Deacon Gregory Stone

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Freeman: 1636
• Residence: 1637, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Cambridge.
• Offices Held: Before 1658; He was made a deacon.
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Lydia, and his children: Elizabeth, John, David, Daniel, Samuel, and Sarah.
• Probate/Proved: 14 Dec 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His date of the probate was recorded as 14 (10) 1672.

Notes:

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

Gregory married Margaret Garrad on 20 Jul 1617 in Nayland, Suffolk, England. Margaret was born in England; died in Aug 1626 in Nayland, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gregory married LydiaEngland. Lydia died on 24 Jun 1674 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Moved To: 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Offices Held: 1682 to 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Cambridge.
• Religion: 15 Nov 1682, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He became a Ruling Elder.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: Daniel, Mary, David, Elizabeth, Margaret, Tabitha, Sarah, and Nathaniel.
• Probate/Proved: 5 May 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Will (1683): The date of his will was recorded as 16 (2) 1683.

Probate: The probate date was recorded as 12 (4) 1683.

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

John married Anne Rogers about 1639. Anne was born in 1617 in England; died on 20 May 1719. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.

Notes:

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: About 1635; About 1635 Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.
• Freeman: 1647, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1647 he was admitted as a freeman in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Other Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will of 22 November 1672.
• Census: 1688, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was recorded in 1688 as living in Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1693, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1693 he and John Adams were chosen as fence viewers for the town of Framingham, Massachusetts.
• Last Full Review: 15 Jun 2020

Notes:

Marriage: David's first marriage to Elizabeth is very questionable and was probably a scribal error.

Name:

David married Dorcus Freeman in 1647 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Dorcus died on 13 Jul 1704 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Married: Abt 1652; Anthony Potter. He was from Ipswich when he married. Issue: 1. John Potter 2. Edmund Potter 3. Elizabeth Potter 4. Lydia Potter 5. Thomas Potter 6. Anthony Potter
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635; About 1635 Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.
• Freeman: 1657; He was admitted as a freeman in Newtowne in 1657.
• Religion: 18 Oct 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 18 October 1660 Samuel and Sarah were admitted to full communion in the Cambridge Church.
• Land/House: 1672, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On his father's death in 1672, he received land in the east portion of Cambridge called Cambridge Farms, now Lexington.
• Other Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will of 22 November 1672.
• Offices Held: 1673, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1673 he was elected a Selectman of Cambridge Massachusetts. He served again in 1681, 1688, and 1692.
• Petition: Oct 1683, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In October 1683 He was one of the signers of the petition to set Cambridge Farms off as a distinct parish. This town became Lexington, Massachusetts.
• Legal: 16 Feb 1683/84, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His brother made his will on 16 February 1683/84 and charged John Cooper Sr. and Samuel Stone Sr. to take care of his wife.
• Miscellaneous: Dec 1691, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He donated £2 10/ towards the building of the First Meeting House of Lexington in December of 1691.
• Offices Held: 1694, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1694 he was an Assessor. He served again as Assessor from 1697 to 1698.
• Religion: 1696, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1696 he and John Merriam were chosen as deacons of the Lexington Church.
• Last Full Review: 22 May 2020

Notes:

Name:

Samuel married Sarah Stearns on 7 Jun 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Stearns and Mary Baker) was born on 22 Sep 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Oct 1700 in Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Abigail Carter on 3 Apr 1706 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 21 Apr 1648 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 11 May 1718 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Married: 12 Jul 1653, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Joseph Meriam, the son of Joseph and Sarah (Goldstone) Meriam. He was born about 1628 in England. He became a freeman on 22 May 1650 in Concord, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 20 April 1677 in Concord, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Meriam (1654-____) 2. Lydia Meriam (1656-1690) 3. Joseph Meriam (1658-1727) 4. Elizabeth Meriam (1660-____) 5. John Meriam (1662-1727) 6. Mary Meriam (1664-____) 7. Robert Meriam (1667-____)
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Residence: Abt 1678, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; After Joseph's death, Sarah lived with her brother's children in Lexington.

