tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184525352579018522024-03-19T03:48:01.002-07:00Genealogy in West Brookfield, MAResearch on families from West Brookfield, Massachusetts using both on site and online resources.
Short biographies and stories about interesting people and local happenings.L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-11183126963260362902024-03-04T07:45:00.000-08:002024-03-04T07:45:50.985-08:00Massachusetts Land and Probate Records Are Now Searchable at FamilySearch Labs<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Family Search has launched an experiemental tool capable of doing a <b>Full Text Search </b>of handwritten documents. The tool uses Aritificial Intelligence to find user supplied key words.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I tried the tool by first going to <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/Labs/">https://www.familysearch.org/Labs/</a> and signing in. I then chose <b>Expand your search with Full Text, </b>and clicked on <b>Try It. </b>I then entered my <b>Keyword, </b><i>(West Brookfield</i><b>) </b>pressed options, and added a name. <i>(Michael Welch) </i>My results included instances where the words, West, Brookfield, Michael, and Welch were included. I was able to choose a result to view by clicking on it. What I saw was a digital image of the original handwritten document with my search words highlighted, and a printed transcription of the contents of the document powered by AI (artificial intelligence.) The transcription, while not 100 % accurate, was very good.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I highly recommend this tool, both for searching and transcribing document collections. It will save researchers a great deal of time.</span></p>L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-72920830083876215752022-07-30T08:48:00.002-07:002022-07-30T11:25:26.182-07:00Search the Massachusetts Historical Commission Website for Photos and Information on West Brookfield Homes<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm" target="_blank">The Massachusetts Historical Commission has a marvelous website.</a> You can find photos and information about historic properties throughout the commonwealth. The main page to this site has a <i><span style="color: #741b47;">Learn & Research</span> </i>section. Click on "<span style="color: #990000;"><i>Search <b>MACRIS</b> Database</i></span>," and you will see Search Filters on the left hand side of the page. You may search by town from by clicking on the first option. There are 346 listings for West Brookfield when you select West Brookfield. Information provided includes a complete property description including location, architectural style, year building was built, and whether or not any there have been any renovations. One may also learn who owned the property, what it was used for and its significance in the community. All the information is available to download. This is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the West Brookfield homes and their history.</span></p><p><br /></p>L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-39571639207181334322022-05-29T11:28:00.006-07:002022-12-10T02:30:29.786-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0e7rIPBokLox_d7mHe6Fl2N9_IQQj_FTRzmnvPj83LUwFC4UfzUslCpN6BQs21IxQCPdoS7csB9hjcI2FLaAxfurFvEfyjKhAWtlJzki9YpMrUcIDEX5fk1sWcJiVkJUFfWSrP_5SWI-kTKRiCtIz4lzc7QKEKD5HiZ67h5Ob0ASHglBh1Fp4wWSo/s960/All%20honor%20to%20the%20heroes%20true_CarolynHamiltonReed%20Poem.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0e7rIPBokLox_d7mHe6Fl2N9_IQQj_FTRzmnvPj83LUwFC4UfzUslCpN6BQs21IxQCPdoS7csB9hjcI2FLaAxfurFvEfyjKhAWtlJzki9YpMrUcIDEX5fk1sWcJiVkJUFfWSrP_5SWI-kTKRiCtIz4lzc7QKEKD5HiZ67h5Ob0ASHglBh1Fp4wWSo/w400-h236/All%20honor%20to%20the%20heroes%20true_CarolynHamiltonReed%20Poem.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All honor to the heroes true,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> And to the warriors brave,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Who nobly fought and nobly died,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> America to save </span>.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> To save our grand old Union's strength,</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> To save her honor, too, </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To save our loved old stars and stipes, </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> And all that's good and true. </span></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To save our land from slavery's rule. </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> That killeth like a blight,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And let her stand forth strong and brave</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> For God and for the right. </span></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When we recall the cruel war,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The perils dark and dread,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From which our land and homes were saved,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> By these our honored dead. </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">With bated breath we sing their praise,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> And give them honor due,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And say again with thankful hearts,</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> God Bless the boys in blue. </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><b>About the author</b> - Clara Hamilton Reed was born in West Brookfield. She was the granddaughter of Alanson Hamilton for whom West Brookfield's G.A. R. Post was named. She was well known for her work in the church; as well as, for her numerous published short stories which appeared in newspapers and magazines of her time.</p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Source</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><u>Grand Army of the Republic : Department of Massachusetts: Personal War Sketches of the Members of Alanson Hamilton Post No. 160 West Brookfield;</u> type written copy of poem, and newspaper clipping of the obituary of Clara Hamilton Reed; online images, Brookfields Research (http://www.brookfieldsresearch.com/resources.html : accessed 29 May 2021.) Compiler - Grace D.Wilbur, Clerk of G.A.R.; Copyright 1890 by Louis Everts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</p></blockquote><p><span style="color: red;"><b>Update 10 December 2022 </b></span><span><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b> </span><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Updated Link <a href="https://quaboag-research.org/resources" target="_blank">Quabog Research</a> Look under Military Resources</span></b></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote>L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-71741009736430020082022-04-01T03:53:00.005-07:002022-04-10T02:34:53.161-07:00West Brookfield in the 1950 Census<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Today the National Archives released the 1950 Population Schedule for public viewing on <a href="https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1950" target="_blank">the archives' website</a> . Indexing has been done using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and thus, there are errors in this index right now. Users are encouraged to take advantage of the abilty to add corrected information so that the index will improve over time with use. The index may be searched under name, location, and/or Enumeration District Number. West Brookfield had two enumeration districts in 1950. They are <b>14-438 </b>which includes the village area, and <b>14- 439 </b>encompacing the surrounding outlying areas. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?state=MA&county=Worcester&ed=14-438#.YkbLHKjAmuA.link" target="_blank">The first image of District 14-438</a> is an adminstrators page showing who the enumerators were (Ralph Barrows led the team,) and the count for the district. There were 1070 individuals living in 454 dwelling units in this district. The following pages named the individuals living in town, their realtionship to others in the household, ages, birthplaces, occupations and earnings, and military status. Ralph Barrows began <b>Sheet No. 1 on April 1, 1950 listing his own household and continuing down Church Street to the home of Clarence Lyman, He covered some of Lake St., Crescent Avenue and Myrick St</b>. I searched Clarence Lyman and I scrolled down to the bottom of the page to get</span></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.8em;">Machine Learning (AI) Extracted Names <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?ed=14-438&name=lyman&page=1#n1" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;">*</a></span></h3><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><ul class="namelist" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-left: 0px;"><li class="item" id="name0" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Barrowz RalehP</span></li><li class="item" id="name1" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Betriced</span></li><li class="item" id="name2" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">pen</span></li><li class="item" id="name3" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">KennethW</span></li><li class="item" id="name4" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">200: </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">many a</span></li><li class="item" id="name5" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Lyman </span>clarence it</span></li><li class="item" id="name6" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Eana</span></li><li class="item" id="name7" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">and</span></li><li class="item" id="name8" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Gordan P</span></li><li class="item" id="name9" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">ambrose allen E</span></li><li class="item" id="name10" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">axne F</span></li><li class="item" id="name11" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ambrose allergic</span></li><li class="item" id="name12" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">200: </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fahre G</span></li><li class="item" id="name13" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">200: </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elfreda W</span></li><li class="item" id="name14" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">1: </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Raymond Rr.