Thankful (Bartholomew) Bassett (1763 - 1842)

Born 28 Jul 1763 in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Zopher Bassett — married 27 Apr 1794 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Died 22 Aug 1842 at age 79 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth

Thankful Bartholomew was born on July 28, 1763, in Harwinton, Connecticut. Her father, Reuben Bartholomew, was 26, and her mother, Thankful (Dewey) Bartholomew, was 19. She had five brothers and four sisters.

1. Son Bartholomew 1764–1765
2. Herman Bartholomew 1766–1850
3. Huldah (Bartholomew) Barnes 1768–1842
4. Edward Bartholomew 1771–1866
5. Lathrop Bartholomew 1773–1857

Marriage and Children

She married Zophar Bassett on April 24, 1794, in Litchfield, Connecticut. They had five children in 11 years.

Death

Thankful died on August 22, 1842, in Litchfield, Connecticut, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried in Northfield, Connecticut.

Sources

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923) Vol. 1, Page 138, Page 256.
• Woodruff, George C. A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut, (Case Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1845) Page 17.
• Payne, Charles Thomas. Litchfield and Morris Inscriptions (D.C. Kilbourn, Litchfield, Conn., 1905) Page 147.