Born in Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Eldredge Junior
and Sally (Matthews) Eldredge
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin E. Bassett
— married
after 23 Mar 1839 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA
Descendants 
Mother of
Benjamin Bassett Jr.
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Apr 2016
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Biography
Sally was born in Brewster on Feb. 4, 1818 to Samuel Eldridge and his wife Sally. She married Benjamin Bassett sometime after Dec. 23, 1837 when their intention to marry was published in Harwich. They had at least three children. She was still alive on May 19, 1900 when her son Benjamin's death was recorded in Harwich Port.
Sally was named in the death record of her son. [1]
Sources
- ↑ ["Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW8R-LL1 : 10 December 2014), Sally Eldredge Bassett in entry for Benjamin Bassett, 19 May 1900; citing Harwich Port, Massachusetts, v 504 p 21, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,726.]
Birth: Brewster, Mass. VR's, p. 90[p. 56]
Marriage Intention: Harwich VR's, Fifth Book of Records, p. 400, [p.196] Intention of marriage between Mr. Benjamin E. Bassett and Miss Sally Eldredge both of Harwich December 23rd 1837
Birth dates of Children: Harwich VR's, Volume 9, p. 471, [p. 88]
Albert H Bassett born Nov 17 1840 Benjamin Bassett Jr born Oct 16 1843 Sarah Bassett born July 5, 1845
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sally by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sally:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sally by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sally:
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~6.25%
John Ellis
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Nancy (Small) Downing :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Frank Eldridge :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XP2310155 [compare], Ancestry member eldridgef
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