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  1. 1.  Joshua ELSBREE was born 6 Apr 1775, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 7 May 1839, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA.

    Notes:

    The 1840 Federal Census at Troy (Fall River), Bristol Co., MA, has a listing for Joshua Elsbree. This may be our ancestor, although the age may be a bit off; I have estimated both his birth year and death year. The household in 1840 consists of: 1 M 15<20, 1 M 20<30, 1 M 50<60, 1 F 15<20, and 1 F 50<60. Joshua is listed next to Ephraim Boomer.

    However, "The Luther Genealogy" p. 279 says Joshua died/was bur 7 May 1839. This appears to be confirmed by his gravestone in North Burial Ground, Fall River.

    Joshua married Rhoda BRIGHTMAN 16 Mar 1800, Freetown, Bristol Co., MA. Rhoda (daughter of Henry BRIGHTMAN and Mary READ) was born 2 Jul 1774, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 24 Aug 1854, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hannah Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt. 15 June 1801, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 16 Aug 1858, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    2. 3. Henry Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Apr 1802, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 24 Jan 1882, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA.
    3. 4. John F. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1806, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 17 Jan 1844, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    4. 5. Benjamin ELSBREE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Oct 1807, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 28 May 1856, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    5. 6. Joseph Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jul 1810, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 17 Aug 1886, Fall River, MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.
    6. 7. Ruth Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jul 1810, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hannah Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joshua1) was born Abt. 15 June 1801, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 16 Aug 1858, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

    Hannah — Nathan Brightman. Nathan was born 20 Jan 1792, Freetown, Bristol Co., MA; died 14 Jul 1877, Westport, MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Henry Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joshua1) was born 10 Apr 1802, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 24 Jan 1882, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA.

    Notes:

    I have made an assumption that Henry Ellsbree, age 48 in the 1850 Federal Census, belongs in this family group. His profession is a stone cutter, the same as Benjamin's. Also, the names of his children, particularly Rhoda B., suggest that he belongs to this family.

    In 1850 Henry is married to Mary H., age 43. They have seven children in the household: Mary H. 22, Alvada T. 17, Rhoda B. 15, Henrietta M. 10, Amanda J. C. 8, Henry H. 5, & Susan A. C. 2, all b MA. I am assuming these are all children of Henry & Mary.

    In 1860 the family is still at Fall River: Henry 58, Mary H. 53, Alzada T. 27, Rhoda B. 25, Henrietta M. 20, Amanda J. C. 18, Henry H. 15, & Susan A. C. 12.

    In 1870 Henry & Mary H. are 68 & 64. With them are Alzada T. 36 & Henry H. 25.

    In 1880 the family is still at Fall River, and consists of Henry 78, Mary H. 73, Alzadie T. 47, & Henry H 35. Next door is daughter Rhoda B. Bliffins, 45, and her children: Marietta, Edmond, Charles, & Susan.

    Henry married Mary H. Davis Abt 1827. Mary was born Jun 1806, MA; died 1892, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Mary H. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1828, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1850.
    2. 9. Alzada T. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1832, MA; died 3 Nov 1901, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA.
    3. 10. Rhoda B. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1835, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 7 Jul 1919; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.
    4. 11. Henrietta M. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1840, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.
    5. 12. Amanda J. C. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1842, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.
    6. 13. Henry H. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1845, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.
    7. 14. Susan A. C. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1848, MA; died 1867, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  3. 4.  John F. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joshua1) was born 9 Jun 1806, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 17 Jan 1844, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

    Notes:

    I have roughly estimated John's year of birth. Information on John as a son of Joshua & Rhoda came to me from Ian Feavearyear.

    Fall River vital records list the death of a John Elsbree on 17 Jan 1844, at age 38. It says he was a manufacturer and died of consumption. I have made an assumption that it is this individual, because the age is about right, and also his wife and children are without him in the 1850 census.

    See notes for John's (presumed) second wife, Fanny.

    John married Susan Sanford 29 Nov 1828, Fall River, Bristol Co., RI. Susan was born Abt 1808, MA; died 2 Sep 1835, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Andrew Jackson Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Sep 1828, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 30 Apr 1914, Sonora, CA.
    2. 16. Alonzo B. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Mar 1830, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    3. 17. Almanzo Sanford Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Oct 1833, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 26 Dec 1893, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.
    4. 18. Mary Angeline Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 May 1835, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

    John married Fanny White Jun 1836, Taunton, MA. Fanny was born 24 Nov 1810, VT; died 24 Mar 1877, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Melvin O. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1838, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 1905, Taunton, MA; was buried , Taunton, MA.

