Deacon John Partridge

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• History: 1676; He was present at Deerfield, when news arrived of the return of the captives taken from that town to Albany. He made a copy of the letter, and brought it to Medfield, and then forwarded it to the Governor of Massachusetts.
• Occupation: say 1680, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was a school teacher and a farmer.
• Moved To: 1681, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; They settled in the section which became Medway, then Millis.
• Occupation: 1710, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was the master of the school.
• History: 1714; He was active in helping to form the town of Medway.
• Probate/Proved: 4 Sep 1744, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth: His birth date was recorded as 21 (7) 1656.

Death: Wheeler (1924) gives the death date as 19 December 1743.

John married Elizabeth Rockwood on 24 Dec 1678 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Nicholas Rockwood and Margaret Holbrook) was born on 3 Apr 1657 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jul 1688 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Adams in 1688 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Deacon Jonathan Adams and Elizabeth Fussell) was born on 18 Mar 1666 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1719 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Hannah Sheffield on 17 Apr 1721 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of William Sheffield and Mary Webb) was born on 18 Apr 1663 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jul 1754 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Ebenezer Lawrence on 25 Nov 1706. Ebenezer (son of John Lawrence and Sarah Buckmaster) was born in Muddy River or Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jun 1751 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Proprietor: 1713, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was a proprietor from Medway's incorporation.

Benoni married Mehetabel Wheelock on 14 Jul 1708 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Mehetabel (daughter of Samuel Wheelock and Sarah Kendrick) was born on 10 Sep 1689 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jan 1761 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Land/House: 1713, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Partridge was granted land.
• Religion: say 1730; He was a Baptist.
• Offices Held: 1738, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Moved To: 1742, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He sold his Medway homestead to his brother James.
• Moved to: Abt 1753, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Jonathan married Elizabeth Learned on 13 Nov 1717 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Isaac Learned and Sarah Bigelow) was born on 27 Jul 1696 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Apr 1738 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Ann Phipps on 18 Jan 1739 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Ann was born in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Feb 1749 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Abigail Lovet on 12 Oct 1749 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 7 May 1713, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Jeremiah Daniels, the son of Joseph and Rachel (Sheffield) Daniels. He was born on 3 November 1684 in Medfield, Massachusetts. After Hannah's death, on 7 January 1754 Jeremiah, at age 69, married (2) Mehitable ______, in Medway, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 16 November 1771 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Rachel Daniels (1714-1803)

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• Married: 1718, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut; Israel Keith, the son of James and Mary (Hodges) Keith. He was born on 21 February 1703 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was from Uxbridge, when he married.
• Complier's Note: 6 Jun 2019; Were they married in Milford, Connecticut or Massachusetts?

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• Military: 1722; He was in Colonial service.
• Married: 24 Jan 1729, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Keziah Bullard, the daughter of Malachi and Bethia (Fisher) Bullard. She was born on 2 December 1711 in Medway, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 25 July 1799 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. James Partridge (1730-1821) 2. Malachi Partridge (1731 3. Keziah Partridge (1733-1784) 4. Asa Partridge (1735-1756) 5. Lois Partridge (1736-____) 6. Bethia Partridge (1738-1818) 7. Eleazer Partridge (1740-1734) 8. Lydia Partridge (1743-1838) 9. Stephen Partridge (1746-1818) 10. Joel Partridge (1748-1823) 11. Eunice Partridge (1749-1750) 12. Nathan Partridge (1751-1785) 13. Hannah Partridge (1753-1759) 14. Elizabeth Partridge (____-1818) 15. Chloe Partridge (1756-____)
• Will: 23 Apr 1762, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: James, Malachi, Eleazer, Stephen, Joel, Nathan, Keziah, Lois, Bethia, Elizabeth, Chloe, and Lydia.
• Inventory: say 1770; James' estate was inventoried and valued at £509 14/2.

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Married:
Jameson (1886) gives the marriage date as 27 January 1729.

