Rufus Harrington Eddy

Abt 1800 - 1865  (65 years)

• Name	Rufus Harrington Eddy
  Birth	Abt 1800	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Salem is from his death record. Probably it was New Salem.
  Christening	30 Aug 1807	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Agency: First Church
  He was then under the care of Daniel Gale.
  Census	1850 (50 years)	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Age: 51
  Census	1855 (55 years)	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Age: 56
  Census	1860 (60 years)	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Age: 61
  Death	15 Apr 1865	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 6]
  Cause: consumption
  	Death Record of Rufus Eddy
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Rev. William Eddy,   b. 1558 to 1564, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 23 Nov 1616, Cranbrook, Kent, England  (Age 58 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Harrington or Merriam  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1085	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Rufus Eddy,   b. 6 Apr 1772, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1844, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah Harrington or Merriam
  Family ID	F1006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Rebecca Johnson,   b. 6 Feb 1800, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jul 1876, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)
  Marriage Intent	12 Apr 1829	Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 8]
  Marriage	11 May 1829	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 9, 10, 11]
  She is listed as Rebecca Johnson in the marriage record. The published town records give the 12, but a review of the original state the marriage was on the 11th.
  	Marriage Record of Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Eddy
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 29 years and 5 months - She : 29 years and 3 months.
  Children	1 son and 3 daughters
  1. infant girl Eddy,   b. Est 1830, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. infant girl Eddy,   b. Est 1832, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Sarah Jane Eddy,   b. 29 Aug 1833, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Aug 1908, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. George Harrington Eddy,   b. 16 Aug 1843, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Dec 1927 (Age 84 years) ▻ Jane Fuller Sherwin  m. 15 May 1866
  Family ID	F1001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2016

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Rufus Harrington Eddy(Abt 1800 – 1865) 2Rufus Eddy(1772 – 1844) 4Capt. Samuel Eddy(1738 – 1798) 8Samuel Eddy(1701 – 1762) 16Samuel Eddy(1668 – 1746) 17Elizabeth Woodward(1664 – 1753) 9Elizabeth Bellows(12 Feb 1700/1 – ) 18John Bellows 19Hannah Newton 5Susannah Meriam(1736 – 1803) 10Lt. Joshua Meriam(21 Feb 1707/8 – 1784) 20Deacon John Meriam(1641 – 1724) 21Mary Cooper(1645 – 1730) 11Susannah Gleason(1719 – 1788) 22Lt. Thomas Gleason(1697 – 1756) 23Susanna Haven(1699 – 1763) 3Sarah Harrington or Merriam 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1800 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Christening - 30 Aug 1807 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage Intent - 12 Apr 1829 - Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 11 May 1829 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1855 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 15 Apr 1865 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Rufus H. Eddy

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S230] Records of the First Church Petersham, Massachusetts volume I. [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1850; Census Place: Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_316; Page: 96A; Image: 192 [S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1860; Census Place: Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_501; Page: 388; Image: 392; Family History Library Film: 803501 [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Death Record of Rufus Eddy [S218] Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America, (Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930). [S231] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Charlton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905). [S106] Eddy Family Association Eddy Genealogical CD ROM, (Santa Cruz, California: Eddy Family Association, Gedcom, December 2003). [S232] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Eddy