Thomas Sawyer

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• History: 1676; After the attack of 1676, he was one of the petitioners to the General Court for relief.
• Moved to: Abt 1677, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas was one of the first settlers to return to Lancaster after the destruction of 1676.
• Military: 1704, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; His house became a garrison and he its commander.
• History: 1705; He was captured by Indians in 1705 and was taken to Canada along with his son, Elias, and John Bigelow. Thomas was supposedly tied to a stake for torture when a friar brandished a key and threatened the Indians with opening the door to Purgatory and casting them into the eternal fires. This was probably on request by the French Governor who wished Thomas' skill in building a mill on the Chambly River. There he and his son helped build the first mill in exchange for their freedom.

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Birth:
His birth was recorded as 2 (5) 1649.

Name:

Thomas married Sarah Fairbanks on 11 Oct 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 9 Dec 1645 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 4 Jul 1647 in Dedham, Essex, England; died on 02 Mar 1671/72 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Hannah Lewis on 21 Nov 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of William Lewis and Amy Wells) was born on 18 Mar 1648/49 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died before 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mary Rice on 15 Jul 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Thomas Rice and Mary King) was born on 4 Sep 1656 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Aug 1733 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Anna on 31 Dec 1733 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Anna died in Nov 1753 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1692; the Rev. Nathaniel Whitman.

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Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: say 1692; Joshua Rice.

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Birth:
She was a twin.

Her birth was recorded as 30 (11) 1671.

Family/Spouse: Jonathan Moore. Jonathan (son of Ensign John Moore and Ann Smith) was born on 19 May 1669 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1742 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1700; Mary Houghton, the daughter of John and Mary (Farrar) Houghton. She was born on 7 February 1680 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 1 April 1752 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Aholiab Sawyer (c1702-____) 2. Mary Sawyer (c1704-____) 3. Annah or Hannah Sawyer (1706-____) 4. Hepzibah Sawyer (c1708-____) 5. William Sawyer (1711-____) 6. Josiah Sawyer (1714-____) 7. Thankful Sawyer (1717-____) 8. Martha Sawyer (1719-____) 9. David Sawyer (1721-____) 10. Abigail Sawyer (1724-____) 11. Benjamin Sawyer 12. Israel Sawyer 13. Joseph Sawyer 14. Uriah Sawyer

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Buried:
He gave the land for the graveyard and was the first to be buried there.

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• Married: say 1705; Sarah Beaman, the daughter of John and Priscilla (Thornton) Beaman. She died on Sunday 7 March 1717/18 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Sawyer (c1706-____) 2. Sarah Sawyer (c1708-____) 3. Thomas Sawyer (1710-____) 4. Abner Sawyer (1711-____) 5. Asenath Sawyer (c1713-____) 6. Mary Sawyer (c1715-____)
• Married: 10 Nov 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Abigail Wilder.

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• Married: say 1712; Eunice ______. She was born about 1686. She died, probably from childbirth, on Friday 4 March 1712/13 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her gravestone reads: HERE LIETH THE BODY OF EUNICE SAYWER, THE WIFE OF BEZALEEL SAWYER WHO DECEASED THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH 1712/13 AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS ALSO THE BODY OF HER DEAD BORN INFANT Issue: 1. stillborn Sawyer (1713-1713)
• Married: say 1715; Judith White, the daughter of Josiah and Mary (Rice) White. She was born in 1694 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 25 August 1760 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Sawyer (1716-____) 2. Josiah Sawyer (1718-____) 3. Darius Sawyer (1720-____) 4. Bezalied Sawyer (1723-____) 5. Hannah Sawyer (1725-1727) 6. Hannah Sawyer (1728-____) 7. Moses Sawyer (1730-____) 8. Paul Sawyer (1733-____) 9. Thomas Sawyer (c1735-____) 10. Mary Sawyer (c1737-____)
• Offices Held: 2 Mar 1718/19, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed the fence viewer.
• Offices Held: 5 Mar 1721/22, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.

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Married:
Sawyer (1983) lists Judith's death as 24 March 1774.

Buried:
In Memory of Mr
Bezaleel Sawyer,
who died August
y^e 25^th.AD. 1760,
Aged 75 Years
3 Months, and
12 Days

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• Miscellaneous: 20 Oct 1708, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 20 October 1708, he was taken to Canada along with his father as a captive. There he and his father helped build the first mill in exchange for their freedom. When finally allowed to go home, Elias Sawyer brought, with other things, a curiously glazed plate of red earthen ware, which was handed down from generation to generation. It finally was given to the Lancaster library, by the will of Ellsworth Sawyer, the last male descendant of that line.
• Religion: 24 Mar 1716/17, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 24 March 1716/17 Elias and Beatrix owned covenant in the Lancaster Church at which time their two oldest children were baptized.
• Last Full Review: 30 Jul 2020

Elias married Beatrix Pope on yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 4 Mar 2021

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• Residence: Abt Aug 1720; Benjamin and Zerviah lived in the West Precinct of Lancaster, then called Chocksett. In 1781 it became Sterling, Massachusetts.

Zerviah married Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton on 28 Jul 1720 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Jonas Houghton and Mary Berbeane) was born in 1691 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Feb 1764 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 17 Nov 1726, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Rebecca Houghton. Issue: 1. Lucy Moore (1727-1740) 2. Jacob Moore (1728-1740) 3. Tilley Moore (1730-____) 4. Ephraim Moore (1732-1740) 5. Rebecca Moore (1735-1740) 6. Hannah Moore (17378-1740) 7. Catherine Moore (1739-1740) 8. Lucy Moore (1740-____) 9. Joseph Moore (1745-1746) 10. Rebecca Moore (1745-1746) 11. Relief Moore (1747-____) 12. Elizabeth Moore (1753 13. Calvin Moore (1755-____)
• Religion: 8 Jul 1733, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Joseph and Rebecca were admitted to full communion at the First Church of Lancaster. They later joined the Chocksett Church in what later became Sterling.
• Will: 1776
• Probate/Proved: 8 Jul 1777

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• Married: 19 Apr 1727, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Wheeler.

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• Religion: 14 Jan 1732/33, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Both Oliver and Abigail were admitted to full communion in the First Church of Lancaster on 14 January 1732/33. About ten years later they were dismissed to the church in Chocksett in west Lancaster.
• Last Full Review: 22 Mar 2021

Oliver married Abigail Houghton on 18 Dec 1729 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 7 Sep 1708 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Mar 1800 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 2 Dec 1725, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Houghton. He was born on 29 March 1696 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He died 9 March 1764 in Harvard, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Houghton (1728-____) 2. Thomas Houghton (1731-____)

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• Married: 17 Dec 1730, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Powers. He was baptized as an adult on 25 October 1730 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jacob Powers (1731-____) 2. Amos Powers (1734-____) 3. Elizabeth Powers (1736-____) 4. Hannah Powers (1739-____) 5. Oliver Powers (1741-____) 6. Jonathan Powers (1744-____) 7. Lucy Powers (1748-____) 8. Silas Powers (1748-____) 9. Ephraim Powers (1750-____) 10. Manassah Powers (1754-____)
• Religion: 23 Dec 1733; Hannah was received into full communion. She was dismissed to the second church (Chocksett) of Lancaster, 5 May 1745 where she was received 7 July 1745.

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• Married: 4 Oct 1732, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jabez or Jonathan Beaman, the son of John Beaman. He was born about 1693. He was christened before 1708 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He died 10 April 1771 in West Boylston, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Olive Beaman (1733-____) 2. Ezra Beaman (1736-____) 3. Silas Beaman (1739-____)
• Religion: 19 Jun 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dianah was admitted to full communion in the Lancaster Church.

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Marriage: According to the gravestones, she was wed to Jonathan Beaman but according to the Lancaster records she was wed to Jabez Beaman. Did she marry two Beamans?

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• Married: say 1737; Silence ______. She was born about 1719. She died 8 May 1794 in Bolton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonadab Moore (1741-1760) 2. David Moore (1742-1815) 3. Jonathan Moore (1744-____) 4. Abraham Moore (1748-1803) 5. Sarah Moore (1750-1768) 6. Rebecca Moore (1751-____) 7. Hannah Moore (1754-____) 8. William Moore (1755-____) 9. Silence Moore (1758-____) 10. Thomas Moore 11. Aaron Moore (1760-____)
• Occupation: say 1746, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a blacksmith.
• Probate/Proved: 23 Nov 1773

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• Married: say 1739; Mary ______. [This marriage] Mary was received into communion in the First Church at Lancaster 30 August 1741. At that time they were living in Bolton. On 31 August 1743, she was recommenced to the church in Bolton from Lancaster. Issue: 1. Isaac Moore (____-1740) 2. Mary Moore (____-1740) 3. Jacob Moore (____-1742) 4. Abigail Moore (1740-____) 5. Jacob Moore (1745-1820) 6. Isaac Moore (1748-1825) 7. Mary Moore (1752-____) 8. Uriah Moore (1752-1820) 9. Oliver Moore (1755-____) 10. Olive Moore (1757-____)

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Christened:
He was a twin.

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Christened:
He was a twin.

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Buried:
In Memory of
Mrs. Thankful Carter
wife of Mr. Nathaniel Carter
who died Decembr ye 5th, 1755
in ye 41st year of her age

Thankful married Nathaniel Carter on 09 Feb 1731/32 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Nathaniel (son of Samuel Carter and Dorothy Wilder) was born in 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1787 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 7 Oct 2020

Elisha married Ruth White on 7 Jan 1741 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Deacon Josiah White and Abigail Whitcomb) was born on 9 Feb 1715/16 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elisha married Susanna Huck on 8 Mar 1756. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zerviah married Jonathan Wilder on 23 Feb 1738/39 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Jonathan (son of John Wilder and Sarah White) was born on 5 Oct 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1794 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1745; John Crosb. They filed their marriage intentions 15 November 1745 in Lancaster. In the records of Lancaster, Jonathan's father is written as Jonathan, clearly an error as the Baptismal Record calls his father, John. They lived in Chocksett, which while a part of Lancaster, became Sterling. John was received into communion at the Chocksett Church from Rowley. Possibly he was from Rowley. On 16 October 1774, John was dismissed from the Chocksett Church "to lie in ye foundation of a Chh at Irvinshire." His surname has been rendered, Crossley and Crosbe. Issue: 1. Jonathan Crosby (1746-____) 2. Livi Crosby (1751-____) 3. Sarah Crosby (1754-____) 4. Livi Crosby (1757-____) 5. Zervia Crosby (1759-____) 6. Joel Crosby (1762-____) 7. John Crosby (1765-____)

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• Married: 8 Apr 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ephraim Roper, the son of Ephraim and Sybilla (Moore) Roper. He was born on 21 October 1716 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He lived at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in 1721 with his parents. He and Richard Moore were guardian on 11 August 1732 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He enlisted for the expedition against the Spanish in the West Indies on 26 May 1740. In this record he is listed as being born in Sudbury, 23 years of age and a husbandman. He lived about 1748 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts and built a fortress-like home of logs lined with brick on Rowley Hill to serve as a home and a garrison house. Ephraim and Michal filed marriage intentions on 6 March 1748. They were married by Justice Houghton in a double wedding, joined by her sister, Keziah and Ebenezer Buss. He lived about 1780 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts and built a new house which stands today. He died on Thursday 5 December 1793 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was buried after 5 December 1793 in Old Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, His gravestone reads: An honest man, the noblest work of God. Erected to the memory of Mr. Ephraim Roper who departed this life Dec. 5, 1793, in the 78th year of his age. Issue: 1. Benjamin Roper (1750-1826) 2. Manassah Roper (1752-1831) 3. Silas Roper (1754-1827) 4. Asa Roper (1756-1834) 5. Nathaniel Roper (1758-____) 6. Enoch Roper (1758-1820) 7. Ephraim Roper (c1760-____) 8. John Roper (c1761-1833) 9. Sylvester Roper (1762-1849) 10. Joseph Roper (1764-1837) 11. Lucy Roper (1767-1837)

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Buried:
She was probably buried next to her husband, but there is no stone to mark her resting place.

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• Married: 23 Jun 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Esra Houghton, the son of Benjamin and Ruth (Wheelock) Houghton. He was born on 2 July 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Their marriage intentions were filed 6 March 1747/48 in Lancaster. They were married by the Rev. John Mellen. Ezra was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1774. He died on Saturday 18 July 1789 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dinah Houghton (1749-1756) 2. Ezra Houghton (1751-____) 3. Mary Houghton (1753-____) 4. Lucy Houghton (1754-____) 5. Dinah Houghton (1760-____) 6. Solomon Houghton (1762-____) 7. Ruth Houghton (1765-____) 8. Nahum Houghton (1767-____) 9. Benjamin Houghton (1771-____)
• Religion: 4 Nov 1750, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dinah was admitted to communion in the Chocksett Church.

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• Married: 8 Apr 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Deacon Ebenezer Buss, the son of John and Hannah Buss. He was born on 27 January 1723/24 and was christened on 30 August 1724 both in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Their marriage intentions were filed 21 January 1747/48 in Lancaster. They were married by Justice Houghton in a double wedding, joined by her sister, Michal and Ephraim Roper. He died on Wednesday 1 July 1801 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Buss (1748-____) 2. Keziah Buss (c1752-____) 3. Eunice Buss (1753-____) 4. Abigail Buss (1754-____) 5. Ebenezer Buss (1756-____) 6. Lucy Buss (1759-____) 7. Benjamin Buss (1761-____) 8. Silas Buss (1764-____) 9. John Buss (1767-____) 10. Rebecca Buss (1769-____)

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Buried:
In Memory of
Mr. Benjamin
Houghton who
Died April ye 25th
1759,
in the 27th
Year of his
Age.

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• Married: say 1755; Ephraim Osgood, the son of Johsua and Ruth (Divall) Osgood. He was born on 22 January 1726/27 and was christened on 10 April 1727 both in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 25 Feb 1761, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Pearson. She was born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Their marriage intentions were filed 28 January 1761 and they were married by David OSGOOD, Esq. Issue: 1. Sarah Houghton (1766-1835)
• Religion: 2 Oct 1763, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; They were both admitted to the Chocksett Church.

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• Married: say 1759, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Bailey, the son of Shubael and Anna Bailey. He was born on 24 November 1733 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 1 November 1814 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Bailey (1761-____) 2. Zerviah Bailey (1762-____) 3. Benjamin Bailey (1764-____) 4. Michael Bailey (1769-____) 5. Dinah Bailey (1775-____) 6. Hannah Bailey (1777-____)
• Religion: 21 Oct 1759; Eunice was admitted to full communion.

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• Married: 26 Oct 1768, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Eunice Sawyer.
• Complier's Note: 2018; There may be more marriages.

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• Married: 10 Jan 1753; Jotham Bennett. Issue: 1. Samuel Bennett (1753-____) 2. Elizabeth Bennett (1755-____) 3. Thankful Bennett (1758-____)

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• Moved To: About 1761, Stoddard, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; About 1761 he moved to Stoddard, New Hampshire.
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; He was a lieutenant in Capt. Joshua Wood's Company and marched to the alarm of 19 April 1775 to Cambridge. He served for 12 days. He later was Captain of the 1st Leominster Company, Col. Abijah Stearn's Regiment, He was commissioned a Captain 23 March 1776. He marched to Williamstown 22 August 1777 and served for 11 days. Later he was under Col. Job Cushing and served from 5 September 1777 to 12 October 1777 in the Northern Department.
• Moved To: Before 1787, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He returned to Leominster before the death of his first wife in 1787 and lived on the Bee Hill farm with his father.
• Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2020

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Birth: He is also listed in the complied vital records of Leominster, this probably being a record of the early settlers.

Name:


Died:
He died of lung fever.

Nathaniel married Dorothy Joslin on 26 Jun 1760 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Dorothy was born on 10 May 1741; died on 27 Jan 1787 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Prudence Wilder on 20 May 1790 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Prudence was born on 24 Jul 1751 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: 1755; Elias served in Samuel Willard's company, Col. John Whitcomb's regiment in the Crown Point Expedition in 1755.
• Moved To: 1774, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Military: 1775; He served in the Revolution, his son, Elijah accompanying him.

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Elias married Deborah White on 15 Nov 1760 in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Deborah (daughter of Josiah White and Deborah House) was born on 24 Dec 1739 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jun 1810 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1757; Deacon John Joslin, the son of John and Lucy (Wilder) Joslin. He was born in 1735 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Susannah Carter filed marriage intentions on 5 December 1757. John was chosen as a Deacon on 30 March 1769 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died 6 September 1810 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Joslin (1758-1836) 2. Susannah Joslin (1760-____) 3. Nathaniel Joslin (1761-____) 4. Dorothy Joslin 5. David Joslin (1765-____) 6. Elias Joslin (1765-1824) 7. Luke Joslin (1771-1824) 8. Lucy Joslin (1773-1846) 9. Sally Joslin (1775-____)

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• Married: 12 Feb 1760, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Wilder. He was born on 15 September 1757 and he died 6 January 1802 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abel Wilder (1760-1825) 2. Elizabeth Wilder (1762-____) 3. Vashti Wilder (1764-____) 4. Peter Andrew Wilder (1765-1855) 5. Lucretia Wilder 6. Abigail Wilder (____-1831)

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Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 10 Mar 1758, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Colburn Issue: 1. Beatrice Colburn (1759-1828) 2. Ebenezer Colburn (1761-____) 3. Elisha Colburn (1764-____) 4. Prudence Colburn (1765-____) 5. Elisha Colburn (1772-1850) 6. Nabby Colburn (1770-____) 7. Elijah Colburn (1772-1850) 8. Thankful Colburn (1774-1852) 9. Nathaniel Colburn (1776-1840) 10. Susannah Colburn (1778-____)

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Christened:
She was christened by the Rev. John Rogers. Elisha was the first child baptized at the First Church of Leominster.

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• History: say 1800; Samuel probably spent his adult life in Buckland, Massachusetts. While the early records of Buckland have been destroyed, their are remembrances of "Uncle Sam". He was blind, but intelligent and active.

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• Moved To: Abt 1777, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Married: 27 Jun 1777, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Relief Joslin, the daughter of John and Lucy (Wilder) Joslin. She was born on 3 April 1756 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and she died in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Wilder Carter 2. Elisha Carter 3. Dolly Carter 4. Relief Carter 5. Lucy Carter 6. Thomas Carter 7. John Carter (1783-1828)

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• Moved To: abt1774, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Married: 7 May 1774, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Betty Wood. She was born on 27 September 1753 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and she died 15 January 1811 in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. Eunice Carter (1774-1816) 2. Nathaniel Carter (1776-1784) 3. Joel Carter (1778-1825) 4. Asa Carter (1780-1833) 5. Abel Carter (1780-1844) 6. Betty Carter (1782-1782) 7. Betty Carter (1783-1784) 8. Jonas Carter (1785-1810) 9. Sewell Carter (1788-1821)
• Moved To: Abt 1781, Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; According to Carter (1887), "The tradition is that the way was marked only by cuts upon the trees; that he carried the two oldest children on one horse, while his wife followed with the twins, about a year old, on another."
• Moved To: Abt 1783, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• History: say 1800; According to Carter (1887), "He became blind, and many stories are told of his keen perception of persons and things, although deprived of sight. Hearing what he supposed to be a bear about the house one night, he seized an axe and threw it in the direction of the noise; the next morning a bear's foot and bloody tracks were found, and in a few weeks a bear which had lost one foot was killed in the woods near by."

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• Last Full Review: 19 May 2020

Thankful married Captain Gardner Wilder on 24 May 1775 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Gardner was born on 9 Jun 1748 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1807 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 28 Dec 1769, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Sawyer, the daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Rugg) Sawyer. She was born on 2 September 1750 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth and Silas filed marriage intentions on 18 October 1769 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 5 September 1837 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Wilder (1770-____)
• Religion: 14 Oct 1771, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Silas and Elizabeth joined the Chochsett Church.

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Birth:
The town books at Lancaster list his birth twice, the second time being 17 February 1747.

Hannah married Joseph Johnson in 1769. Joseph (son of Nathaniel Johnson and Rachel Tucker) was born on 9 Jun 1743 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1792; Sarah Bullard. She died 13 January 1834 in Charlotte, Chatauqua County, New York. Issue: 1. Belvidera Carter (1793-1882) 2. Deborah White Carter (1798-1824) 3. Sally Bowers Carter (1804-1866) 4. John Joslin Carter (1804-1820) 5. Tertius Taylor Carter (1807-1885) 6. Lydia Bartlett Carter (1810-1843) 7. Harriet Newell Carter (1815-1862)
• Moved To: say 1800, Chautauqua County, New York; The area known as Holland Purchase.

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• General Information: She used both Betty and Betsey for her first name.
• Miscellaneous: 1823; After her husband died, she received a pension of $300 annually based on his military service. In 2021, adjusted for inflation, that is about $9,500 per year.
• Will: 5 Jan 1843; She made her will on 5 January 1843.
• Last Full Review: 4 Dec 2021

Notes:

Birth: The published Leominster Vital Records give her birth date as 28 July 1763.

Elizabeth married Lt. Tertius Taylor on 2 Aug 1781 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Tertius was born on 25 Jul 1754 in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Dec 1822 in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved To: 1825, Cincinnatus, Courtland County, New York

Elias married Abigail Bullard on 18 Oct 1789 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Capt. Benjamin Bullard and Ruth Wilder) was born on 21 Oct 1764 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1841 in Cincinnatus, Courtland County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1790; Hepzibah Williams.She died 17 August 1832. Issue: 1. Millicent Carter (1793-1855) 2. Brigham Carter (1794-1857) 3. Benjamin William Carter (1795-1852) 4. Amanda Carter (1797-1851) 5. Hepsibah Carter (1799-1867) 6. Maria Carter (1802-1853) 7. Elmina Carter (1804-1873) 8. Chandler Carter (1806-1878) 9. Theresea Carter (1808-1864) 10. Minot Carter (1812-1873) 11. Alfreda Carter (1815-1840)

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• Married: say 1790; Benjamin Brooks. Issue: 1. Doric Brooks 2. Dorothy Brooks
• Moved To: say 1795, Rutland, Jefferson County, New York

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• Married: say 1813; Ellis Rudd, the widow of ____ Fales. Issue: 1. Jeremiah Fales Carter (1814-____)

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• Married: 1 Jan 1802, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Ann Toby. She was born on 8 December 1781 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts and she died 10 June 1870 in Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Milo Toby Carter (1804-1882) 2. Ashbel White Carter (1806-____) 3. Cordelia Williams Carter (1808-1877) 4. Ann Eliza Carter (1811-1886) 5. Deborah Field Carter (1813-____) 6. Elias Sanderson Carter (1817-____) 7. Bathsheba Croker Carter (1821-____)
• Moved To: Abt 1824, Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts

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• Married: say 1795; _____ Rudd. After the marriage, they settled in the Black River country.

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• Married: say 1797; _____ Ward
• Married: say 1810; _____ Pike

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• Residence: 1829, Champion, Jefferson County, New York; In 1829 she lived in Champion, New York.
• Moved To: Abt 1841, Western Part of New York; She and her family moved to the western part of New York State.
• Last Full Review: 1 May 2020

Patty married Simeon Butler on 6 May 1800 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Simeon was born on 19 Feb 1778 in Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1858; was buried in Humphreys Hollows Cemetery, Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 11 Mar 1807; Lucy Kenny. She was born on 29 August 1777 and she died 16 August 1822 in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Issue: 1. Ellen Elizabeth Carter (1808-1844) 2. Lucy Carter (1809-____) 3. Edwin Chandler Carter (1811-1813) 4. John Chandler Carter (1813-1856) 5. Sarah Chapin Carter (1816-____) 6. Eudocia Carter (1819-____) 7. La Fayette Carter (1820-1848)
• Residence: Abt 1810, Newfane, Windham County, Vermont
• Moved To: 1830, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan; Chandler built several flour mills in Ann Arbor.

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• Married: say 1818; Roxanna Lazell. She was born in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts and she died 21 December 1874 in Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York. Issue: 1. Royal Lazell Carter (1819-1870) 2. Marshall Carter (1821-1826)

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• Married: say 1804; Peter Thompson
• Moved To: say 1820; They moved to the black river country.

Notes:

Birth:
It may have been 14 August.

Buried:
Hannah
wife of Jonathan Delvee
died Apr. 8, 1851
Æ. 77

Hannah married Jonathan Delvey on 10 Oct 1792 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Jonathan (son of Peter Delvee and Lucy Town) was born on 21 Aug 1770 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Dec 1850 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 13 Mar 1808, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Rebecca Johnson.

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• History: say 1810; According to Carter (1887), "He was a lawyer in Bennington, Vt.; his partner, Hiland Hall. Esq., afterwards governor of the state, writes of him thus: 'Marshall Carter was a young man of great worth and promise, cut off by death an the threshold of a brilliant and honored career at the bar, greatly mourned and lamented.'"

Marcia married William Sherwin on 28 Dec 1809 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. William (son of Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin and Mary "Molly" Bement) was born on 26 Oct 1787 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 19 May 1866 in New York City, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1830; Catherine Huckle. She was born in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and she died in 1831. Issue: 1. Thomas Marshall Carter (1831-____)
• Married: 1837; Sarah Wells. She was born in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut and she died in 1868 in Castile, Wyoming County, New York. Issue: 1. Sarah Frances Carter
• History: say 1871; According to Carter (1887), "He was an Episcopal clergyman, educated at William and Mary's College and Alexandria Seminary; he was ordained by Bishop Meade of Virginia. His ministry of more than fifty years was passed in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and western New York. A man of childlike faith and simplicity, content to spend and bed spent in his Master's service, his life was as a summer's day, lending grace and beauty to all who came within his influence. To know him was not only to love him, but to be drawn to follow him as he followed Christ. Compelled by growing physical infirmities - his mind retaining its vigor to the end - to withdraw from active work, he removed, in 1871, from Castile, western New York, to Painesville, Ohio, where his last days were spent."

Notes:

Birth:
He was a twin.

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• Married: 20 Sep 1824, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Adna Warner. He was born in Pitcher, Chenango County, New York and he died 25 November 1881. Issue: 1. Lucius A. Warner (1826-____) 2. Doric G. Warner (1828-____) 3. Emily G. Warner (1830-____) 4. Julia F. Warner (1834-____) 5. Lucien Warner (1839-____)

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Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 5 Nov 1825, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Joseph Farnam. He was born on 16 May 1784 and he died 3 July 1866. Issue: 1. Asa B. Farnam (1827-1852) 2. Perley E. Farnam (1828-1877) 3. Henry M. Farnam (1829-____) 4. Catherine Farnam (1831-____) 5. Abigail Farnam (1833-____) 6. Clarissa Farnam (1837-____) 7. Adelphia E. Farnam (1845-____)

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• Occupation: say 1820; He was a mechanic.

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

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• Census: 1840, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; In the 1840 US Census he was recorded living in Auburn, New York. 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 7 - Total Free White Persons 7 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
• Occupation: 1845, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; In 1845, Consider stepped down from his job as a mail agent.
• Census: 1850, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 48, living in Auburn, New York. He was a mail agent for the US Post Department.
• Census: 1855, Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York; In the 1855 New York State Census he was recorded, age 50, living in Ledyard, New York.
• Residence: 1863, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; In 1863 he lived on Morgan and Main, Auburn, New York.
• Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 78, living at 314 West Jackson Street, Chicago, Illinois. He was a retired widower.
• Last Full Review: 30 Jul 2020

Notes:

Buried:
He is buried in section D, lot 591 of Graceland Cemetery, Chicago.

Consider married Eleanor "Ellen" Crowley in 1838. Eleanor was born in 1801 in Massachusetts; died on 2 Aug 1853 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; was buried in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 13 Dec 1831; William Le Valley. He died 6 June 1872 in Oneida, Oneida County, New York. Issue: 1. Oscar Le Valley 2. Ellen A. Le Valley 3. Caroline Le Valley (____-1879) 4. Charles Le Valley

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• Married: say 1825; Frances Day. Issue: 1. Mary A. Carter (1826-____) 2. Marshall W. Carter (1828-____) 3. Charles Elias Carter (1830-____) 4. Consider B. Carter (1832-____) 5. Wallace Carter (1835-____) 6. Louisa A. Carter (1838-____) 7. Henry F. Carter (1840-____) 8. Frances E. Carter (1845-____)

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• Married: 28 Jun 1829; Lyman Eldredge M.D.. According to Carter (1887), "He was educated at the Medical College in Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N.Y.; practiced medicine thirty years in Cincinnatus, N.Y.; removed to Lima, Livingston Co., N.Y., and from thence to Minnesota in 1868." He died in May 1875 in Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Issue: 1. Henry B. Eldredge (1830-1836) 2. Helen Maria Eldredge (1832-____) 3. George Bennett Eldredge (1833-1835) 4. Harriet Louise Eldredge (1835-____) 5. Frances Jane Eldredge (1838-____) 6. Mary Abbie Eldredge (1851-____) 7. Genevieve Eldredge (1852-____) Why are the last two children over ten years later?

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• Married: 13 Dec 1819, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Betsey Ball. She was born on 22 September 1793. Betsey was the sister of Wallace Ball. Betsey and Samuel filed marriage intentions on 30 October 1817 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 19 March 1826 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Betsey's gravestone inscription in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Betsy Delvey Wife of Samuel T. Delvey 19 March 1826 Age 32 Issue: 1. Charles Fessenden Delvey (1820-1882) 2. Chester White Delvey (1824-1879) 3. Fanny B. Delvey (1825-1826)
• Married: 14 Dec 1826, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Rebecca Stockwell, the daughter of Joseph Stockwell. She was born on 12 January 1798 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Rebecca and Samuel filed marriage intentions on 19 November 1826 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 30 October 1870 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Rebecca's gravestone inscription in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Rebecca Wife of Samuel T. Delvee 30 October 1870 Age 72 years 9 months Issue: 1. George Nelson Delvey (1827-1902) 2. Betsey B. Delvey (1829-1852) 3. Luke Delvey (1831-1914) 4. Susan Delvey (1834-1869) 5. Fanny Delvey (1835-1874) 6. Torrent S. Delvey (1838-1840) 7. Torrent Delvey (1841-1842)

Notes:

Buried:
Samuel T. Delvey
30 March 1861
Age 67

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• Married: 4 Jan 1832, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ruth Carter, the daughter of John and Ruth (Goodnow) Carter. She was born about 1797 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 23 March 1836 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Susan Carter Delvy (1832-1908) 2. Sarah Ruth Delvy (1833-____) 3. Louisa Maria Delvy (1834-1915) 4. John Carter Delvy (1836-____)
• Moved To: 1834, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Married: 29 Jan 1837, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ruby Carter, the daughter of John and Ruth (Goodnow) Carter. Ruby and Peter filed marriage intentions on 11 January 1837 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Marie Antoinette Delvy (____-1894) 2. Timothy Dwight Delvy (1837-1838) 3. Pollina Evaleen Delvy (1839-1912) 4. Ruby Jane Delvy (1845-1864)

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• Married: 29 Sep 1817, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Shepardson, the son of Jonathan and Lucy (Delvee) Shepardson. He was born on 5 May 1791 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Jonathan and Hannah filed marriage intentions on 30 August 1817 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He died in 1874 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Simon Peter Shepardson (1819-18960 2. Fanny W. Shepardson 3. Alonzo W. Shepardson 4. Betsey Rebecca Shepardson (____-1905) 5. Lorenzo Pike Shepardson (1833-1906) 6. Calvin Shepardson 7. Sarah M. Shepardson (c1839-1855)

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Died:
Muse (1995) gives her death date as 14 October 1866.

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• Married: say 1820; Joshua Pierce. Issue: 1. Philander Pierce (1821-1903)
• Married: 1 Jan 1828, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; John Adams Green, the son of John and Abigail (Barns) Green. She was christened on 7 July 1799 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Almeda Green (1830-1892) 2. Hannah Green 3. George Newt Green 4. William Green 5. Joe Green

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• Married: 21 Jun 1824, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Joel Leonard. He was born about 1800. Joel and Abigail filed marriage intentions on 5 June 1824 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue 1. Samuel Towne Leonard (1841- 2. _____ Leonard 3. _____ Leonard 4. _____ Leonard 5. _____ Leonard 6. _____ Leonard 7. _____ Leonard

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• Census: 1840, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 4 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 6 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

Joseph married Mary Wheaton on 31 Aug 1831 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Reuban Wheaton and Abigail "Nabby" Partridge) was born on 15 Nov 1806 in Townshend, Windham County, Vermont; died on 16 Oct 1844 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Emerancy Fisher on 1 Apr 1845 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Emerancy was born about 1806; died on 16 Aug 1870 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1 Jun 1823; Daniel Pratt. He was born about 1800. Daniel and Bathsheba filed marriage intentions on 10 May 1823 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Pratt (1824-1897) 2. Gilbert Pratt (1825-1866) 3. Sally Pratt (1827-1829) 4. Joel Pratt (1830-1848) 5. Sally Pratt (1833-____) 6. Hannah Pratt (1835-____) 7. baby girl Pratt (1838-1838) 8. Estella J. Pratt (1839-1886) 9. John Pratt (1842-____) 10. Mary E. Pratt (1846-____) 11. Lucy Delvey Pratt (1848-____)

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• Married: say 1827; Gardner Packard Mills, the son of James and Rhoda (Packard) Mills. He was born on 24 October 1805 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He died on Friday 4 June 1886 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary A. Mills (1827-1901) 2. Hannah Mills (1830-1898) 3. Harriet Mills (1830-____) 4. Albert Mills 5. James Alfred Mills (1834-1913) 6. Jonathan Delvey Mills 7. Sarah Mills (1837-1886) 8. Albert Mills 9. Lucy M. Mills (1839-1842) 10. Henry H. Mills (1839-1842) 11. Lucy Mills (1843-1914) 12. Jane Elizabeth Mills (1849-1927) 13. baby Mills

Notes:

Name:
She also went by Mary.

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• Married: 2 May 1831, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Persis Sawyer. She was born about 1811. She died on Tuesday 7 August 1838 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonathan Delvee (____-1934) 2. James Sawyer Delvee (1832-1834) 3. Martha Delvee (1832-____)
• Married: say 1832; Eunice Sawyer. She died on Monday 3 March 1851 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. _____ Delvee 2. _____ Delvee 3. Alvan Delvee (1835-____)
• Married: say 1852; Elizabeth D. "Aunt_Lizzie" Jennings. She was a widow and "Jennings" may have been her married name.

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• Married: 20 Sep 1835, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Samuel Nute. He was born about 1810 in Union, Carroll County, New Hampshire. He died on Friday 30 December 1836 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
• Married: 19 Oct 1840, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Charles Brigham. He was born on 6 July 1815 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 17 September 1863 in Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts of an accident while working in the woods. Issue: 1. Emily Emma Brigham (1842-1869) 2. Charles Samuel Brigham (1846-1862) 3. Sarah Ann Brigham (1848-1929)
• Will: 25 Dec 1884; In it she stipulated: "To my GrandDaughter Mabel A. Dexter four hundred Dollars also one large silver spoone and six silver Tea Spoons, providing the said Mabel shal be living at the time of my Death, if she is not to go to my Daughter Sarah A. Stiles, and I also give to the said Sarah A. Stiles my home place being the same I had of A. B. Oatman and is known as the Willard Fleming place also about fifteen acres of land lying oposit of C. W. Perry House and being the same I had of said Oatman and I further give to the said Sarah A. stiles the remainder of my property of whatever it may consist and where ever it may be found, and after her the said Sarah A. Stiles death to go to her the said Sarahs Children meaning to give all except as mentioned to Mabel A. Dexter, to go to the said Sarah a. Stiles and her Children and for the said Sarah A. Stiles to have full controle of said property during her natural life. and I further appoint the said Sarah A. Stiles my executrix without Bonds."
• Married: After 1887; Asa Ellis.

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• Married: 23 Apr 1837; Lucy Maria Fuller, the daughter of James and Nancy (Lesure) Fuller. She was born on 10 January 1819 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Lucy and Calvin filed marriage intentions on 17 March 1837 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 29 March 1900 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. James Dwight Delva (1838-1864) 2. Mary Jane Delva (1839-1844) 3. Ellen Maria Delva (1841-1843) 4. Emeline Fuller Delva (1843-1879) 5. Mary Jane Delva (1844-1846) 6. Ellen Maria Delva (1846-1915) 7. Susan Jane Delva (1848-____) 8. Juaette R. Delva (1850-1875) 9. Betsey M. Delva (1852-1931) 10. Willie W. Delva (1854-1874) 11. Mary Nellie Delva (1856-1917) 12. Frank Wilder Delva (1859-1932) 13. Anna Emery Delva (1863-1934)

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• Married: 1840; Olive M. Coy. Olive and Alvin filed marriage intentions on 23 April 1840 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 20 January 1879. Issue: 1. Lina Olive Delvee 2. Lucy Frances Delvee (1843-1879) 3. Emila Almeda Delvee (1846-____) 4. Emily Caroline Delvee (1848-____) 5. George William Alvin Delvee (1858-____)

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• Married: 29 Nov 1833, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Sophia W. Kendrick, the daughter of Samuel and Sally (Gleason) Kendrick. She was born on 26 March 1812 in Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She and Elias Carter Sherwin filed marriage intentions on 8 November 1832 in Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts. After Elias' death, on 28 November 1843 Sophia, married Orrick W. Packard, the son of Ichabod Packard and Lurany Tower, in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
• Occupation: say 1841; He was a mechanic.

Notes:

Birth:
Kendrick (1937) transposes the date of his younger brother's birth to his birth.

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• Occupation: say 1833; He was a teacher and a clerk.

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• Census: 1840, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 3 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3
• Census: 1850, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 34
• Census: 1855, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 39
• Census: 1860, Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois; : 43
• Census: 1865, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 49
• Census: 1870, Lyons, Cook County, Illinois; : 54
• Census: 1880, Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota; : 64
• Religion: 2 Jan 1880, Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota; Orville Sherwin and Jennie Deborah Legg joined the church on 02 Jan 1880 in the Congregational Church, Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota.; : The Congregational Church
• Miscellaneous: 28 Oct 1880, De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota; Orville Sherwin and Jennie Deborah Legg were dismissed to Wasea on 28 Oct 1880 from in De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
• History: 1898; His obituary reads "Orville Sherwin died at the residence of his son, S.O. Sherwin, last Sat. morning. He was born in 1814 in New York and was 84 years old at the time of his death." Published in The Cedar County Republican - 1898

Notes:

Birth:
White (1900)and Kendrick (1937) gives his birth place as New York State.

Orville married Phebe Fellows on 03 Jun 1839 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Phebe was born on 5 May 1814 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 4 May 1842 in Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; was buried in Arms Cemetery, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Orville married Betsey Ware on 26 Dec 1843 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Betsey (daughter of Michael Ware and Hannah Camp) was born in 1814 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jan 1867 in Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Arms Cemetery, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Orville married Jennie Deborah Legg on 22 Jul 1869 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Jennie was born about 1814 in New York State. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1850 US Census she was recorded, age 31, living in Buckland, Massachusetts. He was a cabinet maker.
• Last Full Review: 29 Nov 2021

Elvira married Baxter R. Fellows in 1844 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Baxter was born on 2 Jul 1818 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jun 1900; was buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 8 May 1851, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois; Mary Velucia Barr, the daughter of Oliver and Melinda (Griggin) Barr. She was born in 1825 in Clinton, Oneida County, New York. She lived in 1850 in Illinois. Mary died 7 December 1889 in Albany, Albany County, New York. Burrell (1990) and White (1900) give their marriage date as 28 June 1850. Issue: 1. Lovella Sherwin 2. Emma Louise Sherwin (c1854-____) 3. Alice Melinda Sherwin (1855-____) 4. Villa Sherwin (c1856-____) 5. Ralph Waldo Emerson Sherwin (1859-c1939) 6. Florence Ann Sherwin (1861-____) 7. Herbert L. Sherwin (1863-1950) 8. Mary Sherwin (c1866-____)
• Military: 1863; He was a soldier in the Civil War.

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• Married: 29 Sep 1847, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Mary Ann Howes, the daughter of Jonathan and Clarissa (Noyes) Howes. She was born on 11 June 1828 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Charles Harrington Sherwin (1849-1849) 2. Ella L. Sherwin (1854-____) 3. The Rev. Edwin Howes Sherwin (1859-1916) 4. Clara Noyes Sherwin (1863-____)
• History: say 1850; He was a famous composer of church music and served as a professor in the Cincinnati and Boston Conservatories of Music. Among his compositions are: "Break Thou the Bread of Life Day is Dying in the West Sound the Battle Cry Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness God of our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand Here at Thy Table, Lord Grander than Ocean's Story Hark, Hark, the Merry Christmas Bells Lo, the Day of God is Breaking Wake the Song of Joy and Gladness and Why is Thy Faith, O Child of God so Small."

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• Married: 6 Sep 1849, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Lucius G. Alvord, the son of Epaphrus and Hannah (Lufkin) Alvord. He was born on 2 June 1822 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Carter (1887) gives his birth place as Sherborn, an obvious typo. He lived in 1848 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Lucius and an unknown person (Ellen Sherwin) filed marriage intentions on 16 August 1849 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He lived in 1871 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. After Ellen's death, on 9 October 1872 Lucius, married Lucy W. Sherwin, the sister of Ellen,in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. William Milton Alvord (1851-1853) 2. William Sherwin Alvord (1853-1854) 3. Arthur Henry Alvord (1857-____)

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• Married: 1853; Ann Weeks. She died circa 1865. Issue: 1. Lucy Ellen Sherwin (1856-1889) 2. Laura Elvira Sherwin (1858-____) 3. Carrie Maria Sherwin (1860-____) 4. Minnie Agnes Sherwin (1862-____)
• Military: 10 Oct 1863 to 6 May 1865; He enlisted 10 October 1863 in Company D, of the 6th Regiment of Iowa Calvary. He was discharged 6 May 1865. According to White (1900), "He received a spinal injury while in the war, which greatly impaired his health, and for which he received a pension of thirty dollars per month."
• Married: 14 Nov 1868, Fillmore, Fillmore County, Minnesota ; Katherine "Kate" Langdon. She was born on 17 May 1837 and she died 8 April 1878. Issue: 1. Arthur William Sherwin (1869-____) 2. Henry Langdon Sherwin (1871-1893) 3. Mary Eunice Sherwin (1874-____) 4. Cora Belle Sherwin (1877-____)

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• Married: 9 Oct 1872, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Lucius G. Alvord, the son of Epaphrus and Hannah (Lufkin) Alvord. He was born on 2 June 1822 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Carter (1887) gives his birth place as Sherborn, an obvious typo. He lived in 1848 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. On 6 September 1849 Lucius, married Ellen Abigail Sherwin,Lucy's older sister, daughter of William Sherwin and Marcia Carter, in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.He lived in 1871 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 11 Aug 1857; Nathan S. Walker. He died 23 September in Oakham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ada V. Walker (c1855-____)
• Census: 1880, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 47

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• Married: 9 Mar 1863; Nancy Olivia Battle, the daughter of James and Sarah Ann Battle. She was born 6 October 1837 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 22 March 1917. Issue: 1. Jennie Clara Delvey (1864-1932) 2. Lissie Ann Delvey (1867-1956) 3. Charles Battle Delvey (1869-1946)
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 68; Address:
  261 North Main Street

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• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was living with the Harwood family; : 17
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She and her husband, George, were living with his parents.; : 22
• Moved To: Abt 1864, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; They moved to Brush Valley
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 41
• Residence: 1894, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  44 North Main Street
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 66
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 71; Address:
  77 North Main Street
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was living with her daughter, Grace and her husband.; : 81; Address:
  77 North Main Street

Notes:

Died:
She died at 11 o'clock in the morning.

Ruth married George Harding on 1 Jun 1859 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. George (son of Alpheus Harding and Catharine Muzzy Wheeler) was born on 17 Dec 1837 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1910 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Apr 1910 in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She is listed as a servant of Summer Reed; : 59
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 68; Address:
  75 North Main Street

Notes:

Died:
She had never married

Notes:

Birth:
Muse (1995) gives her birth date as 16 October 1844 having confused her with Martha Reed Delvey.

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• Census: 1850, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his father and step-mother.; : 10
• Census: 1855, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his father and step-mother.; : 15
• Married: Sep 1863, New York City, New York; Nina L. French. She was born about 1846 in Virginia and died in Europe. Issue: 1. Frank Sherwin (c1864-____) 2. Nabelle Sherwin (c1867-____)
• Census: 1870, New York City, New York; : 30
• Married: 3 Jul 1883, Washington, District of Columbia; Louise Dickersen
• Census: 1910, Manhattan, New York City, New York; : 65; Address:
  7th Avenue

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Plainfield, Will County, Illinois; : 19
• Draft Reg: 1863; He registered for the Civil War draft; : 21
• Married: 12 Apr 1864, Will County, Illinois; Mary Barnes, the daughter of Ira and Eliza (Carnegie) Barnes. She was born in 1842 and died in 1900. Issue: 1. Cora Sherwin (c1866-____) 2. Lena Sherwin (c1870-____) 3. Bert Eugene Sherwin (1877-1954)
• Census: 1870, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois; : 28
• Census: 1880, Kaneville, Kane County, Illinois; : 38

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 5
• Census: 1855, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 10
• Census: 1860, Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 15
• Census: 1865, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 20
• Census: 1870, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 25, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. ; : 25
• Census: 1880, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 35, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. She was keeping house.
• Census: 1900, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 55
• Census: 1910, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 65; Address:
  Central Street
• Census: 1920, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 74

Jane married George Harrington Eddy on 15 May 1866 in Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts. George (son of Rufus Harrington Eddy and Rebecca Johnson) was born on 16 Aug 1843 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1927; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 3
• Census: 1855, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 8
• Census: 1860, Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 13
• History: 5 Oct 1860, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts; "A son of Orville Sherwin [and Betsey] of Shelburne Falls, 13 yrs old [b. c.1847], fell from the abutment of the Shelburne Falls bridge on Friday last [Oct. 5, 1860], striking on the rocks twelve feet below, breaking one wrist, bruising the other and battering his head and face. He will probably recover." [published Tuesday, October 9, 1860, Springfield Republican, Frankin County section, pg 4]
• Married: 20 Jul 1869; Mary Boardman Douglas. She was born in July 1845 in Hamilton, New York and died in 1937. She was daughter of an eminent homeopathic physician and medical writer of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Issue: 1. Edward Douglas Sherwin (1870-1938) 2. James Douglas Sherwin (1874-1958)
• Census: 1 May 1875, Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota; : 28
• Census: 1880, Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota; He is listed as a farm machine agent; : 40
• Census: 1900, Justice, Mitchell County, Texas; He was a commission agent and a dealer in sewing machines.; : 52
• Census: 1910, Justice, Mitchell County, Texas; : 62
• Residence: 1912, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Notes:

