~~ Massachusetts Colony ~~

--- Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Generations in America ---

 

Families of the Children of Sarah5 Washburn and Ephraim3 Keith, Esq.

 

 

            The children of Sarah Washburn and Ephraim Keith, Esq., remained in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on land in the “Titicut” Precinct of Bridgewater that their father had acquired, except for son Ephraim Keith (Jr.), who moved to Taunton, but some of their grandchildren moved to Middleborough, West Bridgewater, and Charlemont, Massachusetts, and Jefferson County, New York.

 

 

 

 

Samuel3 Washburn

 

 

Israel4 Washburn

 

 

 

 

Deborah2 Packard

 

Sarah5 Washburn

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel Sumner

 

 

Waitstill Sumner

 

 

 

 

Experience Blake

Mary Keith

 

 

 

Sylvia4 Keith

 

 

 

Philibert4 Keith

 

 

 

Ephraim4 Keith Jr.

 

 

 

Ichabod4 Keith

 

 

 

Timothy Keith

 

 

 

William4 Keith

 

 

 

Lt. Solomon4 Keith

 

 

 

Sarah4 Keith

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rev. James1 Keith

 

 

Joseph2 Keith

 

 

 

 

Susanna2 Edson

 

Ephraim3 Keith, Esq.

 

 

 

 

 

Deacon Edward2 Fobes

 

 

Elisabeth3 Fobes

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth2 Howard

 

(1221.) William4 Keith, fourth son of (417) Sarah5 Washburn, (124) Israel4, (58) Samuel3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 5 June 1746,[1] married (1419) Eunice5 Leach, daugh­ter of (453) Deacon Joseph4 and Anna (Harris) Leach,[2] on 11 Feb. 1767 in Bridgewater.[3] She was born ca. 1749,[4] a granddaughter of Benjamin3 and (129) Hephzibah4 (Washburn) Leach, of Bridgewater,[5] and they were third cousins.[6] He may have been the William Keith who served as a Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Keith’s Company from Bridgewater in 1776, and in Lt. Samuel Dunbar’s Company in 1780 during the Revolutionary War,[7] but he was not given the title “Sgt.” in his death record. On 27 Mar. 1776 Ephraim Keith, of Bridgewater, Esqr., and Sarah Keith, his wife, sold to their sons William Keith and Solomon Keith ¾ of an acres of land in Titicut Parish in Bridgewater with a dwelling house,[8] and Solomon Keith sold his share to his brother William Keith on 23 Jan. 1777,[9] which William Keith sold to Eleazer Carver, Physician, and Giles Leach, yeoman, on 4 July 1777.[10] On 12 Nov. 1781 Ephraim Keith, of Taunton, and William Keith and Solomon Keith,  both of Bridgewater, heirs to the estate of Ephraim Keith Esqr., late of Bridgewater, agreed to a division of the lands that were willed to them in Bridgewater in their father’s will by giving quit claims to each other.[11] William Keith evidently loaned money to his brother Ephraim Keith, which Ephraim did not repay, because on 15 Apr. 1782 William Keith, of Bridgewater, yeoman, recovered two judgements against Ephraim Keith, of Bridgewater, which was settled in part of the land Ephraim had received from his father’s estate being given to William Keith to satisfy the two judgements.[12] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790,[13] and 1800 federal censuses,[14] probably in the East Parish of Bridgewater in the 1810 federal census,[15] and in Titicut Parish of Bridgewater in the 1820 federal census, where he was a farmer.[16]

        William Keith died on 16 Feb. 1824 in Titicut Parish, Bridgewater, MA, aged 77 years,[17] and Eunice (Leach) Keith a widow died on 8 July 1827 in Titicut, MA, aged 77 years,[18] but no pro­bate records were filed for either of their estates in Plymouth County.

        William Keith and Eunice Leach had children, order uncer­tain:[19]

        3013     i   Cassandana5 Keith, born on 21 July 1767 in Bridgewater,[20] married Alpheus7 Leach, son of James6 and Hasadiah4 (Keith) Leach,[21] on 1 Feb. 1787 in Bridgewater.[22] He was born on 2 Aug. 1765 in Bridgewater,[23] a grandson of Nehemiah5 and Mercy3 (Bryant) Leach,[24] and of Robert3 and Tabitha4 (Leach) Keith.[25] Alpheus Leach, of Bridgewater, Gentleman, was granted administration of the estate of James Leach, late of Bridgewater, yeoman, on 6 Jan. 1800.[26] He was not a head of household in Bridgewater in the 1790 federal census, but they were living in Bridgewater in the 1800,[27] and 1810 federal censuses,[28] in the South Parish of Bridgewater in the 1820 federal census, where he was a farmer,[29] and in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840 federal census.[30] He died on 17 Aug. 1841 in Bridgewater, aged 76 years,[31] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She was living with the family of her son James K. Leach in Bridgewater, in the 1850 federal census,[32] and the 1855 state census.[33] She died a widow on 11 Sept. 1858 in Bridgewater, aged 91 years, 1 month, 20 days,[34] and they were both buried in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. They had children:

a. Anna8 Leach, born on 7 Aug. 1787 in Bridgewater,[35] married Zenas Knapp, son of Atherton and Mary Knapp, of Raynham, MA, as his second wife, on 7 Dec. 1817 in Bridgewater.[36] He was born on 15 Dec. 1782 in Raynham,[37] and had married first to (3143) Judith Dean, daughter of (1254) Job and Judith (Williams) Dean, of Raynham, in 1807.[38] Anna (Leach) Knapp died, however, on 14 July 1820 in Titicut, MA, aged 32 years,[39] and Zenas Knapp remarried again to Sarah Richmond, of Taunton, daughter of Jonathan Richmond,[40] on 12 June 1831 in Middleborough.[41] He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1830 federal census, but they were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840,[42] and 1850 federal censuses,[43] and the 1855 state census,[44] where he was a farmer, in Bridgewater with the family of J. Sanford and Caroline Wilbar in the 1860 federal census, where he was a farm laborer,[45] and in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census.[46] She died on 1 Mar. 1869 in Bridgewater, aged 82 years, 4 months,[47] and he died “single,” testate, on 7 Apr. 1872 in Taunton, MA, aged 89 years, 3 months, 22 days of “apoplexy.”[48] His will, dated 8 Nov. 1860, and probated on 21 June 1872, mentioned his wife Sarah Knapp and son Zenas Knapp, and he named Zenas Knapp as executor of his estate.[49] (See Appendix [A] for a full transcription of his will.)

b. Ambrose8 Leach, born on 5 May 1791 in Bridgewater,[50] married 1.) Hannah Howard, daughter of Nehemiah and Sally (Curtis) Howard,[51] on 8 Oct. 1815 in Bridgewater.[52] She was born on 16 Mar. 1792 in Bridgewater.[53] They were living in the West Parish of Bridgewater in the 1820 federal census,[54] and in West Bridgewater in the 1830 federal census.[55] She died on 22 Nov. 1838 in Bridgewater,[56] and was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in West Bridgewater, MA. He remarried to 2.) Jane Bartlett, daughter of David and Polly Brett (Howard) Bartlett,[57] on 23 Apr. 1840 in West Bridgewater.[58] She was born on 7 Mar. 1804 in West Bridgewater,[59] a granddaughter of Samuel and Susan (Dunbar) Bartlett, of West Bridgewater.[60] They were living in Union, Lincoln Co., ME, in the 1840 federal census,[61] but they were living back in West Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[62] the 1855 state census.[63] and the 1860 federal census,[64] where he was a carpenter. He died testate on 13 Mar. 1865 in West Bridgewater, aged 73 years, 10 months, 8 days, of “lung fever,”[65] his will dated 3 Aug. 1860, and probated on 24 Apr. 1865, mentioned his wife Jane Bartlett Leach, daughters Hannah Howard Hartwell, Sarah Leach, Julia Granby Leach, Mary Ann Copeland, deceased, Nanny Fisher Packard and Catharine Louisa Keith, and son Henry Whitman Leach, whom he named as executor of his estate.[66] (See Appendix [B] for a full transcription of his will.) She was living in West Bridgewater with the family of their son Henry W. and Julia F. Leach in the 1865 state census,[67] but she was not found in the 1870 federal census. She died a widow on 3 Jan. 1886 in West Bridgewater, aged 81 years, 9 months, 27 days, of “cancer of uterus,”[68] they were both buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in West Bridgewater, MA.

c. Sally Leach, born on 7 May 1793 in Bridgewater,[69] marriage not found.

d. Alpheus8 Leach (Jr.), born on 8 Apr. 1796 in Bridgewater,[70] married Elizabeth5 C. Mitchell, daughter of Bradford4 and Meribah (Keen) Mitchell,[71] on 22 June 1826 in Bridgewater.[72] She was born on 17 Feb. 1804 in Bridgewater,[73] a granddaughter of Col. Edward3 and Elizabeth (Cushing) Mitchell (Jr.), of Bridgewater.[74] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830,[75] 1840,[76] and 1850 federal censuses,[77] the 1855 state census,[78] where he was a farmer. They were not found in the 1860 or 1870 federal censuses, but they were still living in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census.[79] He died testate on 9 Sept. 1875 in Bridgewater, aged 79 years, 5 months, 1 day, of cancer,[80] his will dated 3 Nov. 1868, and probated on 27 Sept. 1875, mentioned his daughter Alice W. Snow, wife of Linus W. Snow, and her son Linus Webster Snow, his wife Elizabeth C. Leach, and his children Lucretia M. Oldham, wife of Miller G. Oldham, of Bridgewater, James C. Leach, of Bridgewater, and Warren G. Leach, of Chelsea.[81] (See Appendix [C] for a full transcription of his will.) She died a widow on 20 May 1889 in Bridgewater, aged 85 years, 2 months, 15 days, of “kidney disease,”[82] and they were both buried in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

e. Louisa8 P. Leach, born on 20 Nov. 1800 in Bridgewater,[83] married Phillip Ellis Hill, son of Barnum and Mary (Ellis) Hill,[84] on 10 Dec. 1826 in Bridgewater.[85] He was born on 2 Sept. 1807 in Bridgewater.[86] They were living next door to her brother Alpheus Leach Jr. in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840 federal census,[87] and in Bridgewater in 1850 federal census next door his parents Barnum and Mary Hill, where he was a trader,[88] in the 1855 state census, where he was an insurance agent, the 1860 federal census, where he was an insurance broker,[89] the 1865 state census,[90] and the 1870 federal census,[91] where he was a fire insurance agent.[92] She died on 23 Dec. 1876 in Bridgewater, aged 76 years, 1 month, 3 days, of “fever, erysipelas,”[93] and he died a widower, testate, on 12 Apr. 1877 in Bridgewater, aged 69 years, 7 months, 10 days, of “heart,”[94] and they were both buried in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. His will, dated 15 Feb. 1877, and probated on 16 Apr. 1877, mentioned his two sons William F. Hill and George W. Hill, and his three daughters Sarah Jane Bassett, Caroline L. Webster and unmarried daughter Mary E. Hill, and he also made a bequest to Henry Rudd, “who has faithly labored for me more than ten years.”[95] (See Appendix [D] for a full transcription of his will.) Son William F. Hill was living in Lynn, Essex Co., MA, in 1877 when his father’s will was probated.

f. Whightman8 Rathbun Leach, born on 7 June 1804 in Bridgewater,[96] died on 8 Sept. 1833 in Bridgewater,[97] presumably unmarried, but no probate records were filed for his estate.

g. Hepzibah8 Carpenter Rathburn Leach, born on 23 Feb. 1806 in Bridgewater,[98] married Henry Field, of Taunton, MA, on 10 Dec. 1826 in Bridgewater.[99] He was born ca. 1796 in MA.[100] She died on 26 Sept. 1848 in Taunton, MA, aged 42 years,[101] and he remarried to Lois (___) in about 1849,[102] and they were living in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer.[103] She was born ca. 1799 in MA,[104] and she died on 1 June 1850 in Taunton, aged 51 years.[105] He was living in Taunton in the 1855 state census, where he was a laborer,[106] but he was not found in Taunton in the 1860 federal census or the 1865 state census, and no probate records were found for him in Bristol Co., MA.

h. James8 Keith Leach, born on 7 Oct. 1811 in Bridgewater,[107] married Lydia Eliza Ann Thayer, daughter of Joel and Lydia S. Thayer, on 21 May 1842 in Randolph, MA.[108] She was born on ca. 5 Nov. 1819 in Stoughton, MA.[109] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a house carpenter,[110] and the 1855 state census,[111] where he was a housewright, where his widowed mother was living with them, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a farmer and carpenter,[112] in the 1865 state census,[113] and 1870 federal census,[114] where he was a carpenter, and the 1880 federal census, where he was a farmer.[115] He died on 4 Mar. 1890 in Bridgewater, aged 78 years, 4 months, 25 days, of “heart failure,”[116] and she died a widow on 28 Dec. 1899 in Bridgewater, aged 80 years, 1 month, 23 days, of “consumption.”[117]

        3014    ii   Beulah5 Keith, born on ca. 6 Aug. 1769 in Bridgewater,[118] married Jonathan Howard “3d,” of Bridge­water, on 8 May 1788 in Middleborough.[119] He was born ca. 1763.[120] He does not appear to have been a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census, nor does he appear to have been any of the many Jonathan Howards living in Massachusetts in the 1800 federal census,[121] and they eventually moved to Charlemont, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MA. He was not a head of household in Charlemont in the 1810 federal census, but they were living in Charlemont in the 1820,[122] 1830,[123] and 1840 federal censuses, where he was listed as a Revolutionary War Pensioner.[124] He served as a Private in Capt. Joseph White’s Company from Charlemont in 1814 during the War of 1812,[125] and in her widow’s pension application dated 17 Oct. 1843 Beulah Howard stated that he also served as a Private in the Army of the Revolution,[126] so he was probably the Jonathan Howard of Bridgewater who served under Brig. Gen. Paterson at Camp Totoway in 1780, and as a Private in Capt. Adams Bailey’s Company. Col. John Bailey’s Regiment in 1781.[127] He died testate on 9 Mar. 1842 in Charlemont, MA, aged 79 years,[128] and was buried in East Charlemont Cemetery in Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA. His will, dated 12 Aug. 1839, and probated on 19 July 1842, named his wife Bulah Howard, grandson Martin Allen Howard, granddaughter Harriet Howard, granddaughter Julia Howard, grandson Austin Howard, granddaughter Amanda Howard, granddaughter Olive Howard, and grandson David Howard, to whom he left his farm in Charlemont, and he named David Howard as executor of his estate.[129] (See Appendix [E] for a full transcription of his will.) Beulah Howard was living in Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, with her grandson David Howard, son of Martin and Mary Howard,[130] in the 1850 federal census,[131] and with David and Eliza Howard, in the 1855 state census,[132] and the 1860 federal census.[133] She died a widow, testate, on 27 Mar. 1863 in Charlemont, MA, aged 93 years, 7 months, 21 days,[134] and was also buried in East Charlemont Cemetery in Charlemont, MA. Her will was dated 25 Apr. 1851, and mentioned her grandchildren Martin Allen Howard, Harriet Wells, David Howard, Julia Ward, Austin Howard, Amanda Howard and Oliver Howard, and her daughter-in-law Polly Howard, to whom she left the bulk of her estate, and she named Asahel Judd Junior as executor of her estate. Polly Howard presented her will for probate on 29 Apr. 1863, saying that Asahel Judd Jr. was then living in Illinois, and petitioned that David Howard to be granted administration of her estate, listing her heirs as Martin A. Howard of Springfield, Harriet Wells, wife of R. D. Wells of Conway, David Howard of Charlemont, Julia Ward, wife of G. K. Ward of Buckland, Austin Howard of Coleraine, Amanda Howard of Charlemont, and Olive Smith, wife of Hoyt Smith of Buckland. David Howard was granted administration with the will annexed of her estate on 26 May 1863, and her inventory was valued at $459.75.[135] (See Appendix [F] for a full transcription of her will.) They apparently had only one son:

a. Martin Howard, born ca. 1788 in MA,[136] married Mary “Polly” Brooks, daughter of Alpheus and Sophia (White) Brooks,[137] on 15 Jan. 1812 in Buckland, MA.[138] She was born on 11 Oct. 1793 in Buckland, MA.[139] They were living in Charlemont, MA, in the 1820 federal census.[140] He died intestate on 19 Feb. 1830 in Charlemont, aged 41 years,[141] and was buried in East Charlemont Cemetery in Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA. Asahel Judd, Esq., of Charlemont, was granted administration of his estate on 9 Mar. 1830, with Horace W. Taft of Sunderland and Salmon Root of Montague as his sureties, and Orrick Packard, Luther Pratt, and David Smith, all of Charlemont, were appointed to appraise his estate, which totaled $273.25.[142] Mary Howard, of Charlemont, was appointed as guardian of Austin Howard, Amanda Howard, and Oliver Howard, minor children over 14 years of age of Martin Howard, late of Charlemont, on 18 Oct. 1842.[143] She was living with his parents in Charlemont in the 1830,[144] and 1840 federal censuses,[145] and she was living with her son David Howard and her widowed mother-in-law, Beulah Howard, in Charlemont in the 1850 federal census,[146] the 1855 state census,[147] and the 1860 federal census.[148] She died a widow on 12 Apr. 1864 in Colrain, Franklin Co., MA, aged 70 years, 6 months, 1 day, of “apoplexy,”[149] and was also buried in East Charlemont Cemetery in Charlemont, MA.

        3015   iii   Olive5 Keith, born ca. 1771,[150] married Barnice6 Leach, son of (1421) Jedediah5 and Phebe4 (Keith) Leach,[151] as his second wife, on 29 Nov. 1810 in Bridgewater.[152] He was born on 8 Apr. 1771 in Bridgewater,[153] a grandson of (457) Benjamin4 and Hannah (Keith) Leach (Jr.),[154] and of Robert3 and Tabitha (Leach) Keith,[155] and had married first to Roxanna Hooper, daughter of Nathaniel and (1085) Elisabeth4 (Bryant) Hooper (Jr.),[156] in 1797.[157] Olive (Keith) Leach probably had no children. They were living in Titicut Parish, Bridgewater, MA, in the 1820 federal census,[158] and in Bridgewater in the 1830 federal census.[159] Barnice Leach died on 10 Nov. 1832 in Bridgewater,[160] but no pro­bate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth County. She was still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census, with the family of Caleb Hayward, close to Zenas Knapp,[161] but she was not found in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census or the 1860 federal census, and she may have been the widow Olive Leach who died on 18 Sept. 1856 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA, aged 85 years, 3 months,[162] but her birth place was given as Easton in her death record, and no probate records were filed for her estate in Norfolk Co., MA.

        3016   iv   Porcia5 Keith, born say 1773,[163] married Mark Doggett, of Raynham, MA, on 9 May 1793 in Bridgewater.[164] Children not found. They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1800 federal census,[165] and in Middleborough, MA, in the 1810 federal census,[166] but he was not found in the 1820, 1830, 1840 or 1850 federal censuses in Massachusetts, and no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth or Bristol Co., MA.

        3017    v   Cynthia5 Keith, born on ca. 5 June 1774 in Bridgewater,[167] married Sullivan Shaw, son of Zephaniah and Hannah (Pratt) Shaw, of Middleborough,[168] on 12 Mar. 1797 in Middleborough.[169] He was born on 11 Oct. 1776 in Middleborough,[170] a grandson of Capt. Benjamin and Lydia4 (Harlow) Pratt (Jr.), of Middleborough.[171] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1800,[172] and 1810 federal censuses,[173] but he was not a head of household in the 1820 federal census. He served as a Private in Capt. Greenleaf Pratt’s Company from Middleborough in Lt. Col. Caleb Howard’s Regiment in 1814 during the War of 1812.[174] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830 federal census,[175] but he was apparently not the Sullivan Shaw living in Bridgewater in the 1840 federal census,[176] and they may have been living with one of their children. He was not found in the 1850 federal census, but she was living with their son Horatio Shaw in West Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census,[177] and they were both living with their son Horatio Shaw in West Bridgewater, MA, in the 1855 state census, where he was a laborer.[178] She died on 29 Feb. 1860 in West Bridgewater, MA, aged 85 years, 8 months, 24 days, of influenza,[179] and he was living in Abington, MA, in the 1860 federal census, with the family of Isaac and Eliza Reed,[180] but no death or probate records were found for him in Plymouth Co., MA. They had children:

a. (Supposedly) Harriet Shaw, born ca. 1798 in Middleborough,[181] married Ford Bearce, son of Job and Sarah5 (Keith) Bearce,[182] on 28 Mar. 1820 in Bridgewater.[183] He was born supposedly on 6 Apr. 1794 in Bridgewater,[184] a grandson of James4 and Sarah (Holman) Keith, of Bridgewater.[185] He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1830 federal census, and he supposedly died on 20 Apr. 1838 in East Bridgewater, MA, aged 44 years,[186] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She was living in Bridgewater with the family of their daughter and son-in-law,[187] Florentius and Hannah Wilbar, in the 1850 federal census,[188] and the 1855 state census.[189] She died a widow on 14 Aug. 1859 in East Bridgewater, aged 61 years, of dysentery,[190] but no probate records were filed for her estate either.

b. Willard Shaw, born on ca. 18 Sept. 1800,[191] probably in Middleborough, married 1.) Eunice B. Haskins, of New Bedford, MA, on 20 Oct. 1822 in New Bedford.[192] They were living in New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1830 federal census.[193] She apparently died by 1837, and he remarried to 2.) Jerusha Chase, of Dartmouth, in 1837,[194] but she apparently also died soon after, and he remarried again to 3.) Chloe (Connell) Gifford, of New Bedford, daughter of William and Jemima Connell,[195] on 29 Apr. 1839 in New Bedford.[196] She was born on ca. 4 Mar. 1803 in Dartmouth, MA.[197] They were living in New Bedford in the 1840,[198] and 1850 federal census,[199] the 1855 state census,[200] the 1860 federal census,[201] and the 1865 state census,[202] where he was a ship carpenter or shipwright. He died on 29 Aug. 1867 in New Bedford, MA, aged 66 years, 11 months, 11 days, of cancer,[203] and but no probate records were filed for his estate in Bristol Co., MA. She was living with Wilbur Chase in Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1870 federal census.[204] She remarried to Wilbur Chase, son of Ezekiel and Lydia (Wilbur) Chase, of Dartmouth,[205] as his second wife, on 4 Oct. 1874 in Fall River, MA.[206] He was born on ca. 29 May 1804 in Dartmouth.[207] She died on 8 Apr. 1882 in Fall River, MA, aged 79 years, 1 month, 4 days, of “paralysis,”[208] and he died a widower on 25 Feb. 1894 in Fall River, aged 89 years, 8 months, 27 days, of “contusion of brain.”[209]

c. (Supposedly) Amanda Shaw, born supposedly on 8 Dec. 1808 in Bridgewater,[210] married Henry Miller Randall, son of Ebenezer and Olive Randall,[211] on 8 Nov. 1829 in Bridgewater.[212] He was born on 9 Jan. 1806 in Easton, MA.[213] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830,[214] 1840,[215] and 1850 federal censuses,[216] where he was a laborer, the 1855 state census, where he was a stone mason,[217] the 1860 federal census, where he was a farm laborer,[218] the 1865 state census, where he was a farmer and she was insane,[219] and next door to James K. Leach in Bridgewater in the 1870,[220] and 1880 federal censuses,[221] where he was a farm hand or laborer, and she was insane. He died intestate on 25 Feb. 1881 in Bridgewater, aged 75 years, of “mortification of leg,”[222] and Asa C. Sisson, of Easton, was granted administration of his estate on 11 Apr. 1881, with George W. Belcher and Albert A. Rotch, of Easton, as sureties.[223] She died a widow on 13 Apr. 1890 in Bridgewater, aged 80 years, 1 month, 28 days, of “paralysis.”[224]

d. Horatio Shaw, born on 6 Nov. 1813 in Middleborough,[225] married Lydia Holmes Staples, daughter of Simeon and Lydia Holmes (Sampson) Staples,[226] in 1846.[227] She was born on 2 Apr. 1824 in Middleborough.[228] They were living in West Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[229] and the 1855 state census,[230] where he was a stone cutter, and his parents were living with them, and the 1860 federal census, where he was a stone layer.[231] She died on 9 May 1874 in West Bridgewater, MA, aged 50 years, 1 month, 9 days, of “paralysis,”[232] and he died at the State Work House in Bridgewater on 3 Mar. 1875, aged 61 years, of “softening of brain,”[233] and they were both buried in the Old Graveyard in West Bridgewater, but no probate records were filed for his estate.

e. Emerson H. Shaw, born in ca. Oct. 1818 in Middleborough,[234] married Susan Wood Rideout, daughter of David and Keziah (Wood) Rideout,[235] on 19 May 1842 in Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA.[236] She was born on ca. 22 Jan. 1823 in Quincy, MA.[237] They were living in Quincy, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[238] and the 1855 state census,[239] where he was an expressman, and her parents were living with them, and the 1860 federal census, where he was a stable keeper,[240] the 1865 state census, where he was a trader,[241] and the 1870 federal census, where he was a horse dealer.[242] She died on 27 Sept. 1878 in Quincy, MA, aged 55 years, 8 months, 5 days, of cancer.[243] He was still living in Quincy in the 1880 federal census,[244] and he died a widower on 6 Mar. 1882 in Quincy, MA, aged 63 years, 5 months, of “cancer of stomach.”[245]

f. (Probably others)

        3018   vi   Amanda5 Keith, born ca. 1777,[246] married Consider Scott, of Charlemont, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co. MA, son of James and Sarah Scott,[247] in Jan. 1798 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co., MA.[248] He was born on 6 Sept. 1776 in Franklin, Hampshire Co., MA, with his twin brother James Scott.[249] They were living in Charlemont, Hampshire Co., MA, in the 1800,[250] and 1810 federal censuses,[251] and in Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, in the 1820 federal census.[252] He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 15 May 1820.[253] She died on 18 July 1823 in Charlemont, aged 46 years,[254] and was buried in Leavitt Cemetery in Charlemont, MA. He remar­ried to her cousin, (3027) Lois5 C. Keith, daughter of (1222) Lt. Solo­mon4 and Lois5 (Cary) Keith, on 23 Feb. 1824 in Bridgewater or Middleborough, MA.[255] They moved to Salina (now Syracuse), Onondaga Co., NY, after 1827, where they were living in the 1830 federal census.[256] He supposedly died on 14 July 1831 in Salina, Onondaga Co., NY,[257] but no probate records were filed for his estate in Onondaga Co., NY, and Lois (Keith) Scott returned to Massachusetts and remarried to Apollos7 Eaton, son of Capt. Joel6 and Lucy (Leon­ard) Eaton, of Middleborough, as his second wife, on 31 Oct. 1839 in Bridge­water.[258] He was born on 18 July 1775 in Middleborough,[259] a grandson of Joseph5 and Hannah (Crossman) Eaton,[260] and had married first to (3158) Parnel6 Leach, daughter of Zadock5 and (1255) Susanna6 (Washburn) Leach, on 10 Aug. 1795 in Middleborough.[261] Apollos Eaton died intestate on 30 Mar. 1849 in Titicut, MA, aged 73 years,[262] and his widow Lois Eaton was granted administration of his estate on 1 May 1849, with Bartlett Bradford, of Bridgewater, and Albert G. Pratt, of Middleborough, as sureties.[263] Lois (Keith) (Scott) Eaton was living with her daughter and son-in-law Bartlett and Louisa Bradford in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census,[264] but she was not found in the 1855 state census. She died a widow, as Lois K. Scott, on 18 Mar. 1858 in Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, aged 69 years, of “consumption,”[265] but no probate records were filed for her estate in Bristol Co., MA. Amanda (Keith) Scott had children:

a. (Possibly a daughter born ca. 1799.)[266]

b. Consider Scott (Jr.), born on 5 Mar. 1802 in Charlemont, MA,[267] marriage not found. He was not found in the 1850 or 1860 federal censuses.

c. Horace Scott, born on 1 Mar. 1806 in Charlemont,[268] died on 26 Sept. 1819 in Charlemont, aged 13 years,[269] and was buried in Leavitt Cemetery in Charlemont, MA.

d. William Keith Scott, born on 9 Feb. 1808 in Charlemont,[270] marriage not found. He was not found in the 1850 or 1860 federal censuses.

e. James Scott, born on 27 Dec. 1809 in Charlemont,[271] moved to Onondaga Co., NY, married Hannah N. Danforth, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Mathews) Danforth.[272] She was born on 27 June 1822 in Onondaga Co., NY.[273] They were living in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY, in the 1850 federal census, where he was keeping a hotel,[274] the 1855 state census,[275] and 1860 federal census, where he was a salt manufacturer,[276] and the 1865 state census, where he was a salt agent,[277] and they moved to Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, where they were living in the 1870 federal census.[278] She died on 26 May 1878 in Battle Creek, MI, aged 55 years,[279] and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, NY. He was still living in Battle Creek, MI, in the 1880 federal census,[280] but no death record was found for him in Michigan.

f. Amanda Scott, born on 10 Sept. 1811 in Charlemont,[281] married William R. Barron, son of Eliezer and Abiah (Dickinson) Barron,[282] in 1829.[283] He was born in Sept. 1803 in Washington, Orange Co., VT.[284] They were living in Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, in the 1840,[285] 1850,[286] and 1860 federal censuses,[287] where he was a farmer. She died on 16 Sept. 1865 in Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, aged 54 years,[288] and he died on 30 Dec. 1869 in Lebanon, NH, aged 66 years, 3 months,[289] and they were both buried in West Lebanon Cemetery in West Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH.

g. Maria Louisa Scott, born on 12 Jan. 1814 in Charlemont,[290] married Franklin Noble, of Cicero, NY, son of Jared and Sally (Nichols) Noble,[291] on 7 Aug. 1833 in Manlius Village, Onondaga Co., NY.[292] He was born on 3 Feb. 1812 in Westfield, Hampden Co., MA.[293] They were living in Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY, in the 1840,[294] and 1850 federal census,[295] and 1855 state census,[296] where he was a shoemaker and his parents were living with them, the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoemaker and his widowed mother was living with them,[297] and in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, in the 1865 state census, where he was a machinist and his widowed mother was still living with them.[298] She was living with her brother James Scott in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, in the 1870,[299] and 1880 federal censuses,[300] but he was not found in the 1870 federal census. He died on 9 Sept. 1873 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY,[301] and she died on 3 Feb. 1892 in Tallapoosa, Haralson Co., GA, aged 78 years,[302] and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, NY.

h. Charles Benjamin Scott, born on 24 Nov. 1815 in Charlemont,[303] married Charlotte Sarah Bacon, daughter of Lyman and Sarah (Seaton) Bacon, of Syracuse, NY,[304] in Mar. 1842 in Syracuse, NY.[305] She was born on 15 Dec. 1822 in Salina, Onondaga Co., NY.[306] They were living in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY, in the 1850 federal census,[307] and the 1855 state census,[308] where he was a saddler, the 1860 federal census, where he was a U.S. Mail agent,[309] with his brother James Scott in Syracuse, NY, in the 1865 state census,[310] and with George and Ella Everson in Syracuse, NY, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a traveling agent.[311] He died on 9 Mar. 1877 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY, aged 61 years,[312] and she was still living in Syracuse, NY, in the 1880 federal census.[313] She died a widow on 26 Dec. 1908,[314] and they were both buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY.

i. Sarah Waite Scott, born on 26 Aug. 1817 in Charlemont,[315] married Alfred Nims, son of Asaph/Asa and Marietta (Nichols) Nims,[316] on 16 June 1836 in Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH.[317] He was born on 5 Aug. 1813 in Onondaga Co., NY.[318] They were living in Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY, in the 1840,[319] and 1850 federal census, where he was a carriage trimmer,[320] and the 1855 state census, where he was a justice.[321] She died on 1 Feb. 1860 in Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY, aged 43 years,[322] and he was living with his brother Asa Nims in Manlius, NY, in the 1860,[323] and 1870 federal census,[324] where he was a harness maker, but it appears Alfred Nims actually owned the house. He died on 16 Mar. 1871 in Manlius, NY, aged 57 years,[325] and they were both buried in Christ Church Cemetery in Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY.

j. Horace D. Scott, born on 6 Apr. 1819 in Charlemont,[326] married Eliza Weld Hubbard, daughter of Orin and Catherine (Weld) Hubbard,[327] on 26 Aug. 1846 in Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH.[328] She was born in Sept. 1823 in West Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH.[329] They were living in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was keeping a livery,[330] and the 1855 state census, where he was a mechanic.[331] She was keeping a boarding house in Springfield, MA, in the 1860 federal census, but he was not listed with her family,[332] and she was still living in Springfield with her daughters in the 1865 state census, where she was designated a widow,[333] in the 1870 federal census, where she was probably again keeping a boarding house,[334] and the 1880 federal census, where she was designated as married, but he was not listed with her.[335] He died on 23 Oct. 1893 in Manhattan, New York Co., NY, aged 74 years,[336] and she died a widow on 28 Feb. 1910 in Springfield, MA, aged 87 years, 6 months, of “arterio sclerosis,”[337] and they were both buried in Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.

        3019  vii   Eunice Keith, born say ca. 1780, marriage not found.[338]

        3020 viii   Sarah Keith, born say ca. 1783, marriage not found.[339]

        3021   ix   William5 Keith (Jr.), born in ca. Sept. 1786 in Bridgewater,[340] married Roana/Rowana R. Dickerman, daughter of Manassah and Thirza5 (Bryant) Dickerman,[341] on 10 Feb. 1825 in Bridgewater.[342] She was born ca. 1810 in North Bridgewater,[343] a grand­daughter of Job4 and Mary (Turner) Bryant, of North Bridgewater.[344] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840 federal census, where he was a farmer,[345] the 1850 federal census,[346] and the 1855 state census,[347] where he was a laborer, and the 1860 federal census, where he was a nail cutter.[348] He died testate on 7 June 1863 in Bridgewater, aged 76 years, 9 months,[349] his will dated 3 Sept. 1850, mentioned his wife Rowana R. Keith, eldest son Lucius L. Keith, who he named as executor of his estate, second son Dexter D. Keith, sons Maurice M. Keith, Martin M. Keith, and Benjamin J. Keith, and daughters Julia Ann E., Eunice H., Thirza W., Mary C., and Emeline J. By 1863 eldest son Lucius L. Keith was then living in East Machias, ME, so he petitioned that Lafayette Keith, of Bridgewater, son of Solomon and Lucinda (Keith) Keith (Jr.), be granted administration with the will annexed of the estate of his father, William Keith, late of Bridgewater, on 28 Dec. 1863, which was granted. The inventory of his estate was appraised by Dexter M. Sturtevant, J. Sanford Wilbur, and James M. Alger on 31 Dec. 1863, his real estate valued at $433, and his personal estate valued at only $50.[350] (See Appendix [G] for a full transcription of his will.) Rowana (Dickerman) Keith was still living in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census,[351] and she was living in Bridgewater with her son Martin M. Keith in the 1870 federal census,[352] and with her son Dexter D. Keith in Brockton, MA, in the 1880 federal census.[353] She died a widow on 26 Apr. 1893,[354] and they were both buried in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. They had children:

a. Julia6 Ann Keith, born on 7 Dec. 1825 in Bridgewater,[355] married Benjamin Ellis (Jr.), son of Benjamin and Hannah (Haskell) Ellis,[356] in 1845.[357] He was born in July 1824 in Taunton, MA.[358] She was called daughter Julia Ann E. in the 1850 will of her father. They were not found in Massachusetts in the 1850 federal census, but they were living in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1855 state census, where he was a shoemaker.[359] She died on 16 May 1857 in Bridgewater, aged 31 years, 5 months, 9 days, of “dropsy,”[360] and he remarried to Mary Ann Bryant, daughter of James and Mary Ann Bryant, on 26 May 1859 in Kingston, MA.[361] She was born ca. 1840 in VT.[362] They were living in Plymouth, MA, in the 1860 federal census,[363] in West Bridgewater, MA, in the 1865 state census,[364] and in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1870,[365] and 1880 federal censuses,[366] where he was a farm laborer. He was still married and living in Bridgewater in the 1900 federal census, but his wife was not listed with him.[367] He died on 11 May 1908 in Bridgewater, aged 87 years,[368] and she died sometime after him.

b. Lucius6 Loring Keith, born on 27 Jan. 1828 in Bridgewater,[369] was unmarried and living in North Bridgewater with the family of Isaih and Eunice Morey in the 1850 federal census, a shoemaker.[370] He was called eldest son in the 1850 will of his father, and named as executor of his father’s estate, but he was living in East Machias, ME, by 1863, so he petitioned that his cousin Lafayette Keith, of Bridgewater, be appointed as administrator with the will annexed of his father’s estate on 28 Dec. 1863. He married Mary M. N. Foster, daughter of W. W. and Hannah (Ellis) Foster, of East Machias, ME,[371] before 1860. She was born in 1834 in New Brunswick, Canada.[372] They were living in East Machias, Washington Co., ME, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a “Daguemotypist,”[373] the 1870 federal census, where he was a broker,[374] and the 1880 federal census, where he was a bank cashier.[375] She died on 13 Jan. 1897 in East Machias, ME, aged 62 years, 7 months, of “valvular disease of heart,”[376] and he died on 25 Feb. 1897 in East Machias, ME, aged 69 years, of “valvular disease of heart.”[377]

c. Eunice6 Leach Keith, born on 25 Dec. 1829 in Bridgewater,[378] married John Davis Hall, son of John and Thirza Hall, of North Bridgewater, on 31 Oct. 1847 in Bridgewater.[379] He was born on 8 Apr. 1825 in North Bridgewater,[380] and he was a wheelwright.[381] She was called daughter Eunice H. in the 1850 will of her father, and they were living in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census.[382] She was living in North Bridgewater, MA, with his parents John and Therese [sic] Hall, in the 1855 state census, where she was designated as a widow,[383] but they were both living in Iowa Township, Marshall Co., IA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a carpenter.[384] He served as a Private in Company K, the 32nd Iowa Infantry during the Civil War,[385] and supposedly died on 12 June 1864.[386] She was living with the family of Nathan and Fannie James, possibly her daughter and son-in-law, in Brighton, Cass Co., IA, in the 1870 federal census.[387] She may have been living in Olympia, Thurston Co., WA, in the 1880 federal census, where she was a nurse,[388] and she was living with her widowed daughter Edith L. Sylvester in South Bay, Thurston Co., WA, in the 1900 federal census.[389] She died on 8 Mar. 1909 in Seattle, King Co., WA, aged 79 years, 2 months, 11 days,[390] and was buried in Forest Memorial Gardens in Olympia, Thurston Co., WA.

d. Dexter6 Davis Keith, born on 18 Aug. 1831 in Bridgewater,[391] was still unmarried and living with his parents in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, and the 1855 state census, a shoemaker,[392] he was called second son in the 1850 will of his father, and he married Lucia Ann Holmes, daughter of Samuel M. and Lucia M. (Foster) Holmes,[393] on 23 Apr. 1861 in North Bridgewater.[394] She was born on 26 Oct. 1843 in North Bridgewater,[395] and they were living in Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1865 state census, where he was a trader.[396] She died on 3 Feb. 1867 in Randolph, Norfolk Co., MA, aged 23 years, 3 months, 8 days, of “hypertrophy and dilatation of heart.”[397] He was not found in the 1870 federal census, but he was a widower living in Brockton, MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was disabled, and his widowed mother was living with him.[398] He registered in Los Angeles, CA, on 10 Aug. 1892 as being 60 years old, born in Massachusetts, retired, and disabled having lost his right hand,[399] but he was back lodging in Boston in the 1900 federal census, where he was a capitalist.[400] No death record was found for him in Massachusetts.

e. Maurice/Morris6 M. Keith, born on 5 Feb. 1834 in Bridgewater,[401] named in the 1850 will of his father, but was not listed in his parents’ family in the 1850 federal census. He was still unmarried and living with his parents in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census, a shoemaker,[402] married Ellen M. Carr, daughter of Orin and Orinda (Hillery) Carr,[403] on 6 Sept. 1859 in Taunton, MA.[404] She was born ca. 1836 in Barton, VT,[405] and they were living with his parents in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoemaker.[406] He died on 19 July 1864 in New Orleans, MA, aged 30 years, 5 months, 14 days,[407] but no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth Co., MA. She was living with his widowed mother in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census,[408] and his brother Martin M. Keith was appointed as guardian of his children George L. Keith and Morton L. Keith on 28 Dec. 1868.[409] and she was living with her brother-in-law, Martin M. Keith, in Bridgewater in the 1870 federal census.[410] She evidently remarried to her brother-in-law, Martin M. Keith, before 1880,[411] and they were living in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was a shoe laster.[412] She died on 3 Mar. 1904 in Brockton, MA, aged 67 years, 4 months, 10 days, of “Bright’s Disease,”[413] and he died a widower on 23 Sept. 1918 in Brockton, aged 79 years, 4 months, 11 days, of “hemiplegia.”[414]

f. Thirza6 W. Keith, born on 16 Dec. 1835 in Bridgewater,[415] called daughter Thirza W. in the 1850 will of her father, married Israel Richmond, of Middleborough, son of Enoch and Susanna (Ames) Richmond,[416] on 27 June 1855 in Bridgewater.[417] He was born on 24 Aug. 1828 in Bridgewater.[418] and he was a shoemaker living with her parents in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census.[419] They were living in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census,[420] and the 1865 state census,[421] where he was a shoemaker. He enlisted as a seaman on 22 Aug. 1862, at the age of 34.[422] They were not found in the 1870 federal census, but they were living in Bridgewater in the 1880,[423] and 1900 federal censuses.[424] He died on 8 Feb. 1905 in Bridgewater, aged 76 years, 5 months, 15 days, of “cerebral thrombosis,”[425] and she died a widow on 30 Jan. 1918 in Bridgewater, aged 82 years, 1 month, 14 days, of “arterio-sclerosis.”[426]

g. Mary C. Keith, born on 21 Dec. 1836 in Bridgewater,[427] she was called daughter Mary C. in the 1850 will of her father, marriage not found.

h. Martin6 M. Keith, born on 12 May 1839 in Bridgewater,[428] named in the 1850 will of his father, married Harriet “Hattie” H. Cobb, of North Bridgewater, daughter of John K. and Harriet (Rider) Cobb, of Plymouth,[429] on 19 June 1864 in Bridgewater.[430] She was born ca. 1842 in Plymouth, MA.[431] They were living with his widowed mother in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census, where he was a shoemaker.[432] She died on 27 Oct. 1870 in Plymouth, aged 24 years, 9 months, 27 days, of “pulmonary consumption,”[433] and he was living with his widowed sister-in-law, Ellen M. Keith, and her children in Bridgewater in the 1870 federal census, where he was working for a shoe factory, and his widowed mother was living with them.[434] He evidently remarried to his sister-in-law, Ellen M. Keith, before 1880,[435] and they were living in Brockton, MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was a shoe laster,[436] and the 1900 federal census, where he was a shoe cutter.[437] She died on 3 Mar. 1904 in Brockton, MA, aged 67 years, 4 months, 10 days, of “Bright’s Disease,”[438] and he died a widower on 23 Sept. 1918 in Brockton, aged 79 years, 4 months, 11 days, of “hemiplegia.”[439]

i. Emeline J. Keith, born on 7 Mar. 1841 in Bridgewater,[440] was called daughter Emeline J. in the 1850 will of her father, married Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Lewis, son of William and Mary Perkins (Packard) Lewis,[441] on 24 Jan. 1863 in North Bridgewater, MA.[442] He was born on 20 Apr. 1839 in North Bridgewater,[443] and was baptized in Oct. 1839 in North Bridgewater.[444] They were living in North Bridgewater in the 1865 state census, next door to his parents, where he was a mechanic,[445] in the 1870 federal census, where he was keeping a saloon,[446] and in Brockton, MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was working in a stable.[447] She died on 5 May 1900 in Brockton, aged 59 years, 1 month, 28 days, of “pleuro-pneumonia,”[448] and he died on 11 Oct. 1917 in Brockton, MA, aged 78 years,[449] and they were both buried in Melrose Cemetery in Brockton, MA.

j. Benjamin6 J. Keith, born on 22 Dec. 1842 in Bridgewater,[450] a blacksmith, according to his birth record, mentioned in the 1850 will of his father, married Helena Snow, daughter of Capt. James and Eunice Snow,[451] on 1 Jan. 1863 in North Bridgewater.[452] She was born ca. 1845 in Orleans, Barnstable Co., MA.[453] He served as a Private in Company F, the 12th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War, and was discharged for disability in Dec. 1861 in Frederick, MD.[454] They were not found in the 1865 state census, but they were living in Tisbury, Dukes Co., MA, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a baker,[455] in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was a stable keeper,[456] and in Seattle, King Co., WA, in the 1900 federal census, where he was in real estate.[457] He died on 16 Mar. 1903 in Noatak River Valley, Alaska, aged 60 years,[458] and was buried in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Seattle, King Co., WA. She died a widow in Jan. 1911,[459] and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Seattle, WA.

        3022    x   Ephraim5 Keith, born possibly ca. 1788,[460] probably the Ephraim Keith who served as a Private in Capt. Isaac Keith’s Company from Bridgewater in Lt. Col. Caleb Howard’s Regiment in 1814 during the War of 1812.[461] On 10 Apr. 1820 Ephraim Keith, of Bridgewater, sold his half of the house and land lying in Bridgewater owned in common with William Keith, and one eighth part of a 16-acre lot of woodland in Middleborough owned in common with Calvin Pratt, Esq., Bela Fobes, Joshua Fobes, Solomon Keith Jr. and William Keith Jr., to his brother William Keith Jr., for $175.[462] He was probably the Ephraim Keith who died on 25 Jan. 1829 in Titicut, MA, aged 40 years,[463] but no probate re­cords were filed for his estate.

