Fifth Generation (Continued)
Family of Ebenezer BASFORD (25) & Mehitable (YOUNG)

50. Betsey BASFORD (Ebenezer4, Jacob3, James2, Jacob1). Born on 13 May 1781 in Chester, NH. [191], [2] Betsey died on 22 Oct 1807. [191]

[10, pp. 466, 548], [191], [2]

She married William HOIT Jr., son of William HOIT & Affa WERTHEN, on 7 Sep 1802. [2] Born ? . William died in Nashua, NH, abt 1864. [10, p. 548]

[10, pp. 466, 548], [2]

51. Nathaniel BASFORD (Ebenezer4, Jacob3, James2, Jacob1). Born on 10 Oct 1782 in Chester, NH. [191], [2] Nathaniel died in Detroit, ME, on 5 Feb 1859. [2] Occupation: Farmer. [279] aka: Nathan. [311]

1820 federal census for Malta, Kennebec Co., ME [272]
Nathaniel Basford
1 male 0-10 (Reuben?)
1 male 26-55 (Nathaniel)
3 female 0-10 (Clarissa and ?)
1 female 26-44 (Keziah)

1830 federal census for Chandlerville, Somerset Co., ME, p. 37 [275]
Nathaniel Basford
3 males under 5 (John, Samuel and James)
1 male 5-9 (Reuben?)
1 male 50-59 (Nathaniel)
1 female under 5 (?)
2 females 5-9 (Amy and Abigail)
1 female 10-14 (Sarah?)
1 female 15-19 (Clarissa?)
1 female 30-39 (Keziah)

1840 federal census for Chandlerville, Somerset Co., ME, p. 216 [277]
Nathaniel Basford
3 males 10-15 (John, Samuel and James)
1 male 50-59 (Nathaniel)
2 females 5-9 (Thankful and Maryetta)
2 females 15-19 (Amy)
1 female 50-59 (Keziah)

[312] indicates that he removed to Detroit, ME from Windsor, ME, and settled the first farm in the town.

1850 federal census for Detroit, Somerset Co., ME [279]
Nathaniel Basford, male, age 68, b. NH, farmer
Kesiah, female, age 60, b. ME
Samuel, male, age 22, b. ME
James, male, age 20, b. ME
Maryette, female, age 18, b. ME
Thankful, female, age 16, b. ME

One family group sheet gives his birth as “1783 (1781?)”. [2]

[268] gives birth as 10 Oct 1781.

[191] gives death as 15 Feb 1859.

[10, p. 466], [17], [191], [279], [272], [275], [277], [312], [268], [2], [13], [313], [311]

He married Keziah HUFF, daughter of Moses HUFF & Thankful HIGGINS, on 16 Jun 1812. [2] Born on 4 Jan 1789 in Bowdoin, ME. [191] Keziah died in Detroit, ME, on 8 Nov 1870. [191] aka: Kaziah.

She was living with her son James in the 1860 and 1870 censuses. [283], [314]

[191], [279], [283], [314], [312], [2], [13], [313]

They had the following children:
147 i. Isaiah (1814-1862)
148 ii. Clarissa (1818-1903)
149 iii. Reuben (1820-1888)
150 iv. Sarah (1821-1867)
151 v. Abigail (1823-1899)
152 vi. Amy Ann (1824-?)
153 vii. John (1826-1874)
154 viii. Samuel S. (1828-1904)
155 ix. James Walker (1830-1915)
156 x. Maryetta (1831-1854)
157 xi. Thankful (1834-?)

[191] doesn’t show son Isaiah, and shows two additional Children, Olive, b. 29 Oct 1812 and lavina b. 8 Mar 1814.

52. Walter BASFORD (Ebenezer4, Jacob3, James2, Jacob1). Born on 22 Jul 1785 in Chester, NH. [10, p. 466], [23] Walter died in Chester, NH, on 31 Aug 1856. [194], [189, p. 177] age 71. Buried in Village Cemetery, Chester, NH. [194] Occupation: Farmer. [315]

1810 federal census for Chester, Rockingham Co., NH, p. 326 [193]
2 males under 10 (Henry and Hiram)
1 male 10-15 (?)
1 male 16-25 (Walter)
1 female 16-25 (Sarah)

1820 federal census of Chester, Rockingham Co., NH [196]
Walter Basford
4 males under 10 (Hiram, Hazen, Herman, Daniel)
2 males 10-15 (Henry)
1 male 26-44 (Walter)
1 female 26-44 (Sarah)
1 female over 45 (Walter’s mother?)

