1798-1875
New Hampshire - New York - Illinois - Iowa
Peter -> Richard -> Seth -> Jerediah -> Savory -> Day Emerson
Day Emerson was born August 19, 1798 in Bath (Grafton County), New Hampshire. He was the oldest of seven children to be born to Savory Pattee and Fanny Knapp. His grandfather’s twin sister had married the original Day Emerson, who was one of the minutemen:
"Day Emerson of Methuen was a private in Capt James Jones' Co. of Minutemen which marched on the alarm of 19 April 1775. The administration of the estate of Day Emerson, housewright, was granted to his widow Joanna 3 Feb 1777."
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-1994, “Peter Pattee of Haverhill, Massachusetts: A 'Journeyman Shoemaker' and His Descendants," Vol 146, P. 331
and our Day had an uncle (b. ~1776) named after this man as well.
Sometime between 1810 and 1820, his father moved to New York, to a town called Sweden in what was then Genesee but soon became Monroe County. Here are the early censuses:
1800 NH, Grafton, Bath - Jedediah, Savory, Seth 375
Savory 20110 10100
2m, 1f under 10 b. 1790-1800 Joshua or Phineas, Day E. Sarah
1m, 1f 16-26 b. 1774-1784 Unknown male or Phineas 1785, wife Fannie b. 1775?
1m 26-45 - 1755-1774 Savory 1765
1810 NH Grafton Bath 273 stamp 394 written 215 online
Savorie Pettee 11110 2101(another 1 crossed out?)
1m, 2f under 10 b. 1800-10 Jonathan 1806. Tamson 1804, Hannah 1802
1m, 1f 10-16 b. 1794-1800 Day 1798, Sarah 1800
1m 16-26 b. 1784-94 Joshua 1793 or Phineas 1795
1m, 1f 26-45 b. 1765 - 1784 Savory 1765, Fannie 1775
1f 45+? b. bef 1765 - mother Hannah Merrill?
- Joshua or Phineas Gordon on his own?1820 NY Genesee Sweden 151 online
Savory Petty 011010 11111 1 3
1f under 10 b. 1810-20 Lydia 1810
1m, 1f 10-16 b. 1804-10 Jonathan 1806, Tamson 1804
1m 16-18 b. 1802-04 ?female Hannah 1802
1f 16-26 b. 1794-1804 Sarah 1800
1m, 1f 26-45 Savory 55, Fannie 45?
1f 45+ mother Hannah Merrill?
Joshua on his own / Phineas on his own?/ Day?? William Eastman b 1812??
It isn’t clear where Day was in 1820, but a few? years later he married Docia Slocum. Their first son, Wellington, was born on June 20, 1822 in Sweden. Other children followed apace:
Wellington 20 June 1822
George Jason 1 Sep 1823 Sweden
Aldine (female) ~1828
Orvilla 24 May 1829 Sweden
Jason ~1830
Sampson ~1830
Alden 20 Dec 1830 Sweden
Louisa ~1834 NY
Harriet 10 May 1834 Sweden
Truman 25 Mar 1836 Sweden
Tamson (female) ~1838 - I don’t think this date can be correct - she married in 1844!
He was still in Sweden in 1830.
1830 NY Monroe Sweden 374a
Day E Petty 120003? 20001
m under 5 b. 1825-30 Jason 1827, Sampson
f under 5 Orvilla 1829 -1
f under 5 Aldine 1828 - 2
m 5-10 b. 1820-25 George Jason 1823 - 7
m 5-10 Wellington 1822 - 8
f 20-30 Dotia b. 1800-1810
m 30-40 Day = 32
2 other m 30-40?
(His father was on the same page.)
His father died in 1832. In 1839, he moved to Illinois. Stephenson County is right on the boarder with Wisconsin.
The settlers who came in during the year 1839, were: . . . D. E. Pattee, “Jock” Pattee . . . ‘ and a noble army of enterprising martyrs, whose names and records have been forgotten in the whirl of events . . . .
The History of Stephenson County, Illinois : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Illinois, map of Stephenson County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, &c., &c. Mt. Vernon, IN : Windmill Publications, 1990. Compiled by M.H. Tilden. p. 257-8
I am not sure who Jock was - possibly one of Day’s brother, but I don’t know which. (They were Jonathan Blake and William Eastman. Jonathan sounds like the best bet on the face of it. He also had two half-brothers Joshua T and Phineas Gordon - Joshua also sounds like a possibility.) It could also have been an cousin (his only uncle was Day Emerson so it probably wasn’t him?).
