William Cheney

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• Land/House: 1640, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; In the oldest record book of Roxbury, following an entry in 1640 is a list of inhabitants, with Wm Cheney listed as having 24½ acres.
• History: 1645; William was one of the subscribers and one of only a few who guaranteed the yearly payment for a public school
• Offices Held: 21 Feb 1648, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was on the Board of Assessors.
• Offices Held: 1654/55, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.
• Offices Held: 19 Jan 1656/57, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Offices Held: 1663; He was chosen for the public school board of directors even though he could neither read nor write.
• Religion: 05 Mar 1664/65, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William was admitted to full communion in the Roxbury Church.
• Freeman: 23 May 1666, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 30 Apr 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Being sick in body, & of perfect understanding & memory according to my measure, I make this my last will & testament. My will is, that my deare & afflicted wife, Margaret Cheiney, be carfully & sufficiently provided for during the time of her life, & to that end my will is, that she have all the rents & proffitts yearely, & every years, during the afresayd tearms, of all my houses, lands, & orchards, that I die possessed of, wither in Roxbury, Boston, or els where, except such part of my lands or estate which I shall here after in this my will dispose of to my children or otherwise, which estate bequeathed by me unto my sayad wife, it is my will, that she enter upon & be possessed of immediately after my decease (to witt) the present cropp upon all the land & the use of all my household stuffe & goods, my debtts & funerall expenses being in the first place with all convenient speed fully discharged; & for my wifes more comfortable being, my desire is, that one of my executors may live in my house in Roxbury, with her, to injoy the housing & lands by the yeare which I have as is aforesayd given unto my wife, upon such equall termes as my other executor & overseers shall agree with him for, but in case both my executors see cause to refuse to accept of this motion in answer to my desire herein, then my will is, that it be let outt by my executors & overseers to the best advantage for my wife comfortable maintenance. When all my debts & Legacies are discharged out of my stock & husbandry utensills, as cartts, plows & such like, what remaines of my stock afterwards, my will is, it be let out or disposed of for my wifes use by my executors, with the advice of my overseers; And my will is, that all my moveables be for my wifes use during her life, except what is before disposed. And in case what is above expressed be not sufficient for the comfortable maintenance of my wife, then my will is, that the house at Boston be sold & improved for her further & better supply. I bequeath unto my sonne, John Cheiney, all that land both Aeirable & pasture lying on the east side of the great lotts, being with in the great lotts, being twenty accres, more or lesse, being nowe in the possession of the sayd John. Allso, I give to my sayd sonne, a percell of meadow in the fresh meades being two accres, be the same more or lesse, as it lyeth on the south of a ditch made to dreine the sayd meadow. Also I give unto him one accre of salt marsh, be it more or lesse, as it lyeth bounded with a Breeke next the marsh of John Bowles, formerly Isaack Heaths. Also I give unto him eitht accres of land, mor or lesse, lying neare the house of William Hopkinns, All & every of these percells of lands my will is, that my sayd sonne John, be possessed of immediately after my decease. I give to my sonne, William Cheiney, all my land lying in Medfield, lately in the possession of my sayd sonne, upon this condition or promise, that he & his wife, Deborah, be reconsiled & live together in Meedfield or ells where to the satisfaction of John Wiswall, of Boston, & Deacon Parke of Roxbury, but not in Providence or that Jurisdiction; provided allso, that what either my selfe or Deacon William Parke have allready payd, or doe stand ingaged for unto the Court in his behalfe, be first repayd & fully discharged by him, his heirs, or assignes; but otherwise, if my sayd sonne neglect or refuse to accept it with these provisoes, then my will is, that twenty pounds be payd to John Wiswall of Boston, out of my estate. To sonne, Joseph Cheiney, £60 (to witt) my land lying in the third devission, being thirty seaven accres, more or lesse, & twenty pounds to be payd to my sayd sonne, Joseph, out of my stock. My will is, that my three daughters (to witt) Ellin, Margret & mehitobell, have each of them £10 payd to them out of my stock. After my wifes decease, my will is, first that all my houses & lands in Roxbury undisposed of before by this will, I doe give unto two sonnes of my eldest sonne, Thomas Cheiney (to witt) his sonne, Thomas, & his sonne, William to be improved for their beniffitt by ther father untill they are 21 years old, then to be injoyed by them. What remaines of my estate after my wifes decease wither in stock or otherwise, in housing or lands (in any other towne) or estate in any kind undisposed of by this my will, My will is, that one halfe of it be given to my sonne, Joseph Cheiney, & for the other halfe thereof, my will is, that it be Devided into four equall parts, & so dispose of it to my sonne, John Cheiney, & to my three aforesayd daughters, to each of them an equall portion thereof. I make my two sonnes, Thomas Cheiney & Thomas Hasting, the executors of this my will, requesting my friends Mr. John Eliot, Deacon William Parke, & Edward Denison to be overseers. Aprill the last, sixty seaven. Witnesse, William X Cheiney John Newell, Samuell Scarborow [Suffolk Probate #458, proved July 30, 1667]
• Inventory: 10 Jul 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William's estate was inventoried and valued at £886 11/4.
• Probate/Proved: 30 Jul 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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The date was recorded as 5th 1m 1664/5

