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William ELMS was christened/baptized on 20 DEC 1772 in Southill, Bedfordshire, England. He died. Parents: Edward ELMS and Ann COLLIP.

Spouse: Mary LANE. William ELMS and Mary LANE were married on 9 JUL 1795 in Southill, Bedfordshire, England.


William ELMS was christened/baptized on 24 OCT 1742 in Southill, Bedfordshire, England. He died. Parents: Edward ELMS and Ellen (Eleanor) SHARP.


Issac ELWELL was born date unknown. He has Ancestral File Number 9CZW-85.

Spouse: Mary PRINCE. Issac ELWELL and Mary PRINCE were married on 16 DEC 1702 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.


R. ELWOOD was born in 1830 in New York. In 1880 he was a Jewler in Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan.

Spouse: Martha WADE. R. ELWOOD and Martha WADE were married about 1875 in Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan.


Abigail EMERSON was born on 24 MAR 1744/45 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died in 1834 at Corinth, Orange County, Vermont. She has Ancestral File Number 1PB4-78. Abigail is the great granddaughter of Hannah Dustin.
Parents: Jonathan EMERSON and Sarah WRIGHT.

Spouse: Benaiah COLBY. Benaiah COLBY and Abigail EMERSON were married on 5 SEP 1764 in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; Marriage Date: 05 Sept 1764, Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Moses COLBY, Sarah COLBY, Elizabeth COLBY, Abigail COLBY, Jonathan COLBY, Joseph COLBY, Benaiah COLBY, Mary COLBY, Anne COLBY, Benaiah COLBY.


Alfred Chase EMERSON was born on 11 MAR 1895 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on 15 JAN 1962 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Death Certificate. "Cause of death: Diabetic atherosclerotic heart; Residence at time of death: 15 Franklin St., Lynn, MA; Place of death: 15 Franklin St., Lynn, MA; Occupation: New England Telephone & Telegraph." Death Certificate for Alfred Emerson issued by City of Lynn, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Jan. 16, 1962; in possession of David Emerson.
He served in the military in World War I. Alfred was in the Navy during World War I. He played in a Navy Band. Parents: Calvin Amburg EMERSON and Emma Pratt CHASE (twin).

Spouse: Mary Lillian LEE. Alfred Chase EMERSON and Mary Lillian LEE were married on 19 JUN 1921 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Alfred Chase EMERSON Jr..


Alfred Chase EMERSON Jr. was born on 21 NOV 1925 in Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on 19 MAR 2001 at Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Obituaries:
The Evening News, Salem, Mass., Tuesday, March 20, 2001
The Daily Item, Lynn, Mass., Tuesday, March 20, 2001
The Boston Globe, Boston, Mass., Tuesday, March 20, 2001
The Lynnfield Villager, March 22, 2001 (Weekly paper)

Alfred died at the Hunt Nursing and Retirement Home in Danvers. He lived at 612 Ferncroft Tower, Ferncroft Drive, Danvers (while it is a Danvers address the residence was actually in Middleton). He suffered from prostate cancer and related illnesses for about 10 years prior to his death.
He was buried on 23 MAR 2001 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Buried: Foresst Hill Cemetery. He served in the military in World War II.
Alfred's U.S. Army Honorable Discharge Papers:
Serial Number: 11 132 865, Private First Class
Separation Date: 9 May 1946, at Fort Devens, Mass.
Date of Enlistment: 21 July 1943
Date of Entry into Active Service: 10 Dec 1943, at Boston, Mass.
Military Occupational Specialty and No.: Clerk Typist, 405
Military Qualification and Date: BAR MKS MAN, Sharpshooter Rifle, Combat Inf. Badge

Decorations and Citations: European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon, Victory Medal, American
Theater Campaign Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal W/Clasp
Date of Departure to Service outside the U.S.: 6 Oct 1944
Date of Arrival at Destination: 20 Oct 1944, Destination: ETO
Date of Departure to U.S.: 7 Sept. 1945, Date of Arrival: 8 Sept. 1945
Reason for Discharge: Demobilization
Longevity for Pay Purposes: 2 years, 9 months, 19 days
Parents: Alfred Chase EMERSON and Mary Lillian LEE.

Spouse: Martha Clara LOVETT. Alfred Chase EMERSON Jr. and Martha Clara LOVETT were married on 23 JUL 1949 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.


