Valentine - 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks

Around the World With Aunt Retta!

This post is part of a project called 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, created by Amy Johnson Crow.

The prompt for this week is Valentine.

Lauretta (O"Sullivan)
(Stewart) Kingsley

This week coming, up to Valentine's Day, I received an interesting and appropriate record hint from Ancestry.com.  It was a marriage record for Arthur Dennin Stewart and Barbara Vera Whitaker dated July 27, 1947 from the New Hampshire Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 database.  Although he was always referred to "Dan", I knew this was Aunt Retta's son because of the marriage date, July 27, 1947.

Alexander (Junior)
Stewart

Dan was my father's first cousin and he and Barbara married on the same day as my parents, leading to half of the family attending each wedding.  This record had a lot of information, including the name and residence of the parents of both the bride and groom.  Dan's mother, Aunt Retta, was 45 years old and living in Columbia, South America.  I knew Aunt Retta was born in Revere, Massachusetts, married in Camden, North Carolina, lived in Tanners Creek, Virginia, when her children were born in Norfolk, and eventually settled in Jacksonville, Florida.  I was not aware that she had lived outside of the country.  Surely, this should be Columbia, South Carolina?

Arthur (Dan) Stewart

Yet, 13 months later to the day, on August 27, 1948,  Aunt Retta  left New York City on the Santa Isabel V. 33, bound for Columbia, South America and scheduled to disembark at Buenaventura. 

As it turns out, Retta's husband George Kingsley was a photographer, and they spent several years in Columbia while he was on an assignment for Forbes, working on a book.

I would love to be in touch with any of Aunt Retta's descendants, if you find this blog please contact me!

Timeline for Lauretta Josephine (O'Sullivan) (Stewart) Kingsley
April 20, 1902	born Revere, Massachusetts
April 21, 1910	living at 29 Newbury Street, Revere, Massachusetts in the 1910 US Federal census
January 26, 1916	death of father, Jeremiah O'Sullivan
June 21, 1919	married Alexander Truman Stewart at Camden, North Carolina
January 7, 1920	living at Virginia Street, Tanner's Creek, Virginia in the 1920 US Federal census
March 21, 1921	birth of son Alexander Truman Stewart at Norfolk, Virginia
December 4,1922	birth of son Arthur Dennis (Dan) Stewart, at Norfolk, Virginia
May 18, 1930	living at 5 Bay Road, Revere, Massachusetts in 1930 US Federal census
December 12, 1931	marriage to George Kingsley, Portsmouth, NH
April 5, 1940	living at 15 Hillside Avenue Saugus, Massachusetts in the 1940 US Federal Census
August 27, 1948	in New York City, en route to Buenaventura, Columbia, South America
1950	living at 30 Whittier Avenue, Haverhill, Massachusetts
October 28, 1994	died Jacksonville, Florida

Descendants:

Junior Stewart and
son Dennis

Lauretta Josephine, b. April 20, 1902, daughter of Jeremiah and Laura (Shaw/Chauvin) O' Sullivan, Revere, Massachusetts; m. (1) Alexander Truman, b. December 11, 1899, Wolfe City, Texas, son of Dennis and Cora (Danford) Stewart; he died July 3, 1967, Jacksonville, Florida; m. (2) George, b. June 8, 1903, Chelsea, Massachusetts, son of Francis and Sarah (Kingsley) Smith, and grandson of David and Josephine (Griffin) Kingsley;  he died March 31, 1966, Monroe, Louisiana; Lauretta died October 28, 1994, Jacksonville, Florida

Children of Alexander and Lauretta (O'Sullivan) (Stewart) Kingsley:

Alexander Truman (Junior), b. March 21, 1921, at Norfolk, Virginia; married July 9, 1946, Emma L. Collins; 1 son, Dennis, born July 7, 1949, died October 1969; Junior died October 30, 2001;

Dan and Vera Stewart
with sons Kevin and David

Arthur Dennis (Dan), b. December 4, 1922, at Norfolk, Virginia, married July 27, 1947, Barbara Vera Whitaker, daughter of Alvin and Vera (Partridge) Whitaker; Dan died October 27, 1977, Merrimac, Massachusetts; Barbara died October 21, 1996, San Diego, California; 2 sons, Kevin and David;

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Favorite Name - 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks

A Parade of Priscillas (Part 3)

This post is part of a project called "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" created by Amy Johnson Crow.  The prompt this week is favorite name.  

