Calista Farnsworth1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 9773, (1811 - 1888)
FatherHolden Farnsworth4 (11 Jul 1779 - 20 Apr 1829)
MotherSusanna Cobb4 (29 Apr 1782 - 6 Nov 1858)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Feb 1811, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont5,6,7
Marriage: 3 Mar 1839, Roswell Gilbert Spaulding (3 Mar 1814 - 2 Dec 1894)8,5,9
Death: 5 Jun 1888, Brainerd, Minnesota10,11
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Calista Farnsworth was born on 4 Feb 1811 in Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.5,6,7
     She was probably one of the four females under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Holden Farnsworth, in the 1820 Federal Census of Essex, Essex Co., New York.12
     Calista married Roswell Gilbert Spaulding, son of Daniel Fitch Spaulding and Parthena Gilbert, on 3 Mar 1839.8,5,9
     She was probably the female age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her husband, Roswell Gilbert Spaulding, in the 1840 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.13
     Calista and Roswell moved to Michigan about 1848. They appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Dunn, Dane Co., Wisconsin, enumerated 27 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $1,000. Their children Calvin and Francis were listed as living with them, as was her mother.14
     Calista and Roswell moved to Hillsdale Co. before 1860. They appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Jonesville, Hilldale Co., Michigan, enumerated 23 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate of $250. Their son Calvin was listed as living with them.15
     Calista and Roswell appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Fayette Twp., Hillsdale Co., Michigan, enumerated 22 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate of $500. Their son Calvin was listed as living with them, as were his wife, Arietta C. Gaylord, and their son, Fred.16
     Calista and Roswell appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Jonesville, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, enumerated 14 Jun 1880. Arietta C. Gaylord wife of their son Calvin, and their daughter Florence, were also listed in the household.17 Calvin was listed in the household of his sister Laura and her husband, Charles A. Nimocks, in Minneapolis. Arietta and Florence were also listed in that household, suggesting they were in the process of moving to Minneapolis.18
     Calista died on 5 Jun 1888 in Brainerd, Minnesota, at age 77.10,11

Children:
     Children with Roswell Gilbert Spaulding:

  • Richard Henry Spaulding19,20,21 (14 Sep 1840 - 9 Sep 1842)
  • Calvin Lathrop Spaulding22,23,20 (16 May 1842 - 13 Sep 1906)
  • William Ford Spaulding24,20 (1 Sep 1846 - 1 Mar 1847)
  • Francis Ashbury Spaulding22,20 (30 Oct 1849 - 17 Sep 1850)

Citations

  1. [S2553] Nye, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 443, shows name as Calista Farnsworth.
  2. [S2584] Roswell G. Spalding household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows name as Calista Spalding.
  3. [S12385] Mrs. Calista F. Spaulding obituary, Brainerd Dispatch.
  4. [S2553] Nye, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 443.
  5. [S2553] Nye, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 443, shows date.
  6. [S2582] R. G. Spaulding household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dane Co., Wisconsin, shows age 39 and state.
  7. [S2584] Roswell G. Spalding household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows age 49 and state.
  8. [S12392] Spalding, Spalding Memorial, pg 397, shows date.
  9. [S2582] R. G. Spaulding household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dane Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S12385] Mrs. Calista F. Spaulding obituary, Brainerd Dispatch, shows date and in this city.
  11. [S2553] Nye, Farnsworth Memorial II, pg 443, shows date, city, as Barnard, and state.
  12. [S2547] Holden Fransworth household, 1820 U.S. Census, Essex Co., New York.
  13. [S2583] Roswell G. Spaulding household, 1840 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
  14. [S2582] R. G. Spaulding household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dane Co., Wisconsin.
  15. [S2584] Roswell G. Spalding household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan.
  16. [S12382] R. G. Spaulding household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan.
  17. [S12384] Roswill G. Spaulding household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan.
  18. [S12388] Chas A. Nimocks household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.
  19. [S12383] Richard H. Spaulding obituary, Burlington Weekly Free Press.
  20. [S12392] Spalding, Spalding Memorial, pg 398.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 138422521, Richard Henry Spaulding, creator of memorial stated in email DebL, "Re: Memorial for William Spaulding," to author, 28 Jun 2023, all information is from cemetery records.
  22. [S2582] R. G. Spaulding household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dane Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  23. [S2584] Roswell G. Spalding household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  24. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 138422744,William F. Spaulding, creator of memorial stated in email DebL, "Re: Memorial for William Spaulding," to author, 28 Jun 2023, all information is from cemetery records.