Christopher Webb

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• Will: 14 Apr 1694, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Hannah, and his children: John, Peter, Benjamin, Joseph, Hannah, Mary, and Abigail.
• Probate/Proved: 28 Jun 1694, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Christopher married Hannah Scott on 18 Jan 1654/55 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Hannah died in 1718 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: May 1680, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Bethiah Adams, the daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Baxter) Adams. She was born on 3 December 1661 in Braintree, Massachusetts. She was a twin and her birth date was recorded as 3 (10) 1661. Adams (1898) gives her birth as 20 December 1661. She died on Monday 6 October 1698 in Braintree, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Webb (1682-1682) 2. John Webb (1687-1750) 3. Samuel Webb (1689-1739) 4. Bethiah Webb (1691-____) 5. Abigail Webb (1693-1721) 6. Hannah Webb (1697-1705)
• Occupation: say 1685; He was a miller having a grist-mill on the Monatiquot River.
• Moved To: Abt 1710, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He moved to Boston where he became a distiller.
• Estate Admin: 31 Jul 1727; The estate of John Webb was administered by Samuel Webb.

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• Religion: 1684, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Peter and Ruth owned covenant in the church in Braintree, Massachusetts.
• Occupation: say 1687, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was a miller.
• Married: Abt 1702; Amy Hayden, the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Ladd) Hayden. She was born on 16 September 1672 in Braintree, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 8 November 1732 in Boston, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Amy Webb (1704-1717) 2. Richard Webb (1707-____) 3. Samuel Webb (1709-____) 4. Jonathan Webb (1710-1711) 5. Sarah Webb (1712-1714)
• Offices Held: 1703, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was a Fenceviewer. He held this office again in 1709.
• Offices Held: 1704; He was appointed the Surveyor of Highways.
• Offices Held: 1708; He was appointed a Tithingman.
• Offices Held: 1712, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable, however, he refused to serve. In 1717, he again refused to serve as a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1713, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Inventory: 12 Feb 1717/18, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Peter's estate was inventoried and valued at £684 8/.
• Estate Admin: 31 Mar 1718, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; The estate of Peter Webb was administered by his wife Amy, and Christopher Webb.

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Died:
He died intestate.

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• Married: Dec 1686, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Mary Adams, the daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Baxter) Adams. She was born on 9 October 1663 in Braintree, Massachusetts.,Her birth date was recorded as 9 (8) 1663. She died on Monday 21 December 1744 in Windham, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Rebecca Webb (1687-1688) 2. Samuel Webb (1690-1779) 3. Mary Webb (1694-____) 4. Nathaniel Webb (1696-1750) 5. Zebulon Webb (c1698-____)
• Moved To: 1707, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut
• Offices Held: 1709, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut; He was a "Lister" or Assessor.
• History: 14 Mar 1709, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut; Samuel Webb was admitted as a townsman.
• Occupation: 1713; He was an innkeeper.
• Will: 07 Jan 1730/31, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut
• Probate/Proved: 06 Mar 1738/39, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut

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Buried:
He was buried at sea off Nantasket, Massachusetts.

Christopher married Mary Bass on 24 May 1686 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Bass and Ruth Alden) was born on 11 Feb 1669/70 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Apr 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1683; Capt. John Adams, the son of Joseph and Abigail (Baxter) Adams. He was born on 3 December 1661 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was a twin and his birth date was recorded as 3 (10) 1661. He was a mariner. He lived after 1687 in Boston, Massachusetts. After Hannah's death, on 19 October 1694 John, at age 32, married (2) Hannah Checkley, daughter of Anthony Checkley Esq. and Hannah Wheelwright, in Braintree, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 2 November 1702 in Boston, Massachusetts intestate. Issue: 1. Hannah Adams (1685-____) 2. John Adams (1687-____) 3. Samuel Adams (1689-1748)

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• Married: 21 Nov 1692, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Susanna Ballantine. Issue: 1. Hannah Webb (1694-1702) 2. Benjamin Webb (1695-1746) 3. Jonathan Webb (1697-____) 4. David Webb (1699-1700) 5. Jerusha Webb (1701-____) 6. Eunice Webb (1703-____) 7. Nathan Webb (1705-1772) 8. Timothy Webb (1708-1792) 9. Susanna Webb (1710-____) 10. Esther Webb (1712-____)
• Moved To: Abt 1695, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He settled in that part of Braintree which became Quincy.
• Occupation: say 1697; He was a tanner and currier.
• Offices Held: 19 Jul 1709, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He became the Town Clerk.
• Will: 16 Feb 1738/39, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Webb wrote a codicil to his will on 02 May 1739.
• Probate/Proved: 30 Oct 1739, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 12 Feb 1695, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Capt. Peter Adams, the son of Joseph and Abigail (Baxter) Adams. He was born on 7 February 1669/70 in Braintree, Massachusetts. His birth date was recorded as 7 (12) 1669. He was chosen on 21 August 1727 as Deacon of the First Church of Braintree. Issue: 1. Mary Adams (1696-____) 2. Abigail Adams (1698-____) 3. Hannah Adams (1702-____) 4. Esther Adams (1707-____) 5. Mehitable Adams (1708-____) 6. Jedidiah Adams (1711-1799) 7. Bethiah Adams (1713-1715)

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• Married: 29 Nov 1699, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Deborah Bass, the daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Faxon) Bass. She was born on 5 August 1679 in Braintree, Massachusetts. Her birth date was recorded as 5 (6) 1679. Issue: 1. Esther Webb (1703-____) 2. Joseph Webb (1707-____) 3. Mary Webb (1709-____) 4. Joseph Webb (1714-____)

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Died:
She never married.

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• Married: 13 Sep 1711, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Samuel Arnold, the son of Ephraim Arnold. He was born on 7 January 1688/89 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Christopher married Sarah White on 30 Apr 1713 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 2 Mar 1695/96 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christopher married Hannah Scott on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved To: Abt 1749, Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine
• Will: 23 Apr 1773, Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine; He mentions his wife, Sarah.
• Estate Admin: 27 Nov 1778; His wife, Sarah, was appointed to administer his estate.

Samuel married Sarah Lincoln on 25 Dec 1740 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of John Lincoln and Rachel Holmes) was born about 1716 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Mar 1813 in Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Inventory: 20 Jan 1762; His estate was inventoried and valued at £42 7d.

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• Last Full Review: 14 Jul 2020

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Birth:
Viton (1864) gives his birth date as 14 October 1731.

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• Moved To: 1783, Canaan, Somerset County, Maine
• Land/House: 18 Dec 1792, Canaan, Somerset County, Maine; He was granted land.

Christopher married Betsey Smith on 15 Jan 1767 in Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Betsey (daughter of Ebenezer Smith) was born on 3 Oct 1747 in Georgetown, later Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine; died on 22 Jan 1826 in Bloomfield, Somerset County, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 19 Dec 1771, Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine; Joel Reed.

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• Married: say 1780; Joshua Bailey. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Bailey (1781-____)

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• Married: Abt 1790; Jane Fulton. Issue: 1. Lincoln Webb (1799-____)

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• Married: say 1788; Rhoda Moulton. Issue: 1. John Moulton Webb (1802-____)

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• Married: _____ Steward.

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• Married: 18 Jan 1818, Canaan, Somerset County, Maine; Eliza Greenough.

