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Sarah Oviatt

Female 1768 - 1842  (74 years)


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  • Name Sarah Oviatt 
    Born 1768 
    Christened 27 May 1798  Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 5F63668D501E314A9F88A0F67738EA6A5E08 
    Died 27 Dec 1842  Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH, CHR., MARR., & DEATH: Susan Woodruff Abbott, comp., FAMILIES OF EARLY MILFORD, CONN., Baltimore, MD: Gen., Pub. Co., Inc., 1979 (FHL US/CAN 974.67/M2 D2a), p.65: "David Bassett married Sarah Oviatt who was born ca 1768 and died 27 Dec 1842 ae 75. She was baptized 27 May 1798 (MC2)."

      BAPTISM OF SARAH AND CHILDREN: The above reference shows that the mother, Sarah, and most of the children were baptized on the same day, 27 May 1798. There is some confusion concerning birth dates and other details. To help with the analysis, the information on the children is copeid below as it appears in Susan Abbott's record:
      Children:
      David b ca 1782 bpt 27 May 1798 (MC2)
      Nehemiah b ca 1784 bpt 27 May 1798 (MC2)
      Jonah b ca 1786 bpt 27 May 1798 (MC2)
      Marcus b ca 1788 lost at sea with his father
      Isaac b ca 1792 dy
      Daniel b 12 Feb 1795 bpt 27 May 1798 (MC2)
      Reuben b ca 1797 (not in church records, prob dy)
      Susannah b 31 [sic] Apr 1799 (MVR) bpt 16 June 1799 (MC2) died 7 Sep 1874 mar Milford 13 Jan 1817 Isaac S.
      Baldwin b 3 May 1791 died 11 Sept 1872 s of Daniel & Philena (Baldwin)
      Elizabeth bpt 27 May 1798 (MC2) mar Southbury, Ct 12 Jan 1822 Eli or Burton Camp mar/2 ( ) Doolittle of
      Watertown, Conn. [Note: If she was baptized 27 May 1798, she would have been born before 1801.]
      Eunice bpt 24 May 1801 (MC2) mar Frederick Baldwin s of Daniel
      Lois bpt 27 May 1798 (MC2) mar /1 23 July 1815 Lyman Bradley b ca 1790 died 1830 (MVR) mar /2
      John Beers s of John & Sarah (Gillett) (Pond MSS)

      MARR.: Rev. War. Pension File of David Bassett (W17241) (FHL film #970170): "David Bassett & Sarah Oviatt were married 16 July 1785 by Stephen Gunn, Justice of Peace in the home of Ebenezer Oviatt [of Milford]."

      CENSUS: Sarah was found in the 1790 and 1800 censuses. See notes for David Bassett.
    Person ID I446  3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2012 

    Father Isaac Oviatt 
    Mother Mehatible Tibbals 
    Family ID F2493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Bassett,   b. 1754, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1803, Guadalupe Island, West Indies Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 16 Jul 1785  Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. David Bassett,   b. 1782, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1842, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    +2. Nehemiah Bassett,   b. 1784, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1830, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    +3. Jonah Bassett,   b. 1786, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1845, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Marcus Bassett,   b. Abt 1790, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1803, Died at sea Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 13 years)
     5. Isaac Bassett,   b. Abt 1792, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1798, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 5 years)
    +6. Daniel Bassett,   b. 12 Feb 1795, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1876, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Reuben Bassett,   b. Abt 1797, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1798, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     8. Lois Bassett,   c. 27 May 1798, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    +9. Susannah Bassett,   b. 3 Apr 1799, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1874, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     10. Elizabeth Bassett,   c. 27 May 1798, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Eunice Bassett,   c. 24 May 1801, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 May 2015 
    Family ID F214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart