Evelyn (Smith) Bridgham (1852 - 1921)

Born 24 Apr 1852 in Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States

Wife of George E. Bridgham — married 1873 in Maine, United States

Died 6 Mar 1921 at age 68 in Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Evelyn Smith was born April 24, 1852, in Marshfield, Maine. Evelyn is the daughter of Wilber (born about 1824 in Maine) and Ursula (born about 1830 in Maine) (Smith) Smith. She had at least two brothers, Ellis (born about 1854) and Dayton (born about 1864), both in Maine. All four of Evelyn's grandparents were born in Maine.

In 1850, 1860, and 1870, he lived with his parents in Whitneyville. In 1870 he worked as a clerk in a store.

George Bridgham and Evelyn were married in 1873 in Maine.

In 1880, George lived in Marshfield where he was a camp cook. Living with him was his wife, Evelyn. Both were living in the household of her parents, Wilber and Ursula Smith, and their two sons.

In 1900, he lived in the household of his widowed brother-in-law, Ellis Smith, in Marshfield. George was a laborer in a sawmill and had been unemployed for six months. Living with him was his wife, Evelyn S. They had been married about 27 years and had no children.

In 1910, George Bridgeham [sic] owned his home on Main Road in Marshfield, where he was a sawmill oiler. Living with him was his wife, Evelyn S. She had had no children.

George E. Bridgham died in Marshfield on April 30, 1916, of mitral insufficiency. He is buried at Grove Cemetery in Marshfield.

In 1920, widowed Evelyn Bridgham lived in the household of her brother-in-law [sic] (more likely her brother) Dayton W. Smith at his farm on Northfield Rd. in Marshfield.

Evelyn (Smith) Bridgham died of carcinoma of the stomach in Marshfield on March 6, 1921, at the age of 68.

Facts

NAME
Evelyn Smith ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

SEX
Female

BIRTH
APR 1852; Maine, United States ^{[3] [5] [6] [7]}
24 APR 1852; Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States ^{[4] [8]}

DEATH
6 MAR 1921; Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States; carcinoma of the stomach ^{[4] [9]}

RESIDENCE
1880; Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States ^[7]
1900; Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States ^[5]
1910; Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States ^[3]
1920; Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States ^[6]

FAMILY
Husband
George E. Bridgham
Wife
Evelyn Smith
Marriage
1873; Maine, United States ^{[2] [5] [1]}

Research Notes

In 1880, she was living in her father's household, and in 1900 and 1920, in her brother's household.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: Title: "Early Narraguagus River Families of Washington County, Maine" , Page: p. 58 , Author: Darryl B. Lamson and Leonard F. Tibbetts , Publication: Name: Name: Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 2002;;
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: Title: "Narrative of the Town of Machias" , Page: p. 365 , Author: George W. Drisko , Publication: Name: Name: Press of the Republic, Machias, Maine. 1904;; , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: Title: "1910 Census" , Page: Maine, Marshfield, Washington Co., Roll T624_547, p. 64B , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: Title: Maine Death Records , Page: Record of a Death, for Evelyn S. Bridgham. , Publication: Name: www.rootsweb.com;;
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Source: Title: "1900 Census" , Page: p. 205 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Source: Title: "1920 Census" , Page: Maine, Marshfield, Washington Co., roll T625_650, p. 24A , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source: Title: "1880 Census" , Page: Maine, Marshfield, Washington Co. , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
8. ↑ Source: Title: FindaGrave , Page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48943125/evelyn-s-bridgham
9. ↑ Source: Title: Gravestone , Page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48943125/evelyn-s-bridgham