Robert Bullard

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• Will: 1630, Barnham, Suffolk, England; He is mentioned in his mother's will.

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Name:


Buried:
His burial was recorded as 29 (4) 1639.

Died:
He was insane when he died.

Robert married Anne MartynBarnham, Suffolk, England. Anne (daughter of John Martyn and unknown wife) was born in abty 1604 in Barnham, Suffolk, England; died before 15 Oct 1660. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann married Richard Dana about 1648. Richard died on 2 Apr 1690 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
Maudlin was a form of Magdalen.

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• Residence: 1637, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He settled in Watertown as early as 1637 and was probably raised by an uncle in either Dedham or Watertown.
• Moved To: say 1652; On obtaining majority, he settled in Sherborn as one of its first settlers. In 1662, he signed the first petition for the incorporation of Sherborn. In 1673, he sold for 40 pounds, his patrimonial
• History: 1662, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He signed the first petition for the incorporation of Sherborn.
• Land/House: 1673, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He sold for £40 his patrimonial estate in Watertown to Justinian Holdin.
• History: 1674, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He signed the second petition for the incorporation of Sherborn which was granted by the General Court.
• Religion: 1680, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He helped establish the church in Sherborn, and served as a tithingman in 1680.
• Offices Held: 1688; He was elected a selectman.
• Estate Admin: say Oct 1689; administration of his estate was granted to his son Samuel and Sarah Bullard.

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Died:
He died intestate.

Benjamin married Martha Pidge on 5 Feb 1659 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Martha (daughter of Thomas Pidge and Mary Sothy) was born on 12 Mar 1642/43 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Jan 1677 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Elizabeth Thorpe in 1677. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Thorpe) died on 1 Dec 1719 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Samuel Oldham on 5 Jan 1670/71 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Richard Oldham and Martha Eaton) was born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died about 1728 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1678; Patience ______. She died circa 1711 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The administration of Patience's estate was granted in 1711.1She was buried in June 1712 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jacob Dana (1679-____) 2. Hannah Dana (1685-1748) 3. Experience Dana (1687-____) 4. Samuel Dana (1694-____) 5. Abigail Dana (1697-____) 6. Jacob Dana (1699-____)

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• Married: 17 Jan 1683, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Goble, the daughter of Thomas and Alice Goble. She was christened on 27 February 1635/36 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Her christening date was recorded as 27 (12) 1635/36. After Joseph's death, on 15 September 1713 Mary, at age 77, married (2) David Meads, in Concord, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. baby Dana 2. Joseph Dana (1685-____)

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Birth:
He was a twin.

Paige (1877) gives his birth date as 21 May 1654.

Died:
Paige (1877) gives his death date as 1699.

Notes:

Birth:
He was a twin.

Paige (1877) gives his birth date as 21 May 1655.

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• Married: 24 May 1688, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Buckmaster. She was born on 8 April 1660. After the death of Benjamin, on 19 July 1742 Mary, at age 82, married (2) Joshua Fuller, at age 87, son of John and Elizabeth (Cole) Fuller, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Joshua was 88 years old and Mary was 76 years old when they married. She died on Wednesday 13 February 1754 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Benjamin Dana (1689-1751) 2. Isaac Dana (1697-1767) 3. Joseph Dana (1700-1788) 4. John Dana (1702-1702) 5. William Dana (1703-1770) 6. Anne Dana (1705-____) 7. Sarah Dana (1705-____) 8. Jedediah Dana (1708-1787) 9. Mary Dana (____-1712)
• Offices Held: say 1700; Benjamin was a tithingman, and a surveyor of highways

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Birth:
Gozzaldi (1930) gives his birth date as 20 February 1660.

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• Married: 14 Jan 1679, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Daniel Woodward, the son of George and Mary (Hammond) Woodward. He was born on 2 April 1653 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Bond (1860) gives his birth date as 2 September 1653. He was impressed as a soldier in King Philip's War. On 1 May 1690, he was licensed by the court as an Inn Keeper in Medford, Massachusetts. Daniel and his wife were admitted to full communion, 31 Oct 1697. They removed to Preston, Connecticut about 1704. He died after 1704 in Preston, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Esther Woodward (1680-____) 2. Elizabeth Woodward (1681-____) 3. Mary Woodward (1683-____) 4. Daniel Woodward (1684-1752) 5. Abigail Woodward (1686-____) 6. Sarah Woodward (1689-____) 7. Hannah Woodward (1691-____) 8. Amos Woodward (1693-____) 9. Susanna Woodward (1695-____) 10. Jonathan Woodward (1698-____) 11. Joseph Woodward (1700-____) 12. Thomas Woodward (c1702-____) 13. Benjamin Woodward 14. Eunice Woodward (1707-____)

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• Married: Abt 1693; Naomi Croswell, the daughter of Thomas and Priscilla (Upham) Croswell. She was born on 5 December 1670 and was christened on 6 February 1686/87 both in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Her christening was recorded as 6 (12) 1686. She died on Tuesday 24 February 1750/51 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Dana (1694-1752) 2. Caleb Dana (1697-1769) 3. Richard Dana (1700-1772) 4. Naomi Dana (1702-1726) 5. Timothy Dana (1705-1705) 6. Priscilla Dana (1706-1785) 7. Daniel Dana (____-1713) 8. Ebenezer Dana (1711-1762) 9. Hepsibah Dana (1714-____)
• Offices Held: 1715 to 1725, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.

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• Married: Jun 1690, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deborah Atherton, the daughter of James and Hannah Atherton. She was born on 1 June 1669 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. On 3 January 1707/8 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Deborah Atherton was mentioned in the will of James Atherton. She died on Friday 26 January 1759 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Deborah Bullard (____-1757) 2. Samuel Bullard (1692-1714) 3. Martha Bullard (1695-____) 4. Benjamin Bullard (1697-1762) 5. Deborah Bullard (1704-1704)
• History: say 1697; They lived on his father's homestead in Sherborn. Samuel became a very prominent citizen of Sherborn. He served as the town moderator, assessor and selectman for nineteen years.
• Offices Held: 1708; He was a representative to the Massachusetts General Court. He served again in 1709, 1723, 1724, and 1725.
• Will: 20 Sep 1726, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 8 Jan 1727

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• Married: say 1690; Tabitha Bass. Issue: 1. baby boy Bullard 2. Benjamin Bullard (1703-1766) 3. Jonathan Bullard (1706-____) 4. Seth Bullard (1709-____)

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• Married: 30 May 1692, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William Sheffield, the son of William and Mary (Webb) sheffield. He was born on 19 May 1667 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 23 August 1732 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Sheffield (1693-____) 2. Isaac Sheffield (1697-____) 3. William Sheffield (1699-____) 4. Rachel Sheffield (1702-____) 5. Sarah Sheffield (1708-____) 6. Mary Sheffield (1710-____)
• Will: 23 Jun 1741

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• Married: 1705, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Sarah _____. On 13 July 1690 Sarah, married first Eleazer Leland, at age 30, son of Henry Layland and Margaret Badcock. Sarah was was twenty years Eleazer Bullard's senior. Sarah had inherited a farm from her first husband, which she left to Eleazer. They conveyed his homestead to Moses Harding who had married his niece.
• Offices Held: 1722 to 1724, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Married: 12 Nov 1734, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Hannah Partridge, the daughter of William and Sarah (Colburn) Partridge. She was born on 15 August 1677 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. On 30 November 1702 Hannah, at age 25, married first Ensign John Bowers, at age 26, son of John Bowers and Sarah Clark, in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 19 August 1761 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

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• Residence: say 1730, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He lived in the north part of Medway.

John married Abigail Leland on 7 Jan 1702 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Deacon Hopestill Leland and Abigail Hill) was born on 17 Feb 1683 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Nov 1761 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Her father was preparing to move to Sherborn. While her birth was probably in Dedham, it is not listed in the vital records.

Elizabeth married Thomas Jones on 30 Apr 1701 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Thomas Jones and Sarah Crouch) was born on 3 Jul 1674 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 11 Oct 1674 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jul 1729 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 24 Feb 1701/02, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Hopestill Leland, the son of Deacon Hopestill and Abigail (Hill) Leland. He was born on 4 August 1681 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hopestill rased hemp and manufactured ropes and halters which he annually carried to Rhode Island and exchanged for wool. He died on Saturday 7 June 1760 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Daniel Leland (1702-1702) 2. Abigail Leland (1704-____) 3. Daniel Leland (1707-____) 4. Ruth Leland (1712-____) 5. Rachel Leland (1715-____) 6. Esther Leland (1717-____) 7. Mary Leland (1720-____) 8. Silence Leland (1722-____) 9. Experience Leland (1725-____) 10. Sarah Leland (1728-____)

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• Married: say 1709; Bathia Fisher, the daughter of Josiah and Mehitable (Bullen) Fisher. She was born on 10 December 1681 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Malachai Bullard (1710-____) 2. Keziah Bullard (1711-1799) 3. Elisha Bullard (1714-____) 4. Eleazer Bullard (1717-____)

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• Married: say 1710; Sarah Morse, the daughter of Lt. Samuel and Sarah (Thurstune) Morse. She was born in 1686 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Isaac's death, on 12 July 1744 Sarah, married John Leland, at age 56, son of Deacon Hopestill Leland and Abigail Hill, in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 10 February 1766 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Bullard (1711-____) 2. Samuel Bullard (1715-____) 3. Sarah Bullard (1718-____) 4. Elizabeth Bullard (1721-1792)
• Residence: say 1725, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He lived in the northern part of Holliston.
• Will: 6 Jul 1742, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; It appears not to have been proved.

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• Married: 1 Jan 1712/13, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; James Adams. He was born on 7 July 1693 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. On 10 December 1717 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, James Adams was mentioned in the will of John Hill. He died on Tuesday 14 January 1727/28 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. James Adams (1715-____) 2. Abigail Adams (1717-____) 3. Elizabeth Adams (1719-____) 4. Hannah Adams (1724-____) 5. Moses Adams (1726-____) 6. John Adams (1728-1744)

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• Married: 3 Apr 1722, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; James Reed. He was born in 1668. On 12 August 1714 James, married (1) Sarah Batson, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a tanner. He left a will in 1728 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 6 May 1734 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. James Reed (1721-1722) 2. James Reed (1723-1770)

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• Moved To: Abt 1707, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 4 Nov 1729, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Estate Admin: 24 Jan 1763, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; The estate of Hannah Oldham was administered by Capt. Amos Gates.

Hannah married Amos Gates on 19 May 1703 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Amos (son of Simon Gates and Margaret Barstow) was born about 1680 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Living: 1727, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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• History: 1780; In later life, Thankful became insane and was cared for by her son, John. According to Morse (1855) this was an inherited trait of the Bullard family. Finally in 1792, she became so troublesome that Abner Morse was given guardianship over her. Abner was noted for his management of the insane.

Thankful married Lt. John Harding on 2 Jul 1722 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John (son of Abraham Harding and Mary Mason) was born on 6 Apr 1694 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 24 May 1699 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Aug 1782 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 20 Feb 1733, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Sarah Daniels, the daughter of Joseph and Rachel (Partridge) Daniels. She was born on 1 May 1707 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Bullard (1733-____) 2. Sarah Bullard (1736-____) 3. Timothy Bullard (1740-____) 4. Nathan Bullard (1748-____)

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• Married: 30 Nov 1730, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Timothy Clark, the son of Timothy and Sarah (Metcalf) Clark. He was born in 1706 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Clark (1732-____) 2. Timothy Clark (1735-____) 3. Lois Clark (1737-____)

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• Married: 31 Dec 1733, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Henry Daniels. He was born in 1708 in Medfield, assachusetts. He is referred to as the grandson of Joseph Bullard. He died on Friday 28 November 1806 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Daniels (1734-1740) 2. Rachel Daniels (1738-____) 3. Henry Daniels (1740-____) 4. Jesse Daniels (1741-1756) 5. Elijah Daniels (1745-1756) 6. Jeremiah Daniels (1748-1753) 7. Abigail Daniels (1750-1756) 8. Hannah Daniels (1756-____)

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• Married: say 1735; Moses Harding, the son of Abraham and Mary (Smith) Harding. He was born on 23 December 1707 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Moses inherited Mary's uncles estate. He was a selectman in 1749, 1755, and 1756. He died in 1777 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Harding (1736-____) 2. Nathan Harding (1738-____) 3. Henry Harding (1740-____) 4. Mary Harding (1743-____) 5. Oliver Harding (1753-1757) 6. Oliver Harding (1758-1758) 7. Oliver Harding (1760-1763)
• Religion: say 1780; Mary was one of the constituent members of the Baptist church in Medfield.

