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Thankful married John Hill on 4 Jun 1744 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John (son of David Hill and Sarah Thayer) was born on 16 Sep 1717 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 11 Dec 2020

Mary married Levi Cheney after 4 Jun 1772 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Levi (son of William Cheney and Joanna Thayer) was born on 23 Nov 1756 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 2 Jan 1757 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Apr 1847 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 20 Jun 1803, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Mayo, the son of Benjamin and Dorothy (Goddard) Mayo. He was born on 24 November 1774 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He was a farmer and kept a tavern in North Orange. He died on Saturday 1 May 1824 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Benjamin Mayo (1805-1881)

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Buried:
Benjamin Mayo
Died May 1, 1824
Æt 49
Esther
His Wife
Died June 22, 1860
Æt 79

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• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 71
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 75
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She and Stephen were living with their son, Levi.; : 81
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She and Stephen were living with their son, Levi.; : 86

Mary married Stephen Mayo in Apr 1804 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Stephen (son of Benjamin Mayo and Dorothy "Dolly" Goddard) was born on 2 Feb 1783 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jan 1871 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1 Dec 1808, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Plotina Metcalf, the daughter of Joseph and Patience (Clark) Metcalf. She was born on 25 February 1787 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Cheney (1809-1811) 2. Jeduthan H. Cheney (1811-____) 3. Isaac Cheney (1813-____) 4. Napoleon Cheney (1815-1838) 5. Mary Cheney (1818-____) 6. Fanny Cheney (1819-____) 7. Presson Cheney (1822-____) 6. Sylvia Cheney (1823-____) 7. Joseph Cheney (1826-____) 8. Damon Cheney (1826-____)

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• Married: 1 Nov 1810, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Abigail Goodell, the daughter of Zina and Joanna (Cheney) Goodell. She was born on 19 July 1792 in District of Orange, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 19 July 1884 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Abigail's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Abigail wife of Peter Cheney d. July 19, 1884 æ 92 Issue: 1. Prudence Cheney (1811-1878) 2. Charlotte Cheney (1812-____) 3. Luther Cheney (1814-____) 4. Edward Peter Cheney (1817-____) 5. Elijah Cheney (1820-____) 6. baby boy Cheney (1822-1822) 7. baby daughter Cheney (1822-1822) 8. Nathaniel Cheney (1824-____) 9. Abner Cheney (1826-1851) 10. Ebenezer Cheney (1829-____) 11. Abigail Cheney (1831-1835) 12. Jane Cheney (1834-1856) 13. Janette Cheney (1834-1849)
• History: 1897; According to Pope (1897), "He resided in Orange, was a farmer, diligent, intelligent and enterprising. He was also a methodical man, careful of all his books and papers; a pleasant evidence of this comes down in a set of 'Farmers Almanacs' in which he recorded the births of his children from year to year."

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Buried:
Peter Cheney
d. July 5, 1856
æ 67

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• Married: 23 Oct 1816, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Matilda Kendall. She was born about 1794 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lois W. Cheney (1817-____)

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Birth:
He was a twin.

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• Married: 1 Jan 1816, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Alexander Wheelock, the son of Alexander and Sophia (Penniman) Wheelock. He was born on 2 January 1786 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 5 April 1866 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Alexander's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Alexander Wheelock d. April 5, 1866 ae. 79 Issue: 1. Stephen G. Wheelock (1817-____) 2. Addison Wheelock (1819-____) 3. Sophia A. Wheelock (1821-1843) 4. Nancy M. Wheelock (1824-1824) 5. Elizabeth D. Wheelock (1826-____) 6. Hannah B. Wheelock (1828-____) 7. Levi A. Wheelock (1831-____) 8. Esther M. Wheelock (1834-____)

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Buried:
Lois C.,
wife of
Alexander Wheelock
d. at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sept. 9, 1876
ae. 81

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• Census: 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1830 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 2 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 4 - Total Free White Persons 4 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
• Census: 1840, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1840 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1 - Persons Employed in Agriculture 5 - 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
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 55, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his children, Sarah, Joseph, and Juliette.
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 67, living in Orange, Massachusetts as a widower.
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 73, living in Orange, Massachusetts. He no longer worked.
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 83, living in Orange, Massachusetts. He was on the Pauper and Indigent Inhabitants in Institutions, Poor-Houses or Asylums, or Boarded at Public Expense in Private Houses as living in the almshouse.
• Last Full Review: 8 Aug 2020

Notes:

Died:
He died old age.

Alexander married Tapha Streeter on 24 Apr 1825 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Tapha was born on 5 Jan 1805 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Feb 1850 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 27 Apr 1831, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Orena Smith, the daughter of Moses and Johanna (Goodell) Smith. She was born 25 October 1807 in Orange, Massachusetts, and died 23 February 1892 in Orange, Massachusetts. She is buried next to Levi, her husband. Issue: 1. Ellen Mayo (1832-____) 2. Wales Cheney Mayo (1843-1847) 3. Louise Janette Mayo (1849-____)
• Occupation: say 1832; He was a farmer
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 60
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 66
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 75

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Buried:
Levi Mayo
died
Apr. 17, 1882
æ. 77 yr. 8 mo.

