Benjamin Mayo

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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.

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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: 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.

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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.

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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

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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)

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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

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• 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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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]

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• 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.

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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

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

Notes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Name:
Her name was not Roxanna.

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Died:
He died at home.

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