1754 - 1836 (81 years)
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Name |
Caleb Mayo |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
28 Sep 1754 |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1] |
Military |
1775 (Age 21) [1] |
Upon hearing of the beginnings of the Revolution in Boston, Caleb traveled to Boston with two horses, which he used to haul brush to help build the fortifications on Bunker Hill. He fought in that battle, but there ends his Revolutionary service. |
Married |
17 Oct 1776 (Age 22) |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
Molly Richards, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Whiting) Richards. She was born on 15 April 1758 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 11 April 1837 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Molly's gravestone inscription in Warwick Cemetery, reads:
Molly
wife of
Caleb Mayo Esq.
Died April 11, 1837
Aged
89 Years
Issue:
1. Polly Mayo (1779-1820)
2. Caleb Mayo Jr. (1781-1803)
3. Joel Mayo (1783-1841)
4. Sally Mayo (1784-1838)
5. Elizabeth Mayo (1786-1829)
6. Fanny Mayo (1787-____)
7. Lucretia Mayo (1789-1828)
8. Harriet Mayo (1791-1807)
9. Hannah Mayo (1793-1868)
10. Mariah Mayo (1795-1819)
11. Amory Mayo (1797-1857)
12. Edward Mayo (1802-1885) |
- Mayo (1965) gives her father as Paul Dudley Richards, a famous tavern keeper.
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History |
say 1780 |
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts [6] |
Morse (1963) in his History of Warwick, says of him, "Caleb was to leave the most lasting impression on Warwick. He settled at Mayp's Four Corners in the eastern part of the town, where he was a merchant and a farmer besides engaging in civic and church affairs. Squire Mayo, as he was known, was famous as the father of eight very beautiful daughters who stimulated church attendance among eligible males by their presence." |
Occupation |
say 1781 (Age 27) |
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
He was a store owner and kept a public house. |
Offices Held |
30 Mar 1788 (Age 34) |
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
He was elected a Selectman and served for nine years. |
Offices Held |
1789 (Age 35) |
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
He served on the School Committee, and for seven years was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. |
Offices Held |
1798 (Age 44) |
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
He was a Justice of the Peace. Starting in 1798, his marriages were listed in the Warwick records. |
History |
1835 |
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
At the turn of the century, he was described by an old timer in Warwick thusly: "[He was] of noble and commanding appearance and his knowledge and long residence gave him much sway and influence with this townsman. He took much pride in his large promising family and justly might such a group be a parent's delight. The girls were handsome, ...finely rounded forms, clear sparkling eyes and delicate fairness of complexion." |
Religion |
1836 (Age 82) |
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
He had pew number 29 in the Unitarian Church listed at $72 and the most expensive in the church. |
Death |
28 Feb 1836 |
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1, 4, 6] |
Burial |
Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [1, 4, 5] |
- Caleb Mayo Esq.
died Feb. 28, 1838
Aged 83 years
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Siblings |
12 Siblings |
| 1. Rebecca Mayo, b. 29 Sep 1746, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 18 May 1844, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 97 years) | | 2. Joseph Mayo, b. 24 Jan 1747/48, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 Oct 1748, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) | | 3. Col. Joseph Mayo, b. 24 Jan 1747/48, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 19 Apr 1817, Orwell, Addison County, Vermont (Age 69 years) ▻ Lucy Richards, m. 12 Mar 1772 | + | 4. Benjamin Mayo, b. 11 Dec 1750, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 2 May 1797, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 46 years) ▻ Dorothy "Dolly" Goddard, m. 1773 | | 5. Esther Mayo, b. 26 Nov 1752, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 20 May 1820, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 67 years) | | 6. Caleb Mayo, Esq., b. 28 Sep 1754, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 Feb 1836, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) | | 7. Anna Mayo, b. 20 Sep 1756, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 Oct 1825, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years) | | 8. Private Samuel Mayo, b. 4 Jul 1758, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 15 Sep 1775, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 17 years) | | 9. Elizabeth Mayo, b. 9 Mar 1760, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 May 1793, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years) | | 10. Daniel Mayo, b. 30 Sep 1762, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 25 Dec 1838, Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky (Age 76 years) | | 11. Captain David Mayo, b. 31 Jul 1764, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 1828, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Age 63 years) | | 12. Abigail Mayo, b. 4 Jul 1766, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 Dec 1859, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 93 years) | | 13. Hannah Mayo, b. 8 May 1768, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. say 1820, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 51 years) | |
Person ID |
I15013 |
Last Modified |
2 Aug 2018 |
Father |
Major Joseph Mayo, b. 28 Feb 1720/21, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 14 Feb 1776, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) |
Mother |
Esther Kenrick, b. 26 Apr 1726, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 26 Aug 1775, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 49 years) |
Marriage |
14 Nov 1745 |
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 24 years and 9 months - She : 19 years and 7 months. |
Family ID |
F430 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 28 Sep 1754 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 17 Oct 1776 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| History - say 1780 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Occupation - say 1781 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 30 Mar 1788 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1789 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1798 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| History - 1835 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Religion - 1836 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 28 Feb 1836 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - - Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
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: City/Town
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Sources |
- [S454] Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688 A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants, (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965).
- [S974] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume 1 - Births , (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911).
- [S975] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume 2 Marriages and Deaths, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911).
- [S460] Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass., (Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963).
- [S489] Amidon, Ryan M. Warwick Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Rt. 78., (Gardner, Massachusetts: manuscript, 2001).
- [S1036] Morse, Charles A. Warwick, Massachusetts - Biography of a Town>, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Dresser, Chapman & Grimes, 1963).
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