Bela Bartlett (1800 - 1879)

Born 29 Jan 1800 in Bath, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Husband of Parmelia (Chapin) Bartlett — married about 1825 in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York

Husband of Polly Reynolds — married 25 Jan 1849 (to 28 Feb 1879) in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1879 at age 79 in Belmont, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States

Biography

Bela Bartlett was born January 29, 1800 in Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire. One family researcher suggest he was the son of Jacob Bartlett and his wife Dolly Stickney. ^[1]

Bela served as a Private during the War of 1812, enlisting on January 20, 1814, in Capt. Daniel Buell's Company of New York Militia. ^[2]

The following biography appears in Allegany County, NY, history:

Bela Bartlett, born at Bath, N. H., in 1800, was great-grandson of Josiah Bartlett, the signer of the Declaration of Independence. Bela when 14 became a soldier of the War of 1812, and, after the war, came first to Monroe Co., then to Warsaw, where he lived until 1832, and married Pamelia, daughter of Roderick Chapin. In 1832 he established himself as a cabinet maker and undertaker in Belmont, and only retired from business on attaining 75 years of age. He died in 1880. Of his nine children five are living. He was prominently connected with the development of Belmont, and a man highly esteemed. (Joseph W. was a son.) ^[3]

Bela Bartlett married three times. His last wife, Polly, he married on January 25, 1849 in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, NY. ^[4] His wives were: Parmelia Chapin Bartlett (1804 – 1847), Sarah Dana Bartlett (1810 – 1848), Polly Reynolds Bartlett (1816 – 1904).

Bela died February 28, 1879 in Belmont, Allegany County, New York. He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Belmont. ^[5]

Research Notes

To Do

• Research confirm and add missing children. "Minard and Merrill 1896" as well as Family Search reports 9 children, with references (1850/1855 censuses) supporting many but not all of them, however, some children noted in Census records have different fathers, likely from his later wives previous marriages.

• The following children (with familysearch IDs) are not descendants of Bela Bartlett - appear to be the children of his third wife, Polly Renolds, from a previous marriage to an unknown individual.:

++ Charles H 1835–Deceased • GZMC-9JV ​​

++ Carolin 1838–Deceased • GZMC-JC6 ​​

++ Julia 1840–Deceased • GZMC-ZYB ​​

++ Cornelia 1843–Deceased • GZMC-4WC

Find A Grave Profile (unsourced) lists three additional children without profiles.

Joseph W Bartlett 1835-1902

Libby Bartlett 1840-1850 (NB: shared monument)

Rebecca Ida Bartlett Tucker 1842-1912

Family Search Profile

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3KQ-N54

1840 US Census

Note: Names of spouse and children are not noted. Original document contains additional information.

Event Type: Census Name: Bela Bartlet Event Date: 1840 Event Place: Amity, Allegany, New York, United States Event Place (Original): Amity Page: 174 Affiliate Film Number: 265 Affiliate Publication Number: M704 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Digital Folder Number: 005154587 Microfilm Number: 0017179 Image Number: 00355

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTQ-W5M : 8 December 2020), Bela Bartlet, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States; citing p. 174, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm . ^[6]

1850 US Census

Notes:

Daughter Libby does not appear in the 1850 Census, the year in which she died according to gravestone pediment.

++ indicates children who are likely children of Polly Reynolds from a previous marriage

Francis Smith, Male aged 21, does not appear to be his child.

Julina is not Julia. Julina was born in 1827 but he also had a later stepdaughter named Julia born in 1840.

Event Type: Census Name: Bela Bartlett Sex: Male Age: 48 Event Date: 1850 Event Place: Amity, Allegany, New York, United States Birth Year (Estimated): 1802 Birthplace: New Hampshire, United States Race: White Household ID: 201 House Number: 199 Line Number: 35 Schedule Type: 1850 Population Affiliate Film Number: 476 Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Bela Bartlett M 48 New Hampshire, United States

Polly Bartlett F 34 New York, United States

[[Bartlett-12997|Oliver Bartlett M 21 New York, United States

Joseph Bartlett M 15 New York, United States

Maria Bartlett F 12 New York, United States

Rebecca Bartlett F 8 New York, United States

Faithful Reynolds F 38 New York, United States

Francis Smith M 21 New York

Charles H Barlett M 15 New York ++

Caroline Barlett F 12 New York ++

Julia Barlett F 10 New York ++

Cornelia Barlett F 7 New York ++

Digital Folder Number: 004196763 Microfilm Number: 17051 Image Number: 00169 Indexing Batch: N01114-4

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTF-2KK : 23 December 2020), Bela Bartlett, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ^[7]

1855 New York State Census

Note: Poly Bartlett, his third wife, has no profile.

