41131 (Hampden County was formed in 1812 from part of Hampshire County.) Sarah M Abel [parents unknown] Census Records:
1840 MA Hampshire, Belchertown
Sarah:
1850 MA Hampden, Palmer 1860 NY Oswego, Palermo 1870 MA Hampden, Chicopee 1880 MA Norfolk, Sharon It appears that King Sedgwick had a hard life. He lived many places, held many menial jobs, and spent the last part of his life separated from his wife. In fact, in 1880 she claimed she was a widow. Did she even know whether he was still alive? I'd guess she did. Children:
Ruby M Sedgwick (411311)
b. November 07, 1833, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts d. September 1913, Brooklyn, New York m. May 1856, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, Jarvis Ames Jane Sedgwick (411312) b. 1836, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts d. 1839, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts King Shepard Sedgwick (411313) b. September 10, 1838, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts d. March 24, 1903, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas bu March 29, 1903, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, Maplewood Cemetery m. August 12, 1867, Maria Ellen Galvin Elizabeth Jane Sedgwick (411314) b. January 22, 1842, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts d. February 09, 1900, Brooklyn, Kings, New York m. January 01, 1867, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, Austin Erwin Gould More about King Sedgwick:
NHCHS collection Box 6 Folder G sheet 2
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Sources:
1. The Sedgwick Collection (MSS B46) at the New Haven Colony Historical Society
papers of Hubert Merrill Sedgwick, Francis Morris Sedgwick and Frederick J Sedgwick, 2. Census records, any of those indicated. |