 

 

(1222.) Lt. Solomon4 Keith, fifth son of (417) Sarah5 Washburn, (124) Israel4, (58) Samuel3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 24 Mar. 1748/9,[464] married Lois5 Cary, daughter of Jonathan4 and Lois (Hooper) Cary (3rd),[465] on 6 Mar. 1777 in Bridgewater.[466] She was born on 12 Sept. 1756 in Bridge­water,[467] a granddaughter of Jonathan3 and Experience (Carver) Cary (Jr.), and of William and Lois (Thomas) Hooper.[468] He served as a Private in Capt. Joseph Keith’s Company from Bridgewater in in 1776, and in Lt. Samuel Dunbar’s Company in 1780,[469] and was presumably promoted to Lieutenant after the war. On 19 Oct. 1773 Ephraim Keith of Bridgewater, Esq., and Sarah Keith, his wife, sold to their son Solomon Keith, of Bridgewater, 16 acres of land on the northeast corner of their homestead in Bridgewater for £90,[470] on 27 Mar. 1776 Ephraim Keith, of Bridgewater, Esqr., and Sarah Keith, his wife, sold to their sons William Keith and Solomon Keith ¾ of an acres of land in Titicut Parish in Bridgewater with a dwelling house,[471] and Solomon Keith sold his share to his brother William Keith on 23 Jan. 1777.[472] On 12 Nov. 1781 Ephraim Keith, of Taunton, and William Keith and Solomon Keith,  both of Bridgewater, heirs to the estate of Ephraim Keith Esqr., late of Bridgewater, agreed to a division of the lands that were willed to them in Bridgewater in their father’s will by giving quit claims to each other.[473]

        Lt. Solomon Keith was executor of the estate of his father, Ephraim Keith, Esq., in 1781, and they were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790,[474] and 1800 federal censuses,[475] and in the Titicut Parish of Bridgewater in the 1810,[476] and 1820 federal censuses.[477] He died tes­tate on 14 Nov. 1823 in Titicut, Bridgewater, MA, aged 74 years,[478] his will dated 9 Apr. 1823, and probated on 2 Dec. 1823, mentioned his wife Lois, son Solomon Keith, daughter Clarissa Pratt, daughter Lois, and three sons Jona. Cary, Sumner, and Ichabod, and he named his son, Johnathan C. Keith, as executor of his estate.[479] (See Appendix [H] for a full transcription of his will.) Lois (Cary) Keith was probably living with her son Jonathan C. Keith in Bridgewater in the 1840 federal census, and she died a widow on 14 July 1847 in Titicut, Bridgewater, MA, aged 91 years,[480] and they were both buried in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

        Lt. Solomon Keith and Lois Cary had chil­dren:

        3023     i   Clarissa5 Keith, born on 23 Jan. 1776 in Bridgewater,[481] married Calvin Pratt, Esq., son of Capt. William and Mary (King) Pratt, of Middleborough,[482] on 23 Jan. 1799 in Middleborough.[483] He was born on 18 Apr. 1774 in Middleborough,[484] a grandson of Capt. Benjamin and Lydia4 (Harlow) Pratt (Jr.), of Middleborough,[485] and they lived in Middle­borough, where he was a Justice of the Peace. Daughter Clarissa Pratt was mentioned in the 1823 will of her father. Calvin Pratt died intes­tate on 10 Oct. 1821 in Titicut, MA, aged 47 years, 6 months,[486] and George W. Pratt and Jonathan C. Keith, both of Bridgewater, were granted administration of his estate on 6 Nov. 1821.[487] Clarissa (Keith) Pratt was appointed as guardian of their minor children William H. Pratt, Christiana Pratt, Henry C. Pratt, and Clarissa Pratt on 6 Nov. 1821,[488] and she died a widow on 18 Jan. 1846 in Bridgewater, aged 67 years,[489] and they were both buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, but no probate records were filed for her estate. They had children:

a. George Washington Pratt, born on 2 Feb. 1800 in Middleborough, MA,[490] a seaman, never married. He was unmarried and living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census with the family of Rev. Thomas and Maria Rodman,[491] and he died on 13 Nov. 1856,[492] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, but no probate records were filed for his estate.

b. Sarah “Sally” Keith Pratt, born on 5 Nov. or 4 Oct. 1801 in Middleborough,[493] as a minor over 14 years of age she chose her uncle Jonathan C. Keith, of Bridgewater, as her guardian on 6 Nov. 1821,[494] and she married (3299) Capt. Jonathan7 Washburn, son of (1296) Benjamin6 and Alice (Shaw) Washburn, of Middleborough, on 8 Feb. 1827 in Middleborough.[495] He was born on 20 Dec. 1796 in Middleborough, a grandson of (431) Jonathan5 and Judah (Wood) Washburn. They were living in Bridgewater in the 1830,[496] 1840,[497] and 1850 federal cen­sus­es, where he was a tai­lor, with a large group of students living or boarding with them, [498] and in the 1855 state census in Bridgewater, where he was a Gentleman.[499] Eli Washburn, son of Solomon and Sarah (Carver) Washburn (Jr.), and brother of her brothers-in-law Nahum and Albert Washburn, was living with them in both the 1850 and 1855 censuses. Capt. Jonathan Washburn died tes­tate on 11 May 1859 in Middlebor­ough, aged 62 years,[500] his will dated 1 Dec. 1848, with a codicil dated 4 Feb. 1859, and pro­bat­ed on 5 July 1859, mentioned only his wife Sarah K. Washburn, whom he named as executrix of his estate, but his codicil also mentioned Susan Washburn Snow, wife of William Snow, Jonathan W. Pratt, son of Calvin B. Pratt, his niece Susan Fobes, Clara S. Washburn and George Washburn, children of Nahum Washburn, John Washburn, son of Philo Washburn, and Philo W. Keith, son of Philo Keith.[501] She was living with the family of Philander D. and Georgianna Leonard in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census, but she evidently owned the house,[502] and in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census,[503] the 1870,[504] and the 1880 federal censuses.[505] She died a widow on 8 June 1886 in Bridgewater, aged 84 years, 8 months, 4 days, of “senile gangrene,”[506] and they were both buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. (See his family for their daughter.)

c. Hamden K. Pratt, born on 21 Feb. 1804 in Middleborough,[507] as a minor over 14 years of age he chose Isaac Pratt, of Middleborough, as his guardian on 6 Nov. 1821,[508] and he married Sarah A. Toby, of Wareham, MA, on 9 Sept. 1829, probably in Wareham.[509] He was not found in Massachusetts in the 1830, 1840 or 1850 federal censuses, and no death record was found for him.

d. Dr. Calvin Barton Pratt, born on 15 Apr. 1806 in Middleborough,[510] as a minor over 14 years of age he chose his uncle Jonathan C. Keith, of Bridgewater, as his guardian on 6 Nov. 1821,[511] and he married Mary Thomas Perkins, daughter of (1542) Jacob and Mary (Thomas) Perkins, on 28 Nov. 1833 in Bridgewater.[512] She was born on 25 Oct. 1809 in Bridgewater,[513] a granddaughter of (483) Lt. Francis and (1217) Philibert4 (Keith) Perkins, and they were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840,[514] and 1850 federal censuses,[515] the 1855 state census,[516] and the 1860 federal census,[517] where he was a physician. He died testate on 23 Aug. 1862 in Bridgewater, aged 56 years, 4 months, 8 days, of “tumor in stomach,”[518] his will dated 26 July 1862, and probated on 7 Oct. 1862, mentioned his oldest daughter Mary Barton Carver, wife of Joseph E. Carver, oldest son Henry Thomas Pratt, second daughter Sarah K. Pratt, second son Calvin Pratt, third son Jonathan W. Pratt, and his wife Mary Thomas Pratt, whom he named as executrix of his estate. Robert Perkins and Joseph E. Carver were her sureties.[519] (See Appendix [I] for a full transcription of his will.) She was a widow living in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census,[520] and the 1870 federal census,[521] and she died a widow, intestate, on 5 June 1875 in Bridgewater, aged 65 years, 7 months, 10 days, of “bilious fever.”[522] Their son Henry T. Pratt, of Bridgewater, was granted administration of her estate on 27 June 1875, with Mitchell Hooper and Joshua E. Crane, of Bridgewater, as sureties.[523] Joshua E. Crane, Lewis Holmes and Nahum Washburn Jr., all of Bridgewater, were appointed to appraise the estate of Mary T. Pratt, late of Bridgewater, on 12 July 1875. Her real estate was valued at $7480, and her personal estate totaled $12,179.40.[524]

e. William H. Pratt, born on 6 July 1808 in Middleborough,[525] his mother Clarissa Pratt, of Bridgewater, widow, was appointed as his guardian on 6 Nov. 1821,[526] and he married Josephine Z. or Zilpah B. Curtis, of Middleborough, on 25 May 1837 in Middleborough.[527] She was born ca. 1822 in MA.[528] They were living in Peoria Co., IL, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer,[529] and he was still listed as a resident of Peoria Co., IL, in the 1855 state census.[530] No death records were found for either of them in Illinois.

f. Christiana Pratt, born on 8 Jan. 1811 in Middleborough,[531] her mother Clarissa Pratt, of Bridgewater, widow, was appointed as her guardian on 6 Nov. 1821,[532] and she married Dr. Nahum8 Washburn, son of (3890) Solomon7 and Sarah “Sally” (Carver) Washburn (Jr.), on 16 May 1836 in Bridgewater.[533] He was born on 15 Nov. 1806 in Bridgton, Cumber­land Co., ME,[534] a grandson of (1731) Solomon6 and Anne5 (Mitchell) Washburn, of Bridgewater.[535] He was a den­tist in Bridgewater in the 1840,[536] and 1850 federal censuses,[537] the 1855 state census,[538] the 1860 federal census,[539] the 1865 state census,[540] and the 1870 federal census,[541] and a retired dentist in the 1880 federal census.[542] He was ap­point­ed as admin­is­tra­tor of his broth­er Eli Washburn’s estate on 9 Feb. 1880, which was final­ly settled in 1883. He died testate on 28 Dec. 1883 in Bridgewater, aged 77 years, 1 month, 12 days, of heart disease,[543] his will dated 10 Jan. 1880, and probated on 11 Feb. 1884, left his entire estate to his wife Christiana Washburn, who he named as Executrix of his estate.[544] She died a widow on 18 Apr. 1893 in Bridgewater, aged 82 years, 3 months, 10 days, of “apoplexy.”[545] (See his family for their children.)

g. Col. Henry Clay Pratt, born on 15 Dec. 1814 in Middleborough,[546] his mother Clarissa Pratt, of Bridgewater, widow, was appointed as his guardian on 6 Nov. 1821,[547] enrolled in West Point Military Academy in 1831,[548] graduating in 1833,[549] and he married Mary C. Clitz on 26 May 1841,[550] presumably in New York. She was born on 23 Jan. 1820 in NY.[551] They were living in the Garrison in Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA, in the 1850 federal census,[552] in the U.S. Garrison on Mackinac Island, Mackinac Co., MI, in the 1860 federal census, where he was Captain of the Garrison,[553] in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, in the 1870 federal census, where he was Paymaster for the U.S. Army,[554] and in a boarding house in Detroit in the 1880 federal census, where he was a corn traveller.[555] He died on 14 Feb. 1884 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, aged 69 years,[556] and she died on 1 Aug. 1904, aged 84 years,[557] and they were both buried in the U.S. Army Section of Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, MI, but she was not found in the 1900 federal census in Michigan.

h. Clarissa Sumner Pratt, born on 18 Oct. 1818 in Middleborough,[558] her mother Clarissa Pratt, of Bridgewater, widow, was appointed as her guardian on 6 Nov. 1821,[559] and she married Albert8 Washburn, son of (3890) Solomon7 and Sarah “Sally” (Carver) Washburn (Jr.), on 17 May 1842 in New York City.[560] born on 21 July 1812 in Bridgton, ME,[561] a grandson of (1731) Solomon6 and Anne5 (Mitchell) Washburn, of Bridgewater.[562] She died on 29 Mar. 1843 in Bridgewater, aged 24 years,[563] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. He remarried to 2.) Maria Otis Pratt, daughter of Jared and Jemima W. (King) Pratt, of Middle­borough,[564] in New York, NY. She was born on 1 May 1821 in Middleborough, MA.[565] They were not found in the 1850 federal census. He died intestate on 9 Apr. 1851 in Lynchburg, VA, aged 38 years,[566] but was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. His widow, Maria O. Washburn, of Middleborough, petitioned that his brother Eli Washburn, Esq., of Bridgewater, be granted administration of his estate on 3 June 1851 in Bridge­water, his inventory was presented in Aug. 1851, his estate de­clared insol­vent in 1852, and final account­ing was filed in 1870.[567] Maria O. Washburn was living with her parents, Jared and Jemima Pratt, in Middleborough, MA, in the 1855 state census,[568] and the 1860 federal census,[569] and with her widowed mother in Middleborough in the 1865 state census,[570] and the 1870 federal census.[571] She died on 9 May 1891 in Middleborough, aged 70 years, 9 days, of pneumonia,[572] and was also buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. (See his family for her son who died in infancy.)

        3024    ii   Mary5 “Polly” Keith, born on 28 Jan. 1780 in Bridgewater,[573] mar­ried Solo­mon6 Eaton, son of Ziba5 and Ruth (Leonard) Eaton, of Middleborough,[574] on 11 Sept. 1796 in Middleborough.[575] He was born on 9 Aug. 1774 in Middleborough,[576] a grandson of Barnabas4 and Elizabeth (Clemmons) Eaton, of Middleborough.[577] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1800,[578] and 1810 federal censuses.[579] He served as a private from Middleborough in both Capt. Nathaniel Wilder’s Company, and then in Capt. Greenleaf Pratt’s Company, Lt. Col. Caleb Howard’s Plymouth County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, in the War of 1812.[580] She died on 12 June 1815 in Middleborough, aged 35 years,[581] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA. He remar­ried to Olive White, daughter of Samuel and Olive (Hathaway) White,[582] in ca. 1816. She was born on 20 Apr. 1794 in Middle­borough.[583] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1820,[584] and 1830 federal censuses,[585] where he was a farmer. He died testate on 20 Feb. 1834 in Middleborough,[586] his will dated 10 Jan. 1826, and probated on 1 Apr. 1834, mentioned his wife Olive Eaton, his three grandchildren, the heirs of his oldest daughter Clara Leonard, his three daughters Polly Eaton, Lucinda Eaton, and Emily Eaton, and his four sons Oliver Eaton, Williams Eaton, Solomon Eaton, and Sidney Eaton, and he named his oldest son, Oliver Eaton, as executor of his estate.[587] (See Appendix [J] for a full transcription of his will.) Olive (White) Eaton was still living in Middleborough, MA, with her son Cyrus Eaton in the 1850 federal census,[588] the 1855 state census,[589] and the 1860 federal census,[590] and alone in Middleborough in the 1865 state census,[591] and the 1870 federal census.[592] She died a widow on 4 Dec. 1885 in Middlebor­ough, aged 91 years, 7 months, of “old age.”[593] Mary (Keith) Eaton had 4 children:

a. Oliver7 K. Eaton, born on 5 Oct. 1800 in Middleborough,[594] married Diana8 Williams Eaton, daugh­ter of Apollos7 and Parnel (Leach) Eaton,[595] on 17 Sept.  1825 in Middleborough.[596] She was born on 19 Feb. 1798 in Middleborough, MA,[597] a grand­daughter of Capt. Joel6 and Lucy (Leonard) Eaton, of Middleborough. He was executor of his father’s estate in 1834. They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1830,[598] 1840,[599] 1850 federal census,[600] the 1855 state census,[601] the 1860 federal census,[602] the 1865 state census,[603] and the 1870,[604] and 1880 federal censuses,[605] where he was a carpenter. He died on 15 May 1888 in Middleborough, aged 87 years, 7 months, 10 days of heart disease,[606] and she died a widow on 24 Aug. 1891, aged 93 years, 6 months, 5 days,[607] and they were both buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

b. Williams7 Eaton, born on ca. 16 Sept. 1804 in Middleborough,[608] married Naomi6 Keith, daughter of Jeremiah5 and Sally (Pratt) Keith (Jr.),[609] on 6 Nov. 1831 in Middleborough.[610] She was born on ca. 31 Mar. 1809 in Bridgewater, MA,[611] a granddaughter of Jeremiah4 and Agatha (Bryant) Keith, of Bridgewater,[612] and of Capt. William and Mary (King) Pratt, of Middleborough.[613] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1840,[614] and 1850 federal censuses,[615] the 1855 state census,[616] the 1860 federal census next door to his brother Oliver Eaton,[617] the 1865 state census,[618] and the 1870 federal census,[619] where he was a car­penter. He died in­tes­tate on 17 Nov. 1878, aged 74 years, 2 months, 1 day, of “paralysis,”[620] and his widow Naomi Eaton was granted administration of his estate on 28 Apr. 1879, with George A. Hammond and George B. Whitmarsh, of Middleborough, as sureties.[621] She was living with Charles and Susan E. Alden in Middleborough in the 1880 federal census.[622] She died a widow on 18 Dec. 1895, aged 86 years, 8 months, 18 days, of “shock,”[623] and they were both buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

c. Solomon7 Keith Eaton, born on 1 Oct. 1806 in Middleborough,[624] mar­ried 1.) Maria Sanford Rogers, daughter of Abisha and Judith (Cushman) Rog­ers, of Roches­ter, MA,[625] on 29 Dec. 1833 in Mattapoisett, MA.[626] She was born on 11 Jan. 1811 in Rochester,[627] and they were living in Rochester, MA, in the 1840 federal census.[628] She died on 10 Apr. 1846 in Rochester, aged 36 years, 3 months, of “consumption,”[629] and was buried in Cushing Cemetery in Mattapoisett, Plymouth Co., MA. He was not found in the 1850 federal census, but he re­mar­ried to 2.) Susanna M. Spar­row, daugh­ter of Josiah and Mi­ner­va (Miller) Spar­row, of Roch­es­ter,[630] by 1855, and they lived in the part of Roch­es­ter that be­came Mattapoisett, MA. She was born on 6 Nov. 1819 in Roch­es­ter, MA.[631] They were living in Roch­es­ter in the 1855 state cen­sus, where he was a carpenter,[632] and in Mattapoisett in the 1860 federal census,[633] the 1865 state census,[634] and the 1870 federal census,[635] where he was an ar­chitect. He was the architect of the historic Middleborough Town Hall and the Star Mill in 1863, and he supposedly served as a Lieutenant in the Civil War.[636] He died tes­tate on 9 Oct. 1872 in Mattapoisett, MA, aged 66 years or 67 years, 9 days, of apoplexy, “he dropped in apo­plec­tic fit in morn­ing, and died in evening,”[637] his will dated 14 Oct. 1862, and probated on 25 Nov. 1872, mentioned his wife Susan M. Eaton, Alice B. Eaton, daughter of his deceased brother Sidney Eaton, Solomon K. E. Sparrow, son of William E. Sparrow, M.D., of Mattapoisett, and Susan M. E. Southworth, daughter of Newton Southworth, M.D., of Bells Plain, MN, and he named Thomas Knowles, of New Bedford, as executor of his estate.[638] (See Appendix [K] for a full transcription of his will.) She died a widow on 31 Jan. 1893 in Mattapoisett, MA, aged 73 years, 2 months, 25 days, of “paralysis,”[639] and they were both buried in Cushing Cemetery in Mattapoisett, MA. Solomon Eaton Sparrow, U.S. Navy, formerly of Mattapoisett, petitioned for a division of the real estate of Solomon K. Eaton, late of Mattapoisett, among the heirs at law of the deceased, in May 1893.[640]

d. Sidney7 Eaton, born ca. 1811 in Middleborough,[641] married 1.) Bathsheba E. Leonard, daugh­ter of George and Mary “Polly” (Richmond) Leonard,[642] supposedly on 20 Feb. 1843 in Middleborough.[643] She was born on 6 Dec. 1819 in Middleborough,[644] and they were living in Hotel Nemasket House in Middleborough in the 1850 federal census, where he was an architect.[645] She died on 21 Oct. 1851 in Middleborough, aged 51 [sic] years,[646] and he re­mar­ried to her sister, 2.) Hannah L. Leon­ard, daughter of George and Mary “Polly” (Richmond) Leonard, of Middleborough,[647] on 19 Nov. 1853 in Boston.[648] She was born on ca. 26 Aug. 1825 in Middleborough.[649] They were liv­ing in Middleborough in the 1855 state census, where he was a carpen­ter.[650] He died in­tes­tate on 19 Dec. 1856 in Middleborough, aged 45 years, of “liver complaint,”[651] and his brother Oliver Leonard and brother-in-law George Leonard Jr., of Middleborough, were granted administration of his estate on 12 Jan. 1857, as requested by his widow, with William Pierce and Bradford Washburn, of Middleborough, as sureties.[652] Hannah L. (Leonard) Eaton was not found in Middleborough in the 1860 federal census, but she was still living in Middleborough in the 1865 state census,[653] and in Lakeville, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1870 federal census, as a housekeeper in the house of Silas D. Pickens.[654] She died a widow on 21 Mar. 1893 in Middleborough, aged 67 years, 6 months, 25 days, of pneumonia.[655]

        3025   iii   Solomon5 Keith (Jr.), born on 12 May 1783 in Bridgewater,[656] married Lucinda5 Keith, daugh­ter of (1344) Salmon4 and Chloe (Wilbor) Keith,[657] on 26 Apr. 1807 in Middleborough. She was born on 28 Apr. 1785 in Bridgewater,[658] a grand­daughter of (440) Daniel3 and Lydia (Hayward) (Keyzer) Keith.[659] He served as a Private from Bridgewater in Capt. Isaac Keith’s Company, Lt. Col. Caleb Howard’s Plymouth County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, in the War of 1812.[660] They were living in the Titicut Parish of Bridgewater, MA, in the 1810,[661] 1820,[662] and 1830 federal censuses.[663] He was administrator of the estate of his brother, Sumner Keith, in 1828. He died in­tes­tate on 17 Sept. 1832 in Titicut, aged 49 years,[664] and his wid­ow, Lucinda Keith, was granted admin­istra­tion of his estate on 6 Nov. 1832, with Zephaniah Keith and Zebulon K. Pratt as sureties, which was found insolvent.[665] She was still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840,[666] and 1850 federal census, with their son, Ambrose Keith, and daughter, Maria Keith,[667] and she was living with their son Vassel Keith in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census.[668] She died on 15 Apr. 1858 in Bridgewater, aged 73 years, of “disease of heart,”[669] and they were both buried in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. They had children:[670]

a. Maria6 Keith, born on 17 June 1807 in Bridgewater,[671] was still unmarried and living with her widowed mother and brother Ambrose Keith in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census,[672] with her brother Vassel Keith in the 1855 state census,[673] with her brother Solomon Keith in the 1860 federal census,[674] and back with her brother Vassel Keith in the 1865 state census.[675] She was enumerated twice in Bridgewater in the 1870 federal census, with her brother Solomon Keith (3rd),[676] and her brother Vassel Keith,[677] and she was living with her brother Solomon Keith in Bridgewater in the 1880 federal census,[678] never married, died on 2 July 1893 in Bridgewater, aged 86 years, 17 days, of “paralysis,”[679] and was buried in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

b. Vassal/Vassel6 Keith, a son, born on 25 Dec. 1808 in Bridgewater,[680] married Cornelia6 Fobes, daughter of Avery5 and Lois (Hooper) Fobes, Esq., of Bridgewater,[681] on 28 May 1837 in Bridgewater.[682] She was born on 27 May 1807 in Bridgewater,[683] a granddaughter of Timothy4 and Mary (Dean) Fobes, of Bridgewater.[684] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a carpenter,[685] the 1855 state census, where he was a housewright,[686] the 1860 federal census,[687] the 1865 state census,[688] and the 1870,[689] and 1880 federal censuses,[690] where he was a carpenter, and his sister Maria Keith was living with them in 1855, 1865, and 1870. He died on 16 Nov. 1889 in Bridgewater, aged 80 years, 10 months, 22 days, of “schunous of stomach,[691] and Cornelia (Fobes) Keith died a widow on 12 Sept. 1897 in Bridgewater, aged 90 years, 3 months, 15, days, of “tabes,”[692] and they were both buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

c. Clarissa6 Keith, born on 23 Mar. 1811 in Bridgewater,[693] died unmarried on 23 Sept. 1835 in Titicut, MA, aged 24 years,[694] and was buried in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

d. Ambrose6 Keith, born on 13 Feb. 1814 in Bridgewater,[695] married 1.) Almira Barrows, daughter of Joseph and (3031) Betsey (Carver) (Latham) Barrows,[696] on 27 Oct. 1839 in Bridgewater.[697] She was born on 19 Mar. 1817 in MA,[698] a granddaughter of (1518) Dr. Eleazer and (1223) Sarah4 (Keith) Carver (4th), of Bridgewater, and they were second cousins.[699] She died on 3 or 5 July 1849 in Bridgewater, aged 32 years, 4 months, 16 days, of “chronia diarrhoea,”[700] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. He was a carpenter living in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, with his widowed mother and sister Maria Keith,[701] but his infant daughter Almira Keith was living with her widowed grandmother Betsey Barrows in the 1850 federal census.[702] He remarried to 2.) Mary Hutchinson Drown, of Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA, daughter of Ezra and Sally (Lindsey) Drown,[703] on 27 May 1853 in Attleborough, MA.[704] She was born on 29 Sept. 1825 in Attleborough, MA.[705] They were living in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census, where he was a housewright,[706] the 1860 federal census,[707] the 1865 state census,[708] and the 1870 federal census,[709] where he was a carpenter. He was named as a co-executor of the estate of his first wife’s half-brother, Charles Latham, of Duxbury, MA, in 1864, and Charles called the two daughters of Ambrose Keith by his first wife, Almira Barrows, “nieces” in his will, and they were also mentioned in the 1854 will of Mary (Carver) Washburn, aunt of Almira (Barrows) Keith. He died on 11 Dec. 1888 in Bridgewater, aged 74 years, 10 months, of heart disease,[710] and she was still living in Bridgewater in the 1900 federal census.[711] She died a widow on 24 June 1905 in Bridgewater, aged 79 years, 8 months, 26 days, of “senestus,”[712] and they were both buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

e. Solomon6 Keith (3rd), born on 25 May 1817 in Bridgewater,[713] married 1.) Maria L. Parsons, of Middleborough, daughter of Loring and Betsy (White) Parsons,[714] on 29 Nov. 1839 in Bridgewater.[715] She was born on 26 Apr. 1818 in Sturbridge, MA.[716] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840,[717] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a house carpenter, and his brothers Lloyd and Lafayette Keith were living with them,[718] and the 1855 state census, where he was a housewright, and his brother Lafayette Keith was living with them.[719] She died on 20 May 1858 in Bridgewater, aged 40 years, of “consumption,”[720] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater. He was a gin wright living in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census,[721] and he remarried to 2.) Julia Ann Wentworth,[722] daughter of Hiram and Anna (Leach) Wentworth,[723] on 2 June 1864 in Bridgewater.[724] She was born on 4 Apr. 1837 in Bridgewater.[725] They were living in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census,[726] and the 1870,[727] and 1880 federal censuses,[728] where he was carpenter, and his sister Maria Keith was living with them in 1860, 1870, and 1880. He died on 31 Aug. 1883 in Bridgewater, aged 66 years, 3 months, 6 days, of dysentery,[729] and she was still living in Bridgewater in the 1900 federal census.[730] She died a widow on 2 Dec. 1912 in Bridgewater, aged 75 years, 8 months, 27 days, of “chronic nephritis,”[731] and they were both buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

f. Bartlett Keith, born on 12 May 1820 in Bridgewater,[732] died on 20 Apr. 1836 in Titicut, MA, aged 15 years, 11 months,[733] and was buried in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

g. Lloyd6 Keith, born in June 1822 in Bridgewater,[734] married 1.) Betsey Morton Hoyt, daughter of Israel and Ruth (Allen) Hoyt (Jr.), of Plymouth, MA,[735] on 20 Sept. 1846 in Plymouth.[736] She was born on 8 July 1825 in Plymouth,[737] and died on 7 June 1847 in Plymouth, aged 22 years, of “consumption.”[738] He was living in Bridgewater with his brother Solomon Keith in the 1850 federal census, where he was a house carpenter,[739] and he remarried to her sister, 2.) Susan Williams Hoyt, daughter of Israel and Ruth (Allen) Hoyt (Jr.), of Plymouth,[740] on 23 Oct. 1853 in Plymouth.[741] She was born on 6 Oct. 1827 in Plymouth.[742] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1855 state census, where he was a housewright,[743] the 1860 federal census, where he was a gin wright,[744] and in the 1865 state census,[745] and the 1870,[746] and 1880 federal censuses,[747] where he was a carpenter, and the 1900 federal census,[748] where no occupation was listed for him, and he was probably retired. He died on 24 June 1903 in Bridgewater, aged 81 years, 12 days, of “senectus,”[749] and she died sometime after him.

h. Lafayette6 Keith, Esq., born on 21 Oct. 1824 in Bridgewater,[750] was living in Bridgewater with his brother Solomon Keith in the 1850 federal census, a house carpenter,[751] and was still unmarried and living with his brother Solomon Keith in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census, where he was the post master,[752] married Mary8 K. Eaton, daughter of Oliver7 K. and Diana Williams (Eaton) Eaton, of Middleborough,[753] on 13 Apr. 1858 in Bridgewater.[754] She was born in 1833 in Middleborough,[755] a granddaughter of Solomon6 and (3024) Mary5 “Polly” (Keith) Eaton, and she was his first cousin once removed. He was granted administration with the will annexed of the estate of his father’s cousin William Keith (Jr.), of Bridgewater, in 1863. They were living in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census, where he was still the post master,[756] the 1865 state census, where he was an assistant assessor,[757] the 1870 federal census, where he was a carpenter,[758] and the 1880 federal census, where he was a revenue collector.[759] She died on 27 Nov. 1899 in Bridgewater, aged 66 years, 5 months, 20 days, of “val disease of heart,”[760] and he was still living in Bridgewater in the 1900 federal census, where he was retired.[761] He died a widower on 1 Oct. 1912 in Bridgewater, aged 87 years, 11 months, 10 days, of “arterio-sclerosis,”[762] and they were both buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

i. Sumner6 Keith, born on 17 Feb. 1826 in Bridgewater,[763] was still unmarried and living with the family of Elijah and Sarah H. Bartlett in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, where he was a nailer,[764] married 1.) Harriet Jane Perkins, daughter of Daniel and Lydia (Keith) Perkins, of Middleborough,[765] on 12 Sept. 1850 in Bridgewater.[766] She was born in Jan. 1825 in Middleborough.[767] She died by 1853, and he remarried to her sister, 2.) Hannah Lucretia Perkins, daughter of Daniel and Lydia (Keith) Perkins, of Bridgewater,[768] on 5 Oct. 1853 in Bridgewater.[769] She was born on ca. 10 Feb. 1835 in Middleborough. They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1855 state census,[770] and the 1860 federal census,[771] where he was a “nailor,” but they were not found in the 1865 state census. He served as a Private in Company K, the 33rd Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War,[772] and they were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a carpenter,[773] and the 1880 federal census, where he was a farmer.[774] He died on 29 Aug. 1892 in Bridgewater, aged 65 years, 6 months, 12 days, of “epilepsy from sun stroke in U.S. Service,”[775] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA. She was still living in Bridgewater in the 1900 federal census,[776] and she died a widow on 11 Apr. 1905 in Bridgewater, aged 70 years, 2 months, 1 day, of “atrophic gastritis with progressive anaemia.”[777]

        3026   iv   Jonathan5 Cary Keith, born on 27 June 1785 in Bridgewater,[778] mar­ried Clarissa Shaw, of Paris, ME, daughter of Jairus and Betsey (Pratt) Shaw,[779] on 28 Mar. 1822 in Bridge­water.[780] She was born ca. Jan. 1792 in Bridgewater or Raynham, MA.[781] He was executor of his father's estate in 1823. He was probably the John C. Keith living in Bridgewater in the 1840 federal census,[782] and they were still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal censuses, where he was a farmer.[783] He died in Sept. 1851 in Bridgewater, aged 66 years,[784] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She was a widow living in Bridgewater with the family of her daughter and son-in-law, Dexter M. and Harriet N. Sturtevant in the 1855 state census,[785] the 1860 federal census,[786] the 1865 state census,[787] and the 1870 federal census.[788] She died a widow on 9 Dec. 1873 in Bridgewater, aged 81 years, 11 months,[789] but no probate records were filed for her estate either. They had at least 2 children:

a. Harriet6 N. Keith, born on ca. 31 Dec. 1823 in Bridgewater,[790] married Dexter M. Sturtevant, son of Sylvanus and Mary (Leonard) Sturtevant,[791] in ca. 1849.[792] He was born on ca. 10 Aug. 1823 in Parris Hill, ME.[793] They were living next door to her parents in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, where he was a shoemaker,[794] and her widowed mother was living with them in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census, where he was a farmer,[795] the 1860 federal census, where he was a farm laborer,[796] the 1865 state census, where he was a teamer,[797] and the 1870 federal census, where he was a porter working in a store,[798] and they were still living in Bridgewater in the 1880 federal census, where he was a grocer.[799] She died on 25 Jan. 1900 in Bridgewater, aged 76 years, 25 days,[800] and he was still living in Bridgewater in the 1900 federal census, a farmer.[801] He died a widower on 2 Feb. 1910 in Bridgewater, aged 86 years, 5 months, 23 days, of “senectus.”[802]

b. Simeon6 Keith, born ca. 1828 in MA,[803] was still unmarried and living with his parents in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, a shoemaker, but he was not found in the 1855 state census, or in the 1860 or 1870 federal censuses, and no marriage or death records were found for him in Massachusetts.

        3027    v   Lois5 Cary Keith, born on 18 Nov. 1787 in Bridgewater,[804] married 1.) Con­sider Scott, Esq., of Charlemont, MA, son of James and Sarah Scott,[805] as his second wife, on 23 Feb. 1824 in Bridgewater or Middleborough, MA.[806] He was born on 6 Sept. 1776 in Franklin, Hampshire Co., MA, with his twin brother James Scott,[807] and he had married first to her cousin, (3018) Amanda5 Keith, daughter of (1221) William4 and (1408) Eunice5 (Leach) Keith, in Jan. 1798 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co., MA.[808] They moved to Salina (now Syracuse), Onondaga Co., NY, after 1827, where they were living in the 1830 federal census.[809] He supposedly died on 14 July 1831 in Salina, Onondaga Co., NY,[810] but no probate records were filed for his estate in Onondaga Co., NY, and Lois (Keith) Scott returned to Massachusetts and remarried to 2.) Apollos7 Eaton, son of Capt. Joel6 and Lucy (Leon­ard) Eaton, of Middleborough,[811] as his second wife, on 31 Oct. 1839 in Bridge­water.[812] He was born on 18 July 1775 in Middleborough,[813] a grandson of Joseph5 and Hannah (Crossman) Eaton,[814] and had married first to (3158) Parnel6 Leach, daughter of Zadock5 and (1255) Susanna6 (Washburn) Leach,[815] on 10 Aug. 1795 in Middleborough.[816] They supposedly moved first to Raynham, MA, then to the part of Middleborough called “Titicut,” MA. Apollos Eaton died intestate on 30 Mar. 1849 in Titicut, MA, aged 73 years,[817] and his widow Lois Eaton was granted administration of his estate on 1 May 1849, with Bartlett Bradford, of Bridgewater, and Albert G. Pratt, of Middleborough, as sureties.[818] Lois (Keith) (Scott) Eaton was living with her daughter and son-in-law Bartlett and Louisa Bradford in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census,[819] but she was not found in the 1855 state census. She died a widow, as Lois K. Scott, on 18 Mar. 1858 in Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, aged 69 years, of “consumption,”[820] but no probate records were filed for her estate in Bristol or Plymouth Co., MA. She had children:

a. Capt. Henry Dwight Scott, born on 24 Jan. 1825 in Charlemont, MA,[821] married 1.) Lydia Ann Chapman, daughter of Peleg and Mary Chapman,[822] on 11 May 1848 in Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA.[823] She was born on 2 Oct. 1827 in Newport, RI.[824] He was a housewright living in Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census with Lydia Adam and Maria Chapman, but his wife was not listed in the household,[825] they were living in Fairhaven in the 1855 state census, where he was a carpenter,[826] and in New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a housewright.[827] He served as Sergeant, then First Lieutenant in the 5th Independent Battery of the Massachusetts Light Artillery, then as Captain of the 16th Independent Battery of the Massachusetts Light Artillery in the Civil War.[828] She died on 7 Dec. 1865 in Newport, RI,[829] and was buried in Willow Cemetery in Newport, RI. He remarried to 2.) Grace Pattison on 10 Jan. 1867 in Newport, RI.[830] She was born ca. 1832 in England,[831] and they were living in Newport, RI, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a grocer.[832] She died on 28 Dec. 1870 in Newport, RI, aged 38 years,[833] and was buried in Island Cemetery in Newport, RI. He remarried again to 3.) Sarah Harris Taylor on 1 May 1872 in Newport, RI.[834] She was born in 1835 in RI.[835] He received a pension for his Civil War service in the 16th Independent Battery on 5 June 1878,[836] and they were still living in Newport, RI, in the 1880,[837] and 1900 federal censuses,[838] where he was a grocer. He died on 26 Mar. 1907 in Newport, RI,[839] and she died in 1929,[840] and they were both buried in Island Cemetery in Newport, Newport Co., RI.

b. Louisa Scott, born on 28 Aug. 1827 in Charlemont, MA,[841] married Bartlett9 Bradford, son of Nathaniel8 and Sarah7 “Sally” (Cook) Bradford,[842] in ca. 1845. He was born on 21 June 1809 in Kingston, MA,[843] a grandson of James7 and Sarah (Ellis) Bradford,[844] and of Amos6 and Lydia (Stetson) Cook,[845] both of Kingston. They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in 1849 when her stepfather Apollos Eaton died, and he was a surety on her bond, but they were living in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a “nailor,”[846] in Lakeville, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1855 state census,[847] back in Raynham, MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a “tackmaker,”[848] and the 1865 state census,[849] in Plymouth, MA, in the 1870 federal census, where he was working in a tack factory,[850] and in Duxbury, MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was a laborer.[851] He died on 17 Dec. 1891 in Duxbury, MA, aged 82 years, 6 months, of influenza,[852] and she died a widow on 7 Aug. 1896 in Duxbury, MA, aged 68 years, 11 months, 7 days, of “consumption.”[853]

        3028   vi   Capt. Sumner5 Keith, born on 18 May 1790 in Bridgewater,[854] died intestate on 10 July 1828 in Bridgewater, aged 38 years,[855] probably unmarried, and his brother, Solomon Keith (Jr.), was granted administration of his estate on 5 Aug. 1828, but Solomon died in 1832 without completing the adminis­tra­tion, and George W. Pratt was granted administration de bonis non of the estate of Sumner Keith, late of Bridgewater, on 17 Feb. 1834.[856]

        3029  vii   Ichabod5 Keith, born on 20 Mar. 1793 in Bridgewater,[857] died on 22 Feb. 1830 in Bridgewater, aged 36 years,[858] probably unmarried, but no probate records were filed for his estate.

 

 

(1223.) Sarah4 Keith, youngest daughter of (417) Sarah5 Washburn, (124) Israel4, (58) Samuel3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 18 July 1753,[859] married (1518) Dr. Eleazer Carver (4th), son of Lt. Eleazer and (479) Hephzibah (Perkins) Carver (3rd),[860] on 18 Apr. 1776 in Bridgewater,[861] and they were third cousins.[862] He was born on 7 Nov. 1749 in Bridgewater,[863] a grandson of Eleazer and Katherine (Elmes) Carver (Jr.),[864] and of Thomas and (132) Mary4 (Washburn) Perkins, of Bridgewater.[865]

        Dr. Eleazer Carver was a physician, and a surgeon in Major Eliphalet Cary’s Regiment during the Revolutionary War,[866] and they were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790,[867] 1800,[868] and 1810 federal censuses.[869] Sarah (Keith) Carver died on 16 Mar. 1815 in Bridgewater, aged 61 years,[870] and he died on 21 Mar. 1827 in Bridgewater, aged 77 years,[871] but no pro­bate records were filed for his estate.

        Dr. Eleazer Carver (4th) and Sarah Keith had children:[872]

        3030     i   Sarah Carver, born on 3 Apr. 1777 in Bridgewater,[873] married 1.) Lt. Benja­min5 Willis (4th), son of Judge Benjamin4 and Sarah (Spooner) (Brad­ford) Willis (3rd), of Bridgewater,[874] in 1801.[875] He was born on 6 Jan. 1765 in Bridgewater,[876] a grandson of Benjamin3 and Mary3 (Leonard) Willis (Jr.), of Bridgewater.[877] He died intestate on 8 Mar. 1809 in Bridgewater, aged 44 years,[878] and his widow Sarah Willis, of Bridgewater, was granted administration of his estate on 4 Apr. 1809, with Simeon Pratt and Abram Washburn as sureties. Cornelius Holmes, Benjamin Pope, and Oliver Allen, all of Bridgewater, appraised his estate, presented on 20 Apr. 1809, which totaled $11,091.04.[879] She re­mar­ried to 2.) (2604) Seth7 Washburn, son of (976) Capt. Abraham6 “Abram” and (938) Rebecca5 (Leon­ard) Washburn, of Bridgewater,[880] as his second wife, on 31 Mar. 1812 in Bridgewater.[881] He was born on 23 Sept. 1776 in Bridgewater,[882] a grandson of (363) Nathaniel5 and Mary4 (Pratt) Washburn,[883] and of (208) Josiah4 and (356) Jemima5 (Washburn) Leonard (Jr.),[884] all of Bridgewater, and he had moved to Marietta, Washington Co., OH, before 1801, where he invested in land, and had married first to Bathsheba Loring, daughter of Daniel and Lucy (Eaton) (Moore) (Rice) Loring,[885] of Belpre, Washington Co., OH, on 4 Dec. 1803 in Belpre, OH,[886] but she apparently died by 1812, and he returned to Bridgewater, MA, where he married the widow Sarah (Carver) Willis. On 29 June 1813 Seth Washburn of Bridgewater, County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, purchased 160 acres of land in Belpre, Washington Co., OH, from Daniel Loring of Belpre, OH, for $200,[887] on 29 June 1813 he sold one half of an undivided parcel of land in Marietta, OH, owned with the heirs of Joseph Buell, deceased, to his brother Abraham Washburn, of Bridgewater, for $200,[888] on 9 July 1813 Seth Washburn, late of Marietta, now of Bridgewater, County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, purchased 160 acres of land in Marietta, Washington Co., OH, from Sylvester Clark and his wife Mary, and George H. Buell, of Marietta, OH, for $400,[889] and on 15 July 1813 Seth Washburn, of Marietta, sold a fourth part of 3 small lots in Washington County to William Skinner, of Marietta, for $10.[890] On 12 Sept. 1816 Seth Washburn, of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts sold to his brother Abram Washburn, of Bridgewater, MA, several large parcels of land in Washington Co., OH, for $500.[891] Seth Washburn, of Bridgewater, Esqr, was appointed as administra­tor of the estate of Josiah Washburn (Jr.), of Bridgewater, after Lt. Benja­min Willis (4th), of Bridgewater, died without completing the administration, on 4 Jan. 1825,[892] and he was presumably the Seth Washburn who was named as executor and principal heir of (3994) Thomas7 Washburn, son of (1761) Oliver6 and Martha (Fobes) Washburn, in 1825.[893] Seth Washburn, Esqr., was living in the South Parish of Bridgewater in the 1820 federal census,[894] and they were living in Bridgewater in the 1830,[895] 1840,[896] 1850 federal census,[897] and in the 1855 state census,[898] where he was a farm­er. Seth Washburn died intes­tate on 29 Apr. 1858 in Bridgewater, aged 81 years, 7 months,[899] and was buried in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. Their son Hosea Washburn was granted adminis­tra­tion of his estate on 17 May 1858.[900] Sarah (Carver) (Willis) Washburn was still living in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census, with the family of her son Seth Washburn (Jr.).[901] She died intestate on 17 Apr. 1864 in Bridgewater,[902] and Hosea Washburn was granted administra­tion of her estate on 26 Sept. 1864.[903] She was also buried in the South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater. (See his family for her children by Seth Washburn.) She had a son by Lt. Benjamin Willis (4th):[904]

a. Benjamin6 Willis (5th), graduated from Brown University in 1825, an Attorney, “has gone South.”[905]

        3031    ii   Betsey Carver, born on 22 Mar. 1779 in Bridgewater,[906] mar­ried 1.) Capt. Chilton5 Latham (Jr.), son of Chilton4 and Mary5 (Howard) Latham,[907] on 5 June 1803 in Bridgewater.[908] He was born on 3 July 1771 in Bridgewater,[909] a grand­son of Charles3 and Susanna (Woodward) Latham, and of James4 and (590) Bettie4 (Willis) Howard, of Bridgewater.[910] He died intestate on 29 Oct. 1811 in Bridge­water,[911] and was buried in the Old Cemetery in Bridgewater. His wid­ow, Betsey Latham, and Solomon Hayward, yeoman, both of Bridgewater, were granted ad­min­is­tra­tion of his es­tate on 19 Feb. 1812.[912] Betsey (Carver) Latham re­mar­ried to 2.) Jo­seph Bar­rows on 2 Oct. 1816 in Bridgewater.[913] Her brother-in-law  Seth Washburn was appointed as guard­ian of Charles, Susanna, and Nathaniel Latham, children of Chilton Latham, on 5 May 1817.[914] Joseph Barrows probably died by 1850, but no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth Co., MA, and Betsey (Carver) (Latham) Barrows was living with her widowed daughter Susan W. Bennet in East Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[915] the 1855 state census,[916] the 1860 federal census,[917] and the 1865 state census.[918] Sister Betsey Barrows was mentioned in the 1859 will of her brother Eleazer Carver, and the 1866 will of her sister Lucinda Carver. She died a widow on 25 Feb. 1867 in East Bridgewater, aged 87 years, 11 months, 3 days,[919] and was buried in Central Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA. Betsey Carver had children by 3 Chilton Latham (Jr.), and supposedly 2 more children by Joseph Barrows:[920]

a. Charles6 Latham, born on 9 Aug. 1804 in Bridgewater,[921] his uncle Seth Washburn, Esq., was appointed as his guardian on 5 May 1817,[922] and he married 1.) Deborah Winsor Hathaway, daughter of Dr. Rufus and Judith (Winsor) Hathaway, of Duxbury,[923] on 21 Sept. 1828 in Duxbury.[924] She was born on 20 Apr. 1802 in Duxbury,[925] and they were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830 federal census.[926] She died on 14 Oct. 1831 in Duxbury, aged 29 years, 6 months,[927] and was buried in Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury, MA. He remarried to her sister, 2.) Juliet Hathaway, daughter of Dr. Rufus and Judith (Winsor) Hathaway, of Duxbury,[928] on 9 Oct. 1836 in Duxbury.[929] She was born on 11 Aug. 1806 in Duxbury.[930] They were living in Duxbury, MA, in the 1840,[931] and 1850 federal censuses,[932] the 1855 state census,[933] and the 1860 federal census,[934] where her mother Judith Hathaway was living with them, and he was a cabinetmaker. He died testate on 20 Apr. 1864, aged 59 years, 8 months. 11 days, of “paralysis 1 year,”[935] his will dated 23 June 1863, and probated on 23 May 1864, mentioned his sister Susan W. Bennet, his nephews and nieces Charles W. Bennett, Eleazer C. Bennett, Susan L. Bennett, Marth Keith and Almira B. Keith, and his wife Juliet Latham, and he named Thomas D. Hathaway, of Boston, and Ambrose Keith, of Bridgewater, as executors of his estate.[936] (See Appendix [L] for a full transcription of his will.) She was still living in Duxbury in the 1865 state census,[937] and the 1870 federal census, where her widowed mother was still living with her.[938] She died a widow, testate, on 12 July 1873 in Duxbury, aged 66 years, 11 months, 12 days, of “cancer of stomach,”[939] they were both buried in Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury, MA. Her will, dated 8 Feb. 1873, and probated on 25 Aug. 1873, mentioned her brother Thomas D. Hathaway, nieces Lucy and Jerusha F. Hathaway, niece Ida G. Hathaway, brother Rufus Hathaway, and her sister and brothers Polly Mglauthlin, Joshua W. Hathaway, Rufus Hathaway, Thomas D. Hathaway, and John Hathaway, and she named Thomas D. Hathaway, of Boston, and John Hathaway of E. Boston, as executors of her estate.[940] (See Appendix [M] for a full transcription of her will.)

b. Susanna6 “Susan” W. Latham, born on ca. 6 Sept. 1806 in Bridgewater,[941] her uncle Seth Washburn, Esq., was appointed as her guardian on 5 May 1817,[942] and she married Joseph Warren Bennett, of East Bridgewater, on 19 Apr. 1829 in Bridgewater.[943] He died intestate on 25 Dec. 1839 in East Bridgewater, aged 35 years, 8 months, 6 days,[944] and was buried in Central Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA. Artemas Hale, of Bridgewater, was granted administration of his estate on 20 Jan. 1840, with Abram Washburn and Seth Washburn, both of Bridgewater, as sureties, after his widow declined.[945] She was living in East Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[946] the 1855 state census,[947] the 1860 federal census,[948] and the 1865 state census,[949] where her widowed mother was living with them. She was mentioned in the 1863 will of her brother Charles Latham, of Duxbury, and she was still living in East Bridgewater with her son Eleazer C. Bennett and daughter Susan L. Bennett in the 1870,[950] and 1880 federal censuses.[951] She died a widow on 22 Feb. 1896 in East Bridgewater, MA, aged 89 years, 5 months, 16 days, of heart disease.[952]

c. Nathaniel6 Woodward Latham, born in 1810 in MA,[953] his uncle Seth Washburn, Esq., was appointed as his guardian on 5 May 1817,[954] marriage not found. He was not found in the 1850 federal census or the 1855 state census in Massachusetts, he was not mentioned in the 1863 will of his brother Charles Latham, and he probably died before 1850, but no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth Co., MA.

d. Almira Barrows, born on 19 Mar. 1817 in MA,[955] married Ambrose6 Keith, son of (3025) Solomon5 and Lucinda (Keith) Keith (Jr.), of Bridgewater, on 27 Oct. 1839 in Bridgewater.[956] He was born on 13 Feb. 1814 in Bridgewater,[957] a grandson of (1222) Lt. Solomon4 and Lois5 (Cary) Keith, of Bridgewater, and they were second cousins.[958] She died on 3 or 5 July 1849 in Bridgewater, aged 32 years, 4 months, 16 days, of “chronia diarrhoea,”[959] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. Her infant daughter, Almira Keith, was living with her widowed mother, Betsey Barrows, and half-sister Susan W. Bennett, in Bridgewater, in the 1850 federal census. Her daughters Martha Keith and Almira Keith were called “nieces” in the 1863 will of her half-brother, Charles Latham, and they were also mentioned in the 1854 will of Mary (Carver) Washburn. Ambrose Keith was a carpenter living in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, with his widowed mother and sister Maria Keith,[960] and he remarried to 2.) Mary Hutchinson Drown, of Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA, daughter of Ezra and Sally (Lindsey) Drown,[961] on 27 May 1853 in Attleborough, MA.[962] She was born on 29 Sept. 1825 in Attleborough, MA.[963] They were living in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census, where he was a housewright,[964] the 1860 federal census,[965] the 1865 state census,[966] and the 1870 federal census,[967] where he was a carpenter. Ambrose Keith was named as a co-executor of the estate of Almira’s half-brother, Charles Latham, of Duxbury, MA, in 1864. He died on 11 Dec. 1888 in Bridgewater, aged 74 years, 10 months, of heart disease,[968] and she was still living in Bridgewater in the 1900 federal census.[969] She died a widow on 24 June 1905 in Bridgewater, aged 79 years, 8 months, 26 days, of “senestus,”[970] and they were both buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

e. (Possibly) George W. Barrows, born on 8 Oct. 1819 in Bridgewater,[971] marriage not found. He was probably the George Barrows  living with the family of Marcus and Hannah Conant in Bridgewater near Ambrose Keith in the 1850 federal census, a painter,[972] but he was found in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census or the 1860 federal census, and he was not mentioned in the 1863 will of his half-brother Charles Latham. He died and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater,[973] but no death or probate records were found for him, and no grave stone was found for him in Mount Prospect Cemetery, nor in Latham’s Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater.

        3032   iii   Hepsibah/Hepsibeth Carver, born on 11 Feb. 1781 in Bridgewater,[974] married Thomas6 Howard, son of George5 and Parnel (Ames) Howard (Jr.),[975] on 16 Dec. 1810 in Bridgewater.[976] He was born on 13 Apr. 1781 in Bridgewater,[977] a grandson of George4 and Abigail (Copeland) Howard, of Bridgewater,[978] and they lived in West Bridgewater. They were living in the West Parish of Bridgewater in the 1820 federal census,[979] and in West Bridgewater, MA, in the 1830 federal census.[980] He died testate on 15 Feb. 1831 in West Bridgewater,[981] his will dated 14 Jan. 1831, and probated 5 Apr. 1831, named his wife, Hepsibeth Howard and David Bartlett of West Bridgewater as executors of his estate, and he mentioned his son Elam Howard and daughter Mary Ann Howard.[982] (See Appendix [N] for a full transcription of his will.) She died a widow, in­tes­tate, on 15 Aug. 1848 in West Bridgewater, aged 67 years, 6 months, 4 days, of “pul­monary con­sump­tion,”[983] and admin­is­tra­tion of her estate was granted to her son Elam Howard on 3 Apr. 1849, with David Bartlett and Nahum Leonard, of West Bridgewater, as sureties.[984] They had children:

a. Hepsey Keith Howard, born on 19 July 1813 in West Bridgewater,[985] died on 4 Oct. 1821 in West Bridgewater, aged 8 years.[986]

b. Mary7 Ann Howard, born on 7 July 1815 in West Bridgewater,[987] mentioned in the 1831 will of her father, as a minor over 14 years of age she chose Nahum Leonard, of West Bridgewater, yeoman, to be her guardian on 3 Apr. 1832,[988] and she died on 9 Nov. 1840 in West Bridgewater,[989] presumably unmarried.

c. Elam7 Howard, born on 10 June 1817 in West Bridgewater,[990] mentioned in the 1831 will of his father, as a minor over 14 years of age he chose Nahum Leonard, of West Bridgewater, yeoman, to be his guardian on 3 Apr. 1832,[991] and he married Keziah L. Wilbar, daughter of Marshall and Phebe (Leonard) Wilbar, of Bridgewater,[992] on 17 Dec. 1837 in West Bridgewater.[993] She was born on 17 Sept. 1820 in Bridgewater,[994] a granddaughter of Jonathan and Phebe (Williams) Leonard, of Middleborough.[995] They were living in West Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[996] the 1855 state census,[997] the 1860 federal census,[998] and the 1865 state census,[999] where he was a farmer, and her widowed mother was living with them, and in the 1870 federal census.[1000] Keziah Howard, wife of Elam Howard, was mentioned in the 1854 will of Elam’s aunt Mary (Carver) Washburn. He died on 25 Nov. 1876 in West Bridgewater, aged 59 years, 5 months, 15 days, of “gastric & typhoid,”[1001] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She was not found in the 1880 or 1900 federal censuses, but she died a widow on 27 Aug. 1911 in Brockton, MA, aged 90 years, 11 months, 10 days, of “arterio sclerosis.”[1002]

        3033   iv   Mary Carver, born on 29 Jan. 1783 in Bridgewater,[1003] married (2605) Capt. Abram7 Washburn (Jr.), son of (976) Capt. Abraham6 “Abram” and (938) Rebecca5 (Leonard) Washburn, of Bridgewater,[1004] on 15 Jan. 1804 in Bridgewater.[1005] He was born on 28 Aug. 1779 in Bridgewater,[1006] a grandson of Nathaniel5 and Mary (Pratt) Washburn, of Bridgewater,[1007] and of (208) Josiah4 and (356) Jemima5 (Washburn) Leonard (Jr.), of Bridgewater.[1008] They apparently had no children. They were living in Bridgewater in the 1830,[1009] 1840,[1010] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a very successful entrepreneur and farmer, with an estate valued at $22,300.[1011] He died testate 23 Feb. 1854 in Bridgewater, aged 74 years, of “dropsy,”[1012] his will dated 1 July 1848, and probated on 4 Apr. 1854, left his entire estate to his wife Mary Washburn, and named Hon. Artemas Hale, of Bridgewater, as execu­tor of his estate. The inventory of his estate was appraised by Dion Bryant, Mitchell Hooper, and Caleb Hobart on 1 Apr. 1854, his real estate totaled $12,805, which included his homestead valued at $5400, and a box factory in East Bridgewater valued at $3500, and his personal estate totaled $17,625.76, including $8000 in Capital Stock of Washburn & Willis, machinery in his box factory, shares in the Fall River Rail Road and the Bridgewater Cotton Gin Factory, and a note from Carver Washburn & Company for $488.[1013] She was still living in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census,[1014] the 1860 federal census,[1015] and the 1865 state census,[1016] where her sister Lucinda Carver was living with her in 1855 and 1865. Sister Mary Washburn was named in the 1859 will of her brother Eleazer Carver and the 1866 will of her sister Lucinda Carver. She died a widow, tes­tate, on 10 Nov. 1866 in Bridgewater, aged 83 years, 9 months, 12 days,[1017] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. Her will, dated 19 May 1854, with a codicil dated 14 June 1862, and probat­ed on 24 Dec. 1866, mentioned Bathsheba Carver, wife of Eleazer Carver, Abram Washburn, John B. Winslow, sister Lucinda Carver, Keziah Howard, wife of Elam Howard, Martha Keith and Almira Keith, daughters of Ambrose Keith, Joseph E. Carver, son of Bathsheba Carver, and Mercy Alden, wife of John C. Alden, and she also named Artemas Hale, of Bridgewater, as executor of her estate.[1018] (See also his family.)

        3034    v   Eleazer Carver (5th), born on 9 Apr. 1785 in Bridgewater,[1019] married Bathsheba Smith “2d”, daughter of Capt. Joseph and Bathsheba (Torrey) Smith, of Pembroke, MA,[1020] on 20 May 1821 in Hanson, MA.[1021] She was born on 10 Mar. 1787 in Pembroke,[1022] and they lived in Bridgewater. They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1840,[1023] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a cotton gin manufacturer,[1024] and with their daughter and son-in-law, John C. and Mary C. Alden,  in Boston, in the 1855 state census, where he was a “Gentleman.”[1025] Bathsheba Carver, wife of Eleazer Carver, was mentioned in the 1854 will of her sister-in-law Mary (Carver) Washburn. Bathsheba (Smith) Carver died on 12 Sept. 1859 in Bridgewater, aged 72 years, 6 months, of “consumption,”[1026] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater. He was living with James W. and Susan Smith in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census, where he was a machinist,[1027] and with his son Joseph E. Carver in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census, where he was a Gentleman. He died a widower, tes­tate, on 6 Apr. 1866 in Bridgewater, aged 79 years, 11 months, 27 days, of influenza,[1028] and was also buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. His long and complicated will dated 7 July 1859, and probated on 9 July 1866, mentioned his wife Bathsheba Carver, his son Joseph E. Carver, his son-in-law John C. Alden, his nephew Elam Howard of West Bridgewater, his sisters Sarah Washburn, Mary Washburn, Betsey Barrows and Lucinda Carver, his son Joseph’s wife Mary B. Carver, his daughter Mary C. Alden, wife of John C. Alden, and he named his son Joseph E. Carver as executor of his estate, but Joseph declined, and his son-in-law John C. Alden petitioned for administration with will annexed of his estate in July 1866.[1029] (See Appendix [O] for a full transcription of his will.) They had children:

a. Lucia Carver, born on 26 June 1822 in Bridgewater,[1030] died on 12 Oct. 1823 in Bridgewater, of dysentery,[1031] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater.

b. Joseph E. Carver, born on 24 Jan. 1824 in Bridgewater,[1032] married 1.) Ellen M. Perkins, daughter of (1542) Jacob and Mary (Thomas) Perkins, on 28 May 1848 in Bridgewater.[1033] She was born on 17 Feb. 1824 in Bridgewater,[1034] a granddaughter of (483) Lt. Francis and (1217) Philibert4 (Keith) Perkins, of Bridgewater.[1035] They were living with his parents in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, where he was a cotton gin manufacturer.[1036] She died on 1 Mar. 1853 in Bridgewater, aged 29 years, of “peritonitis,”[1037] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. He was mentioned in the 1854 will of his aunt, Mary (Carver) Washburn, and he was living in Bridgewater in the 1855 state census, where he was a farmer.[1038] He remarried to 2.) Mary Barton Pratt, daughter of Dr. Calvin B. and Mary Thomas (Perkins) Pratt,[1039] on 29 Nov. 1855 in Bridgewater.[1040] She was born on 15 Sept. 1834 in Bridgewater,[1041] a granddaughter of Calvin, Esq., and (3023) Clarissa5 (Keith) Pratt,[1042] and she was his second cousin once removed.[1043] The will of Dr. Calvin B. Pratt, dated 26 July 1862, and probated on 7 Oct. 1862, mentioned his oldest daughter Mary Barton Carver, wife of Joseph E. Carver, among others.[1044] They were living in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census, where he was an agent for a gin company,[1045] and the 1865 state census, where he was a machinist, and his widowed father was living with them.[1046] He was named as executor of his father’s estate in 1859, but he refused, and administration was granted to his brother-in-law, John C. Alden. He was executor of the estate of his aunt, Lucinda Carver, in 1867. They were still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a manufacturer of cotton gins.[1047] She died on 5 Mar. 1874 in Bridgewater, aged 39 years, 5 months, 18 days, of pneumonia,[1048] and was also buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. He was a cotton gin builder in Bridgewater in the 1880 federal census,[1049] and he remarried again to 3.) Martha Cushman, daughter of Thomas and Lucy (Pratt) Cushman,[1050] on 16 Aug. 1883 in Bridgewater.[1051] She was born on 18 Apr. 1833 in Bridgewater.[1052] He committed suicide by pistol on 11 May 1900 in East Bridgewater, aged 76 years, 3 month, 17 days,[1053] and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. She was living in Brockton, MA, in the 1900 federal census, with Ewen and Lucy O. McKendrick.[1054]

c. Mary Carver, born on 13 Apr. 1826 in Bridgewater,[1055] married John7 Carver Alden, of Boston, son of Rev. Seth6 and Mary Denny (Miles) Alden,[1056] on 30 Sept. 1851 in Bridgewater.[1057] He was born on 29 July 1823 in Marlborough, MA,[1058] a grandson of Capt. Joseph5 and Bethia (Carver) Alden, of Bridgewater,[1059] and they were second cousins.[1060] She was mentioned in the 1854 will of her aunt, Mary (Carver) Washburn, and they were living in Boston, MA, in the 1855 state census, where he was an agent for the Boston Oil Company, and her parents were living with them,[1061] and in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was an agent for a mercantile house,[1062] the 1865 state census, where he was a clerk,[1063] and the 1870,[1064] and 1880 federal censuses,[1065] where he was a coal merchant. He was granted administration with will annexed of the estate of her father, Eleazer Carver, of Bridgewater, in 1866, after her brother Joseph E. Carver refused. She died on 27 Feb. 1888 in Bridgewater, aged 61 years, 10 months, 14 days, of “capillary bronchitis & heart disease,”[1066] and he died a widower on 22 Dec. 1889 in Bridgewater, aged 66 years, 4 months, 23 days, of heart disease.[1067]

        3035   vi   Nathaniel Carver, born on 11 Aug. 1787 in Bridgewater,[1068] was published to marry (2730) Albertina Pratt, daughter of (2437) Lt. Nathaniel and (1036) Elizabeth6 “Betsey” (Washburn) Pratt, of Bridgewater,[1069] in June 1815.[1070] She was born on 4 Nov. 1788 in Bridgewater,[1071] a grand­daughter of (377) Ezekiel5 and Experience (Curtis) Washburn, of North Bridgewater,[1072] but apparently the marriage never took place, and she lived with her brother Seth Pratt in Bridgewater, and died single on 15 Apr. 1866 in Bridgewater, aged 77 years, 7 months, 20 days, of influenza.[1073] Nathaniel Carver moved to Jefferson Co., NY,[1074] and he married Sarah Jane Britton, daughter of Samuel and Mindwell (Butterfield) Britton,[1075] on 4 Feb. 1839.[1076] She was born ca. 1807 in Jefferson Co., NY.[1077] He died on 17 Dec. 1849 in Jefferson Co., NY, aged 62 years, 4 months, 6 days,[1078] and was buried in Sand Bay Cemetery in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY. She was living in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY, in the 1850 federal census,[1079] and the 1855 state census.[1080] She remarried to John Fairfield Hyde on 21 Oct. 1855 in NY.[1081] He was born ca. 1821 in NY.[1082] They were living in Cape Vincent, NY, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a farmer.[1083] He served as a Private in Company B, the 76th New York Infantry in the Civil War,[1084] was captured, and died of diarrhea on 14 Sept. 1864 at Andersonville Prison in Macon Co., GA,[1085] and was buried in Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, Macon Co., GA. She was still living in Cape Vincent, NY, in the 1865 state census.[1086] Jane Hyde, widow of John F. Hyde, and formerly wife of Nathaniel Carver, was mentioned in the 1866 will of her sister-in-law, Lucinda Carver, and she also moved to Wisconsin, and was living in Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI, in the 1870 federal census.[1087] Nathaniel Carver had 3 children by Sarah Jane Britton, as mentioned in the 1866 will of his sister Lucinda Carver:

a. Nathaniel Eleazer Carver, born on 6 Aug. 1841 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY,[1088] moved to Wisconsin, and married Julia Ann McIntyre in 1866.[1089] She was born on 8 July 1846 in WI.[1090] He was mentioned in the 1866 will of his aunt, Lucinda Carver, and they were living in Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI, in the 1870 federal census, where he was a school book agent,[1091] in “Shetek,” Barron Co., WI, in the 1880 federal census, where he was a farmer,[1092] and in Chetek, Barron Co., WI, in the 1900 federal census, where he was a salesman of school supplies.[1093] He died on 29 Aug. 1910 in Bayfield, Bayfield Co., WI, aged 69 years,[1094] and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Bayfield, Bayfield Co., WI. She moved to San Diego, CA, and died on 27 Mar. 1918 in San Diego Co., CA, aged 71 years,[1095] and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego, CA.

b. Sarah Britton Carver, born on 11 July 1843 in NY,[1096] was still unmarried and living with her widowed mother in Cape Vincent, NY, in the 1865 state census, a teacher, and was still unmarried when she was mentioned in the 1866 will of her aunt, Lucinda Carver, married James Harris Fox,[1097] son of Alfred and Lucy (Harris) Fox, as his third wife,[1098] after 1866. He was born in Dec. 1832 in NY,[1099] and had married first to Lydia M. Mantle, who died on 2 Mar. 1861,[1100] and secondly to her sister Levantia A. Mantle, who died on 28 Oct. 1866, aged 34 years.[1101] He served as a Private in Company H, the 4th Iowa Cavalry in the Civil War, and was discharged for disability on 14 May 1862,[1102] and they were living in Wilton, Muscatine Co., IA, in the 1870 federal census, census, where he was a “livery,”[1103] and the 1880 federal census, where he was a farmer.[1104] He applied for a Civil War Pension on 12 Mar. 1880,[1105] and he they were living in Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY, in the 1900 federal census, where he was a farmer.[1106] He died on 28 Apr. 1912 in Jefferson Co., NY,[1107] and was buried with his first two wives in Brookside Cemetery in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY. Sarah B. Fox applied for her widow’s pension on 10 May 1912,[1108] and she died a widow in Sept. 1923 in Jefferson Co., NY, aged 80 years,[1109] and was also buried in Brookside Cemetery in Watertown, NY.

c. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mindwell Carver, born on 1 Mar. 1845 in Jefferson Co., NY,[1110] married Capt. Myron Wheeler Gotham, son of John E. and Pamelia A. (Slate) Gotham,[1111] on 29 Dec. 1864.[1112] He was born on 29 Jan. 1842 in Jefferson Co., NY.[1113] They were living with her widowed mother in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY, in the 1865 state census, where he was a sailor,[1114] and they also moved to Richland Co., WI, but they were not found in the 1870 federal census. Lizzie M. Gotham, wife of Myron Gotham, was mentioned in the 1866 will of her aunt, Lucinda Carver. According to his obituary he was a Great Lakes Freighter Captain.[1115] She died on 15 Aug. 1879 in Richland Co., WI, aged 34 years, 5 months, 14 days,[1116] and was buried in Button Cemetery in Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI. He was living in Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI, in the 1880 federal census.[1117] He remarried to Clara A. Campbell,[1118] daughter of Lucius and Melvina Campbell, on 26 Mar. 1882 in Buena Vista, WI.[1119] She was born on 27 Sept. 1851 in WI.[1120] They were living in Buena Vista, WI, in the 1900 federal census, where he was a sailor.[1121] He died on 24 Nov. 1902, aged 60 years, in a violent storm on the Great Lakes when his vessel was sunk, along with his son Lucius Gotham,[1122] and was buried in Button Cemetery in Buena Vista, WI. Clara (Campbell) Gotham died on 6 Sept. 1939 in WI, aged 87 years,[1123] and was also buried in Button Cemetery in Buena Vista, WI.

        3036  vii   Lucinda Carver, born on 4 Nov. 1789 in Bridgewater,[1124] never mar­ried. She was living in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census with her sister and brother-in-law, Capt. Abram and Mary Washburn,[1125] and with her widowed sister Mary Washburn in the 1855 state census,[1126] and the 1865 state census,[1127] but she was not found in the 1860 federal census. She was mentioned in the 1854 will of her sister Mary (Carver) Washburn. She died tes­tate on 29 Apr. 1867 in Bridgewater,[1128] her will dated 7 May 1866, and probated on 27 May 1867, mentioned her sisters Betsey Barrows and Mary Washburn, her nephew Nathaniel E. Carver, and nieces Sarah B. Carver and Lizzie M. Gotham, wife of Myron Gotham, children of her brother Nathaniel Carver, deceased, Jane Hyde, widow of John F. Hyde, and formerly wife of Nathaniel Carver, who had a mortgage with her for property in the town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY, and her nephew Joseph E. Carver, who she named as executor of her estate.[1129] (See Appendix [P] for a full transcription of her will.)

 

 

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    [1] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 193.

    [2] Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Boston, 1840, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1983, [hereinafter Mitchell, History of Bridgewater], p. 231, which doesn’t list any of Deacon Joseph Leach’s daughters; Plymouth County Probate Docket #12450; Vol. 16, p. 36, the will of Deacon Joseph Leach mentioned his daughter Eunice, among others.

    [3] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 218.

    [4] Calculated from her age at death.

    [5] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 230.

    [6] His great-grandfather, Samuel Washburn, was a brother of her great-grandfather, Joseph Washburn.

    [7] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Boston, Vol. IX, p. 41. There doesn’t appear to have been another William Keith in Bridgewater in the right age bracket.

    [8] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 59, p. 38-39, from FHL microfilm #0559122, witnessed by Ephraim Keith Jr. and Giles Leach, and recorded on 4 July 1777.

    [9] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 59, p. 39, from FHL microfilm #0559122, witnessed by Ephraim Keith Jr. and Giles Leach, and recorded on 4 July 1777.

    [10] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 59, p. 39, from FHL microfilm #0559122, witnessed by Thos. Mayhew and John Morton, and recorded on 4 July 1777.

    [11] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 89, p. 164-165, from FHL microfilm #0559137, witnessed by Eleazer Carver and Joshua White, but not recorded until 6 Feb. 1801.

    [12] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 64, pp. 271-272, 273-274, from FHL microfilm #0559125, the first for £8 plus court costs, for which he received 5½ acres and 31 rods of woodland in Bridgewater that was part of the widow Sarah Keith’s thirds, and the second for £46.16.2 plus court costs for which he received two parcels of land, one being 1½ acres, and the other 5 acres and 50 rods in Bridgewater.

    [13] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, there were two Wm Keiths in Bridgewater, he was probably the one with 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.

    [14] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 404, the William Keith household had 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [15] 1810 Federal Census, East Parish, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 83, the Willm Keith household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years [sic].

    [16] 1820 Federal Census, Titicut Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 460, the Willm Keith household had 2 males aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over, including 3 persons engaged in agriculture.

    [17] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 507, from a private record of deaths kept by Rev. Isaac Backus of North Middleborough.

    [18] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 508, from a private record of deaths kept by Rev. Isaac Backus of North Middleborough.

    [19] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 208, says they had William, Ephraim, Cassandana, Bulah, Porcia, Cynthia, Amanda, Eunice, Olive, and Sarah. The births of William Keith’s children were not recorded in the Bridgewater Vital Records. The order is based on their marriages, ages in the 1850 federal census, and the birth order given by Mitchell.

    [20] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 182, from a private bible record. Her birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater Town Vital Records; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #61950382.

    [21] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 232; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #61950379.

    [22] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 209; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #61950379.

    [23] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 206.

    [24] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 231; Plympton VRs, p. 339: marriage of Nehemiah Leach and Mercy Bryant on 11 Nov. 1735 in Plympton.

    [25] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 209.

    [26] Plymouth County Probate, Vol. 34, p. 216.

    [27] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 378, the Alpheus Leach household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [28] 1810 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 76, the Alpheus Leach household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 2 females aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [29] 1820 Federal Census, South Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 459, the Alpheus Leach household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 2 females aged 45 or over, including 2 persons engaged in agriculture.

    [30] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 17, the Alpheus Leach household had 2 males aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 70-79 years, and 1 female aged 70-79 years, including 3 persons employed in agriculture.

    [31] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 513, buried in the Scotland Graveyard in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #61950379, from his gravestone in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [32] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 16, dwelling #186, family #225.

    [33] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 29, dwelling #210, family #250.

    [34] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 121, p. 229, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, but her parents’ names not given; www.findagrave.com, memorial #61950382, from her gravestone in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [36] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 233.

    [37] Stover, Margaret Harris, Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1997, [hereinafter Raynham VRs], p. 35.

    [38] Raynham VRs, p. 99, marriage intentions recorded 21 Mar. 1807 in Raynham.

    [39] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 510, buried in Scotland Graveyard, Bridgewater; Raynham VRs, p. 63, “Mr. Zenas Knaps wife,” which has the date as July 15th.

    [40] Her father’s name from her death record.

    [41] Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and Alicia Crane Williams, Middleborough, Massachusetts, Vital Records, The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, Volume One: 1986, Volume Two: 1990, [hereinafter Middleborough VRs], Vol. 2, p. 293.

    [42] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 18, the Zenas Knapp household had 1 male aged 50-59 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

    [43] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 22, dwelling #274, family #324:

            Zenas Knapp, 68, male, farmer, $1200, born MA

            Sarah Knapp, 64, female, born MA

    [44] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 26, dwelling #181, family #218:

            Zenas Knapp, 72, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Sarah Knapp, 69, female, white, born MA

    [45] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 322, dwelling #2127, family #2701:

            J. Sanford Wilbar, 38, male, butcher, $1600, $150, born MA

            Caroline Wilbar, 45, female, born MA
            Caroline L. Wilbar, 9, female, born MA

            Zenas Knapp, 77, male, farm laborer, $800, $500, born MA

            Sarah Knapp, 74, female, $1500, born MA

    [46] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 83, dwelling #61, family #63:

            Zenas Knapp, 82, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

            Sarah Knapp, 78, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

    [47] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 221, p. 300, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Taunton, and her father Jonathan Richmond.

    [48] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 247, p. 179, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, no occupation listed, his birth place Raynham.

    [49] Bristol County Probate Folder “Zenas Knapp, Taunton, 1872,” online at www.AmericanAncestors.org.

    [50] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 206; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #194272980.

    [51] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #194272997; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 194, the marriage intentions of Nehemiah Howard and Sally Curtis recorded on 17 Sept. 1791 in Bridgewater.

    [52] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 233.

    [53] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 168; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #194272997.

    [54] 1820 Federal Census, West Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 451, the Ambros Leach household had 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in manufacturing and trade.

    [55] 1830 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 358, the Ambrose Leach household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 2 females aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.

    [56] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 514; Vital Records of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter West Bridgewater VRs], p. 209, buried on 23 Nov. 1838 in the Old Cemetery near the Methodist Church in Cochesett; www.findagrave.com, memorial #194272997, from her gravestone in Pine Hill Cemetery in West Bridgewater, MA.

    [57] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 41, the marriage intentions of David Bartlett and Polly Brett Howard recorded on 12 Nov. 1796 in Bridgewater.

    [58] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 155.

    [59] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 20; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 41; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #194273026.

    [60] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 122, the marriage of Samuel Bartlett and Susan Dunbar on 12 May 1757 in West Bridgewater.

    [61] 1840 Federal Census, Union, Lincoln Co., ME, p. 81, the Ambrose Leach household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female under 5, and 1 female aged 20-29 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [62] 1850 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 280, dwelling #677, family #774:

            Ambrose Leach, 59, male, carpenter, $1400, born MA

            Jane B. Leach, 47, female, born MA

            Catharine L. Leach, 16, female, born MA

    [63] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for West Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 32, dwelling #224, family #260:

            Ambrose Leach, 64, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Jane B. Leach, 51, female, white, born MA

            Catharine L. Leach, 22, female, white, born MA

    [64] 1860 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 350, dwelling #2242, family #2826:

            Ambrose Leach, 69, male, carpenter, $1600, $2700, born MA

            Jane Leach, 56, female, born MA

            Henry W. Leach, 33, male, carpenter, $2000, born MA

            Catherine L. Leach, 26, female, sews straw, born MA

    [65] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 184, p. 313, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a housewright, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Alpheus & Cassandana Leach, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #194272980, from his gravestone in Pine Hill Cemetery in West Bridgewater, MA.

    [66] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12411, Vol. 105, p. 178-179, from FHL microfilm #0555647, and Vol. 114, p. 493(465).

    [67] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for West Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 52, dwelling #90, family #97:

            Henry W. Leach, 38, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Julia F. Leach, 39, female, white, born MA, married, nursing

            Ada W. Leach, 3, female, white, born MA, single

            Clara B. Leach, 2, female, white, born MA, single

            Dwelling #90, family #98:

            Jane B. Leach, 61, female, white, born MA, widow, braider

            Catharine L. Leach, 31, female, white, born MA, single, braider

    [68] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 374, p. 359, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place W. Bridgewater, and her parents David & Polly Bartlett, both born in West Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #194273026, from her gravestone in Pine Hill Cemetery in West Bridgewater, MA.

    [69] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 211.

    [70] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 206; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #119695590.

    [71] Her parents’ names from her death record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 258, marriage of Bradford Mitchell and Meribah Keen on 9 Nov. 1801 in Bridgewater; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 245.

    [72] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 233.

    [73] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 228, taken from the Alpheus Leach family bible; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #119695648, her birth place from her death record.

    [74] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 243.

    [75] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 336, the Alpheus Leach Jr. household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 70-79 years.

    [76] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 17, the Alpheus Leach Jr. household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

    [77] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 14, dwelling #182, family #195:

            Alpheus Leach, 52, male, farmer, $1500, born MA

            Elisabeth Leach, 45, female, born MA

            Lucretia W. Leach, 23, female, born MA

            James C. Leach, 19, male, farmer, born MA, attending school

            Alice W. Leach, 14, female, born MA, attending school

            Warren U. Leach, 3, male, born MA

    [78] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 30, dwelling #216, family #257:

            Alpheus Leach, 59, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Elizabeth C. Leach, 51, female, white, born MA

            James C. Leach, 24, male, white, housewright, born MA

            Warren S. Leach, 8, male, white, born MA

            Dwelling #216, family #258:

            Miller S. Oldham, 28, male, white, housewright, born MA

            Lucretia M. Oldham, 28, female, white, born MA

    [79] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 99, dwelling #202, family #212:

            Alpheus Leach, 69, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

            Elizabeth C. Leach, 61, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Warren S. Leach, 18, male, white, born MA, single, farmer

    [80] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 275, p. 290, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Alpheus & Cassandana Leach, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #119695590, from his gravestone in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [81] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12410, Vol. 141, p. 473-474, from FHL microfilm #0556648, and Vol. 133, p. 298.

    [82] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 401, p. 348, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Bradford and Meribah Mitchell, born respectively in Bridgewater and Pembroke; www.findagrave.com, memorial #119695648, from her gravestone in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [83] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 210.

    [84] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #61950352; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 179, the marriage intentions of Barnum Hill and Mary Ellis, of Raynham, recorded on 8 Feb. 1806 in Bridgewater; Raynham VRs, p. 98, the marriage intentions of Barnum Hill of Bridgewater and Mary Ellis of Raynham recorded on 6 Feb. 1806 in Raynham.

    [85] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 237.

    [86] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 158; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #61950352.

    [87] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 17, the Phillip E. Hill household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 2 females under 5, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture, and 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [88] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 13, dwelling #151, family #183:

            Philip E. Hill, 43, male, trader, $2500, born MA

            Louisa Hill, 50, female, born MA

            William F. Hill, 23, male, farmer, born MA

            Sarah J. Hill, 20, female, born MA

            Geo. W. Hill, 17, male, farmer, born MA

            Caroline Hill, 13, female, born MA

            Mary E. Hill, 10, female, born MA

    [89] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 339, dwelling #2173, family #2750:

            Philip E. Hill, 52, male, insurance broker, $6000, $5000, born MA

            Louise P. Hill, 59, female, born MA

            Caroline L. Hill, 23, female, born MA

            Mary E. Hill, 20, female, born MA

            Catherine Walsh, 19, female, servant, born MA

    [90] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 29, dwelling #208, family #248:

            Philip E. Hill, 47, male, white, insurance agent, born MA

            Louisa P. Hill, 54, female, white, born MA

            William F. Hill, 28, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Caroline L. Hill, 18, female, white, born MA

            Mary E. Hill, 15, female, white, born MA

    [91] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 54, dwelling #378, family #425:

            Philip E. Hill, 62, male, white, agt fire ins. co., $5000, $10,000, born MA, a male citizen

            Louisa P. Hill, 70, female, white, keeping home, born MA

            Mary Hill, 30, female, white, home, born MA

            Henry Rudd, 23, male, white, farm hand, born Canada, parents both foreign born

    [92] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 100, dwelling #212, family #222:

            Philip E. Hill, 57, male, white, born MA, married, insurance agt

            Louisa Hill, 64, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Caroline L. Hill, 27, female, white, born MA, single, lady

            Mary E. Hill, 25, female, white, born MA, single, lady

            Mary Davis, 16, female, white, born MA, single, domestic

    [93] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 284, p. 268, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Alpheus and Cassandana K. Leach, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #61950350, from her gravestone in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [94] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 293, p. 296, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Barnum and Mary Hill, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #61950352, from his gravestone in Scotland Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [95] Plymouth County Probate Docket #10093, Vol. 142, p. 206-208, from FHL microfilm #0556649, and Vol. 134, p. 82.

    [96] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 212.

    [97] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 516.

    [98] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 208, her middle name “Carpenter” from the birth record of her children in Taunton, MA, vital records.

    [99] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 236.

    [100] Calculated from his age in the 1850 federal census.

    [101] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, 3 volumes, [hereinafter Taunton VRs], Vol. 3, p. 81; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 39, p. 127, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place not recorded, and her parents’ names not recorded.

    [102] Per the 1850 federal census they were married within the year.

    [103] 1850 Federal Census, Taunton, Bristol Co., MA, p. 202, dwelling #908, family #930:

            Henry Fields, 54, male, farmer, $1000, born MA, married within the year

            Henry J. Fields, 33, male, machinist, $1000, born MA

            James K. Fields, 18, male, moulder, born MA

            Geo. W. Fields, 8, male, born MA

            Elizabeth Madeson, 64, female, born MA

            Lois Fields, 51, female, born MA, married within the year

    [104] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census, and her age at death.

    [105] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 48, p. 80, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place and parents’ names not recorded.

    [106] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Taunton, Bristol Co., dwelling #235, family #300:

            Henry Field, 59, male, laborer, born MA

            James K. Field, 23, male, moulder, born MA

            George W. Field, 8, male, born MA

            Elisabeth Madison, 68, female, born MA

    [107] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 209.

    [108] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 236.

    [109] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record.

    [110] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 16, dwelling #186, family #225:

            James K. Leach, 38, male, house carpenter, $2500, born MA

            Lydia A. E. Leach, 30, female, born MA

            James W. Leach, 6, male, born MA, attending school

            George F. Leach, 3, male, born MA, attending school

            Henry C. Leach, 1, male, born MA

            Cassendana Leach, 83, female, born MA

    [111] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 29, dwelling #210, family #250:

            James K. Leach, 44, male, white, housewright, born MA

            Lydia A. E. Leach, 35, female, white, born MA

            James W. Leach, 11, male, white, born MA

            Henry C. Leach, 6, male, white, born MA

            Zenas F. Leach, 2, male, white, born MA

            Casandana Leach, 88, female, white, born MA

    [112] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 290, dwelling #1879, family #2418:

            James K. Leach, 47, male, farmer & carpenter, $2000, $500, born MA

            Lydia A. E. Leach, 39, female, born MA

            James W. Leach, 16, male, born MA, attending school

            Henry C. Leach, 11, male, born MA, attending school

            Zenas F. Leach, 8, male, born MA, attending school

            Celia Delano, 18, female, servant, born MA

            Justina M. Leach, 5, female, born MA, attending school

    [113] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 95, dwelling #164, family #172:

            James K. Leach, 53, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Lydia A. E. Leach, 45, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            James W. Leach, 21, male, white, born MA, single, farmer

            Henry C. Leach, 16, male, white, born MA, single, farmer

            Zenas F. Leach, 12, male, white, born MA, single

            Azel Washburn, 64, male, white, born MA, widower, stone cutter

    [114] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 49, dwelling #337, family #383:

            James K. Leach, 58, male, white, carpenter, $3700, $1500, born MA, as male citizen

            Lydia A. E. Leach, 50, female, white, keeping home, born MA

            James W. Leach, 26, male, white, farm hand, born MA, a male citizen

            Henry C. Leach, 21, male, white, farm hand, born MA, a male citizen

            William Conant, 9, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

    [115] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 51, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #369, family #416:

            James K. Leach, white, male, 69, married, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Lidia A. E. Leach, white, female, 61, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Clarence Leach, white, male, 31, son, single, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Rosa S. Mason, white, female, 19, servant, single, servant, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [116] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 410, p. 399, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Alpheus and Casindana Leach, of Bridgewater.

    [117] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 494, p. 139, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of James K. Leach, her birth place Stoughton, her father Joel Thayer, and her mother’s name unknown.

    [118] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record.

    [119] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 209; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 146, married by Caleb Turner in Middleborough; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 208.

    [120] Calculated from his age at death.

    [121] There were four different Jonathan Howard families living in Bridgewater in the 1800 federal census, but none of them had a male aged 26-44 years of age in them, when Jonathan Howard would have been 37.

    [122] 1820 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 45, the Jonathan Howard household had 1 male aged 26-44 years [sic], and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

    [123] 1830 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 35, the Jonathan Howard household had 1 male aged 60-69 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 2 females aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 30-39 years, and 1 female aged 60-69 years,

    [124] 1840 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 32, the Jona. Howard household had 1 male aged 15-19 years, 2 males aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 70-79 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 2 females aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, 1 female aged 40-49 years, and 1 female aged 70-79 years, including 2 persons employed in agriculture, and Jonathan Howard, aged 78, a Revolutionary War Pensioner.

    [125] Pearson, Brig. Gen. Gardner W., Records Of The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Called Out By The Governor Of Massachusetts To Suppress A Threatened Invasion During The War Of 1812-’14, Boston, 1913, reprinted by Heritage Books, 1999, p. 67. His www.findagrave.com memorial #58684110 says he was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, but it must have been in the late stages of the war.

    [126] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #137248120.

    [127] Massachusetts Soldier and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol. VIII, p. 369.

    [128] Vital Records of Charlemont, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter Charlemont VRs], p. 148, “Soldier” on his gravestone; www.findagrave.com, memorial #58684110, from his gravestone in East Charlemont Cemetery in Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA.

    [129] Franklin County Probate Vol. 27, p. 446-447, from FHL microfilm #0900733; Franklin County Probate Case #2540, Joel Hall and Calvin B. Hawkes, all of Charlemont, were sureties for David Howard as executor.

    [130] David Howard, of Charlemont, married Eliza T. Pike, of Charlemont, on 28 Nov. 1851 in Charlemont, from Massachusetts Vital Records, Vol. 45, p. 201, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Charlemont, and his parents Martin & Mary Howard.

    [131] 1850 Federal Census, Town of Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 251, dwelling #175, family #203:

            David Howard, 30, male, farmer, $1500, born MA

            Beulah Howard, 80, female, born MA

            Mary Howard, 56, female, born MA

            Harriet Howard, 32, female, born MA

            Amanda Howard, 26, female, born MA

            Olive Howard, 24, female, born MA

    [132] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., dwelling #3, family #3:

            David Howard, 35, male, carpenter, born MA

            Eliza Howard, 33, female, born MA

            Ella L. Howard, 3, female, born MA

            Beulah Howard, 86, female, born MA
            Mary Howard, 61, female, born MA

            David Howard, of Charlemont, married Eliza T. Pike, of Charlemont, on 28 Nov. 1851 in Charlemont, from Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 45, p. 201, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Charlemont, and his parents Martin & Mary Howard.

    [133] 1860 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, East Charlemont Post Office, Page No. 17, dwelling #437, family #134:

            David Howard, 40, male, farmer, $1000, $465, born MA

            Eliza T. Howard, 38, female, born MA

            Ella E. Howard, 8, female, born MA, attending school

            Emma E. Howard, 3, female, born MA

            Dwelling #437, family #135:

            Beulah Howard, 90, female, born MA

            Mary Howard, 64, female, born MA

    [134] Her date of death on the petition for probate of her estate; Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0960182, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents William Keith and Eunice Leach; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 165, p. 280, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents William and Eunice (Leach) Keith, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #137248120, from her gravestone in East Charlemont Cemetery in Charlemont, MA.

    [135] Franklin County Probate Case #2535, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org.

    [136] Calculated from his age at death.

    [137] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #137247408.

    [138] Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1934, [hereinafter Buckland VRs], p. 90, he was “of Charlemont;” per his www.findagrave.com memorial #58684111.

    [139] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #137247408, but her birth was not found in the Buckland vital records.

    [140] 1820 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 45, the Martin Howard household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

    [141] Charlemont VRs, p. 148; www.findagrave.com, memorial #58684111, from his gravestone in East Charlemont Cemetery in Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA.

    [142] Franklin County Probate Case #2543, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org.

    [143] Franklin County Probate Case #2543, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org.

    [144] 1830 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 35.

    [145] 1840 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 32.

    [146] 1850 Federal Census, Town of Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 251, dwelling #175, family #203.

    [147] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., dwelling #3, family #3.

    [148] 1860 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, East Charlemont Post Office, Page No. 17, dwelling #437, family #134.

    [149] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 174, p. 288, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Buckland, and her parents Alpheus & Sophia Brooks; www.findagrave.com, memorial #137247408, from her gravestone in East Charlemont Cemetery in Charlemont, MA.

    [150] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census.

    [151] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 233; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 236, the marriage of Jedediah Leach and Phebe Keith on 3 Oct. 1765 in Bridgewater.

    [152] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 216.

    [153] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 206.

    [154] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 231.

    [155] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 209.

    [156] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 123, the marriage of Nathaniel Hooper and Elisabeth Bryant on 31 Mar. 1763 in Middleborough.

    [157] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 234, the marriage intentions of Bernice Leach and Roxania Hooper recorded on 21 Oct. 1797 in Bridgewater.

    [158] 1820 Federal Census, Titicut Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 461, the Bernice Leach household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

    [159] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 336, the Barnice Leach household had 2 males aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 40-49 years, and 1 female aged 70-79 years.

    [160] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 513, from the Alpheus Leach family bible.

    [161] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 22, dwelling #276, family #326:

            Caleb Hayward, 75, male, farmer, $1000, born MA

            Lucy Hayward, 85, female, born MA

            Olive Leach, 79, female, born MA

            Hannah Hayward, 79, female, born MA

            Harriet W. Hayward, 38, female, born MA, an idiot

    [162] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 103, p. 181, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Easton, but neither her husband’s name nor her parents’ names recorded.

    [163] Calculated from her marriage in 1793.

    [164] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 216.

    [165] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 375, the Mark Doggett household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [166] 1810 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 305, the Mark Doggett household had 4 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [167] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record.

    [168] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 89, 136, the marriage of Zephaniah Shaw and Hannah Pratt, both of Middleborough, on 24 Mar. 1776 in Middleborough.

    [169] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 210; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 128, 159, married by Rev. David Gurney of North Middleborough; Raynham VRs, p. 94, marriage intentions recorded 17 Feb. 1793 in Raynham.

    [170] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 252.

    [171] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 159, the birth of Hannah Pratt, daughter of Capt. Benjamin and Lydia Pratt, on 3 Apr. 1757 in Middleborough; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 304, the marriage of Benjamin Pratt and Lydia Harlow on 22 Dec. 1741 in Bridgewater; Williams, Alicia Crane, Ed., Harlow Family Descendants of Sgt. William Harlow [1624/5-1691] of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997, p. 162-163.

    [172] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 439, the Sullivan Shaw household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.

    [173] 1810 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 99, the Sullivan Shaw household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 4 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [174] Pearson, Gardner W., Records Of The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Called Out By The Governor Of Massachusetts To Suppress A Threatened Invasion During The War Of 1812-’14, Boston, 1913, reprinted by Heritage Books, 1999, p. 53.

    [175] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 334, the Sullivan Shaw household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 2 females aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years.

    [176] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 19, the Sullivan Shaw household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years, including 2 persons employed in agriculture.

    [177] 1850 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 275, dwelling #508, family #642:

            Horatio Shaw, 37, male, stone mason, $1000, born MA

            Lydia H. Shaw, 26, female, born MA

            Ellen F. Shaw, 2, female, born MA

            Cyntha Shaw, 74, female, born MA

    [178] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for West Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 15-16, dwelling #89, family #103:

            Horatio Shaw, 41, male, white, stone mason, born MA

            Lydia H. Shaw, 31, female, white, born MA

            Ellen F. Shaw, 7, female, white, born MA

            Josephine M. Shaw, 4, female, white, born MA

            Austin A. Shaw, 1, male, white, born MA

            Dwelling #89, family #104:

            Sullivan Shaw, 78, male, white, laborer, born MA

            Cynthia K. Shaw, 80, female, white, born MA

    [179] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 139, p. 334, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her father William Keith.

    [180] 1860 Federal Census, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 123, dwelling #822, family #1017:

            Isaac Reed, 54, male, shoemaker, $1725, $150, born MA

            Eliza Reed, 48, female, born MA

            Sarah Reed, 21, female, shoefitter, born MA

            Helen Reed, 19, female, shoefitter, born MA

            H. W. Reed, 17, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Rachel I. Reed, 15, female, shoefitter, born MA

            Hannah P. Reed, 13, female, born MA, attending school

            Mary Reed, 11, female, born MA, attending school

            Edward Graves, 15, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Sullivan Shaw, 84, male, born MA

    [181] Calculated from her age at death.

    [182] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 48, the marriage of Job Bearce and Sarah Keith on 2 Nov. 1780 in Bridgewater.

    [183] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 335.

    [184] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA, but his birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater vital records.

    [185] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 210.

    [186] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA; East Bridgewater VRs, p. 337, gives only the year and his age.

    [187] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 48, the marriage of Hannah D. Bearce of East Bridgewater and Florentius E. Wilbar on 27 Sept. 1848 in Bridgewater.

    [188] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 16, dwelling #185, family #223:

            Florentius Wilbar, 28, male, house carpenter, $1000, born MA

            Hannah D. Wilbar, 27, female, born MA

            Henry G. Wilbar, 7/12, male, born MA

            Harriet Burse, 52, female, born MA

    [189] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 31, dwelling #230, family #273:

            Florentius Wilbar, 33, male, white, housewright, born MA

            Hannah Wilbar, 32, female, white, born MA

            Henry G. Wilbar, 5, male, white, born MA

            Harriet M. Wilbar, 3, female, white, born MA

            Harriet Bearce, 58, female, white, born MA

    [190] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 130, p. 205, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, but her parents’ names not recorded.

    [191] Calculated from his age at death, his birth place given as Bridgewater, but his parents were living in Middleborough at the time.

    [192] Vital Records of New Bedford, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1932, 3 volumes, [hereinafter New Bedford VRs], Vol. 2, p. 474; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 223, marriage intentions recorded on 12 Oct. 1822 in Middleborough.

    [193] 1830 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 305, the Willard Shaw household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, and 1 female aged 20-29 years.

    [194] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 474, marriage intentions recorded on 17 June 1837 in New Bedford; Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, 3 volumes, [hereinafter Dartmouth VRs], Vol. 2, p. 420, marriage intentions recorded on 17 June 1837 in Dartmouth.

    [195] Her parents’ names from her third marriage and death records.

    [196] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 474.

    [197] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record, but her birth was not recorded in the Dartmouth vital records.

    [198] 1840 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 422, the Willard Shaw household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [199] 1850 Federal Census, City of New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 305-306, dwelling #1010, family #1563:

            Willard Shaw, 50, male, ship carpenter, born MA

            Cloe Shaw, 48, female, born MA

            Charles Shaw, 17, male, no occupation, born MA

            Lydia P. Shaw, 16, female, born MA

            Hulda Shaw, 10, female, born MA

    [200] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, New Bedford Ward 3, Bristol Co., dwelling #25, family #48:

            Willard Shaw, 50-59 years, male, white, shipwright, born MA

            Chloe Shaw, 50-59 years, female, white, born MA

            Eliza A. Shaw, 20-29 years, female, white, born MA

            Hulda Shaw, 15-19 years, female, white, born MA

            Charles Shaw, 20-29 years, male, white, born MA

            Dwelling #25, family #4(:

            Mary Thrasher, 30-39 years, female, white, born MA

            William H. Thrasher, 15-19 years, male, white, born MA

    [201] 1860 Federal Census, 3d Ward New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, Page No. 196, dwelling #1286, family #1609:

            Willard Shaw, 59, male, ship wright, $150, born MA

            Cloe Shaw, 58, female, born MA

            Huldah Maines, 21, female, tailoress, born MA

            James E. Maines, 25, male, born MA

            Dwelling #1286, family #1610:

            William Butman, 41, male, born MA

            Emily Butman, 30, female, born MA

    [202] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, City of New Bedford, Bristol Co., Page 16, dwelling #68, family #141:

            Williard Shaw, 63, male, born MA, married, ship carpenter

            Chloe Shaw, 61, female, born MA, married

    [203] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 202, p. 105, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his birth place Bridgewater, and his father Sullivan Shaw, born in Bridgewater [sic].

    [204] 1870 Federal Census, Ward Six City of Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, Page No. 59, dwelling #278, family #454:

            Wilbur Chase, 66, male, white, shipwright, $1200, $400, born MA, a male citizen

            Chloe Shaw, 67, female, white, house keeper, born MA

    [205] His parents’ names from his marriage and death records.

    [206] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 262, p. 113, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her third, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Dartmouth, his parents Ezekel & Lydia Chase, her birth place Dartmouth, and her father William Connell.

    [207] Calculated from his age and birth place in his death record.

    [208] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 337, p. 94, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Dartmouth, and her parents William and Jemima, of Dartmouth.

    [209] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 445, p. 167, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shipwright, his birth place Dartmouth, and his parents Ezekiel Chase and Lydia Wilbur, born respectively in Dartmouth and Rhode Island.

    [210] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA, but her birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater vital records.

    [211] His parents’ names from his death record.

    [212] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 334.

    [213] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA; Easton VRs, p. 235, his name recorded as “Harry M. Randell,” and his parents Ebenezer & Olive Randell.

    [214] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 331, the Henry Randall household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, and 2 females aged 20-29 years.

    [215] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 18, the Henry M. Rundall household had 1 male aged 30-39 years, 2 females under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

    [216] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 14-15, dwelling #175, family #209:

            Henry M. Randall, 44, male, laborer, $1000, born MA

            Amanda Randall, 42, female, born MA

            Angenett Randall, 2/12, female, born MA

    [217] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 34, dwelling #257, family #302:

            Henry M. Randall, 49, male, white, stone mason, born MA

            Amanda S. Randall, 46, female, white, born MA

            Anginette Randall, 5, female, white, born MA

            Henry W. Randall, 12, male, white, born MA

    [218] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 289, dwelling #1877, family #2416:

            Henry M. Randall, 54, male, farm laborer, $850, $150, born MA

            Amanda Randall, 52, female, born MA, insanity

            Henry Randall, 16, male, farm boy, born MA, attending school

            Anginette Randall, 10, female, born MA, attending school

    [219] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 93, dwelling #149, family #157:

            Henry M. Randall, 58, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

            Amanda Randall, 55, female, white, born MA, married, insane

            Henry W. Randall, 22, male, white, born MA, single, laborer

            Anginette Randall, 14, female, white, born MA, single

    [220] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 49, dwelling #336, family #382:

            Henry M. Randall, 64, male, white, farm hand, $1500, $200, born MA, a male citizen

            Amanda Randall, 61, female, white, at home, born MA, insane

            Henry W. Randall, 25, male, white, farm laborer, born MA, a male citizen

    [221] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 51, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #370, family #417:

            Henry M. Randall, white, male, 74, married, laborer, disabled, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Amanda Randall, white, female, 72, wife, married, insane, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [222] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 329, p. 293, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoe cutter, his birth place Easton, and his parents Ebenezer and Olive Randall, born respectively in Easton and Taunton.

    [223] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16395, Vol. 152, p. 506, from FHL microfilm #0556653.

    [224] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 410, p. 399, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, a town pauper, her birth place Middleboro, but her parents’ names unknown.

    [225] Per West Bridgewater VRs, p. 96; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #22201012.

    [226] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #22201021; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 224, the marriage of Simeon Staples of Plympton and Lydia Sampson on 19 Nov. 1819 in Middleborough.

    [227] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 335, marriage intentions recorded on 4 Apr. 1846 in Bridgewater.

    [228] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 387; per West Bridgewater VRs, p. 96, under “Shaw;” per her www.findagrave.com memorial #22201021.

    [229] 1850 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 275, dwelling #508, family #642:

            Horatio Shaw, 37, male, stone mason, $1000, born MA

            Lydia H. Shaw, 26, female, born MA

            Ellen F. Shaw, 2, female, born MA

            Cyntha Shaw, 74, female, born MA

    [230] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for West Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 15-16, dwelling #89, family #103:

            Horatio Shaw, 41, male, white, stone mason, born MA

            Lydia H. Shaw, 31, female, white, born MA

            Ellen F. Shaw, 7, female, white, born MA

            Josephine M. Shaw, 4, female, white, born MA

            Austin A. Shaw, 1, male, white, born MA

            Dwelling #89, family #104:

            Sullivan Shaw, 78, male, white, laborer, born MA

            Cynthia K. Shaw, 80, female, white, born MA

    [231] 1860 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 360, dwelling #2315, family #2904:

            Horatio Shaw, 46, male, stone layer, $150, born MA

            Lydia Shaw, 36, female, born MA

            Ellen F. Shaw, 12, female, born MA, attending school

            Josephine Shaw, 9, female, born MA, attending school

            Austin Shaw, 6, male, born MA, attending school

            Horatio Shaw, 4, male, born MA

            Henrietta Shaw, 1, female, born MA

    [232] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 266, p. 330, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleborough, and her maiden name Staples, but her parents’ names not recorded; www.findagrave.com memorial #22201021, from her gravestone in the Old Graveyard in West Bridgewater, MA.

    [233] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 275, p. 339, West Bridgewater, and Vol. 275, p. 292, Bridgewater, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a laborer, and his birth place Middleboro, but his parents’ names not recorded; www.findagrave.com, memorial #22201012, from his gravestone in the Old Graveyard in West Bridgewater, MA.

    [234] Calculated from his age and birth place in his death record, but the 1865 state census says he was born in Bridgewater.

    [235] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA.

    [236] Per the Ancestry.com Statham/Kennison Family Tree file submitted by D_Harmon63, of MA; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 3, p. 29, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, he was of Bridgewater, she was of Quincy; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 334, marriage intentions recorded on 30 Apr. 1842 in Bridgewater.

    [237] Calculated from her age at death, her birth place from the 1865 state census.

    [238] 1850 Federal Census, Town of Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, Page No. 269, dwelling #475, family #633:

            Emerson Shaw, 31, male, expressman, $2000, born MA

            Susan W. Shaw, 27, female, born MA

            H. Emerson Shaw, 6, male, born MA

            Susan W. Shaw, 11/12, female, born MA

            Ellen Sullivan, 15, female, born Ireland

    [239] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Quincy, Norfolk Co., dwelling #680, family #957:

            Emerson Shaw, 36, male, expressman, born MA

            Susan W. Shaw, 32, female, born MA

            Horatio E. Shaw, 11, male, born MA

            Susan W. Shaw, 5, female, born MA

            Elias McGwoon, 36, male, expressman, born MA

            Sarah L. McGwoon, 28, female, born MA

            Dwelling #680, family #958:

            David Rideout, 75, male, stonecutter, born NH

            Keziah Rideout, 72, female, born NH

            Mary Hagerty, 20, female, domestic, born Ireland

    [240] 1860 Federal Census, Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, Page No. 170, dwelling #1138, dwelling #1352:

            Emerson Shaw, 41, male, stable keeper, $3000, $1000, born MA

            Susan Shaw, 37, female, born MA

            Emerson E. Shaw, 16, male, born MA

            Charles Shaw, 4, male, born MA

            Susan Shaw, 10, female, born MA

    [241] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Quincy (South), Norfolk Co., dwelling #97, family #124:

            Emerson Shaw, 48, male, born Bridgewater, married, trader

            Susan W. Shaw, 42, female, born Quincy, married

            Horatio E. Shaw, 21, male, born Quincy, single, moulder

            Susan W. Shaw, 15, female, born Quincy, single

            Charles A. Shaw, 9, male, born Quincy, single

    [242] 1870 Federal Census, Town of Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, Page No. 92, dwelling #608, family #779:

            Emerson H. Shaw, 51, male, white, horse dealer, $3500, $500, born MA, a male citizen

            Susan W. Shaw, 47, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Susan W. Shaw, 20, female, white, at home, born MA

    [243] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 302, p. 244, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her parents David and Keziah Rideout, both born in Hollis, NH.

    [244] 1880 Federal Census, Town of Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, Page No. 52, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 526, dwelling #391, family #508:

            Emerson Shaw, white, male, 61, widower, trader, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Susan Shaw, white, female, 30, daughter, single, dress making, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [245] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 338, p. 264, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a Trader, his birth place Middleboro, and his parents Sullivan and Cynthia Shaw, both born in Middleborough.

    [246] Calculated from her age at death.

    [247] Allen, Orrin Peer, Descendants of William Scott of Hatfield, Mass., 1668-1906, and of John Scott of Springfield, Mass, 1659-1906, Palmer, MA, 1906, p. 31, his father named in his birth record.

    [248] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 208; Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1871030.

    [249] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0760648, Consider and James, twin sons of James Scott, which shows the year as 1777, however the baptismal record was dated 19 Oct. 1776, so the birth must have been Sept. 1776, and recorded in the town records in 1777.

    [250] 1800 Federal Census, Charlemont, Hampshire Co., MA, p. 598, the Consider Scott household had 2 males aged 16-25 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.

    [251] 1810 Federal Census, Charlemont, Hampshire Co., MA, p. 727, the C. Scott household had 4 males under 10, 2 males aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 265-44 years, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [252] 1820 Federal Census, Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA, p. 44, the Consider Scott household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in manufacturing and trade.

    [253] United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1465960, no other information given about his service.

    [254] Charlemont VRs, p. 159; www.findagrave.com, memorial #58708105, from her gravestone in Leavitt Cemetery in Charlemont, Franklin Co., MA.

    [255] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 332, he was called “of Charlemont” in the marriage record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 235; Charlemont VRs, p. 120, marriage intentions recorded 2 Jan. 1824 in Charlemont.

    [256] 1830 Federal Census, Salina, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 21, the Consider Scott household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 2 males aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

    [257] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [258] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 332.

    [259] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 225.

    [260] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 168, the birth of Joel Eaton, son of Joseph and Hannah Eaton, on 3 Aug. 1751 in Middleborough; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 45, the marriage of Joseph Eaton and Hannah Crossman, both of Middleborough, on 8 Sept. 1750 in Middleborough.

    [261] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 124, 158.

    [262] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 462.

    [263] Plymouth County Probate Docket #7033, Vol. 12C, p. 81.

    [264] 1850 Federal Census, Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, p. 139, dwelling #243, family #286.

    [265] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 120, p. 67, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, but her parents’ names not recorded.

    [266] Per the 1800 federal census.

    [267] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [268] Charlemont VRs, p. 72; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #58708108.

    [269] Charlemont VRs, p. 159; www.findagrave.com, memorial #58708108, from his gravestone in Leavitt Cemetery in Charlemont, MA.

    [270] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [271] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [272] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [273] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, from her gravestone; www.findagrave.com memorial #88661301.

    [274] 1850 Federal Census, 1 Ward City of Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 14-15, dwelling #204, family #204:

            James Scott, 40, male, white, hotel keeper, $10,000, born MA

            Hannah N. Scott, 27, female, white, born NY

            William R. Scott, 9, male, white, born NY

            James H. Scott, 4, male, white, born NY

            (Plus numerous other unrelated people staying at the hotel.)

    [275] 1855 New York State Census, Syracuse City, 2d Ward, Onondaga Co., dwelling #507, a brick house valued at $1000, family #685:

            James Scott, 44, male, born MA, married, resident 18 years, salt business, a native voter, owns land

            Hana A. Scott, 32, female, wife, born Onondaga Co, married, resident 32 years

            William Scott, 14, male, child, born Onondaga Co., resident 14 years

            James H. Scott, 9, male, child, born Onondaga Co., resident 9 years

            Thomas D. Scott, 2/12, male, child, born Onondaga Co.

            Mary Coallial, 27, female, servant, born Ireland, resident 2 years, alien

    [276] 1860 Federal Census, 2nd Ward Syracuse City, Onondaga Co., NY, Page No. 10, dwelling #71, family #82:

            James Scott, 50, male, salt manufacturer, $5000, $5000, born MA

            Hane N. Scott, 37, female, born NY

            William R. Scott, 18, male, born NY, attending school

            James Henry Scott, 14, male, born NY, attending school

            Thomas D. Scott, 5, male, born NY, attending school

            Maria Fam, 18, female, servant, born NY

    [277] 1865 New York State Census, Syracuse Second Ward City, Onondaga Co., p. 127?, no dwelling numbers, a brick house valued at $10,000, line #21-29:

            James Scott, 55, male, born NY [sic], married once, now married, salt agent, a native voter

            Hana Scott, 38, female, wife, born Onondaga Co., married once, now married

            Wm R. Scott, 24, male, son, born Onondaga Co., single, clerk, a native voter

            James H. Scott, 19, male, son, born Onondaga Co., single, clerk

            Charles Scott, 50, male, born MA, married once, now married, agent, a native voter

            Charlot C. Scott, 33 [sic], female, wife, born Onondaga Co., married once, now married

            Walter C. Scott, 22, male, son, born Onondaga Co., single, clerk, a native voter

            Ella M. Scott, 19, female, daughter, born Onondaga Co., single

            Ann Murfey, 341, female, servant, born Ireland, single

    [278] 1870 Federal Census, Township of Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, Page No. 21, dwelling #157, family #157:

            James Scott, 65, male, white, retired salt manufacturer, $12,000, $2000, born MA, a male citizen

            H. N. Scott, 46, female, white, keeping house, born NY

            Maria L. Noble, 56, female, white, house keeper, born MA

            J. H. Scott, 23, male, white, at home, born NY, a male citizen

            Samuel Banks, 18, male, black, laborer, born MA

    [279] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; www.findagrave.com, memorial #88661301, from her gravestone in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, NY.

    [280] 1880 Federal Census, Fifth Ward the City of Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, Page No. 10, Supervisors Dist. 1, Enumeration Dist. 44, dwelling #89, family #105:

            James Scott, white, male, 70, widower, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Maria L. Noble, white, female, 66, sister, widow, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Sarah A. Loomis, white, female, 30, niece, widow, at home, born NY, father born NY, mother born MA

    [281] Charlemont VRs, p. 72; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #101143202.

    [282] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [283] Charlemont VRs, p. 120, marriage intentions recorded 1 Mar. 1829 in Charlemont.

    [284] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; his www.findagrave.com memorial #101130681 gives his birth place as Greenwich, MA, but the censuses indicate he was born in Vermont.

    [285] 1840 Federal Census, Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, p. 404, the Wm R. Barron household had 2 males under 5, 2 males aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 2 females aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 20-29 years, including 5 persons employed in agriculture.

    [286] 1850 Federal Census, Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, p. 11, dwelling #150, family #166:

            William R. Barron, 47, male, farmer, $4000, born VT

            Amanda Barron, 38, female, born MA
            W. J. Barron, 19, male, farmer, born MA

            C. F. Barron, 17, male, clerk, born NH

            H. S. Barron, 15, male, clerk, born NH, attending school

            Dickinson Barron, 13, male, born NH, attending school

            Sprague S. Barron, 10, male, born NH, attending school

            Mary L. Barron, 9, female, born NH, attending school

            Coraline D. Barron, 7, female, born NH, attending school

            Helena A. Barron, 3, female, born NH

            Amanda More, 30, female, born VT

            Maria Bishop, 15, female, born VT

            Lorana Pixley, 17, female, born VT

    [287] 1860 Federal Census, Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, Page No. 132, dwelling #1060, family #1080:

            William R. Barron, 56, male, farmer, $5000, $400, born VT

            Amanda Barron, 49, female, wife, born MA

            Carrie Barron, 17, female, born NH, attending school

            Helen A. Barron, 13, female, born NH, attending school

            Louisa Barron, 9, female, born NH, attending school

    [288] www.findagrave.com, memorial #101143202, from her gravestone in West Lebanon Cemetery in West Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH.

    [289] www.findagrave.com, memorial #101130681, from his gravestone in West Lebanon Cemetery in West Lebanon, NH.

    [290] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [291] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, from History and genealogy of the family of Thomas Noble of Westfield, Massachusetts, p. 620.

    [292] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, taken from Records of Christ Church marriages, Franklin Nobles of Cicerto and Maria L. Scott of Salina, 7 Aug. 1833 in Manlius Village.

    [293] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, from History and genealogy of the family of Thomas Noble of Westfield, Massachusetts, p. 620.

    [294] 1840 Federal Census, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY, p. 748, the Franklin Noble household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, 2 females under 5, and 1 female aged 20-29 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [295] 1850 Federal Census, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY, p. 461, dwelling #569, family #569:

            Franklin Noble, 38, male, shoemaker, $600, born CT

            Maria Noble, 36, female, born MA

            Hellen M. Noble, 13, female, born NY, attending school

            Sarah A. Noble, 10, female, born NY, attending school

            Jared Noble, 63, male, laborer, born CT

            Sally Noble, 63, female, born CT

            Charles Noble, 8, male, born NY, attending school

    [296] 1855 New York State Census, Clayton, Jefferson Co., 1st Election Dist., dwelling #32, a house valued at $300, family #32:

            Jerod Nobles, 67, male, born MA, married, resident 18 years, farmer, a native voter, owns land

            Sally Nobles, 67, female, wife, born CT, married, resident 18 years, a native voter

            Dwelling #32, family #33:

            Franklin Nobles, 43, male, born MA, married, resident 18 years, shoemaker, a native voter, owns land

            Maria Nobles, 41, female, white, born MA, married, resident 18 years, a native voter

            Helen Nobles, 17, female, child, born Jefferson Co., resident 11 years

            Sarah Nobles, 15, female, child, born Jefferson Co., resident 15 years

            Charles Nobles, 13, male, child, born Jefferson Co., resident 13 years

            James Nobles, 10, male, child, born Jefferson Co., resident 10 years

    [297] 1860 Federal Census, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY, Page No. 64, dwelling #475, family #492:

            Frank Noble, 46, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Mariah Noble, 45, female, born MA

            Hannah Noble, 20, female, born NY

            Charles Noble. 18, male, born NY, attending school

            Sally Noble, 73, female, born MA

    [298] 1865 New York State Census, Watertown, Jefferson Co., dwelling #210, a frame house valued at $1500, family #210:

            Frank Noble, 53, male, born CT, married once, now married, machinist, a native voter

            Mariah L. Noble, 51, female, wife, born MA, 6 children born, married once, now married

            Helen Wright, 28, female, children, born Jefferson Co., 1 child, married once, now widowed

            Sarah Noble, 24, female, child, born Jefferson Co., single

            Chs. H. Noble, 22, male, child, born Jefferson Co., single, in army, a native voter

            Willie F. Wright, 4, male, grandson, born Jefferson Co., single

            Sally Noble, 78, female, mother, born VT, 2 children born, married once, now widowed

    [299] 1870 Federal Census, Township of Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, Page No. 21, dwelling #157, family #157.

    [300] 1880 Federal Census, Fifth Ward the City of Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, Page No. 10, Supervisors Dist. 1, Enumeration Dist. 44, dwelling #89, family #105.

    [301] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, from History and genealogy of the family of Thomas Noble of Westfield, Massachusetts, p. 620.

    [302] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; www.findagrave.com, memorial #88661449, from her gravestone in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY.

    [303] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [304] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #90739244.

    [305] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [306] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, her www.findagrave.com memorial #90739244 gives only the year.

    [307] 1850 Federal Census, 1 Ward City of Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 26, dwelling #376, family #376:

            Charles R. Scott, 34, male, white, saddler, $3000, born NH [sic]

            Charlotte J?. Scott, 27, female, white, born NY

            Jane Ellen Ann Scott, 14, female, white, born NY, attending school

            Charlotte? ONiel, 19, female, white, born Ireland

            Hatten? C. ONiel, 7, male, white, born NY, attending school

            Franklin C. ONiel, 1, male, white, born NY

    [308] 1855 New York State Census, First Ward, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., dwelling #271, a frame house valued at $1500, family #320:

            C. B. Scott, 40, male, born MA, married, resident 15 years, saddler, a native voter, owns land

            Charlotte S. Scott, 31, female, wife, born Onondaga Co., married, resident 31 years

            Walter C. Scott, 11, male, child, born Onondaga Co., resident 11 years

            Ella M. Scott, 9, female, child, born Onondaga Co., resident 9 years

            Franklin E. Scott, 6, male, child, born Onondaga Co., resident 6 years

            Eliza Comfret, 20, female, servant, born Ireland, resident 1 year, alien

    [309] 1860 Federal Census, 1st Ward City of Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY, Salina Post Office, Page No. 87, dwelling #686, family #689:

            Chas B. Scott, 42 [sic], male U.S. Mail Agent, $4000, $800, born NY [sic]

            Sarah Scott, 38, female, born NY

            Walter Scott, 18, male, clerk, born NY

            Julia Scott, 14, female, born NY

            Margaret Brennan, 18, female, born Ireland

    [310] 1865 New York State Census, Syracuse Second Ward City, Onondaga Co., p. 127?, no dwelling numbers, a brick house valued at $10,000, line #21-29.

    [311] 1870 Federal Census, 6th Ward, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY, Page No. 10-11, dwelling #59, family #69:

            Geo. Everson Jr., 30, male, white, billard room keeper, born NY

            Ella M. Everson, 24, female, white, keeping house, born NY

            Madge B. Everson, 2, female, white, born NC

            Hannah Jones, 16, female, black, domestic, born NC, cannot write

            Chas B. Scott, 54, male, white, traveling agent, $2500, born NH [sic], a male citizen

            Charlotte Scott, 47, female, white, born NY

    [312] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; www.findagrave.com, memorial #90739243, from his gravestone in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY.

    [313] 1880 Federal Census, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY, Page No. 14, Supervisors Dist. 8, Enumeration Dist. 206, dwelling #17, family #18:

            Charlotte Scott, white, female, 57, mother, widow, born NY, father born CT, mother born NY

            Ella M. Scott, white, female, 32, divorced, born NY, father born MA, mother born NY

            Madge B. Scott, white, female, 12, granddaughter, single, attending school, born NC, father born NY, mother born NY

    [314] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; www.findagrave.com, memorial #90739244, from her gravestone in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, NY.

    [315] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [316] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [317] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [318] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, calculated from his age at death.

    [319] 1840 Federal Census, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 166, the Alfred Nims household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 3 males aged 20-29 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 2 females aged 20-29 years, including 2 persons employed in manufacturing and trade, and 1 person employed in a learned profession.

    [320] 1850 Federal Census, Town of Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 69, dwelling #1057, family #1088:

            Alfred Nims, 37, male, carriage trimmer, $500, born NY

            Sarah W. Nims, 33, female, born MA

            Charles Nims, 9, male, born NY, attending school

            William Nims, 5, male, born NY, attending school

            Alfred N. Nims, 2, male, born NY

            Henry Nims, 7/12, male, born NY

            Maryetta Nims, 24, female, born NY

    [321] 1855 New York State Census, Manlius, Onondaga Co., 1st Election Dist., dwelling #123, a frame house valued at $900, family #135:

            Alfred Nims, 41, male, born Onondaga Co., resident 41 years, justice, a native voter, owns land

            Sarah Nims, 37, wife, born MA, resident 23 years

            William Nims, 11, son, born Onondaga Co.

            Alfred Nims, 7, son, born Onondaga Co.

            Henry Nims, 5, son, born Onondaga Co.

            Ernest Nims, 3, son, born Onondaga Co.

            Amanda Nims, 9/12, daughter, born Onondaga Co.

            Dwelling #123, family #136:

            Marvin M. Marsh, 41, male, born Onondaga Co., resident 3 years, physician, a native voter

            Lucy A. Marsh, 35, female, wife, born Madison Co., resident 3 years, teacher

    [322] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; www.findagrave.com, memorial #13017754, from her gravestone in Christ Church Cemetery in Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY.

    [323] 1860 Federal Census, Corporation of Manlius Village, Onondaga Co., NY, Page No. 44, dwelling #372, family #376:

            Asa Nims, 40, male, white, carriage trimmer, $300, born NY

            Alvira Nims, 30, female, white, born NY

            Frank Nims, 6, male, white, born NY, attending school

            Eddie Nims, 4, male, white, born NY

            Albert Nims, 2, male, white, born NY

            Alfred Nims, 46, male, white, harness maker, $800, $500, born NY

            Charles A. Nims, 19, male, white, druggist clerk, born NY

            William H. Nims, 15, male, white, farm laborer, born NY, attending school

            Alfred A. Nims, 13, male, white, born NY, attending school

            Henry Nims, 12, male, white, born NY, attending school

            Ernest H. Nims, 9, male, born NY, attending school

            Josephine Folscroft, female, white, servant, born NY, attending school

    [324] 1870 Federal Census, Village of Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY, Fayetteville Post Office, Page No. 22, dwelling #193, family #205:

            Asa Nims, 50, male, white, carriage trimmer, $200, born NY, a male citizen

            Alvira Nims, 41, female, white, keeps house, born NY

            Franklin Nims, 15, male, white, paper millhand, born NY, attending school

            Edwin Nims, 14, male, white, paper millhand, born NY, attending school

            H. Albert Nims, 12, male, white, at school, born NY, attending school

            Hobart Nimes, 9, male, white, at school, born NY, attending school

            George P. Nims, 6, male, white, at school, born NY, attending school

            Alfred Nims, 57, male, white, harness maker, $1500, $200, born NY, a male citizen

    [325] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; www.findagrave.com, memorial #13020339, from his gravestone in Christ Church Cemetery in Manlius, NY.

    [326] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [327] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, her parents’ names from her death record.

    [328] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [329] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, her birth place from her death record.

    [330] 1850 Federal Census, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, p. 34, dwelling #484, family #561:

            Horace D. Scott, 31, male, livery, born MA

            Eliza Scott, 28, female, born NH

            Amanda M. Scott, 1, female, born MA

            Fanny Hubbard, 31, female, born NH

            Sarah Hubbard, 22, female, born NH

            Layfayette Gillett, 28, male, teamster, born MA

            William Roode, 20, male, hackman, born MA

            Erie Roode, 30, male, ostler, born MA

    [331] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Springfield, Hampden Co., dwelling #441, family #499:

            Horace Scott, 36, male, mechanic, born MA

            Eliza Scott, 33, female, born NH

            Ida Scott, 6, female, born MA

            Catharine Scott, 3, female, born MA

            Charles Scott, 1, male, born MA

            Lafayette Gillett, 33, male, born VT

            Fanny Gillett, 36, female, born NH

    [332] 1860 Federal Census, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, Wilbraham Post Office, Page No. 300-301, dwelling #2376, family #2571:

            Eliza Scott, 38, female, boarding house keeper, $500, born NH

            Ida M. Scott, 11, female, born MA, attending school

            Catherine W. Scott, 8, female, born MA, attending school

            Margaret Sullivan, 17, female, servant, born ME

            (Plus 17 more unrelated people living in the boarding house)

    [333] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Springfield Ward 2, Hampden Co., MA, dwelling #177, family #283:

            H. Eliza Scott, 42, female, born NH, widow

            Ida M. Scott, 16, female, born MA, single

            Catharine W. Scott, 12, female, born MA, single

            Dwelling #177, family #284:

            Wm H. Eaton, 42, male, born MA, married, armorer

            Caroline M. Eaton, 42, female, born MA, married

    [334] 1870 Federal Census, Springfield Ward 2, Hampden Co., MA, Page No. 77, dwelling #403, family #552:

            Eliza Scott, 48, female, white, keeping house, $2000, born NH

            Ida M. Scott, 21, female, white, at home, born MA

            Kate W. Scott, 18, female, white, at home, born MA

            Anner Kelly, 18, female, white, domestic servant, born MA

            Kate Barry, 22, female, white, domestic servant, born MA

            Mary Shay, 21, female, white, domestic servant, born Ireland

            Mary Shay, 27, female, white, domestic servant, born Ireland

            Ellen Kelly, 19, female, white, domestic servant, born Ireland

            (Plus 19 more unrelated people)

    [335] 1880 Federal Census, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, Page No. 32-33, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 311, dwelling #200, family #378:

            Eliza W. Scott, white, female, 57, married, keeping house, born NH, father born VT, mother born NH

            Geo H. Woods, white, male, 38, son, jeweler, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Katy Woods, white, female, 27, daughter, married, at home, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH

            Fredrick Walker, white, male, 23, boarder, single, clerk in store, born MA

            Emma Gibbs, white, female, 27, boarder, married, at home, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Fredrick Gibbs, white, male, 16, boarder, single, at home, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Nelson Gibbs, white, male, 40, boarder, married, mercantile agent, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            John Gill, white, male, 26, boarder, single, clerk in store, born MA, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland

            Harrold H. Woods, white, male, 1, nephew, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Julia Shay, white, female, 21, servant, single, servant, born MA, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland

            Dora Ladd, white, female, 24, servant, divorced, servant, born CT, father born MA, mother born MA

    [336] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, from New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949; New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1322867, his occupation a porter at Buler Head Hotel, and his birth place MA; www.findagrave.com, memorial #37952347, apparently from his gravestone in Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, but there is no photograph of his gravestone.

    [337] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1910/95, p. 72, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, City of Springfield #72, widow of Horace Scott, her birth place West Lebanon, NH, her father Orin Hubbard, born in Weathersfield, VT, and her mother Catherine Weld, born in Hartland, VT; www.findagrave.com, memorial #37952348, from her gravestone in Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, MA.

    [338] She was apparently not the Eunice Keith who married Eliab Leach on 14 Nov. 1802 in Middleborough. Her death record gives the name of her father as Ephraim Keith, not William Keith.

    [339] There were several different Sarah/Sally Keith marriages in Bridgewater in the appropriate time period, but none appear to have been the daughter of William Keith.

    [340] Calculated from his age and birth place in his death record; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #62480057.

    [341] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 146.

    [342] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 219.

    [343] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census, which may be understated since she was married in 1825, her birth place from death records of her children, but her birth was not recorded in the Brockton vital records.

    [344] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 124.

    [345] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 19, the Wm. Keith household had 1 male under 5, 2 males aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 2 females under 5, 2 females aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 4 persons employed in agriculture.

    [346] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 21, dwelling #260, family #310:

            William Keith, 64, male, laborer, $700, born MA

            Rowena R. Keith, 40, female, born MA

            Dexter Keith, 18, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Thirsa Keith, 14, female, born MA

            Mary Keith, 13, female, born MA

            Martin Keith, 11, male, born MA

            Emeline Keith, 9, female, born MA

            Benjamin Keith, 7, male, born MA

    [347] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 25, dwelling #172, family #209:

            William Keith, 69, male, white, laborer, born MA

            Rowena Keith, 45, female, white, born MA

            Thirza W. Keith, 19, female, white, born MA

            Emiline J. Keith, 14, female, white, born MA

            Benj. J. Keith, 12, male, white, born MA

            Martin M. Keith, 16, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

            Dexter D. Keith, 24, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

            Morris M. Keith, 21, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

            Israel Richmond, 27, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

            David Richmond, 24, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

    [348] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 320-321, dwelling #2111, family #2683:

            Wm Keith, 75, male, nail cutter, $700, $100, born MA

            Rowena Keith, 49, female, born MA

            Emeline J. Keith, 18, female, dress maker, born MA

            Martin M. Keith, 21, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Melissa A. Ellis, 13, female, born MA

            Frank Ellis, 3, male, born MA

            Dwelling #2111, family #2684:

            Morris M. Keith, 26, male, shoemaker, $50, born MA

            Ellen F. Keith, 24, female, born MA

    [349] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 166, p. 274, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents William & Eunice Keith, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480057, from his gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [350] Plymouth County Probate Docket #11993, Vol. 104, p. 473-474, from FHL microfilm #0555646, Vol. 114, p. 187(189), and Vol. 109, p. 75.

    [351] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 91, dwelling #128, family #135:

            Rowena Keith, 53, female, white, born MA, widow, mistress

            Frank H. Ellis, 8, male, white, born MA, single

            Martin M. Keith, 26, male, white, born MA, married, shoemaker

            Harriet C. Keith, 23, female, white, born MA, married

            Dwelling #128, family #135:

            Ellen Keith, 27, female, white, born VT, widow, mistress

            George L. Keith, 4, male, white, born MA, single

            Morton Keith, 1, male, white, born MA, single

    [352] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 62, dwelling #450, family #505:

            Rowena R. Keith, 60, female, white, no occupation, born MA

    [353] 1880 Federal Census, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 41, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 563, dwelling #292, family #398.

    [354] www.findagrave.com, memorial #192303626, from her gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA, but her death record was not found in Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

    [355] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 187.

    [356] His parents’ names from his second marriage record in 1859 and from his death record.

    [357] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 214, marriage intentions recorded 18 Feb. 1845 in Bridgewater.

    [358] Per the 1900 federal census, his birth place from his second marriage in 1859, but his birth place was given as Plymouth in his death record, however the Benjamin Ellis born in 1824 in Plymouth also died in 1824, and his parents gave the name to a second son in 1832.

    [359] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Raynham, Bristol Co., dwelling #106, family #124:

            Benjamin Ellis, 30, male, shoe maker, born MA

            Julia A. Ellis, 29, female, born MA

            Melissa A. Ellis, 7, female, born MA

            Thirza A. Ellis, 5, female, born MA

            Benjamin L. Ellis, 3, male, born MA

            Mary E. Ellis, 1, female, born MA

    [360] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 112, p. 269, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Wm & Roana Keith.

    [361] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 127, p. 235, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place Taunton, his parents Benjamin & Hannah Ellis, her birth place Plymouth, and her parents James & Mary Ann Bryant.

    [362] Calculated from her age and birth place in her marriage record, which just says Plymouth, but the census records show her birth place as Vermont.

    [363] 1860 Federal Census, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 84-85, dwelling #587, family #744:

            Benjn. Ellis, 36, male, farm laborer, born MA, cannot read or write

            Mary A. Ellis, 19, female, born VT

            Mary A. Ellis, 3, female, born MA

            Benjn. F. Ellis, 3/12, male, born MA

            Ansty O’Brien, 15, female, born Ireland, cannot read or write

            Margaret O’Brien, 8, female, born Ireland

    [364] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., dwelling #131, family #145:

            Benjamin Ellis, 41, male, white, born MA, married, laborer

            Mary A. Ellis, 24, female, white, born VT, married

            Benjamin F. Ellis, 5, male, white, born MA, single

            Elvira W. Ellis, 2, female, white, born MA, single

            William E. Ellis, 7 months, male, white, born MA, single

    [365] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 55, dwelling #389, family #436:

            Benjamin Ellis, 46, male, white, farm laborer, $200, born MA

            Mary Ellis, 29, female, white, keeping house, born VT

            Benjm. Ellis, 10, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Alvira Ellis, 7, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Martha Ellis, 1, female, white, home, born MA

            Willie Ellis, 5, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Asa Ellis, 4, male, white, home, born MA

    [366] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 48, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #347, family #392:

            Benj F. Ellis, white, male, 57, married, farm laborer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Mary Ellis, white, female, 39, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Alvira W. Ellis, white, female, 17, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            William E. Ellis, white, male, 15, son, single, farm laborer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Asa F. Ellis, white, male, 14, son, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Martha E. Ellis, white, female, 11, daughter, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Walter B. Ellis, white, male, 7, son, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Viola L. Ellis, white, female, 4, daughter, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [367] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 5 A, dwelling #92, family #101:

            Benjiman Ellis, head, white, male, born July 1824, age 75, married 50 years, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, cannot read or write, but can speak English, owns home

    [368] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1908/21, p. 291, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Bridgewater #291, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Plymouth, his father Benjamin Ellis, no birth place, and his mother Hannah Haskell, born in Freetown.

    [369] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 188.

    [370] 1850 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. dwelling #662, family #831:

            Isaih Morey, 30, male, shoemaker, $1500, born NH

            Eunice R. Morey, 27, female, born MA

            William G.[?] Morey, 1, male, born MA

            Mary J. Morey, 6/12, female, born MA

            Lucius Leach, 22, male, shoemaker, born MA

    [371] Her maiden name and her parents’ names from her death record.

    [372] Calculated from her age at death, her birth place from the censuses.

    [373] 1860 Federal Census, Town of East Machias, Washington Co., ME, Page No. 1, dwelling #3, family #3:

            Walter Robbins, 77, male, gentleman, $800, $1500, born MA

            Deborah Robbins, 73, female, born MA

            Lucius L. Keith, 27, male, Daguemotypist, $200, $1000, born MA

            Mary M. N. Keith, 25, female, born New Brunswick

    [374] 1870 Federal Census, East Machias, Washington Co., ME, Page No. 35-36, dwelling #239, family #258:

            Lucius L. Keith, 42, male, white, broker $1300, $8000, born MA

            Mary M. Keith, 35, female, white, keeping house, born NB

            Flora M. H. Keith, 6, female, white, born MA, mother foreign born

            Mary A. Lary, 28, female, white, domestic servant, born ME, father foreign born

    [375] 1880 Federal Census, East Machias, Washington Co., ME, Page No. 13, Supervisors Dist. 2, Enumeration Dist. 184, dwelling #134, family #141:

            Loring L. Keith, white, male, 52, married, cashier of bank, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Mary M. Keith, white, female, 46, wife, married, keeping house, born NB, father born ME, mother born MA

            Flora M. H. Keith, white, female, 16, niece, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Roxie C. Maker, white, female, 21, servant, single, servant, born ME, father born ME, mother born ME

    [376] Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0009974, her occupation housekeeping, and her parents W. W. Foster, a millwright, and Hannah Ellis, both born in E. Machias, ME.

    [377] Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0009974.

    [378] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 184, her middle name from her death record.

    [380] Brockton VRs, p. 62.

    [381] Per his marriage record.

    [382] 1850 Federal Census, Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, p. 126, dwelling #23, family #27:

            Benj Elles, 27, male, born MA

            John A. Elles, 24, male, born MA

            Wm Smith, 12, male, born MA

            Dwelling #23, family #28:

            John D. Hall, 25, male, born MA

            Eunice L. Hall, 20, female, born MA

            Francis E. Hall, 1, female, born MA

            Phebe A. Hall, 13, female, born MNA

    [383] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., dwelling #915, family #1035:

            John Hall, 61, male, born Raynham, married, laborer

            Therese [sic] Hall, 62, female, born No. Bridgewater, married

            Dwelling #915, family #1036:

            Henry Hall, 32, male, born No. Bridgewater, married, tin worker

            Nancy Hall, 31, female, born No. Bridgewater, married

            Arthur H. Hall, 12, male, born No. Bridgewater, single

            Adelina F. Hall, 5, female, born No. Bridgewater, single

            Dwelling #915, family #1037:

            Eunice Hall, 35, female, born No. Bridgewater, widow

            Francis E. Hall, 16, female, born No. Bridgewater, single

            Edith L. Hall, 11, female, born No. Bridgewater, single

    [384] 1860 Federal Census, Iowa Township, Marshall Co., IA, Albion Post Office, Page No. 32, dwelling #249, family #228:

            Davis Hall, 30, male, carpenter, $75, $400, born MA

            Eunice Hall, 26, female, born MA

            Francis E. Hall, 11, female, born MA, attending school

            Edith Hall, 6, female, born MA, attending school

    [385] United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from microfilm #2053278,

    [386] His death date is on her www.findagrave.com memorial #46353225, which does not say where he died, and he may have been killed in the Civil War.

    [387] 1870 Federal Census, Brighton Township, Cass Co., IA, Page No. 6, dwelling #34, family #34:

            Nathan James, 24, male, white, laborer, born MA, a male citizen

            Fannie James, 21, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Nathan James, 7/12, male, white, at home, born IA, born in Oct.

