Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts - Tombstone Tuesday

  Bell Rock Cemetery

  [Sandy Bank]

  Here are the Buried Men of Malden

  Who Served During the

  1775   Revolutionary War   1783

   (See all names below.)

Lieut. John Vinton	Sept. 24, 1781
Capt. Ebenezer Harnden	July 8, 1786
Capt. John Dexter	May 17, 1790
Benjamin Sprague	Feb. 15, 1791
Dea. Joseph Perkins	July 23, 1793
Capt. Isaac Smith	Dec. 13, 1795
Edward Newhall	Oct 8, 1797
Joseph Lynde	July 4, 1798
Capt. John Dexter	Oct. 28, 17 9
Capt. Nathan Sargeant	Dec. 1, 1798
Nehemiah Oakes	Nov. 8, 1799
John Paine	Sept. 20, 1801
David Sargeant	June 2, 1803
John Grover	July 22, 1803
Dr. John Sprague	Oct. 21, 1803
Capt. Naler Hatch	July 14, 1804
Joseph Lynde	Jan. 20, 1805
Jacob Parker	May 26, 1805
Phineas Sprague	Dec. 29, 1805
Lieut. Francis Phillips	Dec. 31, 1805
Capt. Samuel Burdett	April 21, 1809
Joseph Barrett	July 10, 1809
William Dexter	Dec. 24, 1811
Thomas Sargeant	May 16, 1812
Samuel Wait	Jan. 10, 1815
Stephen Paine	Dec. 18, 1815
Jonathan Oakes, Esq.	Aug. 16, 1818
Nathan Lynde	Jan. 12, 1819
Capt. Edward Oakes	Nov. 10, 1819
John Nichols	Jan. 23, 1821
Micah Waitt	Nov. 20, 1822
John Wait	Jan. 20, 1825
Dea. John Ramsdill	Feb. 7, 1825
Lieut. Col. John Popkin	May 3, 1827
Thomas Waitt	Aug. 13, 1828
Stephen Tufts	Mar. 12, 1832
Bernard Green, Esq.	July 12, 1834
Capt. Amos Sargeant	Aug. 12, 1836
John Pratt	Aug. 22, 1842
David Waitt	Nov. 11, 1843

      Additional Photos of Bell Rock Cemetery may be seen HERE.

The Spalding House -- Lowell, Massachusetts

Note: New photos posted, I had additional information to add, as soon as possible.

 Information about the Spalding House, Lowell, Massachusetts and house description. This is the 3rd oldest house in Lowell, circa 1760.

 1884 handmade quilt.

Wallpaper.

 Room used for DAR meetings on the second floor (shown is half of the room).

Above photo to be replaced.

Back of the house, looking at the house from the parking lot. (Top photo taken in the fall 2012 and below was taken in May 2016.)

Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

Graves of:

Col. James Barrett

John Beatton

Capt. David Brown

Reuben Brown

Col. John Buttrick

Hugh Cargill

Dr. John Cuming

Rev. William Emerson

John Jack

Joseph Meriam (1677)

Hon. James Minott

Peter Wright

Hon. Ephraim Wood

Does Anybody Share This Rand Line with Me?

The Rand family lived in England and settled in Charlestown (near Boston), Massachusetts. The names in All Caps and names in green are my direct lines. If you have this line you might be interested in the sources I used, see at the end of this post.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	JOHN RAND was born BEF 1570. He married KATHERINE BEF 1610.
	Children of JOHN RAND and KATHERINE were: 2   i. John RAND was born ABT 1595 in England. + 3   ii. ROBERT RAND was born ABT 1597 in England, and died BEF 26 JAN 1649/50 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 4   iii. Margaret RAND was born ABT 1600.

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Generation No. 2

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3.	ROBERT RAND (JOHN RAND1) was born ABT 1597 in England, and died BEF 26 JAN 1649/50 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married ALICE 16 NOV 1622 in Ridgewell, Essex, England. She was born 5 AUG 1594, and died 29 JUL 1691 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of ROBERT RAND and ALICE were: + 5   i. THOMAS RAND was born CA 1627 in England, and died 4 AUG 1683 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 6   ii. Margery RAND was born ABT 1624 in England, and died 12 APR 1714 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 7   iii. Susanna RAND was born CA 1631. + 8   iv. Alice RAND was born ABT 1634, and died 11 AUG 1721. 9   v. Nathaniel RAND was born ABT 3 NOV 1636, and died 17 MAY 1696. He married Mary CARTER 2 SEP 1664 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Samuel CARTER. She was born 26 NOV 1645 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 APR 1678. He married Abigail DAMON ABT 1680 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She was born 26 AUG 1654 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 16 OCT 1695. 10   vi. Elizabeth RAND was born ABT 29 DEC 1639, and died 1 MAY 1702 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. She married Nathaniel BREWER 6 DEC 1661 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He died ABT 1692.

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Generation No. 3

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5.	THOMAS RAND (ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born CA 1627 in England, and died 4 AUG 1683 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married SARAH EDDENDEN 12 MAR 1656 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of EDMUND EDDENDEN and ELIZABETH WIGHTMAN. She was born CA 1636 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 JUN 1699 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of THOMAS RAND and SARAH EDDENDEN were: + 11   i. THOMAS RAND was born 1 FEB 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 31 OCT 1695 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 12   ii. John RAND was born 6 OCT 1659 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 19 DEC 1659 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 13   iii. Sarah RAND was born 6 JAN 1661 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 FEB 1680 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 14   iv. Elizabeth RAND was born 2 FEB 1662 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married John PENNEY\PINNEY 4 JUL 1682. She married William SHEAFE ABT 1703. 15   v. John RAND was born 25 MAY 1664 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 24 SEP 1737 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Mehetabel CALL 2 DEC 1685 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of John CALL and Hannah KETTELL. She died 25 MAR 1727. He married Mary AFT 1727. She died 22 SEP 1757. 16   vi. Sarah RAND was born 15 AUG 1666, and died 17 APR 1749. She married Thomas WHITE 4 MAR 1685 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of Thomas WHITE and Mary FROTHINGHAM. He was born 15 OCT 1664, and died 14 AUG 1730. 17   vii. Robert RAND was born 12 APR 1668 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 1678. He married Susanna CHEEVER 25 JAN 1709 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Richard CHEEVER and Abigail w\o Richard CHEEVER. She was born 27 AUG 1682, and died 18 NOV 1748. 18   viii. Edmund RAND was born 27 JAN 1670, and died 11 AUG 1683 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 19   ix. Hannah RAND was born 21 FEB 1672 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 1760. She married Nathaniel FROTHINGHAM 12 APR 1694 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of Nathaniel FROTHINGHAM and Mary HETT. He was born 2 JUL 1671, and died 31 JUL 1730. 20   x. William RAND was born 11 SEP 1674, and died 1747. He married Persis PIERCE BEF 1695 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She was born 1669, and died 25 JUN 1748. 21   xi. Deborah RAND was born 28 SEP 1676 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 16 FEB 1701 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 22   xii. Samuel RAND was born 3 MAY 1679 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah PAIN 20 JAN 1703 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

6.	Margery RAND (ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born ABT 1624 in England, and died 12 APR 1714 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married Lawrence DOWSE ABT 1647 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He was born 1614, and died 14 MAR 1692.
	Children of Margery RAND and Lawrence DOWSE were: 23   i. Elizabeth DOWSE was born 1647. She married Thomas LARKIN. 24   ii. John DOWSE was born ABT 1650. 25   iii. Mary DOWSE. 26   iv. Joseph DOWSE was born ABT 1654. 27   v. Benjamin DOWSE was born 4 JUL 1656. 28   vi. Nathaniel DOWSE was born 24 NOV 1658. 29   vii. Jonathan DOWSE was born ABT 1661. 30   viii. Sarah DOWSE was born 26 JUL 1663. 31   ix. Eleazer DOWSE was born 25 JAN 1669.

7.	Susanna RAND (ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born CA 1631. She married Abraham NEWELL 8 FEB 1650 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of Abraham NEWELL and Frances. He was born ABT 1626 in England, and died 1692.
	Child of Susanna RAND and Abraham NEWELL was: 32   i. Joseph NEWELL was born 30 OCT 1651 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 10 DEC 1651 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

8.	Alice RAND (ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born ABT 1634, and died 11 AUG 1721. She married Thomas LORD 26 JUN 1660 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of Robert LORD and Mary WARD. He was born ABT 1633, and died 4 JUN 1713.
	Children of Alice RAND and Thomas LORD were: 33   i. Thomas LORD. 34   ii. Nathaniel LORD was born 30 OCT 1666. 35   iii. Mary LORD was born 30 OCT 1666, and died 26 SEP 1667. 36   iv. Elizabeth LORD was born 22 AUG 1668, and died 26 AUG 1669. 37   v. Joseph LORD was born 24 SEP 1670, and died AUG 1671. 38   vi. Benjamin LORD was born 24 SEP 1670, and died AUG 1671. 39   vii. Joseph LORD was born ABT 23 JUN 1672, and died 2 NOV 1679. 40   viii. Abigail LORD was born 21 JUL 1674. She married John STEVENS. 41   ix. Joseph LORD. 42   x. Alice LORD died 1755.