Notes:

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

Died:
Her death date was recorded as 8 (2) 1704.

Notes:

Died:
He was unmarried and is referred to as "inferm of mind."

Notes:

Birth: Her birth date was recorded as 6 (4) 1640.

Hannah married John Bent on 1 Jul 1658 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John (son of John Bent and Martha) was christened on 24 Jan 1635 in Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England; died on 15 Sep 1717 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Sep 1717 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 14 May 1667; (1) Isaac Hunt, the son of William and Mercy (Hurd) Hunt. He died on Thursday 12 December 1680 in Concord, Massachusetts.
• Married: 30 Nov 1681, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Eliphalet Fox, the son of Thomas and Rebecca Fox. He died 15 August 1711 in Concord, Massachusetts.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Birth: Gozzaldi (1930) gives her birth date as about 1649.

1st Marriage: Paige (1877) gives Isaac Hunt's death as 1713 in Newton, Massachusetts.

Death: Gozzaldi (1930) gives a second death date as before 1706.

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• Married: 2 Nov 1667, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Moore, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rice) Moore. She was christened on 9 January 1641/42 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. On 8 September 1661 Mary, at age 19, married (1) Richard Ward, son of Deacon William Ward, She died 10 June 1703 in Framingham, Massachusetts.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.

Notes:

Birth: His birth date was recorded as 31 (6) 1644.

Marriage: Mary has been listed as the daughter of Deacon William Ward of Sudbury and Marlborough. This is clearly an error.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 1675; Susanna ______. She was living in 1721. Issue: 1. Susanna Stone (1677-____) 2. Mary Stone (1682-____) 3. Samuel Stone (1685-____) 4. Thomas Stone (1688-1757)
• Military: 1676; He was a soldier in King Philip's War.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Offices Held: 1713, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a selectman.
• Probate/Proved: May 1737

Notes:

Birth: Gozzaldi (1930) gives his birth place as Sudbury, Massachusetts.

Name:

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 16 Nov 1669; Samuel Stow, the son of Thomas Stow. He died on Sunday 9 February 1721. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Stow (1677-____)
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Birth:. Gozzaldi (1930) says she was born about 1651, but gives no place.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 11 Jan 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) William Brown, the son of Captain William Brown. He was born about 1650. He died 18 June 1705 in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Married: 27 Jan 1714, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Deacon Joseph Foster, the son of Thomas Foster. He was from Billerica when he married Margaret. He died 4 December 1721 in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 2 Nov 1674, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John Rice, the son of Deacon Edward and Agnes (Bent) Rice. He was born about 1647 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. They lived in that part of Sudbury which became Wayland. He subscribed to Prince's Chronology and was fond of historical reading. He died 6 September 1719 in Sudbury, Massachusetts intestate. His widow and son, Moses, were appointed administrators 29 January 1719/20. The inventory was dated 17 September 1719. The "Widow Tabitha, being aged and infirm, made oath at Weston." Issue: 1. John Rice (1675-____) 2. Anna Rice (1678-____) 3. Deliverance Rice (1681-____) 4. Tabitha Rice (1683-____) 5. Prudence Rice (1685-____) 6. Abigail Rice (1687-____) 7. Edward Rice (1689-____) 8. Dinah Rice (1691-____) 9. Moses Rice (1694-____) 10. Tamar Rice (1697-____) 11. Aaron Rice (1700-____)
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Birth: Gozzaldi (1930) gives her birth date as 19 May 1655. Paige (1887) her being born in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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• Married: Abt 1679; (1) Jacob Hill, the son of Abraham and Sarah (Long) Hill. He was born in March 1656/57 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He died 12 December 1690 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jacob's estate was inventoried on 20 March 1690/91 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jacob Hill (____-1768) 2. Tabitha Hill 3. John Hill (1684-____) 4. Nathaniel Hill (____-1761) 5. Abraham Hill (1684-1754)
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Married: 15 Mar 1705, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Samuel Jones.

Notes:

1st Marriage:Jacob's birth date was recorded as the first month of 1656/57.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Married: 25 Apr 1684, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sarah Waite, the daughter of Captain John and Mary (Hills) Waite. She was born in 1664 in Malden, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Nathaniel Stone (1685-____) 2. Ebenezer Stone (1688-____) 3. Jonathan Stone (1690-____) 4. Isaac Stone 5. John Stone (1702-____) 6. Mary Stone (1705-____) 7. Sarah Stone (1708-____) 8. Hezekiah Stone (1711-____)
• Offices Held: 1706; He became a selectman in 1706 and served for four years.
• Religion: 16 May 1725, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel was admitted to the Framingham Church.
• Will: 23 Jun 1732
• Probate/Proved: 2 Nov 1732

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• Military: 1676; He was impressed as a trooper during King Philip's War.
• Married: 12 Jun 1679, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Dorcus Jones, the daughter of John and Dorcus Jones. She was born on 19 May 1659 in Concord, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 24 September 1746 in Lexington, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dorcus Stone 2. Sarah Stone (1681-1750) 3. Samuel Stone (1684-1769) 4. Joseph Stone (1687-1753) 5. Jonathan Stone (1690-1729) 6. Elizabeth Stone (1693-____) 7. Rebecca Stone (1696-1748)
• Religion: 1715, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Deacon.

Notes:

Name:

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: (1) Edward Converse, the son of Lt. James and Ann (Long) Converse. He was born on 27 February 1661 in Woburn, Massachusetts. He became a freeman in 1685. He died on Saturday 26 July 1692 in Woburn, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Converse (1685-____) 2. Ann Converse (1687-____) 3. Sarah Converse (1689-____) 4. Edward Converse (1691-1691)

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He got the nickname "East" as his cousin, John Stone lived in the western portion of Cambridge.
• Military: 1692; According to Hudson (1868) "to distinguish him from his cousin, and to show that he was on the high road of military promotion, he was designated corporal." He was in the militia as early as 1692.
• Occupation: say 1700, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Corporal John Stone paid £1 10/ subscription for the building of the first Lexington Meeting House.
• Will: 19 Jan 1711/12, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; The abstract of his will dated 19 January 1711/12 reads as follows: "To wife Rachel Stone two cows, a horse, six sheep, and six swine during widowhood; also half the crops raised on my land until my youngest daughter Ruth be nineteen, said wife to maintain my three daughters Anna, Rachel, and Ruth until each be of that age or married. Also my said wife all my movable household stuff during widowhood., she paying to said three daughters £6 each when eighteen. Also to said wife during widowhood one-half my swelling house, with sufficient firewood, and one-third of the crops on my land after my youngest Ruth be nineteen. To daughter Mary Stone £50, and to daughters Anna, Rachel, and Ruth Stone £44 each when eighteen, to be paid to them by my executor. To Joseph Walkins 40s if he live until he be sixteen with my son John Stone. All residue of estate, real and personal, and revision of widow's portion, to my son John Stone, he to be sole executor. My brother Samuel Stone and Dea. John Miriam to be overseers. [signed] John X Stone (his mark) Witnesses: Matthew Bridge, John Miriam, and Matthew Bridge, Jr." Proved 10 March 1711/12.
• Last Full Review: 30 Apr 2020

Notes:

Name:

John married Rachel Shepard on 27 Apr 1687 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Rachel was born in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Jun 1684; Francis Boweman Esq., the son of Francis and Martha (Sherman) Boweman. He was born on 14 September 1662 in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was a justice of the peace in Lexington. After Lydia's death, Francis, married (2) Ruth Angier, daughter of Rev. Samuel Angier. He died on Friday 23 October 1744. Issue: 1. John Boweman (1689-____) 2. Isaac Boweman

Joseph married Sarah Wait in 1692. Sarah was born about 1670; died in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John Adams on 26 Feb 1680 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John (son of John Adams and Anne) was born on 1 May 1655 in Menotomy (now Arlington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1713, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Monroe.

