John Graves

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• General Information: He was a cow leech, that is veterinarian.
• Immigration: Mar 1633; After the death of his first wife, possibly on board the Mary and Jane with his five children, John, Samuel, Jonathan, Sarah, and Mary. From the Rev. John Eliot's Reccord of Church Members: John Graves - he arrived in the 3^d month. 1633. he brought 5 children John. Samuel. Jonathan. Sarah. Mary, his wife quickly dyed, &, he maryed Judith, a maid servantt, by whom his first child Hanah was borne about the end of the 7^th month. 1636.
• Freeman: 18 Apr 1637, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; On 18 April 1637 in Roxbury, Massachusetts he was admitted as a freeman.
• Land/House: Between 1638 and 1641; John Graves of Roxbury, N. E., makes Robert Wood of Harlow and Nicholas Campe of Nasing, co. Essex, attorneys to receive rents from his sister, the widow Lydia Ford of Nasing. from between 1638 and 1641.
• Will: 1 Nov 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Iohn Grave. November (1) 1644. John Grave late of Roxbury. Vnto sonne John the ten Acre lott containing six Acres more or lesse. Also my two Oxen & the vse of halfe the barne during the time of his mothers life & then the barne to be divided as his mothers land is, one halfe vnto him. Also my best suite & the bed that he lyeth vppon. John shall pay vnto dau. Mary sixe pounds at the age of twenty-one years —but in case she dye before, John to pay his brother Samuell & Jonathan fourty shillings apiece. Also vnto sonne Samuell my lot called the four acre lott, the lott of goodman Lewis between the land of Robert Seaver & the land of goodman Lewis, vnto him, &c. vnto Jonathan my son that lott lying on the great hill of 5 Acres —if my two frends, Phillip Eliot & Will^nj Heath exchange it for land more convenient & vsefuli for my son, I give them full power so to doe. Also my lot of Comon w^ch was last divided vnto me by the towne, I give to my foresaid three sonns equally to be divided — wife to haue free liberty to fetch fyre wood. To dau. Many the bed & all that belongeth thereto w^ch her grandmother now lyeth vppon. If wife liue fyve years after the death of my mother, then she shall pay vnto my daughter Hanna six pound —if she dye before, then Iohn & Samuell & Jonathan to pay vnto her fyve pound. Testifyed before the Court Phillip Eliot. William Heath. Increase Nowell sec^r — Iohn Grave. 26 (9) 1645. John Grave late of Roxbury. My land to be sould.—Vnto my brother Samuell Sixe pound, to brother Jonathan four pounds. —to sister Saiah three pound — to ray sister Hanna three pound—to sister Marah sixe pound w^ch I was to giue vnto her by my ffathers will—to be paid her at the age of one & twenty—vnto Georg Brand what he doth owe vnto mee —vnto my Mother all my wearing apparell—vnto Phillip Eliot what he doth owe mee, whom I doe make mine Executor. What is left to be divided between my Executor & my mother. What I was to haue by my ffathers will, after the death of my mother my two brethren, Samuett & Jonathan shall ^njoy it equally. They to pay sister Sarah five pound, & to sister* Marah three pound, & to sister Hanna three pound. The testimonies of Robert Pepper, Widdowe Grave & John Hansett. See in the book of affidavits,* fol. 43.
• Last Full Review: 26 Sep 2020

Notes:

Immigration: The date in the record is 1633, however Anderson (2003) uses 1635 because of the dates placement. I have chosen to use 1633.

Death: His death was recorded as 4 (9) 1644.

Name:


Died:
The Rev. John Eliot, said of him in in journal, "Iohn Graues, a godley brother of the church, he took a deep cold, which sweld his head with rhume and ouercame his heart."

John married Sarah Finch in by 1624. Sarah was buried on 10 Jun 1626 in All Saints' Church, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary about 1628. Mary died about 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Judith Alward in Dec 1635 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Judith was buried on 10 Oct 1683 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: Mar 1633; After the death of his first wife, John came to New England, possibly on board the Mary and Jane with his five children, John, Samuel, Jonathan, Sarah, and Mary.
• Living: 24 Nov 1645

Notes:

Name:

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• Immigration: Mar 1633; After the death of his first wife, John came to New England, possibly on board the Mary and Jane with his five children, John, Samuel, Jonathan, Sarah, and Mary.
• Will: 1 Nov 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Inventory: 13 Jun 1646, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Name:


Died:
The Rev. John Eliot says of him, "1645 10 month 5 days Iohn Graue, a godly young man, the eldest son of him who dyed the year afore, he dyed of an vlcer in his lung."

