James Eno
Probably a son of James Eno the barber, born at Windsor, Connecticut, in 1651. He married Abigail Bissell in 1678, probably petitioned in 1705 for land for service in the Swamp Fight of King Philip's War, and died in 1714; he is buried with his wife at Simsbury. Probably the father of Sgt. James Enos; his son David was the father of Gen. Roger Enos.
Life
- 1651Born30 Oct 1651, Windsor, Connecticutcompiledprobable
- 1678Married Abigail Bissell26 Dec 1678, Windsor, Connecticutcompiledprobable
- 1714Died16 Jul 1714compiledprobable
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Family
- Father
- Mother
- Anna
First wife of James Eno, married 18 Aug 1648, died 7 Oct 1657; "extremely likely" the widow of Richard Bidwell (TAG 10:60). Maiden name unknown.
compiledprobable - Spouse
- Abigail Bissellcompiledprobable
1 child
Pedigree
Notes
Son of James Eno the barber, born at Windsor; he married Abigail Bissell in 1678 and is buried with her in the Old Burying-ground at Simsbury. “He was probably the J. who was one of 11 petitioners, 1705, for a grant of land for services in the Swamp Fight, in King Philip’s War” (source). His son David was the father of Gen. Roger Enos and an ancestor of Gifford Pinchot.
Research: research/mcmillan/McMillan_Humphrey_Bell_Connections.md.
Connections
- Famous kin
- Gen. Roger Enos
Officer on Arnold's march to Quebec in 1775, later commander of all Vermont's troops as a major general of militia, and founder of Enosburgh, Vermont
Gen. Roger Enos is the first cousin, six times removed, of the centre of this tree. - Gifford Pinchot
First chief of the U.S. Forest Service and twice governor of Pennsylvania; a founder of American conservation
Gifford Pinchot is the fifth cousin, twice removed, of the centre of this tree. - William Phelps Eno
"The father of traffic safety," who devised the stop sign, the one-way street, the traffic circle and the pedestrian crossing, though he never learned to drive
William Phelps Eno is the fourth cousin, three times removed, of the centre of this tree.
- Gen. Roger Enos
- In his ancestry
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Every notable ancestor and famous relative that James's own ancestors lead to, with the lines drawn down to him.