Samuel Bailey (1754 - 1839)

Born 6 Nov 1754 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Terry) Bailey — married 6 Oct 1785 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1839 at age 84 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Son of Samuel Bailey and Hannah Lyman.^[1]

Married Mary Terry in 1785.^[2]

Children:

• Ira^[3]
• Hannah
• Mary
• Samuel
• John
• Dan
• Sarah

Samuel Bailey is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-106829
Rank: Private

He served under Benedict Arnold as a Private in the Revolutionary War, marching through the Maine woods to Quebec, where he contracted Small Pox.^[4] He is buried in the Old Cemetery at Hartford, Vermont.^[5] The inscription reads, "a patriot soldier of the Revolution died a christian aged 84."

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-J38 : 7 January 2020), Samuel Bailey, 1754.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQH-HRQN : 21 September 2019), Samuell Bailey in entry for Mary Terry, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143424.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WY-CRQ : 7 January 2020), Samuell Bailey in entry for Ira Bailey, 1786.
4. ↑ Bailey Family Records
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58053564/samuel-bailey: accessed 31 January 2023), memorial page for Samuel Bailey (1755–2 Aug 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58053564, citing Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by LadyGoshen (contributor 46951894).

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFF5-K2Z : 19 February 2021), Samuel Bailey, 1839.