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Martha M. Ceby

Martha M. Ceby

Female 1869 - 1955  (85 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Martha M. Ceby was born on 9 Dec 1869 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Leverett R. Ceby and Rachel Helen Gurley); died on 22 Jul 1955 in Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA; was buried on 25 Jul 1955 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: Born well before the marriage of her parents. Possibly the child of a previous marriage?

    Notes:

    Died:
    Tex-A-Way Conv. Home

    Family/Spouse: _____ Smith. _____ died before Jul 1955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Leverett R. Ceby was born in Apr 1850 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (son of Richard Ceby and Hannah M. Curtis).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farm laborer
    • Occupation: Gardner, private estate
    • Research Notes: Middle initial is given as “B” in 1880 census entry. Birth month is given as April 1846 in 1900 census entry. Age given as 62 in 1910 census and 72 in 1920 census, which would put his birth in about 1848.
    • Census: 1865, Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1900, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1910, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1920, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    Wethersfield Street

    Leverett married Rachel Helen Gurley on 13 Mar 1886 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Rachel (daughter of Richard Foster Gurley and Rachel Atherton) was born on 28 Nov 1847 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died before Jan 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rachel Helen Gurley was born on 28 Nov 1847 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Richard Foster Gurley and Rachel Atherton); died before Jan 1920.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1855, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1860, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1865, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1870, Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1900, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1910, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Children:
    1. 1. Martha M. Ceby was born on 9 Dec 1869 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Jul 1955 in Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA; was buried on 25 Jul 1955 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. Grace A. Ceby was born on 23 Feb 1886 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Feb 1944 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. Bertha Dell Ceby was born on 22 Dec 1889 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard Ceby was born about 1819 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Census: 1865, Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard + Hannah M. Curtis. Hannah was born about 1820 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hannah M. Curtis was born about 1820 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: Both parents born in Massachusetts. Age is given as 40 in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census entry, which would put her birth in about 1825.
    • Census: 1865, Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Children:
    1. Sidney Ceby was born about 1846 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. 2. Leverett R. Ceby was born in Apr 1850 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. Henry A. Ceby was born about 1856 in Massachusetts, USA.

  3. 6.  Richard Foster Gurley was born on 27 Feb 1823 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (son of William Gurley and Betsey Cross); died in 1890; was buried in 1890 in Village Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Shoemaker
    • Research Notes: Find-A-Grave entry notes “gravestone states birth year as 1832 which is incorrect.”
    • Census: 1855, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1860, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1865, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Notes:

    A William O. Gurley, age 20 is listed in Richard’s household in 1865. This may be his nephew, the son of William A. Gurley.

    Richard married Rachel Atherton on 11 Jun 1844 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Rachel (daughter of Otis Atherton and Mary Burroughs) was born on 9 Oct 1823 in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Feb 1901 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Rachel Atherton was born on 9 Oct 1823 in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Otis Atherton and Mary Burroughs); died on 11 Feb 1901 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: According to her death record, Rachael’s father was Otis Atherton and her mother was Mary Burroughs. It’s not clear whether this is the same Otis Atherton that was Hannah Atherton’s father.
    • Census: 1855, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1860, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1865, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1900, Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

    Notes:

    Rachel was widowed and living with her son Edward in 1900. One of her three children had died by that time.

    Children:
    1. 3. Rachel Helen Gurley was born on 28 Nov 1847 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died before Jan 1920.
    2. Edward Choate Gurley was born in Jul 1854 in Massachusetts, USA.
    3. Justin A. Gurley was born on 6 Sep 1861 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  William Gurley was born on 11 Aug 1796 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (son of William Gurley and Mary _____); died on 5 Sep 1873 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Sep 1873 in Village Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Occupation: Laborer
    • Occupation: Works in match factory
    • Research Notes: A Mary Gurley (age 58, born in New Hampshire) appears in the household of William Gurley in the 1860 and 1870 census. She is listed as 46 in 1860 and 58 in 1870. It is not clear whether this is his daughter, a wife of his sons William or Richard, or his own second wife.
    • Census: 1855, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1860, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1865, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1870, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    William married Betsey Cross on 19 Sep 1817 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Betsey (daughter of Aaron Cross and Betsey _____) was born on 11 Feb 1786 in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Apr 1855 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Apr 1855 in Village Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Betsey Cross was born on 11 Feb 1786 in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Aaron Cross and Betsey _____); died on 11 Apr 1855 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Apr 1855 in Village Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Lung fever
    • Research Notes: Death record for son Samuel Peabody lists Betsey’s birthplace as Danvers. 1910 census entry for her son Samuel lists her birthplace as New Hampshire as does the 1880 and 1900 census entries for her son Tobias.

    Children:
    1. William A. Gurley was born on 22 Dec 1817 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 May 1863 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    2. Tobias Franklin Gurley was born on 17 May 1820 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Jan 1902 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. 6. Richard Foster Gurley was born on 27 Feb 1823 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1890; was buried in 1890 in Village Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. Samuel Peabody Gurley was born on 17 May 1825 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Jan 1913 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 31 Jan 1913 in Village Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

  3. 14.  Otis Atherton was born in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Otis + Mary Burroughs. Mary was born in Foxborough, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Mary Burroughs was born in Foxborough, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
    Children:
    1. 7. Rachel Atherton was born on 9 Oct 1823 in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Feb 1901 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.



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