He married
Sally HIGGINS abt 10 Aug 1807 in Hampden, ME.
[343], [351] intentions.
Born on 2 Jun 1786 in Maine. [2], [351] Sally died in Hampden, ME, on 29 Nov 1857. [343], [351] age 71 years 5 months 27 days. Buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Hampden, ME. [343] aka: Sarah. [352], [351], [353] intentions recorded on 10 Aug 1807 at Hampden, ME.
[343]
On 5 Jul 1823 she filed a petition asking for additional assistance from her husband’s estate. She indicated that Jonathan had “for a number of years been in a state of derangement and one year ago last November a Mr. Larnard Wright of s’d Dixmont was appointed a guardian to her s’d husband, and she with her three children separated from him.” (It is not clear which three children this would refer to. Presumably it would be the youngest three. Perhaps the older ones were too old to be counted as dependents?) During 1822-1824, she received funds from the guardian of her husband Jonathan for various expense for herself, and her sons William and James. On 1 Jan 1824, the records indicate that she received funds to cover the cost of a move from Hampden to Dixmont. However, she must have moved back to Hampden at some point because she is living there in the 1840 census. [348]
Sarah and son Benjamin are listed in the 1837 special census of Hampden, ME. This census was taken to supply data for the distribution of surplus revenue. The data for this was from small slips of paper found in the town vault in 1978. [351]
1840 census for Hampden, Penobscot Co., ME, p. 189 [352]
Sarah Basford
1 male 15-19 (James?)
2 males 20-29 (Benjamin and William?)
1 female 50-59 (Sally)
On 27 Feb 1849, she was named Administratrix of her son John F. Basford’s estate. [343]
1850 federal census for Hampdon, Penobscot Co., ME, p. 265 [354]
Sally Basford, female, age 54, b. ME
Benj'n F., male, age 35, b. ME, farmer
[354], [352], [2], [37], [343], [348], [351], [353]