1809 - 1898 (89 years)
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Name |
Alpheus Harding |
Born |
3 May 1809 |
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
- The birth date on his gravestone is 30 May 1809. Possibly this is an engraving error.
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Christened |
24 Jun 1810 |
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3] |
History |
1843 |
He took over the management of his father's farm upon his death and ran it until 1870 when he sold it to lumbering interests. |
Census |
1850 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [4] |
Age: 41 |
Offices Held |
1854 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [5] |
He was elected a Selectman. He served as Selectman again in 1868 |
Census |
1855 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [6] |
Age: 46 |
Census |
1860 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [7] |
Age: 52 |
Census |
1870 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [8] |
Age: 61 |
History |
1872 |
Alpheus moved to a farm near the town and lived there until Catharine's death in 1872. He then lived with his sister, Mrs. Nancy Jenkins. |
Died |
18 Dec 1898 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 9] |
Cause: general debility |
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Death Record of Alpheus Harding
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Buried |
Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [2, 10] |
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Gravestone of Alpheus and Catherine Harding and their son Oliver. Alpheus Harding
May 30, 1809
Dec 18, 1898
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Catharine M.
June 26, 1818
Aug 13, 1872
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Oliver ther Son
April 1, 1845 - Oct 3, 1845 |
Siblings |
4 siblings |
| 1. Sarah Browning Harding , b. Abt 1800, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 28 Jun 1822, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 22 years) | | 2. Sybil Adams Harding , b. Abt 1805, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts  | | 3. Silas Oliver Harding , c. 18 Sep 1808, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 17 Jul 1884, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 75 years) | + | 4. Alpheus Harding , b. 3 May 1809, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 18 Dec 1898, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 89 years)
| | 5. Nancy E. Harding , b. 29 Oct 1811, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 3 Apr 1889, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) | |
Person ID |
I336 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
18 Jun 2016 |
Father |
Captain Oliver Harding, b. 3 Jun 1774, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 22 Oct 1843, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth Browning, b. 6 May 1777, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 16 Feb 1845, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 67 years) |
Married |
9 Nov 1803 |
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Family ID |
F136 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Catharine Muzzy Wheeler, b. 26 Jun 1818, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 13 Aug 1872, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) |
Marriage Intentions |
11 Feb 1837 |
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3, 11] |
Married |
9 Mar 1837 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 11, 12, 13] |
Age at Marriage |
He was 27 years - She was 18 years |
Children |
+ | 1. George Harding, b. 17 Dec 1837, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 25 Apr 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years) |
| 2. Harriet "Hattie" Harding, b. 4 Jun 1841, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 24 Jan 1921, Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) |
| 3. Jennie "Jane" Harding, b. 8 Mar 1848, Massachusetts , d. 5 May 1872, North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 24 years) |
| 4. Oliver Harding, b. 1 Apr 1845, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 3 Oct 1845, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) |
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Last Modified |
18 Jun 2016 |
Family ID |
F374 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Lucy H. Clark, b. 1826, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 11 Oct 1898, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years) |
Married |
24 Jun 1874 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [14] |
- When he married Mrs. Lucy Broad, he moved in with her where he spent the rest of his life.
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Marriage Record of Lucy H. Broad and Alpheus Harding
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Age at Marriage |
He was 65 years - She was 48 years |
Last Modified |
18 Jun 2016 |
Family ID |
F375 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 3 May 1809 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Christened - 24 Jun 1810 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Marriage Intentions - 11 Feb 1837 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Married - 9 Mar 1837 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - Age: 41 - 1850 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Offices Held - He was elected a Selectman. He served as Selectman again in 1868 - 1854 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - Age: 46 - 1855 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - Age: 52 - 1860 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - Age: 61 - 1870 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Married - 24 Jun 1874 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Died - Cause: general debility - 18 Dec 1898 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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 | Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982), Secondary Source.
- [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Secondary Source.
Find A Grave Memorial# 11014884
- [S480] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905), Secondary Source.
- [S273] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Primary Source.
Year: 1850; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 141B; Image: 286
- [S481] Thompson, James W. A Memorial of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Barre, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of John Wilson and Son, 1875).
- [S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Primary Source.
- [S191] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Primary Source.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_533; Page: 260; Image: 261; Family History Library Film: 803533
- [S192] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Primary Source.
Year: 1870; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_651; Page: 364B; Image: 134617; Family History Library Film: 552150
- [S190] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Primary Source.
Death Record of Alpheus Harding
- [S482] Roy, Robert A. Gravestone Inscriptions at Riverside Cemetery in Barre, Massachusetts, (Lexington Park, Maryland: manuscript, 1983).
- [S484] Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, ( Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914).
- [S483] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Barre, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1903).
- [S519] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 200).
- [S133] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
Marriage Record of Lucy H. Broad and Alpheus Harding
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