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Mercy Bassett 1677–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 December 1677

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 9 February 1756

Death Location: Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Bassett

Mother: Mercy Todd

Spouse(s): Benjamin Miller

Children(s): Lydia Miller, Sarah Hickok, Amos Miller, Rhoda Bacon, Ichabod Miller, Martha Miller

The story of Mercy Bassett began in 1677 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. Mercy Bassett married Benjamin Miller, and had children including Amos Miller, Ichabod Miller, Lydia Miller, Martha Miller, Rhoda Bacon, Sarah Hickok. Mercy Bassett passed away in 1756 in Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Bassett began in 1677 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Mercy Bassett married Benjamin Miller, and had children including Amos Miller, Ichabod Miller, Lydia Miller, Martha Miller, Rhoda Bacon, Sarah Hickok.
  • Mercy Bassett passed away in 1756 in Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bassett
1652–1713
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
JB
Mercy Todd
1655–1717
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Miller
1672–1747
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
BM

Children(s)

Lydia Miller
1710–1761
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
LM
Sarah Hickok
1702–1738
Birth Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
SH
Amos Miller
1713–1777
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
AM
Rhoda Bacon
1717–1802
Birth Location: –
RB
Ichabod Miller
1709–1788
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
IM
Martha Miller
1715–1808
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
MM

Mercy Bassett's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Bassett
1677–1756
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Bassett
1652–1713
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Mercy Todd
1655–1717
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William Bassett
1621–1684
Dorking, Surrey, England
Hannah Dickerman
1622–1665
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Christopher (William) Todd
1617–1686
Settle, West Yorkshire, England
Grace Middlebrook
1609–1686
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bassett
1589–1652
Margery
1590–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Bassett's Descendants

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Mercy Bassett (15 December 1677–9 February 1756) m. Benjamin Miller (10 July 1672–22 November 1747)
  1. 1. Lydia Miller 1710–1761 m. Eliakim Stow 1708–1789
    1. 1. 1749–1816 m. Prudence (Gilbert) ✫ 1750–1813
      1. 1. Horace Stow 1781–1867 m. Sarah Packard 1780–1853
        1. 1. Harriet (Frary) Stow 1806–
        2. 2. Cornelia Stow 1809–
        3. 3. John (H) Stow 1823–
      2. 2. William Stow 1773–1858 m. Molly\Polly? Huxford\Harrington? 1782–1869
        1. 1. Angeline Stow 1799–1799
        2. 2. Frederick Stow 1800–1801
        3. 3. Henry (Clinton) Stow 1806–1808
        4. 4. Infant Stow 1809–1809
        5. 5. William (R.) Stow 1818–1845
        6. 6. Heroine Stow 1801–1877
        7. 7. Franklin Stow 1804–1869 m. Sarah (Baker) Newhall 1806–1884
        8. 8. Statira (B) Stow 1806– m. Harrison (William) Goodrich 1814–1864
      3. 3. Statira Brewster 1787–1854
      4. 4. Jonathan Stow 1779–1788
    2. 2. Eliakim Stow 1743–1743
    3. 3. Elihu Stow 1736–1812 m. Jemima Payne 1738–1805
      1. 1. Elihu Stow 1760–1839 m. Mary Griffin 1763–1853
        1. 1. Alsop Stow 1790–1804
        2. 2. Alva Stow 1785–1855 m. Lucy Bancroft 1791–1876
        3. 3. Volney Stow 1801–1885
      2. 2. Eunice Stow 1771–1838
      3. 3. Jemima (Paine) Stow 1763–1815 m. Daniel Kelley 1755–1831
        1. 1. Daniel (Kelley) Jr 1802–1815
        2. 2. Joseph (Reynolds) Kelley 1794–1823
        3. 3. Thomas (Moore) Kelley 1797–1878 m. Lucy (Harris) Latham 1810–1874
        4. 4. Datus Kelley 1788–1866 m. Sara Dean 1789–1864
        5. 5. Alfred Kelley 1789–1859 m. Mary (Seymour) Welles 1799–1882
        6. 6. Irad Kelley 1791–1875
      4. 4. Joshua Stow 1762–1842
      5. 5. Silas Stow 1773–1827
      6. 6. Lydia Stow 1765–1861
      7. 7. Naomi Stow 1769–1836 m. William ((Bela)) Hubbard 1767–
        1. 1. Solon Hubbard 1794–1864 m. Diantha Hubbard 1812–1879
      8. 8. Obed Stow 1767–1839
    4. 4. Benjamin Stow 1747–1833 m. Lavinne Stiles 1749–1838
      1. 1. Daniel Stow 1781–1850 m. Pauline Bates 1781–
        1. 1. Zopher (B) Stow 1809–1877 m. Mary (Emeline) Gross 1815–1901
        2. 2. William (H) STOW 1813–
        3. 3. Paulina (Melissa) STOW 1826–1832
      2. 2. Levine Stowe 1767–1824
      3. 3. Eliakim Stowe 1768–1850
        1. 1. James (Philemon) Stowe 1804–
      4. 4. Hannah Stowe 1770–1840 m. David McMillan 1770–1848
        1. 1. Benjamin (Sill) McMillan 1802–1867
        2. 2. Charles McMillan 1800–1873
        3. 3. David (Stiles) McMillan 1812–1883
        4. 4. Sarah (Stowe) McMillan 1803–1835
        5. 5. Mary McMillan 1806–1877
        6. 6. Eliza McMillan 1808–1874
        7. 7. Lavina McMillan 1810–1820
      5. 5. Charity Stowe 1772–1848 m. Nathaniel Bancroft 1768–1828
      6. 6. Benjamin Stowe 1783–1793
      7. 7. Caleb Stowe 1785–
      8. 8. Kate Stowe 1787–1848
      9. 9. Almond Stowe 1802–1804
      10. 10. Betsey Stowe 1793–
      11. 11. Lydia Stowe 1778–1870
    5. 5. Ebenezer Stow 1745–1824 m. Content Tillotson 1745–
      1. 1. Esther Stowe 1780–1858 m. Jabez Hamlin 1772–1841
        1. 1. Minerva (Catherine) Hamlin 1805–1895 m. Edward Hazen 1798–1877
    6. 6. Hannah Stow 1741–1761
    7. 7. Lydia Barlow 1733–1825
    8. 8. Mary Stow 1752–1815 m. John (Atin Burr) Smith 1743–
    9. 9. Pheby Stow 1734–1813 m. Isaac Doud 1729–1761
    10. 10. Sarah Stow 1739–1822
    11. 11. Thankful Stowe 1738–1779 m. Libeas Ball 1738–1806
      1. 1. Marmaduke Ball 1779–1863 m. Rebecca Messenger 1784–1845
        1. 1. Lucy (Bell) Ball 1818–1854 m. Orin (Eden) Jacobs 1810–1862
        2. 2. Aaron (Jerome) Ball 1803–1863
        3. 3. Stephen (Munn) Ball 1804–1892 m. Abigail (S.) Ball 1809–1843
        4. 4. Jonathan Ball 1820–1875
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ball 1765–1828
      3. 3. Lebbeus (Ball) Jr 1775–1802
  2. 2. Sarah Hickok 1702–1738
  3. 3. Amos Miller 1713–1777
  4. 4. Rhoda Bacon 1717–1802
  5. 5. Ichabod Miller 1709–1788
  6. 6. Martha Miller 1715–1808 m. Thomas Adkins 1710–1793

Mercy Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1677
15 December 1677
Birth of Mercy Bassett in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
1756
9 February 1756
Age 79
Death of Mercy Bassett in Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1677
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Haven
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 1756
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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