Jesse Bailey (1775 - 1849)

Born 12 May 1775 in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe Bailey — married 7 Dec 1797 in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Died 27 Jul 1849 at age 74 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Jesse Bailey was born in 1775, the son of Ebenezer Bailey and Mehitable Eaton. ^[1] On 7 Dec. 1797, Jesse married his first cousin Phebe Bailey. ^[2]

Upon their marriage, the couple settled in Unity, NH, where they had ten children: ^[3]

1. unnamed son, b. 7 June 1798; d. 7 June 1798
2. Charles, b. 26 Oct. 1799; m. Roxanna Wyman, 24 June 1847; d. 19 Nov. 1880 (Prescott, WI)
3. Apphia, b. 23 Apr. 1802; d. 12 Aug. 1802
4. Roswell Hopkins, b. 22 July 1804; m. Fidelia Bailey, 3 Feb. 1831; d. 3 Apr. 1887
5. Sarah, b. 8 Feb. 1807; d. 31 Mar. 1809
6. Ebenezer Eaton, b. 17 May 1809; m. Esther Henry, 24 Jan. 1847; d. 9 May 1862
7. Jesse Philbrick, b. 20 Nov. 1811; d. 14 Aug. 1839 (Illinois)
8. Phebe Jane, b. 24 Aug. 1814; d. 15 Sep. 1814
9. Samuel Chase, b. 13 Jan. 1816; m. Hannah Ray Perkins, 21 Mar. 1843; d. 22 Mar. 1905, and
10. Moses, b. 24 Feb. 1825; d. 5 March 1825.

After residing for 41 years in Unity, NH, where he was a farmer, Jesse moved to Claremont, NH in March 1839. ^[4] He had lost the use of his lower limbs for active labors, but was still able to provide useful service to the community as a Justice of the Peace. The family was recorded on the 1800, ^[5] 1810, ^[6] 1820 ^[7] and 1830 ^[8] censuses for Unity, NH and the 1840 census for Claremont. ^[9]

Jesse passed away in 1849 of dysentery, in Claremont, at age 74. He was buried in Pleasant Street Cemetery of Claremont. ^[10] His wife would live another 5 years, until being buried at his side in 1854. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Weare| Birth, Jesse Bailey
2. ↑ New Hampshire Marriage Records, Weare| Marriage, Bailey - Bailey
3. ↑ Family Bible of Jesse & Phebe Bailey, attached
4. ↑ A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts, Historical and Genealogical Researches, of Merrimack Valley, Vol 1, Nbr. 1, April 1857, Published by Alfred Poor, Haverhill| Page 103
5. ↑ 1800 United States Federal Census, State of New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Unity, Page 1024, Line 3| 1800 US Census, "Jesse Bailey"
6. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census, State of New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Unity, Page 231, Line 19| 1810 US Census, "Jesse Bailey"
7. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census, State of New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Unity, Page 230, Line 7| 1820 US Census, "Jesse Bailey"
8. ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census, State of New Hampshire, Sullivan County, Unity, Page 331, Line 4| 1830 US Census, "Jesse Bailey"
9. ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census, State of New Hampshire, Sullivan County, Claremont, Page 47, Line 29| 1840 US Census, "Jesse Bailey"
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 December 2021), memorial page for Jesse Bailey (12 May 1775–27 Jul 1849), Find A Grave: Memorial #50314487, citing Pleasant Street Cemetery, Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by CtownClarionet (contributor 48606804).
11. ↑ His wife's Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 December 2021), memorial page for Mrs Phebe Bailey Bailey (25 Jun 1777–1 Dec 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #50314489, citing Pleasant Street Cemetery, Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by CtownClarionet (contributor 48606804).

See Also:

• Family Search | Jesse Bailey
• A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts, Historical and Genealogical Researches, of Merrimack Valley, Vol 1, Nbr. 1, April 1857, Published by Alfred Poor, Haverhill| Page 103

Acknowledgments

• Many thanks to Chris H. Bailey, Accredited Genealogist, Eustis, Florida, for the "Descendants of Ebenezer Bailey, Jr.", dated October 2019.
• Many thanks to Barbara Wyatt, Richard Bailey descendent, for the Family Bible Extract