Calvin Amburg EMERSON was born on 24 JUN 1860 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Birth Record, Mass. Archives microfilm, 1860 births, page 231, line 147, Aug 2001. Birthdate: June 24, 1860; Name: Calvin A. Emerson; Sex and Condition: Male; Place of Birth: Haverhill; Name of Parents: Calvin K. Emerson & Sarah J. Emerson; Residence of parents: Haverhill; Occupation of father: Grocer; Place of birth of father: Salem, NH; Place of birth of mother: Bradford." He died on 18 NOV 1899 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.
BIRTH-PARENTS: Copy of Birth record from "Births Registered in the Town of Haverhill for the year 1860; page 231; copied from microfilm at Haverhill Library; copy in possession of David Emerson. Calvin went by his middle name of Amburg throughout his life. His death certificate uses the name Amburg.

BIRTH-PARENTS-DEATH: Copy of Death Certificate for Amburg Emerson; issued by City of Lynn, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Nov. 4, 1969; in possession of David Emerson.
Cause of death: Pulmonary tuberculosis
Residence at time of death: 53 Timson St., Lynn, MA
Place of death: 53 Timson St., Lynn, MA
Occupation: Shoe cutter

BIR-MAR-DEATH: The Haverhill Emersons; by Jane Emerson James, updated work of C.H. Pope;p. 425; in Haverhill Library, David Emerson has copy of page 425. This book has an error in the birth year, it gives 1862 instead of 1860.

Calvin Amburg seems to have gone by the name of Amburg throughout his adult life. His grandson, Alfred C. Emerson Jr., has no memory of Calvin being his first name, he remembers him as Amburg. His tombstone (Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA) gives his name as Amburg.

Haverhill Vital records gives Calvin Amburg's mother as Sarah J. Emerson. Sarah's maiden name was Sarah Jane Kimball.

Amburg's death certificate gives his mother as Jeanette Kimball while his tombstone gives his mother as Ellen Kelly. Ellen Kelly was Calvin K.'s second wife, Amburg was 2-3 years old when Sarah, his mother, died.

PARENTS-BIRTH-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE: Lynn Vital Records; Microfilm from Haverhill Library, vol. 442, page 384; copy of film of original records in possesion of David Emerson.

Spouse: Emma Pratt CHASE (twin). Calvin Amburg EMERSON and Emma Pratt CHASE (twin) were married on 18 FEB 1894 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Marriage Record, Lynn Vital Records; Microfilm from Haverhill Library, vol. 442, page 384. Copy of film of original records in possesion of David Emerson. Emma's parents were born in West Amesbury and lived there many years. Dispite her death certificate giving her birht location as Amesbury it appears that she was probably born in Salisbury. Alfred and Melissa lived there for a while in the late 1860's until after 1870. There are birth records of two children born to them in Salisbury on 20 Dec 1867. According to Ella P. and Emma Pratt's death certificates they were both born that day. So it appears that Ella P. and Emma P. are the two children born to Alfred and Melissa in Salisbury.
Children were: Alfred Chase EMERSON, Lester Lincoln EMERSON.


Charles EMERSON was born on 10 MAY 1718 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Spouse: Susanna SILVER. Charles EMERSON and Susanna SILVER were married on 1 FEB 1736/37 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Mary EMERSON, Daniel EMERSON, Susanna EMERSON, Sarah EMERSON.


Charlotte M. EMERSON was born in FEB 1832. Daughter of John Emerson. She appeared in the census on 23 JUN 1900 in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (children: 2, living: 0.) She died on 13 MAY 1907 at Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Spouse: Albert Philbrick COLBY. Albert Philbrick COLBY and Charlotte M. EMERSON were married on 2 NOV 1847 in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976, COLBY, Albert P., Marriage: Charlotte M. EMERSON, Date: 02 Nov 1847, Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.)


Daniel EMERSON was born on 27 SEP 1739 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Haverhill.) Parents: Charles EMERSON and Susanna SILVER.


Elizabeth EMERSON was born about 1720. She has Ancestral File Number 18GR-F83.

Spouse: Benaiah COLBY. Benaiah COLBY and Elizabeth EMERSON were married on 12 NOV 1745 in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Film Number 1000976; Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1745, Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. Children were: John COLBY.


