William WASGATT

1787 -

• Name	William WASGATT
  Birth	23 May 1787	Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Cause: Y
  	Y
  Person ID	I2318	Stanwood Family
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas WASGATT,   b. Abt 1745   d. 19 May 1820, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Hannah THOMAS,   b. 16 Jan 1756   d. 1 Mar 1840, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1781	Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   [1, 3]
  Land Sale	25 Feb 1806	Great Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, United States
  	Lot originally deeded to Thomas Wasgatt by Degregoire.
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca S HENMAN
  Marriage	24 Mar 1816	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Old Hancock County Families provides details on William's military life, stating he was captured by the British during the War of 1812 and taken to Halifax, where he was kept a prisoner.

  
  

• Sources

  [S278] Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine and Nearby Islands, 1776-1820, p. 38. [S83] Maine, Hancock, Bar Harbor, Town and Vital Records 1796-1891, p. 38, family record for the children of Thomas Wasgatt and Hannah Thomas, FHL microfilm 10,616, item 2, FHL microfilm 10,616. WASGATT_Betsey_b1791_birth_001 [S152] Eden, Maine, Town and vital records, 1796-1891, p. 38, marriage of Thomas Wasgatt and Hannah Thomas, FHL microfilm 10616. WASGATT_Thomas_b1745_family_record_001 [S229] Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, v. 3, 1924, 489. [S1490] BOOK: Old Hancock County Families, p. 91.