The Treat family
By John Harvey Treat
2 James3 Treat (James,2 Richard1), born April l,or 12, 1666 (gravestone), in Welhernfield, Conn.; died Feb. 18, 1742, aged seventy-six (gravestone), in Wethers- fluid ; married, first, Dec. 17, 1691, I'RUDENCt3 Chester, born Dee. 10, 1666, died Mny 25, 1727, in her sixty-first year (gravestone), and daughter of Mnj. John and Sarah
(AVelles) Chester, of Wethersfield; second, , Mrs. Hannah (wright) Boardmax,
who died Feb. 25, 1745-6, aged eighty-three, widow of Daniel Boardman of Wethersfield, and daughter of Samuel Wright of the same town. In 1702, and 1703, he was a selectman, and in 1717, on a committee to seat persons in the meeting house. Both he and his wife were members of the church in Welhersfield. Ho died in rather poor circumstances. His will was dated Aug. 31, 17£9, and exhibited in court, May 19, 1742. A large double stone is erected to the mcmoiy of James and Prudence Treat.[[1]]