Elizabeth EMERSON was born on 29 AUG 1800 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. She died on 4 OCT 1870 at Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Spouse: William Sanders BRADBURY. William Sanders BRADBURY and Elizabeth EMERSON were married on 18 OCT 1824 in New Hampshire. Children were: Elizabeth Emerson BRADBURY, William Frothingham BRADBURY, Edward Emerson BRADBURY, Charles Fletcher BRADBURY, Esther Caroline BRADBURY, Charlotte Ann BRADBURY.


Evelyn Ruth EMERSON was born on 30 OCT 1913 in Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living with Joseph Greeley Colby family) Parents: John L. EMERSON and Annie Morse COLBY.


Francis P. "Frank" EMERSON was born on 10 JUN 1862 in Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 2 JUN 1900 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. In 1900 he was a Physician in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 7 MAY 1910 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. In 1910 he was a Physician in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 7 JAN 1920 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. In 1920 he was a Physician in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Spouse: Rena P. COLBY. Francis P. "Frank" EMERSON and Rena P. COLBY were married on 16 NOV 1886 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.) Children were: Guy Colby EMERSON, Margaret EMERSON.


Guy Colby EMERSON was born on 22 AUG 1887 in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 2 JUN 1900 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 7 MAY 1910 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Francis P. "Frank" EMERSON and Rena P. COLBY.


Hannah EMERSON was born on 23 DEC 1657 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died in 1729.
Hannah (Emerson) Duston attained a certain notoriety when she was captured by Indians, but scalped them and escaped, returned to Boston to collect the scalp bounty, and told her story to Cotton Mather.

THE STORY OF HANNAH DUSTIN

From "Historical Collections, Being a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Massachusetts, with Geographical Descriptions" by John Warner Barber, published 1839 by Dorr, Howland & Co.

On the 15th of March, 1697, a body of Indians made a descent on the westerly part of the town, and approached the house of Mr. Thomas Dustin. They came, as they were wont, arrayed with all the terrors of a savage war dress, with their muskets charged for the contest, their tomahawks drawn for the slaughter, and their scalping knives unsheathed and glittering in the sunbeams. Mr. Dustin at this time was engaged abroad in his daily labor. When the terrific shouts of the blood-hounds first fell on his ear, he seized his gun, mounted his horse, and hastened to his house, with the hope of escorting to a place of safety his family, which consisted of his wife, whom he tenderly and passionately loved, and who had been confined only seven days in childbed, her nurse, Mrs. Mary Neff, and eight young children. Immediately upon his arrival, he rushed into his house, and found it a scene of confusion - the women trembling for their safety, and the children weeping and calling on their mother for protection. He instantly ordered seven of his children to fly in an opposite direction from that in which the danger was approaching, and went himself to assist his wife. But he was too late - before she could arise from her bed, the enemy were upon them.

Mr. Dustin, seeing there was no hope of saving his wife from the clutches of the foe, flew from the house, mounted his horse, and rode full speed after his flying children. The agonized father supposed it impossible to save them all, and he determined to snatch from death the child which shared the most of his affections. He soon came up with the infant brood; he heard their glad voices and saw the cheerful looks that overspread their countenances, for they felt themselves safe while under his protection. He looked for the child of his love - where was it? He scanned the little group from the oldest to the youngest, but he could not find it. They all fondly loved him - they called him by the endearing title of father, were flesh of his flesh, and stretched out their little arms toward him for protection. He gazed upon them, and faltered in his resolution, for there was none whom he could leave behind; and, indeed, what parent could, in such a situation, select the child which shared the most of his affections? He could not do it, and therefore resolved to defend them from the murderers, or die at their side.

A small party of the Indians pursued Mr. Dustin as he fled from the house, and soon overtook him and his flying children. They did not, however, approach very near, for they saw his determination, and feared the vengeance of a father, but skulked behind the trees and fences, and fired upon him and his little company. Mr. Dustin dismounted from his horse, placed himself in the rear of his children, and returned the fire of the enemy often and with good success. In this manner he retreated for more than a mile, alternately encouraging his terrified charge, and loading and fireing his gun, until he lodged them safely in a forsaken house. The Indians, finding that they could not conquer him, returned to their companions, expecting, no doubt, that they should there find victims, on which they might exercise their savage cruelty.

