Joseph Rathbun b. 28 Jan 1763 Rhode Island d. 29 Sep 1854 Ashtabula County, Ohio: Our Family History

Joseph Rathbun^[1]

1763 - 1854 (91 years)

Name	Joseph Rathbun
Birth	28 Jan 1763	Rhode Island [2]
	According to the 1850 census
Gender	Male
Census	14 Aug 1850	Monroe Twsp, Ashtabula County, Ohio [3]
	Joseph and Olivia are living on the farm with his son Joseph Jr's family and up the road is his son Erastus' family and the home of William Tinker family, which includes his great-grand William Jr from his late grandaughter Lavina. Name: Joseph Rathbun Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Monroe, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Age: 87 Race: White Race (Original): Birth Year (Estimated): 1763 Birthplace: Rhode Island Household ID: 144 House Number: 128 Line Number: 14 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 658 GS Film Number: 20207 Digital Folder Number: 004093876 Image Number: 00261 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Joseph Rathbun M 87 Rhode Island Olivia Rathbun F 78 Connecticut "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSP-BFH : 12 April 2016), Joseph Rathbun, Monroe, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; citing family 144, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
		Rathbun & Tinker Families in Monroe 1850 Caption Note: Joseph Rathbun and his son Joe Jr are neighbors and just down the way lives William Tinker, Machinist and Sarah Green the sister of Calista Rathbun Spears daughter-in-Law. Media Date: 1850 Keywords: Picture
Military Service	1776	Massachusetts
	Private in the Mass. Continental Army
	Found on Revolutionary War Veterans Pension Roll 1835, Ashtabula Co. Ohio He was 72 years old Joseph is listed in the DAR Patriot Index Vol III P-Z Pg 2213 Rathburn : Rathbone Joseph : b 1-28-1763 RI d 9-28-1854 OH m(1) Olive Pearson Pvt MA PNSR Name: Joseph Rathborn Death Date: 28 September 1854 (28 September 1854) Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 3 September 1853 (3 September 1853) Event Place: Ohio Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States (Ohio, Carroll, Ohio, United States,Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States,Ohio Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States,Ohio Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States) Page Number: 437 Affiliate Publication Number: T718 Affiliate Publication Title: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 through 1858, from the Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury. Digital Folder Number: 007196952 Microfilm Number: 001319389 Image Number: 353 "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-PQ4T : Mon Mar 11 01:09:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Rathborn, 03 Sep 1853.
		Joseph Rathborn Pension Ledger Keywords: Military
Name	Rathborn
Name	Rathburn
_UID	4F52EB797621234588F9D4F96650CBC49741
Death	29 Sep 1854	Ashtabula County, Ohio [4]
	Grave registrations of soldiers buried in Ohio Authors:Ohio. Adjutant General's Office Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958 Image of grave registration card from Film: 182767 Image GroupNumber (DGS) 7506016 Image #3581
		Rathburn-Joseph-Death-Burial Caption Note: Grave registrations of soldiers buried in Ohio Keywords: Picture
Burial	29 Sep 1854	Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., Ohio [4]
	Address: Farnham Cemetary, south of Conneaut on Old Route 7
	RATHBURN, Joseph Jan. 28, 1763 Sept. 29, 1854 Dedicated by DAR in 1989. War Vet. I have been there and restored the gravestone and taken photos
Person ID	I318	Dutcher-Cummings
Last Modified	4 Apr 2026

Father	Living
Mother	Living
Family ID	F1383	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Olive Pearson, b. 23 Sep 1771, Connecticut d. 16 Sep 1851, Ohio (Age 79 years)

Marriage 23 Jul 1787 Schoharie, Schoharie, New York [1]

Address:
High And Low Dutch Reformed Congregation

Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Church Records of Niskayuna and Schoharie, Book 36

Name: Joseph Rathbun
Gender: Male
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 23 Jul 1787
Marriage Place: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
Father:
Jonathan Rathbun
Spouse:
Aulif Pearson

Citation
Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Church Records of Niskayuna and Schoharie, Book 36

AND:

Name: Joseph Rathbun
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name: Aulif Pearson
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 23 Jul 1787
Event Place: High And Low Dutch Reformed Congregation, Schoharie, Schoharie, New York

Serial Number -

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51134-1
System Origin: New_York-ODM
GS Film number: 534210
Reference ID:

"New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F63H-JJZ : 12 December 2014), Joseph Rathbun and Aulif Pearson, 23 Jul 1787; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 534,210.