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• Residence: 24 Jul 1722, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 24 July 1722 he lived in Watertown, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: say 1727, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Isaac Stone, Edward Goddard, Jr., Daniel Drury and others removed to Shewsbury from Framingham.
• Offices Held: 29 Dec 1727, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 29 December 1727 he was elected a Selectman. He was elected again in 1729, 1731, 1733, 1735 to 1741, 1758 to 1761, and 1763.
• Religion: 1728, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1728 he was admitted to full communion in the Shrewsbury Church, having come from Framingham.
• Offices Held: From 1731 to 1736, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; From 1731 to 1736 he was the Town Clerk of Shrewsbury. He served again from 1759 to 1761.
• Offices Held: 1734, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was one of the Assessors for Shrewsbury in 1734. He served again in 1737, and 1741.
• Letter: 5 Feb 1733/34, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; "To Mr, Nahum Ward, Town Treasurer: Sir: Please to pay to Mr. Daniel Rand & Mr. Abraham Knowlton ye sum of Seven Pounds out of ye town Treasury to pay a school Dame in ye South part of ye town for three months service. Elnathan Allen, Isaac Stone, Simon Maynard. Feb. 5th, 1733-4-"
• Religion: 1738, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; The Church in Shrewsbury admonished in writing in 1738 several members who had not been attending services. As the replies came in "Mr. Stone pleaded that he could not be easy, until the church proceeded to admonish the brethren to whom they had denied communion. Some replied to him, if they should proceed to an admonition, they would not regard it." Ward (1847).
• Tax: 1760, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; The town refunded money in 1760 to Isaac Stone as he was taxed too much for their money at interest, in 1758 and 9. He received a refund of 1/1.
• Last Full Review: 1 May 2020

Notes:

Possible Marriage: Husband of Elizabeth Brown Stone, married Jun 24,1722 at Sudbury,MA.

He was EITHER a son of Joseph Stone and Sarah ____ Stone OR of Nathaniel Stone and Sarah Waite Stone. NOTE: On Dec 13,1705, Joseph Stone mentions a 10 year old son Isaac in a bond, which suggests a 1695 birth date. But the Isaac who died in 1776 is listed as 78y8m old at his death, suggesting the Sep 1697 birth date. An Isaac, born Sep 8,1697, is recorded in Sudbury vital records as a son of Nathaniel and Sarah.

Children: Eunice Stone Bouker, Jonas Stone, Jasper Stone, Nathaniel Stone, Abigail Stone Hapgood, and (probably)Isaac Stone Jr.

Isaac married Elizabeth Brown on 24 Jul 1722 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 14 Nov 1698 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Apr 1792 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 11 Apr 1723, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Lydia Parkhurst.

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• Religion: 19 Jun 1728, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She was admitted to the Lexington Church.
• Moved To: 1729, Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Sarah married Joseph Blodgett on 5 Nov 1719 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Captain Thomas Blodgett and Rebecca Tidd) was born on 17 Sep 1696 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jan 1781 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Aug 1728, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Samuel Warren. He was born on 18 March 1702/03 in Weston, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 26 January 1775 in Weston, Massachusetts.

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• Religion: 1722; John and Elizabeth were admitted to the church.
• Religion: 1726, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Deacon.
• Will: 1743, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 11 Dec 1754, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth: His birth date was recorded as 12 (1) 1683.

Birth: Adams (1898) gives his birth as in Framingham.