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Mar 1633; After the death of his first wife, John came to New England, possibly on board the Mary and Jane with his five children, John, Samuel, Jonathan, Sarah, and Mary.
• Other Will: 1 Nov 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Name:


Other Will:
He is mentioned in his father's will.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Mar 1633; After the death of his first wife, John came to New England, possibly on board the Mary and Jane with his five children, John, Samuel, Jonathan, Sarah, and Mary.
• Other Will: 1 Nov 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Other Will: 23 Nov 1645

Notes:

Name:


Other Will:
He is mentioned in his father's will.

Other Will:
He was mentioned in his brother's will.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Mar 1633; After the death of his first wife, John came to New England, possibly on board the Mary and Jane with his five children, John, Samuel, Jonathan, Sarah, and Mary.
• Other Will: 1 Nov 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Other Will: 23 Nov 1645

Notes:

Other Will:
She is mentioned in her father's will.

Other Will:
He was mentioned in his brother's will.

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• Will: 1 Nov 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Will: 14 Jan 1653, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in the will of her mother's second husband.
• Religion: Apr 1689, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Hannah was received into full communion in the First Church Roxbury.

Notes:

Buried:
Hannah Mayo
y^e wife of John
aged 63 years
died October
y^e 5^th 1699

Hannah married John Mayo on 24 May 1654 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John (son of Thomas Mayo and Elizabeth) was born in 1629 in England; died on 28 Apr 1688 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Apr 1688 in Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 30 Mar 1679, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He joined the First Church in Roxbury.
• Married: 8 Jul 1685, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Sarah Buden Her last name was also spelt "Birden". She joined the church on 28 October 1688 in the First Church, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 7 February 1734 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Rebecca Mayo (1686-____) 2. baby boy Mayo (1687-1687) 3. Sarah Mayo (1688-1688)
• History: 16 Feb 1693; John was appointed guardian to Thomas Mayo by the court.
• Ordained: Before 1711; John was ordained a Deacon in the First Church in Roxbury. He is recorded a second time as having joined the Church in April 1689. Possibly this was when he was made a Deacon.
• Offices Held: 1711; He was on a committee to by a new bell of "300 lbs. weght at least" They appointed William Clarke, and gave him £10 and 300 pounds of bell metal. William Clarke[sailed to England on The Norwich 16 December 1711 with the bell metal on board.
• Offices Held: 1716; He was on a committee to draw up the plans for a new meeting house.
• Offices Held: say 1717, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was a Trustee of the Roxbury Latin School.
• Will: 21 May 1723, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Sarah, and his son, Joseph.
• Inventory: 30 Mar 1733, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; His estate was valued at £1785 19/.
• Probate/Proved: 2 May 1741, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Christened:
He was christened by by the Apostle Eliot.

Buried:
Here lyes buri'd
y^e body of Deacon
John Mayo Aged
74 years who
died Febr^y 25
1732
3

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• Religion: 11 May 1679, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Hannah joined the First Church in Roxbury.
• Married: 2 Mar 1680, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Lt. Isaac Morris, the son of Lt. Edward and Grace (Bett) Morris. He was born on 16 September 1656 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and he was christened on 19 September 1658 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His baptism was recorded as 19 (7) 1658. He was a soldier in Capt. Isaac Johnson's company in the storming of Fort Narragansett in December 1675. After Hannah's death, Isaac married second Mary Ruggles. He died on Monday 21 October 1715 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

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• Religion: 23 Mar 1684, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She joined the the First Church Roxbury.

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• Married: 10 Mar 1691/92, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Holbrook, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hemmenway) Holdbrook. She was born on 16 April 1670 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and was christened on 30 April 1671 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 7 February 1734 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth's gravestone inscription in Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, reads: Here lyes y^e body of Mrs. Elizabeth Mayo Wife to Captⁿ Joseph Mayo, She died Feb^y y^e 7^th 1734/5 in y^e 65^th year of her Age Issue: 1. Rebecca Mayo (1692-____) 2. Elizabeth Mayo (1696-1763)
• Religion: Apr 1720, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph and Elizabeth are listed as members of the First Church Roxbury.
• Will: 13 Sep 1747, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his two daughters, Elizabeth and Rebecca.

Notes:

Christened:
He was christened by the Apostle Eliot. Pope (1900) gives the date as 13 (11) 1666.

Buried:
Here Lie y^e Body of
Captn Joseph Mayo
who died March
y^e 5^th 1747
Aged 82 years

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• Religion: 28 Oct 1688, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She joined the church the First Church Roxbury.
• Married: Abt 1693; Samuel Morris, the son of Lt. Edward and Grace (Bett) Morris. He was born on 19 April 1671 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. After Mehitable's death, Samuel married Dorothy Martin, the widow of Joseph Howe. He died on Saturday 9 January 1745 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Samuel Morris Jr. (1695-____) 2. Benjamin Morris (1696-____) 3. Mehitable Morris (1698-____) 4. Rebecca Morris (1699-____) 5. Hannah Morris (1700-____) 6. Prudence Morris (1712-____)

Notes:

Christened:
Her baptism date was recorded as 28 (12) 1668.

Notes:

Christened:
His baptism was recorded as 20 (9) 1670.

Notes:

Christened:
Benjamin Mayo was christened by the Apostle Eliot.

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• Military: 1690; He was part of the Canadian Expedition of 1690.
• History: 16 Feb 1693; Deacon John Mayo was appointed guardian to Thomas Mayo by the court on 16 Feb 1693.
• History: 1721; In the Spring of 1721, Thomas, in partnership with William Welde and Samuel Davis, purchased the Beron land in Oxford, Massachusetts of du Tuffeau. This was the land settled by the Huguenots in 1687 and held until that time. Later William Welde sold his share to his partners. Thomas' son, John, settled on this land.
• Land/House: 28 May 1735; The General Court of Massachusetts, gave four townships in the western part of the colony to those who had rendered service in the Canadian Expedition of 1690. Thomas received land in the southern part of Warwick. He later sold this to Henry Cooledge but reserved the right to dig and remove iron ore from the land.
• Will: 9 Apr 1748, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and his children: Thomas, Joseph, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Abigail, Mary, and Mehitable.
• Probate/Proved: 5 Jun 1750, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Christened:
His baptism was recorded as 16 (9) 1676 and was performed by the Apostle Eliot.

Name:

Thomas married Elizabeth Davis on 4 May 1699 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Davis and Mary Devotion) was born on 18 Apr 1678 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1756 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 24 Mar 1728, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Jeremiah Richards Jr., the son of Captain Jeremiah and Hannah (Fisher) Richards. He was born on 18 January 1705 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jeremiah Richards (1731-1774) 2. Hannah Richards (1734-____) 3. Thomas Richards (1740-1742)

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• Religion: 13 Sep 1730, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She joined the Roxbury Church.
• Married: 10 Feb 1730/31, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Samuel Scarborough.

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• Married: 6 Apr 1727, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; John Bridge. He and Elizabeth Mayo filed marriage intentions on 13 June 1726 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John was one of the founders of Harvard College and his statue stands near Harvard Square. Issue: 1. Mary Bridge (1728-____) 2. Elizabeth Bridge (1731-____) 3. Hannah Bridge (1733-____) 4. Prudence Bridge (1734-____) 5. Prudence Bridge (1735-____) 6. Edward Bridge (1737-____) 7. Sarah Bridge (1739-____) 8. John Bridge (1741-____)

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• Moved To: say 1729, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He settling on the Bernon estate, his father had purchased from the Huguenots.
• History: Feb 1732; He sued Elijah Moore for "a gun of small bore, barrel four ft. long with a varnished stock of speckled color, with a lock to it." He won the suit and the gun was returned to him.
• Married: 15 Feb 1732/33, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Learned, the daughter of Isaac Learned. She died on Wednesday 26 September 1742 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Mayo (1734-1742) 2. Thomas Mayo (1735-1738) 3. Thomas Mayo (1737-1738)?? 4. Elizabeth Mayo (1738-1740) 5. John Mayo (1740-1740) 6. Thomas Mayo (1742-1742)
• Offices Held: 1738, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a Constable.
• Land/House: 14 Apr 1740, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He deeded land in Oxford to Lt. John Mayo.
• Married: 9 Nov 1743, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Davis, the daughter of Deacon Samuel and Mary (Chamberlain) Davis. She was born on 16 January 1725 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. On 1 December 1752, she was given the tenth choice of a pew having subscribed £45 15/4d. She chose pew Number 14. After John's death, on 12 December 1754 Elizabeth, at age 29, married Major William Learned. She died on Monday 26 February 1810 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Mary Mayo (1744-____) 2. John Mayo (1746-1834) 3. Elizabeth Mayo (1748-1772) 4. Sarah Mayo (1750-1811) 5. Hannah Mayo (1752-1820)