Buried:
His burial date was recorded as "1667. Moneth 5 day 2."

William married Margaret Cule about 1626 in England. Margaret was born before 1612 in England; died on 2 Jul 1686 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried on 3 Jul 1686 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 20 Mar 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Captain Humphrey Johnson, the son of Captian John and Mary (Heath) Johnson. He was christened on 5 November 1620 in St. John the Baptist Church, Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England. They moved about 1651 to Scituate, Massachusetts. He fought in Capt. Isaac Johnson's Company during King Philip's War. After Ellen's death, on 6 December 1678 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Humphrey married (2) Abigail Stansfull. He died on Friday 24 July 1693 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mehitabel Johnson (1644-1689) 2. Martha Johnson (1647-____) 3. Deborah Johnson (1649-____) 4. John Johnson (1653-1674) 5. Joseph Johnson (1655-____) 6. Benjamin Johnson (1657-1707) 7. Margaret Johnson (1659-1739) 8. Deborah Johnson (1661-1669) 9. Mary Johnson (1663-____) 10. Joseph Johnson (____-1676) 11. Nathaniel Johnson (1666-____) 12. Isaac Johnson (1668-1738)
• Will: 30 Apr 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

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Died:
She died in the night.

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• Married: Apr 1651, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deacon Thomas Hastings, the son of Henry Hastings. He was born about 1605 in England. Thomas, married (1) Susanna ______, in England. He and Susanna emigrated on 10 April 1634 from Ipswich, England, on board the Elizabeth, William Andrews, Master. He became a freeman on 6 May 1635 in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was elected in 1639 in Watertown, Massachusetts a Selectman. He served again many times until 1680. He served between 1670 and 1671 in Watertown, Massachusetts as the Town Clerk. He was elected in 1673 as a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Watertown. He left a will on 12 March 1682/83 in Watertown, Massachusetts. He died in 1685 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Thomas' will was proved on 7 September 1685 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Thomas' estate was inventoried on 9 September 1685 in Watertown, Massachusetts and valued at £421. Issue: 1. Thomas Hastings (1652-1712) 2. John Hastings (1654-1718) 3. William Hastings (1655-1669) 4. Joseph Hastings (1657-1695) 5. Benjamin Hastings (1659-1711) 6. Nathaniel Hastings (1661-1694) 7. Hephzibah Hastings (1664-____) 8. Samuel Hastings (1666-1723)
• Will: 30 Apr 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Will: 15 May 1686, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her mother's will.

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• Married: 11 Jan 1655, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Jane Atkinson. She was born before 1640. As a widow she lived in Cambridge with her children. She signed a business statement 13 July 1724, but was referred in the probate papers of her son Benjamin as dead 29 July 1724. Issue: 1. Margaret Cheney (1656-____) 2. Thomas Cheney (1656-____) 3. Mehitabel Cheney (1656-____) 4. John Cheney (1656-____) 5. William Cheney (1656-____) 6. Mary Cheney (1656-____) 7. Jane Cheney (1656-____) 8. Joseph Cheney (1656-____) 9. Hannah Cheney (1656-____) 10. Benjamin Cheney (1656-____) 11. Ebenezer Cheney (1656-____)
• Offices Held: 29 Jan 1654/55, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a member of a committee to inspect the bounds between Roxbury and Dorchester.
• Offices Held: 1659, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.
• Land/House: 26 Apr 1659, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He purchased a house and land in Cambridge from Richard and Ann Dana. He purchase another lot 20 December 1665, and a third 16 February 1665/66.
• Offices Held: 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed the Surveyor of Highways.
• Freeman: 23 May 1666, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He removed to Roxbury to take care of his sick mother after his father's death where he remained.
• Will: 23 Oct 1693, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Jane, and his children: Benjamin, Joseph, Thomas, William, Jane, and Hannah.
• Inventory: 04 Mar 1694/95, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Thomas' estate was inventoried and valued at £1064.

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• Moved To: 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 30 Apr 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• History: 1676; He first lived in Medfield, Mass. then removed to Dorchester, Mass. in 1676 It appears that William had both a wife and a mistress. He had obviously left his wife and was living with Sarah Daniels for a time. In his father's will of 1677 appear the following words: "I bequeath unto my sonn William Cheiney all that lying & being in medfield, latly in the possession of my said son upon this condition or proviso that hee & his wife Deborah bee Reconsiled & live together in Meadfeild or Elsewhere, to the sattisfaction of John Wisewell of Boston & Deacon Williams of Roxbury." By 1670, they were together again if the births of children are an indicator. In his will, he mentions his wife and brother Joseph. He also gives Lydia Winsor ten shillings "for going of errands for me in my late imprisonment."
• Will: 15 May 1686, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his mother's will.

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Died:
He died by being hung. He was found guilty of rape of a young servant girl living under his roof, however his wife, Deborah, called the victim, Experience Holbrook, the daughter of Capt. Joseph and Elizabeth Holbrook, a "lying wench."

William married Deborah Wiswel in say 1657 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Deborah was christened on 30 May 1641 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Feb 1717/18 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Sarah Daniels in N (They were not married). Sarah (daughter of Robert Daniels and Elizabeth Morse) was born in 1638 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Education: say 1657, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John entered Harvard College, but we know nothing other then his entrance.
• Will: 30 Apr 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Estate Admin: 29 Jan 1671/72; The estate of John Cheney was administered by Humphrey Johnson of Hingham.
• Will: 15 May 1686, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his mother's will.

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Died:
He drowned in a river, probably the Charles. The following record tells the sad story: "Found dead in our river; it was apprehended by ye Jury that he slipd in accidentally as he was catching of Eales."

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• Married: say 1662; Thomas Wight, the son of Thomas and Alice Wight. He was born in Isle of Wight, England. He was accepted as a townsman in Medfield in 1658. He died in 1690 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mehitabel Wight (1663-____) 2. Thomas Wight (1665-____) 3. Marie Wight (1667-1705) 4. Eleazer Wight (1669-1747) 5. Joshua Wight (1681-1762)
• Will: 30 Apr 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• History: 1676; Their home was burnt by the Indians.

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Her baptism was recorded as 4 (4) 1643.

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• Will: 30 Apr 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Married: 12 Mar 1668, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Hannah Thurstune, the daughter of John and Margaret Thurstune. She was born on 28 April 1650 and was christened on 5 May 1650 both in Dedham, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 29 December 1690 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Cheney (1669-____) 2. Margaret Cheney (1670-____) 3. Prudence Cheney (1672-1686) 4. Joseph Cheney (1674-____) 5. Susannah Cheney (1677-1690) 6. Mehitabel Cheney (1680-____) 7. Mary Cheney (1683-____) 8. Josiah Cheney (1685-1754) 9. Prudence Cheney (1687-____) 10. Meltiah Cheney (1690-1780)
• Will: 15 May 1686, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his mother's will.
• Married: 21 Jul 1691, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Mehitabel Plimpton, the daughter of John and Jane (Damon) Plimpton. She was born in 1655 in Medfield, Massachusetts. In 1676 Mehitabel, married (1) Ephraim Hinsdale, son of Robert Hinsdale, in Medfield, Massachusetts. After the death of Joseph, on 12 December 1717 Mehitabel, married (2) Captain Jonathan Adams, at age 62, son of Ensign Edward and Lydia (Rockwood) Adams, in Medway, Massachusetts. She died in 1725 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Cheney (1692-1694) 2. Joseph Cheney (1694-1718) 3. Ephraim Cheney (1696-____) 4. Hannah Cheney (1699-____)
• Religion: 26 Sep 1697, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph and Mehitabel were "received into full communion" in the Medfield Church.
• Will: 15 Sep 1704, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Mehitabel, and his children: Margaret, Mehitabel, Joseph, Ephraim, and Josiah.
• Inventory: 02 Jan 1704/5, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph's estate was inventoried and valued at £239 11/6.

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Birth:
The page registering her birth was torn. She was born on the 24th, but the month is unknown.

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• Land/House: say 1690; Benjamin had a share in the town of Ashburnham in the right of a younger brother who died in the campaign of 1690, but he never occupied it.
• Married: 22 Feb 1699, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Martha Royal, the daughter of William and Mary Royal. She was born on 6 September 1679 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. On 17 January 1758, Martha, then a widow, sold the family homestead to her son, Jacob. She died on Friday 21 August 1767 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Mas, at age 87 years, 11 months and 15 days. Issue: 1. John Cheney (1700-____) 2. Benjamin Cheney (1703-____) 3. Deborah Cheney (1704-____) 4. Benjamin Cheney (1706-____) 5. Jacob Cheney (1709-____) 6. Mary Cheney (1712-____) 7. Samuel Cheney (1716-____) 8. Jacob Cheney (1719-____)
• Occupation: say 1700; He was a cordwainer.

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Buried:
Here Lyes
y^e Body of
Benjamin Cheney
who died
Decr y^e
17th 1737
in y^e 61^st year of his age

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• Religion: 1695; Both William and Margaret were members of the church in Mendon. He was taxed to support the minister in Mendon, October 1695.
• Land/House: 1705; William received grants of land in 1705/06 and 1706.
• History: 25 Nov 1741; He signed a petition of the residents that lived east of the Mill River, to form a new town, which in 1780 was incorporated as Milford.
• History: 1750; Pope (1897) says of him, "He was a man of excellent character and much esteemed by all who knew him. In 1750 a member of the Milford church was disciplined for intoxication and for 'casting vile reflections' at Mr. Cheney; and the pastor took occasion to record his opinion of Mr. Cheney as an "honourable and aged' man."

William married Margaret in say 1694 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Margaret died on 1 Apr 1740 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1715; _____ White.

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• Married: 28 Apr 1720, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; John White, the son of Thomas and Mehitable White. He was born on 12 March 1698 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Occupation: say 1724; He was a joiner and farmer.
• Religion: 1741; He was dismissed from the church in Mendon to help form the church in Milford in 1741.
• History: 25 Nov 1741; He signed a petition of the residents that lived east of the Mill River, to form a new town, which in 1780 was incorporated as Milford.
• Offices Held: 1742 to 1747; He was the clerk of the precinct of Milford from its inception until 1747.
• Religion: say 1742; According to Ballou (1882) , he and his wife "were original members of the Cong. ch.; though the fr[William] fell under serious censure toward the end of his days, on account of intemperate habits. He was a man of ability, a good penman for those times."