            Galan James, 35, male, white, laborer, born MA, a male citizen

            Eunice Hall, 40, female, white, keeping house, born MA, a male citizen [sic]

            Edith Hall, 16, female, white, at home, born MA

            Frank Car, 38, male, white, railroad conductor, born Canada, parents both foreign born, a male citizen

            Charley Car, 4, male, white, at home, born IA, father foreign born

            Joe Need, 21, male, white, telegraph opr., born OH, a male citizen

            Joe Rape, 30, male, white, laborer, born NJ, a male citizen

    [388] 1880 Federal Census, Olympia, Thurston Co., WA, Page No. 17, Supervisors Dist. 143, Enumeration Dist. 15, dwelling #156, family #157:

            E. N. Ouimette, white, male, 41, married, dry goods merchant, born Quebec, father born Quebec, mother born Quebec

            Majoria Ouimette, white, female, 37, wife, married, keeping house, born Ontario, father born Canada, mother born Canada

            Idelia Ouimette, white, female, 12, daughter, single, at home, attending school, born OR, father born Quebec, mother born Ontario

            Florence Ouimette, white, female, 10, daughter, single, at home, attending school, born OR, father born Quebec, mother born Ontario

            Norbert Ouimette, white, male, 7, son, single, at home, born Wash. Ter., father born Quebec, mother born Ontario

            Majoria Ouimette, white, female, 5, daughter, single, at home, sick with bilious fever, cannot read or write, born Wash. Ter., father born Quebec, mother born Ontario

            Eunice Hall, white, female, 49, nurse, widow, nurse, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Him, Chinese, male, 40, cook, single, cook, cannot read or write, born China, father born China, mother born China

    [389] 1900 Federal Census, South Bay Precinct, Thurston Co., WA, Supervisors Dist. 285, Enumeration Dist. 225, Sheet No. 8 B, dwelling #153, family #155:

            Edith L. Sylvester, head, white, female, born Feb. 1854, age 46, widow, 4 children born 4 children living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, farmer, can read, write and speak English, owns farm

            Frances C. Sylvester, daughter, white, female, born July 1874, age 25, single, born IA, father born IA, mother born MA, at school, attending school, can read, write and speak English

            Fred H. Sylvester, son, white, male, born May 1876, age 24, single, born OR, father born IA, mother born MA, stenographer, can read, write and speak English

            Eunice M. Sylvester, daughter, white, female, born Mar. 1880, age 20, single, born WA, father born IA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

            Crawell H. Sylvester, son, white, male, born Sept. 1883, age 17, single, born WA, father born IA, father born MA, can read, write and speak English

            Eunice L. Hall, mother, white, female, born Dec. 1826 [sic], age 73, widow, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

            Lillian B. James, niece, white, female, born Mar. 1897, age 3, single, born CA, father born IA, mother born CA

    [390] www.findagrave.com, memorial #46353225, from her gravestone in Forest Memorial Gardens in Olympia, Thurston Co., WA, and from her Washburn State Death Certificate.

    [391] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 183, his middle name from his 1892 California Great Register registration.

    [392] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 25, dwelling #172, family #209.

    [393] Her parents’ names from her birth, marriage and death records; Brockton VRs, p. 222, the marriage of Samuel M. Holmes and Lucia M. Foster on 19 July 1840 in Kingston.

    [394] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 145, p. 256, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Wm. & Ruana Keith, her birth place N. Bridgewater, and her parents Saml. & Lucia Holmes.

    [395] Brockton VRs, p. 70, her parents Samuel M. & Lucia Holmes, her father’s occupation a shoemaker.

    [396] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, First Ward City of Fall River, Bristol Co., dwelling #15, family #34:

            Dexter D. Keith, 32, male, born MA, married, trader

            Lucia A. Keith, 21, female, born MA, married, housewife

            Flora M. Keith, 2, female, born MA

    [397] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 203, p. 252, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place No. Bridgewater, and her parents Samuel M. & Lucia M. (Foster) Holmes, born respectively in No. Bridgewater and Kingston.

    [398] 1880 Federal Census, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 41, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 563, dwelling #292, family #398:

            Dexter D. Keith, white, male, 49, widower, jobber, maimed, crippled, bedridden or otherwise disabled, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Rowana Keith, white, female, 70, mother, widow, keeps home, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [399] California Great Registers, 1866-1910, Los Angeles City Electors, 10 Aug. 1892, p. 94, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0976929.

    [400] 1900 Federal Census, Boston, Ward 12, Suffolk Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1323, Sheet No. 7 A, dwelling #69, family #124:

            Margaret Allen, head, white, female, born Apr. 1838, age 62, married 25 years, no children, born Canada Eng., father born Canada Eng., mother born Canada Eng., immigrated in 1862, resident 38 years, lodging house, can read, write and speak English, rents house

            Mary L. Young, lodger, white, female, born Jan. 1845, age 55, widow, 1 child born, 1 child living, born France, father born France, mother born France, immigrated in 1870, resident 30 years, capitalist, can read, write and speak English

            Dexter Keth [sic], lodger, white, male, born Aug. 1831, age 68, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, capitalist, can read, write and speak English

            Daniel H. Porse, lodger, white, male, born Dec. 1872, age 28, single, born VT, father born VT, mother born VT, vocal teacher, can read, write and speak English

            Bradshaw Briggs, lodger, white, male, born Dec. 1850, age 49, married 4 years, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY, music teacher, can read, write and speak English

    [401] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 189, his name recorded as “Mauris” in his birth record, but he appears to have spelled it “Morris.”

    [402] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 25, dwelling #172, family #209.

    [403] Her parents’ names from her marriage and death records.

    [404] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 126, p. 117, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his birth place Bridgewater, his occupation a shoemaker, his parents Wm & Roena Keith, her birth place VT, and her parents Orin & Orinda Carr.

    [405] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record.

    [406] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 321, dwelling #2111, family #2684:

            Morris M. Keith, 26, male, shoemaker $50, born MA

            Ellen F. Keith, 24, female, born MA

    [407] Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0960184, his parents William and Roena Keith.

    [408] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 91, dwelling #128, family #136:

            Ellen Keith, 27, female, white, born VT, widow, mistress

            George L. Keith, 4, male, white, born MA, single

            Morton Keith, 1, male, white, born MA, single

    [409] Plymouth County Probate Docket #11878, Vol. 125, p. 24, from FHL microfilm #0554703.

    [410] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 62, dwelling #450, family #504.

    [411] The 1900 federal census shows they had been married 31 years, but that is impossible because his first wife didn’t die until Oct. 1870, even though they were enumerated together in the 1870 federal census, unless Martin and Harriet were divorced before 1870, but no marriage record was found for Martin M. Keith and Ellen M. (Carr) Keith in the Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

    [412] 1880 Federal Census, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 22, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 561, dwelling #197, family #238:

            Martin M. Keith, white, male, 41, married, shoe laster, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Ellen M. Keith, white, female, 44, wife, married, keeping house, born VT, father born VT, mother born VT

            Geo. L. Keith, white, male, 19, son, single, works on shoes, born VT, father born MA, mother born VT

            Morton L. Keith, white, male, 17, son, single, works on shoes, born MA, father born MA, mother born VT

            Willie L. Keith, white,. Male, 7, son, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born VT

    [413] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1904/26, p. 34, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, City of Brockton #34, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, wife of Martin M. Keith, her birth place Barton, VT, her father Orrin Carr, born in VT, and her mother Orenda Hillery, born in VT, the informant Martin M. Keith.

    [414] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1916-1920, Deaths 1918 Brockton Vol. 9, p. 390, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Brockton #390, his occupation a shoe operative, his birth place Bridgewater, his father William Keith, born in Bridgewater, and his mother Rowena Dickerman, born in Brockton.

    [415] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 193, and Vol. 1, p. 279, under “Richmond.”

    [416] His parents’ names from his death record.

    [417] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 88, p. 226, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place Middleborough, his father Enoch Richmond, her name recorded as “Terseu” or “Tersea,” her birth place Bridgewater, and her father William Keith.

    [418] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 278, his birth place from his death record.

    [419] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 25, dwelling #172, family #209.

    [420] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 320, dwelling #2108, family #2678:

            Israel Richmond, 31, male, shoemaker, $75, born MA

            Thirza Richmond, 24, female, born MA

            Israel Richmond, 4, male, born MA

            Mary Richmond, 2, female, born MA

            Edwin Richmond, 2/12, male, born MA

            David Richmond, 29, male, shoemaker, born MA

    [421] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 90-91, dwelling #125, family #131:

            Israel Richmond, 36, male, white, born MA, married, shoemaker

            Thirza Richmond, 29, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Israel Richmond Jr., 9, male, white, born MA, single

            Edward J. Richmond, 5, male, white, born MA, single

            George H. Richmond, 2, male, white, born MA, single

            Dwelling #125, family #132:

            Susanna Richmond, 59, female, white, born MA, widow

            David Richmond, 34, male, white, born MA, single, shoemaker

            Reliance P. Richmond, 21, female, white, born MA, single, lady

    [422] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 278.

    [423] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 25, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #171, family #199:

            Israel Richmond, white, male, 52, married, shoe maker, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Thirza W. Richmond, white, female, 44, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Elizabeth Richmond, white, female, 14, daughter, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            William Richmond, white, male, 11, son, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Francis M. Richmond, white, male [sic?], 6, daughter [sic?], single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [424] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 7 A, dwelling #138, family #149:

            Israel Richmond, head, white, male, born Aug. 1828, age 71, married 45 years, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English, rents home

            Thirza W. Richmond, wife, white, female, born Dec. 1835, age 64, married 45 years, 7 children born, 5 children living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

    [425] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1905/25, p. 213, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Town of Bridgewater #213, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Enoch Richmond, born in Middleborough, and Susanna Ames, born in Bridgewater, the informant Thirza Richmond.

    [426] Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920, p. 329, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Bridgewater #329, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #5071635, widow of Israel Richmond, her parents William Keith and Roanna Dickerman, both born in MA.

    [427] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 189.

    [428] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 188.

    [429] Her parents’ names from her marriage and death records; Van Antwerp, Lee D., Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1993, [hereinafter Plymouth VRs], p. 486, the marriage intentions of John K. Cobb Jr. and Harriet Rider, both of Plymouth, recorded on 27 Mar. 1841 in Plymouth.

    [430] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 172, p. 274, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents William & Roeana Keith, her birth place Plymouth, and her parents John & Harriet Cobb.

    [431] Calculated from her age in the 1865 state census.

    [432] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 91, dwelling #128, family #135.

    [433] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 193, p. 328, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Plymouth, and her parents John K. & Harriet (no surname).

    [434] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 62, dwelling #450, family #504:

            Martin M. Keith, 30, male, white, works for shoe factory, $800, $200, born MA, a male citizen

            Ellen M. Keith, 32, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            George L. Keith, 9, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Morton L. Keith, 7, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Dwelling #450, family #505:

            Rowena R. Keith, 60, female, white, no occupation, born MA

    [435] The 1900 federal census shows they had been married 31 years, but that is impossible because his first wife didn’t die until Oct. 1870, even though they were enumerated together in the 1870 federal census, unless Martin and Harriet were divorced before 1870, but no marriage record was found for Martin M. Keith and Ellen M. (Carr) Keith in the Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

    [436] 1880 Federal Census, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 22, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 561, dwelling #197, family #238:

            Martin M. Keith, white, male, 41, married, shoe laster, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Ellen M. Keith, white, female, 44, wife, married, keeping house, born VT, father born VT, mother born VT

            Geo. L. Keith, white, male, 19, son, single, works on shoes, born VT, father born MA, mother born VT

            Morton L. Keith, white, male, 17, son, single, works on shoes, born MA, father born MA, mother born VT

            Willie L. Keith, white, male, 7, son, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born VT

    [437] 1900 Federal Census, Brockton City, Ward 3, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1100, Sheet No. 12 B, dwelling #195, family #285:

            Martin M. Keith, head, white, male, born Aug. 1838, age 61, married 31 years, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, shoe cutter, can read, write and speak English, rents home

            Ellen M. Keith, wife, white, female, born Oct. 1836, age 63, married 31 years, 5 children born, 3 children living, born VT, father born NH, mother born VT, can read, write and speak English

            William L. Keith, son, white, male, born Dec. 1873, age 26, single [sic], married 1 year, born MA, father born MA, mother born VT, shoe laster, can read, write and speak English

            Clara Keith, daughter, white, female, born June 1878, age 24, single [sic], married 1 year, no children, born MA, father born MA, mother born VT, shoe stitcher, can read, write and speak English

            William L. Keith married Clara E. Jennings on 28 May 1899 in Whitman, MA, according to Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 390, p. 128, his occupation a shoe operative, his birth place Brockton, and his parents Martin M. and Ellen M. (Carr) Keith.

    [438] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1904/26, p. 34, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, City of Brockton #34, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, wife of Martin M. Keith, her birth place Barton, VT, her father Orrin Carr, born in VT, and her mother Orenda Hillery, born in VT, the informant Martin M. Keith.

    [439] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1916-1920, Deaths 1918 Brockton Vol. 9, p. 390, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Brockton #390, his occupation a shoe operative, his birth place Bridgewater, his father William Keith, born in Bridgewater, and his mother Rowena Dickerman, born in Brockton.

    [440] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 183; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #121714207.

    [441] His parents’ names from his marriage record; Brockton VRs, p. 242, the marriage of William Lewis and Mary Perkins Packard on 28 May 1830 in North Bridgewater.

    [442] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 163, p. 254, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place No. Bridgewater, his parents William & Mary P. Lewis, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents William & Roeana Keith.

    [443] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #121714110, his birth place from his marriage record.

    [444] Brockton VRs, p. 91, child of William Lewis.

    [445] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, dwelling #416, family #511:

            Frank Lewis, 26, male, white, born No. Bridgewater, married, mechanic

            Emiline J. Lewis, 23, female, white, born Bridgewater, married

            Mary E. Lewis, 2 months, female, white, born No. Bridgewater, single

    [446] 1870 Federal Census, North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 38, dwelling #200, family #313:

            Frank B. Lewis, 31, male, white, saloon keeper, born MA, a male citizen

            Emeline Lewis, 28, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Mary E. Lewis, 5, female, white, at home, born MA

            Nellie M. Lewis, 3, female, white, born MA

    [447] 1880 Federal Census, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 34-35, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 561, dwelling #302, family #361:

            B. Frank Lewis, white, male, 41, married, works in stable, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Emaline J. Lewis, white, female, 39, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Minnie E. Lewis, white, female, 15, daughter, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Nellie M. Lewis, white, female, 13, daughter, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Gertie May Lewis, white, female, 4, daughter, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [448] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 506, p. 162, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, wife of B. Frank Lewis, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents William & Rowana (Dickerman) Keith, born respectively in Bridgewater and Brockton; www.findagrave.com, memorial #121714207, from her gravestone in Melrose Cemetery in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA.

    [449] www.findagrave.com, memorial #121714110, from his gravestone in Melrose Cemetery in Brockton, MA.

    [450] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 181; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #5101453.

    [451] Her parents’ names from her marriage record.

    [452] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 163, p. 254, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents William & Roeana Keith, her birth place Orleans, and her parents James & Eunice Snow.

    [453] Calculated from her age and birth place in her marriage record.

    [454] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #5101453.

    [455] 1870 Federal Census, Tisbury, Dukes Co., MA, Holmes Hole Post Office, Page No. 9, dwelling #80, family #93:

            Benj J. Keith, 27, male, white, baker, $1500, born MA, a male citizen

            Helena Keith, 25, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Lenna M. Keith, 5, female, white, attending school, born MA, attending school

            Arthur H. Keith, 3, male, white, at home, born MA

    [456] 1880 Federal Census, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 49, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 563, dwelling #351, family #473:

            Benj J. Keith, white, male, 35, married, stable keeper, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Lena Keith, white, female, 35, wife, married, keeps house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Mabel Keith, white, female, 16, daughter, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Arthur H. Keith, white, male, 12, son, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            William B. Clark, white, male, 28, boarder, single, in stable, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Edward Reed, white, male, 18, boarder, single, in stable, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Saml. Nichols, white, male, 17, boarder, single, in stable, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [457] 1900 Federal Census, Precinct 3, Seattle City, King Co., WA, Supervisors Dist. 285, Enumeration Dist. 88, Sheet No. 2 A, dwelling #25, family #26:

            Benjamin Keith, head, white, male, born Dec. 1842, age 57, married 37 years, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, real estate, can read, write and speak English, rents home

            Helana Keith, wife, white, female, born Mar. 1845, age 55, married 37 years, 2 children born, 2 children living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

            Lena M. Patch, daughter, white, female, born June 1862, age 35, married 1 year, no children, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

            George D. Patch, son-in-law, white, male, born June 1855, age 44, married 1 year, born NY, father born ME, mother born ME, hardware merchant, can read, write and speak English

    [458] www.findagrave.com, memorial #5101453, from his gravestone in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Seattle, King Co., WA.

    [459] www.findagrave.com, memorial #5504531, from her gravestone in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Seattle, WA.

    [460] Calculated from his age at death, if the death record cited is for the correct Ephraim Keith.

    [461] Pearson, Gardner W., Records Of The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Called Out By The Governor Of Massachusetts To Suppress A Threatened Invasion During The War Of 1812-’14, Boston, 1913, reprinted by Heritage Books, 1999, p. 49.

    [462] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 152, p. 180, from FHL microfilm #0559976, witnessed by Calvin Pratt and Sally Pratt, acknowledged by Ephraim Pratt before Calvin Pratt, Justice of the Peace, and recorded on 17 Nov. 1824.

    [463] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 502, from a private record of deaths kept by Rev. Isaac Backus of North Middleborough.

    [464] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 192.

    [465] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 133.

    [466] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 218.

    [467] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 69.

    [468] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 132, 189.

    [469] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Boston, Vol. IX, p. 41.

    [470] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 61, p. 3, from FHL microfilm #0559123, witnessed by Philibert Keith and Sarah Keith, and recorded on 112 Dec. 1781.

    [471] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 59, p. 38-39, from FHL microfilm #0559122, witnessed by Ephraim Keith Jr. and Giles Leach, and recorded on 4 July 1777.

    [472] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 59, p. 39, from FHL microfilm #0559122, witnessed by Ephraim Keith Jr. and Giles Leach, and recorded on 4 July 1777.

    [473] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 89, p. 164-165, from FHL microfilm #0559137, witnessed by Eleazer Carver and Joshua White, but not recorded until 6 Feb. 1801.

    [474] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, the Solomon Keith household had 3 free white males aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 6 free white females.

    [475] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 404, the Solomon Keith household had 1 male under 10, 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years [sic].

    [476] 1810 Federal Census, Titicut Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 79, the Solomon Keith household had 3 males aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [477] 1820 Federal Census, Titicut Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 460, the Solomon Keith household had 3 males aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over, including 3 persons engaged in agriculture, and 1 person engaged in manufacturing and trade.

    [478] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 506; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480050, from his gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [479] Plym­outh County Probate Docket #11974; Vol. 57, p. 436-437, from FHL microfilm #0550909.

    [480] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 504, buried in the Keith or South Street Graveyard in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480031, from her gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [481] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 182. In the Jonathan Washburn family bible her birth is given as 23 Jan. 1777.

    [482] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 72, 77, the marriage of William Pratt and Mary King, both of Middleborough, on 7 July 1772 in Middleborough.

    [483] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 131, 163, married by Rev. David Gurney of North Middleborough; Townsend, North Middleborough Congregational Church, p. 95, she was called “of Bridgewater.”

    [484] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 254; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 267, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #142747572.

    [485] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 159, the birth of Hannah Pratt, daughter of Capt. Benjamin and Lydia Pratt, on 3 Apr. 1757 in Middleborough; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 304, the marriage of Benjamin Pratt and Lydia Harlow on 22 Dec. 1741 in Bridgewater; Williams, Alicia Crane, Ed., Harlow Family Descendants of Sgt. William Harlow [1624/5-1691] of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997, p. 162-163.

    [486] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 543; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142747572, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA.

    [487] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16071, Vol. 52, p. 85, with William Pratt and Isaac Pratt as sureties.

    [488] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16072, Vol. 51, p. 141.

    [489] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 543; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142747592, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [490] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 306; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 268, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt.

    [491] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 10, dwelling #110, family #131:

            Thomas P. Rodman, 40, male, New Ch. Clergyman, born RI

            Maria Rodman, 30, female, born MA

            Theodore Rodman, 9, male, born MA, attending school

            Elizabeth Rodman, 7, female, born MA, attending school

            Christopher Rodman, 5, male, born MA, attending school

            Arthur Rodman, 3, male, born MA

            Wallace Rodman, 1, male, born MA

            Anna McCarty, 23, female, born Ireland, cannot read & write

            George W. Pratt, 50, seaman, born MA

    [492] www.findagrave.com, memorial #145711180, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, but his death record was not found in Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

    [493] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 306, which has the date of 5 Nov. 1801; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 271, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt, which has the date of 4 Oct. 1801, which is also on her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater.

    [494] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16072, Vol. 51, p. 140.

    [495] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 257.

    [496] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 329, the Jonathan Washburn household had 2 males aged 10-14 years, 2 males aged 15-19 years, 2 males aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 2 females aged 15-19 years, and 2 females aged 20-29 years.

    [497] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 10, the Jona. Washburn household had 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 2 females aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 50-59 years, and had 1 person employed in manufacturing & trade.

    [498] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 13, dwelling #157, family #190:

            Jonathan Washburn, 53, male, tailor, $4000, born MA

            Sally K. Washburn, 48, female, born MA

            Abraham T. Lowe, 53, male, trader, $35,000, born MA

            Eliza B. Lowe, 34, female, born MA

            Eli Washburn, 33, male, farmer, born MA

            Bridget Harrington, 26, female, born Ireland

            John Beach, 19, male, laborer, born Ireland

            Oliver Bryant, 21, male, student, born MA, attending school

            William L. Webster, 21, male, student, born MA, attending school

            Emily Farrington, 20, female, born MA, attending school

            Lydia Taft, 17, female, born MA, attending school

            Caroline Ellis, 17, female, born MA, attending school

            Catherine Bennett, 20, female, born MA

    [499] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 39, dwelling #300, family #345:

            Jonathan Washburn, 59, male, white, Gentleman, born MA

            Sarah K. Washburn, 44, female, white, born MA

            Eli Washburn, 39, male, white, laborer, born MA

            Thomas J. Washburn, 16, male, white, student, born MA

            William C. Cobourn, 23, male, white, salesman, born NH

            Uriel V. Small, 29, male, white, teacher, born MA

            Bulah Small, 21, female, white, teacher, born MA

            Margaret Murphy, 18, female, white, born Ireland

    [500] Wood, Deacon Alfred, Record of Deaths, Middleboro, Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1947, [hereinafter Wood, Middleboro Deaths], p. 221; www.findagrave.com, memorial #149862133, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [501] Plym­outh County Probate Docket #22025; Vol. 101, pp. 322-324, from FHL microfilm #0555645.

    [502] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 278, dwelling #1806, family #2330:

            Philander D. Leonard, 32, male, com. school teacher, $1200, born MA

            Georgianna Leonard, 26, female, born MA

            Mary M. Leonard, 3, female, born MA

            Edgar Leonard, 1, male, born MA

            Dwelling #1806, family #2331:

            Sarah K. Washburn, 59, widow, $2500, $2500, born MA

            Margaret Maguire, 20, female, servant, born Ireland

    [503] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 117, dwelling #353, family #381:

            Sally K. Washburn, 63, female, white, born MA, widow, mistress

            Dwelling #353, family #382:

            Ebenezer Douglas, 39, male, white, born NY, married, Clergyman O.

            Helen M. Douglas, 40, female, white, born NY, married, mistress

            Arthur G. Douglas, 8, male, white, born ME, single

            Florence E. Douglas, 5, female, white, born ME, single

    [504] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 39, dwelling #262, family #303:

            Sally K. Washburn, 69, female, white, keeping home, $5000, $4000, born MA

            Dwelling #262, family #304:

            Sarah Pray, 19, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Emma Vezie, 20, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Cassey Barrows, 17, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Abby Hinckley, 19, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Dwelling #262, family #305:

            Olive Perkins, 47, female, white, keeping home, $8000, born MA

            Rosa Perkins, 26, female, white, home, born MA

            Margaret Perkins, 24, female, white, home, born MA

            Sally Perkins, 16, female, white, home, born MA

            Jacob Perkins, 19, male, white, seaman, born MA

    [505] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 13, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #93, family #110:

            Sallie K. Washburn, white, female, 78, widow, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [506] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 374, p. 311, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleborough, and her parents Calvin and Clarissa Pratt, of Middleborough; www.findagrave.com, memorial #149862152, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [507] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 268, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt.

    [508] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16072, Vol. 51, p. 139.

    [509] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 306, marriage intentions recorded 16 Aug. 1829 in Bridgewater, the marriage date from the Jonathan Washburn family bible, which was in the possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt, of Bridgewater.

    [510] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 267, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt, his middle name from the Calvin B. Pratt family bible, also in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt of Bridgewater.

    [511] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16072, Vol. 51, p. 140.

    [512] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 305. He was called “of Barnstable” in the marriage record.

    [513] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 256.

    [514] 1840 Federal Census, Town of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 14, the Calvin B. Pratt household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 5-9 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in a learned profession.

    [515] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 25, dwelling #325, family #379:

            Calvin B. Pratt, 44, male, physician, $3000, born MA

            Mary T. Pratt, 40, female, born MA

            Mary B. Pratt, 15, female, born MA, attending school

            Henry T. Pratt, 13, male, born MA, attending school

            Sarah K. Pratt, 11, female, born MA, attending school

            Calvin Pratt, 8, male, born MA, attending school

            Catharine Clancy[?], 24, female, born Ireland

            Plus a long list of other females, all attending school

    [516] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 44, dwelling #342, family #390:

            Calvin B. Pratt, 49, male, white, physician, born MA

            Mary T. Pratt, 45, female, white, born MA

            Mary B. Pratt, 21, female, white, born MA

            Henry T. Pratt, 19, male, white, student, born MA

            Sarah K. Pratt, 16, female, white, born MA

            Calvin Pratt, 13, male, white, born MA

            Jonathan W. Pratt, 1, male, white, born MA

    [517] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 275, dwelling #1790, family #2308:

            Calvin B. Pratt, 54, male, physician, $3000, $20,000, born MA

            Mary T. Pratt, 50, female, born MA

            Calvin Pratt, 18, male, student, born MA, attending school

            Sarah Pratt, 21, female, born MA

            Jane P. Cook, 37, female, all work, born MA, attending school?

            Mary McDonald, 22, female, servant, born Ireland

            Jona W. Pratt, 6, male, born MA

    [518] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 157, p. 330, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a physician, his birth place Middleboro, and his parents Calvin and Clarrissa Pratt.

    [519] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16069, Vol. 104, p. 187-188, from FHL microfilm #0555646, and Vol. 114, p. 435(407).

    [520] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 77, dwelling #3, family #3:

            Mary T. Pratt, 55, female, white, born MA, widow, mistress

            Henry T. Pratt, 28, male, white, born MA, single, machinist

            Sarah K. Pratt, 26, female, white, born MA, single, lady

            Calvin Pratt, 23, male, white, born MA, single, student

            Jonathan W. Pratt, 11, male, white, born MA, single

            Robert Perkins, 43, male, white, born MA, widower, farmer

            Edith Perkins, 19, female, white, born MA, single, lady

            Jane J. Cook, 43, female, white, born MA, single, lady

            Catharine Howe, 24, female, white, born Ireland, single, domestic

    [521] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 32, dwelling #208, family #243:

            Mary T. Pratt, 60, female, white, keeping house, $5000, $20,000, born MA

            Sarah Pratt, 31, female, white, home, born MA

            Jonathan W. Pratt, 16, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Henry T. Pratt, 33, male, white, works in cotton gin fcty, $5000, born MA, a male citizen

            Lucia Pratt, 26, female, white, no occupation, born MA

            Bridget Riley, 26, female, white, domestic servant, born Ireland, parents both foreign born

    [522] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 275, p. 290, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Jacob & Mary Perkins, born respectively in Bridgewater and Pembroke.

    [523] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16166, Vol. 129, p. 459, from FHL microfilm #0556643.

    [524] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 146, p. 104.

    [525] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 272, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt.

    [526] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16072, Vol. 51, p. 141.

    [527] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 275, 286. She is Josephine Z. Curtis in the marriage intentions, and Zilpha B. Curtis in the marriage record.

    [528] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census, which may have been understated.

    [529] 1850 Federal Census, Peoria Co., IL, p. (can’t read), dwelling #1410, family #1459:

            Wm H. Pratt, 40, male, farmer, $200, born MA

            Zilpha Pratt, 28, female, born MA

            Josephine Pratt, 9, female, born IL, attending school

            Diana Pratt, 7, female, born IL, attending school

            Minerva Pratt, 5, female, born IL

            Jupiter Pratt, 1, male, born IL

    [530] 1855 Illinois State Census, 1855, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0976672, Wm H. Pratt, Township 5N Range 7E – Township 9N Range 11E, Peoria Co., IL.

    [531] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 267, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #149862459.

    [532] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16072, Vol. 51, p. 141.

    [533] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 305, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt.

    [534] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 333; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #149862437.

    [535] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 330.

    [536] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 11, the Nahum Washburn household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 2 females aged 20-29 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture, and 1 person employed in a learned profession.

    [537] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 10, dwelling #110, family #130:

            Nahum Washburn, 43, male, dentist, $4000, born MA

            Christiana Washburn, 37, female, born MA

            Christian Washburn, 13, male, born MA, attending school

            Nahum Washburn, 11, male, born MA, attending school

            Clara S. Washburn, 5, female, born MA, attending school

            Henry Washburn, 3/12, male, born MA

            Mary Hassett, 22, female, born Ireland

    [538] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 44, dwelling #346, family #394:

            Nahum Washburn, 48, male, white, dentist, born MA [sic]

            Christina Washburn, 44, female, white, born MA

            Christian Washburn, 17, male, white, loafer, born MA

            Nahum Washburn Jr., 16, male, white, student, born MA

            Clara S. Washburn, 10, female, white, born MA

            George Washburn, 5, male, white, born MA

            Margaret Cole, 23, female, white, born Ireland

            Dwelling #346, family #395:

            James Holmes, 45, male, white, shovel maker, born MA

            Pricilla Holmes, 43, female, white, born MA

    [539] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 277, dwelling #1799, family #2319:

            Nahum Washburn, 53, male, dentist, $5000, $500, born MA

            Christiana Washburn, 48, female, born MA

            Christian Washburn, 22, male, dentist, born MA

            Nahum Washburn, 20, male, druggist, born MA

            Clara S. Washburn, 15, female, born MA, attending school

            Geo. Washburn, 10, male, born MA, attending school

            Joanna Grady, 17, female, servant, born Ireland

    [540] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 110, dwelling #301, family #322:

            Nahum Washburn, 58, male, white, born MA, married, Dentist

            Christiana Washburn, 54, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Nahum Washburn Jr., 25, male, white, born MA, single, ironworker

            Clara S. Washburn, 20, female, white, born MA, single, lady

            George Washburn, 15, male, white, born MA, single, student

    [541] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 33, dwelling #219, family #254:

            Nahum Washburn, 63, male, white, dentist, $7000, $3500, born MA, a male citizen

            Christina Washburn, 59, female, white, keeping home, born MA

            Clara S. Washburn, 25, female, white, at home, born MA

    [542] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 2, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #14, family #16:

            Nahum Washburn, white, male, 74, married, retired dentist, born MA [sic], father born MA, mother born MA

            Christiana Washburn, white, female, 69, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Nahum Washburn Jr., white, male, 40, son, widower, druggist, born MA, father born MA [sic], mother born MA

            Geo Washburn, white, male, 30, son, single, druggist, born MA, father born MA [sic], mother born MA
            Clara S. Washburn, white, female, 35, daughter, single, born MA, father born MA [sic], mother born MA

            Philo W. Keith, white, male, 34, boarder, single, machinist, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [543] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 347, p. 304, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a dentist, his birth place Bridgeton, ME, and his parents Solomon and Sarah (Carver) Washburn, born respectively in Middleboro’ and Raynham; www.findagrave.com, memorial #149862437, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [544] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 164, p. 126-127, from FHL microfilm #0556659, witnessed by Henry Harlow, Edward E. Hobart, and Hosea Kingman, and Vol. 156, p. 110.

    [545] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 437, p. 583, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Nahum Washburn, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Calvin & Clarissa (Keith) Pratt, born respectively in Middleboro and Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #149862459, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [546] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #11914464.

    [547] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16072, Vol. 51, p. 141.

    [548] U.S. Military and Naval Acadamies, Cadet Records and Applications, 1800-1908, West Point, Orange Co., NY, online image database at www.Ancestry.com, applicants from Massachusetts, Henry C., Pratt, Plymouth County, enrolled in Feb. 1831, aged 16 years.

    [549] U.S. Military and Naval Acadamies, Cadet Records and Applications, 1800-1908, West Point, Orange Co., NY, online image database at www.Ancestry.com, #111 Henry C. Pratt, from Massachusetts, 1833.

    [550] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 307, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt.

    [551] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #11914461, from her gravestone in Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, MI, her birth place from the censuses.

    [552] 1850 Federal Census, Town of Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA, p. 51, Garrison, dwelling #271, family #277:

            Henry C. Pratt, 35, male, officer U.S.A, born MA

            Mary C. Pratt, 29, female, born NY

            Mary C. Pratt, 8, female, born NY

            Henry C. Pratt, 7, male, born NY, attending school

            Sedgwick Pratt, 5, male, born Dist. Columbia

    [553] 1860 Federal Census, U.S. Garrison on Mackinac Island, Mackinac Co., MI, dwelling #814, Captain’s Quarters, family #449:

            Henry C. Pratt, 45, male, white, U.S. Officer Capt., $500, born MA

            Mary C. Pratt, 40, female, white, born NY

            Mary C. Pratt, 18, female, white, born NY

            Henry C. Pratt, 17, male, white, born NY, attending school

            Sedgwick Pratt, 15, male, white, born Dist. of Columbia, attending school

            Clara V. Pratt, 11, female, white, born VA, attending school

            Chester Pratt, 8, male, white, born VA, attending school

            Edward B. Pratt, 7, male, white, born VA, attending school

            Hannah Taite, 30, female, white, servant, born Scotland

            Mary Russell, 34, female, white, servant, born Ireland

    [554] 1870 Federal Census, 1st Ward City Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, Page No. 23, dwelling #152, family #171:

            Henry Pratt, 55, male, white, pay master U.S.A., $2000, born MA, a male citizen

            Mary Pratt, 50, female, white, keeping house, $2500, born NY

            Clara Pratt, 21, female, white, born VA

            Edward Pratt, 17, male, white, clerk U.S.A., born VA

            William Clitz, 42, male, white, U.S.A., born NY, a male citizen

            Annie Purtell, 24, female, white, cook, born NY

            Anna Cummings, 23, female, white, chamber maid, born MA, parents both foreign born

    [555] 1880 Federal Census, 1st Ward City of Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, Page No. 44, Supervisors Dist. 1, Enumeration Dist. 269, dwelling #282, family #308, a boarding house, lines #3-4:

            Henry Pratt, white, male, 64, boarder, married, corn traveler, born NY [sic], father born NY [sic], mother born NY [sic]

            Mary Pratt, white, female, 50, boarder, married, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY

    [556] www.findagrave.com, memorial #11914464, from his gravestone in Woodmere Cemetery in the U.S. Army Section, Detroit, MI.

    [557] www.findagrave.com, memorial #11914461, from her gravestone in Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, MI.

    [558] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 383; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 268, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt, her middle name from her marriage record and a private manuscript of Dr. Nahum Washburn.

    [559] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16072, Vol. 51, p. 141.

    [560] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 305, from the Jonathan Washburn family bible in possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #81679733.

    [561] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 326; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #151690688.

    [562] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 330.

    [563] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 570; www.findagrave.com, memorial #81679733, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [564] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 205, marriage intentions of Mr. Jared Pratt of Middleborough and Miss Jemima W. King of Taunton recorded on 4 Dec. 1817 in Middleborough; Taunton VRs, Vol. 2, p. 382, married on 1 Jan. 1818 in Taunton.

    [565] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 270, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, her birth place from her death record.

    [566] www.findagrave.com, memorial #151690688, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [567] Plym­outh County Probate Docket #21919; Vol. 12C, p. 316, Vol. 93, p. 401, Vol. 94, p. 98, Vol. 130, p. 38. Jacob Perkins and Philo Leach, of Bridgewater, were sureties for Eli Washburn as administrator of the estate of Albert Washburn, of Lynchburg, Virginia.

    [568] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 37, dwelling #59, family #72:

            Jared Pratt, 63, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Jemima Pratt, 61, female, white, born MA

            Bethiah Pratt, 82, female, white, born MA

            Eliza Pratt, 24, female, white, born MA

            Julia Pratt, 21, female, white, born MA

            Louisa Pratt, 19, female, white, born MA

            Christopher K. Pratt, 36, male, white, manufacturer, born MA

            Maria O. Washburn, 34, female, white, born MA

            Eli Washburn, 7, male, white, born MA

    [569] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, North Middleborough Post Office, Page No. 59, dwelling #400, family #491:

            Jared Pratt, 67, male, master farmer, $16,000, $7000, born MA

            Jemima W. Pratt, 65, female, born MA

            Eliza A. Pratt, 29, female, born MA

            Julia Pratt, 26, female, born MA

            Louise Pratt, 24, female, born MA

            Maria Washborn, 39, female, born MA

            Eli Washborn, 12, male, born MA, attending school

            Christopher C. K. Pratt, 44, male, manufacturer, born MA

    [570] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 148, dwelling #414, family #466:

            Jemima Pratt, 71, female, white, born MA, widow

            C. C. K. Pratt, 46, male, white, born MA, single

            Maria O. Washburn, 44, female, white, born MA, widow

            Eli Washburn, 17, male, white, born MA, single

            Eliza Pratt, 34, female, white, born MA, single

            Julia Pratt, 31, female, white, born MA, single

            Louisa Pratt, 25, female, white, born MA, single

    [571] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Wareham Post Office, Page No. 68, dwelling #519, family #589:

            Jemima W. Pratt, 76, female, white, keeping house, $27,500, born MA

            Christopher C. Pratt, 51, male, white, farmer, $10,000, $37,000, born MA, a male citizen

            Eliza A. Pratt, 39, female, white, at home, born MA

            Julia Pratt, 36, female, white, born MA

            Louisa Pratt, 34, female, white, born MA

            Maria Washburn, 49, female, white, born MA

    [572] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 419, p. 542, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Albert Washburn, her birth place Middleborough, and her parents Jared & Jemima H, (King) Pratt, born respectively in Bridgewater and Taunton; Thatcher, Charles M., “Thatcher Papers,” 3 Volumes, 1620-1899, manuscript from FHL microfilm #945019, [hereinafter Thatcher Papers], Vol. III: Washburn; www.findagrave.com, memorial #151690083, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [573] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 189; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #142746134, which gives her name as Mary Cary “Polly” Keith, but her name is inscribed as “Polly, wife of Solomon Eaton” on her gravestone.

    [574] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 74-80, the marriage of Ziba Eaton and Ruth Leonard on 31 Aug. 1773 in Middleborough.

    [576] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 192; his www.findagrave.com memorial #142746123 gives the date as 10 Apr. 1774.

    [577] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 74, the marriage of Barnabas Eaton and Elizabeth Clemans, both of Middleborough, on 21 Feb. 1743/4 in Middleborough.

    [578] 1800 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 82, the Solomon Eaton household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [579] 1810 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 99, the Solomon Eaton household had 4 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [580] Pearson, Brig. Gen. Gardner W., Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a Threatened Invasion during the War of 1812-1814, Boston, 1913, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1999, pp. 53, 54.

    [581] www.findagrave.com, memorial #142746134, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, the age inscribed as 34 on her gravestone.

    [584] 1820 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 408, the Solomon Eaton household had 1 male under 10, 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

    [585] 1830 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 253, the Solomon Eaton household had 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

    [586] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 26; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 61; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142746123, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, the date given as 18 Feb. 1834 on his memorial, but the gravestone is unreadable in the picture.

    [587] Plymouth County Probate Docket #7065, Vol. 76, p. 110-113, from FHL microfilm #0555263.

    [588] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 208, dwelling #211, family #243:

            Cyrus Eaton, 17, male, carpenter, born MA, attending school

            Olive Eaton, 56, female, $400, born MA

    [589] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 44, dwelling #126, family #142:

            Olive Eaton, 51, female, white, born MA

            Cyrus Eaton, 22, male, white, carpenter, born MA

    [590] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, North Middleborough Post Office, Page No. 54, dwelling #359, family #447:

            Olive Eaton, 66, female, $400, born MA

            Cyrus Eaton, 27, male, carpenter, $200, born MA

    [591] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 141, dwelling #344, family #392:

            Olive Eaton, 71, female, white, born MA, widow

    [592] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Wareham Post Office, Page No. 72, dwelling #559, family #624:

            Olive Eaton, 76, female, white, keeping house, $500, $500, born MA

    [593] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 365, p. 345, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Samuel & Olive White.

    [594] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #145681860, his middle initial from the 1870 federal census.

    [595] Her parents’ names from her death record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 124, 158, the marriage of Apollos Eaton of Middleborough and Parnel Leach of Bridgewater on 10 Aug. 1795 in Middleborough.

    [596] Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0945014.

    [597] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #145681840, possibly calculated from her age at death, her birth place from her death record, and her middle initial from the 1850 federal census.

    [598] 1830 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 255, the Oliver Eaton household had 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 female under 5, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.

    [599] 1840 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 61, the Oliver Eaton household had 2 males under 5, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 2 females aged 5-9 years, 2 females aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 2 persons employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [600] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 221, dwelling #413, family #489:

            Oliver Eaton, 49, male, carpenter, $1800, born MA

            Diana W. Eaton, 52, female, born MA

            Frances L. Eaton, 23, female, born MA

            Clara W. Eaton, 21, female, born MA, attending school

            Emily M. Eaton, 19, female, born MA, attending school

            Mary K. Eaton, 16, female, born MA, attending school

            Oliver Eaton Jr., 14, male, born MA, attending school

            Solomon Eaton, 10, male, born MA, attending school

            Thomas M. Green, 17, male, carpenter, born MA

    [601] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 41, dwelling #95, family #110:

            Oliver Eaton, 54, male, white, carpenter, born MA

            Diana Eaton, 56, female, white, born MA

            Clara W. Eaton, 26, female, white, born MA

            Mary K. Eaton, 22, female, white, born MA

            Oliver Eaton Jr., 19, male, white, carpenter, born MA

            Solomon Eaton, 15, male, white, carpenter, born MA

    [602] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, North Middleborough Post Office, Page No. 49, dwelling #323, family #406:

            Oliver Eaton, 59, male, carpenter, $2500, $150, born MA

            Dianna Eaton, 52, female, born MA

            Solomon Eaton, 20, male, carpenter, born MA

            Mary Todd, 13, female, servant, born MA

    [603] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 139, dwelling #330, family #377:

            Oliver Eaton, 64, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Dinah Eaton, 66, female, white, born MA, married

            Solomon H. Eaton, 24, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Helen Eaton, 21, female, white, born MA, married

            Ann W. Eaton, 6 months, female, white, born MA, single

    [604] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Wareham Post Office, Page No. 68, dwelling #522, family #592:

            Oliver K. Eaton, 69, male, white, carpenter, $2200, $500, born MA, a male citizen

            Diana Eaton, 72, female, white, keeping house, born MA

    [605] 1880 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 41, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 568, dwelling #478, family #502:

            Oliver Eaton, white, male, 79, married, carpenter, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Diana Eaton, white, female, 82, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Fanny W. Eaton, white, female, 15, grandchild, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [606] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 392, p. 369, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Middleboro, and his parents Solomon & Polly Eaton, both respectively in Middleboro and Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145681860, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [607] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 419, p. 543, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Oliver Eaton, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Appollos & Parney (Leach) Eaton, born respectively in Middleboro and Raynham; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145681840, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [608] Calculated from his age and birth place in his death record.

    [609] Her parents’ names from her death record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 213, the marriage of Jeremiah Keith Jr. and Sally Pratt of Middleborough on 13 Sept. 1801 in Middleborough.

    [610] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 248, 268.

    [611] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record, but her birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater vital records.

    [612] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 213.

    [613] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 254, the birth of Sally Pratt, daughter of William and Mary Pratt, on 26 Dec. 1777 in Middleborough; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 72, 77, the marriage of William Pratt and Mary King, both of Middleborough, on 7 July 1772 in Middleborough.

    [614] 1840 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 58, the Williams Eaton household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [615] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 220, dwelling #395, family #469:

            Williams Eaton, 45, male, carpenter, $1300, born MA

            Naomi Eaton, 41, female, born MA

            Williams Eaton, 16, male, farmer, born MA, attending school

            George F. Eaton, 13, male, born MA, attending school, blind

    [616] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 44, dwelling #120, family #136:

            Williams Eaton, 51, male, white, carpenter, born MA

            Naomi Eaton, 46, female, white, born MA

            Williams Eaton Jr., 21, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

            George F. Eaton, 18, male, white, student, born MA, blind

    [617] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, North Middleborough Post Office, Page No. 49, dwelling #322, family #405:

            Williams Eaton, 55, male, carpenter, $2800, $150, born MA

            Naoma Eaton, 51, female, born MA

            William Eaton, 26, male, shoemaker, $180, $150, born MA

            George F. Eaton, 23, male, born MA, blind

    [618] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 136, dwelling #301, family #344:

            Williams Eaton, 57 [sic], male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Naomie Eaton, 54, female, white, born MA, married

            Dwelling #301, family #345

            Charles E. Alden, 33, male, white, born MA, shoe business

            Susan E. Alden, 37, female, white, born MA, married

            Mary A. Alden, 7, female, white, born MA, single

            Dwelling #301, family #346:

            Mary H. Weston, 61, female, white, born MA, widow

            Sarah P. Keith, 48, female, white, born MA, single

    [619] 1870 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Wareham Post Office, Page No. 64, dwelling #490, family #560:

            Williams Eaton, 64, male, white, carpenter, $1500, born MA, a male citizen

            Naomi Eaton, 60, female, white, keeping house, born MA

    [620] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 302, p. 289, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Middleboro, and his parents Solomon & Polly Eaton, born respectively in Middleboro and Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145684697, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [621] Plymouth County Probate Docket #7068, Vol. 152, p. 147.

    [622] 1880 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 56, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 568, dwelling #631, family #708:

            Charles E. Alden, white, male, 48, married, shoemaker, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Susan E. Alden, white, female, 51, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Mary A. Alden, white, female, 21, daughter, single, school teacher, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Dwelling #631, family #709:

            Naomi Eaton, white, female, 71, widow, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [623] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 455, p. 639, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Jeremiah Keith, born in Bridgewater, and Sally Pratt, born in Middleborough; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145684725, from her gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [624] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #126449682, but his birth was not recorded in the Middleborough vital records, his middle name from his death record in Mattapoisett.

    [625] Her parents’ names from her death record; Vital Records of Rochester, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1914, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Rochester VRs], Vol. 2, p. 260, the marriage of Abisha Rogers and Judith Cushman on 23 Feb. 1806 in Rochester.

    [626] Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 121.

    [627] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #142665833, but her birth was not recorded in the Rochester vital records.

    [628] 1840 Federal Census, Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 27, the Solomon K. Eaton household had 2 males aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, and 1 female aged 20-29 years, including 4 persons employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [629] Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 378, wife of Solomon K. Eaton, and daughter of Abisha Rogers and Judith Cushman, but her www.findagrave.com memorial #142665833 gives the date as 9 Apr. 1846, from her gravestone in Cushing Cemetery in Mattapoisett, Plymouth Co., MA.

    [630] Her parents’ names from her birth and death records; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #126449744.

    [631] Rochester VRs, Vol. 1, p. 282; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #126449744.

    [632] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Rochester, Boston, 1988, p. 32, dwelling #226, a house owned by Dr. William E. Sparrow, family #269:

            Solomon K. Eaton, 47, male, white, carpenter, born MA

            Susan Eaton, 35, female, white, born MA

            Henry Akin, 19, male, white, carpenter, born MA

    [633] 1860 Federal Census, Mattepoisette, Plymouth co., MA, Page No. 228, dwelling #1772, family #2007:

            Solomon K. Eaton, 53, male, architect, $4800, $2500, born MA

            Susan M. Eaton, 40, female, born MA

            Alice B. Eaton, 8, female, born MA, attending school

    [634] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Mattapoisett, Boston, 1988, p. 79, dwelling #76, family #81:

            Solomon K. Eaton, 58, male, white, born Middleborough, MA, married, architect

            Susan M. Eaton, 45, female, white, born Rochester, MA, married

            Alice B. Eaton, 13, female, white, born Middleborough, MA, single

    [635] 1870 Federal Census, Town of Mattapoisett, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 15, dwelling #127, family #145:

            S. K. Eaton, 55, male, white, architect, $3000, $500, born MA, a male citizen

            Susan Eaton, 48, female, white, keeps house, born MA

    [636] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #126449682.

    [637] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 248, p. 402, Mattapoisett, and Vol. 248, p. 404, Middleborough (crossed out), online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation an architect and builder, his birth place Middleboro, his parents Solomon & Mary Eaton, born respectively in Bridgewater and Middleborough; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 61; www.findagrave.com, memorial #126449682, from his gravestone in Cushing Cemetery in Mattapoisett, MA.

    [638] Plymouth County Probate Docket #7066, Vol. 140, p. 465-466, from FHL microfilm #0556648, and Vol. 133, p. 107.

    [639] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 437, p. 639, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Solomon K. Eaton, her birth place Rochester, and her parents Josiah Sparrow and Minerva Miller, both born in Middleboro; www.findagrave.com, memorial #126449744, from her gravestone in Cushing Cemetery in Mattapoisett, MA.

    [640] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 113, p. 531, which includes a long list of the heirs of Solomon K. Eaton.

    [641] Calculated from his age and birth place in his death record.

    [642] Her parents’ names from her birth record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 214, the marriage of George Leonard 2d and Polly Richmond, both of Middleborough, on 8 Jan. 1811 in Middleborough.

    [643] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 301, marriage intentions recorded on 15 Jan. 1843 in Middleborough.

    [644] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 386.

    [645] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 232, dwelling #557, Hotel Nemasket House, family #660:

            Sidney Eaton, 37, male, architect, born MA

            Bathsheba Eaton, 31, female, born MA

            Ellen M. Eaton, 5, female, born MA

            Sidney Eaton, 1, male, born MA

            Daniel C. Colby, 30, male, teacher, born MA

            Martha Colby, 25, female, born MA

            Andrew M. Eaton, 37, male, manufacturer, $1500, born MA

            Herbert Eaton, 11/12, male, born MA

            George B. Washburn, 35, male, stabler, $1000, born MA

            Peter Washburn, 30, male, farmer, $1000, born MA

            Catharine Washburn, 30, female, born MA

            William Washburn, 28, male, express man, $300, born MA

            Lot Shurtleff, 61, male, farmer, $3000, born MA

            Eliab Ward, 44, male, attorney at law, born MA

            Arthur O Neil, 33, male, tailor, born MA

            Mary O Neil, 30, female, born MA

            Mary Warren, 20, female, born Ireland

            Olive Sheafe, 23, female, born ME

            Nathaniel W. Leonard, 30, male, manufacturer, $800, born MA

            Antonio Morales, 18, male, student, born South America, attending school

            Joaquin G. Estefane, 18, male, student, born Spain, attending school

            Lamar Eluleris, 18, male, student, born Cuba, attending school

    [646] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 60, but her death was not found in Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

    [647] Her father’s name from her marriage record, her parents’ names from her death record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 214, the marriage of George Leonard 2d and Polly Richmond, both of Middleborough, on 8 Jan. 1811 in Middleborough.

    [648] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 71, p. 164, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages [sic], his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Middleborough, his father Solomon Eaton, her birth place Middleborough, and her father George Leonard.

    [649] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record, and her birth place in her marriage record.

    [650] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston 1988, p. 16, dwelling #101, family #113:

            Sydney Eaton, 44, male, white, carpenter, born MA

            Hannah L. Eaton, 30, female, white, born MA

            Ellen M. Eaton, 10, female, white, born MA

            Sydney L. Eaton, 6, male, white, born MA

            Alice V. Eaton, 4, female, white, born MA

            George S. Eaton, 6 months, male, white, born MA

    [651] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 103, p. 211, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a house wright, and his father Solomon Eaton; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 61, gives his age as 41 years, 3 months, 18 days.

    [652] Plymouth County Probate Docket #7064, Vol. 13D, p. 366.     

    [653] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 133, dwelling #271, the house of Reuben Harlow, family #312:

            Hannah Eaton, 39, female, white, born MA, widow

            Sidney L. Eaton, 16, male, white, born MA

            George L. Eaton, 10, male, white, born MA

            Mary A. Eaton, 8, female, white, born MA

    [654] 1870 Federal Census, Lakeville, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 21, dwelling #168, family #185:

            Silas D. Pickens, 40, male, white, farmer, $200, $400, born MA, a male citizen

            Carrie L. Pickens, 11, female, white, attending school, born MA, attending school

            Abbie D. Pickens, 8, female, white, born MA, attending school

            Hannah L. Eaton, 44, female, white, house keeper, born MA

    [655] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 437, p. 641, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Sidney Eaton, her occupation a nurse, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents George & Polly (Richmond) Leonard, both born in Middleborough.

    [656] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 192; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #62480051.

    [657] Her parents’ names from her birth record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 217, the marriage intentions of Salmon Keith and Chloe Wilbar recorded on 27 Feb. 1779 in Bridgewater.

    [658] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 188; her www.findagrave.com memorial #62480031 gives the date as 28 Apr. 1784.

    [659] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 209.

    [660] Pearson, Brig. Gen. Gardner W., Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a Threatened Invasion during the War of 1812-‘14, Boston, 1913, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1999, p. 49.

    [661] 1810 Federal Census, Titicut Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 79, the Solomon Keith Jr. household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [662] 1820 Federal Census, Titicut Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 460, the Solomon Keith Jr. household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture, and 2 persons engaged in manufacturing and trade.

    [663] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 334, the Solomon Keith household had 1 male under 5, 2 males aged 5-9 years, 2 males aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

    [664] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 506; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480051, from his gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [665] Plym­outh County Pro­bate Docket #11975, Vol. 71, p. 103, Vol. 74, p. 55.

    [666] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 16, the Lucinda Keith household had 2 males aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged 50-59 years, and had 2 persons employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [667] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 23, dwelling #295, family #346.

    [668] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 24, dwelling #155, family #202.

    [669] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 121, p. 229, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Soloman [sic] & Chloe Keith; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480032, from her gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [670] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 211, says they had Maria, Vassall, Solomon, Ambrose, Clarissa Lloyd, Bartlett, Fayette and Sumner.

    [671] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 188; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #71241044.

    [672] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 23, dwelling #295, family #346.

    [673] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 24, dwelling #155, family #202.

    [674] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 284, dwelling #1847, family #2379.

    [675] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 84, dwelling #64, family #66.

    [676] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 38, dwelling #257, family #297.

    [677] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 61, dwelling #442, family #495.

    [678] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 17, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #132, family #146.

    [679] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 437, p. 583, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Solomon & Lucinda Keith, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #71241044, from her gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [680] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 193; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #206331484.

    [681] Her parents’ names from her marriage and death records; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 133, the marriage of Avery Fobes and Lois Hooper on 12 Apr. 1801.

    [682] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 218.

    [683] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 113; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #206331494.

    [684] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 113, the birth of Avery Fobes, son of Timothy and Mary (Dean) Fobes, on 22 Jan. 1770 in Bridgewater; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 136, the marriage of Timothy Fobes and Mary Dean, of Norton, on 20 Oct. 1766 in Norton; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 161, 162.

    [685] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 20, dwelling #256, family #305:

            Vassel Keith, 40, male, carpenter, $2200, born MA

            Cornelia Keith, 43, wife, born MA

            Avery F. Keith, 11, male, born MA
            Vassel J. Keith, 6, male, born MA

            Roland M. Keith, 3, male, born MA

            Polly Hooper, 59, female, born MA

    [686] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 24, dwelling #155, family #202:

            Vassel Keith, 46, male, white, house wright, born MA

            Cornelia F. Keith, 48, female, white, born MA

            Avery F. Keith, 16, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Vassel G. Keith, 11, male, white, born MA

            Roland M. Keith, 8, male, white, born MA

            Lucinda Keith, 70, female, white, born MA

            Maria Keith, 48, female, white, born MA

    [687] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 319, dwelling #2103, family #2673:

            Vassal Keith, 51, male, carpenter, $1500, $450, born MA

            Cornelia Keith, 53, female, born MA

            Avery F. Keith, 21, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Justin V. Keith, 16, male, farm boy, born MA, attending school

            Roland M. Keith, 13, male, born MA, attending school

    [688] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 84, dwelling #64, family #66:

            Vassel Keith, 67, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Cornelia F. Keith, 57, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            V. Justin Keith, 21, male, white, born MA, single, farmer

            Roland M. Keith, 18, male, white, born MA, single, farmer

            Maria Keith, 57, female, white, born MA, single

    [689] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 61, dwelling #442, family #495:

            Vassell Keith, 61, male, white, carpenter, $2000, $1500, born MA, a male citizen

            Cornelia Keith, 63, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Rowland M. Keith, 23, male, white, carpenter, born MA, a male citizen

            Maria Keith, 62, female, white, no occupation, born MA

    [690] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 1, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #8, family #9:

            Vassel Keith, white, male, 72, married, carpenter, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Cornelia F. Keith, white, female, 73, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Dwelling #8, family #10:

            Roland Keith, white, male, 33, married, carpenter, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Luciette Keith, white, female, 32, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [691] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 401, p. 349, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Solomon and Lucinda Keith, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206331484, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [692] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 473, p. 602, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Vassel Keith, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Avery Fobes, born in West Bridgewater, and Lois Hooper, born in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206331494, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [693] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 182; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #62480013.

    [694] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 502; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480013, from her gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [695] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 180; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #153000393.

    [696] Almira’s infant daughter, Almira Keith, was living with her mother in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, Almira’s two daughters Martha Keith and Almira Keith were called “nieces” in the 1863 will of Almira’s half-brother Charles Latham, of Duxbury, and Ambrose Keith was named as a co-executor in the will of Charles Latham.

    [697] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 208.

    [698] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 180, under “Keith,” taken from her gravestone.

    [699] His grandfather, Solomon Keith, was a brother of her grandmother, Sarah (Keith) Carver.

    [700] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 501; www.findagrave.com, memorial #153000275, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA, the date recorded as 3 July 1849 on her memorial, but her gravestone is hard to read.

    [701] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 23, dwelling #295, family #346:

            Ambrose Keith, 36, male, carpenter, $2200, born MA

            Martha Keith, 8, female, born MA, attending school

            Ambrose B. Keith, 6, male, born MA, attending school

            Lucinda Keith, 65, female, born MA

            Maria Keith, 42, female, born MA

    [702] 1850 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 246, dwelling #117, family #149.

    [703] Her parents’ names from her birth and marriage records; Vital Records of Attleborough, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1934, [hereinafter Attleborough VRs], p. 404, the marriage of Ezra Drown of Rehoboth and Sally Lindsey of Attleborough on 30 Nov. 1809 in Attleborough; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #153000535.

    [704] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 60, p. 63, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Soloman & Lucinda Keith, her birth place Attleboro?, and her parents Ezra and Sally Drown.

    [705] Attleborough VRs, p. 104; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #153000535.

    [706] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 36, dwelling #275, family #320:

            Ambrose Keith, 41, male, white, house wright, born MA

            Mary H. Keith, 29, female, white, born MA

            Martha Keith, 14, female, white, born MA

            Ambrose B. Keith, 12, male, white, born MA

            Almira B. Keith, 6, female, white, born MA

    [707] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 314, dwelling #2064, family #2633:

            Ambrose Keith, 46, male, carpenter, $2800, $500, born MA

            Mary H. Keith, 34, female, born MA
            Martha Keith, 18, female, com. school teacher, born MA

            Ambrose B. Keith, 16, male, carpenter apprentice, born MA

            Almira B. Keith, 11, female, born MA

    [708] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 80, dwelling #33, family #34:

            Ambrose Keith, 51, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Mary H. Keith, 39, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Martha Keith, 23, female, white, born MA, single, teacher

            Almira B. Keith, 16, female, white, born MA, single, student

            Alice Keith, 4, female, white, born MA, single

            Chas. W. Churchill, 20, male, white, born MA, single, apprentice

    [709] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 64, dwelling #467, family #524:

            Ambrose Keith, 56, male, white, carpenter, $2500, $3000, born MA, a male citizen

            Mary H. Keith, 44, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Martha Keith, 28, female, white, teacher, born MA

            Almira B. Keith, 21, female, white, home, born MA

            Alice L. Keith, 9, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

    [710] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 392, p. 338, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Solomon and Lucinda Keith, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #153000393, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [711] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 11 A, dwelling #243, family #258:

            Mary H. Keith, head, white, female, born Sept. 1825, age 74, widow, 2 children born, 1 child living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English, owns home

            Martha Keith, daughter, white, female, born Sept. 1841, age 58, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, housekeeper, can read, write and speak English

    [712] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1905/25, p. 277, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Town of Bridgewater, #277, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Ambrose Keith, her birth place Attleboro, MA, her father Ezra Drown, born on in Attleboro, and her mother Sally Lindsey, born in Attleboro; www.findagrave.com, memorial #153000535, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [713] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 192; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #206332527.

    [714] Her parents’ names from her death record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 191, the marriage intentions of Loring Parsons resident in Middleborough and Betsey White of Middleborough recorded on 17 Jan. 1813 in Middleborough; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #206332548.

    [715] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 218; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 280, marriage intentions recorded on 10 Nov. 1839 in Middleborough.

    [716] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 251, her birth place from her death record; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #206332548.

    [717] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 19, the Solomon Keith household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 20-29 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

    [718] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 13, dwelling #158, family #191:

            Solomon Keith, 33 male, house carpenter, $2000, born MA

            Maria L. Keith, 32, female, born MA

            Ellen A. Keith, 9, female, born MA, attending school

            Sidney Keith, 6, male, born MA, attending school

            Solomon L. Keith, 2, male, born MA

            Lloyd Keith, 27, male, house carpenter, born MA

            Lafayett Keith, 25, male, house carpenter, born MA

            Lois Easton, 60, female, born MA

    [719] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 39, dwelling #301, family #347:

            Solomon Keith, 38, male, white, house wright, born MA

            Maria L. Keith, 37, female, white, born MA

            Ellen A. Keith, 14, female, white, born MA

            Sidney Keith, 11, male, white, born MA

            Solomon L. Keith, 7, male, white, born MA

            Lafayette Keith, 31, male, white, post master, born MA

    [720] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 121, p. 229, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Sturbridge, and her parents Loring & Betsy Parsons; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206332548, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [721] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 284, dwelling #1847, family #2379:

            Solomon Keith, 39, male, gin wright, $1650, $450, born MA

            Sidney Keith, 15, male, carpenter apprentice, born MA, attending school

            S. Loring Keith, 12, male, born MA, attending school

            Mary Lehay, 26, female, servant, $50, born Ireland

            Maria Keith, 60 [sic], female, born MA

    [722] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #206332527.

    [723] Her parents’ names from her birth record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 394, the marriage of Hiram Wentworth and Ann Leach on 2 Apr. 1833 in Bridgewater; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #206332565.

    [724] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 172, p. 249, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Solomon & Lucinda Keith, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Hiram & Annie Wentworth.

    [725] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 339.

    [726] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 77, dwelling #1, family #1:

            Solomon Keith, 48, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Julia A. Keith, 28, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Sidney Keith, 21, male, white, born MA, single, musician

            Solomon L. Keith, 17, male, white, born MA, single, clerk

    [727] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 38, dwelling #257, family #297:

            Solomon Keith, 53, male, white, carpenter, $2500, $1500, born MA, a male citizen

            Julia A. Keith, 33, female, white, born MAA

            Sidney Keith, 26, male, white, dry goods ret., $3000, born MA, a male citizen

            S. Loring Keith, 22, male, white, clerk in mfg. co., born MA, a male citizen

            Anna M. Keith, 3, female, white, home, born MA

            Maria Keith, 62, female, white, no occupation, born MA

    [728] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 17, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #132, family #146:

            Solomon Keith, white, male, 63, married, carpenter, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Julia A. Keith, white, female, 43, wife, married, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Annie M. Keith, white, female, 13, daughter, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            George A. Keith, white, male, 7, son, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Maria Keith, white, female, 73, sister, single, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [729] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 347, p. 303, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Solomon and Lucinda Keith, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206332527, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [730] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 10 A, dwelling #222, family #235:

            Julia A. Keith, head, white, female, born Apr. 1837, age 63, widow, 2 children born, 2 children living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English, owns home

            Annie M. Keith, daughter, white, female, born Nov. 1866, age 33, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, teacher, can read, write and speak English

            Sarah L. Alden, aunt, white, female, born Mar. 1816, age 84, widow, no children, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

    [731] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Vol. 1912/22, p. 386, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Bridgewater #386, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Solomon Keith, her birth place Bridgewater, her father Hiram Wentworth, born in Bridgewater, and her mother Anna Leach, born in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206332565, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [732] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 181; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #62480009, his name spelled “Bartlet Keith” on his gravestone.

    [733] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 501; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480009, from his gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [734] Per the 1900 federal census; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 188.

    [735] Her parents’ names from her marriage record; Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, reprint, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1994, originally published as Part II of Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth, Boston, 1899, [hereinafter Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families], p. 156.

    [736] Plymouth VRs, pp. 496, 612; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 214, marriage intentions recorded on 8 Aug. 1846 in Bridgewater, the marriage date from the Keith Family Bible.

    [737] Plymouth VRs, p.  334.

    [738] Plymouth VRs, p. 638; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 502.

    [739] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 13, dwelling #158, family #191.

    [740] Her father’s name from her marriage record; Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 156.

    [741] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 70, p. 345, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, his father Solomon Keith, her birth place Plymouth, and her father Israel Hoyt.

    [742] Plymouth VRs, p. 334.

    [743] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 37, dwelling #283, family #328:

            Lloyd Keith, 33, male, white, house wright, born MA

            Susan W. Keith, 27, female, white, born MA

    [744] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 287, dwelling #1861, family #2398:

            Lloyd Keith, 38, male, gin wright, $1500, $400, born MA

            Susan W. Keith, 32, female, born MA

    [745] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 80, dwelling #29, family #30:

            Lloyd Keith, 42, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Susan W. Keith, 37, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Caroline D. Hoyt, 27, female, white, born MA, single, straw worker

    [746] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 37, dwelling #250, family #291:

            Lloyd Keith, 47, male, white, carpenter, $2500, $500, born MA, a male citizen

            Susan W. Keith, 42, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Carrie B. Hoyt, 32, female, white, no occupation, born MA

    [747] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 15, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #112, family #125:

            Lloyd Keith, white, male, 57, married, carpenter, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Susan W. Keith, white, female, 52, wife, married, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Caroline B. Hoyt, white, female, 41, sister in law, single, straw worker, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [748] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 9 A, dwelling #197, family #211:

            Lloyd Keith, head, white, male, born June 1822, age 77, married 47 years, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English, owns home

            Susan W. Keith, wife, white, female, born Oct. 1827, age 72, married 47 years, no children born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

            Carrie B. Hoyt, sister-in-law, white, female, born June 1838, age 61, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

    [749] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1903/11, p. 470, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Bridgewater #470, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, his father Soloman Keith, born in Bridgewater, and his mother Lucinda Keith, born in Bridgewater.

    [750] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 187; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #206331265.

    [751] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 13, dwelling #158, family #191.

    [752] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 39, dwelling #301, family #347.

    [753] Her parents’ names from her death record.

    [754] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 118, p. 255, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation P.M., his birth place Bridgewater, but his parents’ names not recorded, her birth place Middleboro, and her father’s name Solomon, but it was probably entered in error on the wrong line.

    [755] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #206331227.

    [756] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 275-276, dwelling #1794, family #2312:

            Lafayette Keith, 35, male, post master, $2500, born MA

            Mary E. Keith, 27, female, born MA

            Clarissa E. Keith, 1, female, born MA

    [757] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 111, dwelling #305, family #327:

            Lafayette Keith, 41, male, white, born MA, married, assistant assessor

            Mary E. Keith, 32, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Carrie E. Keith, 5, female, white, born MA, single

    [758] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 35, dwelling #234, family #274:

            Fayette Keith, 46, male, white, carpenter, $3500, $2000, born MA, a male citizen

            Mary E. Keith, 37, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Clarrisa E. Keith, 11, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

    [759] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 16, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #124, family #137:

            Lafayette Keith, white, male, 55, married, revenue collector, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Mary Keith, white, female, 47, wife, married, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Carrie E. Keith, white, female, 20, daughter, single, at home, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [760] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 494, p. 139, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Middleborough, and her parents Oliver Eaton and Dianna Williams, born respectively in Middleborough and East Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206331227, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [761] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 1 A, dwelling #2, family #2:

            Lafayette Keith, head, white, male, born Oct. 1824, age 75, widower, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, retired, can read, write and speak English, owns home

            Clarissa E. Keith, daughter, white, female, born June 1859, age 40, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

    [762] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Vol. 1912/22, p. 347, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death,  Bridgewater #347, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation retired, his birth place Bridgewater, his father Solomon Keith, born in Bridgewater, and his mother Lucinda Keith, born in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206331265, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [763] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 192.

    [764] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 20, dwelling #254, family #302:

            Elijah Bartlett, 44, male, nailer, $4000, born MA

            Sarah H. Bartlett, 43, female, born MA

            Sarah A. Bartlett, 19, female, born MA, attending school
            John A. Bartlett, 16, male, nailer, born MA, attending school

            Horrace Bartlett, 14, male, born MA, attending school

            Bradford Bartlett, 6, male, born MA, attending school

            Sumner Keith, 23, male, nailer, born MA

            William A. Holmes, 19, male, nailer, born MA

    [765] Her father’s name from her marriage record, her mother’s name from her birth record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 223, 226, the marriage of Daniel Perkins and Lydia Keith, both of Middleborough, on 1 Sept. 1822 in Middleborough.

    [766] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 46, p. 201, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a tack maker, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Solomon & Lucinda Keith, her birth place Middleborough, and her father Daniel Perkins.

    [767] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 414.

    [768] Her parents’ names from her marriage and death records; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 223, 226, the marriage of Daniel Perkins and Lydia Keith, both of Middleborough, on 1 Sept. 1822 in Middleborough.

    [769] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 70, p. 336, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a nailor, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Solomon & Lucinda Keith, her birth place Middleborough, and her parents Daniel & Lydia Perkins.

    [770] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 36, dwelling #47, family #59:

            Sumner Keith, 28, male, white, nailor, born MA

            Hannah L. Keith, 20, female, white, born MA

            Sarah E. Perkins, 22, female, white, born MA

    [771] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 50, dwelling #331, family #417:

            Sumner Keith, 33, male, nailor, $1200, $200, born MA

            Hannah L. Keith, 25, female, born MA

            Henry S. Keith, 4, male, born MA

            Frank L. Keith, 7/12, male, born MA

    [772] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #145690449.

    [773] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 37, dwelling #245, family #286:

            Sumner Keith, 43, male, white, carpenter, $1800, $300, born MA, a male citizen

            Hannah L. Keith, 35, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Henry S. Keith, 14, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Frank L. Keith, 10, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Chester P. Keith, 2, male, white, home, born MA

    [774] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 4-5, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #40, family #43:

            Hannah L. Keith, white, female, 45, married, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Sumner Keith, white, male, 53, husband, married, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Henry S. Keith, white, male, 23, son, single, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Frank L. Keith, white, male, 20, son, single, student, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Chester P. Keith, white, male, 12, son, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Walter M. Keith, white, male, 4, son, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [775] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 428, p. 534, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Soloman and Lucinda Keith, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145690449, from his gravestone in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [776] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 15 A, dwelling #307, family #323:

            Hannah L. Keith, head, white, female, born Feb. 1835, age 65, widow, 6 children born, 4 children living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English, owns home

            Jenett R. Straun, servant, white, female, born Nov. 1850, age 49, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born ME, nurse, can read, write and speak English

    [777] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1905/25, p. 251, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Town of Bridgewater #251, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Sumner Keith, her birth place Middleboro, her father Daniel Perkins, born in Middleboro, and her mother Lydia Keith, born in Middleboro.

    [778] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 187.

    [779] Her parents’ names from her death record; Raynham VRs, p. 91, the marriage of Jarus Shaw of Raynham and Betty Pratt of Middleborough on 4 June 1780 in Raynham.

    [780] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 213.

    [781] Calculated from her age in her death record, her birth place given as Bridgewater in her death record, but as Raynham in her daughter’s death record.

    [782] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 19, the John C. Keith household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years [sic], 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 40-49 years, and 1 female aged 80-89 years, including 2 persons employed in agriculture.

    [783] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 20, dwelling #255, family #303:

            Jonathan C. Keith, 65, male, farmer, $2000, born MA

            Clarissa Keith, 59, female, born MA

            Simeon Keith, 22, male, shoemaker, born MA

    [784] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 58, p. 168, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Solomon & Lois Keith.

    [785] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 24, dwelling #167, family #203.

    [786] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 319, dwelling #2102, family #2672.

    [787] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 90, dwelling #122, family #128.

    [788] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 62, dwelling #444, family #497.

    [789] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 257, p. 353, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Jairus & Betsey Shaw, both born in Raynham.

    [790] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record.

    [791] His parents’ names from his death record.

    [792] Per the 1850 federal census they were married within the year.

    [793] Calculated from his age and birth place in his death record.

    [794] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 20, dwelling #255, family #304:

            Dexter Sturdevant, 27, male, shoemaker, born ME, married within the year

            Harriet N. Sturdevant, 26, female, born MA, married within the year

            Samuel A. Shaw, 19, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Simeon C. Keith, 22, male, shoemaker, born MA

    [795] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 24, dwelling #167, family #203:

            Dexter M. Sturtevant, 32, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Harriet N. Sturtevant, 31, female, white, born MA

            Clarrisa S. Sturtevant [sic], 62, female, white, born MA

            Fanny K. Sturtevant, 5, female, white, born MA

            Wendal P. Sturtevant, 2, male, white, born MA

            Martin L. Sturtevant, 10 months, male, white, born MA

            Lorenzo D. Sturtevant, 42, male, white, laborer, born ME

            Charlotte T. Sturtevant, 9, female, white, born MA

            William O. Sturtevant, 7, male, white, born MA

    [796] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 319, dwelling #2102, family #2672:

            Clarissa Keith, 67, female, widow, $400, $50, born MA

            Dexter Sturtevant, 36, male, farm laborer, $120, born ME

            Harriet A. Sturtevant, 36, female, born MA

            Fanny W. Sturtevant, 9, female, born MA, attending school

            Wendell P. Sturtevant, 7, female, born MA, attending school

            Martin L. Sturtevant, 5, male, born MA, attending school

            Clarence Sturtevant, 2, male, born MA

    [797] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 90, dwelling #122, family #128:

            Dexter M. Sturtevant, 41, male, white, born MA, married, teamer

            Harriet N. Sturtevant, 41, female, white, born MA, married

            Fanny K. Sturtevant, 14, female, white, born MA, single

            Wendall P. Sturtevant, 12, male, white, born MA, single

            Martin L. Sturtevant, 10, male, white, born MA, single

            Clarence Sturtevant, 7, female, white, born MA, single

            Clarissa Keith, 72, female, white, born MA, widow

    [798] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 62, dwelling #444, family #497:

            Dexter M. Sturtevant, 46, male, white, works in store (porter), $600, $200, born ME, a male citizen

            Harriet M. Sturtevant, 46, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Fanny R. Sturtevant, 19, female, white, home, born MA

            Wendall, P. Sturtevant, 17, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Martin L. Sturtevant, 14, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Clarance Sturtevant, 12, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Clarrisa Keith, 76, female, white, no occupation, born MA

    [799] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 25, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #168, family #196:

            Dexter M. Sturtevant, white, male, 57, married, grocer, born ME, father born ME, mother born ME

            Harriet M. Sturtevant, white, female, 57, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Fanny Sturtevant, white, female, 29, daughter, single, born MA, father born MA [sic], mother born MA

            Wendell Sturtevant, white, male, 27, son, single, grocer, born MA, father born MA [sic], mother born MA

            Clarence Sturtevant, white, male, 22, son, single, grocer, born MA, father born MA [sic], mother born MA

            Angues Eachem, white, male, 25, boarder, single, laborer, born Prince Edward Island, father born PEI, mother born PEI

    [800] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 506, p. 143, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her occupation a housewife, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Jonathan C. Keith and Clarissa Shaw, born respectively in Bridgewater and Raynham.

    [801] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 7A-B, dwelling #138, family #151:

            Dexter M. Sturtevant, head, white, male, born Aug. 1823, age 77, widower, born ME, father born ME, mother born MA, farmer, can read, write and speak English, owns farm

            Fannie K. Sturtevant, daughter, white, female, born sept. 1850, age 40, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born MA, dressmaker, can read, write and speak English

            Wendell P. Sturtevant, son, white, male, born Oct. 1852, age 47, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born MA, real estate, can read, write and speak English

    [802] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1910/22, p. 251, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Bridgewater #251, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Parris Hill, ME, his father Sylvanus Sturtevant, born in Parris Hill, ME, and his mother Mary Leonard, born in Bridgewater, MA.

    [803] Calculated from his age in the 1850 federal census.

    [804] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 188.

    [805] Allen, Orrin Peer, Descendants of William Scott of Hatfield, Mass., 1668-1906, and of John Scott of Springfield, Mass, 1659-1906, Palmer, MA, 1906, p. 31, his father named in his birth record.

    [806] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 332, he was called “of Charlemont” in the marriage record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 235; Charlemont VRs, p. 120, marriage intentions recorded 2 Jan. 1824 in Charlemont.

    [807] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0760648, Consider and James, twin sons of James Scott, which shows the year as 1777, however the baptismal record was dated 19 Oct. 1776, so the birth must have been Sept. 1776, and recorded in the town records in 1777.

    [808] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 208; Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1871030.

    [809] 1830 Federal Census, Salina, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 21, the Consider Scott household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 2 males aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

    [810] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [811] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 139, the marriage of Joel Eaton and Lucy Leonard, both of Middleboro, on 29 Dec. 1774 in Middleborough.

    [812] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 332.

    [813] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 225.

    [814] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 168, the birth of Joel Eaton, son of Joseph and Hannah Eaton, on 3 Aug. 1751 in Middleborough; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 45, the marriage of Joseph Eaton and Hannah Crossman, both of Middleborough, on 8 Sept. 1750 in Middleborough.

    [815] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 240, the marriage of Zadock Leach and Susanna Washburn, of Middleborough, on 6 Dec. 1763 in Bridgewater.

    [816] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 124, 158.

    [817] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 462.

    [818] Plymouth County Probate Docket #7033, Vol. 12C, p. 81.

    [819] 1850 Federal Census, Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, p. 139, dwelling #243, family #286.

    [820] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 120, p. 67, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, but her parents’ names not recorded.

    [821] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [822] Her parents’ names from her marriage record; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #183213407.

    [823] Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1428257, both first marriages, his occupation a house wright, his parents Consider and Lois K. Scott, her parents Peleg and Mary Chapman; his www.findagrave.com memorial #60302731 gives the marriage date as 22 Apr. 1848 in Bristol, MA, but that was probably the marriage intentions.

    [824] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #183213407.

    [825] 1850 Federal Census, Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, p. 175, dwelling #199, family #263:

            Lydia Adam, 47, female, $3000, born RI

            Maria Chapman, 18, female, born RI

            Henry Scott, 22 [sic], male, housewright, born RI [sic]

    [826] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Fairhaven, Bristol Co., dwelling #151, family #190:

            Henry D. Scott, 30, male, carpenter, born MA

            Lydia Scott, 27, female, born RI

            Henry Scott, 7, male, born MA

            Mary L. Scott, 3, female, born MA

            Allice R. Scott, 6 months, female, born MA

    [827] 1860 Federal Census, 3d Ward New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, Page No. 199, dwelling #1300, family #1639:

            Henry D. Scott, 35, male, house wright, $200, born NY [sic]

            Lydia A. Scott, 32, female, born RI

            Henry Scott, 11, male, born MA, attending school

            Mary L. Scott, 8, female, born MA, attending school

            Alice Scott, 6, female, born MA, attending school

            William C. Scott, 4, male, born MA, attending school

            Rebecca Scott, 1, female, born MA

            Katie Shay, 18, female, domestic, born Ireland, cannot read or write

            Ellen Smith, 49, female, born MA

    [828] United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #881904.

    [829] www.findagrave.com, memorial #183213407, from her gravestone in Willow Cemetery in Newport, RI; per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113, which gives the date as 8 Dec. 1865 in Newport, RI.

    [830] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #60302731.

    [831] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #124308816, calculated from her age at death, her birth place from the 1870 federal census.

    [832] 1870 Federal Census, 4th Ward City of Newport, Newport Co., RI, Page No. 33, dwelling #209, family #281:

            Henry D. Scott, 45, male, white, grocer (ret.), $1500, born MA, a male citizen

            Grace Scott, 37, female, white, keeping house, born England, parents both foreign born

            Henry Scott, 21, male, white, machinist, born MA

            Louisa Scott, 18, female, white, born MA

            Alice Scott, 16, female, white, at school, born MA, attending school

            Willie Scott, 13, male, white, at school, born MA, attending school

            Rebecca Scott, 10, female, white, at school, born MA, attending school

            Jennie Scott, 7, female, white, born MA, attending school

            Charles Scott, 2, male, white, born RI, mother foreign born

    [833] www.findagrave.com, memorial #124308816, from her gravestone in Island Cemetery in Newport, RI.

    [834] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #60302731.

    [835] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #156990752, from her gravestone in Island Cemetery in Newport, RI.

    [836] United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from microfilm #13044065.

    [837] 1880 Federal Census, City of Newport, Newport Co., RI, Page No. 41, Enumeration Dist. 93, dwelling #337, family #402:

            Henry D. Scott, white, male, 55, married, grocer & provisions dealer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Sarah H. Scott, white, female, 45, wife, married, housekeeping, born RI, father born RI, mother born CT

            William C. Scott, white, male, 24, son, single, clerk in grocery store, born MA, father born MA, mother born RI

            Rebecca C. Scott, white, female, 20, daughter, single, dress maker, born MA, father born MA, mother born RI

            Jennie B. Scott, white, female, 17, daughter, single, milliner, born MA, father born MA, mother born RI

            Charles P. Scott, white, male, 12, son, single, at school, attending school, born RI, father born MA, mother born England

    [838] 1900 Federal Census, Newport City, Newport Co., RI, Enumeration Dist. 218, Sheet No. 9 A, dwelling #153, family #202:

            Henry D. Scott, head, white, male, born Jan. 1825, age 75, married 28 years, born MA, father born “don’t know,” mother born MA, grocer, can read, write and speak English, owns home

            Sarah H. Scott, wife, white, female, born 1835, age 65, married 28 years, no children, born RI, father born RI, mother born RI, can read, write and speak English

    [839] Per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113; www.findagrave.com, memorial #60302731, from his gravestone in Island Cemetery in Newport, RI, inscribed as “Capt. Henry D. Scott.”

    [840] www.findagrave.com, memorial #156990752, from her gravestone in Island Cemetery in Newport, RI.

    [841] Charlemont VRs, p. 72.

    [842] Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Kingston VRs], the marriage of Nathaniel Bradford and Sarah Cook 2d on 23 Oct. 1800 in Kingston.

    [843] Kingston VRs, p. 25.

    [844] Kingston VRs, p. 29, the birth of Nathaniel, son of James and Sarah Bradford, on 10 Apr. 1776 in Kingston; Kingston VRs, p. 180, the marriage intentions of James Bradford and Mrs. Sarah Ellis of Plimpton recorded on 30 Jan. 1773 in Kingston; Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, pp. 33, 35.

    [845] Kingston VRs, p. 46, the birth of Sarah, daughter of Amos and Lydia Cook, on 14 Feb. 1781 in Kingston; Kingston VRs, p. 197, the marriage of Amos Cooke and Lydia Stetson on 24 Oct. 1780 in Kingston.

    [846] 1850 Federal Census, Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, p. 139, dwelling #243, family #286:

            Bartlett Bradford, 38, male, nailor, born MA

            Louisa Bradford, 24, female, born MA

            Geo H. Bradford, 3, male, born MA

            Louis [sic] Eaton, 60, male [sic], born MA

    [847] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Lakeville, Plymouth Co., dwelling #87, family #95:

            Bartlett Bradford, 44, male, nailer, born MA

            George H. Bradford, 8, male, born MA

            Levi B. Bradford, 4, male, born MA

            Louisa Bradford, 2, female, born MA

            George A. Bradford, 37, male, nailer, born MA

            Louisa Bradford, 28, female, born MA

    [848] 1860 Federal Census, Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, Page No. 25, dwelling #206, family #228:

            Bartlett Bradford, 42, male, tackmaker, $200, born MA

            Louisa Bradford, 32, female, born MA

            George H. Bradford, 13, male, born MA, attending school

            Levi B. Bradford, 10, male, born MA, attending school

            Louisa Bradford, 7, female, born MA, attending school

    [849] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Raynham, Bristol Co., dwelling #29, family #36:

            Bartlett Bradford, 53, male, born MA, married, nailer

            Louisa Bradford, 38, female, born MA, married

            George H. Bradford, 17, male, born MA, single, shoemaker

            Levi B. Bradford, 14, male, born MA, single

            Louisa S. Bradford, 12, female, born MA, single

            Charles C. Bradford, 4, male, born MA, single

    [850] 1870 Federal Census, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 126, dwelling #1044, family #1191:

            Bartlett Bradford, 57, male, white, works in tack factory, $500, born MA, a male citizen

            Louisa Bradford, 42, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            George H. Bradford, 21, male, white, works in shoe manuf., born MA, a male citizen

            Levi B. Bradford, 19, male, white, clerk in store, born MA

            Louisa Bradford, 17, female, white, no occupation, born MA

            Charles C. Bradford, 9, male, white, attending school, born MA, attending school

    [851] 1880 Federal Census, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 28, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 537, dwelling #326, family #363:

            Bartlett Bradford, white, male, 68, married, laborer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Louisa Bradford, white, female, 52, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [852] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 419, p. 511, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a tackmaker, his birth place Kingston, and his parents Nathaniel and Sarah (Cook) Bradford, both born in Kingston; per the Ancestry.com Williams / Barker Family Tree file submitted by wrwill113.

    [853] Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, from Vol. 464, p. 630, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0961519, widow of Bartlett Bradford, her birth place Charlemont, and her parents Consider and Lois Scott; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 464, p. 630, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Charlemont, MA, and her parents Consider and Lois Scott.

    [854] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 192.

    [855] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 506, buried in the Keith or South Street Graveyard in Bridgewater.

    [856] Plym­outh County Pro­bate Docket #11977, Vol. 61, p. 219, Vol. 71, p. 448.

    [857] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 185.

    [858] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 503, buried in the Keith or South Street Graveyard in Bridgewater.

    [859] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 191, from a private record of the Ephraim Keith family.

    [860] Jones, William, “Robert Carver of Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 449; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 130.

    [861] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 217.

    [862] Her great-grandfather, Samuel Washburn, was a brother of his great-grandfather, Joseph Washburn.

    [863] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 65.

    [864] Jones, William, “Robert Carver of Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 449.

    [865] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 265.

    [866] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 130; Massachusetts Soldier and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Boston, Vol. III, p. 168.

    [867] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, the Eleazer Carver household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 5 free white females.

    [868] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 57, the Eleazer Carver household had 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 3 females aged 16-25 years, 1 female aged 45 or over, and 1 other person.

    [869] 1810 Federal Census, Titicut, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 75, the Elezer Carver household had 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [870] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 444, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.

    [871] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 444, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.

    [872] Jones, William, “Robert Carver of Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 466.

    [873] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 67.

    [874] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 350.

    [875] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 74, marriage intentions recorded 21 Feb. 1801 in Bridgewater.

    [876] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 351.

    [877] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 348.

    [878] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 582, from his gravestone in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.

    [879] Plymouth County Probate Docket #23075, Vol. 39, p. 186, and Vol. 42, p. 476.

    [880] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 329.

    [881] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 413.

    [882] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 335.

    [883] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 327.  

    [884] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 236.

    [885] Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1903, [hereinafter Sudbury VRs], p. 231, the marriage of Daniel Loring and Mrs. Lucy Rice on 4 Apr. 1779 in Sudbury. She was his second wife. The www.findagrave.com memorial #24723026 of Lucy Loring, wife of Daniel Loring, who died in 1825 in Washington Co., OH, gives her maiden name as “Eaton;” The Ancestry.com Town of Stratham Families file submitted by jimscamman1 says that Lucy Eaton married first to Jesse Moore on 11 Nov. 1773 in Sudbury, and secondly to Jonas Rice on 5 June 1777 in Sudbury before marrying Daniel Loring on 4 Apr. 1779 in Sudbury; Sudbury VRs, p. 238, the marriage of Lucy Moore and Jonas Rice on 5 June 1777; Sudbury VRs, p. 191, the marriage of Mrs. Lucy Eaton to Jesse Moore on 11 Nov. 1773.

    [886] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0940910.

    [887] Washington County Land Records, Vol. 12, p. 171-172, from FHL microfilm #0941407, witnessed by Seth Cushing and Thomas H. Cushing, and recorded on 2 July 1813.

    [888] Washington County Land Records, Vol. 12, p. 172-173, from FHL microfilm #0941407, witnessed by D. Loring and B. T. Miles, acknowledged by Seth Washburn in Belpre, and recorded on 2 July 1813.

    [889] Washington County Land Records, Vol. 12, p. 175-176, from FHL microfilm #0941407, witnessed by James Spark? and Peter T. Thorp, and recorded on 10 July 1813.

    [890] Washington County Land Records, Vol. 12, p. 435, from FHL microfilm #0941407, witnessed by W. Thomas and John Brough, and recorded on 15 July 1813.

    [891] Washington County Land Records, Vol. 20, p. 310, from FHL microfilm #0941410, witnessed by Nathan Mitchell of Bridgewater, MA, and recorded in Marietta, OH, on 17 May 1828.

    [892] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 52, p. 463, from FHL microfilm #0550907.

    [893] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 58, p. 482-484, from FHL microfilm #0550910.

    [894] 1820 Federal Census, South Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 463, the Seth Washburn Esqr. household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 16-18 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.

    [895] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 333, the Seth Washburn household had 2 males aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 50-59 years, and 1 female aged 60-69 years.

    [896] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 16, the Seth Washburn household had 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 60-69 years, 2 females aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 60-69 years, including 3 persons employed in agriculture.

    [897] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 20, dwelling #251, family #299:

            Seth Washburn, 73, male, farmer, $9700, born MA

            Sarah Washburn, 73, female, born MA

            Sarah Washburn, 37, female, born MA

    [898] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 23-24, dwelling #161, family #197:

            Seth Washburn, 79, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Sarah Washburn, 78, female, white, born MA

            Sarah Washburn, 42, female, white, born MA

            Mary Packard, 50, female, white, born MA

    [899] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 121, p. 229, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Abram & Rebecca Washburn; Latham, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, p. 134, buried in the Keith or South Street Graveyard in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480098, from his gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, but the memorial gives his date of death as 29 Apr. 1856.

    [900] Plymouth County Probate Docket #22097, Vol. 13D, p. 526, with Artemas Hale and Abram Washburn, both of Bridgewater, as sureties.

