Mary Pierce

Mary married Peter Tufts in 1647 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Peter (son of Peter Tufts and Elizabeth) was born in 1617 in Wilby Parish, Norfolk, England; died on 13 May 1700 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Aug 1670, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) Elizabeth Lynd, the daughter of Ensign Thomas and Elizabeth (Tufts) Lynd. She was born on 20 April 1650 in Malden, Massachusetts. Adams (1973) gives her birth date as 2 May 1650. She died on Saturday 15 July 1684 in Malden, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Tufts (1673-1721) 2. Anna Tufts (1677-____) 3. Peter Tufts (1678-____) 4. Mary Tufts (1681-1745) 5. Thomas Tufts (1683-1733)
• Military: say 1678; Peter was a Captain in the militia.
• Married: 16 Dec 1684, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Mercy Cotton, the daughter of the Rev. Seaborn and Dorothy (Bradstreet) Cotton. She was born on 3 November 1666 in Hampton, New Hampshire. Thornton (1847) gives her birth date as 2 November 1666. She died on Tuesday 18 June 1715 in Medford, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Cotton Tufts (1686-1686) 2. Mercy or Mary Tufts (1687-1688) 3. John Tufts (1689-____) 4. Samuel Tufts (1691-1692) 5. Dorothy Tufts (1693-1693) 6. Mercy Tufts (1695-1697) 7. Dorothy Tufts (1697-1697) 8. Mercy Tufts (1698-____) 9. Simon Tufts (1700-1747) 10. Sarah Tufts (1702-____) 11. Dorothy Tufts (1704-____) 12. Lydia Tufts (1707-____) 13. Samuel Tufts
• Offices Held: 1689 to 1691, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Medford.
• Married: 11 Jun 1717, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; (3) Prudence Putnam, the daughter of Thomas and Ann (Holyoke) Putnam. She was born on 28 February 1661/62 in Salem, Massachusetts. Prudence, married (1) William Wyman. She owned covenant in the church on 11 June 1717 in Medford, Massachusetts. After Peter's death, in 1727 Prudence, married (3) Richard Carr, in Salisbury, Massachusetts. She was living in 1745. They had no children.
• Will: 24 Jul 1719
• Probate/Proved: 2 Oct 1721

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Name:


Married:
Adams (1973) gives their marriage place as Charlestown, Massachusetts.

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• Natural Issue: say 1671, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; James and Elizabeth Wells, had a natural child, James Tufts.
• History: 27 Jun 1672; According to the Selectman's records (27 June 1672) of Charlestown, "Child of James Tufts and Elizabeth Wells, to be kept by Susanna White."
• Military: 1676; He was a soldier in King Philip's War.

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Name:


Died:
He was killed at the Battle of Bloody Brook during King Philips War.

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 7 (3) 1653.

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• Married: 15 Oct 1674, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; John Edes, the son of the Rev. John and Elizabeth Edes. He was born on 31 March 1651 and was christened on 6 April 1651 both in Lawford, Essex, England. He was a ship's carpenter. He died about 1693 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Edes (1680-1721) 2. Edward Edes (1681-____) 3. Mary Edes (1684-____) 4. Peter Edes (1686-____) 5. Jonathan Edes (1688-____) 6. Sarah Edes (1691-____)
• Religion: 15 Aug 1680, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Mary was admitted to the Charlestown Church.

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 19 (4) 1655.

Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 15 (8) 1674.

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 19 (4) 1657.

Died:
His death date was recorded as 22 (4) 1658.

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• Freeman: 1690
• Will: 4 Aug 1718, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 3 (1) 1660

Jonathan married Rebecca Waite on 31 Mar 1681 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Captain John Waite and Mary Hills) was born on 22 Nov 1662 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1755 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Jun 1681, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts; William Williams. After Martha's death, in 1699 William, married (2) Joanna Mowre, in Lynn, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 12 January 1704/5 in Lynn, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Williams (1682-____)

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• Married: say 1687; Mary Putnam, the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Putnam. She was born on 15 September 1669 in Salem, Massachusetts. She died in July 1758 in Malden, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Tufts (1688-1717) 2. John Tufts (1690-1725) 3. Nathaniel Tufts (1692-1741) 4. Peter Tufts (1697-1776) 5. Benjamin Tufts (1699-1774) 6. Timothy Tufts (1703-1727) 7. Thomas Tufts (1706-1777) 8. Stephen Tufts (1711-1785) 9. Mary Tufts (1716-____)

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• Last Full Review: 3 Jun 2020

