John Metcalfe

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• Immigration: 1637; In 1637 he came to New England, age 15, on board the Rose with his parents.
• Religion: 1643, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; John was admitted to the Dedham Church in 1643.
• Freeman: 26 May 1647; On 26 May 1647 he was admitted as a freeman.
• Moved To: About 1652, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; John and Mary came to Medfield about 1652, with their three children.
• Land/House: 1658, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; John Metcalf received a grant of a piece of land in Medfield next to the burying-ground, he to make the division fence in 1658 "at the time the town fence in the burying-ground." Robert Mason had liberty given him to "take sedar to mak singell for his house."
• Other Will: 1664; In 1664 his father died and left him "One ffeather bed & Bolster, my second Book of Martyrs, Mr. Perkins second Book, Luther on the gala, one silver spoone, one pair of sheets, one long chest in the upper chamber, one Diaper Broadcloth."
• Offices Held: 1671, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Starting in 1671 he served on the Medfield Board of Selectmen six years.
• Occupation: 1680, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; According to Wheeler (1924) "About 1680 the town of Medfield voted a bonus for the erection of a grist mill upon the Charles River and a dam and mill were built by several associates of whom John Metcalfe was the first. This mill was upon the Charles river at Rockville in the town of Millis and was the first mill upon that portion of the river. It was burned by an Indian prior to 1685, but rebuilt, and the Indian was prosecuted for his crime."
• Offices Held: 1682, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was a commissioner in 1682.
• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

Notes:

Birth: The date could have been 15 September.

Death: Harris (1852), Goodwin (1856), and Metcalf (1898) give his death date as 27 November 1675.

Name:

John married Mary Chickering on 22 Mar 1647 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Mary was born in 1630; died on 15 Mar 1697/98 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 21 Dec 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Mary Bowers, the daughter of John Bowers. He was born in 1646. She died in 1707 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Metcalfe (1680-1707) 2. John Metcalfe (1681-1682) 3. John Metcalfe (1684-1707)
• Offices Held: say 1700, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; John served as a selectman for five years.
• Offices Held: 1704 to 1705; He was the representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Medfield.
• History: 1707; His wife, son aged 23 and daughter aged 27 all died in 1707, leaving him alone.
• Married: 1708, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Sarah Turner, the daughter of John and Dorothy Turner. She was born in 1663 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Sarah, married (1) John Plimpton. She died in 1738 in Medfield, Massachusetts. They had no children.
• Estate Admin: say 1739; His estate went to his nephew, Jonathan METCALFE.

Notes:

Married:
John Metcalfe and his brother, Michael, married sisters on the same day.

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• History: 1676; His first house was burnt by Indians in 1676.
• Married: 21 Dec 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Bowers, the daughter of John and Mary Bowers. She was born on 26 May 1654 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 26 (3) 1654. She died in 1724 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Michael Metcalfe (1680-____) 2. Sarah Metcalfe (1683-____) 3. Samuel Metcalfe (1684-____) 4. Elizabeth Metcalfe (1686-____) 5. Jonathan Metcalfe (1690-____)

Notes:

Married:
Michael Metcalfe and his brother, John, married sisters on the same day.

Died:
When Michael died his oldest child was only eleven years old. His uncle, Isaac Wheeler, was appointed their guardian.

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• Married: 1696, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Ellis, the son of John and Joan Ellis. He was born in 1662 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Joseph, married (1) Lydia Lovell. He died in 1726 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Ellis (1691-1757) 2. James Ellis (1697-____) 3. Hannah Ellis (1699-____)
• Offices Held: say 1725, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph served as a selectman for seven years.

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• Married: 21 Jan 1686, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Sarah Bowers, the daughter of John Bowers. She was born in 1663 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died in 1727 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Metcalfe (1686-____) 2. Abigail Metcalfe (1694-____)
• Residence: 1700, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He lived next to the town cemetery of which he was the sexton.
• Married: 1730, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Hannah Adams, the daughter of Peter and Rachel (Newcome) Adams. She was born on 6 June 1655 in Medfield, Massachusetts. In 1674 Hannah, married (1) John Fisher, son of Joshua Fisher, in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died in 1746 in Medfield, Massachusetts. They had no children.

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• Moved To: 1714, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: Abt 1721, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Experience married Isaac Wheeler in 1682/83. Isaac (son of Richard Wheeler and Sarah Prescott) was born in 1661 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Feb 1730/31 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 3 May 1683, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Elisha Bullen, the son of Deacon Samuel and Mary (Morse) Bullen. He was born in 1657. He died in 1736 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elisha Bullen (1684-____) 2. Samuel Bullen (1687-____) 3. Jonathan Bullen (1694-1694)
• Moved To: 1686, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; They lived in Sherborn until about 1686, when they moved back to Medfield.