    [901] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 319, dwelling #2101, family #2670:

            Seth Washburn, 43, male, farmer, $5000, $6000, born MA

            Casindana Washburn, 39, female, born MA

            Annie Washburn, 19, female, born MA

            Seth B. Washburn, 16, male, farm boy, born MA, attending school

            Lucy Washburn, 12, female, born MA, attending school

            Edward Washburn, 10, male, born MA, attending school

            Freeman Jones, 33, male, farm laborer, born MA

            Sarah Washburn, 83, female, widow, $1000, born MA

            Sarah Washburn, 47, female, $1000, $6000, born MA

            Mercy Kelleher, 20, female, servant, born Ireland

    [902] Latham, Williams, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1882, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1986, [hereinafter Latham, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater], p. 134, buried in the Keith or South Street Graveyard in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #62480096, from her gravestone in South Street Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [903] Ply­mouth County Probate Docket #22091, Vol. 115, p. 461½, with Ephraim H. Sprague and Seth Washburn as sureties.

    [904] Per Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 350-351.

    [905] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 351.

    [906] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 65.

    [907] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 223.

    [908] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 72.

    [909] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 201.

    [910] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 194, 222.

    [911] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 510, from a private record of burials; Latham, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, p. 66; www.findagrave.com, memorial #22105147, from his gravestone in First Cemetery [Old Cemetery] in Bridgewater, MA.

    [912] Plym­outh County Pro­bate Docket #12354, Vol. 39, p. 341, with Cornelius Holmes and Benjamin Holmes as sureties.

    [913] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 227.

    [914] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12350, Vol. 41, p. 309.

    [915] 1850 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 246, dwelling #117, family #149.

    [916] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for East Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 60, dwelling #505, family #605.

    [917] 1860 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 232, dwelling #1519, family #1966.

    [918] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for East Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 107, dwelling #92, family #106.

    [919] Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, Vol. 203, p. 291, online image database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #0960191; www.findagrave.com, memorial #182906127, from her gravestone in Central Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA.

    [920] All from Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 224. The births of these children were not recorded in the vital records of Bridgewater.

    [921] Per Vital Records of Duxbury, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Duxbury VRs], p. 102, from a private bible record of the Thomas D. Hathaway family, his birth place from his death record.

    [922] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12350, Vol. 41, p. 309.

    [923] Duxbury VRs, p. 262, marriage of Rufus Hathaway and Judith Winsor in Dec. 1795 in Duxbury.

    [924] Duxbury VRs, p. 272; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 227, marriage intentions recorded 30 Aug. 1828 in Bridgewater.

    [925] Duxbury VRs, p. 89.

    [926] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 340, the Charles Latham household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years.

    [927] Duxbury VRs, p. 390, buried in the Large Cemetery in Duxbury; www.findagrave.com, memorial #142097802, from her gravestone in Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury, MA.

    [928] Her parents’ names from her death record; Duxbury VRs, p. 262, marriage of Rufus Hathaway and Judith Winsor in Dec. 1795 in Duxbury.

    [929] Duxbury VRs, p. 272. Both these marriages as well as the births of Deborah Winsor Hathaway and Juliet Hathaway and Deborah Latham’s death were also recorded in the Thomas D. Hathaway family bible.

    [930] Duxbury VRs, p. 89.

    [931] 1840 Federal Census, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 222, the Charles Latham household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [932] 1850 Federal Census, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 69, dwelling #183, family #232:

            Charles Latham, 45, male, cabinetmaker, $1200, born MA

            Juliet Latham, 43, female, born MA

            Judith Hathaway, 71, female, born MA

            Jerusha F. Faunce, 2/12, female, born MA

    [933] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., dwelling #219, family #269:

            Charles Latham, 51, male, carpenter, born MA

            Juliet Latham, 49, female, born MA

            Lucy Hathaway, 5, female, born MA

            Jerusha Hathaway, 7, female, born MA

            Judith Hathaway, 77, female, born MA

    [934] 1860 Federal Census, Town of Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 36, dwelling #634, family #340:

            Charles Latham, 54, male, cabinet maker, $1400, $1600, born MA

            Juliette Latham, 53, female, born MA

            Judith Hathaway 81, female, born MA

            Lucy Hathaway, 11, female, born MA, attending school

            Jerusha Hathaway, 10, female, born MA, attending school

    [935] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 175, p. 306, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a mechanic, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Charles [sis] & Betsey (Carver) Latham, both born in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #171348365, from his gravestone in Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury, MA.

    [936] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12349, Vol. 104, p. 561-562, from FHL microfilm #0555646, and Vol. 114, p. 221(223).

    [937] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., dwelling #20, family #23:

            Judith Hathaway, 86, female, born MA, widow

            Juliett Latham, 58, female, born MA, widow, housekeeper

            Lucy Hathaway, 16, female, born MA, single, boarder

            Jerusha Hathaway, 15, female, born MA, single, boarder

    [938] 1870 Federal Census, Town of Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, South Duxbury Post Office, dwelling #151, family #191:

            Juliette Latham, 63, female, white, housekeeping, $900, $6000, born MA

            Lucy Hathaway, 22, female, white, no occupation, born MA

            Jerusha T. Hathaway, 20, female, white, no occupation, born MA

            Judith Hathaway, 91, female, white, no occupation, born MA

    [939] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 257, p. 357, Duxbury, and Vol. 257, p. 359, East Bridgewater (crossed out), online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Duxbury, and her parents Rufus & Judith (Winsor) Hathaway, born respectively in Bristol, N.S., and Duxbury, except the East Bridgewater record shows Rufus Hathaway’s birth place as Bristol, RI; www.findagrave.com, memorial #171348430, from her gravestone in Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury, MA.

    [940] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12361, Vol. 141, p. 6-7, from FHL microfilm #0556648, and Vol. 133, p. 127.

    [941] Calculated from her age and birth place in her death record; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 224, her middle initial from the 1850, 1870 and 1880 federal censuses.

    [942] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12350, Vol. 41, p. 309.

    [943] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 228. She was called “Susan W. Latham” in the marriage record.

    [944] Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter East Bridgewater VRs], p. 338, buried in the New Central Cemetery in East Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #143745162, from his gravestone in Central Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA.

    [945] Plymouth County Probate Docket #1825, Vol. 10A, p. 319, FHL microfilm #0551535.

    [946] 1850 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 246, dwelling #117, family #149:

            Susan W. Bennet, 44, female, $1000, born MA

            Susan L. Bennet, 19, female, born MA

            Charles W. Bennet, 16, male, machinist, born MA

            Eleazer Bennet, 13, male, born MA, attending school

            Almira Keith, 1, female, born MA

            Betsy Barrows, 71, female, born MA

    [947] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for East Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 60, dwelling #505, family #605:

            Susan Bennett, 49, female, white, born MA

            Susan L. Bennett, 24, female, white, born MA

            Chas. W. Bennett, 21, male, white, ginwright, born MA

            E. C. Bennett, 18, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Betsey Barrows, 76, female, white, born MA

    [948] 1860 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 232, dwelling #1519, family #1966:

            Susan Bennett, 53, female, boarding house, $2000, $175, born MA

            Susan Bennett Jr., 29, female, born MA

            Eleazer Bennett, 23, male, machinist, $50, born MA

            Betsey Barrows, 82, female, born MA

            William Field, 41, male, carpenter, $150, $2000, born MA

            James Fish, 25, male, machinist, born MA

    [949] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for East Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 107, dwelling #92, family #106:

            Susan Bennett, 59, female, white, born MA, widow

            Susan L. Bennett, 33, female, white, born MA, single

            Betsey Barrows, 86, female, white, born MA, widow

            Dwelling #92, family #107:

            Eleazer C. Bennett, 29, male, white, born MA, married, machinist

            Abby F. Bennett, 20, female, white, born MA, married

            Lizzie C. Bennett, 3, female, white, born MA

    [950] 1870 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Bridgewater Post Office, Page No. 70-71, dwelling #585, family #649:

            Susan W. Bennett, 63, female, white, keeping house, $1200, $2000, born MA

            Susan L. Bennett, 37, female, white, no occupation, born MA

            Dwelling #585, family #650:

            Eleazer C. Bennett, 33, male, white, works in cotton mfgr, $500, $100, born MA, a male citizen

            Abby F. Bennett, 25, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Lizzie Bennett, 8, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

    [951] 1880 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 41, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 538, dwelling #355, family #409:

            Eleazer C. Bennett, white, male, 44, married, machinist, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Abby F. Bennett, white, female, 34, wife, married, keeps house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Albert N. Bennett, white, male, 7, son, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Mary Bennett, white, female, 3, daughter, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Dwelling #355, family #410:

            Susan W. Bennett, white, female, 73, widow, keeps house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Susan L. Bennett, white, female, 47, daughter, single, works in cot. gin facty, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [952] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 464, p. 631, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Joseph W. Bennett, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Chilton Latham and Betsy Carver, both born in Bridgewater.

    [953] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 224.

    [954] Plymouth County Probate Docket #12350, Vol. 41, p. 309.

    [955] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 180, under “Keith,” taken from her gravestone.

    [956] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 40.

    [957] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 180; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #153000393.

    [958] Her grandmother, Sarah (Keith) Carver, was a sister of his grandfather, Solomon Keith.

    [959] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 501; www.findagrave.com, memorial #153000275, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA, the date recorded as 3 July 1849 on her memorial, but her gravestone is hard to read.

    [960] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 23, dwelling #295, family #346:

            Ambrose Keith, 36, male, carpenter, $2200, born MA

            Martha Keith, 8, female, born MA, attending school

            Ambrose B. Keith, 6, male, born MA, attending school

            Lucinda Keith, 65, female, born MA

            Maria Keith, 42, female, born MA

    [961] Her parents’ names from her birth and marriage records; Attleborough VRs, p. 404, the marriage of Ezra Drown of Rehoboth and Sally Lindsey of Attleborough on 30 Nov. 1809 in Attleborough; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #153000535.

    [962] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 60, p. 63, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Soloman & Lucinda Keith, her birth place Attleboro?, and her parents Ezra and Sally Drown.

    [963] Attleborough VRs, p. 104; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #153000535.

    [964] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 36, dwelling #275, family #320:

            Ambrose Keith, 41, male, white, house wright, born MA

            Mary H. Keith, 29, female, white, born MA

            Martha Keith, 14, female, white, born MA

            Ambrose B. Keith, 12, male, white, born MA

            Almira B. Keith, 6, female, white, born MA

    [965] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 314, dwelling #2064, family #2633:

            Ambrose Keith, 46, male, carpenter, $2800, $500, born MA

            Mary H. Keith, 34, female, born MA
            Martha Keith, 18, female, com. school teacher, born MA

            Ambrose B. Keith, 16, male, carpenter apprentice, born MA

            Almira B. Keith, 11, female, born MA

    [966] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 80, dwelling #33, family #34:

            Ambrose Keith, 51, male, white, born MA, married, carpenter

            Mary H. Keith, 39, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Martha Keith, 23, female, white, born MA, single, teacher

            Almira B. Keith, 16, female, white, born MA, single, student

            Alice Keith, 4, female, white, born MA, single

            Chas. W. Churchill, 20, male, white, born MA, single, apprentice

    [967] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 64, dwelling #467, family #524:

            Ambrose Keith, 56, male, white, carpenter, $2500, $3000, born MA, a male citizen

            Mary H. Keith, 44, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Martha Keith, 28, female, white, teacher, born MA

            Almira B. Keith, 21, female, white, home, born MA

            Alice L. Keith, 9, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

    [968] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 392, p. 338, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a carpenter, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Solomon and Lucinda Keith, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #153000393, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [969] 1900 Federal Census, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1092, Sheet No. 11 A, dwelling #243, family #258:

            Mary H. Keith, head, white, female, born Sept. 1825, age 74, widow, 2 children born, 1 child living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English, owns home

            Martha Keith, daughter, white, female, born Sept. 1841, age 58, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, housekeeper, can read, write and speak English

    [970] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1905/25, p. 277, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Town of Bridgewater, #277, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Ambrose Keith, her birth place Attleboro, MA, her father Ezra Drown, born on in Attleboro, and her mother Sally Lindsey, born in Attleboro; www.findagrave.com, memorial #153000535, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [971] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 40, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater.

    [972] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 23, dwelling #290, family #341:

            Marcus Conant, 43, male, carpenter, $1000, born NH

            Hannah Conant, 37, female, born MA

            Phebe Conant, 13, female, born MA, attending school

            Joanna M. Conant, 10, female, born MA, attending school

            Mary A. Hall, 16, female, born MA, attending school

            George Barrows, 30, male, painter, born MA

    [973] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 40, but no death record was found for George W. Barrows in the Bridgewater vital records.

    [974] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 65; West Bridgewater VRs, p. 60, under “Howard.”

    [975] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 197.

    [976] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 73.

    [977] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 141, under “Haward;” West Bridgewater VRs, p. 66, under “Howard.”

    [978] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 195.

    [979] 1820 Federal Census, West Parish of Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 444, the Thomas Howard household had 2 males under 10, 2 males aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, 2 females aged 16-25 years, and 2 female aged 26-44 years, including 2 persons engaged in agriculture.

    [980] 1830 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 359, the Thomas Howard household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

    [981] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 204.

    [982] Plym­outh County Pro­bate Docket #10861, Vol. 70, p. 107.

    [983] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 202.

    [984] Plym­outh County Probate Docket #10787, Vol. 12C, p. 72.

    [985] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 60.

    [986] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 202.

    [987] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 63.

    [988] Plymouth County Probate Docket #10827, Vol. 65, p. 225, from FHL microfilm #0555258.

    [989] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 203.

    [990] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 57.

    [991] Plymouth County Probate Docket #10827, Vol. 65, p. 225, from FHL microfilm #0555258.

    [992] Her parents’ names from her death record; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 181, the marriage intentions of Mr. Marshall Wilbur of Warren and Miss Phebe Leonard of Middleborough on 10 Jan. 1808 in Middleborough; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 212, p. 320, the death record of Phebe (Leonard) Wilbur on 10 Dec. 1868 in Middleborough, aged 85 years, 4 months, her birth place Middleboro, and her parents Jonathan & Phebe Leonard, born respectively in Middleboro and Raynham.

    [993] West Bridgewater VRs, p. 147.

    [994] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 347; West Bridgewater VRs, p. 61, under “Howard,” but her death record gives her birth place as Maine.

    [995] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 249, the birth of Phebe Leonard, daughter of Jonathan and Phebe Leonard, on 10 Aug. 1783 in Middleborough; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 101, the marriage intentions of Jonathan Leonard of Middleborough and Phebe Williams of Raynham recorded on 25 Aug. 1782 in Middleborough.

    [996] 1850 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 281, dwelling #598, family #755:

            Elam Howard, 33, male, farmer, $5000, born MA

            Keziah Howard, 29, female, born MA

            Ipsah Howard, 11, male [sic], born MA, attending school

            Mary Ann Howard, 9, female, born MA, attending school

            Idah Howard, 5, female, born MA, attending school

            Alice Howard, 2, female, born MA

            Helen Howard, 2/12, female, born MA

            Phebe Wilbur, 64, female, born MA

            John Casey, 37, male, laborer, born Ireland

            Richard Maa, 24, male, laborer, born Ireland

    [997] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for West Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 17-18, dwelling #106, family #123:

            Elam Howard, 38, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Keziah Howard, 356, female, white, born MA

            Hepsey Howard, 16, female, white, born MA

            Mary A. Howard, 14, female, white, born MA

            Ida Howard, 10, female, white, born MA

            Alice Howard, 7, female, white, born MA

            Hellen Howard, 5, female, white, born MA

            John Lyons, 50?, male, white, laborer, born Ireland

            Arad Wilbar, 13, male, white, born MA

            Phebe Wilbar, 72, female, white, born MA

    [998] 1860 Federal Census, West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 347, dwelling #2228, family #2811:

            Elam Howard, 43, male, farmer, $4800, $1500, born MA

            Keziah Howard, 39, female, born MA

            Phebe Wilbar, 77, female, widow

            Hephsibah Howard, 21, female, born MA

            Ida Howard, 15, female, born MA, attending school

            Alice Howard, 12, female, born MA, attending school

            Helen Howard, 10, female, born MA, attending school

            Edith Howard, 4, female, born MA, attending school

            Grace Howard, 2, female, born MA

            John Lyons, 45, male, farm laborer, born Ireland

            John Gilfoy, 20, male, farm laborer, born MA

    [999] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for West Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 48-49, dwelling #58, family #60:

            Elam Howard, 47, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

            Kezia Howard, 44, female, white, born MA, married

            Ida Howard, 20, female, white, born MA, single, braider

            Alice Howard, 17, female, white, born MA, single, braider

            Helen Howard, 15, female, white, born MA, single, braider

            Edith Howard, 9, female, white, born MA, single

            Grace Howard, 7, female, white, born MA, single

            George C. Howard, 4, male, white, born MA, single

            Phebe Wilbar, 81, female, white, born MA, widow

    [1000] 1870 Federal Census, Town of West Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 33, dwelling #237, family #269:

            Elam Howard, 54, male, white, farmer, $1500, $200, born MA, a male citizen

            Keziah Howard, 59, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Helen Howard, 20, female, white, no occupation, born MA

            Edith Howard, 14, female, white, att. school, born MA, attending school

            Grace Howard, 12, female, white, att. school, born MA, attending school

            George Howard, 9, male, white, born MA, attending school

    [1001] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 284, p. 316, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place W. Bridgewater, and his parents Thomas & Hepsey Howard.

    [1002] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Vol. 1911/23, p. 468, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Brockton #468, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Elam Howard, her residence Brockton, her birth date 17 Sept. 1720, her birth place Maine, her father Marshall Wilbar, born in MA, and her mother Phebe Leonard, born in MA, the informant Mrs. M. A. Kingman.

    [1003] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 66; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #81678835.

    [1004] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 383, the marriage of Abraham Washburn and Rebecca Lennard on 28 Oct. 1765 in Bridgewater; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 329.

    [1005] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 73.

    [1006] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 325; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #81681940.

    [1007] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 327.

    [1008] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 243, the marriage of Josiah Leonard Jr. and Jemimah Washburn on 24 Jan. 1739/40 in Bridgewater; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 236.

    [1009] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 329, the Abram Washburn household had 1 male aged 50-59 years, and 2 females aged 40-49 years.

    [1010] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 10, the Abraham Washburn household had 1 male aged 60-69 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years, including 1 person employed in commerce.

    [1011] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 19, dwelling #232, family #278:

            Abram Washburn, 71, male, farmer, $22,300, born MA

            Mary Washburn, 67, female, born MA

            Lucinda Carver, 61, female, born MA

    [1012] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 85, p. 195, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a Gentleman, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Abram & Rebecca Washburn; www.findagrave.com, memorial #81681940, from Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, but he has no gravestone.

    [1013] Plym­outh County Probate Docket #21918, Vol. 96, p. 93-96, from FHL microfilm #0555642.

    [1014] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 45, dwelling #350, family #399:

            Charles Robbins, 28, male, white, house wright, born MA

            Clarinda Robbins, 32, female, white, born MA

            Dwelling #350, family #400:

            Mary Washburn, 72, female, white, born MA

            Lucinda Carver, 66, female, white, born MA

    [1015] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 281, dwelling #1825, family #2353:

            Mary Washburn, 77, female, widow, $4000, $15,000, born MA

            Dwelling #1825, family #2354:

            Nathan Ellis, 70, male, farm laborer, $500, born MA

            Sally Ellis, 62, female, born MA

            Grace Frawley, 17, female, servant, born Ireland

    [1016] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 79, dwelling #26, family #27:

            Richard Seaver, 61, male, white, born MA, married, harness maker

            Martha Seaver, 51, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Martha Randall, 7, female, white, born MA, single

            Mary Washburn, 82, female, white, born MA, widow

            Lucinda Carver, 74, female, white, born MA, single

            Lorenzo L. Gould, 27, male, white, born ME, single, clerk

    [1017] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 193, p. 298, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Eleazer & Sarah Carver, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #81678835, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [1018] Plym­outh County Probate Docket #22057; Vol. 105, p. 397-398, from FHL microfilm #0555647, and Vol. 124, p. 57. The relation­ship between Capt. Abram Washburn Jr. and Artemas Hale has not been deter­mined yet, except that they were neighbors, and that Artemas Hale was the Justice of the Peace for that part of Bridgewater. Artemas Hale was the son of Moses and Ruth (Fos­ter) Hale, of Winchendon, MA, and was hus­band of Deborah Lin­coln, of Hingham, MA, and he may have been their attor­ney, although he was de­scribed as “Gentleman” in the 1855 and 1865 state censuses in Bridgewater.

    [1019] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 65.

    [1020] Vital Records of Pembroke, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Pembroke VRs], p. 347, marriage of Joseph Smith and “Bershabe” Torrey on 1 Jan. 1782 in Pembroke.

    [1021] Vital Records of Hanson, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Hanson VRs], p. 63; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 73, marriage intentions recorded 21 Apr. 1821 in Bridgewater.

    [1022] Pembroke VRs, p. 185; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #73591860.

    [1023] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 12, the Eleazer Carver household had 1 male aged 15-19 years, 2 males aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture, and 2 people employed in manufacturing and trade.

    [1024] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 24, dwelling #303, family #355:

            Eleazer Carver, 65, male, cotton gin manufacturer, $6300, born MA

            Bathsheba Carver, 63, female, born MA

            Joseph E. Carver, 26, male, cotton gin manf., born MA

            Ellen Carver, 26, female, born MA

            Mary Carver, 24, female, born MA

            Richard M. H. Carver, 1, male, born MA

            Hiram H. White, 25, male, farmer, born NH

            Anna Gillmore, 28, female, black, born MA

            Caroline Lewis, 14, female, mulatto, born MA

    [1025] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Boston, Suffolk Co., dwelling #825, family #1231.

    [1026] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 130, p. 196, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Hanson, and her parents Joseph & Bathsheba Smith; www.findagrave.com, memorial #73591860, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [1027] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 312-313, dwelling #2055, family #2622:

            James W. Smith, 45, male, farmer, $7000, $2000, born NH

            Susan W. H. Smith, 49, female, born MA

            Kate Smith, 18, female, common school teacher, born MA

            Maria Smith, 15, female, born MA, attending school

            Geo Smith, 12, male, born MA, attending school

            Susannah Swift, 72, female, born MA

            Eleazer Carver, 75, male, machinist, $11,000, born MA

    [1028] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 193, p. 298, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Eleazer & Sarah, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #73591859, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [1029] Plymouth County Probate Docket #3589, Vol. 105, 265-270, from FHL microfilm #0555647, witnessed by Joshua E. Crane, Lewis Holmes, and Lafayette Keith, and Vol. 124, p. 11.

    [1030] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 66.

    [1031] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 444; www.findagrave.com, memorial #73591861, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [1032] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 66; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #206343853.

    [1033] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 73.

    [1034] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 253; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #206343871.

    [1035] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 266.

    [1036] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 24, dwelling #303, family #355.

    [1037] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 76, p. 194, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Jacob & Mary Perkins; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206343871, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [1038] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 35, dwelling #266, family #311:

            Joseph E. Carver, 31, male, white, farmer, born MA

            Joan Benson, 34, female, white

            Richard M. Carver, 6, male, white, born MA

            Nathaniel P. Carver, 4, male, white, born MA

            Ellen P. Carver, 2, female, white, born MA

            Marcia Washburn, 18, female, white, born MA

            Ellen Sweeney, 26, female, white, born Ireland

            Ellen O,Brien, 18, female, white, born Ireland

    [1039] Her parents’ names from her birth record, her father’s name and title from her marriage record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 305, the marriage of Dr. Calvin B. Pratt, of Barnstable, son of Calvin and Clarissa Pratt, Esq., and Mary Thomas Perkins, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Thomas) Perkins, on 28 Nov. 1833 in Bridgewater.

    [1040] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 88, p. 226, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a machinist, his birth place Bridgewater, his father Eleazer Carver, her birth place Bridgewater, and her father Doc. Calvin B. Pratt; Jones, William, “Robert Carver of Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 466.

    [1041] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 270; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #206343881.

    [1042] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 304, the marriage of Calvin Pratt, of Middleborough, and Clarissa Keith on 23 Jan. 1799.

    [1043] His grandmother, Sarah (Keith) Carver, was the sister of her great-grandfather, Lt. Solomon Keith.

    [1044] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16069, Vol. 104, p. 187-188.

    [1045] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 285, dwelling #1852, family #2384:

            Jos. E. Carver, 36, male, agt. Gin Co., $3200, $10,000, born MA

            Mary B. Carver, 26, female, born MA

            Richard M. H. Carver, 11, male, born MA, attending school

            Nathl. P. Carver, 9, male, born MA, attending school

            Ellen P. Carver, 7, female, born MA, attending school

            Marcia Carver, 4, female, born MA

            Sally H. Carver, 2, female, born MA

            Dennis Buttemore, 35, male, servant, born Ireland

            Margaret Conley, 27, female, servant, born Ireland

    [1046] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 86, dwelling #87, family #89:

            Joseph E. Carver, 41, male, white, born MA, married, machinist

            Mary B. Carver, 31, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            Richard M. H. Carver, 16, male, white, born MA, single, student

            Nathl. B. Carver, 14, male, white, born MA, single

            Ellen Carver, 12, female, white, born MA, single

            Marcia Carver, 9, female, white, born MA, single

            Lucia Carver, 4, female, white, born MA, single

            Calvin B. Carver, 2, male, white, born MA, single

            Eleazer Carver, 80, male, white, born MA, widower, Gentleman

            Dennis Bottomer, 32, male, white, born Ireland, single, laborer

    [1047] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 11-12, dwelling #74, family #102:

            Joseph E. Carver, 46, male, white, manufacturer of cotton gins, $15,000, $10,000, born MA, a male citizen

            Mary B. Carver, 36, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            Richard M. Carver, 21, male, machinist, born MA, a male citizen

            Nathaniel P. Carver, 19, male, white, farm hand, born MA

            Ellen P. Carver, 17, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Marcia W. Carver, 13, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Lucia S. Carver, 9, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Mary T. Carver, 5, female, white, home, born MA

            Milburn Carver, 10/12, male, white, home, born MA, born in Sept.

            Calvin Carver, 7, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Rosa Lynsh, 23, female, white, domestic servant, born Ireland, parents both foreign born

            Dennis Buttermar, 47, male, white, farm hand, born Ireland, parents both foreign born

    [1048] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 266, p. 298, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Calvin B. and Mary T. Pratt; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206343881, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [1049] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 25, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #212, family #236:

            Joseph Carver, white, male, 56, widower, cotton gin builder, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Marcia Carver, white, female, 23, daughter, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Lucia Carver, white, female, 19, daughter, single, at home, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Calvin P. Carver, white, male, 15, son, single, machinist, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Mary T. Carver, white, female, 17, daughter, single, at home, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Milborn Carver, white, male, 11, son, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

    [1050] Her parents’ names from her marriage record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 103, the marriage of Thomas Cushman and Lucy Pratt on 5 Oct. 1823 in Bridgewater.

    [1051] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 344, p. 348, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his third marriage, her first, his occupation a machinist, his birth place Bridgewater, his parents Eleazer and Bathsheba Carver, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Thomas and Lucy Cushman.

    [1052] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 88.

    [1053] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 506, p. 184, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, “suicide, pistol shot wound,” his occupation a retired manufacturer of cotton gins, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Eleazer Carver and Bathsheba Smith, born respectively in Bridgewater and Hanson; www.findagrave.com, memorial #206343853, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

    [1054] 1900 Federal Census, Brockton City, Ward 3, Plymouth Co., MA, Enumeration Dist. 1102, Sheet No. 9 B, dwelling #156, family #211:

            Ewen McKendrick, head, white, male, born Feb. 1858, age 42, married 12 years, born Canada (Eng.), mother born Canada (Eng.), immigrated in 1867, resident 32 years, naturalized, laster, shoe shop, can read, write and speak English, rents home

            Lucy O. McKendrick, wife, white, female, born Nov. 1868, age 31, married 12 years, 2 children born, 2 children living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

            Herbert E. McKendrick, son, white, male, born Feb. 1889, age 11, single, born MA, father born Canada (Eng.), mother born MA, attending school, can read, write and speak English

            Martha C. McKendrick, daughter, white, female, born Dec. 1893, age 6, single, born MA, father born Canada (Eng.), mother born MA, attending school

            Martha Carver, aunt, white, female, born Apr. 1833, age 67, widow, no children, born MA, father born MA,  mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

    [1055] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 66, which also gives the name of her husband.

    [1056] Jones, William, “Robert Carver of Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 466; his parents’ names from his death record; Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, online database at www.Ancestry.com, the marriage of Rev. Seth Alden and Mary Denny Miles on 4 June 1822 in Grafton, Worcester Co., MA.

    [1057] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 55, p. 224, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a merchant, his birth place Marlboro, his father Seth Alden, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Eleazer & Bathsheba Carver.

    [1058] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 19, taken from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater, his birth place from his marriage record.

    [1059] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 89; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 19, the marriage intentions of Joseph Alden and Bethia Carver recorded on 13 Aug. 1773 in Bridgewater;

    [1060] Her grandfather, Dr. Eleazer Carver (4th), was a brother of his grandmother, Bethiah (Carver) Alden.

    [1061] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Boston, Suffolk Co., dwelling #825, family #1231:

            John C. Alden, 32, male, agent Boston Oil Co., born MA

            Mary C. Alden, 29, female, born MA

            John C. Alden, 3, male, born MA

            Ellen Crowler, 22, female, born Ireland

            Eleazer Carver, 70, male, Gentleman, born MA

            Bathsheba Carver, 68, female, born MA

            Elizabeth H. Locke, 30, female, born MA

    [1062] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 288, dwelling #1871, family #2409:

            John C. Alden, 37, male, agt. for mercantile house, $3500, born MA

            Mary C. Alden., 34, female, born MA

            John C. Alden Jr., 7, male, born MA, attending school

            Henry D. Alden, 4, male, born MA

            Hannorah Costelle, 20, female, servant, born Ireland

            C. F. Dexter, 28, male, assistant teacher, born MA

    [1063] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 93, dwelling #152, family #160:

            John C. Alden, 41, male, white, born MA, married, clerk

            Mary C. Alden, 39, female, white, born MA, married, mistress

            John C. Alden Jr., 12, male, white, born MA, single

            Henry D. Alden, 8, male, white, born MA, single

            Edward N. Alden, 3, male, white, born MA, single

            Robert H. Paul, 30, male, white, born England, single, gardener

            Martha Hill, 23, female, black, born MA, single, domestic

            Charlotte Comstock, 28, female, white, born VT, single, teacher

    [1064] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 42, dwelling #281, family #324:

            John C. Alden, 46, male, white, coal merchant, $7000, $10,000, born MA, a male citizen

            Mary C. Alden, 44, female, white, keeping house, born MA

            John C. Alden Jr., 17, male, white, home, born MA

            Henry D. Alden, 13, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Edwin M. Alden, 8, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

            Georg D. Alden, 3, male, white, home, born MA

            Mary Moore, 14, female, white, domestic servant, born MA

            John Quick, 21, male, white, farm hand, born Ireland, parents both foreign born

    [1065] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 11, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 559, dwelling #75, family #85:

            John C. Alden, white, male, 57, married, coal dealer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Mary C. Alden, white, female, 54, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            John C. Alden Jr., white, male, 27, son, single, music teacher, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Henry D. Alden, white, male, 23, son, single, clerk in bank, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Edward M. Alden, white, male, 18, son, single, clerk in store, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Geo. D. Alden, white, male, 13, son, single, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

            Susan E. Woodward, white, female, 27, visitor, single, born NH, father born NH, mother born NH

            Minnie Pickett, white, male, 21, servant, single, servant, born MA, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland

            Michael Welch, white, male, 24, servant, single, servant, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland

    [1066] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 392, p. 337, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Elezer and Bathshebe Carver, born respectively in Bridgewater and Hanson.

    [1067] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 401, p. 349, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a coal merchant, his birth place Marlboro, and his parents Seth and Mary D. Alden, born respectively in Bridgewater and Grafton.

    [1068] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 66; his www.findagrave.com memorial #75867961, gives the date as 11 Aug. 1785.

    [1069] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 277, which doesn’t give the husband of Albertina Pratt.

    [1070] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 73, marriage intentions recorded 24 June 1815 in Bridgewater.

    [1071] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 266.

    [1072] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 327.

    [1073] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 193, p. 298, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her name recorded as “Albatina Pratt,” her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Nathaniel & Betsey Pratt, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #134329127, from Pratt Town Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA, but there is no photograph of her gravestone, and her burial location is unknown.

    [1074] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 130, simply says Nathaniel “went away young.”

    [1075] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #92287907.

    [1076] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #92287907.

    [1077] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census, her birth place from the 1855 state census.

    [1078] www.findagrave.com, memorial #75867961, from his gravestone in Sand Bay Cemetery in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY.

    [1079] 1850 Federal Census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY, p. 417, dwelling #493, family #495:

            Jane Carver, 43, female, $500, born NY

            Nathaniel Carver, 9, male, born NY, attending school

            Sarah Carver, 7, female, born NY, attending school

            Elizabeth Carver, 5, female, born NY, attending school

    [1080] 1855 New York State Census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., Second Election Dist., dwelling #83, a log house valued at $50, family #85:

            Sarah Jane Carver, 49, female, born Jefferson Co., now widowed, resident 49 years, tailoress, owns land

            Nathaniel E. Carver, 13, male, son, born Jefferson Co., resident 13 years

            Sarah B. Carver, 11, female, daughter, born Jefferson Co., resident 11 years

            Elizabeth Carver, 10, female, daughter, born Jefferson Co., resident 10 years

            Samuel Britton, 64, male, brother, born NH, resident 50 years, a native voter

            John Hyde, 34, male, born Jefferson Co., resident 34 years, laborer, a native voter

            Franklin Mantz, 18, male, born Jefferson Co., resident 18 years, carpenter

    [1081] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #92287907.

    [1082] Calculated from his age in the 1860 federal census.

    [1083] 1860 Federal Census, Town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY, Page No. 43, dwelling #338, family #330:

            John Hide, 39, male, farmer, $500, $500, born NY

            Sarah Hide, 53, female, born NH

            Nathaniel Carver, 19, male, teacher pre school, born NY, attending school

            Sarah Carver, 16, female, teacher pre school, born NY, attending school

            Elizabeth Carver, 15, female, born NY, attending school

            John Carver [sic], 3, male, born NY

            Saml. Britten, 69, male, born NH, deaf & dumb

    [1084] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #13422985.

    [1085] www.findagrave.com, memorial #13422985, from his gravestone in Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, Macon Co., GA.

    [1086] 1865 New York State Census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., Second Election Dist., dwelling #93, a block house valued at $150, family #95:

            Sarah J. Hyde, 58, female, born Jefferson Co., 3 children, married twice, now widowed, owns land

            Sarah Carver, 21, female, daughter, born Jefferson Co., single, teaching

            Lizzie M. Gotham, 20, female, daughter, born Jefferson Co., single (mistake)

            John Hyde, 8, male, son, born Jefferson Co., single,

            Myron W. Gotham, 23, male, son in law, born Jefferson Co., married once, now married, sailor, a native voter

            Samuel S. Britton, 74, male, brother, born Jefferson Co., single, farmer, a native voter, deaf and dumb

    [1087] 1870 Federal Census, Town of Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI, dwelling #79, family #81:

            Sarah J. Hyde, 63, female, white, keeping house & farming, $800, $150, born NY

            John F. Hyde, 13, male, white, born NY, attending school

            Samuel S. Britton, 79, male, white, works on farm, born NH, deaf & dumb, a male citizen

    [1088] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #18423266.

    [1089] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #18423266, and her www.findagrave.com memorial #178299094.

    [1090] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #178299094.

    [1091] 1870 Federal Census, Town of Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI, Page No. 9, dwelling #71, family #72:

            Nathl E. Carver, 28, male, white, school book agent, $1000, $500, born NY, a male citizen

            Julia Carver, 24, female, white, keeping house, born WI

            Jennie Carver, 3, female, white, born WI

            Edith Carver, 2, female, white, born WI

    [1092] 1880 Federal Census, Town of Shetek, Barron Co., WI, Page No. 7, Enumeration Dist. 3, dwelling #64, family #64:

            Nathaniel E. Carver, white, male, 38, married, farmer, born NY, father born MA, mother born NY

            Julia A. Carver, white, female, 33, wife, married, keeping house, born WI, father born New Brunswick, mother born NY

            Jennie C. Carver, white, female, 13, daughter, single, at home, attending school, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI

            Edith M. Carver, white, female, 12, daughter, single, at home, attending school, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI

            Nathaniel C. Carver, white, male, 8, son, attending school, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI

            Edward C. Carver, white, male, 5, son, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI

            Mary A. Carver, white, female, 3, daughter, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI

            Blanch S. Carver, white, female, 2, daughter, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI

            Lydia Hester, white, female, 22, servant, single, housekeeping, born WI, father born PA, mother born PA

    [1093] 1900 Federal Census, Chetek City, Second Ward, Barron Co., WI, Supervisors Dist. 9, Enumeration Dist. 4, Sheet No. 4 A, dwelling #56, family #59:

            Nathaniel E. Carver, head, white, male, born Aug. 1841, age 58, married 34 years, born NY, father born MA, mother born NY, salesman school supplies, can read, write and speak English, owns home

            Julia A. Carver, wife, white, female, born July 1846, age 53, married 34 years, 12 children born, 11 children living, born WI, father born NY, mother born NY, can read, write and speak English

            Edith M. Carver, daughter, white, female, born May 1868, age 32, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, school teaching, can read, write and speak English

            Edward C. Carver, son, white, male, born Aug. 1874, age 25, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, clerk hardware, can read, write and speak English

            Mary A. Carver, daughter, white, female, born July 1876, age 23, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, school teaching, can read, write and speak English

            Sarah B. Carver, daughter, white, female, born Mar. 1878, age 22, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, school teaching, can read, write and speak English

            Florence M. Carver, daughter, white, female, born June 1880, age 19, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, school teaching, can read, write and speak English

            Bennie S. Carver, son, white, male, born May 1882, age 18, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, day laborer, can read, write and speak English

            Bessie J. Carver, daughter, white, female, born May 1885, age 15, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, at school, attending school, can read, write and speak English

            Maxon B. Carver, son, white, male, born Sept. 1888, age 11, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, at school, attending school

            Anna L. Carver, daughter, white, female, born July 1890, age 9, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, at school, attending school

    [1094] www.findagrave.com, memorial #18423266, from his gravestone in Greenwood Cemetery in Bayfield, Bayfield Co., WI, and from his obituary in the Duluth News-Tribune, 31 Aug. 1910.

    [1095] www.findagrave.com, memorial #178299094, from her gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

    [1096] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #114448103.

    [1097] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #114448103.

    [1098] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #114447769.

    [1099] Per the 1900 federal census, his www.findagrave.com memorial #114447769 says he was born in 1831, but the year was not engraved on his gravestone, and he was listed as 27 years of age at his enlistment on 21 Nov. 1861, which calculates to a birth in ca. 1834.

    [1100] www.findagrave.com, memorial #114448005, from her gravestone in Brookside Cemetery in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY.

    [1101] www.findagrave.com, memorial #114447817, from her gravestone in Brookside Cemetery in Watertown, NY.

    [1102] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #114447769.

    [1103] 1870 Federal Census, Wilton Junction, Muscatine Co., IA, dwelling #149, family #150:

            James H. Fox, 38, male, white, livery (written first as “saivery” and corrected to livery), $1600, $3000, born NY, a male citizen

            Sarah B. Fox, 26, female, white, keeping house, born NY

            James A. Fox, 3, male, white, born NY

            Carver F. Fox, 1, male, white, born IA

    [1104] 1880 Federal Census, Town of Wilton, Muscatine Co., IA, Page No. 14, Supervisors Dist. 1, Enumeration Dist. 241, dwelling #141, family #153:

            James H. Fox, white, male, 47, married, farmer, born NY, father born Ny, mother born NY

            Sarah R. Fox, white, female, 36, wife, married, keeping house, born NY, father born MA, mother born NY

            Lydia M. Fox, white, female, 19, daughter, single, teaching, attending school, born IA, father born NY, mother born NY

            James A. Fox, white, male, 13, son, single, at school, attending school, born IA, father born NY, mother born NY

            Frederic C. Fox, white, male, 11, son, single, at school, attending school, born IA, father born NY, mother born NY

            Florence J. Fox, white, female, 6, daughter, single, at school, attending school, born IA, father born NY, mother born NY

            Lucy S. Fox, white, female, 3, daughter, single, born IA, father born NY, mother born NY

    [1105] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #114447769, application #352166, certificate #239393.

    [1106] 1900 Federal Census, Clayton Town, Jefferson Co., NY, Supervisors Dist. 6, Enumeration Dist. 15, Sheet No. 4 A, dwelling #68, family #68:

            James Fox, head, white, male, born Dec. 1832, age 67, married 32 years, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY, farmer, can read, write and speak English, owns farm

            Sarah Fox, wife, white, female, born July 1843, age 56, married 32 years, 4 children born, 4 children living, born NY, father born MA, mother born NY, teacher in school, can read, write and speak English

            Vannie Fox, daughter, white, female, born Nov. 1883, age 16, single, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY, in school, attending school, can read, write and speak English

    [1107] www.findagrave.com, memorial #114447769, from his gravestone in Brookside Cemetery in Watertown, NY, his death date from his widow’s pension application.

    [1108] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #114447769, application #986414, certificate #744544.

    [1109] www.findagrave.com, memorial #114448103, from her gravestone in Brookside Cemetery in Watertown, NY.

    [1110] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #56969800, her birth place from the 1855 state census, and her middle name from the obituary of Capt. Myron Wheeler Gotham in “The Tales The Tombstones Tell” in Republican Observer, 26 July 1956.

    [1111] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #55253595.

    [1112] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #56969800, which gives her middle initial as “H.”

    [1113] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #55253595, his birth place from the 1865 state census.

    [1114] 1865 New York State Census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., Second Election Dist., dwelling #93, a block house valued at $150, family #95.

    [1115] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #55253595.

    [1116] www.findagrave.com, memorial #56969800, from her gravestone in Button Cemetery in Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI.

    [1117] 1880 Federal Census, Buenavista, Richland Co., WI, Page No. 8, Supervisors Dist. 2, Enumeration Dist. 231, dwelling #75, family #75:

            Myron Gotham, white, male, 38, sailor lake capt., born NY, father born NY, mother born NY

            Permelia Gotham, white, female, 66, mother, widow, keeping house, born NY, father born NH, mother born NY

            Lydia Gotham, white, female, 14, daughter, single, attending school, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY

            C. L. Gotham, white, female, 3, daughter, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born NY

            M. A. Gotham, white, male, 1, son, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born NY

            S. E. Glass, white, male, 9, nephew, single, attending school, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY

            J. E. Glass, white, male, 6, nephew, single, attending school, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY

    [1118] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #55253595.

    [1119] Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #1275524, his birth place NY, his parents John and Permelia A. Gotham, and her parents Lucius and Melvina Campbell.

    [1120] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #55254113.

    [1121] 1900 Federal Census, Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI, Supervisors Dist. 2, enumeration Dist. 110, Sheet No. 11 A, dwelling #215, family #222:

            Myron Gotham, head, white, male, born June 1842, age 58, married 18 years, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY, sailor, can read, write and speak English, owns farm

            Clara A. Gotham, wife, white, female, born Sept. 1857?, age 42?, married 18 years, 5 children born, 5 children living, born WI, father born VT, mother born NY, farmer, can read, write and speak English

            Myron A. Gotham, son, white, male, born Sept. 1878, age 21, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born NY, sailor, can read, write and speak English

            Elizabeth Gotham, daughter, white, female, born Jan. 1883, age 17, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, attending school, can read, write and speak English

            Lucius Gotham, son, white, male, born Nov. 1884, age 15, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, attending school, can read, write and speak English

            Ava C. Gotham, daughter, white, female, born Dec. 1887, age 12, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, attending school, can read, write and speak English

            Hermon M. Gotham, son, white, male, born Jan. 1890, age 10, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, attending school, can read, write and speak English

            Adalade Gotham, daughter, white, female, born Sept. 1892, age 7, single, born WI, father born NY, mother born WI, can read, write and speak English

            Ella Fero, servant, white, female, born Jan. 1856, age 44, widow, 2 children born, 1 child living, born Canada E, father born OH, mother born OH, immigrated in 1897, resident 3 years, housekeeper, can read, write and speak English

    [1122] www.findagrave.com memorial #55253595, from his gravestone in Button Cemetery in Buena Vista, Richland Co., WI, and from “The Tales The Tombstones Tell,” Republican Observer, 26 July 1956.

    [1123] www.findagrave.com, memorial #55254113, from her gravestone in Button Cemetery in Buena Vista, WI.

    [1124] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 66.

    [1125] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 19, dwelling #232, family #278.

    [1126] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 45, dwelling #350, family #399.

    [1127] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 79, dwelling #26, family #27.

    [1128] Jones, William, “Robert Carver of Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 466.

    [1129] Plymouth County Probate Docket #3617, Vol. 105, p. 499-500, from FHL microfilm #0555647, and Vol. 124, p. 308.


[A] The Will of Zenas Knapp of Taunton, Bristol County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1860) *

                In the name of God.—Amen.

I, Zenas Knapp of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of sound mind and memory, but, knowing the uncertainty of life, do, this Eighth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty make and publish this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, that is to say:–

First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Knapp all of my Estate, real, personal, and mixed, to have and to hold to her, the use, improvement and income thereof, for and during the period of her natural life.

Second. After the decease of my wife I give and bequeath to my son Zenas Knapp all my Estate, Real and Personal and mixed to him, and to hold, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

Third I ordain and appoint my son Zenas Knapp as executor of this my last Will and testament.

In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal, and publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in the presence of the witnesses named below this Eighth day of November in the year One thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty

                                                                                                                                                Zenas Knapp                                     (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Zenas Knapp, as and for his last Will and Testament in presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other, and at his request have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

                                                                                                                                                Joshua E. Crane

                                                                                                                                                J. Sanford Wilber

                                                                                                                                                Lafayette Keith

 

Presented for probate on 22 Apr. 1872 by Zenas Knapp Jr of Taunton, the only heir-at-law and next of kin. Zenas Knapp Jr. of Taunton was granted letters testamentary on the estate of Zenas Knapp, late of Taunton, on 21 June 1872.

