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Theodosia <I>Ashley</I> Bascom

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Theodosia Ashley Bascom

Birth
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
10 Jan 1791 (aged 47)
Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section D
Memorial ID
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Rev. Aaron Bascom was married 23 October 1770 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts to Theodosia Ashley. She was the daughter of Israel and Margaret (Mosley) Ashley, born in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts 14 October 1710.

Children of Rev. Aaron and Theodosia (Ashley) Bascom recorded in Chester, Massachusetts
1. James, born April 16, 1773; married in Chester 24 April 1794, Helena Wales
2. Samuel Ashley, born February 10, 1780
3. Theodosia, born September 11, 1781; married in Chester 27 February 1814, as his 2nd wife Dr. Anson Boies
4. Aaron, born April 19, 1783
5. John, born December 23, 1784
6. Fanny, born November 8, 1786; married Asahel Wright of Chester, January 17, 1808
7. ____, daughter, born April 12, 1781; died April 13, 1781
7. Charlotte, born March 18, 1789; married in Chester 15 March 1810, as his 1st wife Dr. Anson Boies; died in Chester, 16 March 1813

Source: Mills, William S. "Chester Folks - The Founders of the Town, Their Ancestors and Descendants" 1923
Pages 8-9
Source: Vital Records of Chester, Massachusetts
Births: Pages
Rev. Aaron Bascom was married 23 October 1770 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts to Theodosia Ashley. She was the daughter of Israel and Margaret (Mosley) Ashley, born in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts 14 October 1710.

Children of Rev. Aaron and Theodosia (Ashley) Bascom recorded in Chester, Massachusetts
1. James, born April 16, 1773; married in Chester 24 April 1794, Helena Wales
2. Samuel Ashley, born February 10, 1780
3. Theodosia, born September 11, 1781; married in Chester 27 February 1814, as his 2nd wife Dr. Anson Boies
4. Aaron, born April 19, 1783
5. John, born December 23, 1784
6. Fanny, born November 8, 1786; married Asahel Wright of Chester, January 17, 1808
7. ____, daughter, born April 12, 1781; died April 13, 1781
7. Charlotte, born March 18, 1789; married in Chester 15 March 1810, as his 1st wife Dr. Anson Boies; died in Chester, 16 March 1813

Source: Mills, William S. "Chester Folks - The Founders of the Town, Their Ancestors and Descendants" 1923
Pages 8-9
Source: Vital Records of Chester, Massachusetts
Births: Pages

Inscription

MRS. THEODISIA
consort of Rev. Aaron Bascom
died 10 January 1791
age 41
(Transcription from "Gravestone Inscriptions for Chester, Massachusetts 1761-1982" Compiled by Francis H. O'Leary, Jr.)
__________________________

sic transit Gloria mundi
In Memory of Mrs. Theo
docia, the consort of the
Rev. Aaron Bascom of
Chester who died Jany
10th A.D. aged 41
years
"......chuse the better part
And turn to God and mend thine heart
Make haste, be wise, your end is nigh
For you must die as well as I"



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