John Sargent (1812 - 1889)

Born 7 Aug 1812 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Roberts) Sargent — married 5 Dec 1837 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1889 at age 76 in Lanesville, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John Sargent was born 7 Aug 1812 ^[1] in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA to Winthrop Sargent Jr and Sally Morgan.

John Sargent and Elizabeth Roberts were married on 5 December 1837 ^[2] in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Sargent, John, and Elisabeth Roberts, Dec. 5, 1837.

In the 1850 Census ^[3] John Sargent (age 37) and his wife Elizabeth (age 31) were living in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, with their daughter Mary E (age 11) and Elizabeth's siblings: Normand Roberts (age 21), Gilman Roberts (age 18), and Helen Roberts (age 15).

In the 1860 census, ^[4] the Sargent household in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, consists of John (age 48), Elizabeth (age 41), Mary E. (age 22) and Gilman Roberts (age 28).

In 1870, ^[5] John (age 57) and Elizabeth (age 55, but written as 5) Sargent are living in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, with their daughter Mary E (age 31), her husband John James Woodbury (age 37), (who were married in 1862) and their child Angie (age 2).

In the 1880 Census John Sargent (age 67) lived in Laneville Village, Gloucester Town, Essex County, Massachusetts and was a fisherman. His family included^[6]:

• Elizabeth Sargent (61) - his wife
• Mary E. Woodbury (47) - their daughter
• John J. Woodbury (41) - their son in law - a fisherman
• Angie Woodbury (11) - their granddaughter

John Sargent died 22 June 1889, ^[7] age 76 y. 10m. 15 d., in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Langsford Cemetery in Gloucester. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N4-WYL : 15 January 2020), John Sargent, 1812.
2. ↑ Marriage: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts - Vol 2 – Marriages Page 486 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_M486.shtml
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9P-95N : 4 April 2020), Elizabeth Sargant in household of John Sargant, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 1301, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHF-GMN : 18 March 2020), Elizebeth Sargent in entry for John Sargent, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSR-QG7 : 18 March 2020), Elizabeth Sargent in entry for John Sargent, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6Z-2YJ : 8 September 2017), John Sargent, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 180, sheet 587B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,529.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW95-VJY : 6 April 2020), John Sargent, 22 Jun 1889; citing Gloucester, Massachusetts, v 400 p 252, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,240.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 September 2020), memorial page for John Sargent (7 Aug 1812–22 Jun 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #53988525, citing Langsford Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kenneth Gilbert (contributor 46921272) .

See also

Arthaud, John Bradley. Descendants of Richard Langsford of Gloucester, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2002) Vol. 156, Page 255.