My favorite name is that of my aunt and grandmother, Priscilla.  For over 300 years there has been a Priscilla in my direct line, or as a sibling of my direct line, in 10 of the past 12 generations.  I have covered the first two Priscillas in previous posts, Priscilla (Gould) Putnam and Priscilla (Putnam) Bailey.

Jerry, Priscilla and Priscilla (Lynch) Sullivan

Twelfth generation
Priscilla Gould, my 10th great grandmother, was born between 1585 and 1590 in Aston Abbots, Buckinghamshire, England, the daughter of Richard Gould  She married, circa 1611, John Putnam.

Eleventh generation
John Putnam, my 9th great grandfather, was christened on May 27, 1627, in Salem, Massachusetts, son of John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam.  He married on July 3, 1652, Rebecca Prince,   There is no Priscilla in this generation.

Tenth generation
Priscilla Putnam, my 8th great grandmother, was born March 4, 1656, daughter of John and Rebecca (Prince) Putnam.  She married Joseph Bailey in 1675.    Joseph was born April 14, 1648, in Newbury, Massachusetts, the son of John and Eleanor (Emery) Bailey.  Priscilla (Putnam) Bailey died November 16, 1704, and is buried in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Ninth generation
Rebecca Bailey, my 7th great grandmother, was born October 21, 1675, in Newbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph and Priscilla (Putnam) Bailey.  She married about 1699, Isaac Annis, born April 12, 1672, in Newbury, son of Cormac (Charles) and Sarah (Chase) Annis.  Rebecca died July 15, 1748 at Newbury.

Rebecca was the sister of Priscilla Bailey, born October 20, 1676 at Newbury, Massachusetts, married 1693, Jonathan Walcott, born September 1, 1670, son of Jonathan and Mary (Sibley) Walcott at Salem, Massachusetts.  Priscilla (Bailey) Walcott died February 16, 1770, at Windham, Connecticut.

Eighth generation
Priscilla Annis, my 6th great grandmother, was born November 13, 1707, at Newbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of Isaac and Rebecca (Bailey) Annis.  She married July 1, 1735, Daniel Mace.

Seventh generation
Priscilla Mace, my 5th great grandmother, was born December 13, 1733 at Billerica, Massachusetts, the daughter of Daniel and Priscilla (Annis) Mace.  She married on January 6, 1763, at Billerica, John French, born May 27, 1730, son of William and Mehitable (Patten) French.  

Sixth generation
Elizabeth French, my 4th great grandmother, was born January 20, 1769 at Billerica, daughter of John and Priscilla (Mace) French.  She married Joseph Blodgett, born October 14, 1770 at Jaffrey, New Hampshire,  son of Jonathan and Molly (Fitch) Blodgett.   She died December 19, 1852 at Jaffrey, New Hampshire.

Elizabeth was the sister of  Priscilla French, born September 1, 1766 at Billerica, Massachusetts, died September 27, 1799 at Jaffrey, New Hampshire.

Fifth generation
Lucinda Blodgett, my 3rd great grandmother, was born August 26, 1798 at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (French) Blodgett.  She married Jehiel (Hiel) Stebbins, born circa 1801, at Winchester, New Hampshire, son of Josiah and Martha (Belding) Stebbins.   She died January 8, 1866.

Lucinda was the sister of  Priscilla Blodgett, born 1804 at Jaffrey, New Hampshire and married December 31, 1840 to William Moors.  She died March 1, 1873 at Jaffrey.

Fourth generation
Mariette Priscilla Stebbins, my 2nd great grandmother, was born October 25, 1825 at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, the daughter of Hiel and Lucinda (Blodgett) Stebbins.  She married George Fairbanks, born October 22, 1825, son of Cyrus and Betsey (Jackson) Fairbanks of Troy, New Hampshire. She died March 20, 1896 at Jaffrey.

