Bessie Eliza Parents

F, (19 December 1875 - 19 October 1939)
Father-Biological*Charles Frederick Parents b. 20 Apr 1848, d. 28 Feb 1918
Mother-Biological*Harriet Francelia Blanchard b. 2 May 1848, d. 29 Oct 1928
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Last Edited=2 Jul 2022
Lewis and Bessie (Parents) Eddy
     Bessie Eliza Parents was born on 19 December 1875 at Amherst, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 She was the daughter of Charles Frederick Parents and Harriet Francelia Blanchard. Bessie Eliza Parentsappeared on the US Census of 1880 in the household of Charles Frederick Parents and Harriet Francelia Blanchard at Amherst, Massachusetts.8

Bessie Eliza Parents, age 17, married Lewis George Eddy, age 26 , son of George Harrington Eddy and Jane Fuller Sherwin, on 16 August 1893 at Amherst, Massachusetts.7,1,3,4,9 Bessie, age 24 years, and Lewis, age 32 years, appeared on the US Census of 1900 at 73 Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts.1 Bessie, age 34 years, and Lewis, age 42 years, appeared on the US Census of 1910 at Factory Street, Amherst, Massachusetts.10 Bessie, age 44 years, and Lewis, age 52 years, appeared on the US Census of 1920 at Amherst, Massachusetts.11 Bessie, age 54 years, and Lewis, age 62 years, appeared on the US Census of 1930 at 20 Whitney Street, Amherst, Massachusetts.12 Bessie was an excellent seamstress. She designed and sewed dresses and coats. She made patchwork pillows for each grand child as well. She did knitting, crocheting, and beautiful, complex tatting.13 Bessie Eliza Parents died on 19 October 1939 at Amherst, Massachusetts, at age 63.3,14,13 She was buried at West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts.15,16

Children of Bessie Eliza Parents and Lewis George Eddy

Citations

  1. Census Bureau. 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2004.
  2. Cherichetti, Jan "Hattie & Etta Blanchard Genealogy." E-mail message to Robert A. Roy, 28 April 2007.
  3. Eddy Genealogy, CD-ROM. Santa Cruz, California: Eddy Family Association, Dec 2003.
  4. Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America. Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930.
  5. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  6. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  7. White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusett. Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900.
  8. Census Bureau. 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  9. Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  10. Census Bureau. 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  11. Census Bureau. 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  12. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  13. Pratt, Saisie H., letter. 20 May 2000, from unknown author address, to Roy, Robert A.. Unknown repository; unknown repository address.
  14. Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  15. Eddy Reunion Association. Eddy Reunion Minutes 1924-1980. Boston: manuscript, 1980.
  16. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/