Joel Pratt PELTON ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

PARENTAGE: Is he listed as "Joseph" Pelton in the 1855 Census? He was not listed with the other grandchildren of Ezekiel and Margaret Wickham in the 1860 census.

1880 NY CENSUS, Albany Co, Coeymans:
Joel Pelton, 29, farmer, cannot read/write, b. NY, parents b. NY;
Betsey, 24, wife, keeping house, b. NY, parents b. NY;
Anna, 8, dau., b. NY, parents b. NY.

1895 NY STATE CENSUS, Albany Co, Coeymans:
Joel Pelton, Jr., 40, b. US, citizen, farmer;
Betsey, 37, b. US, citizen;
Anna, 20, b. US, citizen.
(Listed near Martin Rarick and James Rarick on census.)

1900 NY CENSUS, Albany Co, town of Coeymans:
Joel Pelton, head, Dec 1851, 48, married 28 yrs, b. NY, parents b. NY, farmer;
Betsey, wife, Oct 1855, 44, married 28 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. NY, parents b. NY;
Anna M., dau., May 1874, 26, single, b. NY, parents b. NY;
Beatrice, dau., July 1895, 4, b. NY, parents b. NY;
Ann Sweet, mo-in-law, Mar 1835, 65, wd, b. NY, parents b. NY.
(Listed nearby on census were Ellen Parker, John Van "Allstyne" and Martin Rarrick.)

1910 NY CENSUS, Albany Co, Coeymans town:
Joel P. Pelton, head, 58, 1st marriage, married 39 yrs, b. NY, parents b. NY, farmer, gen. farm;
Betsy L., wife, 54, 1st marriage, married 39 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. NY, parents b. NY;
Beatrice, grandchild, 14, b. NY, parents b. NY.
(Listed on the same census page as Catherine Rarick and John P. Van Alstyne.)

TOMBSTONE, Chestnut Hill Cem., New Baltimore, Greene Co, NY:
Joel P. Pelton
1851 - 1913
Betsy S. Sweet
his wife
1855 - 1916(?)

Joel married Betsy S. SWEET on 5 Dec 1871 in Albany Co, NY.¹ (Betsy S. SWEET was born in Oct 1855 in NY,³ died in 1916 ² and was buried in Chestnut Hill Cem, New Baltimore, Greene Co, NY ².)