William married Joanna Thayer on 20 May 1726 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Joanna (daughter of Nathaniel Thayer and Sarah Wales) was born on 18 Aug 1706 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1726; Hannah Bigelow, the daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Fisk) Bigelow. She was born on 6 March 1703/4 in Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was admitted to the church in 1725 in Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After Ebenezer's death, in 1742 Hannah, married Ichabod Thayer, son of Isaac Thayer and Mary _____. She died in March 1791 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Cheney (1737-____) 2. Silence Cheney (1740-____)
• Inventory: 21 Jul 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; His estate was valued at £400.
• History: 1897; Pope (1897) says of him, "[He was] energetic, capable and prosperous."

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• Religion: 1744, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was received into communion in the Church of Milford.
• Married: 13 Mar 1754, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Atwood. He was born on 21 February 1731 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The Rev. A. Frost performed their wedding. He died between 1758 and 1766 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Anna Atwood (1754-____) 2. Ebenezer Atwood (1756-1818) 3. Silence Atwood (1758-____)
• Married: 28 Dec 1768, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; David Cutter.

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Birth:
The published vital records (1920) give the date as 16 November 1728.

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• Married: 10 Nov 1756, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Whitney, the daughter of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney. She was born on 14 March 1735/36 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Pope (1897) gives her birth as in the year 1730. She died on Wednesday 6 November 1822 or she died on 9 November 1829 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Josiah Cheney (1757-____) 2. Nathaniel Cheney (1758-____) 3. Susanna Cheney (1760-1848) 4. David Cheney (1763-1834) 5. Nathan Cheney (1765-1844) 6. Lydia Cheney (1767-1865) 7. Asa Cheney (1769-1830) 8. Amos Cheney (1773-____) 9. Anna Cheney (1777-____) 10. Alexander Cheney (1780-1843)
• History: 1882; According to Ballou (1882) he was "uniformly represented to have been a laborious, frugal, temperate, and most punctiliously upright man; sometimes stern and blunt-spoken, but a kind-hearted and accommodating neighbor."

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Died:
He never married.

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• Married: 22 Sep 1757, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Lt. Jesse Whitney, the son of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whithney, He was born on 24 November 1730 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army. After Mary's death, on 19 April 1779 Jesse, at age 48, married Ruth Legg, in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Abigail Rawson filed marriage intentions on 5 July 1794 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He left a will on 17 April 1810 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 26 April 1815 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His estate was probated on 23 May 1815 in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Olive Whitney (1758-____) 2. Susanna Whitney (1759-1760) 3. Rhoda Whitney (1760-____) 4. Hachaliah Whitney (1762-1848) 5. Levi Whitney (1763-1788) 6. Lucy Whitney (1764-____) 7. Ruth Whitney (1764-1765) 8. Asa Whitney (1766-1768) 9. Anna Whitney (1770-____)

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Died:
Pierce (1895) gives her death date as 25 June 1777.

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• Military: say 1756; Caleb is thought to have served in the French and Indian War.
• Married: 9 Mar 1758, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Wheelock, the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Ammidown) Wheelock. She was born on 31 December 1738 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 3 March 1814 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Tryphena Cheney (1758-____) 2. Artemas Cheney (1760-1804) 3. Mary Cheney (1762-____) 4. Relief Cheney (1764-____) 5. Calvin Cheney (1766-____) 6. Elizabeth Cheney (1768-1810) 7. Caleb Cheney (1770-1830) 8. Olive Cheney (1772-1826) 9. Rachel Cheney (1774-____) 10. Charles Cheney (____-1804) 11. Hannah Cheney (1778-____) 12. Sarah Cheney (1780-____)
• Offices Held: say 1760; Caleb was a highly respected man. He was the first town clerk of Milford after its incorporation and served on its first board of selectman.
• Military: 1775; He was a lieutenant in charge of the Second Mendon Minute Company under Capt. William Jennison. On 19 July 1776, he was in Capt. Gershom Nelson's company. In the alarm of 8 December 1776, he marched as a sergeant in Lt. Seth Thayer's company to Providence, R.I.