Died:
His death certificate states he was born 1847 in Michigan, but his gravestone says 1840. Census records indicate 1847.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: The town of De Smet, South Dakota was laid out in the Spring of 1880, the first residents being Charles and Caroline Ingalls, whose daughter Laura wrote the "Little House on the Prairie" series of books, four of which were about De Smet.
• Census: 1850, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 2
• Census: 1855, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 7
• Married: 22 Jun 1871, Denmark, Lee County, Iowa; Mary Adelaide Shedd, the daughter of Charles and Eliza (Rowell)Shedd. She was born 6 October 1846 in Compton, New Hampshire, and died 27 March 1916 in Stockton, Missouri. Issue: 1. Annie Sherwin (1872-1922) 2. Alice Sherwin (1874-1896) 3. Ralph Sherwin (1876-1957) 4. Edwin Richmond Sherwin (1878-1970) 5. Melvin Ernest Sherwin (1881-1924) 6. Myra Ella Sherwin (1881-1907) 7. William Robert Sherwin (1885-1907) 8. Harriet Josephine Sherwin (1888-1965) 9. Herbert Allison Sherwin (1895-1987)
• Religion: 3 Jan 1875, Wasioja, Dodge County, Minnesota; Sidney Orville Sherwin and Mary Adelaide Shedd were dismissed to Wasioja, Minnesota on 03 Jan 1875 from in Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota.
• Census: 1 May 1875, Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota; : 27
• Census: 1880, Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota; : 32
• Religion: 28 Oct 1880, De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota; Sidney Orville Sherwin was dismissed to Weseca on 28 Oct 1880 from in the First Congregational Church, De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
• Residence: 1894, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri; They moved there after several years of drought in South Dakota
• Deed: 6 Sep 1894, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri; They purchased land.
• Census: 1900, Linn, Cedar County, Missouri; He is listed as a farmer; : 52
• Residence: 1900, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri; He was a farmer.
• Census: 1910, Linn, Cedar County, Missouri; : 62
• Residence: 1916, Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma; He moved there after the death of his wife, to live with his son, Edwin
• Residence: Dec 1918, Iola, Allen County, Kansas; He moved there to live with his widowed daughter, Annie.
• Census: 1920, Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma; : 73

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1855, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 2
• Census: 1860, Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 7

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: 1870, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 3, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts while living with his parents.
• Census: 1880, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 13, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts while living with his parents.
• Organization: Mar 1890; In March 1890, he was raised as a Master Mason in Bay State Lodge, Montague, affiliating with Pacific Lodge in 1908. He was exalted in Amherst Arch Chapter 7 April 1921. He was also a member of Unity Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star
• Census: 1900, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 33, living on 73 Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts. He was employed as an electric railroad engineer.
• Occupation: Abt 1900, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In White (1900) he is listed as a "stationary engineer at North Amherst, Mass."
• Census: 1910, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 43, living on Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts. He is listed as an engineer on an electric street railway.
• Census: 1920, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 52, living on 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts. He was a motor man on a railway.
• Census: 1930, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 63, living on 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts. He is listed as an electrician in the construction industry.
• Census: 1940, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 73, living in Amherst, Massachusetts. He is listed as a widower.
• Miscellaneous: 1950; He mis-stepped off a low porch and broke his hip
• Last Full Review: 2 Jul 2021

Notes:

Birth: White (1900) gives his birth place as Montague, Massachusetts.

Name:


Died:
He died at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

Lewis married Bessie Eliza Parents on 16 Aug 1893 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Bessie (daughter of Charles Frederick Parents and Hattie Francelia "Harriet" Blanchard) was born on 19 Dec 1875 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Oct 1939 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried in West Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 1, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1880, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 11, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Married: 9 May 1888, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; George Vaughan Briggs, the son of Samuel V. and Mary Ann (Parmenter) Briggs. He was born 14 February 1854 in Erving, Massachusetts, and died 16 October 1913 in Millers Falls, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lyle Andrew Briggs (1891-1958) 2. Carl George Briggs (1893-1979) 3. Earl Ralph Briggs (1902-____)
• Census: 1900, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 31
• Census: 1910, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 41

Notes:

Birth:
White (1900) gives her birth place as Montague, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 9, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Married: 1 Jan 1891, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Clarence Carlton Pierce, the son of James K. and Cora (Carlton) Pierce. He was born 17 June 1871 in Bernardston, Massachusetts and died 21 January 1939. Issue: 1. Evelyn May Pierce (1893-1953) 2. Raymond Clarence Pierce (1895-1981) 3. Robert Eddy Pierce (1903-1910); : Shutsbury Baptist Church
• Census: 1900, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 28
• Census: 1910, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 38
• Census: 1920, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 42
• Census: 1930, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 58; Address:
  341 Drury Street

Notes:

Birth:
White (1900) gives her birth place as Montague, Massachusetts, and the Eddy Family in America gives her birth date as 23 June 1871, which many have followed. The Town Records in Shutesbury, give the date as 24 June, which I have followed.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 7, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Married: 15 May 1893, Prescott, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Henry E. Tillson, the son of George W. and Lucy E. (Cooley) Tillson. He was born 21 August 1867 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts and died in 1953. Issue: 1. Harold Eddy Tillson (1895-1969)
• Census: 1900, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 27
• Census: 1910, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 37
• Census: 1920, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 47
• Census: 1930, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 57; Address:
  47 Central Street
• Census: 1940, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 67

Notes:

Birth:
White (1900) gives her birth place as Montague, Massachusetts

Other Events and Attributes:

• SSN: 262-16-5492
• Census: 1880, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 4, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1900, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 23
• Married: 1 Nov 1901, Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Lillian Hemmenway, the daughter of Charles H. and Susan Emily (Dickenson) Hemmenway. Shew was born 1 Novemberr 1881 in Leverett, Massachusetts. They were married on her birthday. Issue: 1. Mariel L. Eddy (1902-1992)
• Census: 1910, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 33; Address:
  Alvord Street
• Draft Reg: 12 Sep 1918, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; He resisted for the World War I draft; : 41
• Census: 1920, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a fireman at Mt. Holyoke College; : 43
• Census: 1930, Davie, Broward County, Florida; He is listed as a tractor operator; : 53; Address:
  Davie Street
• Census: 1940, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida; He is listed as a farmer; : 64

Other Events and Attributes:

• SSN: 024-26-8143
• Census: 1900, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 17
• Married: 5 Oct 1905, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Marion S. Wilson, the daughter of Frank and Martha (Wheeler) Wilson. She was born 26 June 1879 in Rowe, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Myrtle Lena Eddy (1916-1977)
• Miscellaneous: 1908, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He joined the Masons.
• Census: 1910, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 27; Address:
  School Street
• Offices Held: 1917 to 1919; He was the Worshipful Master of the Bay State Lodge
• Census: 1920, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 37; Address:
  School Street
• Census: 1930, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 47; Address:
  School Street
• Residence: 1930, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1940, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 57; Address:
  School Street
• Draft Reg: 1942, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He resisted for the World War II draft; : 59; Address:
  School Street
• Residence: 1969, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Name:

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:

• SSN: 026-38-6466
• Census: 1900, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 4, living on 73 Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1910, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 14, living on Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Married: 9 Apr 1914, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Leon A. Shumway. He was born 3 March 1893 and died 23 November 1973. Issue: 1. Lawrence Earl Shumway (1915-2000) 2. Baxter Leon Shumway (c1923-____) 3. Barbara Jane Shumway (c1928-____)
• Census: 1920, Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama; : 25
• Census: 1930, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 34; Address:
  2 Ward Street
• Census: 1940, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 44
• Residence: 1960, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Other Events and Attributes:

