Descendants of Selected People

Dunshee Descendancy Narrative

Descendants of PLACEHOLDER FATHER!!! Dunshee

Generation One

435. PLACEHOLDER FATHER!!!¹ Dunshee was born circa 1730.
Children of PLACEHOLDER FATHER!!!¹ Dunshee include:

436 i. Sarah² Dunshe¹⁴⁹² was born before 1755. She married William Chambers on 25 Feb 1772 at Hampstead, Rockingham, NH.¹⁴⁹³

437 ii. Henry Dunsler¹⁴⁹⁴ was born before 1760.
He performed military service as a Private in Nichol's Regiment of the New Hampshire Militia.

438 iii. Cornelius Dunsey¹⁴⁹⁵ was born before 1760.¹⁴⁹⁶
He began military service on 21 May 1776 at NH as a Private in Captain Joshep Estabrook's Company that was part of Col. Timothy Bedel's Regiment that was surrendered at the Cedars by Major Isaac Butterfield.¹⁴⁹⁷

+ 439 iv. William Dunshey was born between 1770 and 1780 at Bucksville, Cuyahoga Co., OH. He married (--?--) (--?--) between 1792 and 1802.

+ 440 v. William Dunshee was born between 1774 and 1784. He married (female) (--?--) before 1800.

Generation Two

439. William² Dunshey (PLACEHOLDER¹ Dunshee)¹⁴⁹⁸ was born between 1770 and 1780 at Bucksville, Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹⁴⁹⁹ He married (--?--) (--?--) between 1792 and 1802.¹⁵⁰⁰
He and William Dunshee are father and son candidates. He was also known as William Dunsha.¹⁵⁰¹ He was a farmer in 1820 at Royatton Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹⁵⁰² He appeared on the census of 1830 at Bucksvi., Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹⁵⁰³
Children of William² Dunshey and (--?--) (--?--) were as follows:

441 i. (female)³ Dunsha¹⁵⁰⁴ was born between 1793 and 1803.¹⁵⁰⁵
She and Margaret Dunshee might be the same person.

+ 442 ii. Jemima Dunsha was born circa 1800 at NY. She married Aaron Rice on 29 Aug 1820 at Brecksville, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

443 iii. (male) Dunsha¹⁵⁰⁶ was born between 1804 and 1810.¹⁵⁰⁷

444 iv. (male) Dunsha¹⁵⁰⁸ was born between 1805 and 1809.¹⁵⁰⁹

445 v. (female) Dunsha¹⁵¹⁰ was born between 1810 and 1820.

+ 446 vi. Eli Dunshi was born circa 1811 at NY. He married Mary A. (--?--).

440. William² Dunshee (PLACEHOLDER¹)¹⁵¹¹ was born between 1774 and 1784.¹⁵¹² He married (female) (--?--) before 1800.¹⁵¹³
He appeared on the census of 1800 at Plymouth Twp., Luzerne Co., PA.¹⁵¹⁴
Children of William² Dunshee and (female) (--?--) were:

447 i. (female)³ Dunshee¹⁵¹⁵ was born between 1790 and 1800.¹⁵¹⁶

Generation Three

442. Jemima³ Dunsha (William² Dunshey, PLACEHOLDER¹ Dunshee)¹⁵¹⁷ was born circa 1800 at NY.¹⁵¹⁸ She married Aaron Rice on 29 Aug 1820 at Brecksville, Cuyahoga, Ohio.¹⁵¹⁹
She and Aaron Rice appeared on the census of 1850 at Bucksville Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹⁵²⁰ She and Eli Dunshi lived on adjoining farms (or at least were enumerated as family numbers 2827 and 2828) in 1850 at Bucksville Twp., Cuyahoga Co., NY.¹⁵²¹
Children of Jemima³ Dunsha and Aaron Rice all born at OH were as follows:

448 i. Alma⁴ Rice¹⁵²² was born circa 1828.¹⁵²³

449 ii. Harvey Rice¹⁵²⁴ was born circa 1833.¹⁵²⁵

450 iii. Elmyra Rice¹⁵²⁶ was born circa 1835.¹⁵²⁷

451 iv. Ruby Rice was born circa 1839.¹⁵²⁸

446. Eli³ Dunshi (William² Dunshey, PLACEHOLDER¹ Dunshee)¹⁵²⁹ was born circa 1811 at NY.¹⁵³⁰ He married Mary A. (--?--).¹⁵³¹
He and Jemima Dunsha lived on adjoining farms (or at least were enumerated as family numbers 2827 and 2828) in 1850 at Bucksville Twp., Cuyahoga Co., NY.¹⁵³² He M in 1858 at Middleburg Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹⁵³³ As of 1858, he was also known as Dunsher.¹⁵³⁴ He was a farmer in 1860 at Dover Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹⁵³⁵ He owned real estate valued $5000 in 1860. He and Mary A. (--?--) appeared on the census of 1860 at Dover?, Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹⁵³⁶ He was also known as Eli Dunsha.¹⁵³⁷
Children of Eli³ Dunshi and Mary A. (--?--) all born at OH were as follows:

452 i. Maria⁴ Dunsha¹⁵³⁸ was born circa 1836.¹⁵³⁹ She married Wm. J. Armour on 4 Jul 1855 at Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.¹⁵⁴⁰

453 ii. Harriet M. Dunsha¹⁵⁴¹ was born circa 1839.¹⁵⁴² She married William Bryan on 4 Dec 1856 at Cuyahoga, Ohio.
She was also known as Harriet Dunshi . It is not certain that these are actually the same person. The 1860 census is a bit troubling.

454 iii. Eli E. Dunshi¹⁵⁴³ was born circa 1844.¹⁵⁴⁴
He was not enumerated with his parents in the census of in 1860.¹⁵⁴⁵

455 iv. William P. Dunshi¹⁵⁴⁶ was born circa 1846.¹⁵⁴⁷ He probably died before 1860 as he was not enumerated in the 1860 census, as was a younger boy named William with a different middle initial.¹⁵⁴⁸
He and William Dunsha may be same person, although the bithplace of the parents do not convince.

456 v. Charles E. Dunshi¹⁵⁴⁹ was born circa 1847.¹⁵⁵⁰

457 vi. Florence A. Dunshi¹⁵⁵¹ was born circa 1850.¹⁵⁵² She married John C. Skul on 24 Jan 1872 at Cuyahoga, Ohio.
She was also known as Dunsha.¹⁵⁵³

458 vii. William K? Dunshi¹⁵⁵⁴ was born circa 1852.¹⁵⁵⁵
He was also known as William W.? initial difficult to read on census.¹⁵⁵⁶

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