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• Married: 26 Oct 1687, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Eleazar Ellis. He was born in 1664 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Eleazer served as a selectman in 1706.

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Died:
She may have died on the 18th.

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Birth:
He was a twin.

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Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 14 Dec 1713, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Boyden, the son of Captain Jonathan and Mary (Clark) Boyden. He was born on 1 February 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 16 April 1758 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Boyden (1715-1715) 2. Isaac Boyden (1717-1758) 3. Mary Boyden (1726-1779)

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• Married: 3 Apr 1718, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Clark, the son of Joseph and Mary (Wright) Clark. He was born on 9 January 1697 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 27 March 1731 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Clark (1719-1719) 2. Joseph Clark (1720-1780) 3. Rowland Clark (1722-1790) 4. Hephsibah Clark (1725-1811) 5. Jepthah Clark (1727-1736) 6. Experience Clark (1730-____)
• History: say 1770; In her old age she was called "Old Pedy."

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• Military: 11 Oct to 31 Oct 1723; His name appears on the muster roll of Capt Eleazer Wheelock's Company from 11 October to 31 October 1723 as a "Pilot".
• Married: Abt 1717; Sarah _____. Issue: 1. Jonathan Wheeler (1718-1796) 2. Experience Wheeler (1720-____) 3. Richard Wheeler (1721-____) 4. Moses Wheeler (1723-____) 5. Isaac Wheeler (1725-____)
• History: say 1720; He settled in Worcester, though he was a proprator of Pequoig, now Athol, and owned land on the Millers River.

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• History: 1731; In 1731, when his sister, Experience's husband died, Isaac was appointed guardian of all her children.
• Land/House: 25 Apr 1755; He sold his farm and all of its buildings to Seth Clark.
• Moved To: Jun 1755, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He settled in that part of Rutland, which in 1759, became Princeton. In April 1756, he bought a farm in Rutland. On 21 September 1761, he sold his farm in Princeton, and moved to his farm in Rutland.

Isaac married Sarah Lawrence on 8 May 1734 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Ebenezer Lawrence and Mary Partridge) was born on 30 May 1709 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1727; Hannah _____. Issue: 1. Thomas Wheeler (1728-____) 2. Jabez Wheeler (1731-____) 3. Mary Wheeler (1733-____) 4. Abraham Wheeler (1735-____)
• Offices Held: say 1730, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Highways.
• History: 1737; Abraham built a bridge across the Blackstone River on the road to Sutton.
• Land/House: say 1740; He owned much land in Holden that he had inherited from his father.

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• Married: 14 Mar 1765, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Stone, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Farwell) Stone. She was born on 29 March 1743 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 22 December 1813 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dorcas Wheeler (1766-____) 2. Katee Wheeler (1767-____) 3. Elizabeth Wheeler (1769-____) 4. Isaac Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Jacob Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Sibyl Wheeler (1775-____) 7. Sarah Wheeler (1779-____) 8. Reuben Wheeler (1782-____) 9. Eli Wheeler (1784-1861)
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; He was a Sargeant in the Rutland Minute Men before the Revolution. On 19 April 1775, he marched with the company to Cambridge to join in the siege of Boston. He was there throughout the siege from 1775 to 1776.

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Died:
Murphy (1928) gives his death date as 2 April 1817.

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• Married: Jul 1772, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Col. John Watson. He was born about 1750 based on age at death. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 26 June 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 27 June 1772 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 14 March 1829 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Watson (1773-____) 2. John Watson (1774-1785) 3. Jacob Wheeler Watson (1777-____)

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• Married: 17 Nov 1763, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Adam Wheeler, the son of Ephraim and Miriam (Martin) Wheeler. He was born on 29 April 1732 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He served in the French and Indian War, and was a Captain during the Revolution, having served at Lexington, Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Newark, Stillwater, Albany, and White Plains. He was ordained a deacon in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. After the war, he felt the injustice of the Massachusetts government and raised a company of 100 men, and with 80 of them, marched to Worcester where he took control of the courthouse. By this action, he became the number two man of Shay's Rebellion, and fled to Canada upon its collapse. In 1791, he petitioned the town of Hubbardston to help him pay his debts incurred in the revolt. The town happily complied. He died on Tuesday 24 August 1802 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Wheeler (1764-1826) 2. Ede Wheeler (1766-____) 3. Asa Wheeler (1768-1831) 4. Joel Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Rhoda Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Jacob Wheeler 7. Daniel Wheeler (1780-1810)
• Moved To: Abt 1766, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• History: 1755 to 1817, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

History:
In 1755, when he was 9, he moved to Rutland from Medfield with his father. He lived for some time in Hubbardston, Massachusetts on a farm acquired from his father. He returned to Rutland and bought a farm near New Boston. He lived there the rest of his life.