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• History: say 1815, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was bound out, at the age of seven, to a neighboring farmer and worked for many years for his board, schooling and clothing. He became a wheelwright and ran a business in Tully for eight years before being burnt out. Caleb then ran a store in North Orange for five years. He sold the store and removed to Orange, where he ran a cabinet shop for twenty years.
• Married: 15 Sep 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Mary Wheeler Ward, the daughter of Deacon Daniel and Sarah (Jones) Ward. She was born 27 November 1810 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 7 June 1886 in Orange, Massachusetts. She is buried next to Caleb. Issue: 1. Sarah Ward G. Mayo (1833-____) 2. Desire Goddard Mayo (1835-1856) 3. Hannah Allen Mayo (1838-____) 4. Henry Harrision Mayo (1840-1864) 5. Abby Maria Whitman Mayo (1843-____) 6. Roxy Johnson Mayo (1846-1868) 7. David Frost Mayo (1846-1852) 8. Daniel Frost Mayo (1846-1852)
• History: say 1840; According to Mayo (1965) "He was a man of iron constitution, vigorous and hearty to the end of his long life. Caleb was a strong Republican and a member of the Universalist Church of North Orange."
• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 42
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 51
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 60
• History: 1880; A surprise 50th Anniversary celebration was held for Caleb and Mary at their home by their children. Their great granddaughter, Henrietta Sanger, recited a poem in their honor.
• Married: 24 Jun 1887, Brantford, Ontario; Sophia J. Westbrook. the daughter of Silas and Rhoda Metcalf. Sophia was born in Orange, Massachusetts died about 1888.
• History: 1892; According to his obituary, "Mr. Mayo was well known and respected for his uprightness of character, constant and faithful wherever duty called him. He was a man of remarkable physical and mental activity, possessing a kind, pleasant disposition and irrepressible perseverance for daily labor....Last Winter he had a paralytic shock that affected his throat, destroying the natural taste for food and drink and since then has taken but little solid food, living almost wholly on liquids. Aside from this he has suffered from a severe kidney trouble for many years. Four months since he met with a serious accident at the furniture shop and while he fully recovered from the wound he gradually wore out, always patient and uncomplaining."

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Buried:
Caleb Mayo
Died
July 31, 1893
Æ 83
Mary W. his wife
Passed to the spirit life
June 5, 1886
Æ 75

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• Married: 14 Mar 1831, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Wales Cheney, He was born either 13 April 1801 or 21 July 1806 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 24 February 1843 in Orange, Massachusetts. He is buried in North Orange Cemetery. Pope (1897) gives their marriage date as 13 March 1831. Issue: 1. Wallace Cheney (1832-____)
• Married: 26 Nov 1846, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Darwin Merriam, the son of Benjamin and Mary Merriam. He was born 29 December 1822 and died 11 March 1899. He is buried with Nancy. Issue: 1. Ona Merriam (1849-____)
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 59
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 69

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• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 35
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 41
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 46
• History: Jun 1864; There is a family tradition, which says that she went to Washington, D.C., to visit her dying son, Marcus.
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 51
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 56
• Census: 1880, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 66
• History: 20 Aug 1895; Her obituary reads "Mrs. Esther Mayo Ward, one of our aged and respected residents passed away last week Monday morning at three o'clock. She had long been ill, partly from fracturing her hip by a fall. She was born here March 10, 1814 and spent most of her eighty-one years of her life in this place. She was a member of the Congregational church here. She leaves six children, four of whom live in Orange and North Orange; Mr. Wales Ward in Saratoga, N.Y. and Mrs. Eddy Brooks at Grand Rapids, Michigan. All were present at the funeral as was her brother, Mr. William Mayo and his wife from Leominster." Her obituary in the Orange Enterprise reads, "Mrs. Esther R, widow of the late Thomas Ward, passed away Monday morning, after a long and painful illness. She fell more then four months ago and has been a constant sufferer since. She was born March 10, 1814."

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Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives her birth date as 11 March 1814 and the transcribed Orange Vital records gives her birth date as 20 March 1814

Died:
She died at 10 minutes of three in the morning.

Esther married Deacon Thomas Harris Ward on 27 Oct 1835 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Deacon Daniel Ward and Sarah "Sally" Jones) was born on 28 Mar 1814 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jul 1891 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Jul 1891 in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: say 1841; He was a carriage maker for a number of years. When the Westminster National Bank was formed in 1875, he became a cashier. He later served as a trustee for the Worcester North Saving Institute of Fitchburg, Massachusetts
• Moved To: 1841, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Married: 13 Jun 1843, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Maria Goddard, the daughter of Martin and Sylvia (Johnson) Goddard. She was born either 4 October 1817 i Orange, Massachusetts or 12 May 1818 in Mendon, Massachusetts. She died 16 February 1901 in Westminster, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Emma Maria Mayo (1845-1847) 2. Emma Frances Mayo (1847-1928) 3. Hamilton Mayo (1851-1924) 4. infant Mayo (1853-1953)
• Offices Held: 1859; The Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Westminster and Gardner
• Offices Held: Abt 1876; He was a Selectman for several years, the Town Clerk for twelve years, and the Town Treasurer for one year.
• Census: 1880, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 63
• Census: 1900, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 82

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Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives his birth date as 17 February 1817.

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• Married: 31 Jan 1839; Franklin Ward, the son of Oliver and Dolly (Ward) Ward. He was born 24 March 1812 in Orange, Massachusetts, and died 28 March 1890 in Orange, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dolly Alvina Ward (1840-1860) 2. Converse Ward (1845-____) 3. Jennie Louise Ward (1852-____)

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Birth:
Martyn (1925) gives her birth date as 9 March 1819

Died:
Mayo (1965) says the death was 2 or 3 July.

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• Married: Abt 1841; Nathaniel F. Blodgett, the son of Nathaniel and Mary (French) Blodgett. He was born 3 or 30 January 1816 in Templeton, Massachusetts, and died 26 November 1888. Issue: 1. Percival Blodgett (1842-1917) 2. Maria L. C. Blodgett (1852-1922)
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 39
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 58
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 79
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was a widow and living with her daughter, Maria.; : 88

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• Married: 1 Jan 1846, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Bunyan Smith, the son of Bunyan and Hannah Smith. He was born about 1823. Bunyan was a sash and door maker.
• Census: 1850, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 23