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• Married: 13 Mar 1723, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; George Adams, the son of Deacon Peter and Experience (Cook) Adams. He was born on 16 January 1699 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silence Adams (1724 2. Elizabeth Adams (1726 3. Rachel Adams (1728 4. Sarah Adams (1730 5. Experience Adams (1732 6. Deborah Adams (1741-1797) 7. George Adams (1747-1792)
• Moved To: 1735, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 7 Apr 1737, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Mary MacCane, the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Heaton) MacCane. She was born on 25 May 1710 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. After the Stephen's death, on 23 July 1747 Mary, at age 37, married (2) Abner Ellis, in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Partridge (1738-____) 2. Azuba Partridge (1742-____)

Sarah married Isaac Wheeler on 8 May 1734 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Isaac (son of Isaac Wheeler and Experience Metcalfe) was born on 14 May 1698 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Sep 1769 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1731; John Bacon.
• Moved To: say 1735; They settled in Wrentham, then removed to Brookfield.

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• Married: 23 Dec 1754, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; John Fales.

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• Married: 16 Feb 1743/44, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Rowland Clark, the son of Joseph and Experience (Wheeler) Clark. He was born in 1722 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died in 1790 in Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: Abt 1745, Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 11 Feb 1745/46, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Mary Hawes, the son of Daniel and Beriah (Mann) Hawes. She was born on 11 February 1725/26 in Wrentham, now Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 9 February 1778 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Lawrence (1749-____)

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• Married: 10 Nov 1737, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Katharine Armstrong. She was listed as "Kartherine Avon Strong", on her marriage record. She died in Maine. Issue: 1. Nathan Partridge (1738-1786) 2. Bathsheba Partridge (1740-____) 3. Jesse Partridge (1742-1795) 4. Catherine Partridge (1744-1832) 5. David Partridge (1747-1834) 6. Jotham Partridge (1750-____) 7. Azuba Partridge (1752-____) 8. Rosina Partridge 9. Zipporah Partridge (1757-____) 10. Rhoda Partridge
• Residence: 1738, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: Abt 1750, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Military: 1755; He was in Colonial Service.
• Moved to: Abt 1761, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine
• History: 1764, Stroudwater, Cumberland County, Maine; When the parish of Stroudwater was incorporated in 1764, his name appears on the assessors' book for that year as a tax payer.

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• Complier's Note: 1903; After his birth there is no record of him. He probably died young.

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• Married: 11 Sep 1740, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ruth Holbrook, the daughter of Sylvanus and Nancy (Cook) Holbrook. She was born on 13 May 1715 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ruth, married first, _____ Bullen. She died on Wednesday 27 May 1789 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. They had no children.

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Married:
Morse (1855) Jameson (1886) state Seth married Sarah _____.

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• Residence: 1732, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Married: 11 Feb 1746/47, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Sheffield, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Sheffield. She was born on 7 September 1722 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After Joseph's death, on 4 December 1755 Mary, at age 33, married James Torrey. Issue: 1. Urania Partridge (1750-____) 2. Anna Partridge
• Estate Admin: 15 Apr 1754; The estate of Joseph Partridge was administered by his wife, Mary being the administratrix and the estate being valued at £1800.

Notes:

Birth:
Partridge (1903) gives the date as 22 May.

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• Residence: They lived in Upton and Shelburne, Massachusetts.
• Married: 24 Mar 1756; Samuel Fiske, the son of Daniel and Sarah (Fuller) Fiske. He was born on 14 February 1728 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 25 September 1797 in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Comfort Fiske 2. Sarah Fiske 3. Daniel Fiske 4. Samuel Fiske

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• Military: 1776; He was in Colonial and Revolutionary War service.
• Probate/Proved: 2 Oct 1787, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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Timothy married Abigail Barber on 15 Jan 1755 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Deacon Joseph Barber and Abigail Hawes) was born on 27 Mar 1732/33 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Feb 1809 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: 1745; He was in Colonial Service.
• Married: say 1751; Rachel Sheffield, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Sheffield. She was born on 30 March 1732 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sheffield Partridge (1752-____) 2. Joseph Partridge (1754-1817) 3. Eli Partridge (1756-1792) 4. Amos Partridge (1758-1844) 5. Mehetable Partridge (1759-____) 6. Mary Partridge (1763-1796) 7. Rachel Partridge (1765-1840) 8. Nathaniel Partridge (1767-____) 9. John Partridge (1770-____) 10. Adam Partridge 11. Abel Partridge (1776-____) 12. Charles Partridge (1776-____)
• Moved To: Abt 1751, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: Abt 1752, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1754, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1776, Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

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Married:
Partridge (1903) gives her birth as in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 9 Sep 1755, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Rachel Thayer, the daughter of Ziba Thayer. She was born in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 6 September 1812 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Freelove Partridge (1757-____) 2. Daadan Partridge (1759-1759) 3. Simeon Partridge (1760-1832) 4. Beulah Partridge (1762-1858) 5. Tabitha Partridge (1765-c1802) 6. Clarissa Partridge (1775-____)
• Moved To: 1801, Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 24 Jun 1740, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; John Hooker, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Hilliard) Hooker. He was born in 1713 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Henry served in the French and Indian War as a resident of Medway, but in 1779, was in the care of the Town of Medfield. Issue: 1. Elisa Hooker (1742-____) 2. John Hooker (1744-____) 3. Samuel Hooker (1746-____) 4. Stephen Hooker (1750-1754) 5. Martha Hooker (1759-____)
• Moved To: 1760, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1762, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
In the published vital records, Martha, is listed as Matthew, daughter of Johnathan and Elizabeth.

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• Married: 30 May 1738, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Samuel Hill, the son of John and Hannah (Rockwood) Hill. He was born on 11 August 1710 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was a housewright in Sherborn. He died on Friday 8 May 1761 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts intestate. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Hill (1739-1754) 2. Sarah Hill (1741-1813) 3. Mary Hill (1744-____) 4. Ede Hill (1748-____) 5. Hannah Hill (1752-____) 6. Martha Hill (1755-____)
• Married: 27 Nov 1771; Joseph Daniels. He was born in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 22 Oct 1740, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Hill, the son of Ebenezer and Mary (White) Hill. He was born on 1 April 1701 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He lived near Bellingham, Massachusetts in Holliston where he ran a tavern on the old Hartford road and a blacksmith's shop. As of 1744, the residence of Joseph Hill was Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was elected a Selectman in 1744. He served again as in 1759. On 22 April 1757, he appears on the roster of Captain Samuel Bullard's training band. He died on Saturday 23 May 1767 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts intestate. Issue: 1. Joseph Hill (1741-____) 2. Bathsheba Hill (1744-1825) 3. Huldah Hill (1748-1818) 4. Hannah Hill (1748-____)

Notes:

Married:
There are multiple marriages for Joseph according to Morse (1855) , but I have found no other proof, and believe him to be in error.

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• Married: 6 Feb 1756, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Keziah Hastings. Issue: 1. Jonathan Partridge (1757-____) 2. Jacob Partridge (1759-____) 3. Keziah Partridge (1761-____) 4. Lydia Partridge (1764-____)

Mary married Ensign Thomas Adams on 27 Dec 1748 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 15 Apr 1726 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1773 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 18 Jan 1750, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Nathan Bullard, the son of Ebenezer and Susannah (Watson) Bullard. He was born on 3 December 1724 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Nathan was received into full communion in 1742 at Medfield. They lived in Medfield and Shrewsbury.

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Birth:
Partridge (1903) gives her birth date as 15 April 1727.

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• Married: 7 Mar 1751; Simon Leland, the son of Deacon William and Mehetabel (Breck) Leland. He was born on 21 August 1730 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After Hannah's death, on 9 December 1756 Simon, at age 26, married Martha Bullard, in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 10 May 1790 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Leland (1752-____)

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Married:
Morse (1855) gives the second marriage date as 6 December 1756.

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• Married: 12 Oct 1756, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Rice, the daughter of Jonas and Jane (Hall) Rice. She was born on 18 May 1737 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died in 1767 in Guilford, Windham County, Vermont. Issue: 1. Jonas Partridge 2. Thomas Partridge 3. Jasper Partridge 4. Mary Partridge 5. daughter Partridge 6. David Partridge (1767-____)
• Married: say 1768; _____ Nicholas. Issue: 1. Leonard Partridge 2. Silas Partridge 3. William Partridge 4. Samuel Partridge

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• Married: 9 Dec 1762; Abigail Rawson. Issue: 1. Meletiah Partridge (1765-____)

