Solomon Veazie (1650 - 1731)

Born 11 May 1650 in Braintree, MA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Saunders) Veazie — married 23 Nov 1680 in Braintree, MA

Husband of Sarah (Parmenter) Veazie — married 14 Aug 1718 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1731 at age 80 in Braintree, MA

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Solomon's Surname

As with his father William Veazie, Solomon's surname appears variously as Veazie, Vesey, Veasy, etc. The spelling Veazie appears as often as the others.

Biography

Solomon was born^[1] "the 3d. mo. 11th. 1650," in Braintree, Mass., to William and Ellen Veazie. As March was the first month of the year at that time, his "modern" birthdate is May 11, 1650. Solomon married^[2] Nov 23, 1680, in Braintree, Mass., Elizabeth Saunders, the daughter^[3] of Martin Saunders and Lydia Hardier, born Aug 2, 1663, in Braintree. The will^[4] of Martin Saunders mentions wife Lydia, daughter Elizabeth Veazey, her husband Solomon Veazey, and grandson John Veazey. Solomon was elected fenceviewer for the town (Quincy) in 1694 and 1707, and surveyor of highways, 1696^[5]. Solomon "Veasey" died^[6] Feb 26, 1731/2, in Braintree, Mass.

Sources

See sources cited in Footnotes.

Footnotes

1. ↑ BVR v1:16
2. ↑ BVR v1:127
3. ↑ BVR v1:28
4. ↑ BF [4159] Will of Martin Saunders
5. ↑ BF [5371R] Solomon Veazie family
6. ↑ BVR v1:142

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Bruce Veazie for starting this profile.
• WikiTree profile Vesey-35 created through the import of ORTLOFF GEDCOM.ged on Jul 30, 2011 by Katie Ortloff.