Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485321048:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KZRX-N5B
• _UID: 67498868A6A249719D3A01DA1D0E4F572559
• Residence: 15 Mar 1809, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: Aug 1850, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 1 Jun 1855, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Abington
• Census: May 1865, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Ward
• Census: 16 Jun 1870, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Almira married Franklin Peterson on 10 Jan 1833 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Franklin (son of Asaph Torrey Peterson and Betty Bates) was born on 12 Mar 1811 in South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Oct 1901 in Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322557:1030:191555462
• _UID: FB78791493C94065A8AFD9D67BA615E32026

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485321032:1030:191555462
• _UID: B3FE290BFF7D4E56AB5B457145732A0FB2BC
• Census: Aug 1850, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Military: 1855, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; listed among the enrolled militia
• Census: 1 Jun 1855, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Military: 1857, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; listed among the enrolled militia
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Abington
• Military: 16 Apr 1861, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; joined Co. E, 4th Reg't Massachusetts Infantry as a Sgt for a 3-month term
• Military: 22 Apr 1861, Hampton, Hampton (City), Virginia, United States; mustered into Co E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry; Address:
  Fort Monroe
• Military: 22 Jul 1861, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; mustered out of Co E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry
• Occupation: 1867, Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; railroad clerk
• Census: 16 Jun 1870, Phillipsburg, Warren, New Jersey, United States
• Census: 15 Jun 1880, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  Washington St.
• Military: 24 Feb 1900, Massachusetts, United States; applied for an Invalid Pension from the Civil War
• Census: 13 Jun 1900, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  270 School St.
• Residence: 1904, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  270 School St.
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  270 School St.
• Residence: 1915, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; working as assessor; Address:
  270 School St.

Notes:

There is a death record in 1845 for a Benjamin Peterson, age 8, listed as son of Franklin. Another record says he could be the son of Washington. But, since this Benjamin appears in the same family as Franklin and the rest of the family in 1855, I really do not believe the 1845 Benjamin is this one.

Military:
On 24 Feb 1900, he applied for an invalid pension from the Civil War.
Application Number 1244813, Certificate Number 1002830.

On 8 Jan 1915, his widow applied for a Widow's pension as well.
Application No. 1039558, Certificate No. 792981

Census:
They are next door to Benjamin's father in 1900. Benjamin's birth date is recorded as Oct 1836, but Maria's is Oct 1843. I believe hers, but all other records point to his in June.

Benjamin married Maria Beers on 1 May 1867 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. Maria (daughter of William Beers and Rebecca B.) was born in 1844 in Phillipsburg, Warren, New Jersey, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485321033:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KHZN-347
• _UID: 7FE140D16A234BD998906347BB16E255FCF0
• Census: Aug 1850, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 1 Jun 1855, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Abington
• Census: May 1865, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Ward

Almira married John Edwin Bickford on 15 Oct 1865 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. John (son of Samuel C. Bickford and Margaret) was born in 1838 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485318798:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LH55-217
• _UID: 9004C791E0F9463CBE9BD2A901FAB5E6B12E
• Census: Aug 1850, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 1 Jun 1855, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Abington
• Census: May 1865, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Ward
• Census: 16 Jun 1870, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 4 Jun 1880, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  School St.
• Census: 13 Jun 1900, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  277 School St.
• Residence: 1906, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  307 Harvard St
• Residence: 1907, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  307 Harvard St
• Residence: 1909, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  39 Harvard St
• Census: 29 Apr 1910, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Residence: 1915, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  7 Harvard St
• Residence: 1917, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  7 Harvard St
• Residence: 1920, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  7 Harvard St
• Residence: 1922, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  7 Harvard St

Notes:

So far, we have not yet found a death date for Sarah. She does not appear in the Massachusetts 1920 or 1930 census. Nor in the town records or death indexes. It seems unlikely that she moved away but we have not found a death record.

There is a story in the Boston Globe about a Sarah Hooper, elderly (62 years), paralytic, who was being transported to the state hospital at Tewksbury and got stuck in a hearse for 8 hours. But, our Sarah Hooper is in Whitman in 1917-1920.

Census:
Sarah is enumerated in her father's home in 1900. There is a Benjamin F. Peterson next door who may be an older brother. She is listed as divorced and as having 3 children, all three of whom are still living. Sarah notes that she had three children, all of whom are still living in 1910.