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Her name is also rendered Rosanna and Roxcinda

Roxana married Moses Flanders on 21 Nov 1811 in Canaan, Somerset County, Maine. Moses (son of Jedidiah Flanders and Judith Tuxbury) was born on 23 Jun 1791 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jan 1845 in Cornville, Somerset County, Maine; was buried in West Ridge Cemetery, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Apr 1838; Cynthia McClure, the daughter of Andrew and Mehitable (Marsh) McClure. She was born 28 August 1814 in Newport, Maine, and died 20 April 1870 in Shirley, Maine. She is buried with her husband, Samuel. They filed marriage intentions on 1 April 1838 in Cornville, Somerset County, Maine. Issue: 1. Hannah E. Flanders (____-1869) 2. Mary Flanders 3. Charles Flanders 4. Will Flanders 5. Carrie Flanders 6. Frank Flanders (____-1897) 7. Roxa Flanders (c1838-____) 8. Amanda Flanders (1853-1878) 9. Ardell Flanders (c1856-____)
• Census: 1850, Piscataquis County, Maine; : 37
• Census: 1860, Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine; : 46
• Military: 21 Aug 1862; He enlisted, on 21 Augsut 1862, in Capt. Whiting S. Clark's Company E, Col. Danield Chaplin's First Regiment Heavy Artillery, Maine Volunteers.

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Died:
Fitzgibbon (1997) gives the date as 14 June 1864

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• Married: 1838; Lucy E. Cambell. Lucy was born about 1819 in Palymyra, Maine and is buried with her husband, Timothy. Their marriage intentions were filed 15 April 1838. Issue: 1. Alonzo Flanders (1835-1922) 2. Roscoe R. Flanders (1851-1920) 3. Charles S. Flanders (1855-1923)
• Census: 1860, Cambridge, Somerset County, Maine; : 43
• Census: 1880, Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine; : 63

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• Married: 1837; Jonathan McLuer. Their marriage intentions were filed 19 July 1837 in Cornville, Maine.

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• Married: 15 May 1844, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine; Hannah R. Jewell. She was born 2 November 1819 in Cornville, Maine. Their marriage intentions were filed 15 May 1844 in Cornville, Maine. Issue: 1. Sarah Jane Flanders (1845-1921) 2. Benjamin L. Flanders (1846-1921)
• Census: 1870, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine; : 50
• Census: 1880, St. Albans, Somerset County, Maine; : 60

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• Married: 1844; Mehitabel Trefathen, the daughter of John and Mehitabel Trefethen. She was born 15 June 1819 in Garland, Maine and died 17 February 1892 in Sangerville, Maine. Their marriage intentions were filed 18 August 1844 in Cornville, Maine.
• Census: 1850, Garland, Penobscot County, Maine; : 25
• Census: 1860, Garland, Penobscot County, Maine; : 36
• Census: 1880, St. Albans, Somerset County, Maine; : 58
• Married: 19 Nov 1892, Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine; Avis White, the daughter of Asa and Sarah W. White. She was born 22 June 1832 in Corinna, Maine, and died 8 September 1897 in Palmyra, Maine. This was her second marriage, having been wed to Judson Higgins before.

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• Married: say 1846; Lucy Stevens. She was born in Hartland, Maine. Issue: 1. Gilman Flanders (____-1885) 2. Enoch Flanders (1868-____)
• Census: 1860, St. Albans, Somerset County, Maine; : 33
• Census: 1870, Hartland, Somerset County, Maine; : 44
• Census: 1880, Hartland, Somerset County, Maine; : 54
• Census: 1900, Hartland, Somerset County, Maine; He was listed as a widower

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• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 35, living in Palmyra, Maine. He was a shoemaker.
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 42
• Census: 1880, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; According to the 1880 Census, neither Frederick nor Sarah could read or write as both were deaf and dumb.; : 53

Frederick married Sarah A. Berry on 30 Oct 1853 in St. Albans, Somerset County, Maine. Sarah (daughter of Eliphalet Berry and Mary P. Kimball) was born on 16 Nov 1829 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; died on 12 Dec 1893 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1850, Monson, Piscataquis County, Maine; Mahala "Mary" Bean. She was born about 1843 in Ohio.
• Census: 1880, Hartland, Somerset County, Maine
• Married: 16 Jun 1897, Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine; Rhoda A E Prescott. She was born April 1831 in Monmouth, Maine and was a widow when married.
• Census: 1900, Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine; : 69

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• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 5, living in Palmyra, Maine with her parents.
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 17, living in Palmyra, Maine.
• Residence: 1872, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; At the time of her divorce, 1872, she was living in Palmyra, Maine.
• Census: 1880, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 25, living on 45 Bartlette Street, Lewiston, Maine.
• Moved To: About 1884, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; About 1884, Herbert and Mary moved to Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1900, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 45, living on 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. She was a widow.
• Census: 1910, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census, she was recorded living in Lowell at 43 South Loring Street, at the age of 54 years. She was listed as a widow.
• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 50, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son and his family.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 75, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son, Harry, and his family.
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 85, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son and his family.