Mercy married Joseph Waite on 24 Oct 1688 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Captain John Waite and Mary Hills) died in 1692 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mercy married Lemuel Jenkins on 11 Jun 1694 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Lemuel was born about 1643 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1713 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 22 May 1689, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Thomas Oakes, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Oakes. He was born on 18 March 1659 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He became a freeman in 1690. He died on Friday 11 September 1733 in Malden, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Oakes (1690-____) 2. Sarah Oakes (1694-____) 3. Lydia Oakes (1697-____) 4. Uriah Oakes (1700-____) 5. Mary Oakes (1702-____) 6. Hannah Oakes (1705-____) 7. Elizabeth Oakes (1707-____) 8. Jonathan Oakes (1709-____) 9. Abigail Oakes (1714-____)

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Died:
Her death date was recorded as 2 (8) 1683.

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• Last Full Review: 29 Apr 2020

Notes:

Birth: Tufts (1897) gives her birth date as 1660. Adams (1975) gives her birth date as 1661.

Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 22 (9), 1663.

Elizabeth married Joseph Lynde in 1684 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Ensign Thomas Lynde and Elizabeth Tufts) was born on 13 Dec 1652 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 02 Jan 1735/36 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Hannah Woodin on 1 Jul 1696 in Wells, York County, Maine. Hannah (daughter of John Woodin and Mary Sanders) was born on 20 Oct 1669 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 27 Jan 1714, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sarah Waite, the daughter of Samuel and Mehetabel (Buckman) Waite. She was born in 1690 in Malden, Massachusetts. She died in 1753 or she died on 1 October 1765 in Medford, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonathan Tufts (1716-1716) 2. Mary Tufts (1716-1716) 3. Sarah Tufts (1717-____) 4. Jonathan Tufts (1719-____) 5. Mary Tufts (1722-____) 6. Tabitha Tufts (1724-1748)
• Occupation: say 1720, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was an inn-holder.

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• Married: 17 Apr 1717, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John Willis, the son of Stephen and Hannah (Elliot) Willis. He was born on 6 August 1681 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. On 30 May 1710 John, at age 28, married (1)Mary Tufts, at age 22, daughter of John and Mary (Putnum) Tufts. He died on Friday 8 August 1755 in Medford, Massachusetts. They had no children.

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• Married: 28 Mar 1723, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Sweetser, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Sprague) Sweetser. She was born on 15 March 1697/98 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. After Samuel's death, on 6 January 1736/37 Elizabeth, at age 38, married (2) Daniel Mansfield, in Malden, Massachusetts. After Daniel's death, on 13 July 1765 Elizabeth, at age 67, married (3) Benjamin Newhall Esq, in Lynn, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 4 January 1771 in Lynn, Massachusetts. They had no children.

Notes:

Married:
Adams (1973) gives their marriage date as 17 November 1722.

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• Married: 12 Feb 1727, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John Coleman. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He died on Friday 20 April 1781 in Malden, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Coleman (1738-____) 2. Persis Coleman (1739-____)
• Will: 19 May 1755, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in the will of her Mother.

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• Religion: 1727, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was allowed in 1727 to choose a pew in the Medford Meeting House along with 24 other men, to be chosen in social rank order. Joseph was number 22.
• Offices Held: 1748, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1748 He was appointed an Medford Town Assessor.
• Miscellaneous: 1754, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; When the tract on the south of the river became annexed to Medford from Charlestown, the records state: "April 30, 1754: The southerly half of Mistic Bridge, and the causey adjoining, by a resolve of the General Assembly, is now within the limits of Medford." "May 8, 1754: Samuel Brooks, Esq., Lieut. Stephen Hall, jun., and Jos. Tufts were chosen a committee to manage the affairs relating to the southerly half of the Mistic Bridge and the causey adjoining thereto."
• Petition: 1754, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1754 he was on the committee which petitioned the General Court to receive the lands south of the Mystic into the Town of Medford, Massachusetts. It was granted 17 April 1754.
• Estate Admin: 15 Jan 1759, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 15 January 1759 his estate was administered. His inventory was 47 acres woods adj. Jenner; 14£ acres woods on Woburn bounds; 6 acres woods late of Jonathan Tufts; 5 acres marsh by Oakes; 7 acres marsh by Cutter; 5 acres by Blanchard; 3 acres against Maiden burying place; 3 acres by creek head; total £14,460 ; reduced from that to lawful money.
• Last Full Review: 4 Jun 2020

Joseph married Lydia Francis on 12 Jan 1727 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Lydia was born on 20 Apr 1703 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jun 1778 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
She never married.