Census:
In 1910, Sarah is living as a boarder. She reports that she is a widow and that 2 of her 3 children are living.

Sarah married Amos W. Merrow on 13 Apr 1873 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, and was divorced on 8 Aug 1877 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Amos (son of Seth Merrow and Phoebe) was born in 1849 in New Hampshire, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Walter S. Hooper on 14 Mar 1878 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, and was divorced on 7 May 1891 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Walter (son of Cornelius Ellis Hooper and Salome Pool Thayer) was born on 19 Mar 1849 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 13 Mar 1916 in Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485321045:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LH55-2TF
• _UID: 3463496669F24D149414E3BDC87919FFA32C
• Census: 1 Jun 1855, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1860, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Abington
• Census: May 1865, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  South Ward
• Census: 16 Jun 1870, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 4 Jun 1880, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  School St.
• Census: 13 Jun 1900, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  277 School St.
• Residence: 1904, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  490 1/2 Washington
• Census: 30 Apr 1910, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  592 Washington St
• Census: 5 Jan 1920, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485318577:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: MLX9-8GK
• _UID: D940A7F6E5504359B182F87DD5D97F147023
• Census: 4 Jun 1880, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  School St.
• Census: 13 Jun 1900, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  277 School St.
• Residence: Sep 1918, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  141 West Elm St.
• Military: 12 Sep 1918, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; enrolled for WWI draft

Notes:

Military:
Lester gives his mother as his nearest relative. This probably means his father is dead rather than divorced. I believe that to be the case.

Died:
See Vol 9, p. 266 of Brockton death records.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317601:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KGKZ-R8B
• _UID: 7C8052B362714055826ED3CEA69B7320CE3C
• Census: 4 Jun 1880, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  School St.
• Census: 19 Jun 1900, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Residence: 9 Feb 1905, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  73 Chestnut St.
• Residence: 1909, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  Quincy Pl
• Census: 6 May 1910, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  22 Cherry St.
• Residence: 1917, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  22 Cherry St.
• Residence: 1920, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  22 Cherry St.
• Census: 16 Jan 1920, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 16 Apr 1930, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.
• Census: 12 Apr 1940, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.
• Census: 3 Apr 1950, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.

Notes:

Birth:
Birth record for Alma says Cora was born in Whitman.

Census:
In 1900, 20 year old Cora Hooper is listed as a roomer in the home of Arthur Ames and his wife Hannah. She is listed as shoe operative.

Residence:
Mrs. Cora Ross, employee of the Regal Co.

Census:
In the 1910 Census, Cora is listed as married and having been married for 9 years, but Charlie is no where to be seen. Cora is also listed as having had 3 children, but only two are alive. Rotha, her middle daughter is not in the household.

Residence:
Mrs. Cora Ross, Listed as shoeworker

Residence:
Mrs. Cora Ross listed as shoeworker

Census:
In the 1920 Census, Cora is listed as widowed. However, Frederick, also listed as widowed, is a boarder in the house. Looks like they found a mutually agreeable arrangement.

Cora married Charles Franklin Ross on 26 Jan 1901 in Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, and was divorced on 10 Oct 1910 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Charles (son of Henry C. Ross and Mary Paulding) was born on 18 Mar 1879 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 24 Apr 1965 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; was buried on 27 Apr 1965 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cora married Frederick White on 21 May 1921 in Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Frederick (son of Alexander White and Johanna Callahan) was born in Dec 1867 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 4 Feb 1940 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485321067:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: 9VNN-WWD
• _UID: 4FF4C2CB3A404DE7B4E7E02CC6BACC3BACE6
• Residence: 1910, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  83 High St.

Notes:

Sometimes she is Sarah Alice and other times she is Alice Sarah. Her birth record says Alice Sarah. Her death record says Sarah Alice.

Birth:
The statewide birth index says she was born in South Abington. Her death certificate says Whitman. The records closest to the event all say Abington or South Abington.

