Descendants of Jacob Basford

Sixth Generation (Continued)

Family of Jacob BASFORD (65) & Hannah FLANDERS

209. Willard C. BASFORD (Jacob⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, James², Jacob¹). Born on 12 Aug 1833 in Knowlton, Canada East. [680] Willard C. died in Barton, VT, on 13 Jul 1918. [681], [680] aka: Barsford. [681]

of Potten, Canada East, [346, p. 37] and Barton, VT. [228]

1881 Canadian census for Stanstead, ED 56A2, Stanstead, Quebec, p. 60 [682]
Willard C. Bassford, male, age 48, b. Quebec, carpenter joiner, married, Weslyan Methodist
Cynthia A., female, age 44, b. Quebec, married, Weslyan Methodist
Ella, female, age 24, b. Quebec, dress maker, single, Weslyan Methodist
Emma, female, age 22, b. Quebec, dress maker, single, Weslyan Methodist
Octavia, female, age 20, b. Quebec, house servant, single, Weslyan Methodist
Clara, female, age 18, b. Quebec, house servant, single, Weslyan Methodist
Ida, female, age 15, b. Quebec, house servant, single, Weslyan Methodist
Herbert, male, age 13, b. Quebec, single, Weslyan Methodist
Wilbur, male, age 11, b. Quebec, single, Weslyan Methodist
Edith, female, age 9, b. Quebec, single
Eva, female, age 7, b. Quebec, single
Willard C., male, age 5, b. Quebec, single
Fern, female, age 11/12, b. Quebec, b. Apr, single

1900 census of Sheffield, Caledonia Co, VT. 11 Jun 1900, p. 221B [683]
Willard Bassford, male, head, age 67, b. Aug 1832, Canada, father b. NH, mother b. NH.
farm laborer, married 44 years
Adeline C., wife, age 65, b. June 1835, Canada, father b. Canada, mother b. Canada,
married 44 years, 13 children, 7 living
Clayton Wilson, male, grandson, age 13, b. Mar 1887, Canada, father b. Canada,
mother b. Canada, at school
Ella A. Wilson, female, grandaughter, age 8, b. Sep 1891, VT, father b. VT,
mother b. Canada, at school

1910 federal census for Glover Twp., Orleans Co., VT, p. 147B [684]
Clarence Wilson, male, head, age 25, b. Canada (English), father b. Canada (English),
mother b. Canada (English), farmer-general farm, single, year of immigration 1899
Myrtle, female, mother, age 44, b. Canada (English), father b. Canada (English),
mother b. Canada (English), housework-home farm, widow, 5 children, 5 living,
year of immigration 1899
Raymond, male, brother, age 17, b. Canada (English), father b. Canada (English),
mother b. Canada (English), farm laborer-working out, single, year of immigration 1899
William Basford, male, grandfather, age 78, b. Canada (English), father b. NH, mother b. NH,
own income, first marriage, married 54 years, year of immigration 1899
Cynthia, female, grandmother, age 74, b. Canada (English), father b. Canada (English),
mother b. Canada (English), first marriage, married 54 years, 13 children, 5 living,
year of immigration 1899

Willard’s death record gives his parents names as Jacob Basford and Hannah Flanders. [228]

[346, p. 37], [228], [685], [686], [687], [681], [682], [684], [680]

He married Cynthia Adeline MAGOON, daughter of Guildord MAGOON & Sophronia COX, on 5 Jun 1856 in Bolton, Canada East. [346, p. 37] Born on 29 Jun 1837 in St. Albans, VT. [683], [688] Cynthia Adeline died in Sheffield, VT, on 14 Apr 1920. [688] Buried in Westlook Cemetery, Glover, VT. [688] aka: Adeline, Magowen.

Her marriage record gives her name as Cynthia A. Magoon. [346, p. 37] The marriage reocrd for her daughter Myrtle gives her mother’s name as Adelaide Magoon, and marriage record for Herbert gives his mother’s name as Cynthia Magoon. Marriage rocrd for Willard Jr. also gives mother’s name as Adeline. [228] I assume that her full name was probably Cynthia Adeline.

Some sources indicate that she was the daughter of David and Hannah (Elliot) Magoon, and that she had first been married to Joseph Libby, the half brother of her husband Willard. However, it is believed that this is another Cynthia Magoon. [686] This seems to be consistent with the fact that her marriage record to Willard Basford indicates that she was single. [346, p. 37]

She was living with her son Herbert at the time of the 1920 census. [689]

[352, p. 279], [346, pp. 37, 333], [228], [683], [686], [687], [688], [689], [682], [684]

They had the following children:

521	i.	Ella Zylphia (1857-1893)
522	ii.	Emma E. (1858-?)
523	iii.	Octavia (1860-?)
524	iv.	Clara A. (1862-1955)
525	v.	Willie J. (1864-?)
526	vi.	Ida Myrtle (1866-1946)
527	vii.	Herbert Lelan (1868-1943)
528	viii.	Edith Saphronia (1872-1905)
529	ix.	Frances Eva (1874->1943)
530	x.	Willard Gilford (1876-?)
531	xi.	Adeline J. (1880-?)
532	xii.	Inez W. (1882-?)

[681] gives marriage as 5 Jun 1857.

The obituary of their son Herbert Lelan Basford indicated that he was one of 13 children. [690]

[681] gives another daughter Martha.

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