Staggs Family History

BIRTH: 14 Oct 1735, Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
DEATH: 5 Jul 1810, Montgomery, Massachusetts, USA
FATHER: David Bosworth Jr. (1699-?)
MOTHER: Priscilla Shaw (1702-?)
SPOUSE: Joanna Raymond (1737-1819)

When Zadock Bosworth was born on October 14, 1735, in Lebanon, Connecticut, his father, David, was 36 and his mother, Priscilla, was 33. He had three sons and four daughters with Joanna Raymond between 1763 and 1775. He died on July 5, 1810, in Montgomery, Massachusetts, at the age of 74, and was buried there.

His story

Captain Zadock Bosworth was a Farmer, landowner, and community leader in Montgomery, Massachusetts. He lived through The French and Indian War, The American Revolution, and the founding of the United States

Military service

Zadock Bosworth served as a Private in the Massachusetts forces during the American Revolutionary War.

He also served in the Third Connecticut Regiment of militia during the French and Indian War, specifically in August 1757 during the alarm for the relief of Fort William Henry. Fort William Henry, located in present-day New York, was under siege by French forces and Native allies in August 1757. The alarm prompted Connecticut to send militia reinforcements. Zadock’s service in this campaign places him among the colonial defenders during one of the most dramatic episodes of the war, which culminated in the fort’s surrender and the infamous massacre of British troops and civilians.

Legacy of Zadock Bosworth

Parents

Father: David Bosworth Jr. (1699-?)

Mother: Priscilla Shaw (1702-?)

Married

Married Joanna Raymond (1737-1819)

Children

• Zadock Bosworth Jr (1761-1840) married Deborah Bundy (1763-1801)
• Hannah Bosworth (1763-1847) married John Brant (1756-1852)
• Rebekah Bosworth (1764-1841) married Daniel Barrett (1755-1826)
• Charlotte Bosworth (1769-1845) married Joel Moor (1766-1842)
• Priscilla Bosworth (1771-1845) married Gamaliel King (1770-1837)
• Raymond Bosworth (1772-1835) married Rachel Hinkston (1774-1836)
• Joshua Bosworth (1775-1851) married Rebekah Squire (1769-1819)

Documents

• Birth Records
  • Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) > Lebanon Vital Records Volumes 1 and 2, 1700-1854 > Bosworth > Jadock [s. David & Priscilla], b. Oct. 14, 1735
  • Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 > Volume 2 > Zadock Bosworth b. 24 Mar 1735
  • Find a Grave Birth: 14 Oct 1735
  • Baptized November 9, 1735 Lebanon First Congregational Church
  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) > Name: Zadock Bosworth; Birth Date: 1735; Birth Place: Connecticut, USA; Volume: 16; Page number: 234; Reference: Gen. Column of the “Boston Transcript”. 1906-1941.
• Marriage Records
  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 > D > Daughters of the American Revolution > Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 098 : 1913
• Death records
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 > Montgomery Deaths > Name: Zadok Bozworth; Death Age: 72; Birth Date: abt 1738; Death Date: 5 Jul 1810; Death Place: Montgomery, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 > Montgomery > Vital Record Transcripts > Montgomery Deaths >Name: Zadock Bozworth; Record Type: Death; Death Date: 5 Jul 1810; Death Place: Montgomery, Massachusetts, USA
  • Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 > Volume 2 > Zadock Bosworth d. 5 July 1810
  • Find a Grave Death: 5 Jul 1810
  • Burial: Pitcher Street Cemetery, Montgomery, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots > Name: Zadok Bosworth; Cemetery: Pitcher St Cem; Location: Montgomery MA 53
• Census Records
  • 1790 United States Federal Census > Massachusetts > Hampshire > Montgomery > Capt Zadok Bosworth, Number of Household Members: 6
  • 1800 United States Federal Census > Massachusetts > Hampshire > Montgomery > Zadok Bosworth, Number of Household Members: 2
  • 1810 United States Federal Census > Massachusetts > Hampshire > Montgomery > Zadok Bosworth, Number of Household Members: 12
  • 1820 United States Federal Census > Massachusetts > Hampden > Montgomery > Zadok Bosworth, Total Free White Persons: 8
• Military service
  • U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 > Massachusetts > Cowells Company of Militia, 1776 (Folder 55) – Wood´s Regiment of Militia, 1778-1779 (Folder 90) > Name: Zadock Bozworth; Gender: Male; Military Place: Massachusetts, USA; State or Army Served: Massachusetts; Rank: Private
  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 > D > Daughters of the American Revolution > Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 098 : 1913 > “Zadoc Bosworth (1735-1810) was a patriot whose home was used for the first town meeting for the election of officers. He was born in Lebanon, Conn.; died in Montgomery, Mass.”
  • Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62, Given Name: Zadock; Surname: Bosworth; Page # 233; Regiment: Third; Regt.Command: Saltonstal, Gurdon Col.; Company: Lattimore’s: Co. Command: Lattimore, Jonathan Jr., Capt.; Comments: Company in service for the time of alarm for rlief of Ft.Wm.Henry and parts adjacent August 1757.
• Other
  • Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 List of children of Zadock Bosworth and Joanna Raymond
  • Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850 > Will of Zadock Bosworth, Record Date
    4 Jul 1810
  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) > Name: Zadock Bosworth; Birth Date: 1735; Birth Place: Connecticut, USA; Volume: 16; Page number: 234; Reference: Gen. Column of the “Boston Transcript”. 1906-1941. (the Greatest Single Source of Material For Gen. Data For the N.e. Area and For the Period 1600-1800.

Relation of Zadock Bosworth to Steven Barry Staggs: 5th great-grandfather

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