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Myranda Bassett

Female Abt 1813 - 1899  (86 years)

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  • Name Myranda Bassett 
    Birth Abt 1813  Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 2007AD3A793BE94DBE82FE85582C2A268F3E 
    Death 16 Feb 1899  Cincinnati, , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGES:From a letter written by David and Sophia Bassett, dated 29 Aug 1836: "Myranda lost her husband he died with cholera three years ago. She has since married a man by the name of Conklin. He lives in Colombia."

      Recieved 23 Feb 2015 from Jeffrey.

      Proposed Change: Myranda Bassett (I6643)
      Tree: 3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
      Link: http://www.bassettbranches.org/tng//getperson.php?personID=I6643&tree=3B

      Description: Miranda's first husband was Jeremiah Tritt. They were married May 21, 1829 in Montgomery Co., OH by the Rev. David Winters. According to an index of pensions for the War of 1812, Benjamin C. Conklin's widow was Miranda B. (Bassett) Tritt, married Oct. 11, 1835 in Newport, KY, died Feb. 16, 1899 in Cincinnati, OH.

      War of 1812 Pension Application Files
      Soldier: Benjamin C Conklin
      Date Enlisted: Sept. 5, 1814
      Date Discharged: Dec. 4, 1814
      Date of Death: Jan. 15, 1881
      Place of Death: Cincinnati, OH
      Military Service Location: NJ
      Residence: 1855, Hamilton Co., OH; 1871, Columbia, Hamilton Co., OH
      Pension Nos.: SO 25258, SC 15444, WO 40835, WC 31467
      Bounty Land No.: 46676 160 55
      Maiden Name of Widow: Miranda B. Bassett (1st mar. Tritt)
      Marriage Date: Oct. 11, 1835
      Marriage Place: Newport, Campbell Co., KY
      Widow's Residence: 1881, 1887, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH
      Widow's Date of Death: Feb. 16, 1899
      Widow's Place of Death: Cincinnati, OH
      Soldier's First Wife: Sarah Ewing
      (M313, roll 20)

      1850 (Aug 20) Spencer Twp., Hamilton Co., OH
      CONKLIN Benjamin C. 55, b. 1795 NJ, grocer & J. Peace
      CONKLIN Maranda 37, b. 1813 VT
      GRANDIN Harriet 13, b. 1837 OH

      1860 Spencer Twp., Hamilton Co., OH
      CONKLIN Benjamin C. 65, b. 1795 NJ, magistrate
      CONKLIN Miranda 44, b. 1816 VT
      STEWART Isabella 13, b. 1847 OH, domestic
      CONKLIN Elizabeth 48, b. 1812 NJ, domestic

      1870 Columbia, Hamilton Co., OH (Pendleton P. O.)
      CONKLIN Benj. C. 77, b. 1793 NJ, keeps boarding house
      CONKLIN Maranda 52, b. 1818 VT
      BONER Ann 16, b. 1854 VA, helps about house
      HARPER Jane 19, b. 1851 Ireland, cook

      1880 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH
      CONKLIN Benj. C. 85, head, b. 1795 NJ/NJ/NY, invalid, old age
      CONKLIN Miranda 64, wife, b. 1816 VT/CT/MA

      Cincinnati City Directories
      1872 Conklin Benj. C. b. h. s. s. [boards house south side of] L. M. R. R. nr. Main, Columbia
      1876 Conklin Benj. C. h. Railroad Av., Columbia
      1879 Conklin Benj. C. h. 25 Ringgold, Pendleton
      1881 Conklin Miranda, widow, h. 1079 Eastern Av
      1882 Conklin Miranda, widow, h. n. s. Columbia Av. east of Willow, Columbia
      1885 Conklin Miranda, widow, res. Asylum for Aged People
      1887 Conklin Miranda, wid. Benj. C. res. Asylum for Aged People, Walnut Hills
      1888 Conklin Miranda B wid. Benj. res. Widows' Home, Walnut Hills
      1889 Conklin Miranda B. wid Benj. C. res. Widows' Home, Walnut Hills
      1891 Conklin Miranda, wid. res. Widows' Home
      1892 Conklin Miranda, wid. Benj. C. res. Widows' Home
      1893 Conklin Miranda B. wid. Benj. C. res. Widows' Home
      1894 Conklin Miranda B. res. Widows' Home
      1895 Conklin Miranda, wid res. Widows' Home

      CENSUS: Myranda was found in the 1850 Census.

      In the 1850 Census of Spencer, Hamilton, Ohio, (National Archives Roll: M432_686; Page: 251, Image: 15.)

      Benjamin C Conklin 55 M N Jersey Grocer & J. Peace 3000
      Maranda Conklin 37 F Vermont
      Harriet Grandin 13 F Ohio
    Person ID I6643  3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2015 

    Father David Bassett,   b. Abt 1777, , , Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850 (Age > 74 years) 
    Mother Sophia,   b. , , New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1840, of Campbell County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jereniah Tritt 
    Marriage 21 May 1829  , Montgomery, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2015 

    Family 2 Benjamin C. Conklin,   b. Abt 1795   d. 15 Jan 1881, Cincinnati, , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1835  Newport, Campbell, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2015