Room 1A

A small collection of documents relating to Warwick soldiers

Box located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

A listing compiled by Charles Morse of original grantees of properties in Warwick. Hampshire Records Vols 1 to 4 and Greenfield Registry of Deeds.

(rebound July 2011 by F. Fellows)

Affidavit of Philander Pierce, liable for draft, stating that he is the father of two motherless children, under 12 years of age and that they are dependent on his labor for support. Certified and witnessed by Calvin Delva and Willard Forbes before Mr. Ball, Justice of the Peace. December 11, 1863

Civil War Records located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a

A letter to Jean Farwell asks about an address for Charles Morse while the letter to her girls is very chatty and good reading. (July 15, 1974)

Copy of death record of Susanna Allen, widowed, husband not stated (however in a handwritten note husband is listed as Cornelius Allen - but this note has not been certified by Town Clerk), age 90, residence Gill, Ma, occupation not given, place of birth Weston, cause of death old age, buried in Gill, father's name Stoddard Cady, mother's name Abigail (no maiden name given), date of record January 21, 1870.
Certified by Harriet A. Tedd, Town Clerk 12/6/1994

Page 282 of the records of the Town of Chicopee, MA. A notation says that item #75 is not Eva's mother. Page 255 from the West Boylston Records indicate that #22 was of interest. On Nov. 28. 1855 Horace Allen and Margie Blodgett were married.

The New England Historic Genealogic Society has several pages of Gill Births and pages of Gill Marriages. Children of Cornelius and Susanna Allen are mentioned as Abigail, born Dec. 1, 1798 and Cornelius - April 5, 1813 as well as additional children.

Copy of death record of Cornelius Allen. Died August 3, 1852 in Gill, Massachusetts, age 70, occupation farmer, place of birth France, cause of death disease of the heart, father and mother's maiden names not given.
Record certified by Harriet A. Tidd, Town Clerk, 12/6/1994
On back of record is hand-written note by whom not known. Cornelius Allen was husband of Susanna Cady Allen, grandfather of Eva Allen who was adopted by William H. Bass. Eva was the daughter of Marcus D. Allen; Eva's mother having died giving birth to Eva. Other records contradict this information.

The town clerk, Harriet Tidd, indicated that she could supply death certificates of Cornelius Allen and his wife Susannah for a fee. She cited fees that needed to be sent in order to send the information.

Two copies of Census Search request (1850 and 1860) of Lineages, Salt Lake City, Utah by Jean Farwell for ancestors Marcus Delafayette Allen and Horace N. Allen.
More questions than answers are raised by this search. Horace Allen and March C. Bladgett have a daughter (Eva M.) born in West Boylston, Massachusetts on July 13/14, 1854 just days before the death of Horace's wife Nancy, who dies at age 25. Since baby Eva was conceived and born while Horace was married to Nancy, it's possible that Horace's uncle Marcus was named as the father. And so it goes. Eva was eventually adopted by William H. Bass.
Request for marriage records of Horace Allen/Mary Blodgett and Marcus Allen/Elsie Alberd (records 1433014 and 1433013) - no dates given. No record found for marriage of Susan Allen/Wm Bass. Also could not find record for marriage of Horace Allen/Nancy Goodnow