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Horace Saxton Sr 1779–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 JUL 1779

Birth Location: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 9 Jun 1848

Death Location: Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA

Father: Frederick Saxton

Mother: Rhoda Messenger

Spouse(s): Harriet Pritchard

Children(s): Horace Jr

Horace Saxton Sr was born in 1779 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Frederick Saxton And Rhoda Messenger. Horace Saxton Sr married Harriet Pritchard, and had children including Horace Saxton Jr. Horace Saxton Sr passed away in 1848 in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Horace Saxton Sr was born in 1779 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Frederick Saxton And Rhoda Messenger.
  • Horace Saxton Sr married Harriet Pritchard, and had children including Horace Saxton Jr.
  • Horace Saxton Sr passed away in 1848 in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA.

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Horace Sr's Ancestors

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Horace Sr
1779–1848
Birth Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Frederick Saxton
1748–1796
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Rhoda Messenger
1750–1813
Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Grandparents
James Saxton
1702–1783
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Abelena Saxton
1710–1774
Probably Colchester
Nehemiah Messenger
1714–1798
New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth Hopkins
1716–1792
West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Saxton
1658–1741
Anna Bancroft
1663–1733
Samuel Jr
1687–1760
Mercy Warner
1685–1759
Capt. war)
1683–1751
LYDIA Royce
1680–1748
Elizabeth Blanchard
1697–1745
Consider Hopkins
1687–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Katherine Cowing
1620–1689
George Sexton
1632–1690
Margaret Wright
1633–1699
Samuel Sr
1664–1733
Sarah Boltwood
1649–1726
Samuel Sr
1650–1685
Susannah Mills
1649–1685
Nehemiah Royce
1637–1706
Hannah Morgan
1642–1706
George Blanchard
1620–1700

Horace Sr's Descendants

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Horace (Saxton) Sr (13 JUL 1779–9 Jun 1848) m. Harriet Pritchard (abt 1780–1880)
  1. 1. Horace (Saxton) Jr 1806–1895 m. Eunice Curtis 1816–1909
    1. 1. Mary (A) Saxton 1850–1932
    2. 2. Charles Saxton 1853–1956
    3. 3. Louisa Saxton 1835–1843
    4. 4. Carrie Saxton 1838–1848
    5. 5. Cornelia Saxton 1847–
    6. 6. Henry (C.) Saxton 1843– m. Elvira Alford 1845–
      1. 1. Fannie (Louise) Saxton 1867–1918 m. Robert (Lee) Jackson 1865–1940
        1. 1. Clifford (Eugene) Jackson 1897–1970 m. Laura Bray 1897–1972
        2. 2. George (Washington) Jackson 1889–1960 m. Eva Bansbach 1891–1984
        3. 3. Robert (Edward Lee) Jackson 1891–1977
        4. 4. William (Harold) Jackson 1893–
        5. 5. Marion Jackson 1905–
        6. 6. Edna (May) Jackson 1908–
        7. 7. Raymond (Courtney) Jackson 1910–1946

Horace Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1779
13 JUL 1779
Birth of Horace Saxton Sr in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
1848
9 Jun 1848
Age 69
Death of Horace Saxton Sr in Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 JUL 1779
    Event Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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