52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandAunt Clarissa Hildreth (1814-1819) of Townsend, Massachusetts

Clarissa Hildreth[1–4] was born on 18 August 1814 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the second child and first daughter of Zachariah and Hannah (Sawtell) Hildreth.[1-2] She died on 16 September 1819 at the age of 5 years, 29 days in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[2-4] She was buried after 16 September 1819 at Hillside Cemetery in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[3-4]

The gravestone inscription, read by the author, is:

Clarissa Hildreth,

d. Zachariah & Hannah,

Sept 16 1820, ae 5y 29d

The death year on the gravestone is probably wrong, because the Hildreth family Bible record says she died 16 September 1819.  but the burial record on Find A Grave and in the Vital Record book lists her death as 16 September 1820.   Both the Bible record and the vital records book give her birth as 18 August 1814.  If the birth date and age at death are correct, then her death date is 16 September 1819.

SOURCES:

1. Henry C. Hallowell (editor), Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass. :  New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992), page 281, Clarissa Hildreth birth entry, 18 August 1814.

2. Richard C. Fipphen, "Bible Records - Northborough Historical Society," The Mayflower Descendant, Volume 35, Number 2 (July 1985), page 158, Clarissa Hildreth entry.

3. Henry C. Hallowell (editor), Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass. :  New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992), page 355, Clarissa Hildreth death entry, 16 September 1820 1814.

4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146977529/clarissa-hildreth : accessed November 14, 2024), memorial page for Clarissa Hildreth (18 Aug 1815–16 Sep 1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146977529, citing Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

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Clarissa Hildreth (1814-1820) is my 2nd great-grandaunt and the sister of my 2nd great-grandfather, Edward Hildreth (1831-1899).  I am sure that the death of their little girl affected her parents and her siblings.  The second daughter of Zachariah and Hannah (Sawtell) Hildreth, born 24 January 1820, was also named Clarissa.

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-grandparents and a number of close relatives. 

The "52 Relatives" theme is a weekly series to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches, including important events, and with source citations.  These relatives lived and died within a family structure, and deserve a genealogical sketch - they were integral parts and important persons in the lives of my ancestral families.  

I post the 52 Ancestors and 52 Relatives sketches on the 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies page, in my Ancestry Member Tree, in WikiTree, and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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