Deacon David Wadsworth

1764 - 1840  (75 years)

• Name	David Wadsworth
  Title	Deacon
  Birth	25 Dec 1764	Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	1840	Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio, USA
  Burial	Old Fredericktown Cemetery, Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, USA
  Notes	In 1774, at the age of 10, David was a member of William Billings' Sacred Music School in Stoughton, David is listed under the heading,"Singers of Counter."(possibly todays equivalant of Alto). By 1786 he was a member of the Stoughton Musical Society. David was a charter member of the Rising Star Lodge F. & A.M Dec 1799 and present at the first meeting in Stoughton,Mass in January 1800 (also present was Paul Revere) where he was elected Senior Deacon. Today it is one of the oldest Masonic Lodges in Massachusetts. 1800 census of Canton, MA (formed from Stoughton in 1797) shows David (26-44) with one male under 10, one male 10-15, three females under 10, and one female 26-44. David moved to Vermont about 1810, from Canton, MA where he was a farmer, along with his brother, Elisha (also from Canton). 1810 census of Chittenden, Rutland Co., Vermont shows David with two males under 10, one female under 10, two females 10-15, and female 26-44. 1820 census of Pittsford, Rutland Co.,Vermont shows David (45 and over), one female 10-15; one female 16-25; one female 45 and over (Eleanor). 1830 census of Pittsford, Rutland Co.,Vermont shows David (60-69), one female 20-29 and female 60-69 (Eleanor). In the fall of 1831 he moved with his wife and widowed daughter, Lucy (and two children), to Fredericktown, Ohio where his children Samuel, David, and Azuba already resided. Not clear if they made it to Fredericktown before the death of their son, David. Appears several family members died between 1830 and 1832. David was appointed Guardian of his son David's children. Court records in Knox County (Box 11, #273) receipts were submitted by David Sr. between 1834 and 1839Oct31 for purchases (shoe repairs, clothes, schooling, etc.) for Eliza and Timothy. In Oct1834 paid taxes on a schoolhouse he built in District No.1 on the property of his son, David Jr. Those expenses were approved 22Oct1840 by the court. No other guardian receipts noted. As guardian in 1837(20Feb) sold at auction property belonging to the heirs of his son, David Jr. In June 1842, Timothy Burr and Absolom Thrift were appointed guardians of Timothy B. Wadsworth aged 16 (Eliza was over 18 at that point), which leads us to conclude that David Sr most likely died that year or before (most likely 1840). 1840 census, not found in Knox County, Ohio.
  Person ID	I255	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Recompense Wadsworth,   b. 12 Feb 1729, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Aug 1798, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Abigail Lyon,   b. 29 May 1741, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 12 Feb 1784, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1760	Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Capen,   b. 18 Jun 1763, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 02 Sep 1832, Wayne, Knox Co., Ohio, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1788	Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Wadsworth,   b. 24 Jun 1789, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 27 Feb 1864, Hardin, Johnson Co., Iowa, USA (Age 74 years) + 2. Azuba Wadsworth,   b. 28 Oct 1791, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 7 Jan 1852, Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan, USA (Age 60 years) + 3. Milly Wadsworth,   b. 21 Aug 1795, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 04 Dec 1839, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 44 years) + 4. Lucy Wadsworth,   b. 17 Sep 1797, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 Jun 1842, Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio, USA (Age 44 years) + 5. Doctor David Wadsworth,   b. 8 Jun 1800, Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1831, Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio, USA (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Dec 1764 - Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Marriage - 15 May 1788 - Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 1840 - Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio, USA Burial - - Old Fredericktown Cemetery, Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  David Wadsworth, 1835 - Pride and Ostentation Transcribed poem written and read by David Wadsworth in Fredericktown Ohio 1835, it was published in the Bath,NY Steuben Advocate, 1883.