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Fassett Family History
Our portion of the Fassett Family History takes place in Cheshire County,
New Hampshire and vicinity. What
follows is the result of researches and detective work of Lu Dawn Ross, 1st wife of Paul Lester Fassett of Keene, NH.
The following information was sent to me, by the assistant, to the town clerk of Winchester,
N.H.: Found in records there, pertaining
to the surname of Fassett:
Deaths: Rachel
May 4, 1857
Abigail A.
Oct. 30, 1867
Adonijah
Feb. 7, 1827
Pearley
Feb. 7, 1827
Albert L.
Nov. 22, 1900
Harriet Wheelock Fassett died 1911 age 78
(All buried in the Evergreen Cemetary, Richmond Street, Winchester, NH)
Births:
Mary Fassett
Jan. 3, 1778
The clerk lists the children
of Rachel and Albert A. and of Harriet and Albert A., but not any for Abbie
and Albert A., nor Sarah born of Harriet and Albert.
Marraiges
Nathan Fassett to Jeruslia Tuttle
Jan. 9, 1794
Amos Fassett to Phebe Page
Jan. 9, 1806
Sauipson Fassett to Hannah Tuttle
Dec. 4, 1808
John Fassett to Susanna Dietlou
Oct. 1, 1809
Samuel Fassett 2cd to Betsey Hutchings
May 7, 1810
John B. Fassett to Lydia
Phelps
Nov. 25, 1851
Flint Cyril Fassett to Sally Curtis
Feb. 10, 1803
Benjamin Fassett, Jr. to Harriett Rixford
Jan. 1, 1810
Joseph Fassett to Grata Foster
July 2, 1815
Ezelsiel Fassett to Fanny S. Willard
July 9, 1835
Found hand written in a book: birth
of Albert A. Fassett, July 12, 1821, born in town.
He died Dec. 30, 1901, age 80 yrs. 4 months, 18 days. Cause of death was
gangranous senarie, place of death was Winchester, N.H.
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Fassett Family History pages written and
correlated by Lu Dawn Ross
October 8, 1980
Adonijah, Jr. m. Anna Allen
Children
born Winchester, N.H.:
(Records in Concord,
N.H.)
Thankful
b. 30 Nov. 1778
Benjamin
b. 8 July 1780
Amos b. 13 June 1782
John b. 14 August 1785
Lois b. 31 March 1787
Lewis
b. 31 March 1787 (twin to Lois)
m. Sarah_______________.
Anna
b. 16 February 1789
Abner
b. 23 July 1791 d. 12 Feb. 1812
Samuel
b. 28
August 1789
Lewis, b. 31 March 1787
m. Sarah ___________________.
Lewis died 31 March 1858 aged 71.
Children
born Winchester, N.H.
(Records Concord, N.H.)
Mary A.
b. 31
August 1814
Maria b. 29 August 1817
Albert A.
b. July 1821 died 30 Dec. 1901
Albert A.. b. 12 July 1821.
1st. m. Rachel Dickinson, 28 Nov. 1846.
Rachel was born 24 Oct. 1816 and died 30
April 1857.
Her parents were Abel Dickerson and Abigail Scott.
(I have Rachel’s ancestry back to
Ivar of Norway 725 A.D.)
Children
by Rachel were:
Hattie E.
b. 24 June 1847 m. Ansel Brown
Henry
b. 18 April 1849 m. Mary Jane Cummings
Walter C. b. 30 October
1852 m. Abbie Billings
Infant
b. April 1857 died 4 May 1857
Albert
A., 2nd m. Abbie
Wheelock b. 12 October 1833,
died 16 April 1860.
Child
by Abbie was:
Abbie E. b. 16 April
1860
m. _________ Bissell
Albert A., 3rd
m. (was to his 2nd wife’s twin sister)
Wheelock.
Abbie and Harriett’s parents were
William and Wheelock and Harriett Porter,
they of Swanzey,
N.H.
Children
by Harriett were:
Albert S.
b. 13 Sept. 1866 d. 22 Nov. 1900
Sarah
(mentioned in Albert’s will, b
ut I am unable as yet to find a birth
Record for her)
(I am also unable to find records of his m. to his 2nd wife,
Abbie and their child Abbie.
But have guardian papers on this child when
she was age 14 and became heir to
William Wheelock'S will, and I have seen
2nd wife Abbie’s gravestone with the following written on it:
(her grave is beside that of his 1st wife, Rachel)
Abby wife of A.A. Fassett
Died April 16, 1860 age 27
Life
is like the budding flower,
When
killed by frost e’er it blooms,
So
death shows it’s mighty power,
And
hastens loved ones to the tombs.