Children

	1. Erastus Rathbun, b. 1794, Connecticut
	2. Calista M. Rathbun, b. 1 Jun 1808, Caledonia, Genesee County, New York d. 19 Aug 1881, Amboy, Ashtabula County, Ohio (Age 73 years)
	3. Joseph Rathbun, Jr., b. Abt 1813, New York

Family ID F117 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Aug 2024

Notes

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LW6G-XND

Rathbun is how Joseph's name is recorded by the High And Low Dutch Reformed Congregation of Schoharie New York when he married Olivia.

Rathborn is how he is listed on Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers
Rathburn is inscribed on his original tombstone, as well as Olive's who passed 3 years before him.

Genealogy from January 1983, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian Vol. 3 # 1 Page 13

16. JOSEPH" RATHBUN (Jonathan'
John3-2.'), bom Jan. 28, 1763, at Exeter,
and moved with his parents as a boy to
Tyringham, Mass. He migrated as a
young man to New York state, and married
July 23, 1787, at the Dutch Reformed
Church at Schoharie, N.Y., Olive
Pearson, born about 1772, daughter of
Ephriam Pearson. They were in
Duanesburg, Schenectady County, in
1790. By 1800, they were in Hartford,
Ontario County, N.Y., and by 1810 in
Caledonia, Genesee County, N.Y.
About 1817, he joined his brother, Edmund,
in Newburg, Cayahoga County,
Ohio, in what was known as the "Rathbun
Settlement." In 1830, he moved to
Monroe, in Ashtabula County, Ohio,
where he died Sept. 28, 1854, aged 91 .
Olive had died three years earlier, on
Sept. 15, 1851.
CHILDREN
ELECTA, bom April 17, 1789; married
Isaac Clark.
SARAH, born May 18, 1791 ; married
Nathan A. Walton Nov. 15, 1808.
PEARSON, born March 8, 1793; married
Laura Stewart.
ERASTUS, born June 23, 1795; married
Sally Lillie.
MILTON, born June 6, 1797; married
Laura Akins.
JESSE, born June 6, 1799; died in
September, 1799.
SUSANNAH, born July 4, 1800; married
Thomas Collins Nov. 26, 1815.
PAMELA, bom Aug. 4, 1802; married
Luther Burgess Jan. 1, 1817.
HARRIET, bom May 1, 1804; married
Jared D. Akins, June 8, 1824.
CHARLOTTE ELIZA, bom July 15,
1806; married George H. Hubbell, Dec.
20, 1825.
CALISTA, bom June 1, 1808; married
(1) John Spears in 1830; (2) Harvey
Cole, Dec. 10, 1840.
MARY (Polly), bom May 19, 1810;
married Joseph Lillie Feb. 12, 1829.
JOSEPH, born March 10, 1813; married
Sarah Brown.

Research Note:
Title: Look WILL mentions Joe Rathbun
Type: Tasks
For: Record: "Joseph RATHBUN"
Status: open
Priority: 5 (Medium)
Date: January 30, 2021
Last worked:
End Date:
Reference:

