The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

FAMILY 94.
955- Benjamin Augustine' Humphrey, [849I (Joim,^ jamexi j^wics,*- john,^ Jonas,''
Jonas,'^ Jonas,- Jonas^ ) \;z.% born in North Bridge-water, Mass., 5 July, 1S26. Piano-maker. Res. in
Boston. He married (i) i May, 1849, Rebecca Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis and Betsey (Thayer),
Copeland, of Milton, Mass., born 4 Feb., 1823, and died there, 23 Oct., 1879. He married (2)
22 Nov., 1883, Martha Coite, daughter of David and Martha H. (Brown), lones, born in Worth-
ington, 30 Mch., 1847-
Children:
956. \. Lewis Copeland,'" b. 10 Dec, 1S50; m. Clara G. Dodge. Family 103.
957. IL Eliot Ware,-° b. 7 Feb., 1856; d. 23 Dec, 1858.
FAMILY 95.
958- Charles Doane'' Humphrey, [850] (John,^ James,-' James,'' John,^ Jonas,*: Jonas,-
Jonas,- Jonas'^) was born in North Bridgewatcr, Mass., 25 June, 1828. A varnisher by trade.
Has resided in Boston, Providence, Lowell and Somerset, Mass. He married (i) i May, 1849,
Sarah Abby, daughter of Mark and Dorcas (Ricker), Downs, of Lebanon, Me., born i Jan., 1829;
died in Providence, R. I., 5 Feb., 1864. He married (2) 14 Oct., 1S67, Christiana Rollson Smith,
of Providence, R. L; divorced. He married (3) at Lodi (near Stockton), Cal., 4 Nov., 1S83,
Mary Agnes Harney. Res. (1883) in California.
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Children (by Isi marriage):
Catherine Stl'rgis,'° b. in Lowell, Mass., in 1850; lived but two days.
Charles Sturgis,'° b. in Lowell 12 July, 1851; d. in San Jose, Cal., 29 Jan., 1S83.
Clara Abby,'° b. in Providence, R. I., 8 Jan., 1856.
Florence Maria,'° b. in Somerset, Mass., 2 Apr., 1S58; m. at Hyde Park, Mass.,
25 Nov., 1875, Joseph Leonidas Clarke, b. in New York City, 6 Jan., 1S52.
Lives in Fitchburg, Mass. Engaged in the laundry business. Children:
i. Clara Silena," b. in Fitchburg, Mass., 3 Jan., 1877.
ii. Harvey Humphrey," b. in Fitchburg, Mass., 13 Feb., 1881; Hved eight months.
iii. Leon Irving," b. in Fitchburg, Mass., 20 Oct., 1883.
Walter Downs, '° b. in Providence, R. L, 30 Apr., 1862. Was taken, when an
infant, by his uncle, John Henry 9 Humphrey, to rear as his own son.
967. YI. Eliza Franklin,'" b. in Providence, R. L, 30 June, 1864; is deceased.
FAMILY 9G.
968. Edward Irving' Humphrey, [859] (John,'^ James,T James,'' John,'^ Jonas,* Jonas.-
Jonas," Jonas' ) was lu.rn in Bridgewater, Mass., 15 Feb., 1837. He married 23 Nov., 1S63,
Olive W. (dau. of Ira and Elizabeth) Curtiss, of Weymouth, Mass., born 2 Mch., 1842. She died
in Braintree, Mass., 26 Mch., 1868, aged 26 )-ears. He married (2) 20 Nov., 1870, Mary, dau.
of John and Catherine (Willis), Dorety, born in Roxbury, 2 July, 1843. He resided (1869) in
Braintree, and was engaged in the piano-forte business.
Children (by isl marriage):
969. L Henry Bauer,"' b. in Braintree, Mass., 27 Nov., 1865.
970. n. Olive Curtiss,'" b. in Braintree, Mass., 24 I\Ich., 1868.
Children (by 2d marriage):
971. III. Irving Willis,'" b. in Hyde Park, Mass., 26 Jan., 1873.
972. IV. Chester Bradley,'" b. in Ilydo Park, Mass., 8 June, 1S77.