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The marriage is listed in both the Milford and the Mendon vital records.

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• Married: 18 Mar 1760, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Abigail Thompson. She was born in 1736. She died on Tuesday 16 January 1776 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Abigail's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Abigail Thompson 1736-1776 wife of Ebenezer Cheney Issue: 1. Elijah Cheney (1760-1760) 2. Ebenezer Cheney (1761-____) 3. Elijah Cheney (1764-____) 4. Abner Cheney (1765-1797) 5. Simon Cheney (1767-____) 6. Joanna Cheney (1768-1862) 7. Sarah Cheney (1770-1779) 8. infant Cheney 9. infant Cheney 10. Abigail Cheney 11. Daniel Cheney (1774-____)
• Military: 27 Apr 1760; Ebenezer served in the French and Indian War, enlisting from Mendon, 27 April 1760 in Capt. William Jones' Company. He was discharged 26 November 1760 after 30 weeks of service. During this time he was promoted to Sergeant.
• Religion: 30 Aug 1767, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Cheney was received into full communion in the Milford Church.
• Married: 1776; Hannah Gould. She was born about 1758. She and Ebenezer Cheney filed marriage intentions on 18 October 1776. She died on Friday 10 October 1828 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Hannah's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Mrs. Hannah wife of Mr. Ebenezer Cheney d. Oct. 10, 1828 æ. 70 Issue: 1. Hannah Cheney (1777-1861) 2. Sarah Cheney (1780-____) 3. John Cheney (1781-____) 4. Buelah Cheney (1785-1836) 5. Susannah Cheney (1786-1870) 6. Mark Cheney (1788-____) 7. Luke Cheney (1790-____) 8. Lydia Cheney (1793-____) 9. Matthew Cheney (1795-____) 10. Silence Cheney (1800-____) 11. Mary Cheney (1803-1863)

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Married:
Ballou (1882) gives their marriage place as Milford, Massachusetts.

Buried:
Mr. Ebenezer Cheney
d. Nov. 14, 1828
æ. 22 yr

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• Married: 9 Dec 1762, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; John Jones, the son of Deacon Abraham and Keziah (Whitney) Jones. He was born on 23 March and he was christened on 25 March 1744 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Asa Jones (1763-____) 2. Keziah Jones (1765-____) 3. Abigail Jones (1767-____) 4. Sarah Jones (1768-____) 5. John Jones (1770-____) 6. Abraham Jones (1772-____) 7. Levi Jones (1774-____) 8. Ebenezer Jones (1775-____) 9. David Jones (1778-____)
• Moved To: Abt 1791, Wardsboro, Windham County. Vermont

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• Married: 6 Dec 1770, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Hannah Bowker, the daughter of Micah Bowker. She was born in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 21 September 1827 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Cheney (1771-____) 2. Comfort Cheney (1774-____) 3. Chloe Cheney (1776-____) 4. Jesse Cheney (1778-____) 5. William Cheney (1780-____) 6. Clarissa Cheney (1782-____) 7. John Cheney (1784-1872) 8. Cyrene Cheney (1787-____)
• Military: 1775; He served for 12 days starting 19 April 1775 as a private in the 2ed Company of Mendon in Cambridge and Roxbury. On 8 May 1775, he was a corporal with Capt. Samuel Warren's Company of Read's 20th Regiment. Then he was Sargeant-Major of Col. Patterson's Regiment, of the 15th Continental Infantry on 1 January 1776. On 7 October 1776, he was stationed at Fort Ticonderoga where he was reportedly promoted to Ensign. He was a Second Lieutenant of Tisdale's Company, of Greaton's Regiment of the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry on 1 January 1777. He was appointed Regimental Adjutant 11 November 1777. He resigned his commission 28 August 1780, though he was carried on the roll until 6 October 1780. For his service, he received a pension of $37.95 per year from 14 April 1818 until his death.
• History: 1862; According to Ballou (1882), he "had his good qualities, but did not rank so high in the moral scale."

