William Massey (1845 - 1926)

Born 1 Nov 1845 in Moneyslane, Down, Ireland

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Massey and Mary Jane (McBurney) Massey

Husband of Elizabeth (Harvey) Massey — married 9 Jan 1874 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 1 Jun 1926 at age 80 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

William Massey was born in Moneyslane in the Parish of Drumgooland, Country Down, Northern Ireland to Thomas Massey and Mary J. He was baptised at the Ballyward Parish Church on 16 Nov 1845.^[1]

William settled in Cambridge, and remained close to his brother Samuel's family. Samuel Massey's children are identified as the cousins of William's children in a wedding announcement.

"Miss Mable Massey, a young cousin of the bride, preceded the bride as flower girl, while Miss Anna Massey, sister of the bride, gowned in pink silk muslin and carrying pink roses, acted as bridesmaid. Walter Mulhall, of Waltham, was best man, and the ushers Included William Massey, brother of the bride, William and Harry Massey, cousins of the bride, and Henry Malette, of Natick."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Parish of Drumgooland, Diocese Dromore, Co. Down Vol. 1 Baptisms, 1779-92 and 1833-37; PRONI Reference: MIC1/40A
2. ↑ Scott-Massey published in the Cambridge Chronicle, page 14 on 12 May 1906

See also:

• 1870 US Census Population Schedules. Roll: M593_623; Page: 249B; Image: 28; Family History Library Film: 552122.
• FamilySearch, Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920, William Massey and Eliza Harvey v. 262-263(p.1-55) 1874.
• Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237,1820-1897; Roll 423; Line: 31; List Number: 320
• FamilySearch, New England Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1931 (FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org;), Boston Massachusetts, U.S. Circuit Court, v. 161, p. 82.
• Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Roll: T624_596; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0776; FHL microfilm: 1374609.
• 1920 U.S. census, Middlesex, Massachusetts, population schedule, Cambridge, enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 9A, p. 278, dwelling 127; digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 707.
• Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 (Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2013), database on-line. citing Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916-1970]. Volumes 66-145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Cambridge Cemetery (Cambridge, Massachusetts), Cemetery records, William Massey, Died June 1, 1926. Summit Path 3066.

Acknowledgements

Created by Linda Massey on 19 Jan 2014.