mystery! Lt. John Safford Washington NH

By genealogy.com user March 07, 2000 at 05:40:50

I am looking for information on this family:Lt. John Safford(17 July 1742 Ipswich MA to 4 April 1823 Washington NH)who married Mehitable Farnsworth(25 May 1745 Harvard MA to 20 March 1826 Washington NH).They moved from Harvard MA to Washington NH about 1770.

Children born in Harvard MA:
1. LT. JOHN III12 Aug 1765m. Olive Puffer6 childrend. 7 Jan 1822Dexter ME
2. MARTHA11 March 1767d. Lempster NH m. Roswell Bingham
3. MEHITABLE18 June 1769d. young 29 Aug 1777Washington NH
Children born in Washington NH:
4. STEPHEN21 Nov 1771 d. young 31 May 1777 Washington NH
5. MARK12 May 1777d. young 29 Aug 1777 Washington NH
6. SIMEON17 May 1775d. young 27 May 1777 Washington NH
7. SIMEON SR. (*husband's line) 29 July 1777m. Sally Rogers about 1804d. 12 Sept 1845Dexter ME
8. MEHITABLE10 Oct 1779d. young 28 Dec 1785 Washington NH
9. MARK W. 10 Aug 1782m. Mercy Barrett18078 childrend. 5 April 1844 Washington NH
10.LUCY (twin) 6 April 1788d. young 13 Nov 1800
11.WARD (twin) 6 April 1788changed name to sTafford!d.26 March 1851Bloomfield, New Jersey

The MYSTERY is the year 1777 -- a child died May 21, another May 27, and TWO died August 29, after my husband's ancestor was born on July 29.This is so sad! WHAT happened??

Would appreciate any replies being sent directly to my e-mail since I don't check here regularly.


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