AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
BirthNov 1861, West Newbury, Essex, MA28
OccupationJun 1880, Haverhill, Essex, MA184
Memoshe was listed as a servant, living in the household of Albert C. Heath
FatherLuther Peaslee Blaisdell (1840-1881)
MotherMartha Jane Dawkins (1843-1902)
Spouses
ResidenceJun 1880, Haverhill, Essex, MA184
Memohe was a member of the Albert C. Heath household
Death3 Dec 1937, Marblehead, Essex, MA185
Burial6 Dec 1937, Harmony Grove Cemetary, Salem, MA
FatherHarper Allen (~1824-~1871)
MotherHelen Kelly (~1825-1865)
ChildrenEllen Edith “Nellie” (1881->1940)
Josephine Myrtle (1882->1920)
Mary E. (1885->1940)
Florence Mary (1888-?)
Caleb Henry (1897-1952)
George Frederick (1900-1900)
Notes for Martha Ella Blaisdell
In the 1900 and 1910 she was living in West Newbury - on the same street as her mother and brother Charles.201,202
In 1920 she listed herself as divorced and was living with her sister Florence Mary203. In 1930 she was still living with her sister. She used Blaisdell in 1920, but went back to Allen by 1930.204
In 1920 she listed herself as divorced and was living with her sister Florence Mary203. In 1930 she was still living with her sister. She used Blaisdell in 1920, but went back to Allen by 1930.204
Notes for Caleb Harper (Spouse 1)
He listed his birth place as Ashland, ME, on his son Caleb’s birth record, but the family was still living in Fort Kent until about 1868 -his mother died in Fort Kent and he and brother George were mentioned in her will.
He had a number of different occupations:
Jun 1880 - laborer184
Oct 1880 - farmer189
1881 - blacksmith (Ellen’s birth record)
Mar 1897 - supervisor of a gas works28
Jun 1900 - stationary engineer183
1910 - supervisor of Marblehead Gas Works191
Apr 1930 - laborer in a shipyard192
Dec 1937 - death certificate lists occupation as cook
In 1900 he was listed as a lodger in Marblehead. His daughter Josephine was with him, working as a waitress. 193 But they were also listed as members of the family in West Newbury that same year.194
He was still living in Marblehead and also listed in the West Newbury census in 1910.195,196
The 1918 West Newbury City Directory lists him as moved to Marblehead MA, 39
He listed himself as married on the censuses of 1920 and 1930. His wife, Martha Ella, was living with her sister in West Newbury and listed herself as divorced on those same censuses.197, 198, 199,200
He deeded land in West Newbury to relatives in May 1937.
Note from Nellie Allen’s descendant Scott King (2018): “Dad told me some about Caleb, that when he was old he was sick with, maybe, diabetes, and that he decided to take his own life rather than suffer the ravages of the disease. So, he wrote a letter to Dad's mother telling her of his decision and noting that by the time she read the letter he would be dead. Then he shut himself in his house and turned on the gas. I trust my father to know the facts of his family's stories, but I have no way of corroborating the details. And I know nothing about Caleb's personal life.”
He had a number of different occupations:
Jun 1880 - laborer184
Oct 1880 - farmer189
1881 - blacksmith (Ellen’s birth record)
Mar 1897 - supervisor of a gas works28
Jun 1900 - stationary engineer183
1910 - supervisor of Marblehead Gas Works191
Apr 1930 - laborer in a shipyard192
Dec 1937 - death certificate lists occupation as cook
In 1900 he was listed as a lodger in Marblehead. His daughter Josephine was with him, working as a waitress. 193 But they were also listed as members of the family in West Newbury that same year.194
He was still living in Marblehead and also listed in the West Newbury census in 1910.195,196
The 1918 West Newbury City Directory lists him as moved to Marblehead MA, 39
He listed himself as married on the censuses of 1920 and 1930. His wife, Martha Ella, was living with her sister in West Newbury and listed herself as divorced on those same censuses.197, 198, 199,200
He deeded land in West Newbury to relatives in May 1937.
Note from Nellie Allen’s descendant Scott King (2018): “Dad told me some about Caleb, that when he was old he was sick with, maybe, diabetes, and that he decided to take his own life rather than suffer the ravages of the disease. So, he wrote a letter to Dad's mother telling her of his decision and noting that by the time she read the letter he would be dead. Then he shut himself in his house and turned on the gas. I trust my father to know the facts of his family's stories, but I have no way of corroborating the details. And I know nothing about Caleb's personal life.”