But oddly enough, he was on the 1840 census back in New York - with some missing kids:
1840 NY Monroe Sweden 136a image 11 stamp 136 written 270
DE Petty 1110011 021101
m under 5 b. 1835-40 Truman 1836 Tamson f 1838
m 5-10 b. 1830-35 Alden 1831
f 5-10 Harriet 1834
f 5-10 Louisa 1834
m 10-15 b. 1825-30 Jason 1827 Sampson about 10
f 10-15 Orvilla 1829
f 15-20 b. 1820-24 Aldine 1828 Wellington 18, George 17
m 30-40 X
f 30-40 Dotia b. 1800-10
m 40-50 Day = 42
There are no Pattees in Stephenson County in 1840 - but there was a Dyer:
1840 Illinois Stephenson Fremont (228)
Gardner Dyer 11021001(50/60) - 013 (10/15)0001(40/50)
Day purchased some land in 1848 (son Wellington had already bought land in 1845):
Name Section Price Total Date Volume Page Acres
PATTEE DAY E E2SW 00000 0000000 20 May 1848 715 003 8000
PATTEE DAY E NWNW 00000 0000000 20 May 1848 715 004 4000
PATTEE DAY E SWSW 00000 0000000 20 May 1848 715 003 4000
PATTEE DAY E NENW 125 5000 21 June 1848 715 004 4000
Illinois Public Land Purchase Records Database
(Wellington Pattee was to marry a Rebecca Dyer in 1847, so this is a possible father for her.)
So oldest son Wellington married in 1847. Daughter Tamson married in 1844 - which is why I think her birthdate might be incorrect!
Brown, Josiah A Patty, Tamson 04/11/1844 / 214 Stephenson
Patter, Wellington Dyer, Rebecca 03/14/1847 / 342 Stephenson
Illinois State Marriage Database
Son Jason also married, but I don’t have a date for him. He and his wife lived in Wisconsin for a while, so maybe they got married there.
Day is finally on the 1850 census for Stephenson:
1850 Illinois Stephenson Silver Creek 371a - Nov 4 - line 7
Day E Pattee 52 m farmer NH
Dorshey 42 f NY
Alden 19 blacksmith
Harriet 15
Solmon 13
Arvilla Smith 20
Wellington, Jason and George (possibly) are enumerated separately:
Wellington
1850 Illinois Stephenson Silver Creek 378a - Nov 8
Wellington Pattee 28 farmer NY
Rebecca 20 f NY
Rebecca 1/12 f Il
David Nills? 58 m farmer Vt
George? b. 1823 = 27,
1850 Illinois Stephenson Freeport p. 242a
George Pattee 24 m clerk NY in a hotel
Jason ~1830 = 20
1850 Wisconsin Sauk, Adams 14b
Elizabeth Pattee 19f - - OH
J Pattee 22m no occ 300 NY
Arvilla (with Day on this census) is presumably Orvilla, who married James Henry Smith - don’t know where he is in this census. I also can’t find Tamson Pattee and Josiah A Brown. Solmon could be Truman (b. 1836=14); Aldine, (b. ~1828 = 22) and Louisa (1834=16) could be married. But Sampson (age 20) is missing also.
In 1853, son George married Mary A Judd:
Patty, George Judd, Mary A 02/09/1853 / 385 Stephenson
Illinois State Marriage Database
Day and son Alden are on the 1856 Iowa State census, one of the questions on which is - how long they have resided in the state. Both of them say 2 years, although Alden is the one son who is not in Iowa for the 1860 census.
1856 Iowa State Census
Patter Day E 58 M 2 NH Farmer 692 Clay
Patter Alden 26 M 2 S NY 692 Clay
In 1860, Day was living by himself - so Docia must have died between 1850-60. (The cemetery listing says 1865 Jan 22. It could be a misreading, but if not, where was she in 1860???) George and Jason were in the same area. Alden was in Minnesota. And I can’t find the rest of them.
1860 Iowa Hardin Clay 672 430-411 -
Day 61 NH (NY)
I am not entirely sure what the Pattees did during the Civil War. There was a Truman Pattee in the Illinois Cavalry:
Pattee, Truman Union Cavalry 7th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry
and a George Pete in the Iowa Cavalry:
Pete, George L. Union Cavalry 8th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry.
Since Wellington died in 1863, he might have been in the service as well, but I have not been able to find him.
Day was in Hardin County in 1870 and George, Jason and Alden were in the same general area. I don’t know who the people with him are.
1870 Iowa Hardin Clay 365a -
Day E 71 farmer NY / Emily 27 Pa? / George Massey 4
Day died in 1875 on April 15. He and his wife - and Wellington - are buried in the Hazel Green Cemetery, Etna Township, Hardin County, Iowa.
Hazel Green Cemetery, Etna Township, Section 33
Location on section 33, 3/4 miles northwest of Hazel Green, on dead-end road.
Hazel Green Cemetery, Etna Township, Hardin County, Iowa
Patee, Day E. 19 Aug 1798-15 Apr 1875
Patee, Dorshey 2 May 1804-22 Jan 1865 wife of D. E. ss
Patee, Wellington 20 June 1822-20 May 1863 son of D. E. & D.
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