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Re: My first family tree.
Posted by: Susan Nass (ID *****9061) Date: March 10, 2008 at 23:45:34
In Reply to: My first family tree. by Fayette Amsden of 228

Hello Fayette,

First, congratulations on your research. I have NO connection to this family or any of the surnames. I have done some searching for more information for you. This is what I have found:

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about Fayette M Amsden
Name: Fayette M Amsden
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Rhode Island
State: Rhode Island
County or City: Providence

Enlistment Date: 5 Jun 1941
Enlistment State: Rhode Island
Enlistment City: Providence
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 64
Weight: 124

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Social Security Death Index
about Chester Amsden
Name: Chester Amsden
SSN: 001-09-0491
Last Residence: 02920 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
Born: 25 May 1885
Died: Oct 1974
State (Year) SSN issued: New Hampshire (Before 1951 )

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1930 United States Federal Census
about Fayetta M Amsden
Name: Fayetta M Amsden
Home in 1930: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Chester M
Mother's Name: Gertrude E

Household Members: Name Age
Chester M Amsden 46, head, married at 30, b. Mass, father b. CT, mother b. Mass., truck driver, coal and lumber
Gertrude E Amsden 39, wife, married at 23, b. Rhode Island, parents b. England
Helen E Amsden 13, daughter, b. New Hampshire
Mildred M Amsden 12, daughter, b. New Hampshire
Fayetta <FAYETTE> M Amsden 10, son, b. Rhode Island
Lawrence W Amsden 8, son, b. Rhode Island
Muriel I Amsden 6, daughter, b. Rhode Island
Marion A Amsden 4, daughter, b. Rhode Island
William L Amsden 2/12, son, b. Rhode Island

44 Hope Street

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 2171; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 682.0.

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1920 United States Federal Census
about Chester Monroe AMSDEN <surname left off census!>
Name: Chester Monroe
Home in 1920: Pawtucket Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 35 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Gertrude
Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts
Mother's Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Household Members: Name Age
Chester Monroe Amsden 35, head, b. Mass, parents b. Mass, laboere, machine shop
Gertrude <Monroe error> Amsden 27, wife, b. Rhode Island, parents b. England
Helen E <Monroe error> Amsden 3, daughter, b. New Hampshire
Mildred M <Monroe error> Amsden 2, daughter, b. New Hampshire
Fayette Monroe Amsden 6/12, son, b. Rhode Island <+++++++

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Pawtucket Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1674; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 627.

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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Chester Munroe Amsden
Name: Chester Munroe Amsden
City: 6 May Street, Pawtucket
County: Providence
State: Rhode Island
Birth Date: 25 May 1885
Race: White
Roll: 1852398
DraftBoard: 1
Machinist, Apex Tool Works
wife: Gertrude E. WHALLEY <maiden name> Amsden, same address
short, medium build, blue eyes, black hair
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1900 United States Federal Census
about Chester M Amsden
Name: Chester M Amsden
Home in 1900: Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Parent's Name: Fayette
Race: White

Household Members: Name Age
Fayette M. Amsden 52, head, b. Mar. 1848, widower, b. VT, parents b. VT, House Painter
Ethel A Amsden 10, daughter, b. Aug. 1889, Mass, father b. VT, mother b. Canada/Eng.
Mabel M Amsden 9, daughter, b. Feb. 1891, Mass, father b. VT, mother b. Canada/Eng.
Chester M Amsden 15, son, b. May 1885, Mass., father b. VT, mother b. Canada/Eng. <++++++++++++

207 Mechanics Street

Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 634; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 92.

