connecticut...
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