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Married:
Ballou (1882) gives their marriage place as Milford, Massachusetts.

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• Land/House: 1777, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1777, he purchased 800 acres of land in what was to be the northern part of Orange, Massachusetts.
• Military: 1777; Levi served in the 4th Regiment of Militia during the Revolutionary War in 1777.
• Offices Held: From 1788 to 1800, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; From 1788 to 1800 he was a Selectman of the District of Orange.
• Offices Held: 26 Dec 1788, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; On 26 December 1788, Livi Cheney and Joseph Metcalf, represented the District of Orange in the first perambulation of the town line of Orange and Warwick.
• Census: 1790, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1790 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 3 - Free White Persons - Females 7 - Number of Household Members
• Census: 1800, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1800 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 - Number of Household Members Under 16 3 - Number of Household Members Over 25 4 - Number of Household Members
• Census: 1810, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1810 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 - Number of All Other Free Persons 3 - Number of Household Members Under 16 2 - Number of Household Members Over 25 8 - Number of Household Members
• Offices Held: 1816, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1816 he became the Town Clerk of the Town of Orange.
• Census: 1820, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1820 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 3 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 3 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 2 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 3 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 5 - Free White Persons - Under 16 4 - Free White Persons - Over 25 9 - Total Free White Persons 9 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other
• Census: 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1830 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1 - Free White Persons - Under 20 1 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 1 - Total Free White Persons 1 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
• Last Full Review: 11 Dec 2020

Notes:

Birth: Ballou (1882) give his birth as in 1850.

Death: Ballou (1882) gives his death as 1846. Pope (1897) gives his death as 11 April 1847.

Name:

Levi married Mary "Molly"Hill after 4 Jun 1772 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Hill and Thankful Underwood) was christened on 18 Jan 1756 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 12 May 1819 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Levi married Sarah Ballou on 20 Jan 1820 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1780 in Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; died on 19 Jul 1862 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

Notes:

Birth:
He was a twin.

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

Notes:

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

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• Census: 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1830 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 2 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 4 - Total Free White Persons 4 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
• Census: 1840, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1840 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1 - Persons Employed in Agriculture 5 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 7 - Total Free White Persons 7 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 55, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his children, Sarah, Joseph, and Juliette.
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 67, living in Orange, Massachusetts as a widower.
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 73, living in Orange, Massachusetts. He no longer worked.
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 83, living in Orange, Massachusetts. He was on the Pauper and Indigent Inhabitants in Institutions, Poor-Houses or Asylums, or Boarded at Public Expense in Private Houses as living in the almshouse.
• Last Full Review: 8 Aug 2020

Notes:

Died:
He died old age.

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

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• Married: 12 Oct 1854; Franklin E. Goddard, the son of Walter and Hannah (Dakin) Goddard. He was born on 14 January 1809 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 12 March 1884 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
• Will: 1884, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Will: 7 Nov 1891; She wrote a codicil which revoked her legacy to her nephew, Levi P. Cheney. After her death, he went to court and had the codicil revoked thereby gaining his inheritance.

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• Married: 28 Oct 1845; Mary Ann Osgood, the daughte of David and Mary (Merrit) Osgood. She was born on 19 May 1807 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. On 17 January 1826 Mary, at age 18, married first Denny Rich, at age 23, son of Joshua Rich and Patty Turner, in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 29 July 1871 or she died on 29 July 1874 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Levi Presson Cheney (1846-1928) 2. George B. Cheney (1847-____) 3. Charles N. Cheney (1849-1911) 4. Henry W. Cheney (1853-1853) 5. Carrie Cheney

Notes:

Birth:
Pope (1897) gives his birth date as 11 Jul 1823.

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

Notes:

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

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

Notes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

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

Notes:

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

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

Notes:

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

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

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

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

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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:

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• 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

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: 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 Suzanne Mary Scully [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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