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Grace May Woodard

Grace May Woodard

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Grace May Woodard was born on 18 Oct 1876 in Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Herbert S. Woodard and Nancy Francis Gurley).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Grace Mary
    • Occupation: Shoe packer
    • Census: 1880, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1900, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Grace married Theodore O. Foisey on 28 Oct 1895 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Theodore (son of Edmund Foisey and Julia Beauvais) was born in Jul 1876 in Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Herbert S. Woodard was born about 1857 in Vermont, USA (son of Henry M. Woodard and Sarah A. _____); died before 1888.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Laster in shoe factory
    • Research Notes: Surname may be Woodward or Woodard. Marriage record lists name as “H.C.M. Woodard”.
    • Census: 1880, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Herbert married Nancy Francis Gurley on 7 Nov 1875 in Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Nancy (daughter of Tobias Franklin Gurley and Sarah H. Estes) was born on 23 Apr 1859 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Sep 1919 in Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; was buried on 18 Sep 1919 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nancy Francis Gurley was born on 23 Apr 1859 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Tobias Franklin Gurley and Sarah H. Estes); died on 16 Sep 1919 in Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; was buried on 18 Sep 1919 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Myra N. Gurley
    • Occupation: Cording ladies boots [in shoe factory]
    • Research Notes: Name is given as “Nancy M.” in 1870 census and “Nancy M.C.” in 1856 and 1880 censuses. Some sources give birth year as 1860.
    • Census: 1865, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1870, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1900, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1910, Pelham, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, USA

    Notes:

    Also known as Myra Gurley. I originally believed Nancy and Myra were separate siblings, but Nancy’s child by Herbert Woodard appears as Porter Hoyt’s step daughter in the 1900 census. Myra is shown as having one child, but there’s no record of a child with Porter. Also, Myra does not show up in the 1865 or 1870 censuses (nor does Nancy appear after 1870). Finally, the marriage record of Herbert and Nancy’s daughter Grace Woodward gives her mother’s name as Myra Gurley, which would seem to indicate once and for all that Nancy and Myra were the same person. On the other hand, Nancy is consistently shown with a 1859 birth year and Myra is consistently shown with a 1860 birth year, so perhaps they’re separate people after all.

    Children:
    1. 1. Grace May Woodard was born on 18 Oct 1876 in Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry M. Woodard

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: Surname may be Woodward or Woodard.

    Henry + Sarah A. _____. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah A. _____
    Children:
    1. 2. Herbert S. Woodard was born about 1857 in Vermont, USA; died before 1888.

  3. 6.  Tobias Franklin Gurley was born on 17 May 1820 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (son of William Gurley and Betsey Cross); died on 25 Jan 1902 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Shoemaker
    • Occupation: Trimmer in shoe factory
    • Census: 1855, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1865, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1870, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1900, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Tobias married Sarah H. Estes about 1843 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was born in Jul 1818 in Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah H. Estes was born in Jul 1818 in Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: Both parents born in Maine. Find-A-Grave entry for daughter Sarah lists birthplace as Corrina, Maine.
    • Census: 1855, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1865, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1870, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1880, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    • Census: 1900, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Children:
    1. Zelotes Franklin Gurley was born on 22 Sep 1846 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Feb 1854 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Feb 1854 in Village Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. Sarah Ada Gurley was born on 30 Aug 1850 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Aug 1864 in Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Aug 1864 in Village Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. William Wallace Gurley was born about 1852 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Jan 1899 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. 3. Nancy Francis Gurley was born on 23 Apr 1859 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Sep 1919 in Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; was buried on 18 Sep 1919 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. Frank W. Gurley was born about 1868 in Nova Scotia, Canada.


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. 6. 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. 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.



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