John married Elizabeth Goddard on 27 Jun 1706 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Goddard and Deborah Treadway) was born on 8 Jan 1680/81 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Adams (1898) gives his birth place as in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 17 Feb 1709, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Captain James Holden, the son of Justinian and Mary Holden. He was born in 1685 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A letter of guardianship was signed 17 March 1700. This provides the only clue to his parentage. He died in 1766 in Barre, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Holden (1709-____) 2. James Holden (1711-____) 3. Daniel Holden (1713-____) 4. Mary Holden (1719-____) 5. Josiah Holden (1721-1777) 6. Abigail Holden (1726-____) 7. Keziah Holden (1729-____) 8. Aaron Holden (1732-____) 9. Thomas Holden (1734-____)

Notes:

Birth: Adams (1898) gives her birth place as in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 8 Aug 1741; Reuben Twombley.
• Married: say 1800; John Williams.

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• Married: 12 Sep 1751; Thomas Sherman.

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• Moved To: 1768, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
Roper (1982) gives her birth as 8 July 1726 in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Torrey (1967) gives her birth date as 18 July 1726.

Died:
His birth is recorded as 3 October 1820 on his gravestone.

Abigail married Samuel Torry Gates on 11 Apr 1751 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Amos Gates and Hannah Oldham) was born on 21 Aug 1725 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened in Aug 1725 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Feb 1803 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 30 Aug 1750, Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; John Davidson. He was born in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

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• Religion: 1730, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; They were received into the church in Sutton by a letter from the church in Framingham.

Sarah married Daniel Greenwood on 6 May 1728 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Daniel (son of John Greenwood, Esq and Hannah Trowbridge) was born on 27 Nov 1704 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jun 1812 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 5 Nov 1731, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deacon Jonas Stone, the son of Captain Samuel and Abigail (Read) Stone. He was born on 3 December 1710 in Rutland, Massachusetts. After Elizabeth's death, on 12 May 1752 Jonas, at age 41, married (2) Sarah Stone, daughter of Joseph Stone. He was on the Committee of Correspondence and a delegate to the First Provincial Congress in 1774. He moved in 1776 to Lexington, Massachusetts. He died 20 October 1790 or on 29 October 1790 in Lexington, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Stone (1733-1752) 2. Deborah Stone (1736-____) 3. Jonas Stone (1741-____) 4. Lucy Stone (1743-____) 5. Hannah Stone (1746-____) 6. Zerviah Stone (1749-1752)

Notes:

Birth: Both Adams (1898) and Gozzaldi (1930) give her birth date as 3 April 1751. The one in Rutland which I believe to be true and 3 April 1751 in Framingham, Mass. Adams (1898) gives both death dates.

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• Married: 3 Feb 1736, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Daniel Mellen, the son of Henry and Abigail (Pratt) Mellen. He was born on 6 March 1715 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He died 17 January 1784 in Holliston, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Robert Mellen (1736-1803) 2. Joseph Mellen (1738-____) 3. Zerviah Mellen 4. John Mellen (1744-1784) 5. Elizabeth Mellen (1747-____) 6. Daniel Mellen (1749-1847) 7. Hannah Mellen (1751-____) 8. James Mellen (1753-____)
• Moved To: Abt 1750, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Died:
According to her gravestone in Holliston, Hannah died from a fever.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: (1) Robert Eames, the son of John and Mary Eames. He was born on 15 July 1714 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He died 18 August 1747 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Eames (1742-____) 2. Molly Eames (1744-1747) 3. Robert Eames (1747-1747)
• Married: 29 Nov 1750, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Ebenezer Hemmenway, the son of Joshua and Margaret Hemmenway. He was born on 31 May 1710 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Ebenezer was a physician in Framingham and served as a selectman from 1768 for three years. Issue: 1. Anna Hemmenway (1752-____) 2. Nathan Hemmenway (1755-____)

