FIRST GENERATION 1. Henry M. SEVERANCE was born about 1841. He died on 28 Jul 1843 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 2. Cephas Clesson SEVERANCE was born on 23 Apr 1812 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was married to Harriet MINER on 24 Oct 1835 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3. Harriet MINER was born on 4 May 1810 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 25 Sep 1853 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in South Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. Cephas Clesson SEVERANCE and Harriet MINER had the following children: 1 i. Henry M. SEVERANCE. THIRD GENERATION 4. Matthew SEVERANCE was born on 11 Jul 1765 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 19 Oct 1834 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 289 Settled in Leyden, Mass. He was married to Mary WELLS on 25 Nov 1786 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 5. Mary WELLS was born on 17 Jul 1767 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 22 Oct 1845. Matthew SEVERANCE and Mary WELLS had the following children: i. Mehitable SEVERANCE was born on 7 Aug 1787 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 6 Apr 1805. ii. Mary SEVERANCE was born on 24 Mar 1790 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Mathew SEVERANCE was born on 2 Nov 1793 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 21 Sep 1805 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Cyrus SEVERANCE was born on 15 Nov 1796 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Chester SEVERANCE Int. Marriage on 10 Dec 1821 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Greenfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1915. p. 201. of Leyden, Mass. 1821. vi. Miranda SEVERANCE was born on 29 Jan 1802 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 5 Dec 1805 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. vii. Emerancy SEVERANCE was born on 21 Mar 1804 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. viii. Matthew SEVERANCE was born on 9 Aug 1807 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. ix. Ross SEVERANCE was born on 12 May 1810 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 2 x. Cephas Clesson SEVERANCE. 6. Cyrus MINER was born on 3 Apr 1777 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. He died on 12 Nov 1845 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was married to Fanny CLARK on 23 Dec 1802. 7. Fanny CLARK was born on 11 Sep 1781 in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island. She died on 27 May 1877 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. Cyrus MINER and Fanny CLARK had the following children: 3 i. Harriet MINER. ii. Martha A. MINER was born on 5 Feb 1814 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 23 Oct 1897 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Leyden, Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Elizabeth MINER. iv. Cyrus Clark MINER. History of Leyden, Massachusetts 1676 - 1959, by William Tyler Arms with Collaboration of Masha E. Arms. Published by The Enterpise and Journal, Orange, Massachusetts, 1959. p. 196 Cyrusr. was a pioneer fruit-grower in West Leyden and lived with his wife, the former Freelove Packard, on the Peleg Babcock place (West Leyden Road, immediately across from the West Leyden Cemetery).