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• Married: 6 Aug 1742, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Wheeler, the son of Richard and Sarah Wheeler. There is an erroneous tradition, reported in Jameson (1886) which says he came from Rhode Island. He was born on 14 June 1718 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 23 April 1796 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Wheeler (1743-1788) 2. Abigail Wheeler (1745-1765) 3. Keziah Wheeler (1747-____)

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• Married: 14 Mar 1746, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Jamima Pond, the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Thurstune) Pond. She was born on 3 June 1727 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. She was christened on 10 December 1727 in Medway, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 19 May 1766 in Medway, Massachusetts of childbirth. Issue: 1. Mary Bullard (1746-____) 2. Henry Bullard (1749-____) 3. Adam Bullard (1752-____) 4. John Bullard (1756-____) 5. Elizabeth Bullard (1758-____) 6. Royal Bullard (1762-____) 7. Samuel Bullard (1766-____)

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• Moved To: 1751, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts

Jonathan married Hannah Adams on 25 Jan 1727 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Thomezine Sheffield) was born on 12 Feb 1701/02 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 15 May 1729, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mercy Underwood, the daughter of Lt. Joshua and Mercy (Fairbanks) Underwood. She was born on 3 April 1709 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 3 January 1754 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the "Great Sickness" which may have been diphtheria. She was buried in the Central Burying Ground, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. David Jones (1731-____) 2. Hannah Jones (1734-____) 3. Thankful Jones (1738-____) 4. Miriam Jones (1741-1788) 5. Mercy Jones (1745-1810) 6. Mary Jones (1750-____)
• Inventory: 3 Apr 1761, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the inventory, the widow Mary Jones, Hannah Bullard, Thankful Forristall and Meriam Johnson are listed. John Lealand is referred to as the guardian of David, and Timothy Rockwood as the guardian of Mercy.

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• Married: 27 May 1728; Esther Richardson, the daughter of John and Esther (Breck) Richardson. She was born on 2 January 1706/7 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Thomas' death, on 31 January 1735 Esther, at age 28, married Lt. Nathaniel Clark. She died on Saturday 24 March 1770. Issue: 1. Thomas Jones (1730-1802)

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• Married: 15 Jan 1729/30, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Marshall. Issue: 1. Abigail Marshall (1734-1736) 2. Dinah Marshall (1737-____) 3. Elizabeth Marshall (1742-____) 4. Lois Marshall (1744-1815)

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• Married: 17 Mar 1736/37, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Bullard, the daughter of Lt. Isaac and Sarah (Morse) Bullard. She was born on 18 February 1720/21 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After Aaron's death, on 21 September 1749 Elizabeth, at age 28, married Isaac Johnson, at age 35, son of Lt. Joseph Johnson and Lydia (unknown), in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 1 January 1792 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jesse Jones (1738-1755) 2. Samuel Jones (1740-____) 3. Elizabeth Jones (1742-____)

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• Married: 06 Jan 1726/27, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Edmund, the son of Jonathan and Sarah (Blany) Edmunds. He was christened on 20 February 1703/4 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonathan Edmunds (1728-____) 2. Hannah Edmunds (1730-____) 3. Sarah Edmunds (1731-____) 4. Samuel Edmunds (1735-____) 5. Amos Edmunds (1736-1741) 6. John Edmunds (1737-1743) 7. Aaron Edmunds (1739-____) 8. Esther Edmunds (1740-1743) 9. Esther Edmunds (1741-1744) 10. Amos Edmunds (1744-____) 11. Ann Edmunds (1746-____) 12. Abby Edmunds

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Married:
Torrey (1966) states the marriage was in Brookline.

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• Married: 31 Dec 1729, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Thomas Spring. He was born in Spencer or Weston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas was living in 1728 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 7 June 1753 in Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• Married: 12 Aug 1756; William Whitney, the son of William and Martha (Pierce) Whitney. He was born on 11 January 1706/07 in Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. On 10 September 1735 William, at age 28, married first Hannah Harrington, in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After Hannah's death, on 30 March 1742 William, at age 35, married second Mary Peirce. After Margaret's death, William and Sarah Davis filed marriage intentions on 14 January 1763.

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• Married: 17 Mar 1729/30, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Pierson. He was from Andover, Massachusetts.

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Married:
Torrey (1966) gives their marriage place as Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 24 May 1733, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Nehemiah Wright, the son of Edward and Hannah Wright. He was born on 23 May 1707 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died before 1798 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Wright (1733-____) 2. Thomas Wright (1737-____) 3. Patty Wright (1739-____) 4. Hannah Wright (1741-____) 5. Sarah Wright (1745-____) 6. Nehemiah Wright (1748-1823) 7. Mehetabel Wright (1751-____) 8. Margaret Wright (1755-____) 9. Mary Wright (1758-____)
• Living: 1805

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• Married: 28 Nov 1744, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Trowbridge, the daughter of John and Mehitabel (Eaton) Trowbridge. She was born on 27 July 1728 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She and Capt. Amos Gates moved about 1799 to Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. She was living on 4 December 1799. Issue: 1. Amos Gates (1745-____) 2. Mary Gates (1748-1840) 3. Anna Gates (1750-1826) 4. George Gates (1753-____) 5. Charles Gates (1755-____) 6. Henry Gates (1757-1838) 7. Oldham Gates (1759-1843) 8. Edmund Trowbridge Gates (1761-1822) 9. Martha Gates (1766-1853) 10. Ruth Gates (1768-1854) 11. Susannah Gates (1770-1797) 12. John Gates (1772-1844)
• Military: say 1755; He served as a sergeant in a company commanded by Captains Jonathan Hoar and John Nixon from 4 April to 13 October 1755 in the Crown Point Expedition.
• History: say 1770; Amos was called 'Captain' in the Framingham church records and was supposed to be a member of the Committee of Correspondence in Framingham, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: Abt 1799, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 1745; Mehitable Trowbridge, the daughter of John and Mehitabel (Eaton) Trowbridge. She was born on 26 January 1725 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mehitable and Oldham filed marriage intentions on 5 May 1745 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died before 20 November 1754. Issue: 1. Mehitable Gates (1746-1822) 2. Susanna Gates (1748-____) 3. Ruth Gates (1750-____) 4. Jonas Gates (1752-____)
• Married: 20 Nov 1754, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Patience Bartlett. She died after 20 January 1759 from child birth. Issue: 1. Dorothy Gates (1755-____) 2. John Gates (1757-1841) 3. James Gates (1759-____)
• Married: Abt 1759; Thankful Adams. She was born on 30 June 1734 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died about 1785 in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Issue: 1. Thankful Gates (1760-____) 2. Mary Gates (1761-____) 3. Hannah Gates 4. Oldham Gates 5. Amos Gates 6. Samuel Gates (c1772-1830)
• Married: say 1774; Jennie Drew.