The party which entered the house when Mr. Dustin left it, found Mrs. Dustin in bed, and the nurse attempting to fly with the infant in her arms. They ordered Mrs. Dustin to rise instantly, while one of them took the infant from the arms of the nurse, carried it out, and dashed out its brains against an apple-tree. After plundering the house they set it on fire, and commenced their retreat, though Mrs. Dustin had but partly dressed herself, and was without a shoe on one of her feet. Mercy was a stranger to the breasts of the conquerors, and the unhappy women expected to receive no kindnesses from their hands. The weather at the time was exceedingly cold, the the March-wind blew keen and piercing, and the earth was alternately covered with snow and deep mud.

They travelled twelve miles the first day, and continued their retreat, day by day, following a circuitous route, until they reached the home of the Indian who claimed them as his property, which was on a small island, now called Dustin's Island, at the mouth of the Contoocook river, about six miles above the state-house in Concord, New Hampshire. Notwithstanding their intense suffering for the death of the child - their anxiety for those whom they had left behind, and who they expected had been cruelly butchered - their sufferings from cold and hunger, and from sleeping on the damp earth, with nothing but an inclement sky for a covering - and their terror for themselves, lest the arm that, as they supposed, had slaughtered those whom they dearly loved, would soon be made red with their blood, - notwithstanding all this, they performed the journey without yielding, and arrived at their destination in comparative health.

The family of their Indian master consisted of two men, three women, and seven children; besides an English boy, named Samuel Lennardson, who was taken prisoner about a year previous, at Worcester. Their master, some years before, had lived in the family of Rev. Mr. Rowlandson, of Lancaster, and he told Mrs. Dustin that "when he prayed the English way he thought it was good, but now he found the French way better."

These unfortunate women had been but a few days with the Indians, when they were informed that they must soon start for a distant Indian settlement, and that, upon their arrival, they would be obliged to conform to the regulations always required of prisoners, whenever they entered the village, which was to be stripped, scourged, and run the gauntlet in a state of nudity. The gauntlet consisted of two files of Indians, of both sexes and of all ages, containing all that could be mustered in the village; and the unhappy prisoners were obliged to run between them, when they were scoffed at and beaten by each one as they passed, and were sometimes marks at which the younger Indians threw their hatchets. This cruel custom was often practised by many of the tribes, and not unfrequently the poor prisoner sunk beneath it. Soon as the two women were informed of this, they determined to escape as speedily as possible. They could not bear to be exposed to the scoffs and unrestrained gaze of their savage conquerors - death would be preferable. Mrs. Dustin soon planned a mode of escape, appointed the 31st inst. for its accomplishment, and prevailed upon her nurse and the boy to join her. The Indians kept no watch, for the boy had lived with them so long they considered him as one of their children, and they did not expect that the women, unadvised and unaided, would attempt to escape, when success, at the best, appeared so desperate.

On the day previous to the 31st, Mrs. Dustin wished to learn on what part of the body the Indians struck their victims when they would despatch them suddenly, and how they took off a scalp. With this view she instructed the boy to make inquiries of one of the men. Accordingly, at a convenient opportunity, he asked one of them where he would strike a man if he would kill him instantly, and how to take off a scalp. The man laid his finger on his temple - "Strike 'em there," said he; and then instructed him how to scalp. The boy then communicated his information to Mrs. Dustin.

The night at length arrived, and the whole family retired to rest, little suspecting that the most of them would never behold another sun. Long before the break of day, Mrs. Dustin arose, and, having ascertained that they were all in a deep sleep, awoke her nurse and the boy, when they armed themselves with tomahawks, and despatched ten of the twelve. A favorite boy they designedly left; and one of the squaws, whom they left for dead, jumped up, and ran with him into the woods. Mrs. Dustin killed her master, and Samuel Lennardson despatched the very Indian who told him where to strike, and how to take off a scalp. The deed was accomplished before the day began to break, and, after securing what little provision the wigwam of their dead master afforded, they scuttled all the boats but one, to prevent pursuit, and with that started for their homes. Mrs. Dustin took with her a gun that belonged to her master, and the tomahawk with which she committed the tragical deed. They had not proceeded far, however, when Mrs. Dustin perceived that they had neglected to take their scalps, and feared that her neighbors, if they ever arrived at their homes, would not credit their story, and would ask them for some token or proof. She told her fears to her companions, and they immediately returned to the silent wigwam, took off the scalps of the fallen, and put them into a bag. They then started on their journey anew, with the gun, tomahawk, and the bleeding trophies, - palpable witnesses of their heroic and unparalleled deed.

