GLEASON, Erastus

1804 - 1868  (63 years)

• Name	GLEASON, Erastus
  Born	14 May 1804	Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jan 1868	Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois
  Person ID	I4022	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	GLEASON, Amasa,   b. 15 Feb 1776, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 7 Sep 1854, Diamond Lake, Lake County, Illinois (Son-In-Law's Home, William Dykeman)  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	GRIFFITH, Aner,   b. 8 Mar 1776, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Oct 1814  (Age 38 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1797	Saratoga County, New York
  Family ID	F1428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CURRY, Betsy,   b. Abt 1808, Bennington County, Vermont ,   d. Aft 1880, Possibly Ogle County, Illinois  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	1827	Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York
  Children	1. GLEASON, George Ross,   b. 17 Feb 1829, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. GLEASON, Christopher Columbus,   b. 30 Mar 1831, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. 17 Dec 1900, Yuba County, California  (Age 69 years)   3. GLEASON, Charles C.,   b. 17 Feb 1833, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. 27 Jul 1864, Marietta, Georgia  (Age 31 years)   4. GLEASON, Erastus,   b. 18 Aug 1834, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. GLEASON, Joseph H.,   b. 5 Sep 1837, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. GLEASON, Wiliam J.,   b. 28 Dec 1839, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. GLEASON, Chandler J.,   b. 3 Mar 1842, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. 22 Apr 1864, Decatur, Alabama  (Age 22 years)   8. GLEASON, Loraine A.,   b. 23 Oct 1844, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. GLEASON, Archibald,   b. 23 Nov 1846, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. GLEASON, Amasa,   b. 5 Jun 1849, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. GLEASON, Emmett,   b. 24 Dec 1852, Ballston Springs, Saratoga County, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F1216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1830 census: Camillus, Onondaga Co., New York Males: 1,0,0,0,1 Females: 0,0,0,0,1 - 1840 census. (p. 281): Waterford, Saratoga Co., New York Males: 2,2,2,0,0,1 Females: 0,0,0,0,0,1 - Erastus appears on the 1850 census living in Easton, Washington Co., New York as follows: Erastus Gleason, 46, M., Blacksmith, b. NY Betsy, 42 (47?), b. Vermont William J., 10, b. NY James C., 8, b. NY Allaurient, 5, b. NY Archibald, 4, b. NY Also son George Gleason and his wife. - In 1853 Erastus moved the family to Daimond Lake, Illinois where he set up the first balcksmith shop. - He was a devoted Christian, and a member of the Baptist Church. - At least 2 children of Erastus and Betsy were taken by the Union cause during the Civil War, Charles C. Gleason, and Chandler J. Gleason. Both men were members of Company K, 64th Infantry Regiment, Illinois.