  4. 5.  Benjamin ELSBREE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joshua1) was born 11 Oct 1807, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 28 May 1856, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

    Notes:

    "Benjamin Elsbree, stonecutter, house New Boston" is listed in the Fall River City Directory of 1853.

    In the 1840 census, there are five Elsbra (Elsbree) family heads listed in Fall River: Hannah (female age 30-40 with two young females and a young male), Henry, Aaron, Benjamin, and Joseph.

    Benjamin's household is as follows: 1 FWM<5, 1 FWM 30-39, 2 FWF 5-9, 1 FWF 20-29.

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Benjamin Ellsbree is age 36 MA and his wife Ruth is age 32 MA. Their ages do not agree with their marriage record, as he was 40 and she was 35 when they married in 1848. In the household with them are the following: Emery Read 15 MA, Abel Read 15 MA, & Joshua Ellsbree 10 MA. Benjamin is a stone cutter. (In 1860 Ruth is age 44, a widow, and living with Abel Davis and family, next to Emory Davis and family, at Fall River.)

    In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Benjamin Elsbree is age 48 and wife Ruth is 42. With them are Emery and Abel Davis, both 19, and Sarah Elsbree, 21. Benjamin is a fisherman.

    Benjamin Elsbree died at age 48 y 7 m, of typhoid fever. The death record identifies his birthplace as Fall River, and his parents as Joshua & Rhoda Elsbree (Fall River Vol.102: Pg.69), as does the record of his second marriage (to Ruth [Read] Davis) in 1848. (Fall River Vol.37: Pg.78)

    Benjamin married Hannah BUTTS 13 May 1832, Troy, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA. Hannah was born Abt 1810, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 14 Sep 1845, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Eliza Ann ELSBREE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Nov 1832, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 4 Jan 1913, Providence, RI; was buried , Oakland Cemetery, Cranston, RI.
    2. 21. Sarah Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1834, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 13 Apr 1856, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    3. 22. Joseph Henry Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Oct 1835.
    4. 23. Joshua Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1840, MA; died 23 May 1863, August Co., VA; was buried , Staunton National Cemetery, Staunton, VA.

    Benjamin married Ruth Read 27 Jul 1848, Fall River, Bristol Co., RI. Ruth (daughter of George Read and Ruth Unknown) was born Abt 1813, MA; died 1873, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Joseph Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joshua1) was born 21 Jul 1810, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 17 Aug 1886, Fall River, MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.

    Notes:

    I have made an assumption that this Joseph Ellsbree living at Fall River in the 1850 Federal Census is a son of Joshua & Rhoda (Brightman) Elsbree. Joseph and his family are living near "Rhoda Ellsbree," age 77, who is living with Samuel Brightman & family, near several other Brightman families. Joseph has a son named Henry, which is one clue that he belongs in this family, since Rhoda's father was Henry Brightman.

    In 1850 he is age 30 and his wife Laura is 34. They have five children: Joseph A. 12, Henry M. 10, Adelaide J. 7, John F. 5, & Hannah J. 2, all born MA.

    In 1860 the family is still at Fall River, MA: Joseph 48, Laura 36, Adelaide I. 17, John F. 14, & Hannah J. 13. Also in the household are Lorenzo D. White 25 VT, & Ariadne 7 MA. It is not clear what Ariadne's last name is, but perhaps she is a younger daughter of Joseph & Laura, since they had a twin of that name who died.

    The death record of Joseph Elsbree gives his date of death as 17 Aug 1886, at age 74 y 5 m 27 d; residence 53 Elsbree in Fall River; occupation farmer; cause of death was stomach cancer; parents identified as Joshua and Rhoda. (Fall River Vol.373: Pg.93)

    Joseph married Laura A. White Abt 1837. Laura was born 28 Oct 1816, VT or MA; died 8 May 1898, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Joseph Alden Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Apr 1838, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.
    2. 25. Henry Martin Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1840, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 1883, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    3. 26. Adelaide Isabel Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Sep 1842, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.
    4. 27. Adriadna Isadore Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Sep 1842, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 19 Aug 1843, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    5. 28. John F. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1845, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 1897, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    6. 29. Hannah Jane "Jennie" Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Oct 1847, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1870.

  6. 7.  Ruth Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joshua1) was born 21 Jul 1810, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Mary H. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1828, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1850.