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Died:
She died at home at 422 Pine Street, Lowell.

Mary married Henry Orison Parkman on 18 Apr 1869 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, and was divorced on 29 Oct 1872 in Penobscot County, Maine. Henry was born on 18 Feb 1847 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; died on 8 Dec 1928; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Herbert J. Woodman on 18 Sep 1875 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts. Herbert (son of Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman and Dorothy E. Dunham) was born on 19 Apr 1848 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine; died on 2 Jun 1892 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 4, living in Palmyra, Maine with his parents.
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 14

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• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 5 mopnths, living in Palmyra, Maine with her parents. Her name was recorded as "Infant Flanders."
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 10
• Census: 1880, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 20
• Married: 3 Feb 1883, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine; Samuel Dean, the son of Otis Gordon and Christina Rolf (Tuttle) Dean. He was born 15 January 1862 in Saxonville, Massachusetts, and died 13 January 1913 in Woburn, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Bertha Mabel Dean (1884-1985) 2. Charles Samuel Dean (1885-1948) 3. Carleton Miles Dean (1895-____)
• Census: 1900, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 40
• Census: 1910, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 50
• Census: 1920, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 59

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• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 8
• Census: 1880, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 18
• Married: Est 1882; Harold Higgins Issue: 1. May Higgins (1881-____) 2. Effie Higgins 3. Ethel Higgins 4. Harold E. Higgins (1901-1984)
• Married: 15 Dec 1895, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; George Edward Rowe, the son of Sanborn and Sarah Jane (Whipple) Rowe. He was born 10 February 1856 in Newport, Maine, and died 5 June 1900 in Newport, Maine. He is buried with Jennie. Issue: 1. Edward George Rowe (1896-1963)
• Census: 1900, Newport, Penobscot County, Maine; : 37

