Descendants of Sarah Cary (James, Benajah, John, Joseph, John) and Dr. Thomas Morse of Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut

send comments and corrections to anneb0704@yahoo.co.uk

1. Lydia A. Morse was born on 9 Dec 1810 [L, p. 286] in Connecticut [C1850]. She died on 10 Nov 1893, age 83. [CT] She married Dr. Milton Bradford, MD. [L, p. 286] Milton was born about 1808 in Connecticut. [C1850] He died on 1 Oct 1878, age 70, [CT] in Woodstock. [CD] Lydia and Milton are buried in the New Cemetery in West Woodstock. [CT]
   Milton graduated from Brown University in 1828 and from the Harvard Medical School in 1831. [J]
   In 1850 Milton, 42, and Lydia A., 39, lived in Woodstock. Milton was a physician with real estate worth $3,900. [C1850] In 1860 Milton, 52, and Lydia A., 49, were living in Woodstock. Milton was a physician with real estate worth $3,500 and a personal estate of $600. [C1860] In 1870 Milton, 62, and Lydia A., 59, were living in Woodstock. Milton was a physician with real estate worth $3,500 and a personal estate of $8,000. [C1870] In 1880 Lydia was a 69-year-old widow, keeping house for her son Henry in Woodstock. [C1880]
   Lydia's children appear to have left no descendants.
   
   1. Sarah R. Bradford [L, p. 286] was born about 1842 in Connecticut. [C1850] She died on 11 Feb 1874, age 31, and is buried in the New Cemetery in West Woodstock. [CT]
      In 1850 Sarah was eight, living with her parents in Woodstock and attending school. [C1850] In 1860 Sarah was 18, living with her parents in Woodstock and attending school. [C1860] In 1870 Sarah R. was 26 and living with her parents in Woodstock. She had a personal estate of $700. [C1870]
   2. Henry Bradford was born in 1842. [CT] He died on 23 Apr 1843, age nine months, and is buried in the New Cemetery in West Woodstock. [CT]
   3. Henry M. Bradford was born on 7 Nov 1846 [F] in Connecticut. [C1900, Nov 1846] He died on 15 Feb 1929 in Woodstock. [CD][F] He is buried in the Bradford-Marcy Cemetery in Woodstock. [F] Click here to see his entry on the findagrave.com website.
      In 1850 Henry was three and living with his parents in Woodstock. [C1850] In 1860 Henry M. was 13, living with his parents in Woodstock and attending school. [C1860] In 1870 Henry M. was 22 and living with his parents in Woodstock. He had a personal estate of $700. [C1870] In 1880 Henry was 33 and living in Woodstock. He was a farmer. [C1880] In 1900 Henry was a 53-year-old widowed farmer living in Woodstock. [C1900] In 1910 Henry was a 60-year-old widowed farmer living in Woodstock. His 75-year-old cousin Byron Bradford lived with him. [C1910] In 1920 Henry was 70 and living in Woodstock. His brother Cary lived with him. [C1920]
   4. Dr. Cary Carpenter Bradford was born about 1855 in Connecticut. [C1860] He died on 20 Oct 1934 in Woodstock. [CD]
      In 1860 Cary was five and living with his parents in Woodstock. [C1860] In 1870 Cary C. was 15, living with his parents in Woodstock and attending school. He had a personal estate of $700. [C1870] In 1880 he was living as a lodger in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [C1880] In 1900 Cary C., age 45, was a lodger in Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts. He was working as a physician. [C1900] In 1920 Cary was 64 and living with his brother Henry in Woodstock. [C1910] In 1930 Cary C., age 75, was living in Woodstock. [C1930]
      
2. Dr. William T. Morse was born on 15 Mar 1815. [L, pp. 286-7] He died on 26 Oct 1848, age 35, and is buried in the Bradford-Marcy Cemetery in Woodstock. [F] Click here to see his entry on the findagrave.com website.
3. Nancy Maria Morse was born on 29 Aug 1816. [L, p. 287] She married Earl C. Briggs about 1840. [L, p. 287] Earl was the son of Nathaniel and Betsey Briggs. [MVR] He was born in 1814 in Woodstock [MVR]. He died on 20 Jun 1885, age 70 years and seven months, in New Bedford of "paralysis". [MVR]
   In 1860 Earl C., 49, and Maria H., 42, lived in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [C1860] In 1870 Earl C., 59, and Nancy Maria, 53, were living in New Bedford. Earl was the keeper of the alms house and had a personal estate of $10,500. [C1870] In 1880 Earl C., 69, and Nancy M., 62, were living in New Bedford and Earl had retired from his position as superintendant of the alms house. [C1880]
   
   1. Elizabeth P. Briggs was born in 1845 [L, p. 287, "Parmelia"] in Westport, Massachusetts. [MVR] Elizabeth P., a single school teacher, died of pernicious anemia on 11 Feb 1904, age 59, in New Bedford. [MVR]
      In 1860 Elizabeth P., 14, was living with her parents in New Bedford. [C1860] In 1870 Lizzie P. was 24 and living with her parents in New Bedford. She was a school teacher with a personal estate of $1,200. [C1870] In 1980 Lizzie P., 34, was living with her parents in New Bedford. She was a school teacher. [C1880]

References

© 2014