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Rufus WASGATT

Rufus WASGATT

Male 1786 - 1844  (58 years)

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  • Name Rufus WASGATT 
    Birth 17 May 1786  Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Sep 1844  [2
    Person ID I2678  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2021 

    Father Davis WASGATT,   b. 11 Mar 1750/1   d. 27 Nov 1843 (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Rachel RICHARDSON,   b. 24 Nov 1752, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1841 (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 9 Aug 1774  [1, 2, 3
    • Davis and Rachel's marriage was the first recorded for Mount Desert, and was performed by Daniel Little from Kennebunk.
    Family ID F282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna GOTT 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1809  Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • Town records state Rufus Wasgatt and "Sucky" Gott were married 22 Dec 1809 by Davis Wasgatt. Family Bible gives date of marriage as 21 Dec 1809.
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S278] Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine and Nearby Islands, 1776-1820, p. 49.

    2. [S673] Wasgatt, Davis, 1752-1879, births, marriages and deaths.

    3. [S1487] BOOK: Mount Desert: A History, p. 264.

    4. [S278] Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine and Nearby Islands, 1776-1820, p. 29.



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