Person:Lois Bishop (2)

Lois Bishop

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Facts and Events

Name	Lois Bishop
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]^[2]	21 Nov 1759	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Marriage		to Aaron Ketchum
Death^[3]	7 Apr 1838	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

References

↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
1:203.

'Lois [daughter of David and Sarah (Austin) Bishop], b. 21 Nov 1759 NHV.'
↑ New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850. (Hartford [Connecticut]: Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917-1924)
1:359.

'Lois [th]e Daughter of David & Sarah Bishop was Born Novr. 21 1759'
↑ Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. GenWeb
Brdige Street Cemetery, Bristol, CT. (from the Hale Collection).

'Kelebum, Lois, relict of Aaron, d Apr 7, 1838 age 78 yrs'

As pointed out by Donald Engstrom in his RootsWeb database (engstrom), 'The tombstone may be in a worn and weathered state and the the inscription may possibly be
Ketchum Lois, relict of Aaron ...'

Supporting this is information on the will of Lois Ketchum of Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut (dated Jun 16, 1836) and inventory of estate (presented in Bristol probate court Sep 5 1838).