Citation · C0485 · compiled
Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 28
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Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier compiled.
The page image clearly shows the entry "Joel, [s. William & Mehetable], b. June 28, 1772" under SEYMOUR, citing Vol. 2, page 13. This matches the claimed birth date exactly. The source is a published compilation of town vital records, and the parentage is bracketed (inferred), so it is slightly less than an original record.
Matches: Page 289 of New Hartford Vital Records lists "Joel, [s. William & Mehetable], b. June 28, 1772" (Vol. 2, page 13); Birth date 28 June 1772 matches the claim exactly; Place is New Hartford, Connecticut, and the surname Seymour matches
Limits: The parents William and Mehetable appear in square brackets, meaning the compiler inferred them rather than the original entry stating them; This is a published transcription of town records (Barbour Collection), not the original town register entry; The entry does not say whether this Joel is the one who died in 1841, so the later life span is not tested; The "⁶" generation number in the claim is not tested by this record
What it supports
- Born · 28 June 1772 — Joel⁶ Seymour