BAILEY BARTLETT

Bartlett, Bailey (1750-1830), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., January 29, 1750; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1789; member of the State house of representatives 1781-1784 and in 1788; member of the convention which adopted the Constitution of the United States in 1788; served in the State senate in 1789; appointed high sheriff of Essex County by Gov. John Hancock and served from July 1, 1789, until December 5, 1811; elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Theophilus Bradbury; reelected to the Sixth Congress and served from November 27, 1797, to March 3, 1801; was not a candidate for renomination in 1800; served as treasurer of Essex County in 1812; again appointed high sheriff of Essex County on June 20, 1812, and served until his death; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1820; died in Haverhill, Mass., September 9, 1830; interment in Pentucket Cemetery.
Father: Enoch Bartlett
Born: 5 Apr 1715 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: Jan 1789 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Mother: Anna Bayley
Born: 4 Mar 1725 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 23 Jan 1750 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Spouse: Peggy White
Born: 2 Mar 1766 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: abt 1824
Marriage: 21 Nov 1786
Children Sex Birth
Ann Bailey Bartlett F 24 Aug 1787 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Eliza Bartlett F 24 Mar 1789 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Margaret Bartlett F 29 Aug 1790 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Harriet Bartlett F 19 Mar 1792 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Sarah Leonard Bartlett F 3 Mar 1793 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Bailey Bartlett M 20 Oct 1794 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Katherine Bartlett F 25 Nov 1795 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Edwin Bartlett M 22 Dec 1796 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Abigail Osgood Bartlett F 7 May 1801 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Charles Leonard Bartlett M 15 Aug 1802 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Mary Augusta Bartlett F 16 Aug 1804 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Frederick Augustus Bartlett M 29 Jul 1805 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Francis Bartlett M 26 Oct 1806 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Louisa Amelia Bartlett F 17 Oct 1809 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell