Sarah

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Name:

Family/Spouse: Robert Walker. Robert was born about 1607 in Manchester, Lancashire, England; died on 29 May 1687 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 12 Dec 1660; Benjamin Thurston. Benjamin lived in Boston, was a weaver and became a freeman in 1665. He was made an ensign in the militia a year before King Philip's War. He died on Thursday 10 November 1678 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died of smallpox. Issue: 1. Mary Thurston (1662-____) 2. Eleazer Thurston (1662-____)

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 14 (12) 1635.

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• Education: say 1655, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was educated at Harvard but did not graduate.
• Moved To: say 1663, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York; He moved to Long Island where he was a minister in Jamaica from 1663 to 1668.
• Moved To: 1668, Stratford, Suffolk County, New York; He was again the minster.
• Freeman: 1669
• Married: say 1669; Susanna ______. Issue: 1. Zachariah Walker (1670-____) 2. Abigail Walker (1670-____) 3. Elizabeth Walker (1675-____)

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 15 (7) 1637.

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 22 (7) 1639.

Died:
His death date was recorded as 22 (5) 1652.

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 15 (9) 1641.

Buried:
Her burial date was recorded as 19 (10) 1643

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• History: He moved to Killingworth. He was administrator of the estate of Samuel Blakeman, the son of the Rev. Adam Blakeman. It was the widow of Samuel he married. He is said to have had great problems with his step children.
• Married: say 1670; Elizabeth Wheeler, the daughter of Moses Wheeler. She was born on 1 August 1642. She married (1) Samuel ______. Issue: 1. Samuel Walker (1671-____) 2. Moses Walker (1673-____) 3. John Walker (1674-____) 4. Elizabeth Walker (1676-____) 5. Mary Walker (1679-____) 6. Mercy Walker (1681-____)

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as (5) 1646.

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• Married: 14 Nov 1667; Abigail Prudden. She was born on 1 August 1642. Issue: 1. Robert Walker (1668-____) 2. Sarah Walker (1670-____) 3. Abigail Walker (1672-____) 4. Mary Walker (1680-____)
• Inventory: 19 Nov 1687

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• Occupation: 1664; He had encouragement to keep a school at Sudbury in 1664, but in 1672, he renewed a license for an ordinary (pub). However, in 1680 in a report on educational matters it states, "And for teaching to write or cypher, here is Mr. Thomas Walker, and two or three others about this town, that do teach therein, and are ready to teach all others that need, if people will come or send them."
• Probate/Proved: 1697

Family/Spouse: Mary Stone. Mary was born about 1635. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
Her christening date was recorded as 22 (2) 1649 at the age of about 10 days.

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 3 (5) 1652.

Died:
His death date was recorded as 30 (7) 1654.

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 1 (9) 1654.

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• Married: 13 May 1680, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Rev. James Sherman.

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• Married: 7 Dec 1687, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Martha Howe, the daughter of Samuel and Martha (Bent) Howe. She was born on 9 October 1669 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. After Thomas' death, on 10 November 1718 Martha, at age 49, married (2) John Whitney, at age 56, son of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, in Framingham, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 14 November 1721 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Walker (1688-1688) 2. Samuel Walker (1689-____) 3. Obadiah Walker 4. Martha Walker 5. Mary Walker 6. Thomas Walker (c1700-____) 7. Asa Walker (1702-1723) 8. Hannah Walker (1705-____) 9. Jason Walker (1708-____) 10. John Walker (1714-____)
• Land/House: 10 Apr 1688; He bought 60 acres of land, 10 April 1688, from Gookin and How in the area of Sudbury that became Framingham, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1700; He was town treasurer.
• Offices Held: 1703; He was appointed a Constable.
• Probate/Proved: 2 Dec 1717

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• Petition: 1704, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William was one of the signers of a petition to build a meeting house on his side of the river in 1704. It reads: "Petition of the West Side people of Sudbury to Governor Dudley and the General Assembly. The petition of us who are the subscribers living on ye west side of Sudbury great River Humbly showeth that wereas ye All wise and over Ruling providence of ye great God, Lord of Heaven and Earth who is God blessed forever moore, hath cast our lott to fall on that side of the River by Reason of the flud of watare, which for a very great part of the yeare doth very much incomode us and often by extremity of water and terrible and violent winds, and a great part of the winter by ice, as it is at this present, so that wee are shut up and cannot come forth, and many times when wee doe atempt to git over our flud, we are forced for to seek our spiritual good with the peril of our Lives. Beside the extreme Travill that many of us are Exposed unto sum 3:4:5:6 miles much more than a Sabbath days Jurney, by Reason of these and many more objections, to many here to enumerate, whereby many of our children and little ones, ancient and weak persons, can very Rarly attend the public worship. The considered premises we truly pray your Excellency and ye Honorable Council and House of Representatives to consider and compassionate us in our Extreme suffering condition, and if we may obtain so much favor in your Eyes as to grant us [our presents] as to appoint us a Commity to see and consider our circumstances and make report thereof to this honorable Court. And your pore petitioners shall ever pray. Sudbury, January 15th 1704/5 John Goodnow; John haines; John Brigham; William Walker; George Parmenter; David how; George Parmenter, Jr.; Joseph Parmenter; John brigham; Samuel willis; Joseph willis; Richard Sanger; Tho : Smith; Joseph Hayes [Haynes]; timothy gibson, Jr; Joseph F. Jewel (his mark); Isaac Mellen; Melo C. Taylor, (his mark); John Balcom; Joseph Balcom; John haynes. Jr.; Robert Man his mark; Benjamin wright; David Haynes; Prefer haines; Thomas Brintnal; Edward Goodnow his mark; John Goodenow, jr; Ephraim Garfield, his mark; Thomas Smith, Junior; Jonathan Rice."
• Land/House: say 1710, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William built a home which was also a Garrison House to protect against Indian attack in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It remained in the family for several generations.
• Will: 27 Jun 1732, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 27 June 1732 William made his will in Sudbury. It was probated later that year.
• Last Full Review: 28 Apr 2020

