There is a Blackburn, Yorkshire and a Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Records so far don't show which county. [7]
Richard arrived in November 1862 in Portland, Maine[8]. His naturalization certificate number was 5-181 [9]. He was naturalized on 7 Sept 1880. [10]
Richard's mother and father were born in England. [11]
He immigrated to the US in 1859, and was naturalized before 1900. [12] or more likely 1862 [13]
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Abram petitioned the Superior Court of Portland, Maine on 7 September 1880 for naturalization. [14]
In 1880 he was a boarder living in Windham, Maine. He was living with his son Abram (Abraham) and daughter Annie M. His wife isn't listed on the Census though.
His and Etta's first child (so far) was Abram who was born in 1876. He would have been 20.
US 1870 Census, Maine, Cumberland, Harrison, page 30
US 1880 Census, Maine Cumberland, Windham, ED 38, Page 38
Maine, US Federal Naturalization Records, 1787 - 1991 (Ancestry.com) Cumberland County, Portland, Superior Court, V5, Petition No 113-261B, 1879 - 1880, John William Marsden image 199 of 441
US, Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791 - 1992 (Ancestry.com) Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791 - 1906 (M1299), M610 (Daneile) - M623 (Zebbie) image 1745 of 1762, 1880, Richard W Marsden
Maine, US Birth Records, 171 - 1922 (Ancestry.com) Oxford, Oxford County, Maine 1884 Elizabeth Berry Marsden
Massachusetts, US Birth Records, 1840 - 1915 (Ancestry.com), City of Millbury, Worcester County, 1888, John Marsden (image 1560 of 1752)
Massachusetts, US, Town and Vital Records, 1620 - 1988 (Ancestry.com) Millbury, 1988 John Marsden
Massachusetts, US Death Records, 1841 - 1915 (Ancestry.com), City of Worcester, MA 1888 John Marsden image 1471 of 1504
Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840 - 1915 (Ancestry.com) Spencer, MA, 1897, image 1632 of 1729 Abram Marsden & Fannie Seavey
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620 - 1988 (Ancestry.com) Spencer, MA 1897, Abram Marsden, image 1007 of 1063
US City Directories, 1822 - 1995, Massachusetts, Worcester, 1897, page 313,
US 1900 Census, Rhode Island, Providence County, Gloucester, ED 132, sheet 8
US 1920 Census, Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester, Ward 8, ED 303, Sheet 13A
US 1930 Census, Maine, Androscoggin, Lewiston, ED 1-18, Sheet 17B (for son Abram)
↑ Maine, US Birth Records, 171 - 1922 (Ancestry.com) Oxford, Oxford County, Maine 1884 Elizabeth Berry Marsden
↑ Maine, US Federal Naturalization Records, 1787 - 1991 (Ancestry.com) Cumberland County, Portland, Superior Court, V5, Petition No 113-261B, 1879 - 1880, John William Marsden image 199 of 441
↑ US 1880 Census, Maine Cumberland, Windham, ED 38, Page 38
↑ US, Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791 - 1992 (Ancestry.com) Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791 - 1906 (M1299), M610 (Daneile) - M623 (Zebbie) image 1745 of 1762, 1880, Richard W Marsden
↑ US 1900 Census, Rhode Island, Providence County, Gloucester, ED 132, sheet 8
↑ US 1930 Census, Maine, Androscoggin, Lewiston, ED 1-18, Sheet 17B
↑ Maine, US Birth Records, 171 - 1922 (Ancestry.com) Oxford, Oxford County, Maine 1884 Elizabeth Berry Marsden
↑ Maine, US Federal Naturalization Records, 1787 - 1991 (Ancestry.com) Cumberland County, Portland, Superior Court, V5, Petition No 113-261B, 1879 - 1880, John William Marsden image 199 of 441
↑ US, Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791 - 1992 (Ancestry.com) Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791 - 1906 (M1299), M610 (Daneile) - M623 (Zebbie) image 1745 of 1762, 1880, Richard W Marsden
↑ US, Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791 - 1992 (Ancestry.com) Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791 - 1906 (M1299), M610 (Daneile) - M623 (Zebbie) image 1745 of 1762, 1880, Richard W Marsden
↑ US 1900 Census, Rhode Island, Providence County, Gloucester, ED 132, sheet 8
↑ US 1900 Census, Rhode Island, Providence County, Gloucester, ED 132, sheet 8
↑ Maine, US Federal Naturalization Records, 1787 - 1991 (Ancestry.com) Cumberland County, Portland, Superior Court, V5, Petition No 113-261B, 1879 - 1880, John William Marsden image 199 of 441
↑ Maine, US Federal Naturalization Records, 1787 - 1991 (Ancestry.com) Cumberland County, Portland, Superior Court, V5, Petition No 113-261B, 1879 - 1880, John William Marsden image 199 of 441
↑ US 1870 Census, Maine, Cumberland, Harrison, page 30
↑ Maine, US Federal Naturalization Records, 1787 - 1991 (Ancestry.com) Cumberland County, Portland, Superior Court, V5, Petition No 113-261B, 1879 - 1880, John William Marsden image 199 of 441
↑ US 1880 Census, Maine Cumberland, Windham, ED 38, Page 38
↑ Maine, US Birth Records, 171 - 1922 (Ancestry.com) Oxford, Oxford County, Maine 1884 Elizabeth Berry Marsden
↑ US 1900 Census, Rhode Island, Providence County, Gloucester, ED 132, sheet 8
↑ US 1920 Census, Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester, Ward 8, ED 303, Sheet 13A
↑ US 1870 Census, Maine, Cumberland, Harrison, page 30
↑ US 1880 Census, Maine Cumberland, Windham, ED 38, Page 38
↑ Maine, US Birth Records, 171 - 1922 (Ancestry.com) Oxford, Oxford County, Maine 1884 Elizabeth Berry Marsden
↑ Massachusetts, US Birth Records, 1840 - 1915 (Ancestry.com), City of Millbury, Worcester County, 1888, John Marsden (image 1560 of 1752)
↑ Massachusetts, US, Town and Vital Records, 1620 - 1988 (Ancestry.com) Millbury, 1988 John Marsden
↑ US City Directories, 1822 - 1995, Massachusetts, Worcester, 1897, page 313,
↑ US 1900 Census, Rhode Island, Providence County, Gloucester, ED 132, sheet 8
↑ US 1920 Census, Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester, Ward 8, ED 303, Sheet 13A
↑ US 1870 Census, Maine, Cumberland, Harrison, page 30
↑ Maine, US Federal Naturalization Records, 1787 - 1991 (Ancestry.com) Cumberland County, Portland, Superior Court, V5, Petition No 113-261B, 1879 - 1880, John William Marsden image 199 of 441
↑ US 1880 Census, Maine Cumberland, Windham, ED 38, Page 38
↑ US, Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791 - 1992 (Ancestry.com) Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791 - 1906 (M1299), M610 (Daneile) - M623 (Zebbie) image 1745 of 1762, 1880, Richard W Marsden
↑ Maine, US Birth Records, 171 - 1922 (Ancestry.com) Oxford, Oxford County, Maine 1884 Elizabeth Berry Marsden
↑ US City Directories, 1822 - 1995, Massachusetts, Worcester, 1897, page 313,
↑ US 1900 Census, Rhode Island, Providence County, Gloucester, ED 132, sheet 8
↑ US 1920 Census, Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester, Ward 8, ED 303, Sheet 13A
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