George W. Pierce & Emiline Barnes Marriage

George W. PIERCE, b. abt. 1826, son of Godphey  PIERCE  and Hahitable (Godfrey  PIERCE  & Mehitible)  married Emiline BARNES, b. abt. 1827, dau. of Pardon BARNES and Lydia, on 05 Nov 1870 at Smithfield Twp, Providence,Rhode Island

Source Citation
"Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8KY-9VM : accessed 4 April 2012), George W. Pierce (1870).

MARY BARTON or MARY PORTER

There seems to be confusion about these two women. Some people think their the same person and others disagree that they are two different wives of Elijah LATHROP (1775-1871). There is a Mary LATHROP buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in the LATHROP area. Is it the grave of one of the above or neither? Elijah LATHROP's brother George's wife was named Mary.

At Ancestry.com the biography listing for Elijah LATHROP states:
"Born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA on 24 Feb 1775 to Elijah Lathrop and Elizabeth Elderkin. Elijah married Mary Porter and had 5 children. He passed away on 1871".

A marriage record for Elijah & Mary Porter has Mary named Polly.

NAME:
Elijah Lathrop
SPOUSE:
Polly Porter
MARRIAGE:
26 Aug 1804 - Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire



According to the book "History of Washtenaw County, Michigan and biographies of representative" it states that "Elijah Ltahrop (deceased) was born at Lebanon, Conn., Feb. 25,1776, and was married to Mary Barton Aug 26, 1809. He located land on section 18, Pittsfield tp., Sept. 28, 1832. His wife died Feb. 25, 1846, and he lived with his son the remainder of his life. Mr. Lathrop died Aug. 25, 1871, aged 95 years".

With that above information we can say:

Elijah LATHROP married Mary PORTER 26 Aug 1804 at Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire and Mary BARTON on August 26, 1809.

NEW QUESTION:

Which Mother belongs to which child?

In the Huntington Memoirs Elijah LATHROP's children are listed as:
 "children of Elijah Lathrop and Mary Porter are"

           Horace Lathrop, born 1806

           Orville Lathrop, born 1808

           Nelson Lathrop, born 1810

           Edwin Lathrop, born 1812

           Lucinda Lathrop, born 1815

ANSWER:

1806  Horace Lathrop, born 10 feb 1806 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire

1808  Orville Lathrop, born 1808 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire


Married Mary BARTON in 1809.

1810        Nelson Lathrop, born 1810 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire

1812       Edwin Lathrop, born 1812 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire

1815         Lucinda Lathrop, born 1815, Batavia, Genesee, New York

Susan A. Shorfenberg

Susan A. Shorfenberg, born March of 1854 in Massachusetts, daughter of George Shorfenberg and Lydia Ann Ford of Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Susan, age 22, married Edwin Henning, (son of David Henning and Julia Lathrop) age 24, on 11 May 1876 at Chicago, Cook, IL.

Edwin & Susan did not have any children.

In 1887 Susan Henning invented a BedClothes Holder.

Susan and Edwin resided in Hyde Park, Cook, IL and before Edwin's death the couple resided at the Chicago Beach Hotel.

After Edwin's death in 1918, Susan moved from Chicago to Los Angeles, CA where she died at the age of 95.


Residences:
to 1953 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California,
1940
1930 Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California
1920
1910
1900 Chicago city, Cook, Illinois
1880 Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook, Illinois



Sources:

Massachusetts, State Census, 1855


name: Susan A Shorfenberg
age: 1
estimated birth year: 1854
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Massachusetts
residence: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
family number: 100
line number: 24
film number: 000953951
digital folder number: 004279347
image number: 00132
  Household Gender Age Birthplace
George Shorfenberg M 45 Nova Scotia
Lydia Ann Shorfenberg F 44 Massachusetts
Lucy Ann Shorfenberg F 16 Massachusetts
Mary T Shorfenberg F 9 Massachusetts
Lydia F Shorfenberg F 6 Massachusetts
Susan A Shorfenberg F 1 Massachusetts
Source Citation
"Massachusetts, State Census, 1855," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQ49-QFG : accessed 2 June 2012), Susan A Shorfenberg in household of George Shorfenberg, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.


United States Census, 1880

name: Susan A. Henning
residence: Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois
birthdate: 1854
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Other
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 26 years
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0199
page: 5
page character: A
entry number: 326
film number: 1254199
  Household Gender Age Birthplace
self W. C. Barker F 28 Illinois, United States
son Norton W. Barker M 9 Illinois, United States
dau Anna D. Barker F 8 Illinois, United States
Edwin Henning M 28 Michigan, United States
Susan A. Henning F 26 Massachusetts, United States
Kate Jeferson F 24 Ohio, United States
Rosana Martin F 24 Ireland
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1880," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXJ7-MJ1 : accessed 2 June 2012), Susan A. Henning in household of W. C. Barker, Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois.

United States Census, 1900

name: Susan B Henning
titles & terms:
residence: Chicago city, Cook, Illinois
birth date: Mar 1854
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household:
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 24
estimated marriage year: 1876
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 1032
page: 4
sheet letter: A
family number:
reference number: 17
film number: 1240287
image number: 00000029
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS7Q-N9W : accessed 2 June 2012), Susan B Henning, Chicago city, Cook, Illinois.



United States Census, 1930

name: Susan A Henning
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California
gender: Female
age: 70
marital status: Widowed
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1860
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0184
family number: 278
sheet number and letter: 16A
line number: 19
nara publication: T626, roll 140
film number: 2339875
digital folder number: 4532471
image number: 00366
  Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Susan A Henning F 70 Massachusetts
lodger Fannie M Seymore F 65 Ohio
lodger Fred G Austin M 42 Ohio
servant Gertrude O Parks F 34 California


Source Citation
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCVH-2X4 : accessed 2 June 2012), Susan A Henning, Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California.



name: Susan A Henning
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Councilmanic District 4, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States
gender: Female
age: 86
marital status: Widowed
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1854
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 60-288
family number: 154
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 73
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 401
digital folder number: 005456482
image number: 00416
  Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Susan A Henning F 86 Massachusetts
lodger Beverly L Sorensen F 61 Ohio
lodger Fred G Austin M 55 Ohio
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9CN-J9P : accessed 11 July 2012), Susan A Henning, Councilmanic District 4, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States.


445 South Serrano Ave, Los Angeles, Ca, own home, no occupation listed








name: Susan A Henning
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California
gender: Female
age: 70
marital status: Widowed
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1860
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0184
family number: 278
sheet number and letter: 16A
line number: 19
nara publication: T626, roll 140
film number: 2339875
digital folder number: 4532471
image number: 00366
  Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Susan A Henning F 70 Massachusetts
lodger Fannie M Seymore F 65 Ohio
lodger Fred G Austin M 42 Ohio
servant Gertrude O Parks F 34 California
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCVH-2X4 : accessed 11 July 2012), Susan A Henning, Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California.

California, Death Index, 1940-1997

name: Susan Henning

event: Death

event date: 26 Feb 1953

event place: Los Angeles, California, United States

birth date:

birthplace: Illinois

gender: Female

father: Shorfenburg

mother:

Source Citation

"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPJC-HT8 : accessed 2 June 2012), Susan Henning, 1953.

Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920

groom: Edwin Henning

groom's titles & terms (original):

groom's race (original):

groom's race (standardized):

groom's age: 24

groom's estimated birth year: 1852

groom's birth date: 1852

groom's birthplace:

bride: Susan A. Shorfenburg

bride's titles & original):

bride's race (original):

bride's race (standardized):

bride's age: 22

bride's estimated birth year: 1854

bride's birth date: 1854

bride's birthplace:

marriage type: Marriage

marriage date: 11 May 1876

marriage place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

intended marriage date:

intended marriage place:

groom's father:

groom's father's titles & terms (original):

groom's mother:

groom's mother's titles & terms (original):

bride's father:

bride's father's titles & terms (original):

bride's mother:

bride's mother's titles & terms (original):

groom's marital status:

groom's previous wife:

bride's marital status:

bride's previous husband:

groom's paternal grandfather:

groom's paternal grandmother:

groom's maternal grandfather:

groom's maternal grandmother:

bride's paternal grandfather:

bride's paternal grandmother:

bride's maternal grandfather:

bride's maternal grandmother:

additional relatives:

film number: 1030097

frame number:

digital film number: 4225299

image number: 381

reference number: cn 26405

Source Citation

"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7D9-R5F : accessed 2 June 2012), Susan A. Shorfenburg, 1876.

