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William Bassett Sawyer 1810–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1810

Birth Location: Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States

Death Date: 8 Dec 1876

Death Location: Monona, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sawyer

Mother: Sally Blair

Spouse(s): Jane Comstock

Children(s): Candace Sawyer

In 1810, William Bassett Sawyer entered the world in Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States, born to Thomas Angell Sawyer And Sally Blair. William Bassett Sawyer married Jane Elizabeth Comstock, and had children including Candace Elah Sawyer. William Bassett Sawyer passed away in 1876 in Monona, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1810, William Bassett Sawyer entered the world in Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States, born to Thomas Angell Sawyer And Sally Blair.
  • William Bassett Sawyer married Jane Elizabeth Comstock, and had children including Candace Elah Sawyer.
  • William Bassett Sawyer passed away in 1876 in Monona, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
William Sawyer
1810–1876
Birth Place: Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States
Parents
Thomas Angell Sawyer
1776–1853
Killingly, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Sally Blair
1779–1852
Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius Sawyer
1748–1823
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Anna Williams
1749–1807
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
John Blair
1743–1814
Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Halbert
1751–1806
Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Sawyer
1716–1791
Lydia Sawyer
1728–1781
Oliver Williams
1723–1793
Huldah Holland
1731–1813
Robert Blair
1706–1790
Jannette Coombs
1714–1789
Thomas Halbert
1702–1778
Margaret Durham
1711–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sawyer
1657–1753
Mary Prescott
1678–1763
Joseph Ross
1682–1743
Sarah Utley
1697–1751
John Williams
1689–1765
Mary Goad
1687–1751
Major Sr.
1693–1762
Elizabeth Davis
1697–1765
Jean Maxwell
1678–
Dugall McCombs
1670–1746
Grisell McCombs
1670–1749
Thomas Halbert
1650–
Jane Hutchison
1690–1779
James Durham
1689–1740
Alison Smith
1689–

William Sawyer's Descendants

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William (Bassett) Sawyer (24 Feb 1810–8 Dec 1876) m. Jane (Elizabeth) Comstock (21 March 1817–17 October 1883)
  1. 1. Candace (Elah) Sawyer 1854–1937 m. Noah (W.) Laubach 1842–1920

William Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1810
24 Feb 1810
Birth of William Bassett Sawyer in Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States
Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States
1876
8 Dec 1876
Age 66
Death of William Bassett Sawyer in Luana, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
Luana, Allamakee, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1810
    Event Place: Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Monona, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Bassett Sawyer 8 Dec 1875

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1876
    Event Place: Luana, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monona, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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