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• Married: 19 May 1742; Samuel Brown. He was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 4 Jul 1743, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Joseph Hemmenway, the son of Joshua and Abigail (Morse) Hemmenway. He was born on 1 November 1719 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He died 19 September 1802 in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. John Hemmenway (1743-____) 2. Mary Hemmenway (1745-____) 3. Abigail Hemmenway (1749-____) 4. Betsey Hemmenway (1753-1825)
• Moved To: 1769, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1743; (1) Prudence Pratt, the daughter of David and Sarah (Bancroft) Pratt. She was born on 17 February 1724 in Framingham, Massachusetts. She died in Dublin, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. John Adams (1744-____) 2. Katy Adams (1746-1816) 3. Molly Adams (1748-____) 4. Joseph Adams (1749-____) 5. Timothy Adams (1751-1818) 6. Sarah Adams (1754-____) 7. Prudence Adams (1754-c1778) 8. Deborah Adams (1756-1844) 9. Hannah Adams (1758-1843) 10. Abigail Adams (c1760-____) 11. Elizabeth Adams (1762-____) 12. Jonathan Adams (1763-____) 13. Elisha Adams (1765-1827)
• Moved To: 1776, Dublin, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
• Married: say 1777; (2) Elizabeth Grout, the daughter of John and Margaret Grout. She was born on 14 October 1729 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Elizabeth, married (1) Joel Winship. Issue: 1. Esther Adams 2. Susanna Adams

Notes:

2ed Marriage: Adams (1898) has made her into two wife of Joseph Adams, namely Esther Grout and Dorcas Winship. This is in error.

Birth:
He was a twin.

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• Married: 22 Sep 1748, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Balch, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth(Dwight) Balch. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Adams (1750-1750) 2. Mary Adams (1751-1751) 3. Peter Adams (1752-____) 4. Daniel Adams (1755-____) 5. Luther Adams (1757-1836) 6. Nathan Adams (1760-____) 7. Elizabeth Adams (1763-1840) 8. John Adams (1763-1854) 9. Timothy Adams (1771-1813)
• Moved To: Jul 1763, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
He was a twin.

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• Last Full Review: 28 Jul 2020

Abigail married Benjamin Estabrook on 21 Jun 1778 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Benjamin was born on 4 May 1750 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 May 1830 in Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont; was buried in Dummerston Center Cemetery, Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 16 Oct 1775, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jason Duncan. He was born about 1759 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 15 December 1839 in Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont.

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• Military: 1776; Samuel served in the American Revolution.
• Occupation: say 1777; He was a cooper.
• Married: 4 Dec 1782, Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont; Susannah Laughton, the daughter of Nathaniel Laughton. She was born on 13 April 1758 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She joined the Hancock Church as one of the original members on 28 August 1788. She died on Friday 1 May 1857 in Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
• Moved To: Abt 1783, Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
• History: 30 Aug 1832; He applied for a pension 30 August 1832 for his Revolutionary War service, and was placed on the pension roll 19 April 1835.

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• Military: 1777; He enlisted in the Revolutionary Army 7 September 1777, and served in Capt. John Boynton's Company at Bennington. His enlistment expired in September 1777.

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Birth:
Barry (1847) gives his birth date as 7 December 1759.

Name:

Joseph married Sarah Galera Roper on 15 Feb 1789 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Daniel Roper and Sarah Greenwood) was born on 4 Aug 1756 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Mar 1813 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Sarah Fiske on 04 Jul 1814 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1769; died on 29 Aug 1820 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Patty Richmond in 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 13 Mar 1798, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Samuel Hathorne. He was born in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His name was also spelt "Samuel Hawthorne."

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• Married: 7 Oct 1789, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Newton. She was born on 28 September 1767 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 29 May 1829 in Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Residence: say 1790, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Last Full Review: 10 Aug 2020

Hannah married John Harbach on 4 Dec 1753 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. John was born on 4 Feb 1725 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 May 1801 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1750; Lydia King.

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• Married: say 1752; Jerusha Eaton.

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• Residence: Abt 1778, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
She was a twin.

Sarah married Daniel Roper on 18 Mar 1756 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Daniel (son of Ephraim Roper and Sybilla Moore) was born on 2 Oct 1730 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1821 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 25 Nov 1756, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Jonathan Carriel, the son of Samuel and Rebecca Carriel. He was born on 28 May 1734 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was a farmer in Sutton.

