Ezra PRESTON
Desiah GALUSHA

Husband:  Ezra PRESTON
Birth:  1798, Windham Co., Connecticut
Death:  aft 1850, Salina, Onondaga Co., New York
Burial:
Father:  Shubael PRESTON
Mother:  Asenath UNKNOWN

Marriage:  abt 1825, New York

Wife:  Desiah GALUSHA
Birth:  1803, Florida, Montgomery Co., New York 
Death:   22 Feb 1885, Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan 
Burial:   Feb 1885, Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan
Father:   Benjamin GALUSHA 
Mother:   Mary TROWBRIDGE 

Children:
1. Benjamin H. PRESTON, b: Aug 1826, Homer, Cortland Co., New York
                                        d: 30 Aug 1826, Homer, Cortland Co., New York
                                     bur: East Homer Cemetery, Homer, Cortland Co., Nerw York
2. Mary PRESTON, b: Cortland Co., New York
3. Myron PRESTON, b: Cortland Co., New York
4. Elon Galusha PRESTON, 11 Jun 1831, Cortland Co., New York
5. Harriet Almira PRESTON, b: 1832, Cortland Co., New York
6. Minerva PRESTON, b: May 1835, Cortland Co., New York
7. Sarah Jane PRESTON, b: 20 Apr 1836, Cortland Co., New York
8. William W. PRESTON, b: 1838, Cortland Co., New York
                                      d: aft 1865, Homer, Cortland Co., New York
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Notes:

1830 Federal Census Data (M19_0011, Page 36), Marathon, Cortland Co., New York

 NAME

 

< 5

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90-99

 PRESTON, Ezra

Males

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Females

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Indicates:

 

 

 

 

Number/ Sex

Age

Therefore Born

Inferred

 

Indicates:

 

 

 

 

 1 Male

< 5

1826 – 1830

  =  Myron

 

 1 Male

30 – 39

1791 – 1800

  =  Ezra               (b: 1798)

 

 1 Female

5 – 9

1821 – 1825

  =  Mary

 

 1 Female

20 – 29

1801 – 1810

  =  Desiah           (b: 1803)

 

1840 Federal Census Data (M704_0184, Page 402), Lysander, Onondaga Co., New York

 NAME

 

< 5

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90-99

 PRESTON, Ezra

Males

1

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

 

Females

1

2

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Indicates:

 

 

 

 

Number/ Sex

Age

Therefore Born

Inferred

 

 1 Male

< 5

1836 – 1840

  =  William           (b: 1838)   

 

 1 Male

5 – 9

1831 – 1835

  =  Elon               (b: 1830) 

 

 1 Male

15 – 19

1821 – 1825

  = 

 

 1 Male

40 – 49

1791 – 1800

  =  Ezra               (b: 1798)

 

 1 Female

< 5

1835 – 1840

  =  Sarah             (b: 1836)

 

 2 Females

5 – 9

1831 – 1835

  =  Almira             (b: 1832)
  =  Minerva          (b: 1834)

 

 1 Female

15 – 19

1821 – 1825

  =

 

 1 Female

30 – 39

1801 – 1810

  =  Desiah           (b: 1803)

 

1850 Federal Census Data (M432_0570, Page 282), Salina, Onondaga Co., New York,
                                                                                                                         Enumeration Date: 3-Aug-1850, Family #245

 NAME

Age

Sex

 Occupation
or Trade

Real Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr.
W/I Yr.

D, D, B, I,  I, P, or C

 PRESTON, Ezra

52

M

 Carpenter

---

CT

 

 

 

               Desire

47

F

 

 

NY

 

 

 

               Elon

20

M

 Engineer

 

NY

 

 

 

               Almira

18

F

 

 

NY

 

 

 

               Minerva

16

F

 

 

NY

 

 

 

               Sarah Jane

14

F

 

 

NY

X

 

 

               William W

12

M

  

 

NY

 

 

 

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0739, Page 240), Homer, Cortland Co., New York,
                                                                                                                      Enumeration Date: 7-Sep-1860, Family #843

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation
Or Trade

Real Estate

Pers. Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr
W/InYr

D, D, B, I,  I, P, C

 PRESTON, Desiah

57

F

W

 

$900

$300

NY

 

 

 

                 William

22

M

W

  

 

 

NY

 

 

 

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0922 Page 795B), Homer, Cortland Co., New York,
                                                                                                                       Enumeration Date: 22-Jul-1870, Family #809

NAME

Age

Sex

Occupation or Trade

Real Estate

Per. Estate

POB

In
Sch

Marr
W/In Yr

D, D, B, I, I, P, or C

 PRESTON, Desire

66

F

 Keeping House

$1,800

$100

NY

 

 

 

By 1880, Desiah was living with her daughter Almira and her family.
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