John Hancock WASGATT

1814 - 1892  (77 years)

• Name	John Hancock WASGATT
  Birth	10 May 1814	Maine, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  	Date of birth was listed as 10 May 1814 per the FamilySearch Maine Deaths database, and father listed as Davis Wasgatt. The "Record of a Death" card, image online at Ancestry.com, states "unknown" for parents; however, written to the side, was the name "Sally Hadlock" for mother and ______ Wasgatt (appears to be Davis) for father. A third source was also used to determine his year of birth; the Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles (page 23) states John was 78 years, 8 months, and 27 days old at the time of death. This would give his date of birth as 11 May 1813. While this author is accepting 10 May 1814 for date of birth, additional research may further clarify which of the two dates are accurate.
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Feb 1892	Surry, Hancock, Maine, United States   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I569	Stanwood Family
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Davis WASGATT, Jr.,   b. 1 Jun 1775, Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 20 Apr 1864 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Sally HADLOCK,   b. 14 Jan 1783, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Marriage	15 Aug 1799	Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   [5, 6]
  	Marriage bans state, "June ye 14th 1799 This Day Published a Intention of Marriage between Mr Davis Wasgatt and Mrs. Sally Hadlock both of the town of Mount desert." The town records further state, "Said Salley his wife was born at Ipswich January ye. 14th year 1783," making Sally only 16 at the time of her marriage, and unlikely she was truly a widow or a "Mrs."
  Family ID	F402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Ann Emery WASGATT,   b. 3 Jul 1819, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 6 Mar 1889, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 7]
  	1834
  Children	1. Henrietta Somes WASGATT,   b. 3 Sep 1847, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 3 Dec 1912, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

• Photos

  WASGATT_John_b1814_grave_001

  
  

• Notes

  On the 1860 census, John was listed as shoemaker; however, by 1870, the enumerator stated his occupation as sailor. By 1880, his occupation was "farmer.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1645] DB: Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, 3 December 2011; entry for John Wasgatt, son of Davis. [S1652] DB: Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922, 3 December 2011; entry for John Wasgatt, son of Davis Wasgatt and Sally Hadlock. WASGATT_John_b1814_death_001 [S1166] Find A Grave, 3 December 2011; memorial page for John Wasgatt, showing joint gravestone for John Wasgatt ( - 1892) and Julia A., his wife ( - 1889), Find A Grave Memorial no. 69,778,686. Citing Hadley Point Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine; the accompanying photograph by user Patti Leland provides a legible image of the inscribed data. WASGATT_John_b1814_grave_001 [S1445] BOOK: Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and the Towns of Mount Desert Island, p. 23. [S278] Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine and Nearby Islands, 1776-1820, p. 42. [S673] Wasgatt, Davis, 1752-1879, births, marriages and deaths. [S1652] DB: Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922, 3 December 2011; entry for Julia Ann E. Wasgatt. WASGATT_Julia_b1889_death_001