Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameFrederick James CALKINS 
Birth10 Jul 1765, Orford, Grafton, New Hampshire2703, p 74,2700
RemovalJan 1790, Corning, Steuben, New York2703, p 188 Age: 24
MemoPainted Post (in Steuben County, NY)
FatherJames Gilbert CALKINS (1732-)
MotherMercy MANN (1736-)
Individual Notes
• Frederick Calkins & Ephraim Peterson and his son were the first settlers in the Township of Corning, 1789; in the Autumn and the following Spring he became one of the original Purchases.
Frederick Calkins came from Vermont, with Mead but returned to his Vermont home to marry returning Jan 1790 with his wife. She was the first white woman to live in the Valley and their first child - James - was the first white child born there.2703, p 188
Frederick Calkins came from Vermont, with Mead but returned to his Vermont home to marry returning Jan 1790 with his wife. She was the first white woman to live in the Valley and their first child - James - was the first white child born there.2703, p 188
Census
• 1790 Census: Erwin, Ontario county, NY.2703, p 188
Spouses
Birth7 Feb 1772, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts2700
Baptism30 Aug 1772, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts2741 Age: <1
Death12 Dec 1851, Corning, Steuben, New York2703, p 189; date only,2700 Age: 79
FatherJames KEELER (1748-1826)
MotherAbigail WHITLOCK (1750-1830)
MarriageJan 1790, Essex, Chittenden, Vermont2703, p 74; date & state only,2740,2700
ChildrenIra Mann (1804-1885)