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Christened:
Paige (1877) and Gozzaldi (1930) give his christening date as 3 September 1719, the same day as his birth.

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• Married: 21 Mar 1748, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William Jones. He was born in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 6 April 1777 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Katherine Jones (1748-____) 2. Abigail Jones (1749-____) 3. Sarah Jones (1751-____) 4. Frances Jones (1753-____) 5. Ezra Jones (1755-____) 6. William Jones (1758-____) 7. Jesse Jones (1760-____)

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• Religion: 28 Jun 1752, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was admitted to the church in Framingham.
• Moved To: 1768, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1775, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Tithingman. He was Tithingman again in 1778.
• Offices Held: 1776, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed the Deer Reeve. He was appointed again in 1781.
• Offices Held: 1777, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was the Field Driver.
• Offices Held: 1778, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed the Highway Surveyor and Collector of Highway Revenue. He served in this position again in 1780.
• Offices Held: 1782, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed the Fence Viewer and served through 1783.

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Name:
He dropped is middle name, and went by Samuel Gates most of his life.

Samuel married Abigail Blodgett on 11 Apr 1751 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Joseph Blodgett and Sarah Stone) was born on 10 Jul 1725 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Sep 1820 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Land/House: 1770; They lived in West Medway, Mass. on a large tract of land given to John by his father.
• Will: 17 Jun 1779, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: Hannah, Mary, and John.
• Probate/Proved: 3 Oct 1809, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• History: 1864; Morse (1864) says, "He was one of the most able and public spirited citizens."

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Died:
His death date is recorded as 17 September on his gravestone.

John married Kezia Pond on 9 Jan 1745 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Kezia (daughter of Samuel Pond and Mary Thurstune) was born on 15 May 1725 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 14 May 1727 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1797 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 7 Feb 1744/45, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Nathan Fisher.

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Married:
Jameson (1886) gives his last name as Fiske. Morse (1855) says Abigail's husband was either David Fisher or Nathan Fiske of Medway.

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• Married: 3 Dec 1755, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; James Boyden, the son of James and Mary (Richardson) Boyden. He was born on 14 April 1732 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Calley Boyden (1757-____) 2. Thankful Boyden (1758-____) 3. Lewis Boyden (1763-1765) 4. James Boyden (1767-____) 5. Adah Boyden (1770-____) 6. Adam Boyden (1774-____)

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• Married: 9 Oct 1760, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Seth Partridge, the son of Seth and Sarah (Ellis) Partridge. He was born on 20 March 1735/36 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 29 July 1807 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ziba Partridge (1761-1851) 2. Darius Partridge (1766-____) 3. Mercy Partridge (1773-____)

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Birth:
Adams (1898) mistakes her death date for her birth date.

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Birth:
Adams (1889) gives his birth date as 17 May 1730.

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• History: 1730; Ballou (1882) says this of him: "He appears to have been a man of much executive ability and enterprise and to have stood well, both in the church and general society, together with his wf. [wife] and family. In his day it was no scandal to piety for a man to be a licensed rumseller." He kept a tavern for a number of years in Milford before selling it to Ichabod Robinson, and then removing to Orange, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: 1751, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts

Jonathan married Mary Wood on 29 May 1754 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Samuel Wood and Mary Albee) was born on 23 Feb 1733/34 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 22 Nov 1759, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Aaron Pond, the son of Ezra and Abigail (Farrington) Pond. He was born on 18 July 1735 in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and he was christened on 18 April 1742 in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 25 October 1815 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of a fever. Issue: 1. Milcah Pond (1760-____) 2. Aaron Pond (1763-1815) 3. Theoder Pond (1765-____) 4. Abner Pond (1768-____) 5. Zadock Pond (1771-____)

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• Last Full Review: 28 Jul 2020

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

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

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

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

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

Name:

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

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

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

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

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

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• Married: 8 Dec 1763, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Thaddeus Partridge, the son of Jonathan and Ann (Phipps) Partridge. He was born on 28 November 1739 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Kezia's death, on 8 September 1766 Thaddeus, at age 26, married Thankful Adams, at age 18, daughter of Eleazer Adams and Bathsheba Barber, in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 29 May 1824 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Timothy Partridge (1764-1841)

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Married:
Partridge (1903) gives Thaddeus' death as 1827.

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• Married: 22 Jan 1767, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; David Leland, the son of David and Thankful (Leland) Leland. He was born on 10 April 1744 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Hannah Harding filed marriage intentions on 5 July 1766 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 24 October 1826 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Barzillia Leland (1767-1819) 2. Abijah Leland (1769-1771) 3. Kezia Leland (1772-1821) 4. Hannah Leland (1774-1848) 5. Thankful Leland (1777-1840) 6. Eunice Leland (1779-1780) 7. Marcy Leland (1781-1781) 8. David Leland (1782-1838) 9. Sally Leland (1785-1806) 10. Jemima Leland (1788-____) 11. Henry Leland (1791-____)

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• Occupation: say 1771, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer.
• Offices Held: 1780, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served as Selectman again in 1787, 1793, 1794, 1798, 1799, 1801, and 1805.
• Offices Held: 1787, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He became the Town Assessor. He was the Assessor again from 1786 to 1803, 1809 to 1810, and 1813 to 1814.
• Offices Held: 1807, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee on which he served again in 1811 and 1814.
• Offices Held: 1819, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.

Notes:

Buried:
Capt. Abijah Harding
who died Feb 17, 1826
Age 75

Abijah married Sybil Adams on 12 Jul 1770 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sybil (daughter of Ensign Thomas Adams and Mary "Molly" Partridge) was born on 28 Jan 1753 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1813 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abijah married Mary Smith on 3 Mar 1814 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1753; died on 10 Dec 1816 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: 11 May 1775, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Jeremiah Leland, the son of David and Thankful (Leland) Leland. He was born on 22 August 1752 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Mary Harding filed marriage intentions on 9 March 1775 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Mary's death. in 1797 Jeremiah, married Sarah Hawes. He died on Saturday 8 October 1808 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of a fever. Issue: 1. Polly Leland (1777-____) 2. Betsey Leland (1780-1820) 3. Eunice Leland (1784-____)
• Complier's Note: 1994; Morse (1855) lists a daughter, Thankful, but she was the daughter of David and Hannah (Harding) Leland.

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• Married: 3 Jan 1782, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Buelah Metcalf, the daughter of the Honorable Stephen and Hephzibah (Adams) Metcalf. She was born on 26 March 1762 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and was christened on 2 May 1762 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 20 March 1839 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hephzibah Harding (1784-1807) 2. Alpheus Harding (1787-1815) 3. Beulah Harding (1790-1821) 4. Sewall Harding (1793-1876)
• Offices Held: say 1800; John was often a selectman in Medway.
• Will: 4 Feb 1827, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Buelah, anddd his son, Sewall.
• Probate/Proved: 2 Apr 1833, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• History: 1855; Morse (1855) says of Capt. John, "He was a very amiable man, a good neighbor, and upright and useful citizen."

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• Married: 29 Oct 1772, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; James Sumner Jr., the son of James and Mary (Bigelow) Sumner. He was born on 31 May 1747 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Friday 22 September 1775 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Salem Sumner (1773-____) 2. Abigail Sumner (1775-____)
• Married: 11 Mar 1779, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Ebenezer Atwood, the son of Benjamin and Joanna (Cheney) Atwood. He was born on 31 December 1756 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. After Melatiah's death, on 5 October 1815 Ebenezer, at age 58, married Olive Albee, at age 31 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 20 August 1818 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts and is buried in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Buried:
Capt. Ebenezer Atwood
d. Aug 20, 1818
æ. 62
Milatiah, his wife
d. 13 Dec. 1813
æ. 57

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• Married: 9 May 1782, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Wight, the daughter of Eleazer and Ruth (legg) Wight. She was christened on 27 March 1763 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 1 June 1829 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Azubah Jones (1782-1824) 2. Clarinda Jones (1786-1820) 3. Sophia Jones (1788-1871) 4. John Jones (1795-1876)
• History: say 1840; Ballou (1882) writes: "He was an honest, peaceable, laborious citizen. Our elderly and middle-aged inhabitants will remember him as a trustworthy marketman and common carrier. In ante-railroad days, even down to old age, driving that covered horse-wagon every week regularly to Boston, carrying and fetching many good things for his townsman, and often wearily trudging on foot to favor his laden horse."

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• Married: 24 Nov 1782, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dr. John Scammell, the son of Dr. Samuel Leslie and Bethiah (Corbett) Scammell. He was christened on 23 October 1762 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 9 March 1845 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hopestill Scammell (1783-1808) 2. Samuel Leslie Scammell (1784-____) 3. Mary Scammell (1786-1811) 4. Bethiah Scammell (1791-____) 5. John Corbett Scammell (1793-1848)

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• Married: 28 May 1786, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Deborah Nelson, the daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Thayer) Nelson. She was born on 14 April 1765 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts and she was christened on 14 August 1765 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 15 September 1817 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Deborah's gravestone inscription in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Mrs. Deborah Jones Wife of Mr. Jonathan Jones Died 15 September 1817 in her 53rd year Death is a sweet sonorous sound To those who have salvation found. It wafts them to the courts of bliss Where all is joy and happiness. Issue: 1. Philip Jones (1787-1794) 2. Levi Jones (1789-____) 3. Jonathan Jones (1791-1816) 4. Charlotte Jones (1793-____) 5. Josiah N. Jones (1798-1815) 6. George Washington Jones (1800-____) 7. Emily N. Jones (1810-____)
• Married: say 1818; Mary "Polly" Cleveland. She was born about 1789. She died on Wednesday 7 December 1836 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary's gravestone inscription in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Polly, wife of Jonathan Jones Died December 7, 1836 æ. 47 She was a kind and loving wife Issue: 1. Martha C. Jones (1819-____) 2. Jani Jones (1826-____) 3. Jeanette Jones (1827-____) 4. Maryett E. Jones (1829-____)

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• Married: 29 Apr 1784, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Oliver Chapin, the son of Daniel and Abigail (Corbett) Oliver. He was born on 1 October 1759 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts and he was christened on 4 November 1759 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1775, Oliver enlisted in the Revolutionary Army, and served until December 1779. He was a country merchant in Orange. He served in 1799 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. He served in that position again in 1804. He and Mary Jones moved in 1806 to Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. He was appointed in 1807 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, as the Second Assistant Judge of the County Court, Windham County, Vermont. He served in 1809 as the First Assistant Judge of the County Court, Windham County, Vermont. He died on Wednesday 26 June 1811 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. Issue: 1. Cyrus Chapin (1785-1811) 2. Jonathan Chapin (1787-1793) 3. Abigail Chapin (1789-____) 4. Mary Chapin (1793-1793) 5. Oliver Chapin (1801-____) 6. Charles Oliver Chapin (1803-____)
• Moved To: 1806, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont

Notes:

Died:
Her gravestone gives her age as 9 months.

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• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 70
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She and Daniel were living with his daughter, Mary's family.; : 80

Sarah married Deacon Daniel Ward on 20 Oct 1795 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Daniel (son of Deacon Nehemiah Ward and Sarah Whitney) was born on 11 Jul 1774 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Dec 1861 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

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

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• Married: 4 Sep 1794, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Josiah Allen, the son of Jonathan and Hannah (Smith) Allen. He was born on 17 January 1765 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 11 June 1851 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas H. Allen (1795-1795) 2. Roxanna Allen (1796-1819) 3. Harding Allen (1798-1875) 4. Huldah Allen (1800-1871) 5. George Schuyler Allen (1803-1845) 6. Martha A. Allen (1806-____) 7. Josiah W. Allen (1809-1870) 8. Sybil H. Allen (1813-1853)

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• Offices Held: 1823, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee.
• Offices Held: 1823, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served as a Selectman again in 1827, 1828, 1838 and 1839.

Notes:

Buried:
In memory of Capt. Oliver Harding
who died Oct 22, 1843
age 69

Oliver married Elizabeth Browning on 9 Nov 1803 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Browning and Sarah Tufts) was born on 6 May 1777 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Feb 1845 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: 26 Dec 1793, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Joseph Broad. Issue: 1. Nathaniel Broad (1794-____) 2. Willard Broad (1796-____) 3. Elisha Broad (1797-____) 4. Alice Broad (1799-____) 5. Eliza Broad (1801-____) 6. Sybil Broad (1803-____)

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• Married: 19 Apr 1798, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Hubbard Parker, the son of the Rev. Nehemiah and Mary (Richardson) Parker. He was born on 8 May 1770 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas and Rhoda Harding filed marriage intentions on 24 March 1798 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Friday 25 April 1851 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Parker 2. Alma Parker 3. Hiram Parker 4. Nehemiah Parker

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• Graduation: 1805, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire; He graduated with an A.B.; : Dartmouth College
• Occupation: 1805 to 1807, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : New Salem Academy
• Ordained: 2 Dec 1807, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was ordained in the Congregational Church in New Salem. He served there for forty years.
• Married: 10 Oct 1808; Sarah Bridge, the daughter of Josiah and Irene (Morse) Bridge. Issue: 1. Josiah Bridge Harding (1809-____) 2. Martha Smith Harding (1811-____) 3. Martha Smith Harding (1813-1841) 4. Josiah Bridge Harding (1816-1863) 5. Alpheus Harding (1818-1903) 6. Silas Abijah Harding (1823-____)
• Offices Held: 1820; He was twice elected to the Massachusetts legislature and served as a magistrate and trial Justice.

