Additional Birchard Documentation - James Birchard and Lucy Gillett Family

Post #1 included the compiled genealogy by Dwight Darius (D. D.) Birchard (1831-1905). Tucked into the notebook were several original letters and responses to letters that DD wrote asking for information.

Here I plan to post pictures of some of the these enclosures, along with transcriptions. We'll start with the oldest.
The wording and the evident age of the document suggest that the document was written by one of the children of James Birchard (1766-1852). James' son, Darius Dewey Birchard (1766-1871), inherited the homestead which he passed to his son Darius Dwight (sometimes Dwight Darius but usually just DD) Birchard, who compiled the family information. This points to Darius Dewey Birchard as very likely to have been the one who wrote this account.

Father & Mother’s Births and Marriages

James Birchard Born Aug 17^th 1766

Lucy Gillet Born Jany 3^rd 1768

Married March 11^th 1788

The writer continued on the other half of this sheet of paper with a list of the children of James Birchard and Lucy Gillet Birchard. I don't know what the figures are about or why the title is upside down.

A Record of Children

First child Born May 25, 1789 Died July 15^th 1789

2^nd Born June 6^th 1790, died June 28^th

3^rd Born Ju;y 21^st 1791 died Aug 12^th

4^th Born Aug 29^th 1792, Died Oct 2^nd

5^th James King, Born Sept 8^th 1793

6^th Virgil Born March 3^rd 1795

7^th Lucy Born April 30^th 1797

8^th Hannorah Stevens born Jany 17^th 1799

9^th Worthy born Nov 24^th 1800

10^th Lydia Ophelia born Nov 29^th 1802

11^th Darius Dewey born Sept 21^st 1804

12^th Cyrus born April 13^th 1807

13^th Levi Gillet Born Aug 21^st 1809

14^th Adaline Fidelia Born July 1811 and died March 11^th 1838

The writer continues on the other side of the paper with an outline of the life of his grandfather, Isaac Gillet, his mother Lucy's father.

Deacon Isaac Gillet departed this Life on the 10 day of September 1784 at the Hour of four in the afternoon in the 69 year of his age 1720

Hannorah his wife died Nov. 29^th 1803 81 year of age Born 1722

Isaac Gillet was born March 9^th 1745

-beah Gillet born February 25^th 1747

Azubah Gillet born January 17^th 1749

Seth Gillet born November 14^th 1751

Levi Gillet born December 14^th 1753

Esther Gillet born March 5^th 1755

Oliver Gillet born April 12^th 1757

Phebe Gillet born June 14^th 1759

Lucy Gillet born January 2^nd 1766

Lucy Gillet born January 2^nd 1766

Hannorah Gillet departed this life November the 7^th 1807 in the 82^nd year of her age

Zilbeah Moore departed this life April 14^th 1848 in the 72^nd year of her age.