Henry b. 18 April 1849 m. Mary Jane Cummings,
she b. 12 April 1860 (up until now, all
these ancestors were born in Winchester, N.H. Married on 11 May 1876, Keene,
N.H.
Children
of Henry and Mary Jane:
(born in Swanzey, N.H.)
Warren H.
b. 2 March 1880 died 1962
Alice L.
b. 3 April 1891 m. _______________ Worcester
Alice 2nd m. his brother, _______________ Worcester.
Warren H.,b. 2 March 1880, m. Amy Alice Griffith
on 7 October 1903. Amy was b. 2 January
1880, died 1965.
Her parents were Joseph E. Griffith and
Ella M. Cummings.
Children
of Warren H. and Amy:
Lester H.
b. 25 September 1909 Keene, N.H.
Norman W.
b. 24 April 1918 Swanzey, N.H. m. Katherine (Barrls ? sp.) of
Fitzwilliam, N.H………2 children: James and Carol
Lester H. b. 25 September 1909, m. Eleanor Winnifred Day
on 7 October 1939 at Colebrook, N.H.
She born 11 May 1913, Colebrook, N.H.
Her parents were Edwin Chauncey Day and Blanche
M. Alls.
Children
of Lester H. and Eleanor, born Keene, N.H.:
Judith b. 12 October 1941 m. Charles Gilman (no children)
Paul L.
b. 8 February 1943 1ST. M. Lu Dawn Ross on 2 August 1963
Paul L., b. 8 Feb. 1943, m. Lu Dawn Ross
b.
23 March 1945, Nevada, Missouri
Lu Dawn’s parents were Colin Ross b. Milford Station, Hants Co., Sidney,Nova Scotia and Mildred
Maxine Hilton, b. Taney,Co., Missouri
Children
of Paul L. and Lu Dawn, born Keene, N.H.:
Mark P.
b. 17
May 1965 m. Renee’ O’Connor
Gayle L.
b. 21 April 1967 m. Ronald Simoneau
Jeremy H.
b. 11 November 1976
Mark P., b. 17 May 1965, m. Renee’ O’Connor :
Children of Mark & Renee'
Danielle M.
b.
Tyler M.
b.
Austin J.
b.
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Samuel Fassett: Signed
for Revolutionary War
Adonijah Fassett: Signed
for Revolutionary War
T. State Papers of N.H. Batchellor Vol. XXX Revolutionary Documents
Index to rolls of honor Volume 3 page 133
Volume 2 page 139
Winchester, N.H.
Adonijah and Samuel Fassett were among 110 signers of the following:
“According to the within Resolve of the General Congress we have called a meeting and it appears that al
the before mentioned Signers have agreed to Stand by the within Covenant”
Winchester June 3: 1776
William Humphrey
Isreal Stowell
Selectman
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Source: History
of The Town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire
1749 – 1801 by Daniel B. Cutter, M.D.
Joseph Fassett, b. in Fitzwilliam, came to Jaffrey Jan. 7, 1836, settled on lot 2, range 4; m. Tabitha Wright, who d. Sept. 6, 1871. He d. Sept. 17, 1858, a. 63.
Children:
1. Tabitha, b. Aug. 26,
1820; m. Edward Stewart of Boston
2. *Joseph W., b. June
7, 1822
3. Lois B., b. Nov. 21,
1823; m. Abel Thompson, q.v.
4. John B., b. Oct. 12,
1825
5. Joel E., b. May 8, 1827; d. May 11, 1862; a member of Co. E. 2nd Regt. N.H.V.
6. Edward, b. Sept. 16,
1829; d. May 20, 1850
7. Luther W., b. Nov.
12, 1831; m. Sarah E. Fassett. One
child. He was killed by a rebel scout, at Evansport,
Va., April 2, 1862; the first man killed from Cheshire
County.
8. Danvers C., b. May 2, 1834; was a member of 1st Regt. Of Heavy Artillery, N.H.V.; m. Hannah Hammon, Two Sons.
9. Clarrisa C., b. June
9, 1836; m. Samuel Wilber, Dec. 26, 1856. One son.
*Joseph W., m. Sarah A. Putney. She d. Dec. 13, 1875, by being thrown from a carriage
by a frightened horse, aged 52. He m. 2nd ___________ ___________. Mr. Fassett is one of the businessmen of the town;
has been several years selectman, and is now (1876) representative in the state legislature.