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Generation No. 4

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11.	THOMAS RAND (THOMAS RAND3, ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born 1 FEB 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 31 OCT 1695 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married SARAH LONGLEY 17 JUN 1679 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM LONGLEY and JOANNA GOFFE. She was born 15 OCT 1660 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 2 DEC 1695.
	Children of THOMAS RAND and SARAH LONGLEY were: 43   i. Edmund RAND died 31 AUG 1683. 44   ii. Sarah RAND was born 27 JAN 1680 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 FEB 1680. 45   iii. Thomas RAND was born ABT 26 DEC 1681 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 46   iv. ROBERT RAND was born 18 JUN 1684 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 5 DEC 1734 in of Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 47   v. Edmund RAND was born 22 AUG 1686 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 12 AUG 1769 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. He married Martha TUCKERMAN 27 SEP 1708, daughter of Nathaniel TUCKERMAN and Martha w\o Nathaniel TUCKERMAN. She died 21 JUL 1752. 48   vi. William RAND was born 4 MAY 1689 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah COTTA 28 DEC 1711, daughter of John COTTA. She died 3 NOV 1719. He married Elizabeth LEEDS AFT 4 NOV 1719, daughter of Timothy FOSTER. She died 9 JUN 1774 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Isabella TILLEY 4 APR 1720 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of William TILLEY and Isabella. She was born 23 MAY 1691. 49   vii. Joshua RAND was born 2 MAR 1692 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died BEF 1711. 50   viii. Sarah RAND was born 1 SEP 1694, and died 3 SEP 1695.

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Generation No. 5

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46.	ROBERT RAND (THOMAS RAND4, THOMAS RAND3, ROBERT RAND2, JOHN RAND1) was born 18 JUN 1684 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 5 DEC 1734 in of Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH WELCH 12 MAY 1709 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN WELCH and ELIZABETH WHITE. She was born 3 JUN 1689 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of ROBERT RAND and ELIZABETH WELCH were: 51   i. Robert RAND was born 29 JAN 1710. 52   ii. Thomas RAND was born 28 MAY 1711 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 SEP 1711 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 53   iii. Thomas RAND was born 9 NOV 1712, and died 4 FEB 1713. + 54   iv. ELIZABETH RAND was born ABT 20 JUN 1714. 55   v. Rachel RAND was born ABT 4 MAR 1716. She married Henry WHITE 1 SEP 1743 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 56   vi. Robert RAND was born 19 JAN 1718. 57   vii. Joshua RAND was born 19 JUL 1719, and died 31 DEC 1719. 58   viii. William RAND was born 4 SEP 1720, and died SEP 1721 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 59   ix. Sarah RAND was born 25 MAR 1722. 60   x. William RAND was born 6 JUL 1723. 61   xi. Mary RAND was born 7 MAR 1725. 62   xii. Joshua RAND was born 12 FEB 1727.

Sources used for the above family:

Rand, Florence O., A Genealogy of The Rand Family In the United States (NY: The Republic Press, 1898). Pages 9-10.

The Essex Genealogist (TEG). Vol. 21, No. 1, Page 28 (Feb. 2001) "The Lynn Descendants of Robert Rand of Charlestown" by Marcia Wiswall Lindberg.

Wyman,Thomas Bellows, The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Mass. 1629-1818 (Reprinted by New England History Press, 1982). Page 782.

Anderson, Robert C., The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 6, R-S (Boston: NEHGS, 2006). Pages 1-5.

American Ancestors, New England, New York and Beyond. Vol. 13, no. 1 : 35-37 (Winter 2012). "Two Widows Alice Rand (1594-1691) and Mary Nash (ca. 1605-74)" by Roger Thompson.

Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc., 1985). Page 610.

A Huge Age Difference and 6 Maiden Names

Every once in a while, I came across a record that demands a second look. The recent one was the 1940 census for Charleston, Orleans, Vermont showing Alexander Westover age 72 and Mary E. Westover age 26, as husband and wife. Naturally, I thought it was an error and I needed to investigate. 

Seeing that Alexander was married, now 72, was a surprise, since he was a widower in 1930. 

Their marriage record shows Alexander Westover, age 62, No. of marriage/ second, married 14 Feb. 1934 at Richford, Franklin, VT, to Mary Elizabeth Clair, age 19, her first marriage. However, they managed to be married six years, with one child by the time of the 1940 census. Why did a 62 year old marry a 19 year old?

Alexander and Mary Elizabeth had Lawrence Alexander Westover born Aug. 24, 1935 at Belvidere, Vt. Listed parents were Alexander Westover age 66 and engineer, born Berkshire, Vt. and Mary Elizabeth Clair age 20 born Sheldon, Vt.  (Note, he aged 4 years and she just 1 year.)