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• Married: 5 May 1763, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Col. Bartholomew Woodbury, the son of Benjamin and Ruth (Conant) Woodbury. He was born on 10 November 1740 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Bartholomew was a colonel in the militia. He died on Wednesday 7 July 1819 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Woodbury (1764-1840) 2. Lot Woodbury (1767-1803)
• Moved To: 1770, Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine; They then returned to Sutton a few years later.

Lydia married Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P. on 10 Apr 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Rowland (son of Abraham Wheeler and Jemima Walker) was born on 21 Oct 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Nov 1867 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 3 Apr 1831, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Barnum Hodges. He was born in 1788 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 13 Jan 1824, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Lucena Hall Piper, the daughter of James and Mary (Roper) Piper. She was born on 6 July 1803. Lucena and Joseph filed marriage intentions on 4 December 1823 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 27 June 1826 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She probably died from child birth, her daughter, Mary, being born five days earlier. Issue: 1. Joseph James Gates (1824-1891) 2. Mary Lucena Gates (1826-1899)
• Married: 10 Apr 1827; Mary Walker Piper, the daughter of James and Mary (Roper) Piper and the sister of Joseph's first wife, Lucena. She was born on 18 November 1807 in Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 13 April 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Jane Gates (1829-1855) 2. Lewis W. Gates (1829-1875) 3. Eliza W. Gates (1833-1861) 4. George S. Gates (1837-____) 5. Sarah R. Gates (1841-____) 6. Lavina Gates (1846-____)

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• Occupation: Abt 1823; Samuel was a physician who first practiced in Rutland before removing to Zanesville, Ohio.
• Married: 29 Apr 1824, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Lucinda Reed, the daughter of Thomas and Lucinda (Wheeler) Reed. She was born on 26 August 1800 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 30 June 1837 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Issue: 1. George Samuel Gates (1825-1836) 2. Thomas Sydenham Gates (1826-1903) 3. Mary Reed Gates (1829-_____) 4. Ellen Maria Gates (1832-1858) 5. George Edward Gates (1837-1902)
• Moved To: 1831, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

Sarah married Joseph Gates on 15 Feb 1789 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Samuel Torry Gates and Abigail Blodgett) was born on 7 Sep 1759 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Sep 1830 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 15 Oct 1781, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Daniel Walker Esq, the son of Captain Phineas and Beulah (Clap) Walker. He was born on 30 November 1759 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He served as a Justice of the Peace. He died on Saturday 20 April 1850 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sally Walker (1782-1842) 2. Lydia Walker (1784-1863) 3. Susanna Walker (1787-____) 4. Polly Walker (1789-____) 5. Asa Walker (1791-____) 6. Reuben Walker (1794-1871) 7. Eliza Walker (1800-____)

Notes:

Died:
Sibbel died at the Daniel Walker homestead in Rutland.

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• Census: 1790, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1790 US Census he was recorded living in Rutland, Massachusetts: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 3 - Free White Persons - Females 5 - Number of Household Members
• Occupation: say 1795; He was a farmer.
• Census: 1800, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1800 US Census he was recorded living in Rutland, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 2 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 2 - Number of Household Members Under 16 2 - Number of Household Members Over 25 4 - Number of Household Members
• Census: 1810, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1810 US Census he was recorded living in Rutland, Massachusetts: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 2 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 6 - Number of Household Members Under 16 2 - Number of Household Members Over 25 8 - Number of Household Members
• Census: 1820, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1820 US Census he was recorded living in Rutland, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 3 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 1 - Free White Persons - Under 16 3 - Free White Persons - Over 25 7 - Total Free White Persons 7 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other
• Census: 1830, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1830 US Census he was recorded living in Rutland, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3 - Total Free White Persons 3 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
• Census: 1840, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1840 US Census he was recorded living in Rutland, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79 1 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3 - Total Free White Persons 3 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
• Last Full Review: 14 Dec 2020