Children:
1.
Charles
W., b. Dec. 3, 1848
2.
Abbie
A., b. Jan 14, 1851
3.
Frank
P., b. March 2, 1853; d. Oct. 22, 1853
4.
Henry, b. Dec. 19, 1863
Source: History of Troy,
New Hampshire 1764 – 1897
By M.T. Stone, M.D.
Fassett, Patrick Fassett and his wife Sarah came from Rock
Fassett Castle, Ireland,
and settled in Lexington, Massachusetts. There is a tradition that the ancestors of the family were refugees who fled from
Scotland to escape religious persecution,
and that the name Fassett was assumed to conceal their identity. The original
name being Macpherson. The proper
English pronunciation of the name Fassett gives the broad sound to the a, and
in England as well in this country, some branches of the family spell the name Fawcett
or Fossett, as being less liable to mispronunciation. The final consonant
is often written single. The oldest children of Patrick and Sarah were:
Joseph, b. Oct. 2, 1672; d. June 1754; resided
in Lexington. By
wife Mary had a son, Joseph, b. Dec. 6, 1701; d. Aug. 14, 1755; m. Amity Willard,
whose father was from Wales. Had six children of them the 4th,
John, b. Dec. 7, 1739; m. Isabel Bogle of Natick, Mass. They came to Fitz. About 1768, their 3rd child, Joseph, being the first white male child born in that town. They
had eight children, Willard, John, Joseph, Obil,
Thomas, Isabel, Benjamin and Lucy.
Obil, b. Aug. 25, 1771; m. Sept. 28, 1794 Lois, b. April 5, 1768; d. Aug. 11, 1847, daughter of Levi and Ruth
(Darling) Bixby of Winchendon. He d. Nov. 14, 1842. They had Joseph, Benjamin, John, Francis Benjamin, Isabel, Stephen
Franklin, Clarissa, Obil Williams, two sons-twins, Eunice Bixby, Dr. Thomas Willard.
Joseph Fassett, son of Obil, b. May 1, 1795 m. March 3, 1830,
,Tabitha, b. Sept. 12, 1791; d. Sept. 6, 1871, daughter of Joel and Tabitha Wright of Fitzwilliam. Was in woodenware and lumber business in Fitzwilliam; removed Jan. 1836 to Jaffrey; built the 1st
half-way house on the Monadnock.
His son
Danvers C., b. May 2, 1834, m. Aug. 18, 1855, Hannah Hammon, b. Jan. 12, 1836;
d. Nov. 15, 1895.
Children: 1. Gardner C., b. Oct. 19, 1857, 1st m. Annie Brine; 2nd
m. Josie Luther, resides in Reading, Mass.
2. Ellsworth L., b. March
11, 1863 1st m. July 4, 1882, Jessie M., adopted daughter of Henry A. Spofford;
2nd m. Aug. 4, 1891, Elleanor Mabel Robinson, b. Oct. 26, 1870.
Joseph Wright (3),
(Joseph 2, Obil 1) , b. 7 June 1822,
m. 1st Nov. 16, 1847, Sarah A. Putney, who d. Dec. 13, 1873, from injuries received by being thrown from a carraige
on Ward Hill; m. 2nd Nov. 5, 1874, Mrs. Emily E. (White) Dunn of Sullivan who d. April 7, 1888; m. 3rd
, Mrs. Eliza N. Powers. Mr. Fassett
d. July 23, 1891, caused from having his neck broken by being thrown from a mowing machine while at work in a field near his
house.
After
his 1st m., he lived for a few years in the town of Boston, Mass.; but in 1854, he returned to Jaffrey and bought the old homestead farm, on which he
resided until his death. He was chosen and appointed to man offices of honor,
trust and responsibility. Children numbers 1 and 3 were born in Troy,
the 2nd in Boston.
1. Charles Wright, b.
Dec. 3, 1848, m. Oct. 5 1876, Adelia P., b. Jan. 14, 1847, daughter of Thomas
and Marietts (Chitter) Upton of Jaffrey, where he resides. One child-Fred Wright.
2. Abbie Ann, b. Jan.
14, 1851, m. Oct. 10, 1878 Alvin H. Simonds of Fitchburg, Mass.; d. Nov. 22, 1879. One
child-Susan Ethel Simonds b. Oct. 22, 1879.
3. Frank P., b. March
2, 1853
d. Dec. 19, 1863
4. Henry J., b. Dec. 19,
1863 in Fitzwilliam (adopted).
