Individual Details

Samuel Bailey

(20 Feb 1705 - 5 Jan 1784)

His first wife seems to be Mary Rolfe. Samuel, a son from his first marriage, died a hero at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Events

Birth20 Feb 1705Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage3 Jan 1775Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Dorcas Abbott
Death5 Jan 1784Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Probate2 Feb 1784Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseDorcas Abbott (1735 - 1798)
FatherJames Bailey (1680 - 1769)
MotherHannah Wood (1681 - 1733)
SiblingAbigail Bailey (1703 - 1738)
SiblingJoseph Bailey (1708 - 1782)

Notes

Death

Samuel, cancer, bur. Jan. 5, 1784, a. 79 y. CR2

Probate

There is a will that still needs full review, but the wife is Dorcas. It likely has bequests to children from two marriages. There is also a probate case for guardianship for his children with Dorcas.