Alanson Rittenhouse
1793 - 1835 (42 years)-
Name Alanson Rittenhouse Born 1 May 1793 Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA 
Gender Male Reference Number 42087 Died 20 Dec 1835 New Jersey, USA Buried Baptistown, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA - Baptistown Cemetery
Person ID I42087 Thompson-Milligan Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
Father Elisha Rittenhouse, b. 25 Aug 1768, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA , d. 15 Dec 1846, Delaware, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA (Age 78 years) Relationship natural Mother Mabel Isabel Miller, b. 1772, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA , d. 13 Apr 1856, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA (Age 84 years) Relationship natural Family ID F13969 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ellen Sebold, b. 4 Jan 1799, Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA , d. 18 Sep 1844, New Jersey, USA (Age 45 years) Married 6 Feb 1819 Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA Children 1. Elisha Rittenhouse, b. 12 May 1828, New Jersey, USA , d. 2 Jan 1911, New Jersey, USA (Age 82 years) [natural]2. Abijah Rittenhouse, b. 29 Sep 1825, Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA , d. 14 Dec 1881, Aspen, Pitkin, Colorado, USA (Age 56 years) [natural]3. Hannah Sebold Rittenhouse, b. 10 Oct 1827, d. 20 Nov 1895 (Age 68 years) [natural] 4. Ephraim Rittenhouse, b. 1819, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA , d. 1902, New Castle, Delaware, USA (Age 83 years) [natural]5. Keturah Rittenhouse, b. 1823, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA , d. 1901, Waterloo, Douglas, Nebraska, USA (Age 78 years) [natural]6. Mary Rittenhouse, b. 1832, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA [natural]Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F13968 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 1 May 1793 - Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA 
Married - 6 Feb 1819 - Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA 
Died - 20 Dec 1835 - New Jersey, USA 
Buried - - Baptistown, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Alanson was the son of Elisha Rittenhouse and Mabel Isabel Miller Rittenhouse.
On Feb. 6, 1819 he married Mary Ellen Sebold, the daughter of Jacob Sebold and Hannah Drake Sebold of Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon Co. Mary was born on Jan. 4, 1799 and died on Sep. 18, 1844.
Alanson and Mary had six children: (Rev.) Ephraim in 1820; Abijah in 1825; Hannah Sebold in 1827; and Elisah, Keturah and Mary, whose birthyears are unknown.
According to Linton Love's website Our Rittenhouse Families:
... The stone at the head [of his burial site] bears the following tribute to his character and worth: "This marble calls to our remembrance a man inclined from his youth to things sacred, an impartial inquirer after truth, an able defender of the Christian faith, a truly pious and devout man, a pattern of charity in all its branches, Alanson Rittenhouse."
- Alanson was the son of Elisha Rittenhouse and Mabel Isabel Miller Rittenhouse.
