Henry Haskell (1678 - 1739)

Born 2 Apr 1678 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (York) Haskell — married 13 Jan 1703 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1739 at age 61 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Henry Haskell, the son of Wiilliam Haskell and Mary Brown, was born 2 Apr 1678^[1][2] in Gloucester, Massachusetts.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Henry married Ruth York on 3 or 13 Jan 1703/04 in Gloucester or Harvard, Massachusetts.^[2][5][8] They had the following children:^[6][7][8]

• Ruth, b/d.1703;
• Mary, b.1704, m.Benjamin Ray 1726;
• Henry, b.1706, m.Hulda Smith 1731;
• Ruth, b.1709, m.Mead;
• Sarah, b.1713, m.Nathaniel Bray 1733;
• Samuel, b.1715;
• Lydia, b.1718, m1.Hezekiah Willard 1737, m2.Sanuel Hunt 1764.

Henry removed from Gloucester to Harvard, Massachusetts, in 1735^[8] and was dismissed from the church in Gloucester to the church in Harvard at that time.^[1][2]

Henry Eveleth died on 17 Apr 1739 in Harvard, Massachusetts^[5][9][10] and was buried at Harvard Center Cemetery in Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.^[6][7][11]

Probate

The will of Henry Haskell of Harvard, yeoman was dated 27 November 1738 and proved on 9 May 1739 in Worcester. He mentioned his wife Ruth, and his children, Henry Haskell (eldest son) (executor), Samuel Haskell (executor), Mary Ray (eldest daughter), Ruth Haskell, Sarah Bray, and Lydia Willard. ^[8][12][13]

His inventory was taken on 15 June 1739 in Harvard.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Babson, John James, "Notes and Additions to the History of Gloucester: Part First, Early Settlers, Volume 1." M.V.B. Perley; 1876, p.35. Accessed online 10 Jul 2018 on GoogleBooks.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Haskell, Ulysses G., "A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester MA" Historical Collections of the Essex Institute v.32, 1896, p.138, 143.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch: 10 Feb 2018, Henry Hascall, 2 Apr 1678; Gloster, Essex, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.
4. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Online database accessed 10 Jul 2018: Births p.330 "Haskall, Henry, s. William sr. and Mary, Apr. 2, 1678."
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ferris, Mary Walton, “Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes.” Accessed at HathiTrust, vol. 1, pg. 353.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Haskell Family Database. Online database accessed 18 Mar 2018.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "Haskell Family in North America - Descendants of William Haskell and Elinor Foule." Online tree maintained by the Haskell Family Association, accessed 18 Mar 2018: profile #185.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Bullard, Edgar John, "Bullard and allied families: the American ancestors of George Newton Bullard and Mary Elizabeth Bullard." Detroit, MI: E.J. Bullard, 1930. [database on-line via Ancestry.com]. Pages 209-210.
9. ↑ Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Online database accessed 10 Jul 2018: Deaths p.276 "Haskel, Henry Sr., Apr. 17, 1739. (a. 63 y. C.R.I.)."
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch: 5 Nov 2017, Henry Haskell, 17 Apr 1739; Death, Harvard, Worcester, MA, U.S., town clerk offices, MA; FHL microfilm 903,680.
11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 13 July 2018, Henry Haskell (2 Apr 1678–17 Apr 1739), Memorial #113705536, citing Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Maintained by Amy Levesque (contributor 47156425). Headstone photo, cites VRs.
12. ↑ "Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 A - Z, July 1731-1881," Flint, James, comp., Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2000, Provo, UT, USA.
13. ↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BDJ6  : 8 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 214-216, Vol 1, Page 384-387.
14. ↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BDJ9  : 8 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 230-231, Vol 1, Page 416-417.

See Also

• Worcester, Frank and Georgia. "Ancestral Record of the Family of Georgia E. Worcester." {gedcom source}
• "Americana Illustrated" (American Historical Magazine). The American Historical Society, Inc.: New York. Volume XXI, No.3. {gedcom source}

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Haskell-420 created through the import of carey haskell tree edited for wiki tree.ged on Jan 24, 2012 by Carey Haskell.
• WikiTree profile Haskell-816 created through the import of gessford-altschull partial tree 2012 no 2.ged on Nov 15, 2012 by Jo Gessford.