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• Married: 8 Dec 1763, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Kezia Harding, the daughter of John and Kezia (Pond) Harding. She was born on 12 December 1745 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 11 July 1764 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Timothy Partridge (1764-1841)
• Married: 8 Sep 1766, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Thankful Adam, the daughter of Eleazer and Bathsheba (Barber) Adams. She was born on 4 June 1748 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 6 January 1830 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Partridge (1767-1836) 2. Jonathan Partridge (1770-1770) 3. Eleazer Partridge (1771-1850) 4. Thankful Partridge (1774-____) 5. Keziah Partridge (1776-1841) 6. Patty Partridge (1779-1853) 7. Anna Partridge (1781-1851) 8. Thaddeus Partridge (1784-1851) 9. Polly Partridge (1788-1798) 10. Arathusa Partridge (1790-1875)

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• Married: 6 Feb 1766, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Perry, the daughter of Moses and Deborah (Ivery) Perry. She was born on 2 April 1745 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Partridge (1767-1801) 2. Amos Partridge (1768-1854) 3. Anna Partridge (1770-1798) 4. Deborah Partridge (1773-____) 5. Elizabeth Partridge (1774-1776) 6. Moses Partridge (1776-1849) 7. John Partridge (1777-1831) 8. Nathaniel Partridge (1781-1793) 9. William Partridge (1783-1783) 10. William Partridge (1788-1836) 11. Anna Partridge (1789-1790)
• Moved To: 1789, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
He was a twin.

Notes:

Birth:
He was a twin.

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• Married: 11 Aug 1763, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Capt. Samuel Cobb. He was born about 1737. He died on Friday 20 December 1822 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Cobb (1763-1764) 2. Japheth Cobb (1766-____) 3. Amos Cobb (1768-____) 4. Luther Cobb (1772-____)

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• Married: 7 Oct 1773, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Phebe Sears, the daughter of Silas and Deborah (Buck) Sears. She was born about 1749 in Greenwich, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Phebe, married first, Micah Boyden. She died on Tuesday 7 June 1825 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Partridge (1774-____) 2. Rhoda Partridge (1776-____) 3. Chloe Partridge (1779-____) 4. John Partridge (1782-____)
• Moved To: 7 Oct 1773, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Married:
Bailey (1914) records the marriage in Rutland.

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• Married: 19 May 1772, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Anna Twitchell, the daughter of Deacon Jonathan and Deborah (Bullard) Twitchell. She was born on 24 May 1751 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Adam Partridge (1773-____) 2. Deborah Partridge (1775-1846) 3. Adam Partridge (1778-1855) 4. Hannah Partridge (1780-____) 5. Anna Partridge (1783-1861) 6. Cynthia Partridge (1785-1860) 7. Miriam Partridge (1787-____) 8. Henry Partridge (1791-1859)
• Moved To: Abt 1780, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 19 May 1774, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Hayward. She was born in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Partridge (1775-____) 2. Dolly Partridge (1776-____)

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• Married: 4 Jan 1776, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jemima Taft, the daughter of Seth and Anna Taft. She was born on 6 July 1758 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. After Stephen's death, on 26 August 1792 Jemima, at age 34, married Peter Brown, in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lydia Partridge (1777-____) 2. Mary Partridge (1780-____)

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• Married: 22 Sep 1774; Grindall Taft, the son of Seth and Anna Taft. He was born on 28 November 1753 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Military: He served in the Revolutionary War.
• Residence: say 1780, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 14 Mar 1765, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Stone, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Farwell) Stone. She was born on 29 March 1743 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 22 December 1813 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dorcas Wheeler (1766-____) 2. Katee Wheeler (1767-____) 3. Elizabeth Wheeler (1769-____) 4. Isaac Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Jacob Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Sibyl Wheeler (1775-____) 7. Sarah Wheeler (1779-____) 8. Reuben Wheeler (1782-____) 9. Eli Wheeler (1784-1861)
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; He was a Sargeant in the Rutland Minute Men before the Revolution. On 19 April 1775, he marched with the company to Cambridge to join in the siege of Boston. He was there throughout the siege from 1775 to 1776.

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Died:
Murphy (1928) gives his death date as 2 April 1817.