Source: History
of Cambridge, Mass. 1630-1877
By Lucuis Page
Fassett, Joseph (1) , owned land at the Farms, 1699. He was prob. The same who m. Mary,
daughter of William Munroe, and had Joseph (2), b. Dec. 6, 1701.
Joseph (2) , res. At Lexington, and by wife Amillai, had Joseph b.
and d. 8 Jan. 1726-7;
Mary, b. 18 Aug. and d. 12 Oct. 1728;
Joseph, (3) b. 21 March 1730-31;
Amittai, b. 1 Feb. 1732-3; m. Simon Newton of Bedford 14 Nov. 1754;
Mary, b. 9 May 1736;
John, b. 7 Dec. 1739;
Johnathan b. 15 March 1741-2;
Sarah, b. 13 Jan. 1744-5.
Their father died 1755; his wife Amittai m. John Page of Bedford 15 Jan. 1756, and died 25 Dec. 1771.
Mass. 1800 Census
Fassett, Obiel Middlesex
Co. Mass, 157
11110-00100-00
Fassett, Jonathan Worchester Co. Mass. 378
01101-01201-00
Fassett, Jonathan Jr., Worchester Co. Mass. 378
30110-20021-00
Fassett, Obediah Worchester Co. Mass. 378
30010-10010-00
1.
< 10 males
2.
10 – 16 males
3.
16 – 26 males
4.
26 – 45 males
5.
> 45 yrs. Males
6.
< 10 females
7.
10 – 16 females
8.
16 – 26 females
9.
26 – 45 females
10. > 45 yrs. Females
11.
12. #
Slaves
Source: Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N.H. 1736 – 1885, by Child
Pg. 546 Thomas
Wheelock came to Winchester in 1795 and settled where his granddaughter, Mrs. Harriett
(Wheelock) Fassett now lives. He married Mary Watts of Alstead, 10 children,
4 of whom died young, of those who grew to maturity, Abiagail Married Joel Fosgate, Phineas married Mr. Wilson, Thomas married
a Miss Scott, John died at age 21, one went west, and William married Hjarriett Porter of Conn., and was the father of of
Mrs. A. A. Fassett, now residing on the old place, the house being over 100 years
old.
Mention story of Dickinson’s pg. 534 her daughter Eunice (Mrs. A.H. Fassett), now 82 years old, is the only surviving child. She resides in the village of Winchester with her daughter, Mrs. Maria E. Russell. Eunice’s mother was Mary, her father was Samuel Wright, they had 9 children.
Source: List of Probate papers found in the County Court House in Keene, N.H.
(Cheshire County)
Fassett
214
Fassett, Albert A. 941
Fassett
23
Fassett, Abbie E. 585
Fassett, Abbie T. 967
Fassett, Benji.
20
Fassett, Danvers C. 946
Fassett, Harriett 944
Fassett, Henry
1021
Fassett, Henry Juan 222
See Kidder
Fassett, Jessie M. 731
Fassett, Nathan 19
Fassett, Pearly
208
Fassett, Walter C. 1387
Fassett, Warren 1849
Found with will of Adonijah Fassett was letter requesting copy of his
to be sent to her from: Mrs. Dale Ackerman, 3255 Alderwood Ave.,
Bellingham, Wa. 98225 dated about 8 years ago.
I have sent a letter requesting information to this lady early in July of this year, 1980, but as of today, Aug. 19,
1980, I have not had an answer from her.
Answered 2nd request Oct. 6, 1980! Yeah!
I found the following in the Keene City Hall:
4 March 1840 Abel H. Fassett
married Eunice Eviden in Keene, both of Winchester, N.H.
6 Nov. 1833 Joseph Franck married Nancy J. Fassett in Keene, both from Keene, N.H.
Page 10 record of Births in Keene, N.H.:
2 Feb. 1873 Keene, Harrison A. Male 1st
child of Frank W. Cummings and Lucretia Richardson born in Stoddard, N.H., father Frank a railroad fireman Frank born in Perkinsville, Vt.
2 Mar. 1883 Keene, Arthur Wayland male 5th
child parents same as above now age 30 yrs each, father now an engineer.
Page 266
Born 14 Dec. 1823 Keene, Sarah Eliz. Cummings
Born 12 June 1825 Keene, John Albert Cummings
Children
of John and Sarah Cummings
Griffith, Barney died 8 Dec. 1880 74 y 10 m.
Griffith, Lizzie, wife of R. Griffith died 1 Sept. 1879 28 y.