He was a member of the Rutland Minute Company and marched to Cambridge after the Alarm in 1775.

Abraham married Jemima Walker on 22 Aug 1770 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Jemima (daughter of Captain Phineas Walker and Beulah Clap) was born on 3 Oct 1747 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1802 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Katy Muzzy on 30 May 1803 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Katy was christened on 3 Jul 1763 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1822 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: say 1770; Read (1836), in his History of Rutland, says that he was "Believed to be pious."

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

Wheeler (1924) gives his death date as 30 May 1775.

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• Married: 23 Feb 1803; Mary Reed.

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• Married: 1793; Thomas Read, the son of Thomas and Hannah (Nurse) Read. He was born on 14 February 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas and Lucinda filed marriage intentions on 9 March 1793. He died on Sunday 4 October 1835 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Read (1794-1800) 2. Thomas Read (1798-1800) 3. Lucinda Read (1800-1837) 4. Abigail Wheeler Read (1804-____) 5. Thomas Lyman Read (1805-____) 6. Mary Jamima Read (1810-____) 7. Lorena Read (1811-____) 8. Lorenzo Read (1811-____)

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• Married: 3 Apr 1824, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Childs, the daughter of Abiather and Sarah (Ames) Childs. She was born on 12 August 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 31 October 1826 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Melissa Ames Wheeler (1825-____)
• Married: 29 Apr 1827, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Hooper. Issue: 1. Ruth Cordelia Wheeler (1828-____) 2. Lucinda Read Wheeler (1830-1870) 3. Maria Wheeler (1834-____)

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• History: say 1830; He was a Justice of the Peace. He may have gained the title "Captain" in the state militia.

Rowland married Lydia Gates on 10 Apr 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Joseph Gates and Sarah Galera Roper) was born on 6 Dec 1789 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Feb 1861 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Roper (1982) gives her death date as 18 June 1824.

Wheeler (1924) gives her death date as 24 June 1824.

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• Married: 31 Mar 1836, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Eliza B. Hawes, the daughter of Roswell and Nancy (Rice) Hawes. She was born in July 1817 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her name does not appear in the published vital records of Petersham. She died on Tuesday 2 January 1849 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Married: say 1850; Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary was Paul's older brother and Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)

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• Married: 6 Dec 1836, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William S. Rollins. He was born in 1813 in Strafford, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. William and Abigail filed marriage intentions on 5 November 1836 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 12 May 1855 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Jane Rollins (1838-____) 2. Charles H. Rollins (1841-____) 3. Mary Ann Rollins (1844-1873)
• Married: 27 Apr 1857; Frederick Leeds, the son of Samuel and Martha (Faxon) Leeds. He was born on 27 February 1807 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. On 4 September 1834 Frederick, at age 27, married first Elizabeth C. Johnson, at age 21, daughter of Isaac Johnson and Nancy Gibbs. He was a currier in 1880 in Melrose, Massachusetts.

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• Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 37
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 42
• Census: 1870, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 51

Catharine married Alpheus Harding on 9 Mar 1837 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Alpheus (son of Captain Oliver Harding and Elizabeth Browning) was born on 3 May 1809 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 24 Jun 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1898 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 4 Apr 1844, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Reed Howe, the son of Jonathan and Susanna (Parmenter) Howe. He was born on 14 May 1814 and was christened on 7 November 1817 both in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Adnah Thomas Howe (1849-____) 2. Josephine Elvira Howe (1851-1883) 3. William Eugene Howe (1856-1856) 4. Minerva Gates Howe (1862-1901)

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• Married: say 1852, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut; Joseph Miles. He was born on 25 January 1822. Issue: 1. Lydia Gates Miles (1853-____) 2. Jennie Etta Miles (1855-____) 3. Mary Lizzie Miles (1862-____) 4. Sarah Frances Miles (1864-____) 5. George Hiram Miles (1866-____) 6. Mattie Josephine Miles (1867-1869)