A long and weary journey was before them, but they commenced it with cheerful hearts, each alternately rowing and steering their little bark. Though they had escaped from the clutches of their unfeeling master, still they were surrounded with dangers. They were thinly clad, the sky was still inclement, and they were liable to be re-captured by strolling bands of Indians, or by those who would undoubtedly pursue them so soon as the squaw and the boy had reported their departure, and the terrible vengeance they had taken; and were they again made prisoners, they well knew that a speedy death would follow. This array of danger, however, did not appall them for home was their beacon-light, and the thoughts of their firesides nerved their hearts. They continued to drop silently down the river, keeping a good lookout for strolling Indians; and in the night two of them only slept, while the third managed the boat. In this manner they pursued their journey, until they arrived safely, with their trophies, at their homes, totally unexpected by their mourning friends, who supposed that they had been butchered by their ruthless conquerors. It must truly have been an affecting meeting for Mrs. Dustin, who likewise supposed that all she loved, - all she held dear on earth - was laid in the silent tomb.

After recovering from the fatigue of the journey, they started for Boston, where they arrived on the 21st of April. They carried with them the gun and tomahawk, and their ten scalps - those witnesses that would not lie; and while there, the general court gave them fifty pounds, as a reward for their heroism. The report of their daring deed soon spread into every part of the country, and when Colonel Nicholson, governor of Maryland, heard of it, he sent them a very valuable present, and many presents were also made to them by their neighbors.

Spouse: Thomas DUSTIN. Thomas DUSTIN and Hannah EMERSON were married about 1677. Children were: Hannah DUSTIN, Elizabeth DUSTIN.


Hannah EMERSON was born on 28 JAN 1743 in Nottingham West, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Film: 1000499; Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.)

Spouse: Nehemiah HADLEY. Nehemiah HADLEY and Hannah EMERSON were married on 17 AUG 1762. Children were: Parrot HADLEY, Hannah HADLEY, Nehemiah HADLEY, Samuel HADLEY, Elizabeth HADLEY, Moses HADLEY, Josiah HADLEY, Stephen HADLEY, Mary HADLEY.


Hannah B. EMERSON was born on 7 FEB 1807 in Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Film: 1000499; Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) She appeared in the census in 1850 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She died on 6 MAR 1889 at Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She was buried in the Contoocook Village Cemetery at Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Spouse: James B. COLBY. James B. COLBY and Hannah B. EMERSON were married on 24 FEB 1828 in New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, James , Marriage: Hannah B. EMERSON; Date: 24 Feb 1828; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Susan O. COLBY, Charlotte M. COLBY, James B. COLBY, John G. COLBY.


Hazel H. EMERSON was born in 1901. She appeared in the census on 28 APR 1930 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. She died on 22 DEC 1964 at Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. She was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine

Spouse: Clifford L. COLBY. Clifford L. COLBY and Hazel H. EMERSON were married on 24 NOV 1917 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. Children were: Phyllis L COLBY, Llewellyn Eugene COLBY, Russell L. COLBY.


John EMERSON was born date unknonw.

Spouse: Abigail BOND. John EMERSON and Abigail BOND were married on 24 MAR 1715 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.


John L. EMERSON was born about 1885 in New Hampshire.

Spouse: Annie Morse COLBY. John L. EMERSON and Annie Morse COLBY were married on 18 SEP 1911 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Children were: Evelyn Ruth EMERSON.


Jonathan EMERSON was born on 13 AUG 1713 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died before 4 JAN 1746 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Parents: Stephen EMERSON and Elizabeth DUSTIN.

Spouse: Sarah WRIGHT. Jonathan EMERSON and Sarah WRIGHT were married on 18 APR 1741 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Abigail EMERSON.


Lester Lincoln EMERSON was born on 12 FEB 1897 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on 27 JUL 1973 at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery. Parents: Calvin Amburg EMERSON and Emma Pratt CHASE (twin).

Spouse: Ruth Alice BATCHELDER. Lester Lincoln EMERSON and Ruth Alice BATCHELDER were married in 1923. Children were: Stanley Phillip EMERSON.


Margaret EMERSON was born on 29 MAY 1894 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.) She appeared in the census on 2 JUN 1900 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) She appeared in the census on 7 MAY 1910 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) She died on 3 JUL 1959 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Parents: Francis P. "Frank" EMERSON and Rena P. COLBY.


