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Thankful Bassett 1687–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William III

Mother: Rachel Williston

Spouse(s): Matthias Jr

Children(s): Mehitable Ellis, Thankful Ellis, Mercy Ellis, Remember Ellis, Experience Ellis, Mary Ellis, Elizabeth Ellis, Jane Ellis

Thankful Bassett was born in 1687 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, the child of William Bassett Iii And Rachel Williston. Thankful Bassett married Matthias Ellis Jr, and had children including Elizabeth Ellis, Experience Ellis, Jane Ellis, Mary Ellis, Mehitable Ellis, Mercy Ellis, Remember Ellis, Thankful Ellis. Thankful Bassett passed away in 1777 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thankful Bassett was born in 1687 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, the child of William Bassett Iii And Rachel Williston.
  • Thankful Bassett married Matthias Ellis Jr, and had children including Elizabeth Ellis, Experience Ellis, Jane Ellis, Mary Ellis, Mehitable Ellis, Mercy Ellis, Remember Ellis, Thankful Ellis.
  • Thankful Bassett passed away in 1777 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William III
1656–1721
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable Massachusetts Bay
WI
Rachel Williston
1655–1744
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol,Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Spouses(s)

Matthias Jr
1681–1771
Birth Location: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
MJ

Children(s)

Mehitable Ellis
1726–1731
Birth Location: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
ME
Thankful Ellis
1711–1741
Birth Location: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Mercy Ellis
1713–1737
Birth Location: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
ME
Remember Ellis
1715–1807
Birth Location: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
RE
Experience Ellis
1717–1803
Birth Location: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
EE
Mary Ellis
1720–1789
Birth Location: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
ME
Elizabeth Ellis
1722–1755
Birth Location: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
EE
Jane Ellis
1727–1775
Birth Location: Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
JE

Thankful Bassett's Ancestors

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Thankful Bassett
1687–1777
Birth Place: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Parents
William Bassett III
1656–1721
Sandwich, Barnstable Massachusetts Bay
Rachel Williston
1655–1744
Taunton, Bristol,Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
William (Bassett) II
1624–1670
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Mary Rainsford
1632–1694
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1600–1667
Edward Rainsford
1609–1680
Unknown
–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Esq
1567–1629
Mary Kirton
1571–1634

Thankful Bassett's Descendants

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Thankful Bassett (1687–1777) m. Matthias (Ellis) Jr (5 Nov 1681–Abt 1771)
  1. 1. Mehitable Ellis 1726–1731
  2. 2. Thankful Ellis 1711–1741 m. John Peckham 1714–1792
  3. 3. Mercy Ellis 1713–1737 m. Abraham Dennis 1712–1782
  4. 4. Remember Ellis 1715–1807 m. Eldad Tupper 1713–1760
  5. 5. Experience Ellis 1717–1803 m. Samuel (Tobey) Jr 1707–1791
  6. 6. Mary Ellis 1720–1789 m. Joseph (Bodfish) III 1725–1800
  7. 7. Elizabeth Ellis 1722–1755 m. Benjamin Tupper 1721–1794
  8. 8. Jane Ellis 1727–1775 m. David Churchill 1729–1812

Thankful Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1687
Birth of Thankful Bassett in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
1777
1777
Age 90
Death of Thankful Bassett in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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