Descendants of Jacob Basford

Seventh Generation (Continued)

Family of James BASFORD (304) & Harriett GILBERT

697. Harriet Elsie BASFORD (James⁶, Jacob⁵, (?)⁴, Joseph³, James², Jacob¹). Born on 29 Aug 1824 in Dunham, Canada East. [774] Harriet Elsie was baptized in Dunham, Canada East, on 10 Jan 1841. [774] Methodist Church. Harriet Elsie died in St. Peter, MN, on 8 Oct 1912. [938] Minnesota State Hospital, age 88. Buried on 12 Oct 1912 in Nashville Cemetery, Truman, MN. [937] Death Cause: Uremia. [938] aka: Elsy Harriet, Jan Elcy.

At the time of the 1910 census, she was living in the Minnesota Hospital for the Insane, St. Peter, Nicolet Co., MN. [937] Her death record from the Hospital for the Insane indicates that she had been suffering from senility due to old ate for about 3 years. [938]

[774], [228], [585], [1405], [937], [938], [1406]

She first married John Fleming WEST, son of Peter WEST & Prudence NILES, on 15 Jun 1841 in Berkshire, VT. [228] Born on 22 Aug 1811 in Alburg, VT. [937] John Fleming died in Pleasant Mound, MN, on 14 Mar 1886. [937]

They appear in the 1851 census for Dunham, Missisquoi Cp., Quebec, Canada. [937]

1851 Census of Dunham Twp., District 3 Missisquoi County, Quebec, Canada [937]
John F. West, age 41, b. Canada, farmer
Harriet E.age 28, b. Canada
Anna A., age 8, b. Canada
Jeddiah C., age 5, b. Canada
Harriet A., age 3, b. Canada
Amanda J., age 7, b. Canada

History of Blue Earth County (MN) states that Pleasant Mound was first settled in 1856. John F. West was listed as an early resident (prob. 1860-63). The town of Pleasant Mound had its first town meeting on 26 September 1866. At the meeting John F. West was selected as one of two Justices. [937]

John Fleming West homesteaded on 160 acres in Blue Earth County, MN, 10 September 1870. [937]

1870 federal census for Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN, p. 648 [585]
John F. West, male, age 58, b. VT, farmer
Harriet E., female, age 45, b. Canada, housekeeping
Ellen M., female, age 16, b. Canada, housekeeping
L. A., female, age 11, b. Canada, at home
C. H., male, age 2, b. Canada, at home

He is a Mayflower descendant through George Soule. [937]

[228], [585], [1405], [937], [1406]

They had the following children:

1167	i.	Amanda J. (~1842-?)
1168	ii.	Anna A. (~1843-?)
1169	iii.	Jeddiah C. (1847-1896)
1170	iv.	Harriet A. (~1850-?)
1171	v.	Mary Ellen (1853-1900)
1172	vi.	Lavina Albertine (~1859-1895)
1173	vii.	Charles Henry (1867-1958)

She second married Robert Harold KING in May 1900. [937] Born in Jul 1827 in England. [937] Robert Harold died in South Dakota, abt 1914. [937]

[937]

698. Cynthia Maria BASFORD (James⁶, Jacob⁵, (?)⁴, Joseph³, James², Jacob¹). Born on 24 Jan 1826 in prob. Dunham, Canada East. [774] Cynthia Maria was baptized in Dunham, Canada East, on 11 Jan 1842. [774] Cynthia Maria died in Shopiere, WI, on 10 Sep 1900. [1407], [1408] Buried in Shopiere Cemetery, Shopiere, WI. [1408]

I am assuming that she is the Cynthia M. Bassford, age 17, of Sutton, Canada East, who married Jeremiah Hawley on 25 Dec 1843, in Bolton, Canada East. [346, p. 37]

[17], [346, p. 37], [774], [709], [1407], [937], [1408]

She married Jeremiah HAWLEY, son of Ephraim HAWLEY & Mary SPENCER, on 25 Dec 1843 in Bolton, Canada East. [346, p. 37] Born on 19 Nov 1821 in Dunham, Canada East. [709] Jeremiah died in Shopiere, WI, on 12 Feb 1907. [1408] Buried in Shopiere Cemetery, Shopiere, WI. [1408]

Listed in the 1860 census for Turtle, Rock Co., WI. [17]

Re removed to Shopiere, WI. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War (13th Wisc. Vol. Reg. Company F). After the war, he carried the mail in a horse and buggy from Tiffany to Shopiere, WI. He was a strict Methodist, and in 1855 was one of the originators of the M. E. Church in Shopiere, WI. In 1886 was elected in the town of Turtle, WI, as Commissioner of Noxious Weeds. [1409]

[17], [346, p. 37], [709], [1408], [1409]

They had the following children:

1174	i.	Aurilla E. (1844-1908)
1175	ii.	Marilla (1849-?)
1176	iii.	Thirza Jennie (1853-1903)

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