Mary EMERSON was born on 4 MAR 1737/38 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Haverhill.) Parents: Charles EMERSON and Susanna SILVER.


Mary EMERSON was born about 1760. She died on 20 JAN 1847 at Epsom, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She was buried in the Brown-Wallace Cemetery at Epsom, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Spouse: John STRAW. John STRAW and Mary EMERSON were married on 17 AUG 1780 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Children were: Sarah STRAW, Sargent STRAW, Polly STRAW, Hannah STRAW, Samuel STRAW, Eliza STRAW, Lucy STRAW, Daniel J. STRAW, Moses STRAW.


Mary EMERSON was born on 30 MAR 1770. She died on 5 DEC 1833 at Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She was buried in the Stumpfield Cemetery at Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Spouse: Nathan H. MORGAN. Nathan H. MORGAN and Mary EMERSON were married about 1789. Children were: Timothy MORGAN, Nathaniel MORGAN, Nathaniel MORGAN, Abigail MORGAN, Nathan MORGAN, Smith MORGAN, Betsey MORGAN, Mary MORGAN, Rachel MORGAN, Jeremiah MORGAN, Mahala MORGAN, James MORGAN.


Mary EMERSON was born on 20 DEC 1810 in Massachusetts. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. She appeared in the census on 6 JUL 1860 in Sandown, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 8 JUN 1870 in Sandown, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Spouse: Lewis COLBY. Lewis COLBY and Mary EMERSON were married on 16 MAY 1833 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Francis E. COLBY, Infant Daughter COLBY, Harriet E. COLBY, William Lewis COLBY.


Moses EMERSON was born on 19 AUG 1768 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (BOOK SOURCE: The Haverhill Emersons. by Charles Henry Pope,. Boston, Mass. Cambridge, Mass.: Murray and Emery, 1913-1916.)

Spouse: Dorothy COLBY. Moses EMERSON and Dorothy COLBY were married on 25 FEB 1794 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Children were: Polly EMERSON, Moses Colby EMERSON, Nathaniel Heaton EMERSON.


Moses Colby EMERSON was born on 17 FEB 1815 in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire. He died on 24 JUN 1897 at Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (BOOK SOURCE: The Haverhill Emersons. by Charles Henry Pope,. Boston, Mass. Cambridge, Mass.: Murray and Emery, 1913-1916.) Parents: Moses EMERSON and Dorothy COLBY.


Mr. EMERSON was born about 1738.

Spouse: Mary COLBY. Mr. EMERSON and Mary COLBY were married about 1760.


Nathaniel Heaton EMERSON was born on 27 MAR 1819 in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (BOOK SOURCE: The Haverhill Emersons. by Charles Henry Pope,. Boston, Mass. Cambridge, Mass.: Murray and Emery, 1913-1916.) Parents: Moses EMERSON and Dorothy COLBY.


Olivia D. EMERSON was born in 1842 in New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 19 JUL 1860 in Salisbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

Spouse: Caleb S. COLBY. Caleb S. COLBY and Olivia D. EMERSON were married on 24 FEB 1858 in New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Caleb S. Age: 18 years, Marriage: Oliva D. EMERSON Age: 16 years, Date: 24 Feb 1858; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. Children were: Charles COLBY, Lillian COLBY.


Photo Pauline Renza EMERSON was born on 5 SEP 1900 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. She died on 19 APR 1993. She was buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery at Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire She had Social Security Number 001-36-3346.

Spouse: Alan Bartlett SHEPARD. Alan Bartlett SHEPARD and Pauline Renza EMERSON were married on 30 JUN 1921 in Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Children were: Alan Bartlett SHEPARD Jr..


Polly EMERSON was born on 7 MAR 1796 in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (BOOK SOURCE: The Haverhill Emersons. by Charles Henry Pope,. Boston, Mass. Cambridge, Mass.: Murray and Emery, 1913-1916.) Parents: Moses EMERSON and Dorothy COLBY.


Robert EMERSON was born date unknown.

Spouse: Ann GRANT. Robert EMERSON and Ann GRANT were married date unknown. Children were: Stephen EMERSON.


Sarah EMERSON was born on 15 FEB 1742 in Derryfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She was christened/baptized on 20 FEB 1742/43 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Haverhill.) Parents: Charles EMERSON and Susanna SILVER.