  2. 9.  Alzada T. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born 9 Jul 1832, MA; died 3 Nov 1901, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA.

  3. 10.  Rhoda B. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1835, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 7 Jul 1919; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.

    Notes:

    In 1880 Rhoda B. Bliffins is living at Fall River with her four children, next door to her parents and two siblings.

    Rhoda married Edmund D. Bliffins 22 Dec 1862, Fall River, Bristol Co., RI. Edmund was born Abt 1835, Fall River or Freetown, Bristol Co., MA; died 1874; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Marietta Bliffins  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1864, MA.
    2. 31. Edmund Bliffins  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Aug 1866, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    3. 32. Charles Bliffins  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1869, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    4. 33. Susan E. Bliffins  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1872, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  4. 11.  Henrietta M. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1840, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.

  5. 12.  Amanda J. C. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1842, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.

  6. 13.  Henry H. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1845, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.

  7. 14.  Susan A. C. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1848, MA; died 1867, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  8. 15.  Andrew Jackson Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Joshua1) was born 18 Sep 1828, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 30 Apr 1914, Sonora, CA.

    Andrew married Amelia Caroline Smith 23 Nov 1867. Amelia was born 18 Feb 1842, W. Bridgewater, MA; died 1913, Sonora, CA. [Group Sheet]


  9. 16.  Alonzo B. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Joshua1) was born 23 Mar 1830, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  10. 17.  Almanzo Sanford Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Joshua1) was born 30 Oct 1833, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 26 Dec 1893, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.

    Almanzo married Mary F. Chace 2 Dec 1866, Fall River, Bristol Co., RI. Mary (daughter of Henry Chace and Mary Unknown) was born Abt 1842, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]


  11. 18.  Mary Angeline Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Joshua1) was born 28 May 1835, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  12. 19.  Melvin O. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1838, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 1905, Taunton, MA; was buried , Taunton, MA.

    Notes:

    ELSBREE, Melvin O., 1838, [in lot with Joseph Lane and Edwin S. Dean] G.R.50, Taunton.

    Melvin — Ann Lane. Ann was born , Taunton, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Ida Marton Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Apr 1861, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  13. 20.  Eliza Ann ELSBREEEliza Ann ELSBREE Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Joshua1) was born 5 Nov 1832, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 4 Jan 1913, Providence, RI; was buried , Oakland Cemetery, Cranston, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1875 RI Census, Eliza A. Berry is a widow aged 43, still living in Providence, along with daughter Sarah 18, son John H. 15 (a jeweler), and granddaughter Ada (illegitimate). They are living on Colwell St., near Plane.

    In 1880, Leon & Eliza Allison are living in District 48 in Providence. Clara Allison, age 32, is in the household. Probably she is Leon's daughter from his previous marriage.

    In 1900, Eliza Alison is widowed and living on Swan St. in Providence with her son John H. Berry and his third wife, Laura.

    In the 1910 Federal Census, Eliza A. Allison is age 77, living at 10 Bowditch Place, Providence, RI, with her son John, his wife Nellie, and their two young daughters, Helen & Loretta.

    According to the death record, Eliza Allison died at age 81 (OS Page 24:225).

    See notes for Ephraim Elsbree, Sr., for alternate spellings of the surname.

    Eliza married John H. BERRY 19 Sep 1853, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA. John (son of John BERRY and Maria HOLLAND) was born Between 1827 and 1832, Chincoteague Island, VA; Sandy Hill, MD; Horntown, VA; or South Carolina; died Between Aug 1870 and 1 Jun 1875. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Sarah Malvina Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jun 1857, New Bedford, MA; died 11 Apr 1901, East Providence, RI; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery.
    2. 36. John Holland BERRY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Nov 1859, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 11 Jun 1929, Providence, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
    3. 37. Eliza Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 30 Mar 1864, Providence, RI; died 21 Jul 1864, Cranston, RI.
    4. 38. Eliza Virginia "Jennie" Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Mar 1865, Providence, RI; died 26 Jul 1871, Providence, RI.

    Eliza married Leon Allison 22 Oct 1877, RI. Leon (son of James Allison and Josephine Unknown) was born 1 May 1820, Canada; died 18 Dec 1899, RI; was buried , Oakland Cemetery, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]


  14. 21.  Sarah Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Joshua1) was born 28 Mar 1834, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 13 Apr 1856, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

    Notes:

    Her birth record names her parents as Benjamin Elsbra and Hannah Butts Elsbra.