Notes:

Died:
She never married.

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• Married: 25 Jul 1734, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Farley. She was born in 1713/14 possibly in Newton. She died on Saturday 27 January 1748/49 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth's gravestone inscription in Central Burial Ground, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, reads: Here lyes y^e Body of Mrs. Elizabeth Mayo wife of Mr. Thomas Mayo Jun^r died Jan 27, 1748 in y^e 34^th year of her age Issue: 1. Elizabeth Mayo (1735-1753) 2. Hannah Mayo (1736-____) 3. Sarah Mayo (1738-1749) 4. Thomas Mayo (1741-1805) 5. John Mayo (1743-1776) 6. Mary Mayo (1744-____) 7. Rebecca Mayo (1744-1747) 8. Rebecca Mayo (1747-____) 9. Abigail Mayo (1748-____)
• Occupation: say 1740; the owner of a large tavern that was the headquarters for coaches running between Boston and Providence.
• Married: 12 Sep 1749, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Mary Heath, the daughter of William and Prudence (Bridge) Heath. She was christened on 4 February 1727/28 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 8 July 1772 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Mayo (1751-____) 2. Elizabeth Mayo (1753-1757) 3. Prudence Mayo (1755-____) 4. William Mayo (1757-1772) 5. Susanna Mayo (1759-____) 6. Lucy Mayo (1761-____) 7. Katherine Mayo (1762-1857) 8. Lemuel Mayo (1769-1791)
• Married: 27 Apr 1773, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Catharine Payson. On 15 September 1743 Catharine, married first Jeremiah Williams, in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 4 August 1803 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Catharine's gravestone inscription in Eustis Street Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, reads: IN MEMORY OF CATHARINE MAYO WIFE OF CAPtⁿ MAYO WHO DIED AUGUST 4, 1803 Æ 81
• History: 1774; A deserter from the British troops stationed in Boston, before the out break of war, came to Thomas one evening begging protection. He was fed, and a hole made in the hay mow in the barn. The next day, soldiers came along, and while the stabbed the barn with their bayonets, the deserter was not discovered. That night, the deserter was sent with Thomas' son on two horses, with instructions to go as far as possible, allowing the son to return with the horses before daylight. It was said that a man returned many years later looking for the family how had saved him, but no one in the town knew of the incident.
• History: 1775; During the siege of Boston, Roxbury was often under fire from the British. When cannon balls started falling near by, the Thomas removed his family to a part of Roxbury beyond the range of the British guns.

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• Married: 22 Dec 1737, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; John Wilson Jr., the son of John Wilson. Issue: 1. John Wilson (1739-____) 2. William Wilson (1741-____) 3. Rebecca Wilson (1743-____) 4. Sarah Wilson (1747-____) 5. Joseph Wilson (1749-____) 6. Anna Wilson (1751-____)

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• Married: 29 Mar 1744, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; James Griggs. He was born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Griggs (1745-____) 2. James Griggs (1747-____) 3. Elizabeth Griggs (1751-____) 4. Joseph Griggs (1752-____) 5. Moses Griggs (1755-____) 6. Sarah Griggs (1758-____) 7. Abigail Griggs (1761-____)