Griffith, Mary E. of Rodney Griffith died 1 Dec. 1863 20 y. 9m.
Griffith, Samuel died 18, May 1880 77 y. 6m. 26 d.
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Source: The following information was copied out
of the Index of Revolutionary
War Pension Applications obtained at the Vt.
Hist. Society Library,
Montpelier, Vt.
Page 340
Fassett
Hetty, former widow of John
Durham
Alvey,
R3460, which see
John, Md., S34826
Johnathan, Mass.,
S19807
Joshua, Mass., BLWt.
4177-100-Pvt.
Issues 4/19/1790 to John Bush.
No papers
Richard, Mass., S29150
Page 17
Alvey
John Durham, Postmaster to the
American Army,
Betty Fassett, former widow, (R3460)
I (Lu Dawn Ross Fassett) copied the following
from the Vital Records Index at Montpelier,
Vt.:
Fassett, Hattie E. of Winchester,
N.H. married
Ansel E. Brown 1 May 1867 age 19 1st marriage
Her father Albert A. Fassett
Mother
Rachel
By Fredk, Frothingham, Minister
Town of Brattleboro, Vermont
The following was copied for me by my son Mark P. Fassett:
Peter Fassett: 1760 Goffstown page 507
T: State Papers N.H.
Volume XXXVI Estate
Samuel Fassett: Signed for Revolutionary War
Adonijah: signed for Revolutionary War
June:
3 : 1776 page 162
T: State Papers N.H. Batchellor Vol. XXX
Index to rolls of
honor Volume 3 page 133
And 2 page 139
Births:
Fassett’s
Vital Records at Concord, N.H. (Copied
Sept. 23, 1980)
Albert A. Fassett born Winchester, N.H. July 12, 1821
Maria Fassett born
Winchester, N.H. August 29, 1817
Mary A. Fassett born Winchester, N.H. August 31, 1814
All Children of Lewis and Sarah Fassett
Lewis Fassett born
Winchester, N.H. March 31, 1787
The son of Adonijah and Anna Fassett
Lewis’ twin sister was Lois, she married
a Cady.
Children born to
Obel and Lois (?sp Loais) Fassett
Fitzwillian,
N.H.
John Fassett
born December 19, 1797
Benjamin
born May 1, 1795 twin
Joseph
born May 1, 1795 twin
Thomas Willard
born August 30, 1813
Eunice
born February 21, 1811
Twin Sons
born May 6, 1809
Obid W.
born January 17, 1808
Stephen Franklin
born September 1, 1802
Clarrisa
born August 1804
Isabel
born April 28, 1800
Franklin Benjamin born July 22, 1799
Children born to
Joseph and Hannah Fassett
Fitzwilliam,
N.H.
Nancy
born November 27, 1805
Roxanna
born March 20, 1815
Joseph
born August 5, 1769
Joseph
born February 20, 1804
Jude
born June 17, 1802
Lydia Woods
born February 25, 1808
Edman
born April 21, 1810
Hannah Ward
born July 2, 1812
Levi
born April 10, 1797
Rebecca
born December 6, 1798
John Fassett
born August 9, 1800
Emoline
born April 21, 1810
Children born to
Benjamin and Martha Lee Fassett,
Winchester,
N.H.
Ezekial Lee
born March 25, 1807
Rebecca
born March 20, 1809
Children born to
Adonijah and Anna Fassett,
Winchester,
N.H.
Thankful
born November 30, 1778
(m.Chester Fassett)
Benjamin
born July 8, 1780
Amos
born June 13, 1782
John
born August 14, 1785
(?m.Susannah Dutton)
Lois
born March 31, 1787 Twin
Lewis
born March 31, 1787 Twin
(m. Sarah________)
Anna
born February 16, 1789
Abner
born July 23, 1791
(d. Feb. 12, 1812)
Samuel
born August 28, 1789
Children born to
Samuel and Betsey (Hutchons) Fassett,
Winchester,
N.H.
Samuel
born February 11, 1811
Ashbury
born December 9, 1812
Children born to
Samuel and ____, Winchester, N.H.
Mary
born January 3, 1778
Lucy
born April 19, 1779
m.1800 Ebenezer Copeland)
Ester
born April 24, 1764
(?m. David Garnsey)
Anna
born September 23, 1774
Children born to
Albert A. and Rachel Fassett,
Winchester,
N.H.
Harriett E.
born June 24, 1847
Henry E.
born April 18, 1849
Walter C.
born October 30, 1852
Infant male
born April 26, 1857
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