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Rufus Harrington Eddy

Rufus Harrington Eddy

Male Abt 1800 - 1865  (65 years)

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  • Name Rufus Harrington Eddy 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 1800  Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Salem is from his death record. Probably it was New Salem.
    Christening 30 Aug 1807  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Agency: First Church  
    • He was then under the care of Daniel Gale.
    Census 1850  Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1855  Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1860  Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 15 Apr 1865  Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Cause: consumption 
    Death Record of Rufus Eddy
    Death Record of Rufus Eddy
    Person ID I1085  | Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2016 

    Father Rufus Eddy,   b. 6 Apr 1772, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1844, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Sarah Harrington or Merriam 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1798  New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 5 months - She : ??. 
    Family ID F1006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Johnson,   b. 6 Feb 1800, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1876, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Intent 12 Apr 1829  Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Marriage 11 May 1829  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 10, 11
    • She is listed as Rebecca Johnson in the marriage record. The published town records give the 12, but a review of the original state the marriage was on the 11th.
    Marriage Record of Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Eddy
    Marriage Record of Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Eddy
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 29 years and 5 months - She : 29 years and 3 months. 
    Children 
     1. infant girl Eddy,   b. Est 1830, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. infant girl Eddy,   b. Est 1832, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sarah Jane Eddy,   b. 29 Aug 1833, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1908, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +4. George Harrington Eddy,   b. 16 Aug 1843, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1927 (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F1001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1800 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 30 Aug 1807 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Intent - 12 Apr 1829 - Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 May 1829 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - infant girl Eddy - Est 1830 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - infant girl Eddy - Est 1832 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Jane Eddy - 29 Aug 1833 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - George Harrington Eddy - 16 Aug 1843 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1855 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 1865 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Rufus H. Eddy
    Rufus H. Eddy

  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).

    2. [S230] Records of the First Church Petersham, Massachusetts volume I.

    3. [S273] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
      Year: 1850; Census Place: Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_316; Page: 96A; Image: 192

    4. [S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

    5. [S191] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_501; Page: 388; Image: 392; Family History Library Film: 803501

    6. [S188] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
      Death Record of Rufus Eddy

    7. [S218] Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America, (Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930).

    8. [S231] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Charlton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905).

    9. [S106] Eddy Family Association Eddy Genealogical CD ROM, (Santa Cruz, California: Eddy Family Association, Gedcom, December 2003).

    10. [S232] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904).

    11. [S188] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
      Marriage Record of Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Eddy