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1910 United States Federal Census
about Fayette Amsden
Name: Fayette Amsden
Age in 1910: 63
[62]
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
[abt 1848]
Birthplace: Vermont
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Vermont
Mother's Birth Place: Vermont
Spouse's Name: Abbie J
Home in 1910: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Household Members: Name Age
Fayette Amsden 63, head, MARRIAGE 3, married 5 yrs, b. VT, parents b. VT, painter house
Abbie J Amsden 29, wife, MARRIAGE 2, married 5 yrs, 1 child, 1 living in 1910, b. Mass, parents b. Mass
Ethel A Amsden 20, daughter, b. Mass., father b. VT, mother b. Canada/Eng., carder, jewelry shop
Mabel M Amsden 18, daughter, b. Mass., father b. VT, mother b. Canada/Eng., carder, jewelry shop
Myrtle S Amsden 13, daughter, b. Mass., father b. VT, mother b. Canada/Eng.
Dorothy T Amsden 10, adopted daughter <Abbie's daughter>,

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_575; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 222; Image: 230.

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Individual Record FamilySearch™ Ancestral File v4.19

Search Results

Chester Monroe AMSDEN
Sex: M

Event(s)
Birth: Abt. 1891 {ERROR!!!! B. 1885 in Massachusetts!!}
<Claremonte, , New Hampshire> <------ WRONG!!!!

Marriage(s)
Spouse: Gertrude Elizabeth WHALLEY

This information was submitted, not abstracted from original information, i.e., a guesstimate!!
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Cannot find Chester Monroe AMSDEN in 1880 census.
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1870 United States Federal Census
about Fayette Amsden
Name: Fayette Amsden
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Age in 1870: 22
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1870: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Plymouth

Fayette AMSDEN, 22, works in spool factory, b. Vermont
Clara J., 23, keeping house, b. Massachusetts
Susan E., 8/12, b. Massachusetts

Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_639; Page: 693; Image: 552.
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1860 United States Federal Census
about Fayette Arvesden
Name: Fayette Arvesden
Age in 1860: 12
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1860: Grafton, Windham, Vermont
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grafton

Hubbard ARMSDEN <misspelled on image - Hubbard was middle name>, 50, carpenter, $1000, $500, Vermont
Minerva, 46, keeping house, b. VT
Lolou, 16
Frank C?, 16
Leloy <Leroy> 14
FAYETTE, 12 <+++++++++++++++
James M, 9
Lucy M., 7
Edward, 3
Hellen, 9/12

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Grafton, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M653_1325; Page: 263; Image: 174.

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1850 United States Federal Census
about Fayette Amsden
Name: Fayette Amsden
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Birth Place: Vermont
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Grafton, Windham, Vermont

James H. AMSDEN, 38, wheelwright, $350, b. VT
Minerva, 36, b. VT
Lolou, 11
Marcus, 9
Frank, 7
Leroy, 5
Fayette, 2 <++++++++++

Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Grafton, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 310; Image: 606.

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IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
North America
Search Results

Fayette AMSDEN
Male

Event(s):
Birth: About 1848 Grafton, Windham, Vermont

Parents:
Father: Jonas Haland AMSDEN
Mother: Minerva SHERWIN
Messages:
Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
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1910 United States Federal Census
about Gertrude E Whalley
Name: Gertrude E Whalley
Age in 1910: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Name: Emely
Mother's Birth Place: England
Home in 1910: Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Race: White

Household Members: Name Age
Emely <Emily> Whalley 45, head, widow, 7 children, 7 living in 1910, b. England, immig. 1875
Ernest Whalley 22, son, b. RI, bench laborer, jewelry shop
Frank Whalley 19, son, b. RI, draughman, machine shop
Gertrude E Whalley 18, daughter, bench hand, jewelry shop <++++++++
Margaret H Whalley 16, daughter, milliner, shop
Beatrice E Whalley 14, daughter
Marian Whalley 13, daughter
Louise Maud Whalley 10, daughter

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_574; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 294.

