Jairus Bunnel, **

1789 - 1860  (70 years)

• Name	Jairus Bunnel  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	**
  Birth	21 Jul 1789	Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA   [5]
  Christening	6 Sep 1789	Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Mar 1860	West Haven, New Haven, CT, USA   [5, 7]
  Burial	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America   [5]
  Person ID	I10880	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Deacon Israel Bunnell,   b. 17 Mar 1747, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 21 May 1813, Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jerusha Dowd,   b. Abt 1749   d. 24 Jul 1829, Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Dec 1770	Middletown Twp, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F3059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Lincoln, **,   b. 21 Jun 1790, , , Vermont, USA d. 23 Nov 1872, Harlem, New York County, New York, United States of America (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1810	Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Martha Elizabeth Bunnell,   b. 12 Sep 1829   d. 3 Sep 1849, , New Haven, CT, USA (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Martha Elizabeth Bunnell,   b. 13 Nov 1818   d. 12 Sep 1824 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Diantha (Elizabeth) Fitch Bunnell,   b. 28 Jul 1826, West Haven Conn d. 29 Nov 1902, Mt. Vernon, West Chester, NY, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Cyrus Brooks Bunnell,   b. 29 Nov 1813   d. 15 Apr 1856 (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jarius Edwin Bunnell,   b. 13 May 1812   d. 2 Oct 1845 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Dennis Bunnell,   b. 29 Oct 1815   d. 3 Nov 1852 (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Mary Jerusha Bunnell,   b. 20 Sep 1834, , New Haven, CT, USA d. 17 Sep 1901 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  The bible belonging to this Jarius Bunnel is in the current possession of Hal and Libby (Elizabeth Corrigan) Swenson. I have seen it and they have copied it for me. The first page is inscribed "Jarus (Jarius?) Bunnel's Book, Cheshire, Ju1" (F-315) Since it is stated he is the Jarius of Cheshire (Conn) in 1811, it is likely that at least some of his children were born in Cheshire as he and his wife were raising a family starting in 1812. Note that his name is written consistently by he or his family with only one l. Jarius is probably the Jarius listed in the 1820 Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut Census records on page 228. This record still needs to be located. (F-429)

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1974). [S208] Raymond & Clara Forte Corrigan, Pedigree Chart prepared by Clara Patterson Forte? deceased It is accurate to the family history passed down by Edward Cyrus Forte (1851-1942). [S433] Jarius Bunnel of Cheshire, CN New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ In possession of Libby Swenson (Boston: Greenough & Stebbins, 1809). [S43] Charles Henry Stanley Davis, Early Families of Wallingford, Connecticut (Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Pub. Co., c1979). [S21] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147369318/jairus-bunnell [S1878] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. [S434] Hale, Charles, CT Vital Records.