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Alpheus Harding

Alpheus Harding

Male 1809 - 1898  (89 years)

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  • Name Alpheus Harding 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 3 May 1809  Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • The birth date on his gravestone is 30 May 1809. Possibly this is an engraving error.
    Christening 24 Jun 1810  Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    History 1843 
    He took over the management of his father's farm upon his death and ran it until 1870 when he sold it to lumbering interests. 
    Census 1850  Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Offices Held 1854 (Age 45)  Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1855  Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1860  Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1870  Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    History 1872 
    Alpheus moved to a farm near the town and lived there until Catharine's death in 1872. He then lived with his sister, Mrs. Nancy Jenkins. 
    Death 18 Dec 1898  Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 9] 
    Cause: general debility 
    Death Record of Alpheus Harding    		 Death Record of Alpheus Harding
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10] 
    Gravestone of Alpheus and Catherine Harding and their son Oliver.     		Gravestone of Alpheus and Catherine Harding and their son Oliver.
    Alpheus Harding
    May 30, 1809
    Dec 18, 1898
    -
    Catharine M.
    June 26, 1818
    Aug 13, 1872
    -
    Oliver ther Son
    April 1, 1845 - Oct 3, 1845
    Siblings 4 Siblings 
    Person ID I336  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2022 

    Father Captain Oliver Harding,   b. 3 Jun 1774, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1843, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Browning,   b. 6 May 1777, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1845, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 9 Nov 1803  Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 29 years and 5 months - She : 26 years and 6 months. 
    Family ID F136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catharine Muzzy Wheeler,   b. 26 Jun 1818, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1872, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage Intent 11 Feb 1837  Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    Marriage 9 Mar 1837  Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11, 12, 13] 
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 10 months - She : 18 years and 9 months. 
    Children 
    +1. George Harding,   b. 17 Dec 1837, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Harriet "Hattie" Harding,   b. 4 Jun 1841, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1921, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Jennie "Jane" Harding,   b. 8 Mar 1848, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1872, North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     4. Oliver Harding,   b. 1 Apr 1845, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1845, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2016 

    Family 2 Lucy H. Clark,   b. 1826, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1898, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jun 1874  Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • When he married Mrs. Lucy Broad, he moved in with her where he spent the rest of his life.
    Marriage Record of Lucy H. Broad and Alpheus Harding    		 Marriage Record of Lucy H. Broad and Alpheus Harding
    Age at Marriage He : 65 years and 1 month - She : ~ 48 years and 6 months. 
    Family ID F375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 May 1809 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 24 Jun 1810 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Intent - 11 Feb 1837 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Mar 1837 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - George Harding - 17 Dec 1837 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Harriet "Hattie" Harding - 4 Jun 1841 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Oliver Harding - 1 Apr 1845 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Jennie "Jane" Harding - 8 Mar 1848 - Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 1854 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1855 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Jun 1874 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Dec 1898 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982).

    2. [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com).
      Find A Grave Memorial# 11014884

    3. [S480] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905).

    4. [S273] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
      Year: 1850; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 141B; Image: 286

    5. [S481] Thompson, James W. A Memorial of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Barre, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of John Wilson and Son, 1875).

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

    7. [S191] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_533; Page: 260; Image: 261; Family History Library Film: 803533

    8. [S192] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
      Year: 1870; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_651; Page: 364B; Image: 134617; Family History Library Film: 552150

    9. [S190] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
      Death Record of Alpheus Harding

    10. [S482] Roy, Robert A. Gravestone Inscriptions at Riverside Cemetery in Barre, Massachusetts, (Lexington Park, Maryland: manuscript, 1983).

    11. [S484] Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, ( Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914).

    12. [S483] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Barre, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1903).

    13. [S519] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 200).

    14. [S133] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
      Marriage Record of Lucy H. Broad and Alpheus Harding


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