Abby M. Moses

Abby married James Gould Gidley 9 Aug 1883, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ashbel may have been divorced from Rebecca and remarried in 1855 in Attleboro, MA.

According to his marriage record to Rebecca, his father was Barnaby of CT. According to the marriage record at Attleboro, his parents were Barnabas and Rachel.

Ashbel married Rebeckah Maria Beazley 20 Jul 1847, Providence, RI. Rebeckah (daughter of Edward T. Beasley and Almira Ellis King) was born Abt 1830, RI; died 22 Nov 1897. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Rebeckah may have been divorced from Ashbel when she married John S. Nottage.

Her father is identified as Edward Beasely of Cranston. Her mother was most likely Almira Ellis, who was married to Edward Beasely 28 Oct 1822 at Cranston. Almira "Beazley" also married George Longley Nottage, Sr.

Notes:

MOSES Ashbel O., of Barnaby, of Burkamstead, Conn., and Rebecca Maria Beasley, of Edward, of Cranston, R. I.; m. by Rev. Jonathan Leavett, July 20, 1847.

It appears that Ashbel may have been divorced and remarried in 1855 (MA Vital Records).

Notes:

An Edward Bezely witnessed the 12 Oct 1808 will of Caleb King of Providence.

The family list at findagrave.com shows 11 children for Edward, 8 of which died in infancy. They are also listed at RI Cemetery Database under the family name Bezeley.

Matthew Cook's family tree shows Edward's parents as John & Elizabeth Beazley, born c 1765-1770 RI. No source noted.

Could he be the Edward Beasley/Beazley of Franklin, MA, who married Charlotte Smith in 1809 at Bellingham?

On 20 April 1843 the Weekly Globe reported that Mr. Edward Bezely, who had been employed as a lamplighter in Providence for 17 years, was discharged from his job by the vindictive Whig authorities because he had voted for the Democratic ticket.

Edward married Almira Ellis King 28 Oct 1822, Cranston, RI. Almira was born 12 Dec 1806, Middleboro, MA; died 24 Nov 1877; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

When Almira married George, her name was Almira Bezely/Beazley. However, the family Bible mentions that her maiden name was Ellis. It appears that she was the widow of Edward and mother of Rebecca, who married John Sterry Nottage.

Jeremiah's story at findagrave.com names his mother as Almira E. King.

Notes:

BEAZLEY Edward T., of Providence, and Almira Ellis, of and at Cranston, Oct. 28, 1822