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Rev. Samuel Jr. and Mary Hartt
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Reverend
Samuel Hartt, Jr.
was the son of Samuel Hartt and his second wife, Clarissa Hammond.
He was born on April 23, 1799.
He
married Mary Elizabeth Estey on October 17, 1822. Mary was born on
September 6, 1793, in Sheffield, Maugerville, New Brunswick.
According
to local legend, while crossing the frozen St. John River to tend his
father Samuel's cattle on Hartt's Island, Samuel Jr. fell through and nearly
drowned. He apparently cried to the Lord to save his life, vowing to
devote his life to God if he survived. He seems to have found a piece of
rope frozen to the edge of the ice with which he was able to pull himself
to safety. He kept his vow and became a well known clergyman and
evangelist. He reputedly had a great gift for singing gospel songs and by
this influence converted large numbers of people. He was one of the
leaders of the Free Baptist movement in its early years and had great
influence on parishioners in both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
"In
his early life, he was instructed in the doctrines of the highest school
of Calvinism, but having strong doubts to the correctness of the doctrine
then held, was let to separate himself from the Calvinist Baptist body and
commence his labors as an evangelist outside the connection.
"His
labors contributed more largely than that of any other to the formation of
the Free Christian Baptist denomination which was organized at Victoria
Corner (Carleton County) in 1833. Since that time, Mr. Hartt was an
earnest laborer for the ministry, visiting every section of the Province as
well as portions of the U.S. and Nova Scotia."
-- Religious
Intelligencer, February 2, 1867.
Mary Elizabeth Estey Hartt, died on March 11, 1865.
Reverend
Samuel Hartt died on January 16, 1867, in Upper Brighton, Carleton County,
New Brunswick.
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Children born to Reverend Samuel Hartt and Mary Elizabeth Estey Hartt:
| Thomas E. Hartt |
Born |
August 22, 1823 |
Kingston, York Co., NB |
Married Mary Jane True. See
notes below. |
| Died |
March 2, 1885 |
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| William Dell Hartt |
Born |
October 28, 1826 |
Wakefield, New Brunswick |
Married Lucinda Loomer on
September 5, 1848; she died June 9, 1863, of consumption, at age 36.
She is buried in Waterville, NB. Married (2) Frances Hammond on
November 9, 1863. |
| Died |
May 25, 1902 |
Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Samuel
Hartt |
Born |
May 9, 1828 |
Kingsclear, NB |
Married Mary Ann Hayes on June
14, 1897, at Jacksontown |
| Died |
(March) May 18, 1897 |
Campbell Settlement, NB |
| John
Hartt |
Born |
March 20, 1830 |
Wakefield, New Brunswick |
Married (1) Clarissa E. Hammond, (2) Amanda Caroline
Kelly (died Aug. 2, 1869), and (3) Rebecca L. Kelly (Amanda's sister). |
| Died |
February 4, 1904 |
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| Mary E. Hartt |
Born |
April 6, 1832 |
Wakefield, New Brunswick |
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| Died |
October 1879 |
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| Catherine A. Hartt |
Born |
March 3, 1834 |
Wakefield, New Brunswick |
Married Jacob Day on March 29,
1856; she died one year later. Their child died at just over one
year of age at Rev. Samuel Hartt's. |
| Died |
April 3, 1857 |
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| Judah Hartt |
Born |
March 17, 1836 |
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Married Jennie Siperal on
November 3, 1858, in Wakefield, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. |
| Died |
July 29, 1907 |
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| Clarissa Hartt |
Born |
March 21, 1838 |
Simmons, New Brunswick |
Married Charles Libby (born December 20, 1843)
on June 30, 1869. |
| Died |
May 3, 1901 |
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| Caroline Hartt |
Born |
March 21, 1838 |
Simmons, New Brunswick |
Married Charley Good in 1865. |
| Died |
September 30, 1873 |
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| Aaron Hartt |
Born |
February 15, 1841 |
Simmons, New Brunswick |
Married Helen M. Libby on July 15,
1867; she is daughter of Stephen Libby. |
| Died |
November 10, 1924 |
South Weymouth, Mass. |
| Henry
Hartt |
Born |
March 31, 1844 |
Upper Brighton, NB |
Married Phoebe Smith on February
9, 1871 at Blissville, NB.; buried at Waterville, NB. |
| Died |
March 30, 1920 |
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Notes:
Thomas E. Hartt, of Wakefield, NB, married Maria Jane True of Lincoln, Sept. 25, 1845. She was the eldest
daughter of Samuel True. Witnesses: George C. Nevers and Aaron Hartt.
William Dell Hartt and Lucinda Loomer had three daughters and a son, Isaac Newton
Hartt, who died, in Upper Woodstock, NB, on October 15, 1857, at an age of 2
years, 3 months.
Clarissa Hartt and Charles Libby had eight
children including Caroline, born November 25, 1870 in Leeds; Nettie B., born
April 20, 1872; Alice M., born May 1, 1874, died August 21, 1875; Addison
Samuel, born August 3, 1875, in Framingham, Massachusetts; Frederick Ernest,
born July 23, 1877; Alton, born December 23, 1878, in Milford, died December 25,
1878; Mary Ethel, born October 12, 1879; and Clara Louise, born February 1,
1882.
Caroline Hartt's husband, Jacob Day, had two daughters from a
previous marriage. Caroline (the wife) died within weeks of giving birth;
their only daughter died just over a year later at the residence of her
grandfather, Reverend Samuel Hartt, Jr.
Aaron Hartt and Helen M. Libby had five children: Julius of
Hartford, Connecticut; Mrs. Minnie Norris of Brockton, Massachusetts; Mrs. Helen
Glreason of Woodstock, Ontario; Guy of South Weymouth, Massachusetts; and
Reverend Bertrand of Groton, South Dakota.
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