Ninth Generation

(9G04) Stephen Call, 2, son of John Call and Lucy Chaffee:
B: April 29, 1768.
M: unknown
D: unknown

Children: Obadiah Call

Biography: Obadiah had a daughter Rachel who married a Mr. Barnes and had a son, Rev. Lemuel Barnes (1854-1938).

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(9G08) Abigail Call, daughter of John Call and Lucy Chaffee:
B: March 19, 1776.
M: Joseph Stone
 D: 1838.

Children: Achsah Call

Biography: Achsah married Jonas Selleck and had a child Jerome B. Selleck. Jerome married Mary Jane Bentley who had child George H. Selleck, Professor of Mathematics of Phillips-Exeter for 50 years.

Ref.: Taken from John Call's diary of 1762.

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(9G09)Levi Call, son of John Call and Lucy Chaffee:
B: June 29, 1778 in Coleraine, Massachusetts.
M: September 2, 1798 to Mercy Purinton in Coleraine, Massachusetts.
D: February 9, 1868 in New York.

Mercy Purinton
B: May 27, 1781

Children: Lucy,   David,   Eunice,   Othniel,   Joseph,   Mary H. ,   Orlando Boardman,   Huldah,   Emily,   Fanny Maria,   Thomas Purinton   and   Levi Jr.

Biography: Levi and Mercy Call lived together for 70 years and were buried in the same grave in Hartsville Cemetery.

Ref.: Taken from Levi Call's Bible and given by Una Call Jeffers.

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Tenth Generation

(10G01) Lucy Call, daughter of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: June 5, 1799.
M: July 8, 1819 to John Henry of Hartsville, NY
D:

Children: Levi,   Joseph,   Riley,   George,   James,   Allen,   Alonzo   and   Mary Jane

Biography: They lived for a time on Call Hill, their farm being located just west to that of David Call. Later they moved to Purdy Creek.

Ref.: Dan Todd and dates from Una Call Jeffers.

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(10G02) David Call, son of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: August 24, 1800.
M1: June 27, 1822 to Huldah Chapin
M2: November 3, 1825 to Cyrene Adams
D: July 14, 1874 at Hartsville, NY

Children
(Mother: Huldah Chapin): Chester
(Mother: Cyrene Adams): Horace,   Alfred,   Mercy,   Levi Nelson,   Huldah Jane,   Olive Sabrina   and   Joel

Biography: Soon after David's marriage to Cyrene, they went up the steep wooded hill, which lay to the left of Purdy Creek going from Canisteo to Andover. There they purchased a tract of land at the very top of the hill, which was later named Call Hill. The forest was dense, a real wilderness inhabited by wild beasts. With much perseverance and a great deal of hard work, David cleared the land and built a log cabin. Before the doors were ready for hanging, he found it necessary to keep a constant fire burning in front of the cabin to keep away the wolves. The unworked soil of the hill was very rich and excellent for farming. Most of David's children were born on Call Hill. Both David and Cyrene were very religious, being devoted to the Baptist faith. When their youngest daughter, Olive Sabrina, was a young woman, they moved from their home on Call Hill to West Virginia, where they remained during the Civil War. Later they returned to Hartsville and settled at the foot of Call Hill near Purdy Creek on a road now known as the Todd or Acker Road. Their home was just across a little creek from the log house of Margaret Acker and her two sons, who later married David's two daughters, Huldah Jane and Olive Sabrina. They lived active lives not only in their homes but in the Community as well.

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(10G03) Eunice Call, daughter of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: June 23, 1802.
M: May 20, 1824 to David Stillman.

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(10G04) Rev. Othniel Call, son of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: June 23, 1804.
M: August 26, 1827 to Mercy Kenedy.
D: in Keokuk, Iowa

Children: Purinton

Biography: Rev. Othniel Call was a Baptist minister. His son Purinton Call founded the Academy at Morgantown, W. Virginia, which was the nucleus of the State University of West Virginia, of which Daniel Boardman Purinton was later President.

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(10G05) Joseph Purinton Call, son of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: January 5, 1806.
M: March 5, 1829 to Fanny F. Frink.

Biography: Rev. Joseph Call preached and also taught a select school in W. Virginia. He also attended a toll bridge for a time.

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(10G06) Mary H. Call, daughter of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: November 20, 1808.
M: Albert Benedict.

Ref.: Dates for this generation are from Levi Call's Bible Facts from Eunice Call-Jeffers and Lillian Sutfin.

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(10G07) Rev. Orlando Boardman Call, son of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: September 20, 1810.
M: March 2, 1830, to Caroline Crandall at Andover, New York, in home of Nelson Ray
D: April 28, 1871 at Okemos, Mich.

Caroline Crandall, daughter of Russell Crandall and Susannah Perkins.
B: June 11, 1813 at Brookfield, Madison County, NY
D: December 18, 1884 on a farm near Mason, Michigan.

Children (all born in NY State): John M. ,   Jesse Purinton,   Sarah Ann,   Jane Maria,   Henry Crandall,   Harrison Orlando,   Caroline,   Augustus Timby,   Clayton Eastman,   Esther Elizabeth,   and   Lorenzo S.

Ref.: Notes of Rev. O. B. Call.

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(10G08) Huldah Call, daughter of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: April 15, 1812.
M: to Mr. Spencer and later to Mr. Niles.
D:

Children: Fanny, who married Renrick and one other daughter, who also married and had children. Fanny's child was Lona who married George Wattrous and spent most of her life in Hartsville, NY. She had two children, Bert and Carrie. Carrie married David Ashbaugh.

Biography: Huldah was widowed young and left with two small children to support. She worked as a dressmaker most of her life. She was a hard worker and a fine Christian woman.

Ref.: Grace Jones and Levi Call's Bible for date.

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(10G09 ) Emily Call, daughter of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: March 22, 1814.
D: June 29, 1815.

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(10G10) Fanny Maria Call, daughter of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton:
B: February 4, 1817
M: August 1838 to Augustus R. Timby.

Biography: Fanny & Augustus lived in Ithaca, New York. Augustus' brother, Theodore Ruggles Timby, invented the revolving turret that was used on the "Monitor". The turrent was used without his permission and he received a large sum of money after suing for infringement of a patent.

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(10G11) Thomas Purinton Call, son of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton. :
B: September 16, 1819.
M: January 10, 1846, Euna Maria Hale.
D: 1896.

Euna Maria Hale
B:
D: 1901

Children: Herbert,   Leslie   and   Frank David Jones (usually called Jay)

Biography: Euna's father was a cousin of Nathan Hale of Revolutionary War fame.

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(10G12) Levi Call, Jr. , son of Levi Call and Mercy Purinton. :
B: February 19, 1822.
M: Louisa A. Hinman - June 26, 1844.

Ref.: Dates for the above were from Levi Call's Bible, facts from Una Call Jeffers, Lillian Sutfin.

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