Daniel married Pamela Davis on 24 Feb 1794 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Pamela was born on 28 Mar 1768 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Mar 1845 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Abt 1798, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; John was a farmer.
• Married: 11 Jan 1798, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Howe, the daughter of Matthias and Azubah (Davis) Howe. She was christened on 21 October 1770 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She was Sarah was received into the church about nine months after John's death. At that time the two youngest children were baptized on 7 January 1827. She died on Friday 11 April 1828 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Horatio Roper (1799-1887) 2. Lucy Roper (1800-1843) 3. Joseph William Roper (1801-1851) 4. Ephraim Lyman Roper (1806-1849) 5. William Roper (18085-1887) 6. Alvin Roper (1811-1904) 7. John Jefferson Roper (1813-1896)

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• Married: 27 Sep 1796, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; James Piper. He was born on 12 September 1763 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a farmer. About 1790 James was a Master Mason. Issue: 1. Daniel Greenwood Piper (1797-1874) 2. Betsey James Piper (1799-____) 3. Augustus Rich Piper (1801-____) 4. Lucena Hall Piper (1803-1826) 5. Charles Learned Piper (1805-____) 6. Mary Walker Piper (1807-1881) 7. Sarah L. Piper (1810-____) 8. James Madison Piper (1812-1887) 9. Julian Moore Piper (1815-1846)

Notes:

Died:
Roper (1982) mistakes the record for James Piper, not the wife of James Piper. However this gives Mary two death dates the latter being 1 March 1839.

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• Married: 27 Jan 1800, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elijah Green. He was born on 25 March 1777. Elijah was a farmer. He died on Thursday 12 May 1859. Issue: 1. Charles B. Green (1803-1879) 2. Elijah Green (1807-1867) 3. Eliza A. Green (1809-1887) 4. Justis Green (1811-____) 5. Ruth Lucretia Green (1814-1881) 6. Joseph Green (1818-____) 7. Joel Green (1820-1870)

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.

Lydia married Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P. on 10 Apr 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Rowland (son of Abraham Wheeler and Jemima Walker) was born on 21 Oct 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Nov 1867 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 3 Apr 1831, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Barnum Hodges. He was born in 1788 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 13 Jan 1824, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Lucena Hall Piper, the daughter of James and Mary (Roper) Piper. She was born on 6 July 1803. Lucena and Joseph filed marriage intentions on 4 December 1823 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 27 June 1826 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She probably died from child birth, her daughter, Mary, being born five days earlier. Issue: 1. Joseph James Gates (1824-1891) 2. Mary Lucena Gates (1826-1899)
• Married: 10 Apr 1827; Mary Walker Piper, the daughter of James and Mary (Roper) Piper and the sister of Joseph's first wife, Lucena. She was born on 18 November 1807 in Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 13 April 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Jane Gates (1829-1855) 2. Lewis W. Gates (1829-1875) 3. Eliza W. Gates (1833-1861) 4. George S. Gates (1837-____) 5. Sarah R. Gates (1841-____) 6. Lavina Gates (1846-____)

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• Occupation: Abt 1823; Samuel was a physician who first practiced in Rutland before removing to Zanesville, Ohio.
• Married: 29 Apr 1824, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Lucinda Reed, the daughter of Thomas and Lucinda (Wheeler) Reed. She was born on 26 August 1800 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 30 June 1837 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Issue: 1. George Samuel Gates (1825-1836) 2. Thomas Sydenham Gates (1826-1903) 3. Mary Reed Gates (1829-_____) 4. Ellen Maria Gates (1832-1858) 5. George Edward Gates (1837-1902)
• Moved To: 1831, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

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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.

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: 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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:

Name:


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: 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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

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; Sidney, age 23 years, and Janice, age 21 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 on 7 Bagley Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.; : 20; Address:
• 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."

Janice married Sidney Henry Smith in Feb 1939 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sidney was born on 16 Aug 1917 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Mar 1947 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]