52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandAunt Harriet Augusta Hildreth (1835-1850) of Townsend and Northborough, Massachusetts

Harriet Augusta Hildreth, the 4th daughter and 9th child of Zachariah and Hannah (Sawtell) Hildreth,  was born on 25 July 1835 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[1-2] She appeared in the United States census on 1 June 1850 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[3] She died on 7 July 1850 at the age of 14 in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts.4-6 Harriet A. Hildreth was buried after 7 July 1850 at Hillside Cemetery in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts next to her parents.[2]  The gravestone inscription says:

HARRIET A.

HILDRETH

DIED

July 7, 1850.

AE. 14 Yrs 11 Mos

& 12 Days.

SOURCES:

1. Richard C. Fipphen, "Bible Records - Northborough Historical Society," The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 35, No. 2 (July 1985), page 158, Harriet Augusta Hildreth birth entry, 25 July 1835.

2. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146917564/harriet_a-hildreth: accessed December 26, 2024), memorial page for Harriet A. Hildreth (25 July 1835–7 July 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146917564, citing Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

3. 1850 United States Federal Census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Townsend town, Page 312, Zachariah Hildreth household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 796.

4. Henry C. Hallowell (editor), Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass. :  New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992), page 355, Harriet A. Hildreth death entry.

5. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915," digital images,  New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org), Deaths, Volume 50, Page 124, 1850, Northborough, Harriet A. Hildreth entry, 7 July 1850.

6. Richard C. Fipphen, "Bible Records - Northborough Historical Society," The Mayflower Descendant, page 158, Harriet Augusta Hildreth death entry, 7 July 1950.

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Harriet Augusta Hildreth (1835-1850) is my 2nd great-grandaunt and the sister of my 2nd great-grandfather, Edward Hildreth (1831-1899).   Three (out of 4) daughters of Zachariah and Hannah (Sawtell) Hildreth died young - so much sadness there.  Edward's first child, Harriet Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920), my great-grandmother, was named in Harriet Augusta Hildreth's honor.

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-grandparents and a number of close relatives.  Information about the Zachariah and Hannah (Sawtell) family is in  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 29: #36, Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857).

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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