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• Graduation: 1899, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1899 he graduated from Lowell High School, Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1900, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census, he was recorded, age 19, living in Lowell, Massachusetts with his widowed mother. He was a student at a textile school.
• Residence: 1908, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine; In 1908 he was listed as a traveling salesman.
• Census: 1910, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 29, living on 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with his widowed mother. He was a traveling salesman.
• Organization: 1911, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1911 he joined Kilwinning Lodge of the Masons.
• Residence: 1913, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; At the time of his wedding in 1913, he lived on 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Draft Reg: 12 Sep 1918, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft giving his age as 37, his address as422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, and his occupation as a draftsman for the Saco-Lowell Company.
• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 39, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. He is listed as a draftsman in a machine shop.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 49, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. He is listed as an assistant superintendent at a construction works.
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 59, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. His occupation was a foreman.
• Draft Reg: 1942, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1942 he registered for the draft giving his age as 61, his address as 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, and his employer as Monsanto Chemical Company.
• Moved To: 1945, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1945 he and Ruth moved to North Orange, Massachusetts.
• Miscellaneous: 1953; In 1953, he broke his right leg getting into a boat in Richmond, New Hampshire.
• Miscellaneous: 1963; The following autobiography was written by Harry L. Woodman in 1963 to provide information for a news article: "Born November 24, 1880 at Lewiston, Maine in a Bates Corporation Tenement opposite the entrance to Bates Cotton Mill where my father was employed as a Carpenter. My Folks moved to West Warren, Mass. And from there to Mill Town, Maine. I was three years old when they came to Lowell. My father died when I was eleven years old and my Mother moved to South Loring St. in the Highlands. I was married in 1912 to Ruth Esther Ward of North Orange and we moved to Pine St. corner of Georgia Ave. My Mother died in 1943 and I moved to Chelmsford. I retired in 1945 and moved to North Orange, Mass where I now reside. I started my schooling in a primary school on High St., from there to the grammar school on the South East corner of the junction of High and East Merrimack St. (I forget the name of the school). When I moved to the Highlands I transferred to the Morey Grammar School. Mr. Morey was principal. I went to the High School in 1896 and graduated in 1899. John Jacob Rogers was President of the class. I went to the Old Lowell Textile School on Middle St. and graduated in 1902. I graduated from the Lowell Evening Drawing School on Broadway, finishing the three year course in two years. As a boy I worked as a runner boy in the Massachusetts Mills counting room. In Textile School I worked vacations in the Lowell Machine Shop. After graduating from Textile, I went back into the Lowell Machine Shop first on the Fly France erection floor then outside as a helper setting up machines in the mills. From there I went to the Massachusetts Mills as a Draftsman. During that time a new machine was invented to tie the last of an old wrap in the loom to a new beam of yarn. One of these machines was purchased by the Massachusetts Mill and I went into the mill as its first operator. The machine was built by the Barber Colman Co. Of Rockford, Ill. and sold for 5,000. It did the work of 50 girls in a day. I again went back to the drafting board. At the end of 3 ¼ years I went to work for the Barber Colman Co. Setting up machines in all the New England States except Vermont and also New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I went out to the Company Plant in Rockford, Ill. where I found out how to turn out machine parts in some cases with only ½ a thousandth clearance. A depression caused a lay-off and I worked for