Priscilla (Sullivan) Reed

Third generation
Sarah Jane Fairbanks, my great grandmother, was born March 24, 1864 at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, the daughter of George and Mariette Priscilla (Stebbins) Fairbanks.  She married Fred Wallace Lynch, born June 17, 1868 at New Ipswich, New Hampshire, the son of  Wallace and Mary (Wilson) Lynch.  She died December 1, 1944.  There is no Priscilla in this generation.

Second generation
Mary Priscilla Lynch, my grandmother, was born October 25, 1901 at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, the daughter of Fred Wallace and Sarah Jane (Fairbanks ) Lynch.  She married September 1, 1924, Jeremiah Sullivan, son of Jeremiah and Laura (Shaw/Chauvin) Sullivan.  She died January 20, 1987, at Jaffrey.

First generation
Priscilla Fairbanks Sullivan, my aunt, was born April 21,1933 at Revere, Massachusetts, the daughter of Jeremiah and Priscilla (Lynch) Sullivan.  She married Frank Reed in 1954 in Germany.

Bride	Marriage	Groom
Priscilla Gould	m. 1611	John Putnam Sr
Rebecca Prince	m. 1652	John Putnam Jr
Priscilla Putnam	m. 1675	Joseph Bailey
Rebecca Bailey, sister of Priscilla Bailey b. 1676	m. 1699	Isaac Annis
Priscilla Annis	m. 1735	Daniel Mace
Priscilla Mace	m. 1763	John French
Elizabeth French, sister of Priscilla French b. 1767	m. ?	Joseph Blodgett
Lucinda Blodgett. sister of Priscilla Blodgett b. 1804	m. 1822	Jehiel Stebbins
Mariette Priscilla Stebbins	m. 1846	George Fairbanks
Sarah Fairbanks	m. 1891	Fred Wallace Lynch
Mary Priscilla Lynch	m. 1924	Jeremiah Sullivan
Priscilla Fairbanks Sullivan	m. 1954	Frank Reed

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In The Census - 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks

This post is part of a project called 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, created by Amy Johnson Crow.

The prompt this week is in the census.  On January 9, 1920, my grandfather, Jerry W. Sullivan, was enumerated at Jaffrey, NH in the census.  On January 11, 1920, my grandfather, Jeremiah O'Sullivan, was enumerated at Revere, Massachusetts in the census ..... again.

Great Falls on the Contoocook River at Bennington NH

According to the family story, Papa left school and went to work as a courier or messenger boy at the office of the a paper company in Boston, sometime before June 1916.  He was sent, sometime later, to work in the company paper mill in Bennington, New Hampshire.  

In June 1916, he was among those called up by President Woodrow Wilson as a member of the New Hampshire State Militia, soon to become the New Hampshire National Guard.  His unit was sent to the Texas Mexico border by mid-July 1916. 

The NH National Guard in Texas

Upon his return from Texas, his unit was called to Camp Devens, Massachusetts and became part of the 103rd Infantry in the 26th Yankee Division, soon shipping out to France.

On his return from France in 1918, Papa shipped home with Martin Kidder of Jaffrey, New Hampshire.  Jaffrey is just 17 miles from his former home in Bennington.  Martin lived with his father Harry, just a few houses down Old Peterborough Road from where Jerry was living as a boarder and working at the tack shop.  Harry Kidder also worked at the tack shop, where Jerry was employed.


Jerry was listed as a boarder in the home of Charles H. and Philomene Howard.  Charles was born  in Massachusetts, but his mother was born in Africa.  I found this to be a BSO and thought he might be the same Charles Howard listed in the 1900 census, living in Boston, Massachusetts, also with a mother born in Africa.  Did Jerry and Charles know each other in Massachusetts?  According to Charles WWI draft registration, he had also served in the New Hampshire National Guard., so they may have served together in Texas.  


Since the Revere census also shows Jerry employed in a tack shop, I am reasonably sure his family knew he was living in New Hampshire.  I don't think he commuted the 75 miles as the crow flies from Revere to Jaffrey.  Or maybe they were just hopeful that he would return home soon!

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