Sarah Jane EMERSON was born in 1844 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 25 JUL 1870 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. She appeared in the census on 13 JUN 1900 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Spouse: Caleb S. COLBY. Caleb S. COLBY and Sarah Jane EMERSON were married on 6 AUG 1865 in New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Caleb S. Age: 26 years, Marriage: Sarah J. EMERSON Age: 21 years, Date: 06 Aug 1865; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Arthur Willard COLBY, Grace COLBY, Belle COLBY.


Stanley Phillip EMERSON was born on 24 APR 1924 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Parents: Lester Lincoln EMERSON and Ruth Alice BATCHELDER.

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth GOVE. Stanley Phillip EMERSON and Mary Elizabeth GOVE were married on 9 JUN 1946 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.


Stephen EMERSON was born on 17 DEC 1674 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on 20 APR 1758 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Parents: Robert EMERSON and Ann GRANT.

Spouse: Elizabeth DUSTIN. Stephen EMERSON and Elizabeth DUSTIN were married on 27 DEC 1698 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Jonathan EMERSON.


Susanna EMERSON was born on 1 JUN 1741 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Haverhill.) Parents: Charles EMERSON and Susanna SILVER.


Martha A. EMERTON was born in 1843 in Maine. She appeared in the census on 7 JUN 1880 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine.

Spouse: Elbridge Gerry COLBY. Elbridge Gerry COLBY and Martha A. EMERTON were married on 12 OCT 1863 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. (SOURCE: FHL Film: 9767; Index to vital records prior to 1892 for Maine.)


Abigail EMERY was born in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Spouse: Gideon BARTLETT. Gideon BARTLETT and Abigail EMERY were married on 16 DEC 1725 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Newbury.) Children were: Mary BARTLETT, Gideon BARTLETT, Eliphalet BARTLETT, Stephen BARTLETT, Michael BARTLETT.


Abigail EMERY was born on 16 JAN 1668/69 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Newbury.) Parents: John EMERY and Mary WEBSTER.


Berthia EMERY was born on 15 OCT 1658 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Newbury.) Parents: John EMERY and Mary WEBSTER.


David EMERY was born date unknown.

Spouse: Sarah SMITH. David EMERY and Sarah SMITH were married on 22 APR 1811 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.


Elizabeth EMERY was born on 3 FEB 1679/80 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Newbury.) She died on 3 NOV 1735 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. She has Ancestral File Number 9CQN-64. Parents: John EMERY and Mary WEBSTER.

Spouse: John KELLY. John KELLY and Elizabeth EMERY were married on 16 NOV 1696 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: John KELLY, Elizabeth KELLY, Judith KELLY, Captain Richard KELLY, Stephen KELLY, Mary KELLY, Hannah KELLY, Lydia KELLY, Daniel KELLY, Sarah KELLY, Moses KELLY.


Eunice EMERY was born date unknown. Of Hampstead, New Hampshire.

Spouse: John COLBY. John COLBY and Eunice EMERY were married on 17 MAR 1777 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.


Genevieve R. "Jennie" EMERY was born on 14 OCT 1919 in Kittery, York County, Maine. She died on 1 APR 1991 at Rumford, Oxford County, Maine.
Genevieve R. (Emery) Colby, 1919 – 1991 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)

Mrs. Genevieve "Jennie" R. Colby of Andover died Monday, April 1,1991 at Rumford Community Hospital.

Mrs. Colby was born in Kittery Oct. 14, 1919, daughter of Edgar and Marguerite Littlefield Emery. She was a graduate of Morse High School, Bath, and was a bank teller for many years, retiring from Bath Savings Bank in 1981. She married Willard P. Colby in Bath on Oct. 17, 1936.

Survivors include her husband of Andover; one daughter, Mrs. Bobby (Judith) Richardson of Andover; 3 grandsons and 2 great grandchildren.

Funeral services are being held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin Street, Rumford. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home after 1 p.m., prior to the funeral. Those who desire may make contribution in her name to Andover Rescue, c/o Ken Dickson, Andover, Maine 04216.


She had Social Security Number 005-24-4987.

Spouse: Willard P. COLBY. Willard P. COLBY and Genevieve R. "Jennie" EMERY were married on 17 OCT 1936 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.

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