General Notes

Philenia Munson was born Dec. 2, 1811, the daughter of Caleb T. Munson. She married first O.B. Noble, a tanner, and had two children: Newton b. 1832 and John b. 1837 at Ithaca, New York.
Stephen died before 1875 when Philenia moved to California to live with her son Newton, taking her two daughters with her. After Mary Anne married, Philenia lived with her until 1883 when she died at their home in San Bernardino. Philenia's granddaughter, Dr. Mary Noble, wrote of her: She was a real gentle woman, she was well educated for her time and wrote beautiful letters, some of which are still in existence today with fine penmanship, beautiful thoughts, well expressed. Her father, Caleb (1771-1849) was the son of John Munson (1740-1829) who was the son of Moses Munson (d. 1750) who was the son of Caleb Munson (1682-1765, weaver) who was the son of Samuel Munson (b. 1643, shoemaker and tanner) who was the son of the immigrant Thomas Munson (1612-1685, carpenter) who came to Hartford, Conn.