Family/Spouse: William Goodwin. William was born in 1880 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319384:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: G3XT-W75
• _UID: 91C03248C5614E83A01A7D287095ADAC7FB3
• Census: 6 May 1910, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 16 Jan 1920, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  22 Cherry St.
• Census: 16 Apr 1930, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.
• Residence: 1933, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  14 Russell, Apt 23
• Residence: 1934, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  14 Russell, Apt 23
• Residence: 1935, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  14 Russell, Apt 23
• Residence: 1937, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  161 Atlantic
• Residence: 1938, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  161 Atlantic
• Residence: 1939, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  161 Atlantic
• Residence: 1940, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  161 Atlantic
• Census: 22 Apr 1940, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  161 Atlantic
• Residence: 1942, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  161 Atlantic
• Residence: 1945, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  138 Quincy Ave
• Residence: 1951, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  73 Freeman

Notes:

When did Edward Laracy die? When exactly did they marry? Seems the Weymouth marriage records for those dates are not online, nor are the state records.

What about John Shand? When did he come around? There is a John Shand in Quincy, but he left a widow Mary when he died.

Birth:
According to her birth record, Edna's parents where Charles F and Cora S. Hooper Ross. He was a box maker from Boston and she was a native of Whitman.

Census:
Edna is listed as an office girl in a shoe factory in the 1920 Census.

Census:
In the 1940 Census, Edna reports the information and claims to be 32 years old, when in fact she is 38.

Edna married Edward Paul Laracy in 1931 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Edward (son of Martin Laracy and Mary Ann Welch) was born on 15 Nov 1879 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1954 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edna married John Bruce Shand in 1955 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. John (son of Robert Shand and Annie B.) was born on 5 Apr 1904 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 22 Aug 1974 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319360:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: GZN6-5S4
• _UID: 140B6EB8F54641C1AA51DF2C8B4FC3C7EC15
• Census: 27 Apr 1910, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 8 Jan 1920, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  39 Tremont St
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  39 Tremont St
• Residence: 1935, New York, New York, United States; Address:
  Evangeline Residence, Manhattan, 10th Ward, West 13th St.
• Misc: 21 Jun 1937, Hamilton, Bermuda; returned from a trip to Bermuda aboard the ship Queen of Bermuda
• Residence: 21 Jun 1937, New York, New York, United States; Address:
  173 W. 13th St
• Census: 12 Apr 1940, New York, New York, United States; Address:
  Evangeline Residence, Manhattan, 10th Ward, West 13th St.
• Misc: 3 Jun 1958, Hamilton, Bermuda; Returned from a trip to Hamilton, Bermuda aboard PAA flight 137
• Residence: 3 Jun 1958, New York, New York, United States; Address:
  56 7th Ave

Notes:

Rotha never married.

As a child, after her father abandoned the family, Rotha went to live with an aunt and uncle.

Census:
Rotha is found in the home of Ancon(?) W. and Clara H. Jenkins and is listed as a niece of the head of the household.

Clara H. Jenkins is Clara Hooper Jenkins, aunt of Cora and great-aunt of Rotha.

Census:
In 1920, Rotha is listed merely as the ward of Ancon W. Jenkins. His wife, Clara is no longer in the home. Remarkably, he has gone from 50 to 40 years old. It seems likely that the age in 1910 was incorrect.

Census:
Rotha is listed as a stenographer in 1930 for an attorney.

Residence:
Rotha returned from Bermuda on 21 Jun 1937 aboard the Queen of Bermuda. She reported that she was 33 years old, born in 1904 in Whitman, Mass.

This is really probably 123 W. 13th St, since that's where the Evangeline Residence was located.

Died:
Some sources hint that her death happened in Hanover, but the Massachusetts Death Index says Braintree.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319380:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: GMN2-ZHB
• _UID: 1AD500F5929241D8AFFFBC0752D1F0D57A38
• Census: 6 May 1910, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Census: 16 Jan 1920, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  22 Cherry St.
• Census: 16 Apr 1930, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.
• Census: 12 Apr 1940, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.
• Residence: 1941, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.
• Census: 3 Apr 1950, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.
• Residence: 1952, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  12 Norfolk St.
• Residence: 2001, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
  95 Broad St. #326

Alma married Joseph Francis Boyle on 16 Jul 1932 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Joseph (son of Michael F. Boyle and Ellen Theresa Callahan) was born on 8 Mar 1904 in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 11 Mar 1967 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]