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• Offices Held: 1754, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was a member of a committee chosen and empowered to sell the rights of delinquent proprietors of Gardner's Canada, now Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Military: 1765 to 1766; He served during the French and Indian War, first being commissioned 30 October 1765 as Captain of the Second Roxbury Company in Col. Francis Brinley's Regiment. He served through 1766.
• History: 1769, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; A well respected man in Roxbury, he was an ardent Whig and was one of the leaders of the protest over the Townsand Acts.
• Offices Held: 1769; He was the Sheriff of Suffolk County.
• History: 1770; He was appointed by Governor Hutchinson to be the foreman of the jury to try the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. The Governor later wrote to Sir Francis Bernard, "Captain Joseph Mayo was foreman of the jury at the trial of the soldiers. I am inclined to make him a major."
• Military: Jun 1771; He was appointed to be Major in the First Suffolk Regiment.
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; At the time of the Lexington Alarm, he was in with General Putnam and joined with his Connecticut troops in their march to Boston.
• Military: 1776; He was appointed a Major in the Continental Army, and had a sword made up which was engraved Joseph Mayo 1776. It was silver mounted and cost $36.00.

Notes:

Name:
   

Offices Held:
He died while serving in the Revolutionary Army.

Joseph married Esther Kenrick on 14 Nov 1745 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Esther (daughter of Capt. Calib Kenrick and Abigail Bowen) was born on 26 Apr 1726 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1775 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 30 Jun 1743, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; David Holmes, the son of David and Mehitable Holmes. He and Mehitable Mayo filed marriage intentions in April 1743 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. David Holmes (1744-____)

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• Married: 6 Sep 1768, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Weld, the son of Ebenezer and Mary (Craft) Weld. He was born on 8 April 1747 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 28 March 1822 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Rebecca Weld (1769-____) 2. Rebecca Weld (1770-____) 3. Ebenezer Weld (1773-____) 4. Ebenezer Weld (1775-____) 5. Joseph Mayo Weld (1777-____) 6. Nathaniel Weld (1781-____) 7. John Weld (1788-____)

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• Moved To: 1772, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1772 he moved to Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1774; On the 17th of September 1774, "Joseph Mayo, constable of said town, was directed forthwith to notify the inhabitants thereof to assemble on the 19th instant at three o'clock in the afternoon, to see if the town will vote to choose delegates to represent them in a county congress, to be convened at Northampton on the 22d instant, at nine o'clock in the morning ; also to see if the town will act any thing respecting our public affairs, and choose such committee or committees, and give them instructions as they shall think proper at said meeting."
• Military: 20 Apr 1775; On 20 April 1775, then Sergeant Joseph Mayo marched to Lexington with Captain Eldad Wright's company of minutemen. He later marched with Ethen Allen to Fort Ticonderoga, and was placed in charge of that fort by Ethen Allen.
• Military: 23 Apr 1776; On 23 April 1776 he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in Captain Peter Proctor's 11th Company in the 6th New Hampshire Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia.
• Military: 1787; He was involved in Shay's Rebellion, and this story was told by his son, Joseph: "My father was Colonel of the First Regiment in General Shepard's Brigade when General Shay raised an army of 2,000 or 3,000 men in rebellion against the State laws and turned the Court out of doors. My father was sent with a regiment to Springfield to guard the stores on the hill, the guns and ammunition. Soon (2 Jan 1787) they attempted to march up the hill and General Shepard being there in person, gave orders to my father to fire from the artillery over their heads, then to the right, then to the left, all of which did not check them. He then cried "Give it to them in front, my boys" and then they fired a grist of grape straight among them which scattered them like sheep, made them run and scale the walls, killing three or four, and wounded as many more, and they took to the State of Vermont as fast as possible, past my father's house, and filled it full from top to bottom."
• Occupation: 1805, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1805 he was an Inn Holder in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: 1806, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; In 1806 he moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts.
• Moved to: Between 1809 and 1810, Orwell, Addison County, Vermont; Between 1809 and 1810 he moved to Orwell, Vermont.
• Obituary: say 22 Apr 1817
• Last Full Review: 31 Aug 2020

Notes:

Name:


Died:
He died from typhus fever.

Joseph married Lucy Richards on 12 Mar 1772 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Lucy was born on 30 May 1752 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1817 in Orwell, Addison County, Vermont; was buried on 20 Apr 1817 in North Cemetery, Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Abt 1772; He opened a public house in what is now North Orange.
• Military: 1777; He served in he Revolution as a Sergeant in Peter Proctor's Company, of which his brother, Joseph was a First Lieutenant, Col. Samuel William's Regiment. He marched to reinforce the Northern Army 10 July to 12 August 1777, a service of one month, nine days and 120 miles traveled.
• History: 1 Jan 1781; On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.
• Offices Held: 15 Mar 1784; He was appointed the the Pound Keeper.
• Offices Held: 1785, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a selectman.