Event Type: Census Name: Bela Bartlett Sex: Male Age: 53 Event Date: 1855 Event Place: E.D. 2, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1802

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Bela Bartlett Father M 53

Polly Bartlett Wife F 38

Maria Bartlett Child U 17

Rebecca Bartlett Child U 12

Household ID: 28 Line Number: 45 GS Film Number: 501952 Digital Folder Number: 005207088 Image Number: 00089

Citing this Record "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6S5-BXT : 3 March 2021), Bela Bartlett, E.D. 2, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States; citing p. , line #45, family #28, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 501,952. ^[8]

1865 New York State Census

Event Type: Census Name: Bela Bartlet Event Date: 1865 Event Place: , , , New York, United States Line Number: 58 Page: 50 Schedule Type: Agricultural

Line Number: 58 GS Film Number: 000501954 Digital Folder Number: 004234876 Image Number: 00171

Citing this Record "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-V5J1 : 8 March 2021), Bela Bartlet, , , , New York, United States; citing Census, p. 50, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York. ^[9]

Find A Grave

Notes

• Inscription on monument pediment reads:

PARMELIA CHAPIN

1ST WIFE

BORN MAY 20,1804

DIED APRIL 23,1847

-

SARAH DANA

2ND WIFE

BORN JULY 1810

DIED SEPT. 1848

-

LIBBY DAUGHTER OF

B&P.C. BARTLETT

BORN APRIL 1840

DIED JULY 1850

Content of the profile, on the date indicated, is shown below.

Bela Bartlett

Birth: 29 Jan 1800 New Hampshire, USA

Death: 28 Feb 1879 (aged 79) Belmont, Allegany County, New York, USA

Burial: Forest Hills Cemetery, Belmont, Allegany County, New York, USA

Memorial #: 54785301

Bio: Three marriages (1) Parmelia Chapin; (2) Sara Dana; and (3)Polly Reynolds. Resided in New York during all three marriages.

Family Members

Spouses

Parmelia Chapin Bartlett 1804-1847

Sarah Dana Bartlett 1810-1848

Polly Reynolds Bartlett 1816-1904

Children

Julina Bartlett Crandall 1827-1896

Joseph W Bartlett 1835-1902

Libby Bartlett 1840-1850

Rebecca Ida Bartlett Tucker 1842-1912

Citation:

Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/54785301/bela-bartlett : accessed 24 June 2021), memorial page for Bela Bartlett (29 Jan 1800–28 Feb 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54785301, citing Forest Hills Cemetery, Belmont, Allegany County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Harry Miller (contributor 47283629) . Created by: Harry Miller (47283629) Added: 11 Jul 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54785301/bela-bartlett Find A Grave: Memorial #54785301 ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ source: Henry Miller, hmiller2, Public Member Stories database; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
2. ↑ 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815; on-line database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
3. ↑ Allegany County and its People: A Centennial Memorial History of Allegany, NY, John Stearns Minard, Georgia Drew Merrill; W. A. Fergusson & Company, 1896; Page 466.
4. ↑ Marriages: 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815; on-line database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #54785301
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTQ-W5M : 8 December 2020), Bela Bartlet, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States; citing p. 174, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTF-2KK : 23 December 2020), Bela Bartlett, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6S5-BXT : 3 March 2021), Bela Bartlett, E.D. 2, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States; citing p. , line #45, family #28, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 501,952.
9. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-V5J1 : 8 March 2021), Bela Bartlet, , , , New York, United States; citing Census, p. 50, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/54785301/bela-bartlett : accessed 24 June 2021), memorial page for Bela Bartlett (29 Jan 1800–28 Feb 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54785301, citing Forest Hills Cemetery, Belmont, Allegany County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Harry Miller (contributor 47283629) . Created by: Harry Miller (47283629) Added: 11 Jul 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54785301/bela-bartlett