Eighth Generation (Continued)

Family of James Madison Mason (796) & Eliza Irene Isbell

1409. Mary Jane Mason (James Madison7, Joel6, Esther5, Samuel4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born New Haven, Conn., on 3 Apr 1840. Died New Haven, Conn., on 24 Feb 1917. Buried Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. Residence: New Haven, Conn. Data from Mason.

She married Alfred Daggett Jr., son of Alfred Daggett & Laura Gilbert, on 18 Nov 1863 in New Haven, Conn. Married by Rev. E. L. Drown. Born New Haven, Conn., on 23 Aug 1837. Died New Haven, Conn., on 20 Aug 1878. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Alfred Mason. Born New Haven, Conn., on 17 Aug 1864. Died New Haven, Conn., on 5 Mar 1865. Data from Mason.
ii.  Mary Edith. Born New Haven, Conn., on 5 Oct 1865. Died New Haven, Conn., on 13 Aug 1933. Data from Mason.
iii.  Grace Eliza. Born New Haven, Conn., on 19 Jun 1867. Residence: 1936, New Haven, Conn. Data from Mason.
Miss Saggett is a well-known artist and miniature painter. She studied at Yale Art School, also in Italy and France, and has taught art.

iv.  John Mayhew. Born New Haven, Conn., on 5 Jul 1869. Residence: May 1935, Rochester, N. Y. Data from Mason. No children.
Naphtali Daggett, who became president of Yale University in 1740, and who was one of the youngest men to ever bold that office, mentioned in his will that his little silver porringer with a "keyhole" handle should pass on to each lineal male descendant. It has now reached the fifth generation and is in the possession of his great-great-great-grandson, John M. Daggett. Mr. Daggett is much interested in the collecting of stamps.

He married Winifred Barbara Comer, daughter of Alexander Comer & Harriet Winifred Bronson, on 12 Aug 1893 in Church of the Transfiguration, New York City. Born Titusville, Pa., on 11 Sep 1870. Data from Mason.
1929 v.  James Mason (1872-)
1930 vi.  Edward Herbert (1873-)
vii.  Daughter. Born New Haven, Conn., on 20 Sep 1875. Died on same day. Data from Mason.

1410. Edward Joseph Mason (James Madison7, Joel6, Esther5, Samuel4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born New Haven, Conn., on 21 Jun 1845. Died Narrangansett Pier, R. I., on 21 Jun 1915. Buried Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. Data from Mason.

Mr. and Mrs. Mason traveled extensively and both were members of the Episcopal Church.

SML Comment: Portrait in book, facing page 694.


He married Elizabeth Warren, daughter of Sylvanus Warren & Elizabeth Whipple, on 23 Oct 1878 in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Providence, R. I. Born New York City, on 29 Sep 1856. Died New York City, on 24 Jan 1926. Buried Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. Residence: New York City and New Haven. Data from Mason.

Mrs. Mason was educated at private schools, graduated West End Institute, New Haven, 1876, valedictorian of her class. She was a talented pianist, artist, and fluent linguist. She is a descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower, and on her maternal side, of Roger Williams, Capt. John Whipple of Providence, Richard Waterman, Thomas Angell and Capt. John Alden.

They had one child:
1931 i.  Edna Warren (1882-)

1411. Herbert Mason (James Madison7, Joel6, Esther5, Samuel4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born New Haven, Conn., on 15 Jul 1850. Died New Haven, Conn., on 6 Mar 1904. Buried Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. Residence: New Haven, Conn. Data from Mason.

He first married Mary Louise Newell, daughter of Nelson Cyrus Newell & Mary M. Chandler, on 2 Oct 1872 in Springfield, Mass. Born Longmeadow, Mass., on 8 Mar 1851. Died New Haven, Conn., on 9 Dec 1900. Buried Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Frank Herbert. Born New Haven, Conn., on 26 Sep 1877. Residence: November 1936, New Haven, Conn. Data from Mason. No children.
He married Grace Sims, daughter of Arthur Sims & Emma M. Sharpe, on 24 Oct 1906 in New Haven, Conn. Born in 1880. Data from Mason.
ii.  Mary L.. Born New Haven, Conn., on 5 Mar 1880. Died New Haven, Conn., on 31 Jul 1880. Data from Mason.
iii.  Helen Newell. Born New Haven, Conn., on 14 Dec 1882. Unmarried: 1932. Residence: Springfield, Mass. Data from Mason.

He second married Annie C. Gardner, daughter of Albert C. Gardner & Harriet Delano, on 17 Feb 1903 in New Haven, Conn. Married by Rev. W. W. Leete. Born Branford, Conn., in 1868. Data from Mason. 

1412. Burdett Mason (James Madison7, Joel6, Esther5, Samuel4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born New Haven, Conn., on 14 Feb 1855. Died Bayonne, France, on 16 Jun 1917. Buried Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. Data from Mason.

Mr. Mason was a talented musician, receiving his musical education in Germany, also interested in art and astronomy. He was appointed consular agent at Bayonne, October 28, 1913.

He married Martha Read Fellowes, daughter of Richard S. Fellowes & Emma Wistar, on 11 Sep 1884 in St. John's Episcopal Church, New Haven, Conn. Born New York City, on 12 Sep 1848. Died Bayonne, France, on 13 Feb 1930. Buried Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. Data from Mason.

They had one child:
i.  Martha Read. Born Clarens, France, on 9 Jan 1886. Died Paris, France, on 16 Mar 1888. Data from Mason.


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