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• Married: Abt Aug 1859, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary, married first Hiram Madison Wheeler, son of Capt. Rowland Wheeler and Lydia Gates. Mary was Paul's older brother, Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)
• Occupation: 1860; He owned a mill on the site of the first grist mill of Rutland which was burnt by the Indians. He also manufactured hickory and oak farm tools handles.
• Married: 28 Apr 1887, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Helen E. Dean, the daughter of Erastus and Amelia (Gates) Dean. They were married by the Rev. George S. Dodge. She died on Tuesday 20 October 1908 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 12
• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 18
• Graduation: Abt 1856, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Address:
  Barre High School
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He and his wife, Ruth, were living with his parents.; : 22
• History: 1860; After their marriage, he worked on his father's farm for a few years
• Moved To: Abt 1864, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; They moved to Brush Valley where he worked in a shop
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 42
• Moved To: 1885; George removed to Orange, and there he lived the rest of his life. During his father's last illness, he and Ruth spent much of their time in Barre. He was a carpenter.
• Occupation: 1894, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was employed by G. H. Lawrence
• Residence: 1894, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  44 North Main Street
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 63
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 72; Address:
  77 North Main Street
• History: 1910; According to his obituary, "He was social, companionable, well-informed and well liked."

Notes:

Birth:
He was born on his father's farm which was two miles from Coldbrook.

George married Ruth Melinda Delvey on 1 Jun 1859 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Joseph Delvey and Mary Wheaton) was born on 15 Jun 1838 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Sep 1923 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Sep 1923 in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 9
• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 14
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 16
• Married: 1863; Isaac Newton Monroe. He was born in August 1837 in Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Charles N. Monroe (1865-1898) 2. Elbert LeRoy Monroe (1867-____) 3. Catherine R. Monroe (1871-____)
• Residence: c 1865, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; They lived in the Colbrook section
• Census: 1900, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 58
• Census: 1920, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 78

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• Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 2
• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 7
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 12
• Census: 1870, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 22
• Married: 28 Nov 1871, North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts; William E. Hobbs, the son of John and Senneth Hobbs.

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• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 9
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 20
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Married: 7 Jan 1880; Robert Carpenter Eddy, the son of Chester Wales and Sarah Jane (Bowman) Eddy. He was born 14 January 1853 in Warwick, Massachusetts and died 8 May 1921 in Beverly, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Robert Harding Eddy (1880-1880)
• History: 1900; She was well known to book lovers as a collector of rare books, her library being quite large.

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• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 2, living in Warwick, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 12, living in Warwick, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 31, living on 52 Whitney Street, Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 43, living on North Orange Road, Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 51, living in Orange, Massachusetts. She was listed as a widow. Her daughter, Grace, and her husband were living with her.
• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 61, living on North Orange Road, Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 71, living on North Orange Road, Orange, Massachusetts.
• Obituary: 24 Oct 1952
• Last Full Review: 3 Sep 2020

Notes:

Died:
She died at home of Harry and Ruth Woodman.

Cora married Everett Daniel Ward on 22 Oct 1885 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Everett (son of Deacon Thomas Harris Ward and Esther Kellogg Mayo) was born on 16 Nov 1857 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Jan 1920 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cora married Robert Daniel Crosby on 23 May 1926 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Robert was born in Oct 1869 in Canada; died on 15 Dec 1940 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 8
• Married: 18 Apr 1888, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Elmer Derby Whitney, the son of Lysander S. and Lydia Ann (Burnap) Whitney. He was born 9 June 1864 in Townshend, Vermont. Muse (1995) gives his birth place as Ludlow, Vermont. He died 14 February 1961 in Athol, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Harding Wheeler Whitney (1890-1969) 2. daughter Whitney (1892-1892) 3. Clifford Elmer Whitney (1893-1972)
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 27
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 30; Address:
  Rear 111 Winter Street
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Her mother was living with her and her husband.; : 48; Address:
  77 North Main Street
• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 58; Address:
  77 North Main Street
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 68; Address:
  77 North Main Street

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• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 13; Address:
  52 Whitney Street
• Census: 1910, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was listed as a hostler in a livery stable.; : 23
• Married: 24 Jun 1913, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; Elizabeth Ella Blood, the daughter of Charles Blood and Ella (Blood) Putnam. She was born about 1889 and died November 1968 in Charlestown, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. Harold Harding Ward Jr. (1920-2004)
• Draft Reg: 5 Jun 1917, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; He registered for the draft. On his registration he listed that he was a private in Company I, 1st Regiment of the New Hampshire State Guard.; : 30
• Census: 1920, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; He was living with his father-in-law's family.; : 31; Address:
  East Street
• Census: 1930, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; His wife's mother and step-father were living with him, as was his sister-in-law. His occupation is listed as a State Highway Patrolman.; : 42; Address:
  167 East Street
• Census: 1940, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; : 52; Address:
  East Street
• Draft Reg: 1942, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; He registered for the draft, listing his job as a State Highway Patrolman.; : 54