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• Married: Jul 1772, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Col. John Watson. He was born about 1750 based on age at death. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 26 June 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 27 June 1772 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 14 March 1829 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Watson (1773-____) 2. John Watson (1774-1785) 3. Jacob Wheeler Watson (1777-____)

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• Married: 17 Nov 1763, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Adam Wheeler, the son of Ephraim and Miriam (Martin) Wheeler. He was born on 29 April 1732 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He served in the French and Indian War, and was a Captain during the Revolution, having served at Lexington, Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Newark, Stillwater, Albany, and White Plains. He was ordained a deacon in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. After the war, he felt the injustice of the Massachusetts government and raised a company of 100 men, and with 80 of them, marched to Worcester where he took control of the courthouse. By this action, he became the number two man of Shay's Rebellion, and fled to Canada upon its collapse. In 1791, he petitioned the town of Hubbardston to help him pay his debts incurred in the revolt. The town happily complied. He died on Tuesday 24 August 1802 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Wheeler (1764-1826) 2. Ede Wheeler (1766-____) 3. Asa Wheeler (1768-1831) 4. Joel Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Rhoda Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Jacob Wheeler 7. Daniel Wheeler (1780-1810)
• Moved To: Abt 1766, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• History: 1755 to 1817, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

History:
In 1755, when he was 9, he moved to Rutland from Medfield with his father. He lived for some time in Hubbardston, Massachusetts on a farm acquired from his father. He returned to Rutland and bought a farm near New Boston. He lived there the rest of his life.

He was a member of the Rutland Minute Company and marched to Cambridge after the Alarm in 1775.

Abraham married Jemima Walker on 22 Aug 1770 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Jemima (daughter of Captain Phineas Walker and Beulah Clap) was born on 3 Oct 1747 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1802 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Katy Muzzy on 30 May 1803 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Katy was christened on 3 Jul 1763 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1822 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: say 1770; Read (1836), in his History of Rutland, says that he was "Believed to be pious."

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

Wheeler (1924) gives his death date as 30 May 1775.

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• History: 1787; Samuel inherited the Partridge pasture and orchard in Medway, but lived in Paxton.

Samuel married Elizabeth McIntire on 5 Jun 1782 in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel McIntire and Hannah Fuller) was born on 11 Oct 1759 in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jan 1830 in Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 6 Mar 1783, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Ralph Mann. He was born about 1728 in Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Friday 12 May 1820 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. David Mann (1784-____) 2. Polly Mann (1785-1787) 3. Patty Mann (1785-____) 4. Timothy Mann (1787-____) 5. Elias Mann (1789-1822) 6. Polly Mann (1791-1802) 7. Paris Mann (1792-____) 8. Nancy Mann (1794-____) 9. James Mann (1798-____) 10. Banoni Mann (1798-____) 11. Elijah Mann (1798-____) 12. Eunice Mann (1799-1830) 13. Abigail Mann (1802-1802)

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• Married: 6 Jun 1784, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Keziah W. Curtis, the daughter of Joseph and Rachel (Daniel) Curtis. She was born on 16 August 1764 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 16 January 1795 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Rachel Partridge (1785-____) 2. Leah Partridge (1788-1788) 3. Timothy Partridge (1789-1827)
• Land/House: 1787, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He inherited his father's homestead in West Medway and spent his life there.
• Married: 10 Jun 1798, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Catherine Clark, the daughter of James and Martha (Smith) Clark. She was born on 9 July 1774 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Elijah's death, on 1 October 1811 Catherine, at age 37, married Moses Pond, at age 29 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 18 June 1834 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Clark Partridge (1799-1799) 2. Catherine Partridge (1801-____) 3. Elijah Partridge (1805-____)

Notes:

Married:
Woods (1907) gives their marriage year as 1785.

Notes:

Birth:
Partridge (1903) gives her birth as 12 March.

Died:
Jameson (1886) gives her death as 22 October.

Notes:

Died:
His gravestone gives the date as 29 September 1783.

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• Married: 30 Jan 1772, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Martha Watkins. She died on Friday 5 June 1789 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Military: 1777; Daniel enlisted as a private from Barre or Rutland 21 August 1777. He served ten days in Capt Benjamin Ayers Company and on 26 September 1777, he marched to Bennington, serving 29 days.
• Married: 17 Nov 1792; Sarah Alden, the daughter of John Alden. She was born in 1760. She died on Wednesday 29 June 1803 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Married: 4 May 1809; Elizabeth Parmenter. She was born on 7 April 1752 in Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 30 October 1836 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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Name:


Married:
Adams (1898) claims she was 48 years old when she died.

