William Ellery Sprague

Male 1861 - 1940  (79 years)

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  • Name William Ellery Sprague 
    Birth 7 Aug 1861  New Shoreham, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Nov 1940  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Plainland Cemetery, Harkney Hill Rd., Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21083  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Eldridge N. Sprague,   b. Between 1830 and 1833, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1888 (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Josephine Simmons,   b. Abt 1843, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1 Jun 1880 (Age > 37 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1 Jun 1860  New Shoreham, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F08001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Olive Branch Wright,   b. 1864, Oxford, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1885 (Age 21 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1880  Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Everett Franklin Sprague,   b. 26 Jun 1882, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1964 (Age 81 years)
     2. George Albert Sprague,   b. 27 Nov 1884, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1884, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F08002  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Lenora Frances Hopkins,   b. Feb 1867, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 15 Apr 1910 (Age > 43 years) 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1885  Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Olive Luella Sprague,   b. 26 Sep 1886, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1886, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Daughter Sprague,   b. 15 Jan 1888, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1888, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Bertha Lee Sprague,   b. 14 Oct 1889, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1984 (Age 94 years)
     4. Olive L. Sprague,   b. May 1893, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1975 (Age 81 years)
     5. Florence G. Sprague,   b. 14 Jul 1896, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1983, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F07990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • In the Federal Census of 1870, William E. Sprague is age 8.

      In the Federal Census of 1900, William & Lenora Sprague, ages 39 & 33, are living at Coventry, RI. There are four children in the household: Bertha L., Oliver, Florence, & Everet F. According to census data, William & Lenora have been married 15 years, and Lenora has had 8 children, three of whom are still living. I believe Everett is William's son by a prior marriage.

      In the Federal Census of 1910, William is age 50 and divorced, living at Warwick with married son Everett and his wife.

      According to the 1900 Federal Census, William was born in August 1861. This also agrees with the 1870 census, in which he is 8 years old.

      His middle name is given as Ellery in both of his marriage records at Coventry.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012839] Federal Census of 1 June 1900.

    2. [S012818] Federal Census of 1 June 1870.

    3. [S012398] RI Cemetery Database.

    4. [S012488] Coventry Town Records.