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• Married: 19 Mar 1807, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary "Molly" Shattuck, the daughter of Ezekiel and Sarah (Bullard) Shattuck. She was born on 4 March 1787 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 17 July 1813 in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lorenzo Harding (1809-____) 2. Leander Harding (1811-1864) 3. Abijah S. Harding (1813-____)
• Married: 25 Jan 1815, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Hannah Lee, General Samuel and Mehitable Lee. She was born on 5 December 1791 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Lee Harding (1815-1859)

Notes:

Buried:
Abijah Harding Jr
died April 26, 1816
age 32

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• Married: say 1808; Dana _____. Issue: 1. Dana Harding 2. Alpheus Harding 3. Rhoda Harding 4. Harvey Harding 5. Abijah Harding

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• Married: 31 Dec 1815, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Polly Barrett. She was born about 1797. After Silas' death, on 12 December 1826 Polly, married Benjamin Merriam, in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 12 August 1830 in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eliza B. Harding (1821-____) 2. Mary Ann F. Harding (1825-____)

Notes:

Married:
She was also known as Polly Bassett, in the published vital records of Barre. There is much confusion as to her name, weather Mary or Polly, Bassett or Barrett.

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• History: say 1800; He was a cripple.

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

Buried:
Thomas Harding
died May 27, 1836
Age 43

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• Married: say 1817; Joel Johnson, the son of Elisha and Hepsebath (Adams) Johnson. He was born 31 July 1793 in Orange, Massachusetts, and died in 1874 in Orange, Massachusetts. After Roxa's death, he remarried Melinda Davis (1797-1881). Issue: 1. Oliver Johnson (1817-1889) 2. Ruth Johnson (1819-1895) 3. Albert Johnson (1822-1823) 4. Willard Johnson (1824-1903)
• Census: 1820, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Name: Joel Johnson Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 3 Free White Persons - Over 25: 1 Total Free White Persons: 5 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 5
• History: 2018; I received this in an email: Family legend goes: Blue Wolf + Roxy Blue Feather (dau. of chief) were Sioux or Ojibwe Indians.They had dau. Roxy Dianiana born on Reservation in South Dakota abt 1798. Roxy Dianiana married Joel Johnson of Orange,MA. Orange records list her as Roxy Ward, dau. of Daniel + Sarah Jones Ward. Roxy + Joel had 4 children before she died in 1824. Their dau. Ruth married Horace Huntoon and lived in Orange. Ruth + Horace's son William Phyletus Green Huntoon married Mary Anah Fay and had 3 children. Their dau. Mabel Lizzie Huntoon was born on the Ojibwe Reservation at Red Lake, MN in 1878. While fascinating, the Orange vital records list her birth as Orange, Massachusetts, and the 1820 Census lists her as white.

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Buried:
First Stone

Mrs. Roxy,
wife of Mr. Joel Johnson
died
16 Feb. 1824
ae. 25

Family Stone

Joel Johnson 1794-1894
Roxy Johnson 1799-1824
Melinda Johnson 1797-1881
P.C. Johnson 1838-1838
G. D. Johnson 1834-1884
Albert Johnson 1822-1823

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• Married: 7 Jan 1823; Elisha Goddard, the son of John and Delia (Kady) Goddard. He was born 20 September 1799 in Princeton, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 29 Dec 1836, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Eliza Whipple Temple, the daughter of Joseph and Beulah (Dudley) Temple. She was born 14 December 1813 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 23 November 1893 in Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; His brother, Thomas, and his family were living with them.; : 44

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• Married: 1 May 1834, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Olive Phelps, the daughter of George and Sally (Jones) Phelps. She was born 25 July 1809 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and died 18 June 1814 in Orange, Massachusetts. John and Olive were married by Nathaniel Thayer and are listed in the record as both being from Lancaster. Issue: 1. George Phelps Ward (1837-____) 2. Julia Ann Ward (1839-____) 3. Olive Ward (1841-____)

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• Married: 15 Sep 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Caleb Mayo, the son of Stephen and Mary (Cheney) Mayo. He was born 16 September 1808 in Orange, Massachusetts, and died 31 July 1893 in Orange, Massachusetts. He is buried next to Mary. Caleb 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. 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." In 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. 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." After Mary's death, Caleb remarried Sophia Westbrook. 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 (1849-1852) 8. Daniel Frost Mayo (1849-1852)
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 45
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 49
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 58
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 69

Notes:

Birth:
Martyn (1925) and Ward (1851) both give her birth date as 29 November 1810.

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• Residence: 1835, Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and his family, were living with his brother, Levi; : 35
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 41
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 46
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 51
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 56
• Census: 1880, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 60

Notes:

Died:
He died very suddenly on Sunday afternoon. His obituary states that he "was suddenly attachked by neuralgia of the heart, though he had suffered with catarrh of the stomach for a few weeks." The obituary also states, "He was a man of strong convictions, devoted to his family, friends and the religion he espoused, being a member and deacon of the Congregational Church for many years."

Buried:
"The funeral was held at the house Wednesday Rev. Mr. Judson officiating with prayer by Mr. Gorman. The text was selected by Mr. Ward in his youth, from the dying words of Christ "Father into thy hands, I commend my spirit." It was excellently discoursed on. Singing was rendered by Mrs. Richardson and Miss. Blodgett, while the flowers were numerous and beautiful, comprising wreaths and a pillow of lillies and maiden-hair ferns enclosing a cross of pansies. The bearers were the sons and grandson; also Mr. Williams had charge." - His obituary

Thomas married Esther Kellogg Mayo on 27 Oct 1835 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Esther (daughter of Stephen Mayo and Mary "Polly" Cheney) was born on 20 Mar 1814 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Aug 1895 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 22 Sep 1841, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Nancy S. Stratton, the daughter of Asa and Susanna (Giles) Stratton. She was born 7 April 1817 in Athol, Massachusetts, and died 9 May 1852 in Orange, Massachusetts. She was buried at Jones Cemetery in Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 49

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• Residence: 1851, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Married: 9 Oct 1851, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Margette E Jones, the daughter of Jonathan and Polly Jones. She was born about 1829 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 26 August 1896 in Orange, Massachusetts. No Issue.
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 38
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 48
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 58

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.