F. W. Bird and Son of Walpole as a draftsman. After a little over a month I was back with Barber Colman again for two years. I then went to work for Lamson Consolidated Store Service Co. making elevators and conveyors and finally as Inspector of all finished products. When the company moved to Syracuse, New York, I left and returned to the Lowell Machine Shop as a draftsman. I advanced the checker and took many trips both North and South to mills to check and report on results. I ended up finally in charge of erection of spool and warpers. Then I stepped on someones toes higher up, and while I was right and could prove it, I had to go. I next went to the Russell Co. Who ran the Merrimack Chemical Co. in North Woburn, again as a draftsman. At the end of five years I was Assistant to the Superintendent of Construction. Then the Monsanto Chemical Co. bought the concern and I was transferred to Everett again as a draftsman. I worked there for 16 years and retired in 1945. During that time I worked in the machine shop, had charge of the salvage department and during the Second World War, I traveled to all the junk yards in and around Boston anywhere I heard that I could purchase repair material. I spent one summer toward the end of my time as the Engineer in charge of directing the building of a parking lot, laying out railroad track, and giving grade, grading operations, and building roads. I started my elective offices early in life. At about 14 I was Treasurer of the Y.P.S.C.E. in the First Baptist Church. I was President of the Men's Class, called the Baraca Class. I was President of the Men's Round Table, also Scout Master for a year. When our girls got old enough to go to church, My Wife thought the Baptist Church was too far to go, so we all joined the Highland Congregational Church. I applied and was accepted as a member of Kilwinning Lodge in 1911. I was raised by Wor. Charles E. Bartlett. I worked the lights until Wor. Harry L. Parkhurst appointed me Inside Sentinel. I taught the lecture to the incoming classes during my two years as Inside Sentinel. I went from Senior Steward to Junior Deacon. At some time during these four years, I, at special meetings, did the floor work of the office ahead of me. One meeting stands out in my memory when at a special meeting, the M. Wor. Aurthur D. Prince was Senior Warden and I was acting Senior Deacon. When elections came around again I skipped the Senior Deacon and was elected Junior Warden. I think I was the first man to be elected Junior Warden who had not given the Senior Deacon Second Degree lecture. I afterward gave it twice. I was the first Master of Kilwinning Lodge to hold a meeting in the new Temple. Since I became a Past Master, I have raised 8 candidates using the short form in 8 different Lodges North and South of Boston and in Athol and Orange. In all the elapsed time up to 1953 I have not had to refer to a ritual. I received my Veterans Medal in 1962. I am a charter member of the 3-5-7 club at Monsanto Chemical Co. in Everett. This club was formed about a year before I retired and I was the First Vice President. In 1939 because the group we went around with was broken up by the death of several members, my Wife and I joined the Chelmsford Grange. I was elected Lecturer before I had been in a year and the next year I became Master and served two years and was on the Executive Committee 3 years. I got a demit and joined North Orange Grange when I retired and a year later they elected my Master for two years. I served on the Executive Committee for several years also 3 years as Treasurer. My attendance to any kind of a meeting has been reduced to nil since I broke my leg in 1954. Speaking of Hobbies, I want to say that a man in good health who is looking forward to retiring must have a hobby. He won't last long if he has nothing to do. From the time I was eleven years old up to this year I have had a back yard garden. I started playing cribbage around 1900 and still play. Down through the years I have enjoyed many sports, Ice Skating, Tennis, Bowling, Pool, Billiards, Bridge Whist, Fishing and Hunting. I play cribbage right along now and collect stamps and small coins. I am a member of the Athol Rod and Gun Club, a past President and now on the Executive Committee. I am also a member of the Chesham Sportsman Club of Chesham, New Hampshire. Out of this mass of data, I hope you will be able to make the story you want. I thought this sort of thing was only used at the feast after the member had passed on. I will be 83 years old this month on the 24th. My Doctor says I am a tough old guy in very good health."
• Last Full Review: 20 Dec 2021

