John Albro Place (1)

When lived
1726-1812

How related to Kieran
Great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather (father of Asa Place)

Parents
John Place and Dinah Place

Birth
1726 in Glocester, Providence, R.I.

Employment
NA

Marriage
g Elizabeth Gross (b. 1732 in Dutchess Co., N.Y., d. 1769) in 1752 (alt. source says 1755) in Smithfield Twp., Monroe, Pa.
g Anne Daley (b. 1743; d. 1812)
g Grace Kitchell (b. 1741 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey; d. Nov. 7, 1818, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio)

Children
With Elizabeth:
g Philip Place (b. 1753)
g Bill Place (b. abt. 1754 in Esopus, Orange, N.Y.; d. 1864)
g James Place (b. 1760/1 in Esopus, Orange, N.Y.; m. Phebe Winans about 1781; their children include: Jacob Place, William Place, Rebecca Place, Rosanna Place, Margaret Place, James Place, John Bowden Place, Eleanor Place, Mary Place, Isaac Place, Annie Place, George Place; d. March 14, 1826, in Smithfield, Monroe, Pa.)
g Peleg Place (b. Feb. 12, 1761, in Middletown, Orange, N.Y.;  m. Ann Bensley on Sept.. 1, 1784,  in Lower Smithfield Township, Northampton Co., Pa.; their children include: Elizabeth Bensley Place, John Place, Phoebe Place, Catherine Place, Philip Place, Reuben Place, Andrew Place, Rebecca Place, William Place, Pelig Place, Savannah Place; d. Aug. 9, 1834, at age 73 in Porter, Delaware, Ohio)
g John Albro Place Jr. (b. 1762 in Foster, Providence, R.I.; m. Lydia Wilcox Feb. 23, 1786, in Foster; d. 1846 in North Kingston, Dutchess County, N.Y. )
g Reuben Place (b. Jan. 30, 1763, in Dutchess County, N.Y.; m. Rosanna in 1793; d. Aug. 15, 1838, in Delaware, Ohio)
g Asa Place (b. 1765 in Dutchess County, N.Y.; m. Nancy Dutcher in 1801 in Pa.; children include Sally Place, Hannah Place, Charles Place, Jacob Place, Levi Addison Place, John Place, Betty F. Place; d. June 25, 1853, in Huston, Clearfield, Pa.)
g Dorcas Place (b. 1767 in Middle, Smithfield, Monroe, Pa.)
g Phoebe Place (b. 1769 in Middle, Smithfield, Monroe, Pa.)
g Isaac Place (b. May 1, 1780, in Pennsylvania; m. Clarinda Loveman on Jan. 22, 1803; d. Oct. 11, 1845, at age 65 in Allen County, Ohio)
With Anne:
g Abigail Place (b. 1760 in Glocester, Providence, R.I.)
g Jesse Place (b. 1765 in Rhode Island)
g Archibald Place (b. Feb. 14, 1766, in Glocester, Providence, R.I.; d. Jan. 6, 1827, in Camden, Preble, Ohio)
g John Place (b. 1769)
g James Place (b. 1769 in Rhode Island)
g Solomon Place (b. 1779 in Rhode Island; d. July 13, 1816, in Johnston, Providence, R.I.)
g Mary Place (b. 1782 in Rhode Island; d. Nov. 22, 1858)
g Candace Place (b.1785 in Rhode Island; d. Sept. 23, 1847 in Providence, Providence, R.I.)
With Grace:
g Arca Place (b. Feb. 14, 1766, in Gloucester, R.I.; d. Jan. 6, 1827 in Camden, Ohio)

Interesting facts
g If the overlapping birth dates of children from different wives seem confusing, that's because John most likley was a polygamist. Polygamy was practiced in Monroe County, Pa., during the 18th century, though this fact often is only quickly mentioned by red-faced local historians.
g Family tradition states that the Place family was  among the French Protestants criven out of their country by fanatical Catholics of the time. The Place family was among those who were succored by Count Jean Pintard and Countess Marie Celeste Pintard to reach England and then America, where they joined the infant Hugenot French Colony at New Rochelle, N.Y., and from there traveled to other colonies. Among those colonies was one in Tioga County, Pa., where they purchased 200 acres of wild land on which they built a substantial log house; the log house's chimney still stood in the mid-20th century. While the Tioga element of the story appears authentic, the earlier Huegonot history is not precisely bore out in the historical record.

Died
March 26, 1812, at age 86, in Middle Smithfield, Monroe, Pa.

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