William married Sarah Goodenow on 6 May 1686 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of John Goodenow and Mary) was born in 1666 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1709; Dorothy ______. Issue: 1. Daniel Walker (1710-____) 2. Elphalet Walker (1712-____) 3. Jabez Walker (1714-____) 4. Dorothy Walker (1717-____) 5. Mary Walker (1718-____) 6. Josiah Walker (1721-____) 7. Bezaleed Walker (1724-____)

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• Married: 1714; John Stevens.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Last Full Review: 23 Nov 2021

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• Married: 6 Jun 1717, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Maynard. Issue: 1. Hezekiah Walker (1718-____) 2. Sarah Walker (1720-____) 3. Nathan Walker (1722-____) 4. Paul Walker

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• Moved To: say 1720, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He moved to Rutland, Massachusetts say 1720.
• Last Full Review: 28 May 2020

John married Jemimah Stanhope on 27 May 1717 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Jemimah (daughter of Joseph Standhope and Hannah Bradish) was born on 9 Oct 1691 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 4 Apr 1738, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Hannah Putnam. Issue: 1. Reuben Walker (1738-____)

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• Moved To: say 1745, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Residence: Abt 1750, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He bought land near where the Ware and Longmeadow streams meet. There he built his house and moved in about 1750.
• Religion: Abt 1751; Phineas and Beulah were admitted to the church soon after his arrival in Rutland. Though they lived four miles from the church, they seldom missed service on Sunday.
• Military: About 1776; He was an Officer in the Revolutionary Army.

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Name:

Phineas married Beulah Clap on 12 Dec 1744 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Beulah (daughter of John Clap and Abigail Esterbrook) was born on 1 Jan 1724/25 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 4 May 1809 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jemima married Abraham Wheeler on 22 Aug 1770 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Abraham (son of Isaac Wheeler and Sarah Lawrence) was born on 12 May 1746 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1817 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: He was a Minute Man and an officer during the Revolutionary War.
• Married: 15 Feb 1779, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Davis, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Phelps) Davis. She was born on 19 November 1753 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Name:

Notes:

Name:
She is also listed as Anne.

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• Married: 15 Oct 1781, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sibbel Rope, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Greenwood) Roper. She was born on 16 August 1758 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She lived at Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, circa 1778 with Daniel Roper and Sarah Greenwood. She died on Thursday 16 March 1826 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sally Walker (1782-1842) 2. Lydia Walker (1784-1863) 3. Susanna Walker (1787-____) 4. Polly Walker (1789-____) 5. Asa Walker (1791-____) 6. Reuben Walker (1794-1871) 7. Eliza Walker (1800-____)
• Offices Held: Say 1830; He was a Justice of the Peace.

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• Married: 9 Dec 1783, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Luther Johnson. Luther was a Revolutionary War soldier.

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• Occupation: say 1785, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a physician.

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• Occupation: say 1790; He was a physician.

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• Married: 23 Feb 1803; Mary Reed.

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

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

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

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

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

Notes:

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

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]

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

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

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He was recorded while living with his widowed mother.

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 4 months, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 10, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Married: Feb 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sidney H. Smith. He was born 16 August 1917 and died in 1948. He is buried in Tully Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jean Ruth Smith (1939-2015) 2. Richard Harry Smith (1942-1973) 3. Jeffery Sidney Smith (1947-____)
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sidney, age 23 years, and Janice, age 21 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 on 7 Bagley Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.; : 20; Address:
• Married: 3 Sep 1949, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; Granville "Coop" William Cooper Jr., the son of Granville William Sr. and Mary Cooper. He was born 5 March 1923 and died 29 August 2008 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Issue: 1. Granville William Cooper III (1950-2005); : First English Luthern
• Married: 1 Oct 1966; Clarence Edwin Wheeler
• Married: 21 Aug 1975, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; John Daniel Farmer
• History: 2009; According to her obituary, "Janice grew up in Lowell, graduating from Lowell High School in 1937 and from Bradshaw Business School. She later moved to North Orange in 1941 where she resided for several years and since 1949 she has resided in Pennsylvania. Janice worked at Montgomery Wards for 22 years, was a member of the Portersville Bible Church, enjoyed puzzles, reading and spending time with her family."

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