Mother & Daughter Marry Lathrops of Pittsfield

Sarah Hodgman, dau. of Samuel Hodgman and Abigail, married Unknown SAWYER and had a daughter, Mary E SAWYER, b. abt. 1840 in Michigan. Mr. SAWYER passed away before the 1850 US census. In the 1850 census I found, Mother & daughter resided in the household of Sarah's father, Samuel, in Putnam, Livingston, MI. Sarah Ann married Horace LATHROP of Pittsfield, Washtenaw, MI on June 6, 1851 at Putnam, Livingston, MI. Sarah and her daughter Mary E. moved to Pittsfield to live in Horace's home. Mary E. at the age of 16, of Pittsfield, MI married Horace Lathrop's nephew, Edgar P. LATHROP, age 23, of Ann Arbor,(son of Orvil LATHROP) at Ann Arbor, MI on October 9, 1856. They were married by Wm S. MATHIS, Pastor, Congregation Church.


Source Citation:
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF8V-6SZ : accessed 3 April 2012), Sarah A Sawyer in household of Samuel Hodgman (Putnam, Livingston, Michigan, United States).
"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN2G-NQF : accessed 3 April 2012), Horace Lothrop (1851)
"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820 1935," Washtenaw Marriage certificates, 1851-1860, v. 2 Image 166 of 219

GRIFFIN family of Farnborough, Kent, England

Researching the  Joseph GRIFFIN family of Lock's Bottom/ Locksbottom, Farnborough, Kent, England circa 1780's.


Descendents of Joseph Griffin, born c. 1760 Farnborough, Kent, England

Joseph Griffin b c1760 married Elizabeth (maiden possibly LAMB)

Their children:
*William Thomas Griffin bap 14.10.1781 Farnborough
Mary Griffin bap 13.3.1785
Catherine Griffin bap 20.5.1787
Joseph Griffin bap 22.2.1789
Joseph Griffin bap 25.12.1790
Susannah Griffin bap 6.11.1792
John Griffin bap 8.6.1794
Ann Griffin bap 8.10.1797
Sarah Griffin bap 26.5.1799
Samuel Griffin bap 25.6.1803 buried 24.11.1803


*William Thomas Griffin (b. abt. 1781, married Sarah nee' Nuddle/Nutall)

Their children:
Samuel Griffin bap 28.8.1808 (married Maria)
Elizabeth Griffin b 24.12.1809 bap 1.4.1810
Mary Griffin b 1.7.1811 bap 4.8.1811

Joseph Griffin b c 1816 (married Eliza DAVEY),  moved to Duluth, Minnesota, had 2 daughters, Ellen ( marr. Milton KNIGHT & Josephine GRIFFIN, married Guy HENNING.

Ann Griffin b c 1818
William Griffin b c 1820 (Married Margaret Gross)
Ellen Griffin b c 1822

Godfrey Pierce... the elusive link

Before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, in session at East Greenwich, las week, Godfrey Pearce,of Coventry, was tried on the charge of murdering Ange?ine Spink, a child only three and half years of age, on the 20th of March last by throwing her down a cistern, The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court sentenced him to the State Prison for life.
Source: NYTIMES
Transcription: Past Present Research Services

**

Godfrey Pierce died in the State Prison, October 4th, 1858. He was not in good health at the time he was sentanced; and he had been feeble during the entire period of his confinement. Each summer he has had the bowel complaint, and two years ago he came very near dying. About the middle of last May, he began to suffer again from diarrhoea, and although relieved at that time, he was still obliged to use medicine most of the time during the season, to keep the disease in check. About the middle of August his complaint assumed the dysenteric form, and, although at times he appeared to be better, still he gradually failed, and finally sunk under it. He was nearly 67 years of age, and had been in Prison about 4 1/2 years.


pg. 19 Names- Godfrey Pierce, Age 64, Nativity- Rhode Island, Crime- Murder, Time of commitment- May 17, 1854, Crime- Murder, Term of Sentance-Life, Discharged- Oct 4, manner of Discharge - Died

SOURCE: Acts and Resolves of the General Assembly of the state of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, passed at the May Session, 1858, By Rhode Island
Transcription: Transcription: Past Present Research Services

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What I'm working on now....The Peirce's of 1790 Coventry, RI

I'm starting a new search of the Peirce families found in the 1790 Coventry, Kent, RI census. I'm trying to find a connection to Godfrey Peirce and a William Peirce, Jr. both of Coventry, RI and Foster, Providence, RI.

I am hoping to that the William listed below is the father of the above William. I believe at this point of my research there is a strong possibility that Godfrey and William are brothers.



Who is this family living next to each other?

How are they connected?

Peirce, Pardon 1   -   1   -   -
Peirce, Benjamin 1   2   1   -   -
Peirce, William 1   1   2   -   -


Key:

a. Free white males of 16 years and upward including heads of families.
b. Free white males under 16 years.
c. Free white females including heads of families.
d. All other free persons.
e. slaves.