    Sarah died of consumption at age 22.


  15. 22.  Joseph Henry Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Joshua1) was born 22 Oct 1835.

    Notes:

    At first I thought this was his death record: Elsbree, Joseph H., Fall River 1888: Vol. 391 p. 101 (Death). But no, that individual's parents were Henry & Susan.


  16. 23.  Joshua Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1840, MA; died 23 May 1863, August Co., VA; was buried , Staunton National Cemetery, Staunton, VA.

    Notes:

    Co. F, 18th Massachusetts Infantry. Originally buried at Mt. Solon, Augusta Co., VA


  17. 24.  Joseph Alden Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born 12 Apr 1838, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.

    Notes:

    In the 1860 Federal Census, Joseph A. Elsbree is age 22, living at Taunton, MA, in the household of John & Rhoda Allen. Also there are Henry, Susan, & Adelaide Elsbree. The penmanship of the census taker is rather sloppy (Elsba), but clearly these are members of the Elsbree family.

    In 1870, Joseph A. Elsbree is married and age 31, living at Fall River, MA, with his parents and his wife, Nellie M. 20, and son Merton A., 2 mos.

    Joseph married Nellie A. Unknown 1869, Fall River, Bristol Co., RI. Nellie was born Abt 1850, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Merton A. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Apr 1870, MA.

  18. 25.  Henry Martin Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born 12 May 1840, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 1883, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

    Notes:

    In the 1860 Federal Census, Henry & Susan, ages 20 & 21, and newly married, are living at Taunton, MA, in the household of John & Rhoda Allen. I don't know if they are related. Also in the household are two of Henry's siblings: Joseph A. 22, and Adelaide I. 18. Josiah & Orvilla (Onilla?) Burbanks, ages 46 & 48, are also there.

    I have not been able to find the family in the 1870 census.

    In 1880 the Henry & Susan are living at Taunton with four children.

    Henry married Susan M. Simmons 6 Jun 1860, Taunton, MA. Susan was born Abt 1840, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 1884, Taunton, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Merton E. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1861, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 9 Aug 1861, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
    2. 41. Addie M. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Aug 1864, MA; died 1950.
    3. 42. Joseph H. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1869, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1880.
    4. 43. Laura M. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1873, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1900.
    5. 44. Susan "Susie" H. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Jun 1876, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1900.

  19. 26.  Adelaide Isabel Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born 24 Sep 1842, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.

    Notes:

    Adelaide appears to be in the 1860 census twice: once with her parents at Fall River, and another place with two of her siblings at Taunton, MA.


  20. 27.  Adriadna Isadore Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born 24 Sep 1842, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 19 Aug 1843, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  21. 28.  John F. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1845, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 1897, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

    John married Mary V. Borden 24 Oct 1866, Fall River, Bristol Co., RI. Mary (daughter of John Borden and Sarah C. Unknown) was born Abt 1846, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. Ella F. Elsbree  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Oct 1869, MA; died 20 Dec 1895, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.

  22. 29.  Hannah Jane "Jennie" Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born Oct 1847, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1870.

    Hannah married James K. Kenney 25 Nov 1868, Fall River, Bristol Co., RI. James was born Abt 1840, Mattapoisett, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1870. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. Emma F. Kenney  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt May 1870, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 30.  Marietta Bliffins Descendancy chart to this point (10.Rhoda3, 3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1864, MA.

  2. 31.  Edmund Bliffins Descendancy chart to this point (10.Rhoda3, 3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born 23 Aug 1866, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  3. 32.  Charles Bliffins Descendancy chart to this point (10.Rhoda3, 3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born 1869, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  4. 33.  Susan E. Bliffins Descendancy chart to this point (10.Rhoda3, 3.Henry2, 1.Joshua1) was born 1872, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  5. 34.  Ida Marton Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (19.Melvin3, 4.John2, 1.Joshua1) was born 5 Apr 1861, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

  6. 35.  Sarah Malvina Berry Descendancy chart to this point (20.Eliza3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Joshua1) was born 3 Jun 1857, New Bedford, MA; died 11 Apr 1901, East Providence, RI; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery.

    Notes:

    Sarah is age 18 in the 1875 Federal Census. She is living with her widowed mother in Providence, along with her brother John, and (probably) her daughter Ada, age 1. Beside Ada's name is written "granddaughter, illegitimate."