Notes:

Birth:
She was age 22 at her death.

Buried:
Miss Sarah B. Harding
dau of Capt. Oliver
& Mrs. Eliz. Harding
d. June 28, 1822
Age 22

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• Married: 12 Dec 1838, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Luke Adams. He was born about 1800 in Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Austin Flint Adams (1840-____) 2. Mary Adams (c1845-____)
• Census: 1880, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Married: Oct 1833, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Louisa "Lucy" Newcomb, the daughter of James and Rhoda (Partridge) Newcomb. She was born on 24 November 1806 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 18 January 1874 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lysander Harding (1836-____) 2. Gardner Harding (1837-1840) 3. Ellen Louisa Harding (1840-____) 4. Martha Elizabeth Harding (1845-1869)

Notes:

Christened:
He is listed as Samuel Oliver Harding on his baptismal record.

Married:
Newcomb (1874) gives their marriage date as 14 October 1832.

Buried:
Silas O. Harding
died
July 17, 1884
76 yr 11 mo
-
Louisa
his wife
died
Jan 18, 1874
age 67, 1 mo

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• History: 1843; He took over the management of his father's farm upon his death and ran it until 1870 when he sold it to lumbering interests.
• Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 41
• Offices Held: 1854, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served as Selectman again in 1868
• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 46
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 52
• Census: 1870, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 61
• History: 1872; Alpheus moved to a farm near the town and lived there until Catharine's death in 1872. He then lived with his sister, Mrs. Nancy Jenkins.

Notes:

Birth:
The birth date on his gravestone is 30 May 1809. Possibly this is an engraving error.

Alpheus married Catharine Muzzy Wheeler on 9 Mar 1837 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Catharine (daughter of Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P. and Lydia Gates) was born on 26 Jun 1818 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Aug 1872 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alpheus married Lucy H. Clark on 24 Jun 1874 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lucy was born in 1826 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Oct 1898 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Glen Valley Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 3 Oct 1848, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; George Jenkins, the son of Abraham and Mary (Lord) Jenkins. He was born on 21 March 1812 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 11 September 1888 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was buried on 16 September 1888 in Glen Valley Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Edwin Jenkins (1849-1849) 2. Edwin Jenkins (1849-1919) 3. Harding Jenkins (1852-1922)
• History: 1872; Her brother, Alpheus, lived with her for a time after the death of his wife in 1872.
• Census: 1880, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
Morse (1864) gives her birth as in Barre.

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• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 12
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents. ; : 18
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 23
• Military: 3 Oct 1861; He enlisted in the 25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, Company I, as a private on 3 October 1861.
• History: 20 Dec 1861; On 20 December 1861, he sent the following letter home: Camp Hicks Annapolis Dec 20th 1861 My Dear Brother, I got excused from drill this afternoon and I thought it best to answer your letter which I ought to have done before but have been rather unwell and took all the time besides drilling to rest but am feeling better and hope that I may be as tough as any boy in the Camp. I think that I have had bout my share of sickness for the time since I left home but it is not for me to say perhaps(?) I may be sick in to days but hope not to be. You wished me to write what our living was wel it is in the morning for breakfast most generally boiled salt met and bread and coffee for dinner fresh meat boyled and bread and water for supper coffee and bread. We have had some fried meat three times and and it tasted good you had better believe boyled meat don’t go so good take it rite along. Three months together I suppose it makes a diferance wheather a man is tough or not bout such things. Sliping down now comes the work part in the morning at half past six the drum beats for role call and then we have to start our boots there is no laying a bead five or ten minutes after the drum sounds same as there is at home after a fellow had bin out at knight to see the women but according to what I have heard I suppose you wil not be going three or four miles every Sunday knight to see her because by your saying that you was going to leave home the first of the year it rather strikes me that I am going to have a new Sister by marriage my Dear Brother I would like to be there about new years but it can’t be so as it is getting to be into the evening I wil let you know a little something about the work part and then close. Well after the role call in the morning as I told you at seven we go out on drill stay out til about eight ten minutes past breakfast then nine go out on brigade dril get home about twelve dinner at one half past two go out squad drill stay stay til about four then come in and put on our overcoats fal in for role call then go out to dres prade it gets to be bout dark then. Then comes coffee and bread then half past eight come role call then you can go to bed set up til ten if you want to then comes the drum to tel us to put out the lights then we can go to bed or set up in the dark that is bout all the work we have to do I believe though Saterdays in the afternoon we have to clean up our equipments and then Sunday in the four noon we are inspected in the afternoon go to meeting. Our meetings are out doers on the Camp ground. Sunday is about as hard days work as we have it is not very easy work to be a soldier though my health has bin very poor since I inlisted though I am in hopse to be better now You wanted to know if there was any thing that I wanted. I don’t know as there is for we have after so long a time we have got our pay and I can by things cheaper than you could send them to. I am much obliged to you though and as it is getting to be about bed time I shal have to close by biding you good by. MHW Please excuse mistakes for there is a number I presume
• History: 16 Apr 1863; The regiment was sent to North Carolina as part of the Burnside expedition. He was captured near Winfield, North Carolina on 16 April 1863 . The story of his capture is given by Denny in the regimental history of the 25th Massachusetts Volunteers: Upon one occasion a "secesh woman" came within the lines with her bundles of luggage, desiring permission to pass into Dixie. Captain Parkhurst found that her luggage was contraband of war and refused to permit her to transfer her "dry goods" to the possession of the enemy, but "allowed" that she might go as soon as her pleasure permitted. The woman satisfied to leave her goods, if she could go without them, requested to be furnished with means of crossing the Chowan and an escort. The gallant captain not being proof against woman's eloquent appeals, consented to comply wither wishes and detailed Sergeant Lyman S. Wheeler and Private Marcus H. Ward both of Company I, with a couple of negro oarsmen, to convey the woman up the river and deliver her to the nearest Confederate outpost. At the enemy's outpost the woman was delivered up and then the Confederates seized Wheeler and Ward as prisoners of war! Company I lost two good men and two muskets, and the colored men lost their liberty, for a time at least. Wheeler and Ward were exchanged a long time afterwards. On 17 July 1863, he was paroled and returned to his regiment. When his enlistment was up, he reenlisted and took a furlough back to Orange in January 1864.
• History: 3 Jun 1864, Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia; On 3 June 1864, he was wounded in the breast during assault at the Battle of Cold Harbor.