Notes:

Name:

Benjamin married Dorothy "Dolly" Goddard in 1773 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Nathan Goddard and Dorothy Stevens) was born on 29 Jan 1758 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1845 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: 7 Feb 1771, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Samuel Langley. He was born on 4 November 1743 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 12 May 1800 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Esther Langley (1772-____) 2. Anna Langley (1773-____) 3. Samuel Langley (1778-____)
• Religion: 5 Jan 1772, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Esther joined the First Church Roxbury.

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• Military: 1775; Upon hearing of the beginnings of the Revolution in Boston, Caleb traveled to Boston with two horses, which he used to haul brush to help build the fortifications on Bunker Hill. He fought in that battle, but there ends his Revolutionary service.
• Married: 17 Oct 1776, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Molly Richards, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Whiting) Richards. She was born on 15 April 1758 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 11 April 1837 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Molly's gravestone inscription in Warwick Cemetery, reads: Molly wife of Caleb Mayo Esq. Died April 11, 1837 Aged 89 Years Issue: 1. Polly Mayo (1779-1820) 2. Caleb Mayo Jr. (1781-1803) 3. Joel Mayo (1783-1841) 4. Sally Mayo (1784-1838) 5. Elizabeth Mayo (1786-1829) 6. Fanny Mayo (1787-____) 7. Lucretia Mayo (1789-1828) 8. Harriet Mayo (1791-1807) 9. Hannah Mayo (1793-1868) 10. Mariah Mayo (1795-1819) 11. Amory Mayo (1797-1857) 12. Edward Mayo (1802-1885)
• History: say 1780, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Morse (1963) in his History of Warwick, says of him, "Caleb was to leave the most lasting impression on Warwick. He settled at Mayp's Four Corners in the eastern part of the town, where he was a merchant and a farmer besides engaging in civic and church affairs. Squire Mayo, as he was known, was famous as the father of eight very beautiful daughters who stimulated church attendance among eligible males by their presence."
• Occupation: say 1781, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a store owner and kept a public house.
• Offices Held: 30 Mar 1788, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman and served for nine years.
• Offices Held: 1789, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He served on the School Committee, and for seven years was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.
• Offices Held: 1798, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a Justice of the Peace. Starting in 1798, his marriages were listed in the Warwick records.
• History: 1835, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; At the turn of the century, he was described by an old timer in Warwick thusly: "[He was] of noble and commanding appearance and his knowledge and long residence gave him much sway and influence with this townsman. He took much pride in his large promising family and justly might such a group be a parent's delight. The girls were handsome, ...finely rounded forms, clear sparkling eyes and delicate fairness of complexion."
• Religion: 1836, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He had pew number 29 in the Unitarian Church listed at $72 and the most expensive in the church.

Notes:

Name:


Married:
Mayo (1965) gives her father as Paul Dudley Richards, a famous tavern keeper.

Buried:
Caleb Mayo Esq.
died Feb. 28, 1838
Aged 83 years

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 20 Jun 1776, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Paul Dudley Richards Jr. , the son of Paul Dudley Richards. The following was written about him: "Uncle Richard Paul Dudley Richards was a hardware merchant with a comfortable income. They lived in some style, in a large, square, wooden house at the South End." Issue: 1. Joseph Richards (1777-____) 2. Bessie Richards
• History: 1825; The following was quoted about her: "Aunt Anna Mayo Richards was admired, loved, reverenced by us as quite the standard of perfection in almost all respects. She was one of the most winning and lovely women I ever saw, as well as the kindest of aunts."

Notes:

Christened:
As the baptism is listed as a day before her birth, one of the two dates must be in error.

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• Military: 1775; He served in as a private in Captain William Draper's 2ed Roxbury Company, in Col. William Heath's Regiment.

Notes:

Name:
   

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• Married: 1778, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Wilder Stevens, the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Martin) Stevens. He was born on 25 January 1747 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth Mayo filed marriage intentions on 10 October 1778 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, both being of that town. He died on Wednesday 2 August 1826 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Wilder's gravestone inscription in Warwick Cemetery reads: Mr. Wilder Stevens died Aug. 2, 1826 Aged 80 Issue: 1. Betsey Stevens 2. Mary Stevens 3. Wilder Stevens 4. Martin Stevens 5. Nabby Stevens 6. Esther Stevens (c1789-1870) 7. Joseph Stevens (c1791-1850) 8. Anna Stevens
• History: say 1790, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; From the book, Home by Anna Leland, her daughter, comes this description: "[she] was a woman of beautiful character and highly regarded in Warwick."

