Phoebe Weeks

1786 - 1863  (76 years)

• Name	Phoebe Weeks
  Born	24 Dec 1786
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Sep 1863
  Buried	UNKNOWN	Union Cemetery, Moscow, Maine
  Notes	The spring after she lost her husband (1822), Pheobe Weeks Bassett sheared 3 sheep with her house shears because she was not strong enough to use sheep shears; did up the fleeces; tied the bundle behind her saddle; mounted her horse with the baby, Joseph Bassett, in her arms, and followed the bridle path down the Kennebec to the nearest carding mill to get her wool carded into rolls for spinning. She stayed overnight and returned the next day. In 1823 she married Asa Baker who was the son of Joseph Baker, said to be the first settler in Moscow, Maine. Joseph Baker was very religious and was in the habit of retiring to a small cave in the mountain near his home for a time with his Bible. Pheobe Weeks had a number of children by her 2nd husband, 1 baby being drowned in the Kennebec River. She and Mr. Baker had driven across the ice one spring day to visit a neighbor. Returning at night they were almost on their own interval when the sleigh broke through. The colt jumped for the bank, Mr. Baker clinging to the reins, but Pheobe, wearing a long quilted cape with a hood, the baby in her arms, was swept out of the sleigh her hood falling back. Mr. Baker grabbed her hair and the colt dragged the couple to safety, but the baby was jerked from her arms and swept under the ice and away. Asa Baker died 28 Apr 1847, aged 69 years.
  Person ID	I01735	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2011

  
  

  Family 1	Captain Joseph Bassett,   b. 17 Mar 1784/85, Yarmouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Oct 1821, Kennebec River, Solon, Maine  (Age 36 years)
  Children	+ 1. Susan Bassett,   b. 22 Sep 1806, Moscow, Maine ,   d. Deceased  [Natural] + 2. Jonathan Bassett,   b. 2 Sep 1808, Moscow, Maine ,   d. 7 May 1884, Baker Homestead, Moscow, Maine  (Age 75 years)  [Natural] + 3. Hartson Bassett,   b. 9 Aug 1810, Moscow, Maine ,   d. 19 Dec 1885, Moscow, Maine  (Age 75 years)  [Natural] + 4. Mary Thatcher Bassett,   b. 18 Sep 1812, Moscow, Maine ,   d. 14 Aug 1892, Bingham, Maine  (Age 79 years)  [Natural]   5. Phoebe Bassett,   b. 22 May 1816, Moscow, Maine ,   d. Deceased  [Natural] + 6. Joseph Bassett,   b. 22 Feb 1821, Moscow, Maine ,   d. 26 Jan 1889, Dresden Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa  (Age 67 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F00797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Asa Baker,   d. 28 Apr 1847
  Family ID	F00798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart