Aretas Haskell

1783 - 1858  (74 years)

• Name	Aretas Haskell  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1 Oct 1783	Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Apr 1858	Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont   [2, 4, 5]
  Burial	Strafford Road Cemetery, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont   [6]
  Person ID	I27702	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Job Haskell,   b. 22 Nov 1744, Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire d. 9 Nov 1837, East Hill, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Isabel Winship,   b. Bef 11 Sep 1748, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts d. Abt 1802, Strafford, Orange, Vermont (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1766	Chichester, Merrimack, New Hampshire
  Alt. Marriage	10 May 1776	New Marblehead, Cumberland, Maine   [2]
  Family ID	F15752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Betsy Moody,   b. 28 Jul 1787, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire d. 21 Feb 1816, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1808	Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont   [2, 7]
  Children	1. Eliza Moody Haskell,   b. 14 Aug 1808, East Hill, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 28 Mar 1885 (Age 76 years)   2. John Winship Haskell,   b. 16 Aug 1810, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 12 Nov 1883, Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio (Age 73 years)   3. David Moody Haskell,   b. 13 Aug 1813, East Hill, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 24 Jun 1837, Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F13510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Anna E. Folsom,   b. 29 Jun 1793, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 4 Jun 1878, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1816	Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont   [2, 4, 7]
  Children	1. Harrison Stevens Haskell,   b. 8 Sep 1817, East Hill, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 13 Feb 1879, Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin (Age 61 years)   2. Mary Adeline Haskell,   b. 26 Jun 1819, East Hill, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 1 Oct 1880, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont (Age 61 years)   3. Sarah Weeks Haskell,   b. 25 Jun 1821, East Hill, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 26 Mar 1853 (Age 31 years)   4. Olive Folsom Haskell,   b. 12 Jun 1823, East Hill, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 1909 (Age 85 years)   5. Betsy Ann Haskell,   b. 13 Nov 1825, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 8 Jan 1917, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont (Age 91 years)   6. Franklin Aretas Haskell,   b. 13 Jul 1828, East Hill, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 3 Jun 1864, Cold Harbor, New Kent, Virginia (Age 35 years)   7. Harvey Madison Haskell,   b. 31 Dec 1831, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 25 Jul 1888, Pleasantville, Venango, Pennsylvania (Age 56 years)   8. Alma Stevens Haskell,   b. 7 Aug 1835, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont d. 13 Apr 1868 (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F8171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Aretas is listed as a farmer and as a resident in Tunbridge, Orange county, VT, in the Federal Censuses of 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850. In the 1850 Census he is listed as age 67, with a wife (Anna Folsom, age 56, born in VT), 4 children, and 4 grandchildren. According to the Tunbridge death certificate, Aretas died of typhus fever at age 74 years, 6 months, and 13 days. Aretas and Anna Folsom were married by Aaron Buzzell, Minister. Aretas and Betsey Moody were married by Nathaniel King, Preacher of the Gospel.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11404] Ira J. Haskell, Chronicles of the Haskell Family, (Ellis Printing Company, Lynn Mass 1943; Reprint Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston Mass. 1976). [S27363] Genealogy of the descendants of William Haskell and Mary Tybott, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S43253] RootsWeb.com, Weeks Family 9 (Roger Boyington). [S27312] Family records of Haskell family history, Betsy Ann Haskell Noyes, (in possession of the Haskell Family Association). [S13580] Death certificate, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont. From Index of Vermont Vital Records. [S61484] Cemetery index, Strafford Road Cemetery, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, (Find-a-Grave). [S28498] Marriage certificate, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont. From Index to Vermont Vital Records.