On the Michigan Mazrriage Index we have the following record: LYMAN - BLOSS m PHEBE - BLOOD in WASHTENAW cnty 01 MAY 1831 Jack & Marianne Dibean - Lansing Michigan GenWeb Archives: http://usgwarchives.org/marriages/michigan/michigan.htm Email Address: jackdibean@modempool.com WWII Memorial: www.wwiimemorial.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 11:35 AM Subject: [MIKENT] Searching for Fred (and Phebe) Bassett > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: clownperson > Surnames: Bloss, Blood, Bassett > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8632/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Frederick Bassett married Phebe Blood Bloss as follows: > >>From "B" Marriage Records Abstracted from Kent County Court Files, >>1845-1870 > > BASSETT, Frederick (w) 54, Gaines Twp. and Pheba BLOSS (w) 53, same place. > 28 Oct. 1866 at Gaines by John Wolcott, J.P. Owen DODGE and Philo WOLCOTT, > witnesses. 5:50 > > I'm not sure about Fred but this was a definitely a second marriage for > Phebe as she was divorced from her first husband, Lyman Bloss, by whome > she had at least eight children. NOTE: The Philo Wolcott who witnessed the > marriage was Phebe's nephew. > > In the 1870 USC, the couple can be found as follows: > > 1870 US Census for Gaines Twp., Kent Co., MI > Taken 14 July, 1870 > Page Number: 186R > Dwelling Number: 185 > Family ID Number: 190 > Reference Number: 12 > > 12. Bassett, Frederick, age 60, male, white, farmer, real estate valued at > $2000, personal estate valued at $400, born New York, male citizen of 21 > years of age and upwards > 13. Bassett, Phebe, age 56, female, white, keeping house, born New York > > NOTE: They are enumerated living next door to John and Lucena Wolcott. > (Lucena was Phebe's younger sister.) > > Although I have thoroughly checked both the GENDIS and Seeking Michigan > websites, I cannot seem to locate MI death records for either Fred or > Phebe. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIKENT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >