Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Resseguie was born on 1 June 1752, in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Jacob Resseguie, was 32 and his mother, Mary Curtis, was 30. He married Sarah Follett about 1776, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 July 1835, in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 83, and was buried in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Jacob in entry for Sarah Resseguie, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Jacob Rosseguie, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Jacob Rosseguie, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1752–1835 Male
1749–1827 Female
Children (5)
1781–1867 Female
1785–1815 Male
1791–1887 Male
1793– Male
1795– Male
Parents and Siblings
1719–1801 Male
1721–1797 Female
Siblings (5)
1747–1821 Female
1752–1835 Male
1754– Male
1759–1835 Male
1762–1811 Female
World Events (6)
1776
Age 24
1793
Age 41
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 48
Name Meaning
French (southern; Rességuié): variant of Resseguier, an occupational name for a sawyer, from Occitan rasseguiér ‘sawyer’. The surname Rességuié is very rare in France.
History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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