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• Married: 30 Jan 1772, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Nathan Adams Jr., the son of Nathan and Kezia (Thompson) Adams. He was born on 24 May 1751 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and was christened on 24 February 1754 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
• Residence: 1773; They lived in either Barre or Rutland, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Buried:
Sibel Harding
Wife of Capt. Abijah Harding
died March 5, 1813
Age 60

Sybil married Captain Abijah Harding on 12 Jul 1770 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Abijah (son of John Harding, Jr and Kezia Pond) was born on 12 Oct 1750 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 1826 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1775; He was a member of Capt. Adams' Company, Col Fuller's Regiment in 1775, and spent three days in Lexington starting 30 April 1775. Later from 28 July 1780 to 7 August 1780, he marched to Tiverton as a part of Capt. Moses Adams' Company, Col. Seth Bullard's 4th Suffolk Regiment.
• Married: 22 May 1777, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Susanna Clark, the daughter of Amos and Hannah (Crage) Clark. She was born on 6 February 1760 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 6 October 1789 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Adams (1779-____) 2. Amos Adams (1779-1792) 3. Hannah Adams (1781-____) 4. Susanna Adams (1783-____) 5. Avery Adams (1785-____) 6. Sybel Adams (1787-____) 7. Polly Adams (1789-1789)
• Married: 26 Aug 1790, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Melatia Holbrook, the daughter of Deacon Joseph Holbrook. She was born on 28 February 1755 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She and Nathan Partridge filed marriage intentions on 16 February 1776 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Partridge Adams (1791-____) 2. Betsey Adams (1793-____) 3. Amos Adams (1794-____) 4. Nancy Adams (1797-____)
• Moved To: 1803, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
Morse (1857) and Jameson (1886) give his birth as 1759.

Name:

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: say 1776; Asa served in the Revolutionary War from Rutland.
• Married: 30 Aug 1777, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Abigail Curtis, the daughter of Joseph and Rachel (Daniel) Curtis. She was born on 12 June 1760 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 21 January 1789 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elijah Adams (1777-____) 2. Asa Adams (1779-____)
• Moved To: say 1778, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1803 to 1804, Eden, Lamoille County, Vermont

Notes:

Name:


Married:
Adams (1898) gives the marriage year as 1776.

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• Married: 23 Feb 1803; Mary Reed.

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• Married: 1793; Thomas Read, the son of Thomas and Hannah (Nurse) Read. He was born on 14 February 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas and Lucinda filed marriage intentions on 9 March 1793. He died on Sunday 4 October 1835 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Read (1794-1800) 2. Thomas Read (1798-1800) 3. Lucinda Read (1800-1837) 4. Abigail Wheeler Read (1804-____) 5. Thomas Lyman Read (1805-____) 6. Mary Jamima Read (1810-____) 7. Lorena Read (1811-____) 8. Lorenzo Read (1811-____)

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• Married: 3 Apr 1824, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Childs, the daughter of Abiather and Sarah (Ames) Childs. She was born on 12 August 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 31 October 1826 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Melissa Ames Wheeler (1825-____)
• Married: 29 Apr 1827, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Hooper. Issue: 1. Ruth Cordelia Wheeler (1828-____) 2. Lucinda Read Wheeler (1830-1870) 3. Maria Wheeler (1834-____)

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• History: say 1830; He was a Justice of the Peace. He may have gained the title "Captain" in the state militia.

Rowland married Lydia Gates on 10 Apr 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Joseph Gates and Sarah Galera Roper) was born on 6 Dec 1789 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Feb 1861 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Living: 1801, Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Buried:
Abigail
wife of
Reuben Wheaton
died Oct. 27, 1850
Æt. 68

Abigail married Reuban Wheaton in 1801. Reuban (son of Christopher Wheaton and Abigail Brewer) was born on 24 May 1779 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Mar 1831 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Ledyard (1889) lists her birth as 2 October in Paxton, and Partridge (1903) follows suit.

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• Census: 1850, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1850 US Census she was recorded, age 63, living in Oakham, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1855, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1855 Massachusetts Census she was recorded, age 66, living in Oakham, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1860, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 75, living in Oakham, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1865, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts Census she was recorded, age 78, living in Oakham, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1870, Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 83, living in Paxton, Massachusetts as a widow.
• Last Full Review: 27 Jul 2020

Zillah married Ezekiel Bellows on 14 Mar 1812 in Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ezekiel was born on 3 May 1785 in Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1815 in Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Silas Reed. Silas was born on 15 Dec 1762 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Aug 1855 in Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in South Cemetery, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 14 Aug 1823, Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Clarke Pike, the son of Francis and Lydia (Bemis) Pike. He was born on 23 March 1786 in Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Pike (1824-1824) 2. William Francis Pike (1825-____) 3. Emeline Lydia Pike (1829-____) 4. Charles Clark Pike (1831-____)

Notes:

Birth:
Ledyard (1889) lists her birth as in Paxton, and Partridge (1903) follows suit.