    In 1880 she is married to George L. Nottage, and has three daughters.

    I have wondered if Sarah's middle name was Maria, after her paternal grandmother. One family tree has her middle name as Malvina. One of her daughters has the middle name Melvina, so possibly that was it.

    Our grandfather named a daughter Sarah Melvina Berry.

    Sarah married George Longley Nottage 11 Apr 1876, RI. George (son of John Sterry Nottage and Rebeckah Maria Beazley) was born Jun 1854, Providence, RI; died 12 Jul 1935, CA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 47. Ada L. Berry - Nottage  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Feb 1874, RI; died 1947.
    2. 48. Cora Alice Nottage  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Dec 1876, Providence, RI; died 25 Dec 1956, Seekonk, MA; was buried , Pocasset Cemetery, Dyer Ave., Cranston, RI.
    3. 49. Jennie V. Nottage  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jul 1878, RI; died 1946.
    4. 50. Mabel E. Nottage  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jul 1881, RI; died 1959.
    5. 51. George L. Nottage, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Mar 1883, RI.
    6. 52. Leonora A. Nottage  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Dec 1885, RI; died 2 Jan 1943.
    7. 53. Sarah "Sadie" Melvina Nottage  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Feb 1888, RI; died 30 Apr 1928.
    8. 54. Arthur Diamond Nottage  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1890, RI; died 1962; was buried , Prince's Hill Cemetery, Barrington, RI.
    9. 55. Clifton Smith Nottage  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Nov 1893, East Providence, RI; died 12 Aug 1954, Orange Co., CA; was buried , Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA.

  7. 36.  John Holland BERRYJohn Holland BERRY Descendancy chart to this point (20.Eliza3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Joshua1) was born 29 Nov 1859, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 11 Jun 1929, Providence, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    John's birth record at Fall River identifies his parents as John H. and Eliza A.; father's occupation seaman; father's birthplace South Carolina; mother's birthplace Fall River. (Fall River Vol.123: Pg.108)

    John's marriage record to Lillie E. Shippee names his parents as John Berry & Eliza A. Elsbree. (Attleborough Vol.352: Pg.83)

    John was 52 when married in September of 1912, and 70 when he died. However, the marriage certificate gives his age as 59, and the gravestone appears to give his birth year as 1854. However, the official record for his second marriage in July 1884 gives his age as 24, more in agreement with the 1859 date as recorded at Fall River, MA.

    In the 1870 Federal Census, census, he is age 10, and in 1875 he is 15. At the age of 15 he is listed as a jeweler on the census.

    In 1880 he and Mabel are living in Providence; he is 20 and she is 16. John "works in jewelry.".

    In 1900, John H. Berry and his third wife, Laura, are living at 222 Swan St. in Providence. With them is "Eliza Alison," John's widowed mother. John's occupation is given as "silversmith." According to census data, John & Laura have been married 3 years; and, at age 19, Laura has had three children, none of whom is still living.

    In the 1910 Federal Census, John & Nellie are living at 10 Bowditch Place, Providence, with their two young daughters, Helen & Loretta. The census data states that they have been married four years, and that this is a second marriage for both. Grandma Allison, age 77, is in the home. John is a silversmith in a jewelry shop, and Nellie is a bench hand in a jewelry shop.

    In actuality, they were officially married in 1912, and it was a fourth marriage for John, and a second marriage for Ellen. Apparently they had been together since 1906.

    From my mom, Edna:
    "Both my parents worked in making jewelry, and of course you know that until recently RI was the jewelry capital of the world. That bracelet I gave you once was made of yellow gold by my father as a gift for my mother. For graduation gifts for Helen and Loretta, he gave them watches with bands made by either himself or where he worked. He gave me a bracelet which I still have, though not for graduation, since he had died by then. He had made that also. Elsie had a pendant with a semi-precious stone."

    At one time I thought maybe our grandparents had twins that died. John & Ellen Berry had boy/girl twins who were born 27 Oct 1923 in Providence. They both died two hours later. However, the death records for these infants show that the parents lived in Pawtucket and were born in Scotland. There is a another couple named John & Ellen Berry in the 1930 census, living childless in Pawtucket; according to the census data they were married c 1924.

    John married Mabel Frances Collins 30 Dec 1879, RI. Mabel (daughter of Asel Collins and Helen M. Unknown) was born Between 1863 and 1864, RI; died 31 Dec 1883, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 56. John F. Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1880, RI; died 13 Sep 1880, RI.
    2. 57. Sarah Melvina Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Oct 1881, Providence, RI; died 22 Feb 1946.