Task Description	Status	Date Completed
saw on FAG on Joes memorial - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11237498/joseph-rathburn Paternal Grandparents John Rathbun and Patience Fish Mathernal Grandparents Joseph Barber [1771-] (great grandson of George Soule, arrived in America on the Mayflower, signed the Mayflower Compact) and Rebecca Potter. Parents: Jonathan Rathbun, Sr. born October 1, 1734, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island; died about 1800, in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Jonathan married Susannah/Susan Barber March 3,1757, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island. Susannah was born about 1737, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island and died about 1790, in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusett. Known Siblings: -- Lillibridge E. Barber [1755–1844] -- Edmund --Rathbun Sr. [1758–1848] m. Anna Carpenter in 1782 --Patience Rathbun [1759–1834} m. (1) John Gould (2) Asa Allen --Clark Rathbun [1760–1815] m. Abigail Tillinghast -- Jonathan Rathbun, Jr. [1762–1826] m. Elizabeth Clark --Rebecca Rathbun [1765–1779] m. William Wainwright -- Susannah Rathbun [1769–1849] m. Bryant Milliman -- Lydia Rathbun [1770–1852] m. Reuben Marsh Joseph served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War Joseph was named in the will of Joseph Barber, father of Susan (Barbr) Rathbone/Rathbun as his grandson. Paternal Grandparents John Rathbun and Patience Fish Mathernal Grandparents Joseph Barber [1771-] (great grandson of George Soule, arrived in America on the Mayflower, signed the Mayflower Compact) and Rebecca Potter. Parents: Jonathan Rathbun, Sr. born October 1, 1734, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island; died about 1800, in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Jonathan married Susannah/Susan Barber March 3,1757, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island. Susannah was born about 1737, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island and died about 1790, in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusett. Known Siblings: --Lillibridge E. Barber [1755–1844] --Edmund --Rathbun Sr. [1758–1848] m. Anna Carpenter in 1782 --Patience Rathbun [1759–1834]] m. (1) John Gould (2) Asa Allen --Clark Rathbun [1760–1815] m. Abigail Tillinghast --Jonathan Rathbun, Jr. [1762–1826] m. Elizabeth Clark --Rebecca Rathbun [1765–1779] m. William Wainwright --Susannah Rathbun [1769–1849] m. Bryant Milliman --Lydia Rathbun [1770–1852] m. Reuben Marsh Joseph served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Joseph moved from Rhode Island to Genesse County, New York, to Newburgh, Ohio. and srttled in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Joseph was named in the will of Joseph Barber, father of Susan (Barbr) Rathbone/Rathbun as his grandson. He married Olive Pearson July 23, 1787, in Dutch Reformed Church, Duanesburg, Schenectady, New York. Known Children: 1. Electa Rathburn b. April 17, 1789, in New York,: m. Isaac Clark: d. in Buffalo, New York, November 21, 1851; Children: (1) Olina (m. William O. Brown of Buffalo, New York-their children:9i0 William O, Jr, (ii) Fred, (iii) Lillie m. John Clifford of Buffalo, New York; (2) Curtis, (3) James m. Rachel Stands, of Akron, Ohio (4) George 2. Sarah b May 18, 1791, in New York, m. Nathan Walton of New York, d. November 10, 1849; their children (1) Amanda, (2) Pearson R.-his children were Theodore and John, d. 1893 in Nebraska; (3. Susan Maria, (4) Julia A., (5) Joseph 3. Pearson Rathburn b. March 8, 1793, m.in Ashtabula County, Ohio to Louisa Stewart b. New York. 4. Erastus Rathburn b. June 23, 1795, m. Sally Lillie of Troy, New York, 1815 5. Milton Rathburn b. June 6, 1797 m. Laura Akins. 6. Jesse Rathburn b. June 6, 1799, d. age 3 months 7. Susannah Rathburn b. July 4, 1800 m. Thomas Collins 8. Pamelia Rathburn b. August 4, 1802 m. Luther Burges. 9. Harriet Rathburn b. May 1, 1804, m. J.D. Aiken. 10. Charlotte Eliza Rathburn b. July 15, 1806, m. George Hubbell 11. Calista Rathburn b. June 1, 1808, m. H. Cole 12. Polly M. Rathburn b. May 19. 1811 in Troy New York, m. Joseph Lillie of Ohio 13 Joseph Pearson Rathbun, Jr. b. March 10, 1813, in Leroy, Genesse, New York, m. Sarah Oliva Brown, March 28, 1836∼Revolutionary War veteran

Sources

[S46] Rathbun, Joseph - Olive Pearson IGI.
Joseph Rathbun
Aulif Pearson
23 JUL 1787
High And Low Dutch Reformed Congregation, Schoharie, Schoharie, New York
Page: Batch #: M511341, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0534210, Printout Call #: 1205775, Dates: 1732 - 1799
[S45] Farnham Cemetary Listing.
Rathburn, Joseph Jan. 28, 1763 Sept. 29, 1854 Dedicated by DAR in 1989.
War Vet
[S48] Census 1850 Rathbun, Joseph and Olivia (Reliability: 3).
Joseph & Olivia are living next to son Joseph Jr's family and the William Tinker family.
[S45] Farnham Cemetary Listing (Reliability: 3).
Rathburn, Joseph Jan. 28, 1763 Sept. 29, 1854 Dedicated by DAR in 1989.
War Vet

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