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• Married: 26 Jun 1815, Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Alfred Snow. Issue: 1. infant Snow (1816-1816) 2. infant Snow (1817-1817)

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• Married: say 1819; Sarah "Sally" Haskell, the daughter of Ebenezer Haskell. She was born on 20 January 1799 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts and was christened on 5 May 1799 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts.3 She died on Friday 26 September 1884 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ebenezer Haskill Partridge (1824-1825) 2. Charles Richards Partridge (1825-____) 3. Caroline Amanda Partridge (1827-____) 4. Hollis Haskill Partridge (1831-____) 5. David Emmons Partridge (1838-____)
• Moved To: 1843, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; They lived in Paxton until 1843, when the removed to Worcester, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Birth:
Ledyard (1889) lists his birth as 30 October in Paxton, and Partridge (1903) lists it as 31 October in Paxton.

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• Married: 1 Jul 1824, Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Louisa Pierce, the daughter of Job and Patty (Hunt) Pierce. She was born on 3 October 1802 in Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 23 January 1836 in Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Scott Partridge (1825-____) 2. Martha Elizabeth Partridge (1828-____) 3. Maria Louisa Partridge (1830-____) 4. George Washington Partridge (1832-____) 5. John McIntire Partridge (1836-____)

Notes:

Birth:
Membrino (1996) gives his birth date as 1 June 1797.

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• Married: 26 Aug 1823, Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Horace Knight.

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

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

Oliver married Elizabeth Browning on 9 Nov 1803 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Browning and Sarah Tufts) was born on 6 May 1777 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Feb 1845 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Dec 1793, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Joseph Broad. Issue: 1. Nathaniel Broad (1794-____) 2. Willard Broad (1796-____) 3. Elisha Broad (1797-____) 4. Alice Broad (1799-____) 5. Eliza Broad (1801-____) 6. Sybil Broad (1803-____)

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

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

Notes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: say 1800; He was a cripple.

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

Buried:
Thomas Harding
died May 27, 1836
Age 43

Notes:

Died:
Roper (1982) gives her death date as 18 June 1824.

Wheeler (1924) gives her death date as 24 June 1824.

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• Married: 31 Mar 1836, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Eliza B. Hawes, the daughter of Roswell and Nancy (Rice) Hawes. She was born in July 1817 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her name does not appear in the published vital records of Petersham. She died on Tuesday 2 January 1849 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Married: say 1850; Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary was Paul's older brother and Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)

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• Married: 6 Dec 1836, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William S. Rollins. He was born in 1813 in Strafford, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. William and Abigail filed marriage intentions on 5 November 1836 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 12 May 1855 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Jane Rollins (1838-____) 2. Charles H. Rollins (1841-____) 3. Mary Ann Rollins (1844-1873)
• Married: 27 Apr 1857; Frederick Leeds, the son of Samuel and Martha (Faxon) Leeds. He was born on 27 February 1807 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. On 4 September 1834 Frederick, at age 27, married first Elizabeth C. Johnson, at age 21, daughter of Isaac Johnson and Nancy Gibbs. He was a currier in 1880 in Melrose, Massachusetts.

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• Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 37
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 42
• Census: 1870, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 51

Catharine married Alpheus Harding on 9 Mar 1837 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Alpheus (son of Captain Oliver Harding and Elizabeth Browning) was born on 3 May 1809 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 24 Jun 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1898 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 4 Apr 1844, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Reed Howe, the son of Jonathan and Susanna (Parmenter) Howe. He was born on 14 May 1814 and was christened on 7 November 1817 both in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Adnah Thomas Howe (1849-____) 2. Josephine Elvira Howe (1851-1883) 3. William Eugene Howe (1856-1856) 4. Minerva Gates Howe (1862-1901)

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• Married: say 1852, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut; Joseph Miles. He was born on 25 January 1822. Issue: 1. Lydia Gates Miles (1853-____) 2. Jennie Etta Miles (1855-____) 3. Mary Lizzie Miles (1862-____) 4. Sarah Frances Miles (1864-____) 5. George Hiram Miles (1866-____) 6. Mattie Josephine Miles (1867-1869)