His previous marriage, #2 from Vermont Vital Records 1871 to 1908 (located at NEHGS*). Roll #445. Pg. 935. Alexander Weston, [sic] as typed, then hand written as Westover was 31, a laborer of Jay, VT, No. of Marriage 2 (Divorced) married Emma Ruby Bell on May 8, 1906 at Jay, VT. Per Roll #299 Emma was age 18, b. Jay, VT. Notice he was divorced by 31 and married an 18 year old. Emma died in 1928.

Marriage #1 to Ethel Davis was before 1906 and I have no record for the marriage or when it ended, but they did have children from this union.

Why did marry such young girls? Maybe Alexander was from a dysfunctional family, and had a thing for younger wives. I also wonder what was going on with his mother as well. Why did the majority of his siblings not know their mother's maiden name? For example, 6 of the 13 children didn't know the correct maiden name. The mother Orilla is always listed as being married to Moses Westover, however her maiden name could be any one of the six below.

Marriage of Alexander's siblings who state their mother was:
Ida married 1878, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Booth
John Alfred married 1889, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Burnham
Rufus married 1893, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Burnham
Frank married 1914, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla King
Alice married 1932, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Burman
Alexander married 1934, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Bonney

The 1953 Death record for Alexander, parents: Moses Westover and Ovillan Bonneau. The death record for his mother, shows her name as: Orilla Hepsibah Bonneau Westover in 1897.

* New England Historic Genealogical Society

Veterans Day in my Past

This is my fourth post for Veteran's Day. Instead of writing something new, I'll share my past posts. And, since I am a veteran, don't miss my last post to see me in uniform.

Previous posts for Veteran's Day were:

Princess Diana and Charles on Veterans Day.

President Carter at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Me in Uniform

Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury, Massachusetts -- Genealogy Room and 9/11 Memorial

Tewksbury Public Library

Tewksbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

The Genealogy Room had among the smallest collections I've seen. What you see is it. In addition, the room is locked, and you need permission to use it.

Peter Allan Gay

12/16/46 - 9/11/01

American Airlines Flight 11

World Trade Center - North Tower

Peter Paul Hashem

 3/20/61 - 9/11/01

American Airlines Flight 11

World Trade Center - North Tower

The 9/11 Memorial and plaques are next to the Library.

Tombstone Tuesday -- Kittredge of Westford, Massachusetts

Fairview Cemetery

Westford, Massachusetts

William L. Kittredge

Born March 12, 1850

Died January 16, 1892

Aged 41 yrs. 10 mos.

William Kittredge

Died

OCT. 30, 1898

Aged 83 Yrs.,  2 Mos.

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Elizabeth H.

His Wife

Died

July 16, 1893

Aged  77 Yrs., 4 Mos.

William Kittredge

Died

May 5, 1865

Aged 83 Yrs.

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Julia

His Wife

Died

Mar. 27, 1822

Aged  37 Yrs.

Burial, Harvard Mass.

We Do Things Differently, Meeting Up With Another Researcher

He does it his way, and I do it my way. This applies to genealogy too. Several months ago, my husband and I went to the Dover, Library in New Hampshire so he could do some research on his family. Neither of us had been to the library and I was going along for the ride. I brought a yellow folder and a list of things to look up, I always have an ongoing list that I can grab at a moment's notice. He brought an empty small notebook and I think a pencil. Yes, he found some information, something he could have found at almost any library, and I did too. I was far more curious as to their holdings (spanning three genealogy rooms), and he didn't care at all. He had his thing, and that was all that was needed.

I was determined to stay longer to see what else they had and to talk to an older man looking at books in the stacks. I wondered if he was a genea-blogger because I recognized his flip-pal on the table. What a delightful conversation we had, and no he didn't even know what blogs were. But he knew about doing genealogy, the old fashioned way. And, he owned the flip-pal, something I don't have.

When it was time to leave, I assumed my husband would want to check out the cemetery, knowing that his ancestors were buried there. Nope, no interest whatsoever! What kind of genealogist is he? This is perplexing, since he loves going with me on my searches.

So there we have it, he doesn't plan, doesn't look around in the library and doesn't do cemeteries. Yep, we do things differently. But he was happy. I imagine a number of people are like him.

Canals, Gate Houses and Mills, Photos taken in 2012.

 Lowell High School, on both sides of the canal.

 

  

The road above the water used to have buildings on both sides of Central Avenue. The Strand Theater used to be there, and for 9 years, I never knew there was water under the road. Several other roads were also covered.

I wonder if the plan for the Signature Bridge was on the drawing board back in 2012.

This past week, I've seen 12 large mills, numerous gate houses (not all shown above) and many canals. Unfortunately, I've taken too photos to post here. A large number of the mills have been converted into business space and housing. I used to work in one of the mills, at the Boott Mills complex twice. The first job was a part-time one for Christmas, and it was before the mill was renovated. The second job was after the renovation.