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1900 United States Federal Census
about Gertrude Whalley
Name: Gertrude Whalley
Home in 1900: Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter
Father's Name: Absalom
Mother's Name: Emily
Race: White

Household Members: Name Age
Absalom Whalley 40, head, b. May 1860, married 13 yrs, b. England, immig. abt. 1885, machinist
Emily Whalley 35, wife, b. Mar. 1865, married 13 yrs, 7 children, 7 living in 1900, b. England, immig. abt. 1875
Ernest Whalley 12, son, b. Dec. 1887, Rhode Island
Frank Whalley 9, son, b. July, 1890
Gertrude Whalley 8, daughter, b. ?? 1892
Margaret H Whalley 3?, daughter, <cannot read image - blot>
Beatrice E Whalley 5, daughter, b. May 1895
Marion M Whalley 3, daughter, b. Dec. 1896
Louise M Whalley 0, daughter, b. Aug. 1899

Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 634; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 96.

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1881 England Census
about Absalom Whalley
Name: Absalom Whalley
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relation: Son
Parent's Name: Marg.
Gender: Male
Where born: Padiham, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Padiham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 12 Sweet Home Buildings

Occupation: Cotton Weaver Unemployed

Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: Padiham

Household Members: Name Age
James Helm 3, grandson, b. Padiham, Lancashire
Abel Whalley 18, son, Loom Fitter In Iron Foundry (L & W), b. Padiham, Lancashire
Absalom Whalley 20, son <++++++++++++++
Jonathan Whalley 26, son, Washer & Dyer At Printworks, b. Padiham, Lancashire
Marg. Whalley 59, head, married, b. Yorkshire
Margaret Whalley 17, daughter, cotton weaver, b. Padiham, Lancashire

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4157; Folio: 27; Page: 7; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341996.

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England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983
about John Whalley
Name: John Whalley
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Year of Registration: 1879
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 60
District: Burnley
County: Lancashire, Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 8e
Page: 213

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1871 England Census
about Absalom Whalley
Name: Absalom Whalley
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Padiham, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Padiham
Ecclesiastical parish: Habergham All Saints
Town: Padiham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: Padiham

Household Members: Name Age
Abel Whalley 8, son, b. Padiham, Lancashire
Absalom Whalley 10, son, b. Padiham, Lancashire <+++++
Jane Whalley 24, daughter, cotton weaver, b. Habergham, Lancashire
John Whalley 52, head, married, manager of cotton spinning, b. Habergham, Lancashire
Jonathan Whalley 15, son, selfing piecer, b. Habergham, Lancashire
Margaret Whalley 48, wife, b. Bell Batk M Skipton, Yorkshire,
Margaret Whalley 7, daughter, b. Padiham, Lancashire

45 Sweet Home Buildings

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 4153; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 846735.

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Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
about Absalom Whalley
Name: Absalom Whalley
Arrival Date: 13 May 1884
Age: 24 Years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: English
Port of Departure: Queenstown, Ireland and Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Samaria
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Microfilm Roll Number: M277_93

Weaver, fore steerage
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about Absalom Whalley
Name: Absalom Whalley
Year of Registration: 1860
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Burnley
County: Lancashire, Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 8e
Page: 211
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1861 England Census
about John Whalley
Name: John Whalley
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Habergham, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Whalley
Ecclesiastical parish: St Leonard
Town: Padiham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: Padiham

Household Members: Name Age
Absolam Whalley 11 Mo, son <++++++++++++
James Whalley 10, son, giver in in a cotton mill
John Whalley 42, head, cotton spinner
Jonathan Whalley 5, son
Margaret Whalley 37, wife, housekeeper, Yorkshire
Mary Whalley 12, cotton weaver

8 Tattersall Street

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3075; Folio: 35; Page: 2; GSU roll: 543074

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England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about John Whalley
Name: John Whalley
Year of Registration: 1846
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Preston
County: Lancashire
Volume: 21
Page: 485

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Margaret Beesley
Name: Margaret Beesley
Year of Registration: 1846
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Preston
County: Lancashire
Volume: 21
Page: 485

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Hope this helps.

Sorry I couldn't find a couple of censuses - do feel the name was totally misspelled.

Regards,
Susan Nass
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