Stephen Clason

1736 - 1809  (72 years)

• Name	Stephen Clason
  	Father: Stephen Irving Clason (1714-1776) Mother: Ruth James (1715-1782) [9]
  Birth	1 Dec 1736	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Military	1776 (39 years)
  Stephen served in 1776 in Captain Webb's Company, Col. John Mead's 9th Regiment of the New York Militia.
  History	4 Jul 1776 (39 years)	United States become Independent
  Military	1777 (40 years)  [11]
  In 1777 he was serving in a Connecticut Regiment.
  	Connecticut Regiment Roll
  Census	1790 (53 years)	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1790 US Census he was recorded living in Stamford, Connecticut: 7 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 2 - Free White Persons - Females 11 - Number of Household Members
  Probate/Proved	18 Oct 1809 (72 years)	Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [6]
  His will was proved 18 Oct 1809.
  	Probate Record of Stephen Clason
  Death	24 Oct 1809	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Burial	Aft 24 Oct 1809	Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut   [7]
  	Gravestone of Stephen Clason STEPHEN CLASON DIED Oct. 24, 1809 in the 73rd year of his age.
  Person ID, Branch	I24436
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Martha Whelpley,   b. 1733, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 20 Apr 1820, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1762	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [3, 9, 10]
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years - She : ~ 30 years.
  Children	From 1763 to 1778  [9]
  1. Isaac Clason (1763-1828) 2. Seth Clason (1764-1811) 3. Solomon Clason (1766-1848) 4. Abigail Clason (1768-1820) 5. Stephen Clason (1770-1777) 6. Ard Clason (1772-1825) 7. Benjamin Clason (1775-1838) 8. Stephen Clason (1778-1822)
  Family ID	F8712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Stephen Clason(1736 – 1809) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Dec 1736 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Marriage - 9 Dec 1762 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Census - 1790 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 18 Oct 1809 - Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Death - 24 Oct 1809 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 24 Oct 1809 - Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S783] Bureau of the Census, 1790 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1790; Census Place: Norwalk and Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 313; Image: 311; Family History Library Film: 0568141. [S298] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). [S773] Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). [S194] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S763] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S2342] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 14901026 Stephen Clason. [S1947] Gravestone Inscription. [S2041] Lapham, William Berry. Stephen Clason of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1654 and Some of his Descendants, (Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal, 1898). [S381] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). [S753] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007).