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Patrick Fassett

Patrick Fassett[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1628 - 1713  (85 years)


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  • Name Patrick Fassett 
    Birth 1628  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 7
    • or Ireland.
    Gender Male 
    Event 3 Sep 1650  Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    captured by Oliver Cromwell's troops
    at the Battle of Dunbar (1650) 
    • After the battle, tens of thousands of Scots were taken to Durham Castle and then sent to London, England for trial. Many of the Scots did not survive the conditions at Durham Castle nor the march to London. Some found guilty were sent to the Lynn Ironworks in Lynn, Massachusetts as an indentured servant with John Bex(Beax) and Company for an 8 year term. The Iron Works is now largely referred to as the Saugus Iron Works and is presently located in Saugus, Massachusetts. Historically it was also referred to as the Iron Works at Hammersmith.
    • Role: Participant
    Migration 11 Nov 1650  From England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12
    To New England
    aboard Unity 
    • The ship arrived in December with approximately 150 Scottish prisoners of war.
    • Role: Passenger
    Event Dec 1650  Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    60 of these men went to work in the bogs near the Saugus Iron Works. Others stayed in Boston, some went to Maine and others were sent south.
    George Darling
    Duncan Stewart
    John Marshall
    Robert Junkins
    William Furbush
    James Adams 
    • Role: Participant
    Alternate Name Patrick Facit  [13]
    Occupation mechanic  [4]
    Death 7 Nov 1713  Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 7, 14
    • Find-a-grave has 6 Nov 1713.
    Burial Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Cemetery:
    Old South Burying Ground
    Person ID I11128  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2017 

    Father ________ McPherson 
    Mother ________ ________ 
    Family ID F15576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Reyley,   b. 1645   d. 15 Jan 1739/40, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)  [6, 13
    Marriage Abt 1670  Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 7
    • Find-a-grave says they were married in 1664.
    Children 
     1. Dr. John Fassett,   b. 3 Oct 1670, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1736/7, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Joseph Fassett,   b. 2 Oct 1672, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1754, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +3. Sarah Fassett,   b. 1 Mar 1674/5, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Samuel Fassett,   b. 29 Dec 1677, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1679 (Age < 1 years)
     5. Samuel Fassett,   b. 7 May 1679, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1757 (Age 77 years)
     6. Deborah Fassett,   b. 15 Feb 1680/1, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Mary Fassett,   b. 31 Mar 1683, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1746 (Age 63 years)
     8. Peter Fassett,   b. 25 Aug 1685, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1711, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     9. Capt. Josiah Fassett,   b. 1 Dec 1687, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1741 (Age 53 years)
    +10. Lt. Benjamin Fassett,   b. 7 Jul 1690, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1764, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F4116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1628 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - captured by Oliver Cromwell's troops,at the Battle of Dunbar (1650)  - 3 Sep 1650 - Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To New England,aboard Unity  - 11 Nov 1650 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - 60 of these men went to work in the bogs near the Saugus Iron Works. Others stayed in Boston, some went to Maine and others were sent south.,George Darling
    Duncan Stewart
    John Marshall
    Robert Junkins
    William Furbush
    James Adams  - Dec 1650 - Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1670 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Nov 1713 - Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    Old South Burying Ground - - Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Coats of Arms
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  • Notes 
    • He may have been a Scottish prisoner brought during the English Civil War.

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S940] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 2, 147, 00191.

    2.  2.  [S206] Vital Records of Billerica, MA, 360, 00570.

    3.  3.  [S206] Vital Records of Billerica, MA, 76, 00570.

    4.  4.  [S198] Pioneer Irish in New England, 191, 00429.

    5.  5.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 119:71, 00390.

    6.  6.  [S682] TEA, 7:47, 00682.

    7.  7.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 19529797, 00974.

    8.  8.  [S1108] TEG, 6:9, 00961.

    9.  9.  [S985] TCN, 40:295, 00937.

    10.  10.  [S1108] TEG, 6:10, 00961.

    11.  11.  [S1108] TEG, 6:11, 00961.

    12.  12.  [S1108] TEG, 6:12, 00961.

    13.  13.  [S399] Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630 - 1699, Boston:141, 00021.

    14.  14.  [S198] Pioneer Irish in New England, 192, 00429.