Bassett Family Association Database

Family: Azariah Jacob Dowers / Polly Mary Bassett (F529)

m. 19 Dec 1819


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  • Father | Male
    Azariah Jacob Dowers

    Born  17 Apr 1793  ,,Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Feb 1855  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  19 Dec 1819  [1, 2]  , Ripley, Indiana, United States  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother | Female
    Polly Mary Bassett

    Born  14 Aug 1801  Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jan 1853  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Abt 1 Feb 1853  Cross Plains Baptist Cem, Ripley. Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Bassett, Sr. | F36 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret McQuiddy | F36 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    + Sarah Jane Dowers

    Born  1 Oct 1820  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Andrew Jackson Ward | F658 
    Married  22 Aug 1844  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    + Mary Polly Dowers

    Born  1 Apr 1822  , , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ellis Sams | F1147 
    Married  24 Aug 1843  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Jacob Dowers

    Born  25 Jun 1823  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Feb 1859  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sarah Isabella Vestal | F661 
    Married  1 Dec 1850  Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    William Dowers

    Born  8 Feb 1824  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Sep 1832   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    + Margaret Dowers

    Born  30 Oct 1826  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Spouse  David C Pate | F662 
    Married  12 Sep 1850  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    + George Washington Dowers

    Born  17 Mar 1825  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Dec 1926  Quaker, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Ann Noble Vinson | F6599 
    Married  20 Mar 1849  ,Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    + Elizabeth Dowers

    Born  14 Dec 1828  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Aug 1860   
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Shields | F663 
    Married  21 Sep 1848   

    Child 8 | Male
    Curtis George Dowers

    Born  22 Jan 1831  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Oct 1833  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Male
    Jackson Dowers

    Born  24 Oct 1833  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Dec 1835  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Male
    LaFayette Dowers

    Born  22 Feb 1836  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 11 | Male
    Washington Dowers

    Born  1839  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jul 1864  Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Female
    + Mary Jane Dowers

    Born  13 Oct 1842  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Feb 1931   
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Shields | F664 
    Married  1861   

    Child 13 | Female
    America Dowers

    Born  14 Aug 1847  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 14 | Male
    + Asa Dowers

    Born  Abt 1850   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Nancy | F6598 
    Married     

  • Notes 
    • Marriage Index of Indiana, Ripley County Bassett, Polly married Dowers, Azariah on 16 Dec 1819 in Ripley County, Indiana
      This may have been the date the license was issued.

      Bassett, Polly Spouse: Azariah Dowers Marriage Date: Dec 16, 1819 Location: Ripley Co., Indiana Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1311944

  • Sources 
    1. [S1056] Indiana Marriages to 1850, Ancestry.com.

    2. [S175] MORE ROOM, Verne W. Dowers, (by The Dowers Company, Wagoner Printing Co, Galesburg, Illinois, 1994), pg. 115.