Damon, Joseph Rough

1800 - 1834  (33 years)

• Name	Damon, Joseph Rough
  Birth	18 Mar 1800	Worcester, Worcester Co., MA
  Gender	Male
  Family	Was married
  Death	1834	Mayville, Chautauqua Co., NY
  Burial	Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., NY
  Person ID	I2350	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Damon, Stephen,   b. 24 Jan 1753, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA d. 23 Nov 1837, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., NY (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Damon, Hannah,   b. 1758, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	09 Jan 1791	Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA   [1]
  Family ID	F6421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID	F1997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Mar 1800 - Worcester, Worcester Co., MA Death - 1834 - Mayville, Chautauqua Co., NY Burial - - Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., NY  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Joseph - Worcester, Mass. March 18, 1800; was married and had a son born ca. 1825 and a daughter born ca. 1823. He was hanged for the murder of his wife. The following data are from records at the Fredonia Historical Society: "Thomas Quigley of Pornard was one of the jurors that convicted Joe Damon, the murderer, and the first man hung (sic) in Chautaqua County. This occurred in 1834. Damon's body was brought to Fredonia and buried in the old burying ground. (Pioneer Cemetery)". "The bar of iron with which the deed was done was exhibited at the pioneers' celebration 1873, property of Dr Wallworthy." "Joseph and his brothers followed the business of quarrying and stone-cutting. Joseph was a rough, drinking man and sometimes cruelly treated his wife." (See the Centennial History of Chautaqua Co., Vol. l.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S710] Vital Records of Abington, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Volume 2, Abington marriages, Hannah Damon and Stephen Damon (1791), p. 22; Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 17 February 2014), citing Vital records of Abington, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1912.