Notes:

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

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• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 9, living on 52 Whitney Street, Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Miscellaneous: Dec 1901; In December 1901, she fell on frozen ground, cutting a gash in one of her limbs.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 20, living on North Orange Road, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts at the Aubrey Turner house as a boarder. She was a public school teacher.
• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 30, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 40, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 50, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: 1945, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1945, she and Harry moved to North Orange, Massachusetts.
• Last Full Review: 20 Dec 2021

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Buried:
The following is from her funeral sermon: "She was not only a grandmother in her own family, but served that functions well for many people. She had the appearance of a grandmother, the mein of one, too. She appeared in church with the assurance of a dowager queen, elegantly dressed, making quips and wise cracks, kids dancing around her in great merriment, the younger folks greeting her. Hers was always a grand entrance."

Died:
She died at Athol Memorial Hospital.

Ruth married Harry Lincoln Woodman on 2 Oct 1912 in North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Harry (son of Herbert J. Woodman and Mary E. Flanders) was born on 24 Nov 1880 in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine; died on 17 Dec 1968 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 20 Dec 1968 in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 6; Address:
  52 Whitney Street
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 17; Address:
  North Orange Road
• Married: 8 Jun 1912; Harold Floyd French. He died 21 June 1964 in Athol, Massachusetts. He served with the Army in World War I. Issue: 1. June Louise French (1926-2001) 2. Kathryn May French (1933-____)
• Offices Held: 1913; President of the North Orange Reunion Committee
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 27
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 47; Address:
  North Orange Road
• History: 1940; She started the North Orange Fairs in the 1940's and ran them until 1971.
• Residence: 1958, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  North Main Street

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She and her husband, Floyd, were recorded while living with her widowed mother.

Grace married Floyd French on 8 Jun 1912. Floyd was born about 1891 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 9; Address:
  North Orange Road
• Graduation: 1919, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : Orange High School
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 19
• Married: 18 Jul 1925, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Donald Herrick Stone. He was born 20 March 1896 and died 25 February 1969 in Orange, Massachusetts. He was a barber. Issue: 1. Diane Stone (1932-2002) 2. Richard C. Stone (1941-____)- adopted
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 39; Address:
  54 Ball Street
• History: 1998; According to her obituary, she "worked at the former Minute Tapioca Co. several years and also was a bookkeeper at Chamberlain's Hardware. Mrs. Stone was an accomplished pianist and organist and was organist for several years at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully. She was an avid gardener, well-known in the area for her rock gardens. She was a lifelong member of the First Universalist Church in Orange and served as chairman of the church fairs for many years. She later organized the "La Petite" flower shows which were held at the church for many years. She also made quilts and braided rugs for various church projects. She was a past president of the Orange Women's Club and was instrumental in forming the Garden Clubdivision of the Women's Club. She was inducted into the Clara Barton Sisterhood of the Universalist-Unitarian Women's Federation in 1979."

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She was recorded while living with her widowed mother.

Margaret married on 18 Jul 1925 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 9
• Graduation: 1928, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He played quarterback for their football team; : Athol High School
• Graduation: 1934, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York; He earned an engineering degree.; : Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Occupation: 1934; He was employed by the Cohoes Carrier Bags Company
• Residence: 1935, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
• Married: 6 Nov 1936, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Edith Charlotte Waterman. She died 16 July 2000 in Troy, New York. Issue: 1. Nancy Jane Ward (1936-2013) 2. Richard Harding Ward (1940-1980) 3. Lawrence Alan Ward (1944-____) 4. Laurie Ann Ward (1955-____)
• Census: 1940, Pequannock, Morris County, New Jersey; He is listed as a salesman for an envelope company; : 29
• Military: 22 Feb 1943 to 8 Feb 1946; He was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II advancing to Lt. Col.
• Religion: Abt 1984, Statesburg, Sumter County, South Carolina; He and his wife were Episcopalians and a members of Holy Cross Episcopal Church
• Residence: 1985, Dalzell, Sumter County, South Carolina

Notes:

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Census:
He was recorded while living with his widowed mother.

Lawrence married Edith Charlotte Waterman on 6 Nov 1936 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]