</span></li><li class="item" id="name15" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">100: </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">no one home Ss</span></li><li class="item" id="name16" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Smith Clarence a</span></li><li class="item" id="name17" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">ShermanH</span></li><li class="item" id="name18" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pearl m</span></li><li class="item" id="name19" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elizabeth J</span></li><li class="item" id="name20" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">mergaret a</span></li><li class="item" id="name21" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Syle a</span></li><li class="item" id="name22" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lance</span></li><li class="item" id="name23" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Everett W</span></li><li class="item" id="name24" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">William J</span></li><li class="item" id="name25" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">nellic T</span></li><li class="item" id="name26" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ruth E</span></li></ul><div><span face="Source Sans Pro, sans-serif" style="color: #212529;">You can see that there are errors in this index and this is why the site has added the ability to add a correct transcription.</span></div><div><span face="Source Sans Pro, sans-serif" style="color: #212529;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Source Sans Pro, sans-serif" style="color: #212529;"><a href="https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?ed=14-439&page=1" target="_blank">The first image of District 14-439</a> is the adminstrators page showing Owen H. Cuddy as enumerator. Sheet No. 1 begins on the Brookfield Road with the Norman Laughrey household followed by Henry Hope and his family. There are 29 images for this district.</span></div>L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-24911041620849029142020-10-04T05:07:00.001-07:002020-10-04T05:08:31.846-07:00Genealogybank adds Worcester Evening Gazette Issues From January 1930 - December 1940<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="Http://www.genealogybank.com">Genealogybank</a>, a paid newspaper website, has recently added 1930-1940 issues of the <b>Worcester Evening Gazette</b> to its "Newspaper Archives" Collection. This is a welcome addition for those of us who research Worcester County families. I was able to find some obituaries for West Brookfield residents, that I was unable to find in the Springfield Newspapers already available at GenealogyBank, or in the Spencer Leader files on the <a href="http://www.brookfieldsresearch.com/resources.html">Brookfield Resources</a> site. </span></p>L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-81438139489914918582020-05-10T09:40:00.000-07:002020-05-10T09:40:59.238-07:00Will of Cornelius McKenney of West Brookfield, Massachusetts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is my transcription of a typewritten copy of the will of Cornelius McKenney. Note that the name is spelled McKenney in the title of the will, but MacKenney in the body. It appears also that the typist may have underlined the word <u>my</u> which should have been the word may, and also the words <u>and</u>, which should have been any, and <u>off, </u>which should have been of<u>. </u></span><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><u>Cornelius McKenney</u></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b> </b>Know all men by these presents, that I, Cornelius MacKenney of West Brookfield, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being in good health and of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last will, hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">1st. I hereby constitute and appoint my wife Catherine MacKenney to be sole executrix of this my last will hereby directing my said executrix to pay all of my just debts and funeral expenses out of my estate & then to receive the residue of my estate as hereinafter named.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">I request that my said executrix be not required to furnish an<u>d</u> surety upon such bond as the Probate Court <u>my</u> require when appointing her to said trust.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">2d. After the payment of my said debts and funeral expenses I give and devise and bequeath unto my said wife the use and income of all the rest and residue of my estate to have and to hold the same for and during the remainder of her natural life.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">3d. All of my estate may and shall be held in trust by my said wife, and in case the said use and income, shall in the judgment of said wife, be insufficient for her proper support, then and in such case, she may sell and convey have and use any part or portion of my estate both principal and income for her proper support all in manner and way she may or shall deem best.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">And I desire and will that all such part of my estate as may or shall remain unexpended by my said wife for her proper support shall at her decease, be given to those who are then my next of kin in equal division.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">4th. In making this will, I do not forget my two children, viz: my son James</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">and my daughter Catherine, but desire that my estate be disposed <u>off</u> per the parts of this my last will herein marked "2d" and "3d" and in no other way.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">In witness of the above, I hereto set my hand this twenty first day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and two.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Signed, published and declared by the above named Cornelius MacKenney as and for is last will in the presence of each of us who in his presence and at his request have subscribed these presents as witnesses hereto.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181a1c; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: start;">Original data: Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.Typewritten copy of the Will of Cornelius McKenney.</span></div>
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-64315532838441142832020-05-10T08:34:00.000-07:002020-05-10T08:44:36.101-07:00A Glimpse Into Merriam Family Bible <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Recently this Bible was purchased by a genealogist from West Brookfield who very graciously shared digital copies of the Title Page, the Family Register, and some lose items found within its pages.</span></div>
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The Family Register entries appear to have been written by at least two different people, with the earliest birth date Dec. 15, 1777, and the latest death date April 9, 1894.<br />
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The loose items found in the Bible included:<br />
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<li>A receipt in the amount of $.25 dated November 28, 1855, from the Western Railroad Corporation for transporting apples. </li>
<li>A list of ministers of the West Brookfield Congregational Church from the years 1717-1871 clipped from a newspaper.</li>
<li>Two clipped different newspaper obituaries of Capt. E. P. Merriam</li>
<li>A printed copy of a poem from Charles Merriam to his cousin Ebenezer Parsons Merriam of West Brookfield on his 69th Birthday November 16, 1873</li>
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You may be interested in an earlier post on the Merriam Family <a href="https://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/2014/05/52-ancestors-17-ebenezer-merriam-printer.html">Ebenezer Merriam - Printer</a></div>
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-262068081798602702020-05-09T17:41:00.000-07:002020-05-09T17:50:36.291-07:00Will of Hiram Eaton of North Brookfield, Massachusetts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: blue;">Hiram Eaton was born in Meltonville, Vermont in 1819. His parents were Sylvanus Eaton and Olive Taylor. Hiram was enumerated in the 1850 census in West Brookfield, Massachusetts along with his wife, Sarah Kendrick and their three daughters, Maria Ann, Lucy L., and Abbie Jane. Maria Ann married Samuel Gardner Irish on 6 August 1867. Lucy married Samuel's brother Isaac Franklin Irish on that same day. Abbie had married Dwight Bowen in February of that same year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Hiram's wife Sarah Kendrick died in 1873, and in 1881 he married Mrs. Clarissa (Stebbins) Chamberlain. Clarissa survived Hiram, who died February 1, 1903, Daughters Lucy and Abbie survived him, as well. Maria predeceased her father in 1895.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Hiram Eaton's Last Will and Testament is transcribed below.</span><br />
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Photocopy received from Worcester County Probate Court<br />
Worcester County Massachusetts<br />
Case No. 31365, Series B 1903<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Know all man by these presents<br />
that I Hiram Eaton of North Brookfield in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of sound disposing mind and memory do make this my Last Will and Testament - to wit;<br />
First I Give devise and bequeath to my daughter Lucy L. Irish the wife of Frank Irish now residing in the city of Brockton Massachusetts, my entire Farm situated in the south <br />
easterly part of said North Brookfield, continuing now about 50 acres of land with Buildings thereon:<br />
Also to said Lucy L. Irish all the Farming Tools, carriages, and other implements about or upon the premises Also all the Live stock and household Furniture which I shall<br />
own at the time of my decease<br />
Second To my daughter Abbie now the widow of Dwight W Bowen deceased the sum of twenty five dollars ($25.) <br />
Third I hereby constitute and appoint my said daughter Lucy L. Irish executrix of this my Last Will<br />
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In Witness whereof I have signed, Sealed and published and declared this my Last Will and Testament at North Brookfield aforesaid this eighth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine (Apr 8 1899)<br />
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</span></i> The said Hiram Eaton at said North Brookfield on said 8th day of April AD 1899 signed and sealed this instrument and published and declared the same as and for his Last Will and Testament.<br />
And we at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto written our names as subscribing witnesses<br />
<i>George A Haradon </i><br />
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Sarah A Knight<br />
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[The full name of the husband of Lucy L. Irish was Isaac Franklin Irish. George Haradon, a witness to the will was a brother-in law of Isaac Franklin Irish.</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
Hiram's widow, Clarissa Stebbins Eaton is not mentioned in the will but listed in a list of heirs on another document in the file. Clarissa was a resident of Worcester Insane Hospital at the time of the 1900 US Census.]</span></span></b></span></div>
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-73375482408503125242020-05-09T16:32:00.000-07:002020-05-09T16:32:54.658-07:00Cornelius McKinney from Longfield, County Tyrone, Ireland - Petition for Naturalization - Transcription<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">A Digital Image of Cornelius McKinney's Naturalization document was found at Family Search.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"> "United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906," images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-33857-82-31?cc=2064580">https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-33857-82-31?cc=2064580</a> : 22 May 2014), Massachusetts > Worcester County > Court of Common Pleas at Worcester > Petitions for naturalization, 1849-1856, vol 2 > image 278 of 454; citing NARA NAID 4752894, National Archives at Boston, Waltham, Massachusetts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> To the Honorable Justices of the Court of Common Pleas begun and holden at Worcester, within and for the County of Worcester on the <i>first</i> Monday of <i>December</i> being the <i>fourth</i> day of said month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty<i> four<span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></i><br />
<i>Cornelius McKinney </i>of <i>West Brookfield </i>in the County of Worcester, an alien and free white person, represents, That he was born <strike>at<i> </i></strike><i>in the Parish of Longfield in the County of Tyrone Ireland i<strike>o</strike>n </i>about the Month of <i> January, </i>in the year one thousand eight hundred <i>and twenty </i>seven, and is now about <i>twenty eight </i>years of age; that he arrived at <i>Boston </i>in the State of <i>Massachusetts, </i>in the United States of America, <i>i</i>n or about the <i>month </i><strike>day</strike> of <i>October</i>, in the year one thousand eight hundred and <i>forty seven </i>; that it his bona fide intention to become a Citizen of the United States of<br />
America, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State and Sovereignty, whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, whose subject he has heretofore been:<br />
All which together with his declaration thereof on oath, before <i>this court for this county </i>appears in the Records of said Court, to wit: at the <i>December </i>Term thereof, A. D. 18<i>52.</i><br />
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as aforesaid, whose subject he has heretofore been; that he is attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same:<br />
Wherefore said Petitioner prays, that he may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States of America, according to the forms of the statutes in such case made and provided.<br />
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</b><i>Samuel D. Stoddard of West Brookfield and Jeremiah Foley of Worcester in the County of Worcester and
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</i>I <i>Cornelius McKinney </i>do solemnly swear that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince,<br />
Potentate, State, or Sovereignty whatever, particularly to Victoria Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, whose subject I have heretofore been; and that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America. So help me God.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">WORCESTER</span>, ss. <i>January 29th </i> A.D. 1855 <i>Cornelius his mark McKinney</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">WORCESTER, </span>ss. At a Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Worcester, within and for the County of Worcester, on the <i>first </i>Monday of <i>December </i>A.D. 185<i>5, </i>to wit, on the <i>twenty ninth </i>day of <i>January</i> during said term, <i>Cornelius McKinney</i><br />
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I recently became aware that<b> the vital records from 1921 - 1924 </b>are becoming available<b> to browse at<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/"> FamilySearch.org</a> . The records cannot be downloaded, </b>due to contractual obligations, but they are visible. Not all years for all towns are available, but progress has been made.<br />
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<b> <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2859768">Massachusetts Birth records 1921-1924 are here.</a> J</b>ust scroll down the page to find the page to find the correct Volume. They are organized by towns in alphabetical order and the description also includes a volume number.<br />
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You will notice that births which occurred at home in West Brookfield are on white paper and say "Certificate of Birth." A pink "Copy of Certificate of Birth" was received by the Registrar in West Brookfield in cases where children born to West Brookfield residents occurred in a hospital or location in another town.<br />
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The links below are to the West Brookfield Records<br />
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1921 Births - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3M6-RSYC-1">Births small short volumes state, Vol 132 Wenham-West Stockbridge, 1 Jan–31 Dec 1921</a> You should notice they begin with image no. 124 and continue to image 144.<br />
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1922 Births - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37T-J9J9-7" target="_blank">West Brookfield Births 1922</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
1923 Births - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-F3Z8-LQRZ">Births small short volumes state, Vol 133 West Bridgewater-Westborough, 2 Jan–26 Jun 1923</a><br />
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1924 Births - <span face=""verdana" , "ayuthaya" , "hanaminbfont" , sans-serif" style="background-color: #daebbb; color: #333331; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3V8-L9QX">Births small short volumes state, Vol 139 Wellesley to West Springfield Jan 1-June 16, 1924</a> </span><br />
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<b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3010705">Massachusetts Marriage Records 1921-1924 are here.</a></b><br />
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1921 Marriages - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-V9D3-7">Marriages small short volumes state, Vol 062 West Bridgewater-Weston, 1921</a><br />
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1922 Marriages - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C34M-4VZV">Marriages small short volumes state, Vol 060 Wellfleet-Westford, 1922</a><br />
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1923 Marriages - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-J38H-19FM-N">Marriages small short volumes state, Vol 065 Wellfleet-Westford, 1923</a><br />
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1924 Marriages - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-B3PS-LQ9Z?i=158&cat=3010705" target="_blank"> Marriages small short volumes state, Vol. 60 Wellesley to Westfield, 1924</a><br />
<b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3010706">Massachusetts Death Records 1921 -1924 are here. </a></b><br />
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1921 Deaths - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C333-Z3HT-6">Deaths small short volumes state, Vol 078 Webster-West Springfield, 1921</a><br />
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1922 Deaths - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3HF-K9FS-B">Deaths small short volumes state, Vol 085 Wayland-West Newbury, 1922</a><br />
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1923 Deaths - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3NY-GDQ3">Deaths Certificates, Vol 089 Wellesley-West Springfield, 1923</a><br />
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1924 Deaths - <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-1358-SLN7?i=201&cc=1463156" target="_blank"> Death Certificates, Vol 085 Wellesley to West Tisbury, 1924</a></div>
L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-74765947167679973102020-02-06T08:19:00.000-08:002020-05-09T13:54:51.264-07:00West Brookfield Men In World War I Draft List<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Draft Registration June 5, 1917<br />
Draft Drawing in Washington, DC July 1917<br />
Physical Examination and Appearance before Exemption Board began 9 Aug. 1917<br />
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From the Spencer Leader published 27 July 1917 thru September 1917<br />
Names of West Brookfield men of Division 2 with their <span style="background-color: white; color: red;">red ink numbers</span>.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"> 676</span> John H. Nelson married with 2 children exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">692</span> Elmer R. Varnum married with 4 children exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 652</span> John H. Donovan single alternate<br />
<span style="color: red;">675</span> David Murphy married with 2 children public utility worker<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">645</span> Robert Converse single enlisted</strong> <br />
<span style="color: red;">677</span> Edward J. O'Day Dental Corps. Reserve<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 638</span> Francis S. Beeman married with 2 children exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">685</span> William M. Richardson physically unfit exempt <br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">637</span> John H. Anderson</strong><br />
<span style="color: red;">679</span> Frederic A. Perry<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 664</span> Kendall V. Huckins physically unfit exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">642</span> F. Arthur Carter exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 656</span> Wallace L. Gladding married with 1 child exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">657</span> </span>Allen T. Godfrey exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">681</span> Paul N. Plouff<br />
<strong> </strong><span style="color: red;"><strong>635 </strong><span style="color: black;">Ralph O. Allen married with 1 child</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"> 633 <span style="color: black;">B. Paul Allen married exempt</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"> 691</span> Frank E. Underwood married with 2 children<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">636</span> George H. Anderson</strong><br />
<span style="color: red;">634</span> Harry D. Allen married 1 child exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">672</span> Francis J. McRevey dependent parents exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">650</span> Carl F. Davis physically unfit exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 666</span> Edward W. Joyce physically unfit exempt <br />
<span style="color: red;">647</span> George E. Dalton physically unfit exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">640</span> Peter A. Brady exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">668</span> Earl W. Livermore qualified not claiming exemption<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 694</span> John J. Whalen physically unfit<br />
<span style="color: red;">671</span> Daniel McRevey physically unfit exempt<br />
<span style="color: red;">662</span> Earl O. Hibbard<br />
<span style="color: red;">641</span> William H. Brown<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 674</span> Charles L. Mitchell<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 639</span> Albert O. Bosworth<br />
<span style="color: red;">646</span> Frank E. Daley<br />
<span style="color: red;">695</span> Omer C. White<br />
<span style="color: red;">667</span> Louis Larose<br />
<span style="color: red;"> <strong>666</strong></span><strong> Clarence E. Hocum</strong><br />
<span style="color: red;"> 658</span> <strong>J. Leo Gratton</strong><br />
<span style="color: red;"> 655</span> G. Walter Fenner<br />
<span style="color: red;">659</span> Nathaniel G. Greene<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 665</span> John Jaffray<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">682</span> James H. Pratt</strong><br />
<span style="color: red;">669</span> H. Burton Mason<br />
<span style="color: red;">649</span> William H. Dane<br />
<strong> <span style="color: red;">648</span> J. Joseph Dalton Army Medical</strong> <br />
<span style="color: red;">643</span> John F. Clough<br />
<span style="color: red;">696</span> W. Raymond Young<br />
<span style="color: red;">680</span> Harold D. Phelps<br />
<span style="color: red;"> 651</span> George A. Donovan<br />
<span style="color: red;">690</span> L. Edmund Smith<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">693</span> Arthur H. Warfield enlisted</strong><br />
<span style="color: red;">687</span> Earl D. Sibley<br />
<span style="color: red;">684</span> Albert E. Richardson<br />
<span style="color: red;">661</span> Harry L. Hewett<br />
<span style="color: red;">644</span> Joseph Coderre married <br />
<span style="color: red;">683</span> Charles P. Quinlan<br />
<span style="color: red;">688</span> Elmer N. Smith<br />
<span style="color: red;">653</span> C. Fred Duncanson<br />
<span style="color: red;">670</span> John T. McElroy<br />
<span style="color: red;">654</span> James Evans<br />
<span style="color: red;">673</span> William MisKinnis<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">660</span> Roland M. Hauck U. S. Navy</strong><br />
<span style="color: red;">678</span> Arthur G. Parker<br />
<span style="color: red;">687</span> H. Stanley Smith<br />
<span style="color: red;">686 </span><strong>Maurice T. Risley radio service</strong><br />
Converse, Warfield, and Risley were among the credits to the district, as they had already enlisted . Thirty-two men were married, and 18 of those had one or more children.<br />
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Other men from West Brookfield who served:</h4>
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<strong>Chauncey Lockhart Olmstead</strong> joined the American Ambulance Corp in France in April 1917, at age 16. He was living with his mother in France at the time. When the United States Army took over the ambulance corps, they had to discharge Lockhart, as he was under the minimum age according to Army regulations. </div>
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<strong>Paul Crosby Chamberlain</strong> - served in British Royal Field Artillery<br />
<strong> Edward J. Ducey</strong> - drafted in Palmer, Mass.<br />
<strong> Howard J. Foster</strong> - drafted in Toledo, Ohio</div>
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<strong>Edward. S. Bugbee</strong> drafted in Detroit</div>
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<strong>Paul H.</strong> <strong>Hazen</strong> - U. S. Navy</div>
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<strong>Ellsworth W. Galvin </strong>- drafted in the city of Worcester, Mass.<br />
<strong>Marcus A. Cunningham </strong>-<strong> </strong>48th<strong> </strong>US Infantry cook<br />
<strong>Ralph S. Clark</strong> - 4th US Aero Squadron<br />
<strong> Henry Durling</strong><br />
<strong> Van Zant Stone </strong>- served in Royal Flying Corps of the British Army<br />
<strong>Frank B. Woodward</strong> - cook, steamship Amerika<br />
<strong>John O'Connell</strong><br />
<strong> Clifford J. Pratt - </strong>Yankee Div., Co. H. 104th Inf.<br />
<strong> Edward F. King - </strong>H'quts, Battery C, 17th Field Artillery<br />
<strong>Robert Patterson</strong> - Aviation Corps<br />
<strong>Francis Mathews</strong> - U. S. Navy<br />
<strong>Charles A. Wine</strong><br />
<strong> Clarence Hocum - </strong>PVT 5 CO - 152 Depot Brigade</div>
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-30010911448950859772020-02-05T04:03:00.000-08:002020-02-05T04:03:29.585-08:00West Brookfield Congregational Church Records Now Online<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Congregational Library & Archives in Boston with assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities has digitized old records from a number of towns and placed them online for free viewing. The West Brookfield records are in three volumes covering the periods from 1754 - 1826, 1756 -1818, and 1819-1867 and include information from church and town meetings, membership information, marriages, baptisms etc.<br />
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<a href="http://nehh-viewer.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/#/content/WestBrookfield/viewer/Parish20records2C2017541826/10">Here is where you can find these records.</a><br />
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-38987722063427968252018-07-31T04:19:00.000-07:002018-07-31T04:28:17.933-07:00The Short Married Life of Frederick Cowdin <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thirty-four year old Druggist, Frederick Cowdin, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, became engaged to marry twenty-one year old Gertrude Morey of West Brookfield sometime in 1883. Frederick was in poor health, so the couple decided to put off their marriage until his health improved. More than a year later, Frederick, knowing that consumption would soon end his life, felt a strong desire to marry Gertrude before he died. Reverend Thomas Babb of the Congregational Church in West Brookfield, was called to his bedside early in the afternoon on July 24, 1884 and the couple was married, though the vows of the groom were barely heard. Sadly Frederick Cowdin died that same afternoon between three and four o'clock. His body was taken to Newton for burial.<br />
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Gertrude married twice more before she died in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on 24 December 1899. Sadly, she died of convulsions due to acute nephritis during pregnancy.<br />
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Information about the Morey family may be found at <a href="http://www.westbrookfieldgenealogy.org/genealogy/">West Brookfield, MA Genealogy</a> No Log In is needed to search the site.<br />
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Sources:<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, Deaths Registered in the town of West Brookfield for the year Eighteen hundred and eighty-four, Pg. 472, Record No. 12; New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911; Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 July 2018.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Vol. 493: p. 28, Deaths Registered in the town of Greenfield for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, Record No. 22. American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org.) Death register entry for Gertrude (Morey) Evans</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Marriages Registered in the Town of West Brookfield for the Year eighteen hundred and eighty-four, Vol: 354, Page: 368, Record No. 12; (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic, Genealogical Society, 2004 : accessed 30 July 2018.) Frederick A Cowden and Gertrude Morey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Worcester County : West Brookfield, Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, Massachusetts, 26 July 1884, page 6; Online digital image, Genealogy Bank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 29 July 2018.). Announcement of the marriage of Frederick Cowdin to Grace Morey, and of Frederick's death that afternoon. </span></div>
L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-7142621836525571352017-02-08T06:50:00.000-08:002017-02-19T13:24:52.368-08:00 Now on YouTube! - Beauregard Brothers in their Nineties, Relate Stories of Growing up on Ragged Hill<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rachel Faugno interviews Paul and Bob Beauregard as they share their experiences as part of a large family growing up on a farm in West Brookfield. Paul died on January 2, 2017, just weeks after this interview. Their parents, Joseph and Ida (Provencal) Beauregard moved to West Brookfield from Gilbertville in 1906. The Beauregards first leased the 235 acre farm on Ragged Hill belonging to Henry Jordan. They purchased it in 1911. Ida Beauregard sold the farm in 1945, three years after the death of her husband.<br />
Learn about their chores on the farm, and their schooling in the one room school house they attended in the days before they had electricity and running water. Listen to their description of social life in Wickaboag Valley including barn dances in their barn, and programs held by the Wickaboag Valley Association. They describe entertainment including swimming in the pond in summer, and sliding down the hill in winter.<br />
Paul sadly recalls the accidental drowning of his sister Elsie who, at age six, had been sliding across an ice covered pond on her shoes. She was accompanied that day by Paul, and a sister Edna.<br />
Tools used by their father for leather work were shown, as they talked about the necessity in those days for being resourceful.<br />
See the video filmed in October 2016, by Dan Hamilton and Warren Tirrell, at: <a href="https://youtu.be/qXfBvT16zoo">Ragged Hill Memories of Paul and Robert Beauregard</a><br />
For more about the Beauregard family see <a href="http://www.westbrookfieldgenealogy.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1870&tree=wb">http://www.westbrookfieldgenealogy.org/genealogy/</a></div>
L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-56023224532213482002017-01-12T16:55:00.001-08:002020-11-20T15:31:05.400-08:00Thomas Carey - From West Brookfield to Chicago <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN">The broad ax. (Salt Lake City, Utah), 04 Jan. 1919. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. a( <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024055/1919-01-04/ed-1/seq-1/">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024055/1919-01-04/ed-1/seq-1/</a> : accessed 12 January 2017.)<br />
<span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">Thomas Carey was born in West Brookfield, Massachusetts to poor Irish immigrants. He moved with his family to Worcester, MA between 1860 and 1870, and attended school there according to the 1870 US Census. Thomas left Worcester and travelled by rail to Chicago, Illinois, where despite his humble beginnings, he became a successful businessman and politician. Known for his hard work and dogged determination, he became a skilled politician, advocate for African Americans and immigrants, and a champion for the causes of poor and downtrodden. Michael Harrington, who descends from Thomas Carey's half-brother, has very kindly offered to share this tale of an Irishman from West Brookfield who became successful and added color to the political landscape in Chicago.<br /><br />
A copy of his work at <em>Tom Carey - Chief of the Wampanoag </em>may be obtained on request. Use the <i><b>Information Request</b></i> <b><i>Form </i></b>tab at the top of the page.</span></span></span><span lang="EN"><div align="left">
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-34127413388382774912017-01-10T06:14:00.000-08:002017-01-10T06:19:58.512-08:00Finding Baptism and Marriage Records for West Brookfield Catholics from 1830-1950<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Years ago Ed O'Day wrote to me about the challenges of finding church records for West Brookfield Catholics. This information has been helpful in my research and may be helpful to others.<br />
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West Brookfield did not have a Roman Catholic Parish of its own until 1950. The Catholics in town were served by priests from other areas, some of whom visited West Brookfield and recorded baptisms and marriages. One priest in particular, Father Fitton, who founded Holy Cross College in Worcester, kept records of his visits in town. He was succeeded by Father Gibson, who first visited West Brookfield in 1845, and continued his missions to the town even after railroad construction ceased. Father Gibson recorded baptisms is a special book he kept for rural areas in the county.</div>
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Early Brookfield area baptisms and marriages from about the mid 1830's to the mid 1850's, may be found in the parish records of St. John's in Worcester. Records for a few of the ensuing years may be found in Webster or Chicopee, as the priests from those communities ministered to Catholics in the rural areas of Worcester County. 1860 brought another change, as priests from St. Mary's in Ware administered the sacraments. St. Joseph's in North Brookfield took over that responsibility from 1867 to 1892. Finally, in 1892 St. Mary's Church in Brookfield became responsible for ministering to Catholics in West Brookfield. Priest's from St. Mary's continued to serve West Brookfield parishioners until 1950.</div>
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-6445083479878031142016-11-28T04:15:00.000-08:002016-11-28T04:15:07.658-08:00John Adams, William Adams, George Adams, and Justus Wellington: West Brookfield Civil War Soldiers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"John Banks' Civil War Blog," has a new interesting post about three brothers from West Brookfield who served in the Civil War. William and George Adams, both died as a result of wounds suffered in battle. John Adams was captured, sent to the Rebel prison at Andersonville, and survived five months of imprisonment before being paroled and later discharged.<br />
<a href="http://john-banks.blogspot.com/2016/11/is-this-new-market-angel-union-soldier.html">Read his post here.</a><br />
Also read his post about Justus Wellington, another soldier from West Brookfield. <a href="http://john-banks.blogspot.com/2011/06/faces-of-civil-war-justus-wellington.html">Justus Wellington</a> died at Antietam.<br />
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-59275741592350787092016-09-21T03:18:00.003-07:002016-09-21T04:19:01.007-07:00U. S. Navy to Name Ship USNS Lucy Stone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
An article posted 20 September 1916 on <a href="http://www.telegram.com/news/20160920/lucy-stone-honor-is-surprise-in-west-brookfield"><strong>Worcester Telegram.com</strong></a> gives information about, and local reaction to the news that the U.S. Navy will name a fleet replenishment oiler in honor of 19 century West Brookfield native Lucy Stone. Lucy was active in both the Women's Suffrage, and the Abolitionist movements.<br />
My previous post about Lucy may be found <a href="http://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-2-lucy-stone-abolitionist.html">here.</a></div>
L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-53732285225800604412016-09-08T17:21:00.001-07:002016-09-08T17:21:54.301-07:00BackRoads Studio Tour Set for October 1st and 2nd<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
See the September 9th edition of the Quaboag Current for details on this years' <strong>Backroads Studio Tour </strong>where 15 local artists and artisans open their studios and workshops with demonstrations and displays. This is a self guided tour through six scenic New England towns. Make it a weekend get-away, and visit Old Sturbridge Village, or some of the local historical sites.<br />
The link to the Current article is <br />
<a href="https://view.publitas.com/turley-publications-1/qc09-09-16/page/2-3">https://view.publitas.com/turley-publications-1/qc09-09-16/page/2-3</a></div>
L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-75025699783526761552016-06-28T10:40:00.001-07:002016-06-28T10:40:27.153-07:00Nathan B. Ellis : Transcription of an 1819 Will from Brookfield, Massachusetts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Nathan B. Ellis came to Brookfield from East Medway, Massachusetts, probably about 1788. He was a clothier in West Brookfield, and was, for a time in business with his brother Asa Ellis, Jr., and afterward, with his brother Shepard Ellis. Those partnerships were dissolved and Nathan continued the business on his own. Nathan B. Ellis & Co. was known for having developed a method of coloring cloth a scarlet color, said to be as nice any imported scarlet cloth available at the time.<br />
The 1891 marriage of Nathan and his wife Thankfull (Barrett) is found in the records of Brookfield, as are the births of their nine children. His name appears on the 1798 tax rolls in Brookfield as the owner of a single story wooden dwelling on an acre of land valued at $250. The house was 1065 square feet in area, with 11 windows containing 74 square feet of glass.<br />
Nathan died September 6 , 1819 at age 55 after what was said to have been a long and painful illness. My transcription of his will is below.<br />
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Will of Nathan B. Ellis of Brookfield, Massachusetts</h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Worcester Coumty Probate Case No. 19037<br /> Will signed and dated 6 April 1819<br /> Filed 27 September 1819, Proved and approved 26 October 1819<br /> Recorded in Volume 52 page 134<br /> Decree Volume 52 page 137<br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>I Nathan B. Ellis of Brookfield in the County of Worcester in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Yeoman. Being though infirm in health, of Sound desposion mind + memory do make this my last Will and Testament.<br />
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I commit my Soul to GOD its devine aurther in the humble hope of happiness in a future state of existance, my Body I commit to the care of my Executors herein after named, to be decently buried according to their desention. Respecting my Worldly Estate I give and bequeath and devise the same in the following manner<br />
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First. I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Thankfull Ellis one half of my dwelling House one third of my Barn one half of my Land that lieth in Brookfield meaning the home lot. also eight + fouth acres of land encluding the orchard that is on the Wheeler place so called and to take so much land off the north side of said Orchard and to be bounded on the NewCounty road leading from Western to Hardwick + from thence to land now improved by Bill Wheeler as shall make the said eight + one fourth acres also eight acres of my Wood lot off of the north end of my land on the Wheeler Farm so called, The use possession + Improvement the full term of her natural Life I also give to my wife one half of my old home, two cows, four ewe sheep, two lambs, one barrow hog one half of my small waggon, one half of my small sleigh, Harness, <strike>two b[????], </strike>two of my best beds, bedding bedsted bords, with the adition of two pair of the best sheets she has a righ to select them for herself, also all my tables, excepting the new cherry table, also my best brass kettle, together with all my furness ware, all my Shourt tongues handirons cranes + hooks, twelve of the best of my chairs, one cheese tub, meet tub, wash tubs, four sider barrels one large silver spoon + all my silver tea spoons + one warming pan one churn, two spiningwheels, one half of my puter crocory glass +ware, two looking glasses, all my brown earthan ware, one loom all apperatus belonging to the same, all my table linen, towels one case of drawer, two chests with leads, also all the accounts due me on my old ledger, my best bible + one third part of the remainder of my books. I also give to my wife full power to use and desp of the above mention personal estate as she shall think proper<br />
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I also give to my wife the use and improvment of one half of Pew in the meeting House and one half of my horse shed by the meeting House during her natural life.<br />
Secondly I give to my daughter Elsabeth Ellis, the third best best bed bedding bedstead + cord compleat for one bed, one new cherry table also one hundred + eighty dollars<br />
Thirdly. I give to my dughter Mary Ellis the fourth best bed beding bedsted + cord compleat for one bed. + one hundred and eighty five dollars<br />
Fourthly. I give to my daughter Caroline Ellis, the fifth best bed bedding + cord compleat for one bed. and one hundred + eighty eight dollars.<br />
Fifthly. I give to my daughter Lucy Barrett Ellis, the sixth best bed beding bedstead + cord compleat for one bed and one hundred ninety dollars.<br />
Sixthly. I give to my daghter Susannah Ellis, the seventh best bed beding bedsted + cord compeat for one bed + one hundred ninety dollars.<br />
The afore said sums of Money is to be paid to each of my daughters before named when either of them shall arive at the age of twentyone years or at the time of their marriage the same to be on interest from that perriod respectfully which shall first happen untill the principal shall be paid<br />
Seventhly I give to my son Baxter Ellis ten acres of pasture + woodland lying north + adjoining his Wheeler' pasture so called. also one third part of my farming utenseals, + one fourth part of Pew in the meeting house + one other fourth pew at the decese of his mother<br />
Eighthly I give to my son Calvin Ellis one hundred dollars to be paid to him as follows vis forty dollars of the above sum to <br />
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to be paid to him within thirty days from my deceise and seven dollars + fifty cents to be paid to him anully untill untill the remainder of the said one hundred dollars is paid also when the said Calvin shall arrive at the age of twentsix years he is to be paid two hundred dollars if his mother should be deceise if not deceise he is not to have it untill her deceise<br />
Ninthly. I give to my son Gaius Ellis all the residue of my real estate. What is not heretofore desposed of excepting + receseing[?] the pasture + wood land that I purchased of Linas Banister also one fourth part of my pew in the meeting house and the other fourth part of said pew at the deceis of his mother also all moneys due me by notes + what is due me in accounts on the company ledger also all the residue of my personal estate excepting what is not hereto fore desposed of. on the following conditions (viz) he the said Guias is to pay the legases hereitofor m__ti [mentioned] my just debts [________] excepting the debt due toThomas Witts decees heirs<br />
-also I give the said Gauius all my real estate + that I have willed to his mother after her deecise providing he pays each of my daughters twenty dollars within one year after her decees also he is to pay Baxter Ellis one hundred dollars within one year after the decees of his mother, I also give unto my sons Baxter +Guias Ellis the pasture + woodland that I purchaced of Linus Banister and they the said Baxter Guias are to pay to the heirs of Thomas Witt decese what I am indebted to them for the said land they are to share in the profets and loss if their should any in the sail of said land, I hereby aurthorise and impower my son Baxter and Guias Ellis at their descretion to sell grant convey the said real estate last described to make seal execute acknowledge and deliver such Deed for the purpose of paying the last mention debt as fully and affectually to all entents and purposes as I myself may or can do it while in full Life. And<br />
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And I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons Baxter Ellis + Guias Ellis sole Executors of this my last will and Testament, or the Survivor of them, or in case either of them shall refuse to accept the trust or Shall become incapable to execute the same, the one who shall so execep or remain capable.<br />
And I do revoke and disannul all my former wills + Testaments ratify confirm this to be my last will and Testament, In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of April in the year of our LOD one thousand eight hundred + nineteen<br />
Signed Sealed published pronounced + declared by the said Nathan B. Ellis to be his last Will and Testament in presence of the subscribers, who in his presence at [words in crease not legible] presence of each other hereunto affix our names as witnesses. <i>Nathan B. Ellsi [signature]</i><br />
<i><br /> John Ross [signature]<br /> Matthew Wood [signature]<br />Uriel Spooner [signature]</i><br />
<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Boston Recorder, Boston, Massachusetts, online digital image, 27 November 1819; Death notice for Nathan B. Ellis, Genealogy Bank (<a href="http://www.genealogybank.com/">http://www.genealogybank.com</a>: accessed 28 June2016.</span></em><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em> </em><em>Massachusetts and Maine 1798 Direct Tax.</em> <em>Online database. http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 28 June 2016)<span style="font-size: x-small;">, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.) Original manuscript: Direct tax list of 1798 for Massachusetts and Maine, 1798. Nathan B. Ellis, Brookfield, Massachusetts; R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA.</span></em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em> Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850; Online Database: Brookfield marriage record of Nathan B. Ellis and Thankfull Barrett; AmericanAncestors.org <a href="http://www.americanancestors.org/">http://www.americanancestors.org</a> :accessed 28 June 2016<span style="font-size: x-small;">,) New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).</span></em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Probate Case No. 19037 for Nathan B. Ellis; Online database. American Ancestors (<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">http://www.americanancestors.org: </a>accessed 28 June 2016,) New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)</span></span></em></span></div>
L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-10371324890383653222016-06-23T11:39:00.000-07:002016-06-23T11:39:11.695-07:00Gauis Ellis Letter to the Probate Court Judge Questioning the Action of the Executor of the Baxter Ellis Estate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Letter found in Baxter Ellis Probate File - Case No. 19003, Worcester County, Massachusetts</span></b></div>
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The letter handwritten in a shaky script and under the printed letter head of "GAIUS ELLIS, REAL ESTATE AGENT, NEENAH, WIS. reads as follows:<br />
"<i>Neenah Sept 27 /87</i><br />
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Judge Thayer Sir I have rec'd a notice to appear at your court on the first tuesday in Oct about my brother (Baxter Ellis) will <br />
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As I have been informed by Dwight Ellis (the executor) that there was after the first enstolment was settled he left for the use of his wife 4700 dollars to be devided among his heirs. One half to sister Lucy B. Ellis + Susan Fitts equally between them or their heirs and the remainder to his other heirs. <br />
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Mrs. Elizabeth Lincoln (D. Ellis sister) sent me a letter feby. 14/82 saying it was as D. E. had stated. Now I don't want a difficulty about the matter but I want it settled right and I will acquiesce <br />
Mr W. E. Lincoln (acting as the executor for my Bros Estate) Sent me a letter saying I must sign a receipt of $ 500, + send it to the Warren Savings Bank Warren Mass and they will send you $500 - I did so + got the $500, dollars. Now they say there is a mistake.<br />
I do believe my Bro meant I should have that, or more, <br />
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Now of the believes that this was my brothers will that one half goes to sisters LB. E. + S.F. and the residue to his other heirs, then I have not enough But they want I should send back 117$ and I will do it if it is right. But out of $4700 they take a goodeal to settle the estate<br />
If I have troubled you out of reason please remit your bill and I will settle it<br />
Respectfully<br />
Gaius Ellis<br />
It is too far for me to be present to attend Court G.E.<br />
Excuse all mistakes I am 91 1/2 years old.<br />
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: "microsoft sans" serif;"><span style="font-family: "microsoft sans" serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "microsoft sans" serif;"><span style="font-family: "microsoft sans" serif;">Source</span></span><span style="font-family: "microsoft sans" serif;"><span style="font-family: "microsoft sans" serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">"Massachusetts, Worcester County, Probate Files, 1731-1925," images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-43227-54-64?cc=2102083 : 16 May 2014), Worcester > Case no 19003, Elllis, Baxter, > image 317 - 319 of 1094; Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Boston.</span></span><br />
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Three previous posts about this Probate File</strong><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="http://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/2014/06/52-ancestors-18-deacon-baxter-ellis.html">http://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/2014/06/52-ancestors-18-deacon-baxter-ellis.html</a></span></span><span style="font-family: "microsoft sans" serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "microsoft sans" serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><a href="http://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/2016/06/baxter-ellis-of-west-brookfield.html">http://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/2016/06/baxter-ellis-of-west-brookfield.html</a><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/2016/06/next-of-kin-and-heirs-at-law-of-baxter.html">http://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/2016/06/next-of-kin-and-heirs-at-law-of-baxter.html</a></span></span></span></div>
L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-36930418296941227882016-06-18T16:21:00.000-07:002016-06-18T16:21:28.730-07:00BAXTER ELLIS OF WEST BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - WILL TRANSCRIPTION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Will of Baxter Ellis of West Brookfield, Massachusetts<br />Probate Case No. 19003</h3>
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Filed 7 November 1888 and Approved 4 December 1866</h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[Formatting is not an exact copy and there were some notes in the margin which are not included. 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Hayward and his heirs the sum of Two Hundred dollars<br />Tenth I give and bequeath to my niece Susan E. Jones and her heirs the sum of Fifty Dollars.<br /> The aforesaid Calvin H. Hayward and Susan E. Jones being children of my deceased sister, Mary Hayward <br />Eleventh I give and bequeath to my nephew R. Gordon Ellis and his heirs the sum of one Hundred dollars and my niece Julia Ellis and her heirs, the sum of Fifty dollars - (children of my deceased brother Calvin Ellis)<br />Twelfth I give and bequeath to my sister Caroline Adams wife of Sidney Adams, and her three children the sum of twenty dollars to be equally divided between them Vis. Five dollars to each<br /> Thirteenth I give and bequeath to my sister Lucy B. Ellis, wife of Abijah Ellis, and her heirs the sum of Two Hundred Dollars - And to her four daughters and their heirs to wit: Susan Allen, Frances Ellis, Mary Ellis, and Caroline Ellis the sum of Twenty five dollars each - In case of the death of either of said four daughters, previous to my decease, the legacy hereby bequeathed to such person to be equally divided among the survivors of said four daughters<br /> <br />Fourteenth I give and bequeath to my sister, Susan Fitts the wife of Samuel Fitts, and her heirs the sum of Two Hundred dollars And to her two sons (by a former husband,) Edwin Upham and Lyman Baxter Upham and their heirs the sum of Two Hundred dollars each<br /> <br />[3rd page]<br /> And to the four daughters of my said sister Susan Fitts, to wit, Caroline Hayward, Maria Upham, Elizabeth Upham, and Adaline Upham the sum of twenty five dollars each In case of the death of either of said four daughters previous to my decease, the legacy to such deceased person to be equally divided among the surviving sisters. <br /> <br />Fifteenth I hereby give and bequeath to my nephew Joseph I. F Ellis and my niece Mary Shumway and their heirs (children of my brother Gaius Elllis) the sum of One Hundred dollars each<br /> <br />Sixteenth I give and bequeath to Curtis Ellis (son of my nephew Nathan B. Ellis deceased) and his heirs the sum of One Hundred dollars<br />Seventeenth I hereby authorize and empower my Executors herein after named to sell and dispose of any and all my real and personal estate at such time and in such manner as the may deem proper.<br />Eighteenth After the payment of my just debts, funeral charges and procuring a suitable pair of grave stones and the payment of the aforesaid legacies I hereby give, bequeath and devise the use improvement rents profits and income of all my estate both real and personal, which shall remain, to my said wife Lucy Ellis, to hold for<br />and during the full term of her natural life and at the decease of my aforesaid wife I hereby order and direct that of the residue and remainder of my estate then remaining one half part thereof shall be paid to my sisters Lucy B. Ellis and Susan Fitts and their heirs equally to be divided<br /> <br />[page 4]<br />between them and the other half part thereof I hereby give bequeath and devise to my legal heirs -<br /> And I do hereby appoint my said wife Lucy Ellis and my cousin Dwight Ellis to be joint executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking annulling and declaring void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made<br /> In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty- four. </span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The words 'and his heirs" "and her heirs" "each" = "them" being interlined before signing. <em> <strong>Baxter Ellis</strong></em> [signature]<br /> <strong>Signed published and declared by said Baxter Ellis 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</strong></span></div>
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Massachusetts, Worcester County, Probate Files, 1731-1881, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-43227-158-10?cc=2102083&wc=9FGC-YWL:1055512501,1073166901 : accessed 02 Jun 2014), Worcester > Case no 18981-19051, Elliot, Joseph-Elllis, Smith, 1731-1881 > image 331 of 1094, probate file of Baxter Ellis; citing Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts.<br />