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• Married: 26 Feb 1729/30, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John Fosdick. Issue: 1. John Fosdick (1729-____) 2. John Fosdick (1731-____) 3. Elizabeth Fosdick (1732-____) 4. Lydia Fosdick (1734-____)

John married Agnes Foote in 1737 in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Agnes was born in 1707 in Scotland; died on 26 Feb 1788 in West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 14 May 1729, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Solomon Hancock, the son of Samuel and Dorothy Hancock. He was born in June 1704 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and was christened on 18 June 1704 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 20 September 1756. Issue: 1. Hannah Hancock (1731-____) 2. Samuel Hancock (1732-1735) 3. Mary Hancock (1733-1743) 4. Elizabeth Hancock (1737-____) 5. Samuel Hancock (1738-____)

Notes:

Married:
Wyman (1878) gives different dates for both Samuels births:
2. 2 Apr 1732
5. 7 Jan 1739

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• Married: 25 Oct 1733, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Phebe Woods, the daughter of Nathaniel and Alice Woods. She was born on 6 March 1713 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 8 October 1755 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Issue: 1. David Tufts 2. Elizabeth Tufts 3. James Tufts (1734-1756) 4. Phebe Tufts (1735-____) 5. Hannah Tufts (1738-____) 6. Nathan Tufts (1740-____) 7. Mary Tufts (1746-1792) 8. Nathaniel Tufts (1746-1752) 9. Andrew Tufts (1748-____) 10. Nathaniel Tufts

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• Married: 24 Oct 1771, Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Hugh Smith. He was born in 1733. Hugh, married first Agnes Bolton. He died on Saturday 18 May 1805 in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. William Smith (1772-____)

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• Married: 9 Jun 1768, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts; James Cunningham. He was born in 1713 in Ireland. He died on Monday 20 February 1786 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. They had no children.

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• Married: 17 Nov 1763, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Margaret Browning, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Davis) Browning. She was born on 20 December 1731 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 18 May 1801 in New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. James Tufts 2. William Tufts 3. John Tufts 4. ? 5. ? 6. ?

Notes:

Married:
Adams (1973) gives Margaret's birth date as 10 December 1731.

Sarah married John Browning on 12 Nov 1761 in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. John (son of James Browning and Elizabeth Davis) was born on 22 Oct 1737 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Apr 1812 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 16 Apr 1772, Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Mary Shaw. She was born on 22 May 1744. She died on Wednesday 27 March 1816 in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Israel Tufts 2. Joseph Tufts 3. Joshua Tufts 4. John Tufts 5. Mary Tufts 6. Joshua Tufts 7. Joseph Tufts

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• Married: Jan 1768; Joseph Blair. He was born in 1743. He died on Monday 27 September 1802 in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Betty Blair (1769-____) 2. Sarah Blair (1770-____) 3. Mary Blair (1773-____) 4. Ruth Blair (1780-____) 5. Joseph Blair (1783-____)

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• Married: Feb 1769, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Hannah Tyler, the daughter of Abner and Hannah (Stevens) Tyler. She was born on 15 February 1749 in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 21 May 1816 in Gorham, Ontario County, New York. Issue: 1. Sarah Tufts 2. Elizabeth Tufts 3. Thomas Tufts 4. Mary Tufts 5. Thomas Tufts 6. John Tufts 7. Patty Tufts 8. Hannah Tufts

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• Married: 1788; James Hubbard, the son of Ephraim and Sarah (Billings) Hubbard. He was born on 28 May 1752 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was living in 1787 in Hinsdale. James and Sarah Browning filed marriage intentions on 17 March 1788 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 7 Oct 1784, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Clara Shermon.

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• Married: 21 Jun 1801, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Perley Whitmore. She was born in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.

Notes:

Buried:
In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth
Wife of Capt. Oliver Harding
who died Feb 16, 1845
age 67

Elizabeth married Captain Oliver Harding on 9 Nov 1803 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Oliver (son of Captain Abijah Harding and Sybil Adams) was born on 3 Jun 1774 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Oct 1843 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: 13 Mar 1811, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Joel Smith. Joel, married first Persis _____. Issue: 1. Joel Barlow Smith (1814-____) 2. Joel Lovellette Smith (1816-1846) 3. Joseph Thales Smith (1818-____)

Notes:

Buried:
In Memory of
Mrs.
POLLY SMITH
Wife of
Mr. Joel Smith,
She died in Spencer,
Dec. 27, 1840,
aged 61 years

Notes:

Birth:
She was age 22 at her death.

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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• Census: 1850, 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]

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• 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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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]

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• 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

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• 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.

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• 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]