Notes:

Buried:
In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth,
The Late Amiable Consort of
Mr. Wilder Stevens
Who Died in Childbed
With her Infant Babe
May 5, 1793
Desirable in life and lamented in death

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• Graduation: 1787, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : Harvard College
• History: 1788, Belpre, Washington County, Ohio; After graduation, he became the first school teacher in Farmer's Castle, a fort in the Belphre Settlement in Ohio.
• Military: 1792; He joined General Wayne's Army at Marietta, Ohio and was appointed Quartermaster General of the Army. In the autumn of 1792, General Wayne gathered his army at Fort Washington, Cincinnati and in October 1793, he moved into Indian country and build Fort Greenville. On 20 August 1794, General Wayne defeated the Indians at Fallen Timber, near Toledo, Ohio. After peace was concluded, Daniel Mayo left the Army and settled in Newport, Kentucky.
• Offices Held: 1796, Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky; He was appointed the Postmaster. He served for 40 years.
• Married: 25 Oct 1798, Washington County, Ohio; Mary Putnam, the daughter of Col. Israel and Sarah (Walde) Putnam. She was born on 5 August 1773 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut. She died on Sunday 22 July 1838 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky. Issue: 1. Harriet Putnam Mayo (1799-____) 2. Sarah Augusta Mayo (1801-____) 3. Mary Amilia Mayo (1802-1841) 4. Daniel Dudley Mayo (1807-1841) 5. Henry Hunt Mayo (1810-1877)

Notes:

Name:

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• Married: 15 Dec 1786, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Sally Leonard. She and David filed marriage intentions on 20 September 1786 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She died after 1798 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. daughter Mayo (1783-____) 2. David Mayo (1787-1791) 3. son Mayo (1789-1789) 4. son Mayo (1791-1791) 5. Sally Mayo (1793-____) 6. David Mayo (1795-____) 7. Rhonda Leonard Mayo (1798-____)
• Occupation: say 1794, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; kept a store; a public house,which he built in 1794; and the toll gate.
• Moved to: 1800, Champlain, Clinton County, New York
• Moved to: say 1802, Montréal, Québec, Canada
• Married: say 1805, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Georga _____.

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• Married: 14 Apr 1786, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Hazeltine MD. He was born about 1763 in Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He and Abigail Mayo filed marriage intentions on 30 March 1786 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 12 October 1826 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Benjamin's gravestone inscription in Warwick Cemetery reads: Benjamin Hazeltine died Oct. 12, 1826 Æ. 63 Issue: 1. Fanny Hazeltine (c1797-1803)

Notes:

Buried:
Abigail Mayo
wife of
Dr. B. Hazeltine
died Dec. 5, 1859
Æ. 93

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• Married: 25 Sep 1794, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; John Humphreys, the son of John Humphreys. He was born in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts. In her book, Home Anna Leland says of John, "John Humphrey, her husband, was somewhat imperious in manner, and occasionally peevish and fretful; he was several years the senior of my aunt, for she was yet in the bloom of youth and valued himself not a little upon his descent from a family of some distinction."
• History: say 1800; In her book, Home Anna Leland says of Hannah, "[she] was a good natured, easy sort of woman and withal a little selfish; for being the youngest of her family, handsome, and decidedly willful, she had been too much indulged in her youth, and was not a little inclined to care for others so long as herself was at ease."

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• Married: 20 Jun 1803, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Esther Cheney, the daughter of Levi and Mary (Hill) Cheney. She was born on 2 October 1779 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 22 June 1860 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts of consumption. Esther's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Benjamin Mayo Died May 1, 1824 Aet 49 Esther His Wife Died June 22, 1860 Aet 79 Issue: 1. Benjamin Mayo (1805-1881)
• Occupation: say 1804, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer and kept a tavern.

