Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" in her blog post Challenge: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. Here is my ancestor biography for week #29:
Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857) is #36 on my Ahnentafel List, and is my 3rd great-grandfather. He married Hannah Sawtell (1789-1857) in 1810.
I am descended through:
* their son, #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899)who married #19, Sophia Newton (1834-1923) in 1852.
* their daughter, #9 Harriet Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) who married #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874.
* their son, #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942), who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.* their son, #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), in 1942.
* their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Sex: Male
* Father: Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1828)
* Mother: Elizabeth Keyes (1759-1793)
* Alternate Name: Zacheus Hildreth [13]
2) INDIVIDUAL FACTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: 10 April 1783, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [1-3]
* Census: 1 June 1820 (age 37), Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [13]
* Census: 1 June 1830 (age 47), Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5]
* Census: 1 June 1840 (age 57), Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6]
* Census: 1 June 1850 (age 67), Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7]
* Occupation: 1 June 1850 (age 67), farmer; Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [14]
* Census: 1 June 1855 (age 72) Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [8]
* Occupation: 22 January 1857 (age 73), cooper; Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [10]
* Death: 22 January 1857 (age 73), of consumption; Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [9-10]
* Burial: after 22 January 1857 (after age 73), New Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [11]
* Probate: 17 February 1857 (age 73), Administration granted; Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [12]
3) MARRIAGES/CHILDREN (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1: Hannah Sawtell (1789-1857)
* Marriage: 21 October 1810 (age 27), Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [4, 14-15]
* Child 1: Aaron Hildreth (1811-1884)
* Child 2: Clarissa Hildreth (1814-1819)
* Child 3: James Hildreth (1817-1892)
* Child 4: Clarissa Hildreth (1820-1852)
* Child 5: Elizabeth Hildreth (1822-1910)
* Child 6: Milo Hildreth (1824-1893)
* Child 7: Moses Hildreth (1828-1893)
* Child 8: Edward Hildreth (1831-1899)
* Child 9: Harriet Augusta Hildreth (1835-1850)
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
Zachariah Hildreth was born in Townsend, Massachusetts,[1-3] the fourth child of Zachariah and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Keyes) Hildreth, who were married on 1 September 1777 in Townsend. The Townsend, Massachusetts town record book includes the birth of Zachariah Hildreth[2]:
"Aaron son of Zachariah and Elizabeth Hildreth born Oct 30th 1778
...
Zachariah Son of Do born April 10th 1783."
The Townsend town vital record book provides the marriage intention record for Zachariah Hildreth and Hannah Sawtell as[14]:
"1810 Sept. 5th rec'd of Mr. Zachriah Hildreth Jr. and Miss Hannah Sartell of this Town, with their intention of Marriage"
The Townsend town vital office record book also provides the marriage record for Zachariah Hildreth and Hannah Sawtell as[15]:
"Return of Marriages of Rev'd David Palmer and as follows:
...
October 21 [1810] Zachariah Hildreth Jnr to Hannah Sartell"
A list of the family of Zachariah Hildreth and Hannah Sawtell was found in a Bible owned by the Northborough Historical Society.[4] The "Milo Hildreth Family Bible Records" shows the following:
Zachariah Hildreth married Hannah Sawtelle Oct-21-1810
Zachariah Hildreth born April 10th-1783 died Jan 22d 1857 Agd 73-9-12
Hannah Sawtelle Nov 6-1789 Jan 13th 1857 " 67-2-7
The list of children includes:
* Aaron Hildreth March 11th 1811 died June 11th 1884 Agd 73-3
* Clarissa Hildreth Aug 18th 1814 " Sept 16th 1819 Agd 5-0-29
* James Hildreth May 3d 1817 " April 13th 1892 - 74-11-10
* Clarissa Hildreth Jan 24th 1820 " July 24th 1852 agd 32-6-0
* Elizabeth Hildreth April 26 1822
* Milo Hildreth Aug 17th 1824
* Moses Hildreth Dec 27th 1828
* Edward Hildreth April 30th 1831
* Harriet Augusta Hildreth July 25th 1835 " July 7th 1850 Agd 14-4-1
In the 1820 U.S. Census, the Zacheus Hildreth Jr. family resided in Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[13] The household included:
* two males under age 10
* one male aged 26 to 45
* one female under age 10
* one female aged 26 to 45.
In the 1830 U.S. Census, the Zachariah Hildreth family resided in Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[5] The household included:
* one male under age 5
* one male age 5 to 9
* one male age 10 to 14
* one male age 15 to 19
* one male age 20 to 29
* one male age 40 to 49
* one female age 5 to 9
* one female age 10 to 14
* one female age 40 to 49.
