In Their Own Words:
Biographical Notes

Maria St. John

Born: May 22, 1801 in Walton, NY

Father: John Trowbridge St.John

(1772-1850)

Mother: Mary Stockton

(1779-1853)

Married: Joseph Earl Sheffield

(1793-1882)

August 22, 1822

Children:

1. Sarah Elizabeth
   b. March 20, 1828
   d. October 16, 1848
2. Harriet Carthy
   b. 1831
   m. Thomas Broadhead Van Buren (1824 -1889) in 1853
   d. January 08, 1901
3. Mary Hulder
   b. December 19, 1832
   d. March 28, 1848
4. Josephine Earl
   b. November 03, 1834
   m. John Addison Porter (1822-1866) on July 16, 1855
   d. May 30, 1908
5. Henry Kneeland
   b. March 05, 1836
   d. March 22, 1841
6. Ellen Maria
7. Florence
   b. July 04, 1840
   m. William Jarvis Boardman in December 1859 d. April 25, 1928
8. George St. John
   b. April 02, 1842 m. married Mary Stewart on January 20, 1867
   d. December 14, 1924
9. Charles Joseph
   b. September 06, 1844
   m. Laura Barnett
   d. July 26, 1895

Died: April 21, 1889 in New Haven, CT