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Marriage: Children:
  1. Hannah O. Bonney: Birth: APR 1827 in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio. Death: 19 DEC 1860 in Mantua, Portage Co., Ohio

  2. William Bonney: Birth: 1829 in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio. Death: AFT 1850

  3. Marcus Bonney: Birth: 1833 in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio. Death: 8 SEP 1865

  4. Sarah A. Bonney: Birth: 1836.

  5. Orpha S. Bonney: Birth: 1838 in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio. Death: AFT 1885 in Michigan

  6. Lydia A. Bonney: Birth: 24 AUG 1842 in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio. Death: AFT 1885

  7. Elizabeth Bonney: Birth: MAR 1846 in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio. Death: 6 OCT 1932 in California


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Sources
1. Title:   Marriage Records, v. 1, 1808-1841 Portage County, OH

Notes
a. Note:   JOHN BONNEY, farmer, P.O. Shalersville, was born February 24, 1806, in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., Conn., son of John and Orilla (Sherwood) Bonney, who, in 1813, were included with their family in a party of venturesome pioneers, consisting of Deacon B. Sherwood, Wells Clark, David Beardsley and some few others, who immigrated to Ohio. ...
  When our subject was eighteen years old he assisted his brother in clearing and fencing five acres of the old farm, and that year raised twenty-six bushels of wheat to the acre. Our subject has been twice married, first May 10, 1826, to Anna Brown, who bore him seven children, three of whom are now living: Orpha (wife of O. Brown), Lydia (wife of E. Smith) and Eliza (wife of C. Fish). Mrs. Bonney died in 1873, and in January, 1876, Mr. Bonney married Mrs. Melona Haight (nee Hurd), a widow who had two children living: Emeline (wife of I. Williams) and Adden Haight. Mr. Bonney has been identified with religious endeavors for fifty years, being the greater part of the time a leader in the Disciples Church, while living in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio. ("History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885) _____
  1880 US CENSUS - Shalersville, Portage Co., Ohio [FHL Film 1255059/NA Film T9-1059] page 405A: John Bonney: Birth Year <1806> Birthplace CT Age 74 Occupation Farmer Marital Status Married Head of Household John Bonney Relation Self Father's Birthplace CT Mother's Birthplace CT Melvina Bonney: Birth Year <1810> Birthplace OH Age 70 Occupation Keeping House Marital Status Married Head of Household John Bonney Relation Wife Father's Birthplace NY Mother's Birthplace NY Soloman Haight: Birth Year <1851> Birthplace OH Age 29 Occupation Farmer Marital Status Divorced Head of Household John Bonney Relation Stepson Father's Birthplace --- Mother's Birthplace OH _____
  John Bonney lived his life in Portage Co., Ohio. He was a farmer and very active in the Disciples Church in Freedom. His will was dated October 12, 1886 in Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio and names his wife Melone, and her son Solomon A. Haight.


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