    John married Lillie Eveline Shippee 26 Jul 1884, Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA. Lillie (daughter of George Shippee and Mary C. Wilcox) was born 28 Mar 1867, Cranston, Providence Co., RI; died Aft 1 Jan 1920. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 58. Everett L. Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Feb 1885, Providence, RI; died 25 Nov 1885, Providence, RI.
    2. 59. Florence B. Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt May 1887, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1900.
    3. 60. Edith Alice Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1888, Providence, RI; died 1 Mar 1889, Providence, RI.

    John married Laura A. Blanchard 13 Oct 1897, Providence, RI. Laura was born Jul 1880, Coventry, Kent Co., RI; died 14 May 1918, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 61. Laura Ada Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Nov 1897, Providence, RI; died 16 Aug 1898, Cranston, RI.
    2. 62. Evelyn Elizabeth Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Feb 1900, Providence, RI; died 23 Apr 1900, Providence, RI.

    John married Ellen COLEMAN 10 Sep 1912, Providence, RI. Ellen (daughter of Joseph COLEMAN and Elizabeth SLACK) was born 4 Apr 1877, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died 26 Oct 1953, Warwick, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 63. Helen Eliza Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jul 1907, Providence, RI; died 21 Mar 2000, PA.
    2. 64. Loretta May Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 May 1909, Providence, RI; died 19 Jul 1977, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
    3. 65. Elsie Louise Berry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Nov 1911, Providence, RI; died 24 Apr 1975, Providence, RI; was buried , Highland Memorial Park, Johnston, RI.
    4. 66. Edna Virginia BERRY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Mar 1918, Providence, RI; died 20 Nov 2010, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried 24 Nov 2010, Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI.

  8. 37.  Eliza Berry Descendancy chart to this point (20.Eliza3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 30 Mar 1864, Providence, RI; died 21 Jul 1864, Cranston, RI.

    Notes:

    The death record at Fall River says Eliza died at Cranston from infant cholera, age 3 mos 21 days.


  9. 38.  Eliza Virginia "Jennie" Berry Descendancy chart to this point (20.Eliza3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Joshua1) was born 8 Mar 1865, Providence, RI; died 26 Jul 1871, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    The birth record at Providence City Hall says she is the fourth child born to this couple. For place of birth it says: "Cov Hosp & Allen." John H. Berry's birthplace is given as Horntown, VA; Eliza A. Berry's birthplace is given as Fall River, MA.

    Eliza is with the family in the 1870 Federal Census, but not with her widowed mother in the RI State Census of 1875.

    The death record says she died at age 6.


  10. 39.  Merton A. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (24.Joseph3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt Apr 1870, MA.

  11. 40.  Merton E. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (25.Henry3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born May 1861, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; died 9 Aug 1861, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.

    Notes:

    Merton died of a cholera infection of 2 1/2 days.


  12. 41.  Addie M. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (25.Henry3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt Aug 1864, MA; died 1950.

    Addie married William Talbot Morse Abt 1887. William was born 27 Aug 1864, New Bedford, MA; died 26 Nov 1951, Fairhaven, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 67. Harold E. Morse  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Sep 1895, MA.
    2. 68. Alice N. Morse  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Sep 1898, MA.
    3. 69. Norman Thorpe Morse  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Aug 1901, MA; died 11 Feb 1980, MA.

  13. 42.  Joseph H. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (25.Henry3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1869, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1880.

    Notes:

    This may reference his death record: Elsbree, Joseph H., Fall River 1888: Vol. 391 p. 101 (Death).


  14. 43.  Laura M. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (25.Henry3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt 1873, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1900.

    Laura married Charles Trull Abt 1895. Charles was born Nov 1873, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1900. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 70. Walter E. Trull  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Aug 1895, MA.
    2. 71. Carlton C. Trull  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Oct 1897, MA.

  15. 44.  Susan "Susie" H. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (25.Henry3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt Jun 1876, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1900.

    Susan married Mr. Taber Aft 1 Jun 1900. [Group Sheet]


  16. 45.  Ella F. Elsbree Descendancy chart to this point (28.John3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born 30 Oct 1869, MA; died 20 Dec 1895, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.

  17. 46.  Emma F. Kenney Descendancy chart to this point (29.Hannah3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Joshua1) was born Abt May 1870, MA.