Alvin W. Woodman

1840 - 1917  (77 years)

• Name	Alvin W. Woodman
  	— Chief Mechanic of Cotton Mill
  Birth	18 Feb 1840	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [5, 8, 10, 17, 18, 19]
  	Birth Record of Alvin Woodman
  Census	1850 (9 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 10, living in Auburn, Maine with his parents.
  Census	1860 (19 years)	Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 20, living in Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts as a lodger with the Rowe Family. He was a cordwainer (shoe maker).
  Age: 20
  History	12 Apr 1861 (21 years)	Civil War Begins
  Military	17 Jul 1862 (22 years)  [4, 15, 16, 19]
  He enlisted 17 Jul 1862 in Company D of the 33rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. On 1 May 1863, he was promoted to sergeant. Alvin was wounded 29 October 1863 at the battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee, He was discharged 21 May 1864.
  Census	1880 (39 years)	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1880 US Census, he was recorded as age 40, living at 91 Bates Street, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. He was the Chief Mechanic in a Cotton Mill.
  Moved To	1889 (48 years)	Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [19]
  Occupation	Abt 1890 (49 years)	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [14]
  Alvin W. Woodman was employed by the Bates Manufacturing Co. as a master mechanic.
  Census	Jun 1890 (50 years)	Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He appears in the 1890 Veterans Schedule living in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  Moved To	1893 (52 years)	Connecticut, U.S.A.   [19]
  Moved To	1896 (55 years)	Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [19]
  Census	1900 (59 years)	Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1900 US Census, he was recorded as age 60, living at 52 Wilder Street, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. His mother was living with him and his family.
  Age: 60
  Census	1910 (69 years)	Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1910 US Census, he was recorded as age 70, living at 28 Prospect Street, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts . He was listed as a widower.
  Death	9 Sep 1917	Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8, 11, 19]
  Burial	Aft 9 Sep 1917	Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Massachusetts   [8, 19]
  Obituary	17 Sep 1917 (77 years)  [13]
  Death at Brockton of Alvin Woodman, Formerly Superintendent of Slater Mills-Dwyer News has been received in the borough of the death of Alvin Woodman of Brockton. Twenty-five years, ago Mr. Woodman and his family lived in Jewett City and for a number of years he was superintendent of the W. A. Slater mills. He was in his 78th year and had been in failing health for some time. He was a native of Maine, and is survived by his two daughters, Mrs. William G. Allen and Miss Lora Copeland, and one brother, Milton C. Woodman of Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Allen will be remembered by Jewett City people as Miss Lizzie Woodman. The deceased has lived in Brockton since 1889. He was a machinist by trade, and a veteran of the Civil war with a record in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, which will always stand to his credit. For seventeen years after the war he was the superintendent of the Bates Manufacturing Co., of Lewiston, He and his family have many warm friends here who will learn of his death with, sorrow. Published by The Bulletin, 17 September 1917
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Osborn G. Woodman,   b. 30 Mar 1832, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 7 Dec 1854, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 22 years) > 2. Jacob Lincoln Woodman,   b. 16 Aug 1835, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 21 Sep 1876, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 41 years) ▻ Julia Franklin Stevens,  m. 24 Jul 1860 > 3. Alvin W. Woodman,   b. 18 Feb 1840, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1917, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years) ▻ Elizabeth Mary Lowell,  m. 5 Dec 1867 ;   Phebe Adelaide Briggs,  m. 15 Nov 1870 > 4. Milton Clark Woodman,   b. 8 Oct 1844, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 4 Sep 1919, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years) ▻ Sarah F. Osgood,  m. 2 Jul 1866 + 5. Herbert J. Woodman,   b. 19 Apr 1848, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 2 Jun 1892, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years) ▻ Mary E. Flanders,  m. 18 Sep 1875   6. Mary B. Woodman,   b. About 1853, Maine, U.S.A. d. Before 1870  (Age 16 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Woodman,   b. Abt 1545, Corsham, Wiltshire, England   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret Gepson  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11883
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman,   b. 25 Aug 1808, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 14 Mar 1880, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Dorothy E. Dunham,   b. 27 Mar 1810, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 27 Aug 1902, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Elizabeth Mary Lowell,   b. 8 Jul 1840, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 23 Aug 1868 (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1867	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [7, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 10 months - She : 27 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F9715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Phebe Adelaide Briggs,   b. 14 Jan 1842, Turner, Androscoggin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Jan 1904, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1870	Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [12, 19]
  	Marriage Record of Alvin Woodman and Phebe A. Copeland
  Age at Marriage	He : 30 years and 9 months - She : 28 years and 10 months.
  Children	1874  [3]
  1. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Agnes Woodman (1874-1949)
  Family ID	F9716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Alvin W. Woodman(1840 – 1917) 2Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman(1808 – 1880) 4Jacob Woodman(1785 – 1861) 8David Woodman(1747 – 1840) 16Joshua Woodman(1708 – 1791) 17Eunice Sawyer(21 Jan 1714/15 – 1803) 9Mary Hackett(1751 – 1789) 18Henry Hackett(1718 – 1775) 19Mary Clough( – 1799) 5Hannah Hatch(1782 – 1859) 10Abijah Hatch(1744 – ) 20Phillip Hatch(1703 – ) 21Elizabeth Low(1707 – ) 11Hannah Sawyer(1744 – 1789) 22William Sawyer(6 Feb 1705/06 – 1768) 23Love Bragdon(1709 – ) 3Dorothy E. Dunham(1810 – 1902) 6Johnson Dunham(1776 – 1860) 12John Dunham(Abt 1755 – 1827) 24Jeremiah Dunham(21 Jan 1727/28 – ) 25 13Lois Woodbury(1754 – 1833) 26 27 7Hannah Moss(1780 – 1854) 14Anthony Moss(1748 – 1816) 28Deacon Anthony Morse(1722 – 1806) 29Hannah Merrill(1726 – ) 15Susanna Elliot(1755 – 1837) 30James Elliot(1716 – 1783) 31Margaret Gepson

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Feb 1840 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 5 Dec 1867 - Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Marriage - 15 Nov 1870 - Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Moved To - 1889 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation - Abt 1890 - Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - Jun 1890 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1893 - Connecticut, U.S.A. Moved To - 1896 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 9 Sep 1917 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 9 Sep 1917 - Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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