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Harry married Ruth Esther Ward on 2 Oct 1912 in North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Everett Daniel Ward and Cora May Harding) was born on 9 Jul 1889 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Dec 1980 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 31 Dec 1980 in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 2, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 12, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Graduation: 1935, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She graduated from Lowell High School in 1935 and Lowell Business School in 1937.
• Organization: 26 Mar 1936, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 26 March 1936, she was awarded the Golden Eaglet by the Girl Scouts of America, their highest award.
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 22, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman. She was listed as a bank clerk.
• Residence: From Jun 1942 to 1945, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; From June 1942 to 1945 Bob and Shirley lived on New Estate Road, Littleton, Massachusetts.
• Residence: From 1946 to 1948, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; From 1946 to 1948 Bob and Shirley lived on 34 Deshon Manner, Butler, Pennsylvania.
• Residence: From 1946 to 1948, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; From 1946 to 1948 Shirley and Bob lived at 34 Deshon Manner, Butler, Pennsylvania.
• Residence: 1949, West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania; In 1949, Shirley and Bob lived on Liberty Street, West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
• Residence: 1951, Camp Atterbury, Bartholomew County, Indiana; In 1951 Shirley and Bob lived in Camp Atterbury, Indiana, as he was preparing for deployment to Germany.
• Residence: 1952 to 1953, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; From 1952 to 1953 he lived on 77 Schiller Stß, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
• Residence: 1952 to 1953, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; From 1952 to 1953, Shirley and Bob lived at 77 Schiller Stß, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
• Passenger List: 4 Mar 1952; On 4 Mar 195 she was listed as a passenger on the SS Washington, sailing from New York City to Bremerhaven, Germany. Shirley and her son, Rob, were sailing to Germany to join her husband, who was already stationed there.
• Residence: From 1953 to 1954, Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; From 1953 to 1954 Robert, Shirley and their son, Robert lived on Argonnen Stß, Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Germany.
• Residence: 1954 to Oct 1954, Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Address:
  Argonnen Stß
• Passenger List: 21 Oct 1954; Lt. Robert and Shirley with their son, Robert A. bordered an aircraft of the Seaboard and Western Airlines and flew from Frankfurt to New York City.
• Residence: 1955 to 1957, Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia; Address:
  Kimbro Loop
• Residence: From 1955 to 1957, Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia; From 1955 to 1957, Robert, Shirley, and their son Rob lived on Kimbro Loop, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
• Residence: 1957 to 1978, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; From 1957 to 1978, Shirley lived at 33 Blanchard Circle, Athol, Massachusetts.
• Residence: From 1978 to 2007, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; From 1978 until 2007, she lived in Petersham, Massachusetts.
• Residence: From 2007 to 2010, Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia; From 2007 to 2010, she lived in Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia with her son, Rob.
• Residence: From 2010 to 2016, Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania; From 2010 to her death in 2016, she lived in assisted living at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, in Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• Obituary: 26 Apr 2016; Shirley Buell, 98, of Cabot, formerly of Athol, Mass., passed away April 13 at the Concordia Lutheran Ministries Ortal Assisted Living Center. Shirley was born Oct. 29, 1917, in Lowell, Mass., the daughter of Harry L. and Ruth E. (Ward) Woodman. Shirley was active in the Girl Scouts and earned its highest award, the Golden Eaglet, in 1936. She graduated from Lowell High School in 1935 and Lowell Business School in 1937. During World War II, she worked at the Army Hospital on Fort Devens, where she met her first husband, Capt. Robert G. Roy. During his military service, they lived in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Germany and Virginia. Upon his retirement in 1957, they settled in Athol. Robert G. Roy died in 1966, and in 1979, she married Harry C. Buell, and moved to Petersham, Mass. Harry Buell died in 2002. In 2008, she moved to West Virginia with her son and his family. In 2010, she moved to Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot, living next door to her sister, Janice. She worked at military hospitals at Fort Devens, Mass., Stuttgart, Germany, and Butler. After she moved to Athol, she worked at the former Minute Tapioca plant in Orange, Mass., and Athol Memorial Hospital. She was an active member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Athol, where she was a lay eucharistic minister, vestry person, youth leader and newsletter publisher. Mrs. Buell served on the board of directors for the former Peoples Bridge Action and worked on the polls and voter registration in Petersham. An avid reader, she enjoyed sewing, embroidery, quilting, flower gardening and rug braiding. She was predeceased by her husbands, Robert G. Roy and Harry C. Buell; and her sister, Janice Farmer. Mrs. Buell is survived her son, AVCM Robert A. Roy of Paw Paw, W.Va.; her grandson, Robert W. Roy of Wexford; and three stepsons, David Buell of North Sullivan, Maine, Larry Buell of Petersham and Charles Buell of Petersham. She is also survived by three great-grandchildren. BUELL — Calling hours for Shirley Buell, who died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Higgins-O'Connor Funeral Home, 146 Main St., Athol, with a Resurrection Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Athol. Burial will follow at the Jones Cemetery in Orange. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. John's Property Improvement Fund, 15 Park Ave., Athol, MA 01331. Published by the Butler Eagle, 26 April 2016

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 4 months, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 10, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Married: Feb 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sidney H. Smith. He was born 16 August 1917 and died in 1948. He is buried in Tully Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jean Ruth Smith (1939-2015) 2. Richard Harry Smith (1942-1973) 3. Jeffery Sidney Smith (1947-____)
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 20; Address:
  7 Bagley Street
• Married: 3 Sep 1949, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; Granville "Coop" William Cooper Jr., the son of Granville William Sr. and Mary Cooper. He was born 5 March 1923 and died 29 August 2008 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Issue: 1. Granville William Cooper III (1950-2005); : First English Luthern
• Married: 1 Oct 1966; Clarence Edwin Wheeler
• Married: 21 Aug 1975, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; John Daniel Farmer
• History: 2009; According to her obituary, "Janice grew up in Lowell, graduating from Lowell High School in 1937 and from Bradshaw Business School. She later moved to North Orange in 1941 where she resided for several years and since 1949 she has resided in Pennsylvania. Janice worked at Montgomery Wards for 22 years, was a member of the Portersville Bible Church, enjoyed puzzles, reading and spending time with her family."

Robert married Suzanne Mary Scully [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Jody Ann Boudreau [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Jennifer D. Myers [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]