1830 federal census of Chester, Rockingham Co., NH [316]
Walter Basford
1 male 5-9 (Nathan)
1 male 10-14 (John? or Daniel?)
1 male 15-19 (Hazen? or Herman?)
1 male 40-49 (Walter)
1 female under 5 (Mary)
1 female 5-9 (Sarah)
1 female 40-49 (Sarah)
1 female 70-79 (prob. Mehitable)

1840 federal census for Chester, Rockingham Co., NH [317]
Walter Basford, agriculture
2 males 20-30 (Hazen? or Herman? or Daniel? or John?)
1 male 50-60 (Walter)
2 females 10-15 (Mary and Sarah?)
1 female 50-60 (Sarah)

1850 federal census for Chester, NH [315]
Walter Basford, male, age 65, b. NH, farmer
Sarah, female, age 65, b. NH
Herman, male, age 35, b. NH
Nathan, male, age 28, b. NH
Mary L., female, age 20, b. NH

Gravestone in Village Cemetery, Chester, NH [194]
Walter Basford/died Aug 31, 1856/aged 71/An honest man

[10, p. 466] gives death as 30 Aug 1865.

[10, p. 466], [191], [131], [315], [317], [196], [194], [2], [195], [23], [318], [316], [189, p. 177], [319, p. 55], [320]

He married Sarah KNOWLES, daughter of John KNOWLES Jr. & Mary LANE, on 26 Nov 1807 in Chester, NH. [131], [23] Born on 8 Jan 1785 in Chester, NH. [191], [2] Sarah was baptized on 28 May 1785. [191] Sarah died in Roxbury, MA, on 8 Oct 1859. [194], [321], [189, p. 177], [322], [323] age 74 years 9 months. Buried in Chester, NH. [194] aka: Sally. [131]

[17] gives deathplace as Chester, NH, but [191] indicates that she died while on a visit to her son Henry in Roxbury, MA.

Gravestone in Village Cemetery, Chester, NH [194]
Sarah Basford/Wife of Walter Basford/died Oct 8, 1859/aged 74 yrs 9 mos/
Blessed are the peacemakers/For theirs is the kingdom of heaven

Her death record gives her parents as Nathan and Sarah Knowles. [321]

[10, p. 466], [191], [131], [315], [194], [195], [23], [318], [321], [189, p. 177], [322], [324], [320], [323]

They had the following children:
158 i. Henry (1808-1882)
159 ii. Hiram (1809-1879)
160 iii. Hazen (Never Married) (1812-1882)
161 iv. Herman (Never Married) (1815-1878)
162 v. Daniel Hills (Never Married) (1817-1856)
163 vi. John Knowles (1819->1856)
164 vii. Nathan (Never Married) (1822-1854)
165 viii. Sarah Knowles (Never Married) (1824-1850)
166 ix. Mary Lane (1828-1918)

Married by Rev. Nathan Bradstreet. [131]

53. Lucretia BASFORD (Ebenezer4, Jacob3, James2, Jacob1). Born on 24 Jun 1787 in Chester, NH. [191], [2] Lucretia died in Chester, NH, on 21 Jun 1863. [189, p. 177], [190] age 76. Buried in Chester, NH. [194]

Never married. [2]

She is probably the Lucretia Basford, age 58, b. NH, living with the family of Benjamin Cram of Sandown, NH in the 1850 census. [315]

1860 federal census of Chester, Rockingham Co., NH, p. 679 [325]
Leucretia Basford, male[sic], age 72, b. NH, real estate 300

Gravestone at Chester Village Cemetery, Chester, NH [190]
Lucretia Basford/Died/June 21, 1863/AE. 76

[191] gives death as 21 Jan 1863.

[2] gives death as 21 Jun 1865 in one set of notes, and 21 Jun 1863 in another.

[10, p. 466], [191], [315], [194], [2], [195], [325], [189, p. 177], [190]

54. Mary BASFORD (Ebenezer4, Jacob3, James2, Jacob1). Born on 28 May 1790 in Chester, NH. [191], [2] Mary died ? . aka: Polly.

Married three times. [191]

[10, p. 466], [191], [2]

55. Amy BASFORD (Ebenezer4, Jacob3, James2, Jacob1). Born on 10 Nov 1794 in Chester, NH. [10, p. 466], [23] Amy died in Chester, NH, on 26 Sep 1870. [189, p. 177], [190] age 76. Buried in Chester, NH. [190]

Never married. [2]

She is probably the “Anna” Basford, age 55, b. New Hampshire, in the 1850 census of Chester, NH. [315]

1860 census of Chester, Rockingham Co., NH, p. 1211 [325]
Amos Stevens, male, age 70, b. NH, farmer, real estate 1700, personal estate 800
Ammi Basford, female, age 65, b. NH
George W. Dalber, male, age 36, b. NH, farmer, real estate 200
Nathan Norton, male, age 45, b. NH, farm laborer, real estate 900, personal estate 40

Gravestone at Chester Village Cemetery, Chester, NH [190]
Amy Basford/Died/Sept. 26, 1870/Ae. 76 yrs.

[10, p. 466], [17], [191], [315], [194], [2], [195], [23], [189, p. 177], [190]

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