Anne Violetta (Bassett) Alaby (1800 - 1853)

Born 22 Dec 1800 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Wife of James F. Alaby — married 13 Jun 1830 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1853 at age 52 in Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Name

Anor Violetta Bassett

Anne, Aner Alaby

Marriage

m1. Stratford 4 Jan. 1824 George Merritt from Huntington

m2. Stratford 13 June 1830 James Alaby.

These dates are from The Barbour Collection, but may represent more than one person. See Research Notes section.

Children

The Comm. Biog. Rec. of Fairfield states that Miss Violetta Bassett married James Alaby and had children:

1. Isaac T. Alaby (abt.1832-)
2. Emiline Jane (Alaby) Belding (abt.1834-)
3. Beach Jackson Alaby (1836-1911)

Residence

1830 Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut (1830 Census)

1850 Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut (1850 Census)

Research Notes

The death certificate of her son, Beach, gives her name as Violette Basset and her birth location as Newtown, Connecticut. This birth location is not supported by any other source. The Barbour Collection, for Stratford, shows an Ann(Aner) V. Bassett that married George Merritt. The 1850 Census shows her name as "Anna B." When spoken B and V sound very similar, so it may simply be a transcription error. It is possible that all these sources represent the same person, or more than one person.

Therefore, it appears that Violetta:

m1. Stratford, 4 Jan. 1824 George Merritt from Huntington

m2. Stratford, 13 June 1830 James Alaby.

Sources

• U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 (New Haven Columbian Register, Connecticut, 24 Sep 1853)
  • Alaby, Anna V., Monroe, age 52 yrs. 8 mos. 20 das. [Birth 22 Dec 1800]
• Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
  • 1853: "Alaby, Anor V. Monroe Wife of James P. Sept.11 age 52"
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55. Stratford, Page 101.
  • Aner V. MERRITT - MERRET, MERRETT 1830 Aner V., m. James P. Alaby, June 13, 1830 Marriage Original Volume A, Page 33
  • An[n]e V. MERRITT - MERRET, MERRETT 1830 An[n]e V., of Trumbull, m. James P. Ataby, of Stratford, June 13, 1830, by Oliver Sykes Original Volume A, Page 27
  • George MERRITT - MERRET, MERRETT, of Huntington, m. Viletta Bassett, of Stratford, Jan. 4 1824, by Rev. Roswell Hawks
  • (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Stratford, Page 4. Bassett, Viletta, of Stratford, m. George Merret, of Huntington, Jan. 4, 1824, by Rev. Roswell Hawks. Vol. A, Page 5.
• Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County (Higginson Book Co., 1899) Page 1039-40.
  • Beach J Alaby, James Alaby, 'Beach's father', married Miss Violetta Bassett, and they had three children, of whom Beach was the youngest. The article states that his father James was born in Newtown, as was he and his siblings.
• 1830 United States Federal Census

Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut

Free White Persons, (Including Heads of Families" Page 11

Name: James Alaby [James Aabry] Home in 1830: Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut

Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1

Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1

Free White Persons - Under 20: 2

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2

Total Free White Persons: 4

Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4

• 1850 United States Federal Census: Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 343B; Image: 690. FamilySearch Record: M6DM-RZH : FamilySearch Image: S3HY-68YS-CBH

Birthplace: Connecticut. Home in 1850: Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut

Gender: Male

James F Alliby 40

Anna B Alliby 49

Isaac F Alliby 17

Beach J Alliby 14

[Emiline had married 3 years earlier]

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records//. Vol. 1-55. 1994-2002

Stratford Vital Records,

Alaby, Harriet, m. Sheldon Tyler, of Washington, Conn., June 5, 1831, by Stephen Booth, J.P. Vol.A Page 35

Alaby, James P.* of Stratford, m. An[n]e V. Merritt, of Trumbull, June 13, 1830, by Oliver Sykes *(Written "James P. Ataby") Vol A Page 27

Allaby, James P., m. Aner V. Merrett, June 13, 1830