Mary Wait
F, (5 June 1740 - 8 March 1823)
Father-Biological* | Nathan Wait b. 15 Feb 1711, d. 25 Nov 1798 |
Mother-Biological* | Hannah Billings b. 14 Jul 1706, d. 15 Aug 1773 |
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Last Edited=5 Apr 2024
Mary Wait was born on 5 June 1740 at Hatfield, Massachusetts.1 She was the daughter of Nathan Wait and Hannah Billings.
Mary Wait married Deacon John Bement, son of John Bement and Mary Severance, at Ashfield, Massachusetts.2 Mary and Johnmoved to Ashfield, Massachusetts, circa 1775. Ashfield was then a wilderness. He cleared land and carried his produce to market in Hadly on his back.2 Mary Wait died on 8 March 1823 at Ashfield, Massachusetts, at age 82.2,1,3 She was buried at Plain Cemetery, Ashfield, Massachusetts. Mary's epitaph reads:
Mary Wait married Deacon John Bement, son of John Bement and Mary Severance, at Ashfield, Massachusetts.2 Mary and Johnmoved to Ashfield, Massachusetts, circa 1775. Ashfield was then a wilderness. He cleared land and carried his produce to market in Hadly on his back.2 Mary Wait died on 8 March 1823 at Ashfield, Massachusetts, at age 82.2,1,3 She was buried at Plain Cemetery, Ashfield, Massachusetts. Mary's epitaph reads:
Children of Mary Wait and Deacon John Bement
- Phineas Bement2 (17 Jul 1759 - )
- John Bement2 (1 Mar 1761 - )
- Mary Bement+ (31 Mar 1763 - 9 May 1845)
- Reuben Bement2 (4 Jan 1767 - )
- Samuel Bement2 (17 May 1769 - )
- Hannah Bement2 (31 Aug 1771 - )
- Daniel Bement2 (4 Sep 1773 - 7 Dec 1774)
- Sarah Bement2 (22 May 1775 - 22 Mar 1806)
- Lucinda Bement2 (9 Jun 1777 - 1855)
- Irinda Bement2 (11 Sep 1779 - )
- Daniel Bement2 (2 Nov 1782 - )
- Amanda Bement2 (27 Mar 1785 - )
Citations
- Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
- Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin - Shedd and Allied Families in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1990.
- Eddy Fund. Vital Records of Ashfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1942.