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• Married: Abt Aug 1859, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary, married first Hiram Madison Wheeler, son of Capt. Rowland Wheeler and Lydia Gates. Mary was Paul's older brother, Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)
• Occupation: 1860; He owned a mill on the site of the first grist mill of Rutland which was burnt by the Indians. He also manufactured hickory and oak farm tools handles.
• Married: 28 Apr 1887, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Helen E. Dean, the daughter of Erastus and Amelia (Gates) Dean. They were married by the Rev. George S. Dodge. She died on Tuesday 20 October 1908 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Buried:
Mary
wife of
Joseph Delvee
died Oct. 16, 1844
AEt. 38

Mary married Joseph Delvey on 31 Aug 1831 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Jonathan Delvey and Hannah Johnson) was born on 19 Feb 1803 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Aug 1848 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1 Feb 1840, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; Almira Tamajen Fuller, the daughter of Benjamin and Dorothy (Bliss) Fuller. She was born on 25 March 1820 in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. She died on Saturday 12 March 1910 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Almira's gravestone inscription in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Elmina T. Fuller wife of Samuel D. Wheaton Mar. 25, 1820 Mar. 12, 1910 Issue: 1. Julius Davis Wheaton (1841-1895) 2. Junius Levi Wheaton (1842-1843) 3. Julia Elimina Wheaton (1844-1900) 4. Sarah A. Wheaton (1846-1860) 5. Christopher C. Wheaton (1848-1897) 6. Hattie Elizabeth Wheaton (1848-1897) 7. Williston Wayland Wheaton (1856-1861)

Notes:

Buried:
Samuel D. Wheaton
died Jan. 3, 1809
Æ. 54.
I long for Heaven

Notes:

Birth:
She was age 22 at her death.

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

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

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

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

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 12
• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 18
• Graduation: Abt 1856, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Address:
  Barre High School
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He and his wife, Ruth, were living with his parents.; : 22
• History: 1860; After their marriage, he worked on his father's farm for a few years
• Moved To: Abt 1864, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; They moved to Brush Valley where he worked in a shop
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 42
• Moved To: 1885; George removed to Orange, and there he lived the rest of his life. During his father's last illness, he and Ruth spent much of their time in Barre. He was a carpenter.
• Occupation: 1894, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was employed by G. H. Lawrence
• Residence: 1894, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  44 North Main Street
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 63
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 72; Address:
  77 North Main Street
• History: 1910; According to his obituary, "He was social, companionable, well-informed and well liked."

Notes:

Birth:
He was born on his father's farm which was two miles from Coldbrook.

George married Ruth Melinda Delvey on 1 Jun 1859 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Joseph Delvey and Mary Wheaton) was born on 15 Jun 1838 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Sep 1923 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Sep 1923 in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 11 Aug 1857; Nathan S. Walker. He died 23 September in Oakham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ada V. Walker (c1855-____)
• Census: 1880, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 47

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 9 Mar 1863; Nancy Olivia Battle, the daughter of James and Sarah Ann Battle. She was born 6 October 1837 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 22 March 1917. Issue: 1. Jennie Clara Delvey (1864-1932) 2. Lissie Ann Delvey (1867-1956) 3. Charles Battle Delvey (1869-1946)
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 68; Address:
  261 North Main Street

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was living with the Harwood family; : 17
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She and her husband, George, were living with his parents.; : 22
• Moved To: Abt 1864, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; They moved to Brush Valley
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 41
• Residence: 1894, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  44 North Main Street
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 66
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 71; Address:
  77 North Main Street
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was living with her daughter, Grace and her husband.; : 81; Address:
  77 North Main Street

Notes:

Died:
She died at 11 o'clock in the morning.

Ruth married George Harding on 1 Jun 1859 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. George (son of Alpheus Harding and Catharine Muzzy Wheeler) was born on 17 Dec 1837 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1910 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Apr 1910 in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She is listed as a servant of Summer Reed; : 59
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 68; Address:
  75 North Main Street

Notes:

Died:
She had never married

Notes:

Birth:
Muse (1995) gives her birth date as 16 October 1844 having confused her with Martha Reed Delvey.

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

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

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

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

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 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]