Samuel Bartlett

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Bartlett was born on 23 April 1786, in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Daniel Bartlett, was 31 and his mother, Deborah Ferguson, was 22. He married Sophia Smith on 2 August 1810, in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died on 30 March 1874, in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Samuel Bartlett
1786–1874
Sophia Smith
1791–1876
Marriage: 2 August 1810
Dwight Smith Bartlett
1810–1813
Lewis Bartlett
1812–1842
Samuel Dwight Bartlett
1817–1896
George Bartlett
1822–1825
Charles Dexter Bartlett
1824–1892

Sources (24)

  • Samuel Bartlett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel Bartlett, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"
  • Bartlett in entry for Samuel D. Bartlett, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"

World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .

History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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