No inventory of his estate was recorded.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Bristol County Probate Folder “Zenas Knapp, Taunton, 1872,” online at www.AmericanAncestors.org.

 

 

[B] The Will of Ambrose Leach of West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1860) *

                                                                In the name of God Amen.

   I Ambrose Leach of West Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, Housewright, being of sound disposing mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament. I commit my soul to God the Author of it, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter mentioned. As to my worldly estate I hereby dispose of the same in the following manner.

                                First. I give, bequeath and devise unto my daughter Hannah Howard Hartwell one dollar.

                                Secondly. I give bequeath and devise unto my daughter Sarah Leach one dollar.

                                Thirdly. I give, bequeathe, and devise unto my daughter Julia Granby Leach one dollar.

                                Fourthly. I give, bequeath and devise unto the children of my daughter Mary Ann Copeland now deceased one dollar.

                                Fifthly. I give, bequeathe, and devise unto my daughter Nanny Fisher Packard two hundred dollars.

                                Sixthly. I give, bequeathe and devise unto my daughter Catharine Louisa Keith five hundred dollars.

                                Seventhly. I give bequeath and devise unto my beloved wife Jane Bartlett Leach twelve hundred dollars, and also five shares of Bank stock in the North Bridgewater Bank being a part of the stock I now hold in my said Bank, together with my household furniture, and the use of one half of my dwelling house, during the term of her natural life, and the use of a cow during the same period, to be kept on my homestead at the cost of my Executor hereinafter mentioned. Also my Executor shall deliver to her door three cords of hard wood, and three cords of pine wood every year at his expense.

                                Eighthly. I give, bequeathe, and devise unto my son Henry Whitman Leach, after paying my funeral charges, my just debts and the aforesaid legacies all my estate both real and personal to his use and behoof forever.

                                Finally. I hereby appoint my son Henry Whitman Leach to be Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other and former Wills by me made and declaring this and this only to be my last Will and Testament.

                                In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this third day of August in the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty.

                                                                                                                                                Ambrose Leach

                                Signed, published, pronounced, and declared, by the said Ambrose Leach to be his last Will and Testament in presence of the subscribers, who in his presence and at his request and in his presence and in presence of each other have hereunto set our hands as witnesses.

                                                                                                                                                Shepherd L. Pratt

                                                                                                                                                George Pratt

                                                                                                                                                Philip E. Hill

 

Henry W. Leach of West Bridgewater was appointed as executor of the estate of Ambrose Leach, late of West Bridgewater, on 24 Apr. 1865, with Jonas Hartwell and Job Bartlett, both of West Bridgewater, as sureties.

No inventory of his estate was recorded.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 105, p. 178-179, from FHL microfilm #0555647, and Vol. 114, p. 493(465).

 

 

[C] The Will of Alpheus Leach of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1868) *

I Alpheus Leach of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make and declare this my last will and testament.

First, I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter Alice W. Snow of Bridgewater, wife of Linus W. Snow the sum of ten dollars, and if the said Alice W. Snow shall die before my decease, then I give devise and bequeath said sum of ten dollars to Linus Webster Snow son of said Alice W.

Second, I give devise and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth C. Leach the income and improvement of all my estate real personal and mixed, of whatever kind, or nature, and wherever the same may be found or situated, for and during the term of her natural life.

Third. I give devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real personal and mixed, of whatever kind or nature, and wherever the same may be found or situated, to my daughter Lucretia M. Oldham wife of Miller G. Oldham of said Bridgewater, my son James C. Leach of said Bridgewater, and my son Warren G. Leach of Chelsea, in equal parts, share and share alike.

To have and to hold the same to the said Lucretia M. Oldham, James C. Leach and Warren G. Leach to them their heirs and assigns forever.

Fourth, I hereby appoint my son James C. Leach of said Bridgewater, executor of this my last will.

        In witness whereof I the said Alpheus Leach have hereunto set my hand this third day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.

                                                                                                                                                Alpheus Leach

Signed published and declared by the said Alpheus Leach as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence, and at his request have hereto set our hands as witnesses the day and year above named,

                                Williams Latham

                                Horace Ames

                                Virgil Ames

 

James C. Leach, of Bridgewater, was appointed as executor of the estate of Alpheus Leach, late of Bridgewater, on 27 Sept. 1875, with Joshua E. Crane and Lewis Holmes, of Bridgewater, as sureties.

 

The Inventory of the estate of Alpheus Leach, late of Bridgewater, was appraised on 30 Sept. 1875 by John D. Williams, Daniel Thrasher and Nathaniel T. Cushman, his real estate was valued at $830, and his personal estate totaled $390.73. James C. Leach, the executor, gave his oath to the inventory on 20 Nov. 1875.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 141, p. 473-474, from FHL microfilm #0556648, Vol. 133, p. 298, and Vol. 145, p. 52.

 

 

[D] The Will of Philip E. Hill of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1877) *

Know all Men by these presents, that I Philip E. Hill of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of sound mind and memory, but, knowing the uncertainty of this life, do this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven, make and publish this, my last will and testament, in manner and form following, that is to say,

First. I hereby give and bequeath to my son William F. Hill one acre of land bounded as follows, beginning at the Southwesterly corner of my door yard and running Easterly sixteen rods, thence Southerly ten rods, thence Westerly sixteen rods to the road thence by the road ten rods to the first bounds, with the buildings thereon standing.

Secondly, I hereby give and bequeath to my son George W. Hill, one acre of land with the buildings thereon standing, bounded as follows, beginning at the Southwest corner of my Door yard thence sixteen rods Easterly, thence ten rods Northerly, thence sixteen rods Westerly to the road, thence by the road ten rods Southerly to the first bounds, subject to the following reserve as hereinafter devised, that such a part of said house as shall be necessary for the comfort and convenience of my daughter Mary E. Hill during her natural life or while she remains unmarried shall be given to her for her free use.

Thirdly. I hereby give and bequeath to my son George W. Hill my painted Portrait and my gold watch.

Fourthly. I hereby give and bequeath to my daughter Mary E. Hill all my household furniture of all kinds to be disposed of according to her pleasure, and also such a part of the house now occupied by me as shall be necessary for her comfort and convenience.

Fifthly. I hereby give and bequeath to my three daughters Sarah Jane Bassett, Caroline L. Webster and Mary E. Hill, all my silver plate, paintings and pictures except the Oil painting of myself before given to my son George W. Hill, the said Silver Plate and Paintings to be equally and equitably divided between my three daughters.

Sixthly. I hereby give and bequeath to my two sons William F. Hill and George W. Hill all my Library and manuscripts to be equally divided between them.

Seventhly. I hereby give and bequeath to my son George W. Hill my Black Walnut Bookcase.

Eighthly. I hereby give and bequeath to my daughter Caroline L. Webster my piano forte.

Ninthly. I hereby give and bequeathe to my two sons William F. Hill and George W. Hill all my estate both real and personal after paying all my just debts and funeral charges, and also after giving surety to my daughter Mary E. Hill that they will provide for her during her natural life or while she remains unmarried, suitable board and a comfortable home, and also after the bequest to Henry Rudd.

Tenthly. I hereby give and bequeath to Henry Rudd who has faithfully labored for me more than ten years and has always been kind to me and my family, and therefore I hereby bequeathe to him a certain swamp lot in the Old swamp so called, and is known by the Washburn lot, containing two acres.

Eleventhly. I hereby appoint my two sons William F. Hill and George W. Hill the Executors of this my last will and testament, earnestly hoping that the settlement of my estate may give perfect satisfaction to all my dear children, and I hereby pronounce this and this only to be my last will and testament.

                                                                                                                                                Philip E. Hill                                      (seal)

Signed in presence of the subscribers who in his presence, and in the presence of each other, and by his request set our hands as witnesses.

                                                                James K. Leach

                                                                H. Clarence Leach

                                                                Alma P. W. Hill

 

W. F. Hill of Lynn in the County of Essex and George W. Hill of Bridgewater were granted letters testamentary on the estate of Philip E. Hill, late of Bridgewater on 16 Apr. 1877, with A. W. Bassett and Philander Leach, both of Bridgewater, as sureties.

No inventory of his estate was recorded.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 142, p. 206-208, from FHL microfilm #0556649, and Vol. 134, p. 82.

 

 

[E] The Will of Jonathan Howard of Charlemont, Franklin County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1839) *

                                In the name of God Amen.

I Jonathan Howard of Charlemont in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament.

I resign my soul to its creator in all humble hope of its future happiness in the disposal of a being infinitely good, as to the worldly substance which providence has bestowed uppon me I dispose of it as follows viz.

To my beloved wife Bulah Howard I give devise and bequeath the use of all my Real Estate of which I die seized during her natural life the Household furniture I give and bequeath to my wife Bulah Howard.

To my Grandson Martin Allen Howard I give and bequeath ten dollars.

To my Grand daughter Harriet Howard I give and bequeath ten dollars.

To my Grand daughter Julia Howard I give and bequeath ten dollars.

To my Grandson Austin Howard I give and bequeath ten dollars.

To my Grand daughter Amanda Howard I give and bequeath ten dollars.

To my Grand daughter Olive Howard I give and bequeath ten dollars.

To my Grandson David Howard I give and bequeath and divise the farm in Charlemont on which I now live containing Sixty five acres be the same more or less to hold the same to him his heirs and assigns forever; subject to the life estate herein before given to my wife I also give to my Grand Son David all my farming utensils Horses Cattle Sheep Notes and Book Accounts and all other personal property except what I have herein before disposed of. And I do hereby constitute and appoint my Grand Son David my executor of this my last Will and testament provided he be of lawful age otherwise that he appoint or reccommend some suitable person. In witness whereof I have here unto Set my hand and Seal this twelfth day of August one thousand Eight and thirty nine.

                                                                                                                                                Jonathan Howard                            (seal)

Signed sealed published and declaired by Jonathan Howard as his will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers who have signed the same as witnesses in the presence of the said Jonathan Howard and of each other.

  Calvin B. Hawks, Joel Hall, James Hall

 

Presented for probate by David Howard, the executor therein named on 19 July 1842, and proved by Calvin B Hawks and Joel Hall, two of the witnesses.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Franklin County Probate Vol. 27, p. 446-447, from FHL microfilm #0900733.

 

 

[F] The Will of Beulah Howard of Charlemont, Franklin County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1851) *

        In the name of God, Amen. I, Beulah Howard of Charlemont in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being advanced in years and calling to mind the uncertainty of Mortal life, and being of sound disposing mind Memory and judgment do make and publish this my last Will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. And first of all I commend My soul to God, who gave it. And after paying my Funeral Charges I desire and direct My Executor hereinafter Mentioned to dispose of my worldly Estate in the Manner following To wit –

        First, to pay My Just and lawful debts

        Second, I give and bequeathe to each of my beloved grandchildren to wit Martin Allen Howard, Harriet Wells, David Howard, Julia Ward, Austin Howard, Amanda Howard and Olive Howard the sums of two dollars each which I desire May be paid them within one year after my decease.

        Third I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter = in law Polly Howard all the residue and remainder of my estate which shall remain after paying my debts, the above specified legacies to my said Grand Children and and the expenses of administration on my said Estate.

                                And I do hereby appoint Asahel Judd Junior of said Charlemont to be my sole Executor of this my last will and testament, having full confidence that he will faithfully and discreetly discharge the trust herein reposed in him.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed My name with my own hand and affixed My seal this twenty fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty one

                                                                                                                                                Beulah Howard                                (seal)

Signed sealed and pronounced to be Her last Will and Testament by the said testatrix in the presence of us who in the presence of her and in the presence of each other hereunto have subscribed our Names as Witnesses

                                                                                                                                                Zebulon W. Field

                                                                                                                                                                Henry S. Giles

                                                                                                                                                                Laura W Giles

 

Presented for probate by Polly Howard of Charlemont, the residuary legatee, on 29 Apr. 1863, listing her heirs as Martin A. Howard of Springfield, Harriet Wells, wife of R. D. Wells of Conway, David Howard of Charlemont, Julia Ward, wife of G. K. Ward of Buckland, Austin Howard of Coleraine, Amanda Howard of Charlemont, and Olive Smith, wife of Hoyt Smith of Buckland, grandchildren. Asahel Judd Jr, who now resides in Illinois cannot discharge the duties of the trust, and petitioned that administration with the will annexed be granted to David Howard. David Howard, of Charlemont, was granted administration of the estate of Beulah Howard, late of Charlemont, on 26 May 1863, with R. H. Leavitt and Loring Merriam, of Charlemont, as sureties.

The inventory of her estate, appraised by Roger H. Leavitt, William Riddell and John Smith, of Charlemont, was valued on 27 May 1863 at $459.75, no real estate.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Franklin County Probate Case #2535, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org.

 

 

[G] The Will of William Keith of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1850) *

                        In the name of God Amen. I William Keith of Bridgewater in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts & County of Plymouth being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament.

                        I commit my soul to God the Author of it and my body to the earth to be buried after my decease at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named.

                        And I dispose of my worldly estate as follows, viz: First. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Rowana R. Keith all my household furniture and movables to be at her own disposal. Also I give to her my said wife the proper use and improvement of my dwelling-house and lot whereon it stands and of all the other real estate of which I may die seized, during her natural life –

                        Second. I give bequeath and devise to my eldest Son Lucius L. Keith to be his after the decease of my said wife, my said dwelling house situate in said Bridgewater and the lot whereon the same stands, containing about ninety rods of land together with all my other real estate of which I may die seized, on the condition that he pay to my other children as follows, viz:

                        To Dexter D. Keith my second son fifty dollars.

        To my Son Maurice M. Keith fifty dollars.

                        To my Son Martin M. Keith twenty dollars.

        To my Son Benjamin J. Keith twenty dollars.

                To my Daughter Julia Ann E. ten – dollars.

        To my Daughter Eunice H. ten dollars.

                To my Daughter Thirza W. ten dollars.

        To my daughter Mary C. ten dollars.

                To my Daughter Emeline J. ten dollars.

                        All which payments are to be made by my said Son Lucius L. in one year next after the decease of my said wife.

                        Finally. I appoint my said son Lucius L. Keith to be the Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other and former Will and Testament and this only.

                        In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this third day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

                                                                                                                                                William Keith

                        Signed published pronounced and declared by the said William Keith to be his last Will and Testament in presence of the subscribers who in his presence and at his request and in presence of each other hereunto set our hands as witnesses

                                                                                                                                                John A. Keith

                                                                                                                                                Isaac Fobes

                                                                                                                                                Gilman Keith

 

Lucius L. Keith, of East Machias, ME, and Lafayette Keith, of Bridgewater, petitioned that Lafayette Keith, of Bridgewater, be granted administration with the will annexed of the estate of William Keith, late of Bridgewater, on 28 Dec. 1863. Lafayette Keith, of Bridgewater, was granted administration of the estate of William Keith, with Vassel Keith and Lloyd Keith, of Bridgewater, as sureties, on 28 Dec. 1863.

 

Dexter M. Sturtevant, J. Sanford Wilbur, and James M. Alger were appointed to appraise the estate of William Keith, late of Bridgewater, on 28 Dec. 1863. The inventory was dated 31 Dec. 1863, his real estate valued at $433, and his personal estate totaled $50.00. Lafayette Keith, the Administrator with the will annexed of the estate gave his oath to the inventory on 22 Feb. 1864.

 

                To all whom it may concern.

Notice is hereby given that I Rowana R. Keith of Bridgewater, County of Plymouth widow of William Keith late of Bridgewater deceased do hereby waive all provisions made for me in the last Will and Testament of said deceased

Bridgewater, June 16th 1864.                                                                                            Rowana R. Keith

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 104, p. 473-474, from FHL microfilm #0555646, Vol. 114, p. 187(189), Vol. 109, p. 75, and Vol. 105, p. 19-20.

 

 

[H] The Will of Solomon Keith of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1823) *

Be it remembered that I Solomon Keith of Bridgwater, in the County of Plymouth being infirm & weak in body but of sound mind do make & publish this my last Will & Testament in manner following, in the first place I give & bequeath unto my well beloved wife Lois all my household furniture of every description to be at her disposal also one good Cow, and the use & improvement of one third of my dwelling house at the southwesterly end, during her life & in all other respects a comfortable support. I do also give to my son Solomon Keith one dollar, which together with what he has heretofore had I consider to be his full share of my estate. I give to my daughter Clarissa Pratt one Dollar, which with what she has heretofore had is her share of my estate. I give & bequeath to my Daughter Lois the use & improvement of the Chamber over the southeasterly front room during her remaining single & unmarried. I give bequeath & devise to my three sons Jona. Cary, Sumner & Ichabod their heirs & assigns all the Real & Personal Estate of every description which I may die seized of after paying all my just debts funeral & other charges of settling the estate to be equally divided between them. And lastly I do hereby nominate & appoint my son Johnathan C. Keith sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this ninth day of April One thousand eight hundred & twenty three.

Signed, Sealed published & declared by the sd. Solo Keith

to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us, who at                                    Solomon Keith                  (seal)

his request & in his presence have hereunto subscribed our

names as witnesses to the same.                       Nathan Mitchell

William Pratt        Eliab Hayward jun.

 

Presented for probate on 2 Dec. 1823 by Johnathan C. Keith, the Executor therein named, and proved by Nathan Mitchell and William Pratt, two of the witnesses.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 57, p. 436-437, from FHL microfilm #0550909.

 

 

[I] The Will of Calvin B. Pratt of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1862) *

                                I Calvin B. Pratt of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament as follows, viz:

                                First. I give and bequeath unto my oldest daughter Mary Barton Carver, wife of Joseph E. Carver two promissory notes given me and signed by Charles Scanlan and Dennis Grady, jointly, for three hundred dollars each and interest, one of said notes is dated May 28th 1857 and the other is dated December 14th 1857, both of said notes being secured by mortgage deeds of a certain piece of land near Sprague’s Hill which I sold to said Scanlan & Grady, and bear even dates with said notes, and my Executrix hereafter named is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer and assign said notes & mortgages to said Mary Barton, her heirs and assigns.

                                Second. I give and bequeath unto my oldest Son, Henry Thomas Pratt, and to his heirs and assigns two shares in the American Linen Company, located in Fall River.

                                Third. I give and bequeath unto my second daughter Sarah K. Pratt, and to her heirs and assigns one share in said American Linen Company and and three shares in the North Bridgewater Bank.

                                Fourth. I give and bequeath unto my second Son Calvin Pratt and to his heirs and assigns, one thousand dollars, to be paid to him by my Executrix at such times & in such sums as he may need the same –

                                Fifth. I give and bequeath unto my third Son Jonathan W. Pratt & to his heirs & assigns five hundred dollars, to be invested by his Guardian, and held by him in trust for the use and benefit of the said Jonathan W. with the interest or income of the same, until he arrives to the age of twenty one years.

                                Sixth. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Mary Thomas Pratt, after the payment of all my just debts and the above devised legacies, all the residue and remainder of my estate, whether Real, Personal or Mixed or wherever situated; to have and to hold the same to her the said Mary and to her heirs and assigns.

                                Lastly. I hereby nominate and appoint my said Wife Mary Thomas Pratt sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament.

                                In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty sixth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. – The words one thousand erased and “five hundred” inserted before signing.

                                                                                                                                                Calvin B. Pratt

                                Signed and declared by the said Calvin B. Pratt to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and at his request have subscribed the same as Witnesses.

                                                                                                                                                Artemas Hale

                                                                                                                                                F. A. Sprague

                                                                                                                                                Caleb Hobart

 

Mary T. Pratt, of Bridgewater, was granted Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Calvin B. Pratt, late of Bridgewater, on 7 Oct. 1862, with Robt. Perkins and Jos. E. Carver as sureties.

No inventory of his estate was recorded.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 104, p. 187-188, from FHL microfilm #0555646, and Vol. 114, p. 435(407).

 

 

[J] The Will of Solomon Eaton of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1826) *

        In the name of God, Amen, I Solomon Eaton of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound and perfect mind & memory blessed be almighty God for the same do make & publish this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following that is to say, first

        I give & bequeath unto my beloved Wife Olive Eaton one half of the dwelling house where I now live, the Northwardly half of said house together with the use of one half of the cellar & the privilege of the Well. Also the Northwardly part of my homestead farm, the divisional line beginning on the road leading from Cyrus Washburns to Enoch Weston’s at the corner of the Stone Wall on the Northwardly side of the lane or cartway where it is now trod, thence Westwardly on the Northwardly side of said lane by my house across the Turnpike on the Northwardly side of the lane in a straight line to the lands of William Drake together with all the privileges & appurtenances thereunto belonging. Also the privilege of cutting as much Wood on my land as she may need for one fire. Also two Cows, the Chaise, and all the furniture she brought with her when we began to keep house together with one third part of all that may be added to it from that time to the time of my decease, including Beds & bedding. And also one third part of all the provision I may have on hand at the time of my decease. To have & to hold the same as long as she remains my widow and continues to live in the house where we now live during her natural life, but if she alter her condition by marrying another man or remove & leave the house where we now live then notwithstanding the above bequests I will & order that she have only the furniture she brought with her when we began to keep house together with one third part of what may be added to it at the time of my decease & the remainder of the above bequests to be disposed of as herein after named.

        I do also give & bequeath to my three grand children, the natural heirs of my oldest daughter Clara Leonard the sum of fifty dollars a piece, to be paid to them severally at the end of one year after my decease; but should I be taken away before either or any of them be married or before they arrive to the age of twenty one years, then I will & order that the above legacies be paid to them with interest from the end of one year after my decease at the time of their several marriages should either or any of them be married before they arrive to the age of twenty one years, otherwise at the time they severally arrive to the age of twenty one years.

        I do also give & bequeath to my three daughters namely Polly Eaton, Lucinda Eaton, and Emily Eaton the sum of Three Hundred dollars a piece to be paid to them severally at the end of one year after my decease. Also all the household stuff not heretofore disposed of by this Will to be divided in equal shares between them one third part to each & every one of them. And also the privilege of living in the Southwardly half of my house where I now live as long as they remain unmarried.

        And lastly as to the residue & remainder of my property lands or chattels of whatever name or nature not heretofore disposed of by this Will, And also the reversion of what I have given to my wife Olive Eaton during her natural life or during the time that she remains my Widow, or during the time that she continues to live where we now live, after my just debts are paid, the expenses of my last sickness & funeral charges and also each and every of the above legacies, and also the expenses of settling my estate, I do hereby give & bequeath the same to my four sons namely Oliver Eaton, Williams Eaton, Solomon Eaton & Sidney Eaton to be divided in equal shares between them, one fourth part to each & every one of them.

        And I do here appoint my oldest son Oliver Eaton sole Executor & Administrator of this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.

        In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the tenth day of January in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred & twenty six.

                                                                                                                                                Solomon Eaton                 (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Solomon Eaton to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who at his request & in his presence have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to the same.

        Andrew Weston

        Samuel White

        Polly Weston

 

Presented for probate on 1 Apr. 1834, and proved by Andrew Weston and Samuel White, two of the witnesses. Letters Testamentary were granted to Oliver Eaton of Middleborough, Gentleman, on 1 Apr. 1834.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 76, p. 110-113, from FHL microfilm #0555263.

 

 

[K] The Will of Solomon K. Eaton of Mattapoisett, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1862) *

Be it remembered that I Solomon K. Eaton of Mattapoisett in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts being of sound and disposing mind, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament.

After the payment of my just debts and charges against my estate – First – I give and bequeath to my wife Susan M. Eaton all my estate both real and personal of which I may die seized during the term of her natural life provided that Alice B. Eaton (daughter of my deceased brother Sidney Eaton) shall be maintained, educated and treated in every respect the same as a daughter.

Second. In the event of a subsequent marriage of my wife I give and bequeath to the above named Alice B. Eaton one half of my said estate.

Third. In case my wife should die unmarried I give and bequeath to Solomon K. E. Sparrow son of William E. Sparrow M. D. of Mattapoisett, one fourth part of all my said Estate.

Fourth. I give and bequeath to Susan M. E. Southworth, daughter of Newton Southworth M. D. of Bells Plain, Minnesota, one fourth part of my said Estate – in the event of the death of my wife unmarred as aforesaid.

Fifth. I do hereby appoint Thomas Knowles of New Bedford in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts to be the sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking, annulling, and declaring void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.

Note. The interlineation “Son of William E. Sparrow M. D. of Mattapoisett” in the third line of the third item was made before the signing.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Mattapoisett this Fourteenth day of October A.D. 1862.

                                                                                                                                                Solomon K. Eaton                           (seal)

Signed published and declared by the said Solomon K. Eaton as his last will and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as Witnesses.

                                                                                                                                                Thos Nelson

                                                                                                                                                Fannie H. Ames

                                                                                                                                                Ellen E. Nelson

 

Presented for probate on the fourth Monday of Nov. 1872 by Thomas Knowles, of New Bedford, County of Bristol, with Joseph Knowles and Thomas H. Knowles, both of New Bedford, as sureties. Letters Testamentary were granted to Thomas Knowles of New Bedford on 25 Nov. 1872.

 

Wilson Barstow, Thomas Nelson and William E. Sparrow, all of Mattapoisett, were appointed to appraise the estate of Solomon K. Eaton, late of Mattapoisett, on 25 Nov. 1872. His real estate was valued at $4200, and his personal estate totaled $1175.17. Thomas Knowles, the executor of the will, gave his oath to the inventory on 3 Feb. 1873.

 

Solomon Eaton Sparrow, U. S. Navy formerly of Mattapoisett petitioned for a division of the real estate of Solomon K. Eaton, late of Mattapoisett, among the heirs at law of the deceased on the fourth Monday of May 1893.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 140, p. 465-466, from FHL microfilm #0556648, Vol. 133, p. 107, from FHL microfilm #0556645, Vol. 109, p. 450, from FHL microfilm #0554696, and Vol. 113, p. 531, from FHL microfilm #0554698, which includes a long list of the heirs of Solomon K. Eaton as of 1893.

 

 

[L] The Will of Charles Latham of Duxbury, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1863) *

                                Be it known, I, Charles Latham, of Duxbury, in the County of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts, being now confined to my house with a serious illness, but being nevertheless in the full possession of all my mental faculties, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament.

                                1st. I give and devise to my sister, Susan W. Bennett, the sum of two thousand dollars, to cancel all obligations to my mother, the balance of said two thousand dollars my mother is to have the income of during her life-time.

                                2d. I give and bequeath to my nephews, and nieces as follows to Charles W. Bennett, Eleazer C. Bennett, Susan L. Bennett, Marth Keith, and Almira B. Keith, one hundred dollars each.

                                3d. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Juliet Latham, all my other real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever, found.

                                4th I appoint Thomas D. Hathaway of Boston, and Ambrose Keith of Bridgewater, to be the Executors of this Will.

                                In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of June, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty three.

                                                                                                                                                                his mark

                                                                                                                                                              X

                                                                                                                                                Charles Latham                                   (seal)

                                Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said testator as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have set our names hereto as subscribing witnesses

                                                                                                                                                Eden S. Sampson

                                                                                                                                                Eden Sampson 2d

                                                                                                                                                J. W. Swift

Thomas D. Hathaway, of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, and Ambrose Keith of Bridgewater, were granted Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Charles Latham, late of Duxbury, on 23 May 1864, with Joshua W. Swift, of Duxbury, and Lafayette Keith, of Bridgewater, as sureties.

 

Joshua Swift, Eden S. Sampson and Joshua W. Hathaway, all of Duxbury, appraised the estate of Charles Latham, late of Duxbury, on 23 May 1864, his real estate valued at $1713, and his personal estate totaled $6177.45. Thomas D. Hathaway gave his oath to the inventory on 20 Aug. 1864.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 104, p. 561-562, from FHL microfilm #0555646, Vol. 114, p. 221(223), and Vol. 109, p. 125.

 

 

[M] The Will of Juliett Latham of Duxbury, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1873) *

Be it known I Juliett Latham of the Town of Duxbury, County of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, being in the possession of all my mental facilities, do make and publish this my last will and testament.

1st I give and devise to my brother Thomas D. Hathaway my house and Homestead and to my nieces Lucy & Jerusha F. Hathaway all my household furniture of every description, with all the movables – likewise all my wearing apparel to be disposed of as they see fit, and at their own discretion.

2nd. I give my niece Ida G. Hathaway the sum of $100 one hundred dollars.

3d To my brother Rufus Hathaway my watch and dressing case,

4th I give and bequeath all my other real and personal estate whatever and where-ever found to be equally divided between my sister Polly Mglauthlin, and my brothers, Joshua W. Hathaway, Rufus Hathaway, Thomas D. Hathaway, John Hathaway with the sum reserved of two hundred dollars, the interest to be expende yearly on the family Lots, in the Cemetery.

I appoint Thomas D. Hathaway of Boston, and John Hathaway of E. Boston to be Executors of this will.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of February A. D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy three. Signed and sealed by me.

                                                                                                                                                Juliett Latham                                   (seal)

                                                                                                                                                Juliett Latham.

Signed sealed published and declared by the said testator as and for her last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at her request, and in her presence and in the presence of each other have set our names hereto as subscribing witnesses.

                                                                                                                                                Josiah Peterson

                                                                                                                                                Mary W. Drew

                                                                                                                                                Eugene T. Soule

 

Thomas D. Hathaway and John Hathaway, both of Boston, were granted Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Juliett Latham, late of Duxbury, on 25 Aug. 1873, with John S. Loring and Josiah Peterson, both of Duxbury, as sureties.

 

Josiah Peterson, Joshua Swift, and Zenas Faunce, all of Duxbury appraised the estate of Juliet Latham, late of Duxbury on 29 Sept. 1873, her real estate valued at $2490, and her personal estate totaled $7628.16. Thos. D. and John Hathaway, the executors, gave their oath to the inventory on 1 Nov. 1873.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 141, p. 6-7, from FHL microfilm #0556648, Vol. 133, p. 127, and Vol. 108, p. 620.

 

 

[N] The Will of Thomas Howard of West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1831) *

In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Howard of West Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman being of Sound and Perfect mind and memory but Considering the uncertainty of human Life do make and ordain and Publish this my Last Will & Testament in manner and form so follows. VIZ. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Hepsibeth Howard the use and improvement of all my Real Estate consisting of my homestead Farm with the buildings thereon standing together with all my out Lands until my Son Elam Howard shall arrive at Twenty one years of Age, She being under obligations to keep the said Farm Lands and Buildings in good Repair extraordinary conditions excepted during said time. And after my said Son Elam shall have arrived at the Age of Twenty one years, I give and bequeath unto my said Wife the use and improvement of one third part of all my said Real Estate during her natural Life. I also give and bequeath unto my Wife all my household furniture and indoor moveables to be at her own Disposal. – Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son Elam Howard his heirs and assigns all my Real Estate Consisting of my homestead Farm with the Buildings thereon standing together with all my out Lands upon condition that he shall pay to my Daughter Mary Ann Howard the sum of Six hundred Dollars when she Arrives at the Age of Eighteen years unless she shall be married before that time in which case I order and direct that he shall pay her the said sum at the time of her marriage and as my said Son Elam will not be Twenty one years of Age when the Payment of the aforesaid sum will become due, I hereby order and direct that his Guardian Shall be and hereby is authorized to pay the same out of the Personal Estate herein after bequeathed to said Elam, To have and to hold the said Real Estate to the Said Elam his heirs and assigns under the Restrictions & Reservations herein before Expressed. – I further give and bequeath unto my said Son Elam one Equal half of the Residue and Remainder of my Personal Estate, not herein before disposed of after the Payment of my just Debts and funeral charges to him his heirs and assigns.  Item – I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Ann Howard in addition to the Six hundred Dollars to be Paid to her by her Brother Elam the other half of my Personal Estate after the Payment of my just Debts and funeral charges to her her heirs and assigns. Lastly I hereby constitute my wife Hepzibeth Howard together with David Bartlett of West Bridgewater Executors to this my last Will and Testament – In testimony whereof I the said Thomas Howard do hereunto set my hand and Seal this Fourteenth Day of January one thousand Eight hundred and thirty one

                                                                                                                                                Thomas Howard                             (seal)

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the Said Thomas Howard

to be his last Will and Testament in Presence of us who at his

Request and in his Presence have Subscribed the Same as Witnesses

        Nahum Williams

        Artemas Hale

        Charles N. Martin

 

Probated on 5 Apr. 1831, and proved by Artemas Hale and Charles N. Martin, two of the witnesses. Letters of administration were granted to Hepsibeth Howard widow and David Bartlett, yeoman, both of West Bridgewater.

 

Spencer Lothrop, Albe Howard and Job Bartlett, all of West Bridgewater, yeomen, were appointed to appraise the estate of Thomas Howard, late of West Bridgewater, yeoman, deceased, on 5 Apr. 1831. The inventory was dated 30 Apr. 1831, the real estate totaled $4737.50, and the personal estate totaled $4422.60, including $700 in bank stock, and $2832 in notes of hand. Hepsibeth Howard and David Bartlett, the Executors, gave their oath to the inventory on 5 July 1831.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 70, pp. 107-108, 357-359, from FHL microfilm #0555260.

 

 

[O] The Will of Eleazer Carver of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1859) *

I, Eleazer Carver of Bridgewater do make and declare this my last will and testament & hereby revoke all former wills by me made.

I give to my son Joseph E. Carver Five hundred dollars.

I give to my son in law John C. Alden Five hundred dollars.

I give devise and bequeath to my nephew Elam Howard of West Bridgewater, his wife & children one thousand dollars to be equally divided among them or such of them as are living at the time of my decease – the share of any minors, with interest accumulating thereon, to be paid by my executors to such minor on their coming of age or on their marriage, whichever happens first, & the share of minors dying before coming of age, or of being married which ever happens first, to be divided among those children which live to be of age, or to be married before that age. The above three legacies to be paid in one year after my decease.  I give devise & bequeath all the rest residue & remainder of my estate real and personal & mixed of which I may die seized & possessed to Williams Latham & Robert Perkins of said Bridgewater, To have and to hold the same to them & the survivors of them & their successors in office, their heirs and assigns, upon the special trust & for the purposes hereinafter named, giving to said trustees and their successors in office, full power to manage, improve, sell, convey, invest, & reinvest the trust property, & to change investments in such way and manner as they judge best & most advantageous – and in all sale and conveyances of the trust property. Purchasers may take & holdin fee simple discharged of the trust, & shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money. The trustees under this will are to take and set apart four thousand dollars of the residuum above devised and bequeathed to them & to hold the same in trust for my wife Bathsheba Carver & my sisters Sarah Washburn, Mary Washburn, Betsey Barrows & Lucinda Carver during their lives & the lives and life of the survivors and survivor of them as herein after stated – and are to divide the balance of said residuum after deducting therefrom said four thousand dollars, into two equal parts, and to hold one moiety in trust for my son the said Joseph E. Carver & his wife Mary B. Carver their his and her family & their children, & the other moiety thereof in trust for my daughter Mary C. Alden, wife of said John C. Alden, her family & her children, as hereinafter stated.

First: the income of said four thousand dollars, or whatever amount that fund may be or reduced from time to time, is to be paid to the Trustees annually & semiannually as received, to my said wife during her life & they are also to pay to my wife & to apply for her comfortable support, from time to time, such portion of the principal of said fund as they think proper and necessary to her comfort having regard to her circumstances & other means of support. Having heretofore given to my wife for her absolute use & disposal certain real and personal estate. And said Trustees are also empowered to pay to my said sisters, and to any of them during their lives and the life of any of them, from time to time, such sum and sums out of and such portion of said fund of four thousand dollars, as they think proper & necessary for their comfortable support, having regard to their circumstances and means of support. and at the death of the survivor of my wife and sisters aforesaid the balance of said fund of four thousand dollars then remaining if any, is to be divided into two equal parts each moiety thereof is to be added to, and to fall into and to become a part of the respective fund if any, then held in trust for my said son and his wife & my said daughter, their families, and children as before and hereinafter stated, and is to be disposed of principal and interest in the same way & for the same purposes, as said funds are respectively held and to be disposed of.

Secondly.  The trustees are to apply and pay over the income of the fund consisting at first of one half of the balance of said residuum, after taking therefrom said four thousand dollars, and afterwards if my son or his wife survive my wife and sisters, of one half of what remains of said four thousand dollars fund or the death of the survivor of my wife and sisters, annually and semiannually as received, to my son the said Joseph, during his life, and after his death to his wife the said Mary B. if she survive him, during the term of her survivorship for their, his and her support, and for the support of their, his and her family. If said Joseph and Mary B. with their family, or if either of them with his or her family should in the opinion of the Trustees, need more than the income of said fund for a comfortable support, the Trustees may and are to apply such portion of the principal of said fund for that purpose, or they think proper and necessary, having regard to their circumstances and means of support. and if the children of said Joseph by his wife the said Mary B. at any time, during the joint lives of their parents, or during the life of the survivor of them, should, in the opinion of the trustees, need assistance for the purpose of an education, marriage or a comfortable living, the trustees may with the written assent of their parents or parent, if only one living, apply such portion of the principal of said fund for those purposes as they think proper and necessary, & at the death of the survivor of said Joseph and and Mary B. the trustees are to convey and pay over said trust fund or whatever is then remaining, equally to all the children of said Joseph, whether by the presence, his first or any future wife, living at the time of the death of such survivor, the children of any previously deceased child taken by right of representation if living at the time of the death of such survivor. If there be no issue of the said Joseph living at the time of the death of the survivor of the said Joseph and Mary B. then the trustees are to convey and pay over said trust property to such person or persons as said Joseph may by any writing in the nature of a will or otherwise attested by three witnesses appoint, and for want of any such appointment, then to convey and pay over to the same to the heirs at law of said Joseph, in the proportions according to the rules of descent and distribution of intestate property, meaning the same persons or their representatives, and in the same proportions that it would have gone, if he had died intestate seized and possessed thereof and without issue.

Thirdly. And the trustees are to apply and pay over the income of the fund consisting, at first, of one half of the balance of said residuum after taking therefrom said four thousand dollars, and afterwards if said Mary C. survive my wife and sisters of one half of what is remaining of that fund at the death of the survivor of my wife and sisters aforesaid, annually and semiannually as received, to my daughter the said Mary C. Alden, during her life, for the support of herself and her family. And if said Mary C. with her family should in the opinion of the trustees at any time and from time to time, need more than the income of said fund for her and their support, having regard to her, and their circumstances and means of support the trustees may and are to apply such portion of the principal of said fund for that purpose, as they think proper and necessary. And if the children of said Mary C. at any & all times during her life, should in the opinion of the trustees, need assistance for the purpose of an education, marriage, or a comfortable living, the trustees may with the written assent of said Mary C. apply such portion of the principal of said fund for those purposes as they think proper and necessary, and at the death of said Mary C. the trustees are to convey and pay over one half of the amount of said trust property then remaining to such person or persons as said Mary C. may by any writing in the nature of a will or otherwise attested by three witnesses, appoint, and the other half of said fund, or the whole of it, if no such appointment be made, they are to convey and pay over equally, to all the children of said Mary C. then living to be held by them their heirs and assigns for ever, the children of any deceased child taking by right of representation if living at the time of the death of said Mary C. if there be no issue of said Mary C. living at the time of her death, then the whole of said trust property, in case of no appointment as aforesaid, or one half of it, if such appointment be made, is to be conveyed and paid by said trustees to said Joseph if then living, & if not then living, then equally to his children then living, the children of any deceased child taking by right of representation, meaning that the children of any child of said Joseph, which may have died before the death of its father the said Joseph, shall if living at the time of the death of said Mary C. take the share which their parent would have taken if living at the death of said Mary C.

If my wife and sisters aforesaid, or any of them outlive the survivor of said Joseph and Mary B. then one half of said fund of four thousand dollars or whatever the same may be at the time of the death of the survivor of my wife and sisters aforesaid, is to be paid over and conveyed by the trustees equally to the children of said Joseph living at the time of the death of the survivors of my wife and sisters, the children then living of my deceased child of said Joseph taking the share which their parent would have taken if then living, and if there be no issue of said Joseph living at the time of the death of the survivor of my wife and sisters aforesaid, such survivor out living the survivor of my said son and daughter in law then said moiety of said four thousand dollars fund is to be paid and conveyed to such person as said Joseph may in writing as aforesaid appoint, or for want of such appointment then to his heirs at law as above provided in case the survivor of my son & his wife should die without issue of said Joseph then living. And if my wife and sisters aforesaid, or any of them outlive said Mary C. Alden, then the said other moiety of said four thousand dollar fund, whatever the same may be at the time of the death of the survivor of my said wife and sisters, is to be disposed of as follows, the trustees are to convey and pay one half of said moiety to such person as the said Mary C. may in writing as aforesaid appoint and the other half of said moiety, or the whole of it, if no such appointment, equally to all the children of said Mary C. living at the time of the death of the survivor of my said wife and sisters, the children then living of any previously deceased child of said Mary C. taking the share which their parent would have taken if then living – and if there be no issue of said Mary C. living at the time of the death of the survivor of my said wife and sisters, Such survivor outliving the said Mary C. Alden then the whole of said moiety, in case of no appointment as aforesaid, or one half of it, if such appointment be made, is to be paid and conveyed to said Joseph if living at the time of the death of the survivor of my said wife and sisters, or if not then living then to his children then living, as is above provided in case the survivor of said Joseph and Mary B. should outlive the survivor of my wife and sisters. If my wife should die in my lifetime, or before the death of the survivor of my said sisters, then the income and interest of said four thousand dollar fund, after my decease, or after her, my wife’s decease, as the case may be, up to the time of the death of the survivor of my said sisters is to accumulate & to be added to said fund, & so forming part of said fund, is to be held in trust, & to be disposed of in the same way and for the same purposes, as if it had been originally a part of said fund. It is my intention that the moiety of said residuum held in trust for said Joseph and Mary B. at the time of the death of the survivor of them, as herein provided, should go to his children, & his lineal descendants by right of representation, living at the time of such death, & be held by them in fee simple & in the same proportions, that it would have gone & been held, if said Joseph had died intestate at that time seized & possessed of said trust property – and that the moiety of said four thousand dollar fund, in case the survivor of my wife and sisters outlives the survivor of my son & his said wife, should also go in the same way to his children and descendants living at the time of the death of the survivor of my wife and sisters. & that the other moiety of said residuum held in trust for said Mary C. at the time of her death should also go in the same way to her children, & her lineal descendants by right of representation, living at the time of her death & that the other moiety of said four thousand dollar fund remaining at the time of the death of the survivor of my wife & sisters, if such survivor outlives said Mary C. should also go in the same way to her children and descendants by right of representation living at the time of the death of such survivors. I desire to have two trustees manage the trust property and execute the trusts created by this will. I appoint said Joseph E. Carver sole executor of this will. In witness whereof I the said Eleazer Carver have hereto set my hand and seal this seventh day of July in the year eighteen Hundred fifty nine. The words interlined to wit. “Power” on 2d page “previously” on 5th page “thirdly” & “if said Mary C. survives my wife and sisters” on 6th page and “in fee simple” on the 11th page were all made before the execution of this will.

                                Eleazer Carver                                                                                 (seal)

  Signed, sealed, published & declared by the said Eleazer Carver as & for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request, & in his presence have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses.

                                                                                                                                                Joshua E. Crane

                                                                                                                                                Lewis Holmes

                                                                                                                                                Lafayette Keith

 

                                                                                                                                                Bridgewater June 11th 1866

Hon Wm H. Wood – Judge of Probate –

                                I respectfully decline to serve as executor of the will of Eleazer Carver late of Bridgewater (being nominated to that office in the Instrument) and remain

                                                                                                                Your most obt Servt –

                                                                                                                                                Joseph E. Carver.

 

John C. Alden, of Bridgewater, was granted administration with will annexed of the estate of Eleazer Carver, late of Bridgewater, on the second Monday of July, 1866, with Mitchell Hooper and Caleb Hobart, of Bridgewater, as sureties, and was granted Letters of Administration with will annexed on 9 July 1866.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 105, p. 265-270, from FHL microfilm #0555647, and Vol. 124, p. 11.

 

 

[P] The Will of Lucinda Carver of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1866) *

        I Lucinda Carver of Bridgewater do make and declare this my last will and testament.

1  I give to my two sisters Betsey Barrows and Mary Washburn all my wearing apparel.

2. I give to my nephew Nathaniel E. Carver & to my nieces Sarah B. Carver & Lizzie M. Gotham wife of Myron Gotham, children of my brother Nathaniel Carver deceased to each of them the sum of one hundred dollars.

3. I give and devise to Jane Hyde widow of John F. Hyde deceased & formerly the wife of my brother the said Nathaniel Carver, deceased, their Bond & mortgage to me for Four Hundred Dollars & all interest due thereon, on her real estate in the Town of Cape Vincent Jefferson County, State of New York dated March 3, 1860 recorded in Book 69 page 25 and all my right and interest in and to said real estate in and to said mortgage Deed described. and in case of her death before my decease, then I give and devise the same to her children my nephew and nieces aforesaid the same to be discharged or assigned by my Executor, as may be most desirable without the payment of any part of principal or interest. – To have and to hold the same to said Jane or her children aforesaid as the case may be, and to her and their heirs and assigns forever.

4. I give devise and bequeath to my nephew Joseph E. Carver son of my brother Eleazer Carver deceased all the rest and residue of my estate real, personal and mixed, to have and to hold the same to said Joseph E. his heirs and assigns forever.

5. I appoint said Joseph E. Carver Executor of this will.

In witness whereof I the said Lucinda Carver have hereto set my hand this seventh day of May in the year eighteen hundred & sixty six.

                                                                                                                                                Lucinda Carver

Signed and declared by the said Lucinda Carver as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who at her request and in her presence have hereto set our names as witnesses.

                                                                                                                                                Williams Latham

                                                                                                                                                Caleb Hobart

                                                                                                                                                Hosea Kingman

 

Presented for probate on the fourth Monday of May, 1867, by Joseph E. Carver, of Bridgewater, with James C. Leach and Henry T. Pratt, of Bridgewater, as sureties. Letters Testamentary were granted to Joseph E. Carver on 27 May 1867.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 105, p. 499-500, from FHL microfilm #0555647, and Vol. 124, p. 308.