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-29596797862988414362016-06-15T10:28:00.000-07:002016-06-15T17:45:22.902-07:00Next of Kin and Heirs -at- Law of Baxter Ellis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Baxter Ellis, son of Nathan B. Ellis and Thankful (Barrett), died in West Brookfield in 1866 leaving a will and a sizable estate. He left a will in which there were bequests to a number of charities, and also to his widow , Lucy (Upham) and other family members. Below is a transcription of the page in his probate file which identifies his next of kin and heirs-at-law according to the statutes at the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Minors must be so designated, and the names of their Guardians given, if they have any. If any party is a married woman, her husband's name must be given. The heirs-at-law and next of kin may be determined by reference to Chap. 91 an 94 of the General Statutes)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">To the Honorable the Judge of Probate Court in and for the County of Worcester:</span></b></div>
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RESPECTFULLY represents <em>Dwight Ellis</em> of <em>Warren</em> in the county of <em>Worcester</em> and<strike> <em>Lucy Ellis</em></strike> <strike>of <em>West Brookfield</em></strike> in the County of Worcester that <em>Baxter Ellis</em> who last dwelt in <em>West Brookfield</em> in said County of Worcester, died on the <em>Eighth</em> day of <em>October</em> in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty -<em> six</em> possessed of goods and estate remaining to be administered, leaving<em> a</em> widow, whose name is <em>Lucy Ellis the subscriber</em> and as <em>his</em> only heirs-at-law and next of kin, the persons whose names, residences, and relationship to the deceased are as follows, viz:-</h4>
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<i>Gauis Ellis a brother residing in Racine Wis.</i><br />
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<em>Lucy B. Ellis a Sister " " Boston Mass</em><br />
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<em>Calvin Hayward a Nephew " " New York N. Y.</em><br />
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<em>Susan E Jones a Niece " " Albany, N.Y.</em><br />
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<em>R Gerdon Ellis a Nephew " " Cincinnatti O.</em><br />
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<em>Julia Ellis a Niece " " do ___ do</em><br />
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<em>Caroline Adams a Niece " " West Brookfield Mass</em><br />
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<em>Ephraim Adams a Nephew " do do</em><br />
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<em>Nathan Adams a Nephew " " do do</em><br />
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<em>Edwin Upham " Nephew </em><br />
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<em>Lyman Baxter Upham " Nephew</em><br />
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<em>Caroline Hayward " Niece</em><br />
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<em>Maria Upham " Niece</em><br />
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<em>Elizabeth Upham " Niece</em><br />
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<em>Adaline Upham " Niece</em><br />
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<em>Joseph J. F Elis" Nephew</em><br />
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<em>Mary Shumway" Niece</em><br />
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<em>Curtis Ellis " Son of a Nephew</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Massachusetts, Worcester County, Probate Files, 1731-1925," images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-43227-89-85?cc=2102083 : 16 May 2014), Worcester > Case no 18981-19051, Elliot, Joseph-Elllis, Smith, 1731-1881 > image 326 of 1094; Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Boston.</span><br />
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L Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-64924217145581811422016-05-27T14:57:00.000-07:002016-05-28T03:45:20.654-07:00Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I Monument<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">West Brookfield, MA War Monument</span></strong></div>
The sum of $3,500 was appropriated at the town meeting in the spring of 1920, and this three- sided granite monument, was erected on the town common later that year. Three brass plaques bearing the names of the war veterans were added in March of 1921. A dedication ceremony was held on Memorial Day, May 30, 1921, in remembrance of the service of West Brookfield men<strong> who had served</strong> in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and the World War. <br />
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Photo taken 2 April 2015 by Leah Smith<br />
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<strong> 1861</strong> <strong> The</strong> <strong>Civil War 1865</strong></div>
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<strong>Cliford J. Huyck Arthur R. Stone</strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I transcribed these names from a collection of photographs I took on April 2, 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Source for monument information was - Jeffrey H. Fisk, <u>A History of West Brookfield 1675-1990</u>, West Brookfield Historical Commission 2009, pages 172 and 179.</span></div>
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Isabel Emily Amey Certified Birth Record Analysis </div>
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I have here a certified copy of my grandmother's birth record. It is printed on heavy weight stock of a pinkish color with navy blue borders and seals. A copy of the record form submitted to the state of New Hampshire by the Clarksville, NH town clerk is on the certificate. Printed toward the bottom of the form is the following statement. "I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE ABSTRACT ISSUED FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORDS ON FILE AT THIS OFFICE" The signature of the State Registrar and an official stamp appear just below that statement. It also bears a stamp stating, "Original Records filed in Town Clerk's Office in chronological order with other records for the year " 1907 is handwritten after the word year. A number stamped in red ink is just above the state seal on the bottom left. </div>
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Upon close examination, I see that her first name, Isabelle, is spelled differently than she spelled it, and that her middle initial "E," rather than her middle name of Emily appears. <strong>The</strong> <strong>day of her birth is missing, and the month is June rather than May when she celebrated her birthday.</strong> Her place of birth, Clarksville, New Hampshire, was also the residence of her parents. Thomas Amey was the name of her father, but other records indicate that he was born in Pittsburg, New Hampshire and not Clarksville, New Hampshire as appears on this record. His residence, age and occupation are in agreement with other sources. Ardelle was the middle name of Isabel's mother, and her first name, Nellie does not appear on this record. (Isabel's mother was sometimes identified as Ardel or Dell in both vital and census records.) Ardelle's maiden name, age, occupation and residence are in agreement with other records. Isabelle was listed as the fourth child. She was the fourth child of this family, but the eighth or ninth child of Nellie Ardelle Luther. </div>
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F. W. McLaughlin of W. Stewartstown, NH was listed as the physician or attendant at birth. The name does not indicate whether or not he/she was a physician, but I know from <u>Report of the State Board of Health of the State of New Hampshire for the Two Years Ending ..., </u>Volume 20, Published by Arthur E. Clark public printer 1908, and found on Google Books, that there was a Dr. F. W. McLaughlin of West Stewartstown at that time.</div>
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Secondly - The month may be incorrect. My grandmother always celebrated her birthday on May 23rd.<br />
This is certainly the official birth record for my grandmother. I would use it as a primary source for her place of birth, and the names of her parents, but not for her date of birth. What could account for the lack of a birth date, and the possibility of an incorrect birth month? I can only guess, that some time passed before the doctor reported the birth, and he simply did not remember when it occurred. Assuming that the Town Clerk's records were in chronological order as stated, perhaps the birth was recorded in the correct place in the record book according to known birth dates of the births just before and after my grandmother's. Clarksville was sparsely populated and there would not have been many births in a year. It is likely, but by no means certain, that my grandmother was born, May 23rd 1907. She was my grandfather's only daughter, and he may have remembered it as a very special day in his life. <br />
When my grandmother had to furnish proof of her birth information, no birth record was found in Clarksville, New Hampshire. I seem to remember that she was told the records were destroyed in a fire. May 23, 1907 was accepted by the Social Security Administration only after my grandmother's half-sister, 20 years her senior, wrote a letter stating that she was present at the birth on May 23, 1907. I do not have a copy of the letter, nor can I verify her statement.<br />
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