John Milton Caswell[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
1777 - 1857 (80 years)-
Name John Milton Caswell Born 2 Sep 1777 Connecticut [2, 9] Gender Male Residence 1798 Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts Residence 1800 Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire [10] Residence 1800 Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire [10] Residence 1810 Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts [5] Residence 1820 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [1] Residence 1820 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [1] Residence 1830 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [7] Residence 1830 Lansingburgh, Rennselaer, New York [7] Civil 1832 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York served as president from 1832 to 1834 and again from 1836-1837 Civil 1835 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York seved as Justice of the Peace Civil Between 1840 and 1843 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York served as supervisor Occupation Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York black smith and gun smith Occupation Lansingburgh, Renssalaer, New York black smith and gun smith Residence 1840 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [8] Residence 1840 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [8] Residence 1850 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [9] Residence 1850 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [9] Residence 1855 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [2] Residence 1855 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [2] _FSFTID K4TY-VX3 _UID 70574BEACA2946C393C7E1BBB82143828C28 Buried 1857 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [4, 12] - Old Lansingburgh Cemetery
Died 4 Sep 1857 Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York [4, 12] Person ID I1034 Strong History Last Modified 2 Jan 2018
Father Solomon Caswell, b. Abt 1734, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts , d. 13 Aug 1812, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age ~ 78 years) Mother Abigail Clark, b. 28 Mar 1747, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts , d. 16 Jul 1830, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) Married 9 Aug 1764 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts [13] Family ID F198 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Eunice Webber, b. 13 Feb 1779, Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts , d. 4 Jul 1862, Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York (Age 83 years) Married 29 Nov 1798 Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts [3, 6, 11, 14] Children 1. Sophia Caswell, b. 17 Oct 1799, Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire , d. 14 Oct 1892, Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York (Age 92 years) 2. John Milton Caswell, b. 19 Apr 1803, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts , d. 25 Jun 1880, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan (Age 77 years) 3. Caroline Caswell, b. 2 Aug 1808, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts , d. 30 Mar 1849, Troy, Renssalaer, New York (Age 40 years) Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 Family ID F244 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - John Milton Caswell was born 2 Sep 1777 in prob. Woodstock, Connecticut. By 1790 the family had moved to Belchertown, Hampshire, Mass. where his father Solomon shows up on the 1790 U.S. Census. The marriage intention from Longmeadow was recorded 10 Oct. 1798 between "John Milton Caswell of Belcher and Eunice Webber of this town". John probably learned the gunsmith trade in Belchertown possibly from his father Solomon. Shortly after marriage John and Eunice moved to Wapole, New Hampshire where daughter Sophia's birth record is found. John is listed in the census there in 1800. By 1810 John had moved his family to Springfield Mass. where his father were now living and was engaged in business with a Mr. Dodge as Caswell & Dodge gunsmiths. They were contracted to produce Charleville (Model 1795) pattern muskets from 1806-1807. Solomon died in 1812 and about this time or before the family moved to Lansingburgh, NY where John opened up 3 gunsmith shops in the town. There he produced rifles employing 25 men or more until 1836 when he retired and his son John Milton Caswell (Jr.) took over the business. Many of the guns were produced under contract to the local militias as well as private sales. The collectible antique guns are still bought and sold today. John and Eunice died in Lansingburgh and were buried in Old Lansingburgh Cemetery though no gravestones have been located.
John's father was erroneously reported as Thomas Caswell, also a gunsmith, by Arcadi Gluckman and L. D. Saterlee in their second edition of "American Gun Maker" in 1953. The error has been carried on by more recent authors and compilers of gun makers who have copied this previous work. No record of a Thomas Caswell has been found in Lansingburgh or the surrounding area or in Springfield, Mass.
- John Milton Caswell was born 2 Sep 1777 in prob. Woodstock, Connecticut. By 1790 the family had moved to Belchertown, Hampshire, Mass. where his father Solomon shows up on the 1790 U.S. Census. The marriage intention from Longmeadow was recorded 10 Oct. 1798 between "John Milton Caswell of Belcher and Eunice Webber of this town". John probably learned the gunsmith trade in Belchertown possibly from his father Solomon. Shortly after marriage John and Eunice moved to Wapole, New Hampshire where daughter Sophia's birth record is found. John is listed in the census there in 1800. By 1810 John had moved his family to Springfield Mass. where his father were now living and was engaged in business with a Mr. Dodge as Caswell & Dodge gunsmiths. They were contracted to produce Charleville (Model 1795) pattern muskets from 1806-1807. Solomon died in 1812 and about this time or before the family moved to Lansingburgh, NY where John opened up 3 gunsmith shops in the town. There he produced rifles employing 25 men or more until 1836 when he retired and his son John Milton Caswell (Jr.) took over the business. Many of the guns were produced under contract to the local militias as well as private sales. The collectible antique guns are still bought and sold today. John and Eunice died in Lansingburgh and were buried in Old Lansingburgh Cemetery though no gravestones have been located.
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Residence date: 1810
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Residence date: 1850
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