• SSN: 025-36-9193
• History: She was an accountant.
• Census: 1900, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 2, living on 73 Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1910, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 12, living on Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Married: 6 Jul 1918, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Ernest Willard Hibbard, the son of Cyrus Myron and Florence Annie (Spear) Hibbard. He was born 8 July 1893 in Springfield, Massachusetts and died 7 October 1991 at home n North Hadley, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Saisie Altheea Hibbard, R.N. 2. Wallace Oxley Hibbard (1922-2009) 3. Emerson Wilber Hibbard PhD
• Census: 1920, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 22
• Census: 1930, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1940, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 42
• Residence: 1988, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Other Events and Attributes:

• SSN: 018-03-5217
• Census: 1900, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 1, living on 73 Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1910, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 11, living on Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Draft Reg: 12 Sep 1918, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; He registered for the World War I draft; : 19
• Census: 1920, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 20, living on 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with his parents. He is listed as a driver for a meat market.
• Miscellaneous: 1921, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; He joined the Masons
• Married: 25 Sep 1923; Mary Ruth Hartnett, the daughter of Thomas D. and Julia E. (Crowley) Hartnett. She was born 31 March 1901 in Hadley, Massachusetts, and died 15 August 1969. Issue: 1. Thelma Marie Eddy 2. Thomas Lewis Eddy
• Census: 1930, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; He is listed as an electrican; : 31
• Census: 1940, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 40
• Residence: 1982, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Name:

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was also known as Mabel Eliza.
• SSN: 018-24-5670
• Census: Jun 1900, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, a new born, living on 73 Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1910, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 9, living on Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1920, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 19, living on 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her parents. She is listed as a bookkeeper in a meat market.
• Married: Est 1920; Robert Eddy
• Married: 12 Dec 1933, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; Herman Darling. He was born 22 August 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Harriette Jane Darling 2. Ebenezer Cassino Darling
• Married: 29 Mar 1947, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Neil Collard, the son of F. W. and Catherine (McEachern) Collard. He was born 22 June 1904 in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and died 15 June 1983. He is buried in the North Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts. According to Pratt (2000), "Neil tried to be a very good church member. He said that marrying into the Eddy family was one of the best things he ever did!"
• Residence: 1994, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 8, living on Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1920, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 18, living on 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with her husband, while living with her parents.
• Residence: 1926, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In 1926, Murvil and Irene lived at 111 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1930, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 28, living on 111 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1940, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 38, living on 5 Market Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. Her highest grade completed was the 8th grade.
• Residence: 1944, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts; In 1944 she was living in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
• Residence: 1979, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut; In 1979 she was living in Granby, Connecticut.
• Obituary: 10 Mar 1979; Irene F. Burnett ORANGE - Irene F. Burnett, 77, of Granby, Conn., native of Amherst, resident here many years and widow of Murvil F. Burnett, died Thursday at home. He died in 1964. She was a member of Athena Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and · Trinity Episcopal Church of Tariffville, Conn. She leaves a son, Murvil F. Jr. of Staten Island, N.Y.; six daughters, Dorothy Hutson of Rockville, Conn., Bessie Freeman of Easthampton, Marguerite DeLonge of Chicopee Falls, Beverly O'Brien of Athol and Vera Starkey and Irene Gernon, both of Granby; a brother, Percy Eddy of Everett; three sisters, Hazel Hibbard of Hadley, Grace Shumway of Amherst and Florence Collard of Northampton; 27 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be Monday in South Cemetery. WrttJ Funeral Home is in charge. Published by the Springfield Union, 10 March 1979, Page 22
• Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2021

Irene married Murvil Francis "Buck" Burnett on 20 Jan 1919 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Murvil (son of Francis William "Frank" Burnett and Vera May Lord) was born on 13 Sep 1900 in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Dec 1963 in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried on 13 Dec 1963 in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1910, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 4, living on Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1920, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 142, living on 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Miscellaneous: 1926, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; He joined the masons.
• Census: 1930, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 24, living on 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts with his parents. He is listed as an operator in a power station.
• Married: 26 Jun 1930, Petersburg, Rensselaer County, New York; Ellnora Lee, the daughter of Seth Johnson and Alice Mary (Mishler) Lee. She was born 29 September 1895 and died 10 December 1980 in Northampton, Massachusetts. When married to Victor, she was a widow with two children, Alice and John Martin. Issue: 1. Pauline Sylvia Eddy 2. Lillian Eddy (1934-2013)
• Census: 1940, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : 34; Address:
  23 Canton Street

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

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• 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."

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• Census: 1930, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 7, living on 111 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1940, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 17, living on 5 Market Street, Northampton, Massachusetts with her parents. She did housework for a private family. Her highest grade completed was the 7th grade.
• Married: 19 Jul 1941, New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire; Raymond William Gore
• Residence: Dec 1963, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; At the death of her father on 13 December 1963, she lived in Orange, Massachusetts.

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• Census: 1930, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 5, living on 111 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1940, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 15, living on 5 Market Street, Northampton, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Married: 3 Mar 1946; Shirley Mildred Plouf She was born 18 November 1926. Issue: 1. Ralph J. Burnett 2. Charlene P. Burnett 3. Eileen M. Burnett 4. Maureen F. Burnett
• Residence: 1950, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
• Residence: Dec 1963, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts; At the death of his father on 13 December 1963, he lived in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
• Divorced: 27 Jun 1969; from Shirley Mildred Plouf
• Residence: 2008, Port Saint Lucie, Saint Lucie County, Florida

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• Census: 1930, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 1, living on 111 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1940, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 11, living on 5 Market Street, Northampton, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Married: 16 Feb 1946, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Alfred Robert Riopelle. He was born 2 October 1917 in Montpelier, Vermont, and died 13 February 1964. Issue: 1. Marion Marie Riopelle 2. Alfred Joseph Riopelle 3. Judy Ann Riopelle 4. Edward Robert Riopelle 5. Lewis George Riopelle 6. Norman McKinnon Riopelle 7. Cindy Lou Riopelle
• Residence: 1947, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
• Residence: Dec 1963, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts; At the death of her father on 13 December 1963, she lived in Erving, Massachusetts.
• Married: 5 Mar 1966; Wallace Eugene Delouge, who was born 11 October 1916 in West Springfield, Massachusetts and died 3 August 1970 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• History: 2010; Her obituary reads, "Marguerite M. Riopelle DeLonge 1928 - 2010 CHICOPEE - Marguerite M. (Burnett) Riopelle DeLonge, age 82, was called safely home on July 8, 2010. She was born on June 24, 1928 in Northampton, MA. Her parents were the late Murvil and Irene (Eddy) Burnett. She was a communicant of St Christopher Church. She worked as a nurse at Mt Marie Sisters of St Joseph for many years before she retired. She was a member of the Eagles Post 404 of Chicopee, she was past president of the Ladies Auxiliary, a member of the American Legion Post 452 and also a member of the PNA. Marguerite was an avid Red Sox fan and also had a love for owls. She is predeceased by her first husband Alfred J. Riopelle who passed away over 40 years ago and also by her second husband Wallace DeLonge of Chicopee. She leaves her sons Alfred Riopelle and his wife Pauline of East Longmeadow, Edward Riopelle and his wife Susie of FL, Lewis Riopelle and his companion Donna Mainville of Chicopee, MA and Norman DeLonge and his wife Pauline of Westfield, MA. She leaves her daughters Marion Dow and her husband Stephen of FL, Judy Bennett and her companion Elton Taylor of AZ and Cindy DeLonge of Chicopee, MA. She is predeceased by her brother Murvil Burnett and her sister Bessie Freeman. She leaves her sisters Dorothy Hudson of FL, Beverly O'Brien of Athol, MA, Vera Starky of CA and Irene Gurnon of CA. She also leaves her 24 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. A grave side memorial service will be held on Sat. July 17, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at the Erving Center Cemetery, Mountain Rd, Erving, MA. The Grise Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements."
• Recorded as Living: 2010, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Beverly married Joseph Omer Francis "Fran" Boudreau [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beverly married Charles Edward "Obie" O'Brien, Jr [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Jody married David Richard Whelpley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jody married Robert Alan "Rob" Roy [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Susan Gebo. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John L. Spofford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brenda married Richard Malcolm Dushion [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brenda married [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married Kelly Ann Crumb [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]