Notes:

Name:

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 11, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 17, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 21, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Draft Reg: 1863, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1863 he registered for the draft.
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 26, living in Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 32, living in Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 41, living in Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 61, living on 52 Whitner Street, Orange, Massachusetts. He is listed as a widower.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 71, living on North Orange Road, Orange, Massachusetts. He is listed as a widower and a farmer
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 81, living in Orange, Massachusetts. He is listed as a widower and a farmer
• Obituary: 10 Nov 1922
• Last Full Review: 3 May 2021

Notes:

Died:
He died of heart disease.

West married Martha J. Adams on 5 Jan 1862 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Martha was born on 13 Aug 1832 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Feb 1878 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 8
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents. ; : 13
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 18
• Married: say 1862; David Osgood Rich, the son of Denny and Mary Ann (Osgood) Rich. He was born 9 May 1837 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 3 February 1877 in Orange, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Josie Lena Rich
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 23
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 38
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was listed as a widow; : 58
• Residence: Abt 1901, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Sisters Esther and Laura lived together so that Laura could help Esther who was now blind.; Address:
  Bacon Street
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was listed as a widow. Her sister, Esther who was blind, was living with her.; : 68; Address:
  40 Becon Street
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was listed as a widow.; : 77; Address:
  Becon Street
• History: Sep 1925 to Oct 1925; She fell and broke her hip, was never mentally the same again, and was bed ridden.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 6
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents. ; : 10
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 16
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 20
• Married: 2 Jun 1869, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Abijah Eddy "Eddy" Brooks, the son of Otis and Beulah (Eddy) Brooks. He was born 16 August 1842 in Warwick, Massachusetts and died 5 April 1939 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Issue: 1. Sarah Hortense "Sadie" Brooks (1842-1939) 2. Marcus Dearborn Brooks (1873-1917) 3. Jay Winfield Brooks (1880-1965) 4. Buelah E. Brooks (1888-1986)
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; They were living with his parents.; : 25
• Moved To: Abt 1870, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; They returned yearly to North Orange for family reunions.
• Census: 1880, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; : 35
• Census: 1900, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; : 55
• Census: 1920, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; : 75; Address:
  363 State Street
• Residence: 1928, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; Address:
  363 State Street

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• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 4
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents. ; : 9
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 14

Notes:

Birth:
She was a twin of Nelson Cheney Ward

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 4

Notes:

Birth:
He was a twin of Nancy Cheney Ward

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 3
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents. ; : 8
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 12
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 17
• Married: Est 1867; Charles Leroy. Pierce, the son of Joseph and Mary Dinin (Goodell) Pierce. He was born 22 January 1847 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 28 June 1888 in Athol, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Charles Jerome Pierce (1870-____)
• Census: 1870, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 32

Notes:

Birth:
Ward (1851) gives her birth date as 27 November

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents. ; : 7
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 10
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 15
• Married: 12 Jul 1871, Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont; Elizabeth "Lizzie" A. Partridge, the daughter of Lewis Samuel and Harriet (Baxter) Partridge. She was born about 1851 in Vermont and died 15 August 1892 in Monague, Massachusetts. According to Miner (1976) "Lizzie was a noted spiritualist, and was well-known in those circles, sometimes as a lecturer at Lake Pleasant." Issue: 1. Lewis Ward (1873-1873) 2. Edwin Ward (c1875-____) 3. Everett Ward (1877-1947)
• Census: 1880, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 30
• Married: 12 Nov 1893, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Anna A. (Swart)French, the daughter of William M. and Polly (Vrooman) French. She was born about 1846 in Middleburg, New York and died before 1900.
• Census: 1900, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont; He is listed as a widower and a boarder with his son, Everett.; : 50
• Census: 1905, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York; He was living with his son, Edwin.; : 55
• Census: 1910, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York; He was listed as a widower, living with his son Edwin and family.; : 60
• Census: 1930, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York; He is listed as a confectioner clerk.; : 80; Address:
  1 First Street

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• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents. ; : 3
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 8
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 13
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 18
• Married: 1 Apr 1874, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Willie C. Turner, the son of William W. and Abbi H. Turner. He was born about 1856 in Erving, Massachusetts. They were divorced before 1900. Issue: 1. Aubrey Knote Turner (1879-____)
• Census: 1880, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 25
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was living with her sister, Laura, and was listed a divorced.; : 48
• History: Abt 1901, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Esther became blind about 1901 and remained so for the rest of her life. According to Miner (1976) "She could remember some of the lace crochet patterns she had done before the affliction, and did much of this work besides other plain sewing." Sisters Esther and Laura lived together so that Laura could help Esther.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was living with her sister, Laura, was listed as a widow, and was listed as blind.; : 58; Address:
• Residence: 1913, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  40 Beacon Street

Notes:

Died:
She died at ten to seven in the morning.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents. ; : 1
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 6
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 11
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 16
• Married: 2 Dec 1872, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Chauncey B. Swan, the son of John and Charlotte Swan. He was born 30 September 1850 in Groton, Massachusetts. After Roxy's death, he remarried Laila B. Sleeper. Issue: 1. Nelson C. Swan (1873-1953) 2. Nattie E. Swan (1876-1918) 3. Nina E. Swan (1879-1954) 4. Dean Cramer Swan (1883-1954)
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 26

Notes:

Name:
Her name was not Roxanna.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 2, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 7, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 12, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1880, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 22, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his parents. He was a farmer.
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 43, living on 52 Whitney Street, Orange, Massachusetts. He was a teamster.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 53, living on North Orange Road, Orange, Massachusetts. He was a farmer.
• Obituary: 6 Jan 1920
• Last Full Review: 3 Sep 2020

Notes:

Died:
He died at home.

Everett married Cora May Harding on 22 Oct 1885 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Cora (daughter of George Harding and Ruth Melinda Delvey) was born on 9 Jun 1868 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Oct 1952 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 25 Oct 1952 in Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

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

Died:
She died at Athol Memorial Hospital.

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Name:


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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

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

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 4 months, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 10, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Married: Feb 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sidney H. Smith. He was born 16 August 1917 and died in 1948. He is buried in Tully Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jean Ruth Smith (1939-2015) 2. Richard Harry Smith (1942-1973) 3. Jeffery Sidney Smith (1947-____)
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 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."

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]

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Robert married Jennifer D. Myers [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]