In the 1840 U.S. Census, the Zachariah Hildreth family resided in Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[6] The household included:
* one male age 5-9
* one male age 10-14
* one male age 20-29
* one male age 50-59
* one female under age 5
* one female age 15-19
* one female age 20-29
* one female age 40-49.
In the 1850 U.S. Census, the Zachariah Hildreth family resided in Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[7] The family included:
* Zachariah Hildreth, age 61, male, a farmer, $1000 in real property, born Massachusetts
* Hannah Hildreth, age 57, female, born New Hampshire
* Harriet A. Hildreth, age 14, female, born Massachusetts, attended school.
The death record for Zachariah Hildreth states that he was a cooper, aged 73, and a widower when he died of consumption in Townsend MA on 22 January 1857.[10] He was born in Townsend Massachusetts, the son of Zachariah and Betsy Hildreth.
The Townsend Vital Records book contains a burial record of Zachariah Hildreth in New Cemetery. The record says for the family group[11]:
Hildreth, Clarissa, d. Zachariah & Hannah, Sept. 16, 1820,a. 5y. 29d.
Hildreth, Harriet A., July 7, 1850, a. 14y. 11m., 12d.
Hildreth, Hannah, w. Zachariah, Jan. 13, 1857, a. 67y.
Hildreth, Zachariah, Jan. 22, 1857, a. 73y.
Milo Hildreth was appointed administrator of the estate of Zachariah Hildreth of Townsend Massachusetts.[12] A court of probate was held at Charlestown on 17 February 1857 at which the following memorial was read:
The Memorial of "Milo Hildreth" of "Northborough" in said county "Worcester", Respectfully represents That "Zachariah Hildreth" who last dwelt in "Townsend" in said county of Middlesex within "two" months last died intestate, possessed of goods and estate remaining to be administered, leaving "no" widow and "6" children, "a child of a deceased that undersigned being his heirs-at-law desiring that your Memorialist should be appointed administrator of the estate of said deceased."
That no creditor is willing to administer on said estate. That the said Memorialist is ready to give Bond, with sufficient sureties, for the due performance of said trust. Wherefore your Memorialist prays that he may be appointed Administrator on the estate of said deceased, in manner and form as the law in such case provides.
/signed/ "Milo Hildreth"
The undersigned being all the Parties interested in the foregoing Petition, desire the same may be granted.
/signed/ "Aaron Hildreth" "Joseph Chaffin" "Elizabeth Chaffin"
"Moses H. Hildreth" "Edward Hildreth"
The estate of Zachariah Hildreth was appraised by Joel Emery, Daniel Spaulding, and Ralph Ball on 10 February 1857 to be $65.24.
5) SOURCES
1. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), "Townsend Births, Marriages and Deaths," page 98 (penned, image 163 of 1351), Zachariah Hildreth entry.
2. Henry C. Hallowell (editor), Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992), page 276, Zachariah Hildreth birth entry.
3. Townsend, Massachusetts, Certificate of Birth, Zachariah Hildreth, 10 April 1783; Town Clerk's Office, Townsend, Mass. (certificate dated 12 January 1995).
4. Richard C. Fipphen, "Bible Records - Northborough Historical Society," The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 35, No. 2 (July 1985), page 157, Zachariah Hildreth and Hannah Sawtelle entry.
5. 1830 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Townsend town, page 265, Zachariah Hildreth household; indexed database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M19, Roll 67.
6. 1840 United States Federal Census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Townsend; Page 204, Zachariah Hildreth household, indexed database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M704, Roll 190.
7. 1850 United States Federal Census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule; Townsend town, Page 312, Zachariah Hildreth household, indexed database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 796.
8. "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," indexed database and digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org), Middlesex County, Townsend, image 16 of 31, dwelling #1, family #1, Zachariah Hildreth household.
9. Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com, "Townsend Births, Marriages and Deaths," Page 98, on image 163, Zachariah Hildreth's birth entry.
10. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915," indexed database and digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org), Deaths: Volume 112, Page 173, Townsend, 1857; Zachariah Hildreth death entry.
11. Henry C. Hallowell (editor), Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts, page 355, New Cemetery, Townsend, Mass., Zachariah Hildreth burial entry.
12. "Probate Records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)," 886 FHL US/CAN Microfilms, Zachariah Hildreth of Townsend, Probate Packet 34,181, accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,481,276.
13. 1820 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Townsend, Page 569, Zacheus Hildreth household; indexed database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M33, Roll 51.
14. Henry C. Hallowell (editor), Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts, page 62, Zachariah Hildreth and Hannah Sawtell marriage intention entry.
15. Townsend, Massachusetts, Certificate of Marriage, Zachariah Hildreth and Hannah Sawtell, 21 October 1810; Town Clerk's Office, Townsend, Mass. (certificate dated 12 January 1995).
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