Notes:

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

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• Married: 1799, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Sally Ward, the daughter of Edward and Dorothy (Twitchell) Ward. She was born on 26 June 1780 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts.She was also known as Sarah. She died on Thursday 16 September 1830 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Nathan Mayo (1799-____) 2. Calvin Mayo (1801-1879) 3. Minerva Mayo (1803-1822) 4. Lucena Mayo (1806-____) 5. Daniel Mayo (1819-1883)
• Occupation: say 1800; He was a farmer.
• Offices Held: 1819, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Religion: 28 Nov 1822, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the church council, which installed the Rev. Joshua Chandler, a Unitarian, as minister of the North Orange Church. The meeting was held in Calvin's home.

Notes:

Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives his birth as 8 March 1779.

Buried:
Calvin Mayo
Died
Nov. 6, 1845
Aet 66

Sally
Wife of Calvin Mayo
Died Sept. 16, 1830
Aet 50

Notes:

Buried:
In Memory of
Dolly Mayho, Daut^R
Of Capt Benjamin
Mayo and Mrs. Dolly
His wife who died
April 16th 1793
Aged 12

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• Occupation: Abt 1804; According to Mayo (1965), "He was a practical and progressive agriculturist and a citizen of integrity."
• Census: 1810, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 3 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 5
• Military: 1812; He enlisted in the Army during the War of 1812.
• Census: 7 Aug 1820, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; 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: 3 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 5 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 7 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
• Census: 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 6 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4 Total Free White Persons: 10 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
• Census: 1840, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 5 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 73
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 79
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and Mary were living with their son, Levi.; : 82
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and Mary were living with his son, Levi.; : 87

Notes:

Name:

Stephen married Mary "Polly" Cheney in Apr 1804 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Levi Cheney and Mary "Molly"Hill) was born on 29 Jul 1784 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jun 1870 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: 30 Dec 1804; Ebenezer Mattoon, the son of General Ebenezer and Mary (Dickinson) Mattoon. She was born on 29 September 1781 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was joined in 1809 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, the Pacific Lodge of Freemasons. He died in 1868. Issue: 1. Fanny Mattoon (1805-____) 2. Maria Antoinette Mattoon (1807-____) 3. Emeline Mattoon (1809-1811) 4. Ebenezer Mattoon (1814-____) 5. John Brooks Mattoon (1817-____) 6. Lucina Mattoon (1819-____) 7. Dolly Goddard Mattoon (1821-____) 8. Benjamin Mayo Mattoon (1824-____) 9. Eliza Ann Williams Mattoon (1826-____) 10. Eleazer Mattoon (1828-____) 11. Roxanna Wheelock Mattoon (1831-1838)

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• Married: 16 Dec 1817, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Joseph Whitman, the son of Zachariah and Abigail (Wood) Whitman. He was born on 20 January 1790 or 5 February 1790 in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Joseph and an Dolly filed marriage intentions on 15 October 1817 in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was the Postmaster of Orange for 25 years, a Justice of the Peace and a Representative to the General Court. He died on Monday 1 October 1860 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Maria Whitman (1820-____) 2. Joseph Mayo Whitman (1822-____) 3. Jerome Whitman (1824-____) 4. Alonzo Whitman (1827-____) 5. Marcus Whitman (1829-____) 6. Benjamin Whitman (1831-1836) 7. Abigail Whitman (1833-1836) 8. George Whitman (1835-1836)

Notes:

Name:
She was also called Sally.

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• Married: 21 Jun 1825, Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah "Sally" Dennis. She was born in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She and William Mayo filed marriage intentions on 5 June 1825. Issue: 1. Emily E. Mayo (1831-____)

Notes:

Buried:
William Mayo
Born July 20, 1795
Died
Dec. 31, 1857
Æ 62

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1817; George Wheelock, the son of Alexander and Sophia (Penniman) Wheelock.
• Married: say 1832; David Frost. Daniel was a noted temperance lecturer and a lawyer.
• Religion: Abt 1843; Roxanna purchased a building on the Oliver Ward place and had it moved to her husband's property to serve as the first Congregational Church in Tully. Despite the strong belief in temperance, the move was well lubricated for "mechanical purposes." The chapel was established in 1843. The Frosts purchased the first communion set and the melodeon for the chapel.

Notes:

Buried:
ROXANNA W.
WIFE OF
DANIEL FROST
DIED JUNE 30, 1855

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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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]