Rufus Harrington Eddy

M, (September 1799 - 15 April 1865)
Father-Biological*Rufus Eddy1 b. 6 Apr 1772, d. bt 8 Mar 1844 - 28 Mar 1844
Mother-Biological*Sarah Harrington1
Family Lines
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Last Edited=29 Jun 2022
Rufus H. Eddy
     Rufus Harrington Eddy was born in September 1799 at New Salem, Massachusetts.2,3 He was the son of Rufus Eddy and Sarah Harrington.1 Rufus Harrington Eddy was christened on 30 August 1807 in the First Church, Petersham, Massachusetts, He was then under the care of Daniel Gale.4 In 1829 Rufus lived at Charlton, Massachusetts. He and Levina Rebecca Johnson filed marriage intentions on 12 April 1829 at Charlton, Massachusetts.1

Rufus Harrington Eddy, age 29, married Levina Rebecca Johnson, age 29 , daughter of Hugh Moore Johnson and Levina Powers, on 11 May 1829 at the Petersham, Massachusetts.5,1,6 Rufus Eddy appeared as Head of Household with Levina, his wife, on the United States Census of 1850 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts.2 According to the Federal Census in 1850, Rufus was a farmer.2 He, 55 years, appeared as Head of Household on the Massachusetts State Census of 1855 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts.7 Rufus Eddy appeared as Head of Household with Levina, his wife, on the United States Census of 1860 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts.8 Rufus was a farmer in 1860.8 He died on 15 April 1865 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts, at age 65 from consumption.3,6

Compeller's Notes:
Birth: His death record states he was born in Salem, Massachusetts. This is very doubtful, but New Salem, Massachusetts is probably correct.

Marriage Date: Eddy (1930) gives their marriage date as 12 April, but the actual record clearly shows 11 April.3,6,1


Full review completed: 23 June 2022.

Children of Rufus Harrington Eddy and Levina Rebecca Johnson

Citations

  1. Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America. Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930.
  2. Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  3. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  4. Records of the First Church Petersham, Massachusetts, volume 1, Church Records, Petersham Memorial Library.
  5. Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904.
  6. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  7. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  8. Census Bureau. 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.