Azubah Maria (Graves) Wesson (1784 - 1863)

Born 2 Sep 1784 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Brigham Wesson — married 15 Nov 1807 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1863 at age 78 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Azubah Maria Graves was born at Athol, Massachusetts on September 2, 1784, daughter of Abner Graves and Alice Richardson. ^[1]

Azubah married William Brigham Wesson on November 15, 1807 at Hardwick, Massachusetts. ^{[2] [3]}

Her husband William was born at Hopkington, Massachusetts on May 29, 1777, son of William and Mary Wesson, but grew up in Athol, Massachusetts. He was ordained pastor of the First Church at Hardwick on October 30, 1805. ^[3]

William died at Hardwick on May 9, 1836. ^{[2] [3]} He is buried in the Hardwick, Cemetery. ^[4]

Widow Azubah died on August 13, 1863, aged about 79. ^{[3] [5]}

Her will was written on November 27, 1861. In it she names: ^[6]

• son Moses F. Dickinsen of Detroit
• daughter Maria L. Dickinson, wife of Moses of Detroit
• grand daughters Mary Ann, Maria, Harriett and Emily Dickinson
• son William Brigham Wesson
• Lacyia Wesson, wife of my son William B. Wesson
• grand daughter Edith Wesson
• son E. Lysander B. Wesson
• son William Cutler Wesson ^[6]

Her estate was administered by her son William C. Wesson. On August 3, 1863, he submitted the list of heirs to the court, being: ^[6]

• daughter Maria L. Dickinson, wife of Moses F. Dickinson of Detroit
• son William C. Wesson of Hardwick
• son William B. Wesson of Detroit
• son E. Lysander B. Wesson of Hardwick ^[6]

Children

1. Maria Lorraine, born on November 19, 1810; married Moses Dickinson on September 27, 1831. ^{[2] [3]}
2. William Cutler born on December 27, 1814; married Elizabeth Jones on June 14, 1840 of Greenwich. ^{[3] [2]}
3. Theresa Rivers born on April 8, 1816; died May 7, 1816 aged 1 month. ^{[2] [3]}
4. William Brigham Jr. born on March 21, 1820 ^[2]; removed to Detroit, Michigan. ^[3]
5. Ezekial Lysander Bascom born on September 5, 1823 ^[2]; married first Martha Dow about 1851; married second Nellie Dow on September 23, 1880 . ^[3]
6. Alice Graves born on August 14, 1827; died the same day. ^{[2] [3]}

United States Census, 1850 Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts

William C Wesson Male 36 Massachusetts

Elizabeth Wesson Female 33 Massachusetts

Maria E Wesson Female 9 Massachusetts

Sarah A A Wesson Female 5 Massachusetts

Asubah M Wesson Female 65 Massachusetts

E Lysander B Wesson Male 25 Massachusetts ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHKX-NJ3 : 14 January 2020), Azubah Graves, 1784.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Baldwin, Thomas, compiler. Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1917, p. 120: 261: 333
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Paige, Lucius R. History of Hardwick, Massachusetts with a Genealogical Register, Houghton and Mifflin and Co., New York: Riverside Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1883, p. 206: 531
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 July 2020), memorial page for Rev William B. Wesson (1778–9 May 1836), Find a Grave Memorial no. 132059907, citing Hardwick Cemetery, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW69-GGX : 6 April 2020), Abner Graves in entry for Asubia M. Wisson, 13 Aug 1863; citing Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, p 231, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,183.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Case 62936: p. 1-13: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9C-P8N : 4 April 2020), William C Wesson, Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 63, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).