DIMON, Moses

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• Name	DIMON, Moses
  Birth	2 May 1638	Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Apr 1684
  Death	17 Apr 1684	Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
  WAC	19 Oct 1933  [1]
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  Person ID	I30130	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family	WARD, Abigail ,   b. 14 May 1643, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesd. 23 Jul 1718, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1663	Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F16993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  MOSES DIMON was born, May 2, 1638, in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT. He married ABIGAIL WARD in Fairfield on May 2, 1670, his 32nd birthday. In that same year he purchased from John Purdy, son of Francis Purdy of Westchester, NY, the Purdy Homestead on Frost Square. The deed of sale describes the property as "one dwelling house and homelot, in quantity three acres and three quarters, bounded on the SE with the highway, SW with the land of John Banks, on the NW with highway, and on the NE with Jacob Gray and Thomas Barlow's children. This homestead remained in the family almost 200 years. The land passed to son MOSES, then to Ebenezer and to Ebenzer's son David. British soldiers burned the house in 1779, during an expedition which burned most of Fairfield. After the war, David's son, another Ebenezer, rebuilt the house. After Ebenezer died in 1841 and his widow Mary Hinman Dimon died in 1852, their grandson Arthur Dimon Osborn sold the first identifiable Dimon homestead out of the family. In addition to his homestead, MOSES accumulated other lands in Fairfield. In January 1670/71, the town granted him building lots comprising 6-3/4 acres, pasture land comprising 5-1/4 acres, and a long lot comprising 10-1/4 rods. Also, in 1671, MOSES shared with other property owners a division and distribution of Fairfield common lands. His allotted portion totalled 292 acres. MOSES married ABIGAIL WARD in Fairfield on May 2, 1670. ABIGAIL was the daughter of ANDREW WARD, one one of Fairfield's most prominent and influential men. MOSES died just prior to April 15, 1684, when his property was inventoried. His will provided for the disposition of his property among his wife, son, and three daughters. His property was appraised at £793. As was common in colonial society, ABIGAIL did not long remain a widow. She married second, Edward Howard, on June 2, 1685. ABIGAIL died in Fairfield on July 23, 1718. _______________________________________

  
  

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  [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Moses DIMON; Male; Birth: < 1639> ; Baptism: 06 MAR 1999 LOGAN; Endowment: 23 APR 1999 LOGAN Search performed using PAF Insight on 10 Aug 2004 [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Moses DIMON; Male; Birth: About 1639 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; Spouse: Abigail Ward; Marriage: About 1663 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 10 Aug 2004