I need to confirm that Rhoda A. Chamberlain is in fact the daughter of Anson Chamberlain
and Rhoda Weldon. I would need a birth record for Rhoda. Census records seem to indicate
she was born in Vermont, however another researcher indicates her parents were from
Norwich, Chenango, NY:
Descendants of Anson Chamberlain
Generation No. 1
1. ANSON2 CHAMBERLAIN (UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1790 in Norwich, Chenango, NY. He married
RHODA WELDON Bef. 1812, daughter of UNKNOWN WELDON. She was born Abt. 1790 in Norwich,
Chenango, NY.
Child of ANSON CHAMBERLAIN and RHODA WELDON is:
2. i. RHODA A.3 CHAMBERLAIN, b. 19 March 1812, VT; d. 04 May 1879, Pownal, Bennington,
VT.
Generation No. 2
2. RHODA A.3 CHAMBERLAIN (ANSON2, UNKNOWN1) was born 19 March 1812 in VT, and died 04 May
1879 in Pownal, Bennington, VT. She married JOHN L. MASON 13 March 1839 in Williamstown,
Berkshire, MA, son of ALLEN MASON and BETHIAH MASON. He was born 27 April 1816 in Pownal,
Bennington, VT, and died 21 February 1890 in Pownal, Bennington, VT.
Children of RHODA CHAMBERLAIN and JOHN MASON are:
i. ANSON A.4 MASON, b. 05 February 1841, Pownal, Bennington, VT; d. 1915, Pownal,
Bennington, VT; m. LAURA A. FORD, 14 December 1866, Pownal, Bennington, VT; b. October
1847, Massachusetts; d. Aft. 1920, Pownal, Bennington, VT.
ii. HARRIET E. MASON, b. 19 January 1842, Pownal, Bennington, VT; d. 19 December 1867,
Pownal, Bennington, VT; m. DAVID SAMUEL EXFORD, Abt. 1859, Pownal, Bennington, VT; b. 31
October 1835, Pownal, Bennington, VT; d. 09 October 1920, Pownal, Bennington, VT.
iii. WILLIAM MASON, b. 08 March 1845, Pownal, Bennington, VT; d. 08 April 1845, Pownal,
Bennington, VT.
iv. RHODA MASON, b. 29 December 1848, Pownal, Bennington, VT; d. 28 February 1849, Pownal,
Bennington, VT.
1860 United States Federal Census > Vermont > Bennington > Pownal
Mason, John age 34 farmer born VT
Mason, Rhoda age 47 born VT
Mason, Mary age 67 VT insane
Thomas, Louis age 55 laborer born VT insane
Emery L??? male age 11 laborer born VT
1870 United States Federal Census > Vermont > Bennington > Pownal
Mason, John L. age 43 farmer born VT
Mason, Rhoda age 57 keeping house born VT
Mason, Anson age 29 farmer born VT
*Mason, Laura age 22 keeping house born VT
*Mason, Harriet age 3 born VT
*Mason, Mary age 1 born VT
*Anson's wife and children