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Welcome Farnum (1796 - 1874)

Welcome Farnum
Born in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Welcome Farnum was born at Uxbridge, Massachusetts on December 18, 1796, the son of Moses Farnum and Rachael Daniels. [1] [2]

He married first Lydia Harris of Smithfield, Rhode Island on May 1, 1822. Lydia was born on June 22, 1803. [2]

Lydia died March 20, 1844 [2] aged 40 years 8 months and 28 days. [3] [4]

Welcome married second, Lucretia Bancroft on May 9, 1845 at Worcester, Massachusetts. [5] She was born on May 19, 1803 [2] at Worcester, daughter of Aaron Bancroft and Lucretia Chandler. [6]

Welcome died on May 10, 1874. [2]

His widow Lucretia died at sea, while a passenger on the steamship Eider, from Bremen yesterday, died on board on October 8, 1887. [7] She was buried in Worcester Rural Cemetery, at Worcester. [8]

Children

by wife Lucy

  1. Ruth Daniels born in 1822, died on September 1, 1844. [3]
  2. Celia Harris born in 1825; died on May 27, 1841. [3]
  3. Frances Lydia born on December 20, 1826; died on January 28, 1848. [3]
  4. Harriet Selwyn born on August 10, 1828 [3] ; married Paul Todd at Blackstone, Massachusetts on September 10, 1857. [9]
  5. Mary Mariah born on November 4, 1831; died on September 10, 1848. [3]
  6. Elizabeth Farnum born on February 10, 1834 [3] [10]; died on November 21, 1870 at Blackstone, Massachusetts. [11] ; married Henry Clay Kimball on at Blackstone Massachusetts on July 5, 1853. [12]
  7. Edward born on September 2, 1835. [3]
  8. Lucy L. born on January 5, 1844. [3]

Research notes

Mendon Births

Farnum, Frances Lydia, d. Welcome and Lydia, Dec. 20, 1826. (p.75)
Farnum, Harriet Selwyn, d. Welcome and Lydia, Aug. 10, 1828. (p.75)
Farnum, Mary Mariah, d. Welcome and Lydia, Nov. 4, 1831. (p.75)
Farnum, Elizabeth Fairbrothers, d. Welcome and Lydia, Feb. 10, 1834. (p.75)
Farnum, Edward, s. Welcome and Lydia, Sept. 2, 1835. (p.75)
Farnum, Lucy L., d. Welcome and –––––, Jan. 5, 1844. (p.75)

Mendon Deaths

Farnum, Lydia J. [Lydia Jenks. GR16], w. Welcome, Mar. 20, 1844, a. 40 y. 8 m. 28 d. Consumption. (p. 465)
Farnum, Celia H. [Celia Harris. GR16], d. Welcome [and Lydia Jenks. GR16], May 27, 1841, a. 16 y. [May 23, 1841. GR16] (p. 465)
Farnum, Frances Lydia, d. Welcome, Jan. 28, 1848, a. 21 y. GR16 (p. 465)
Farnum, Mary Maria, d. Welcome, Sept. 10, 1848, a. 16 y. GR16 (p. 465)
Farnum, Ruth Daniels, d. Welcome and Lydia J., Sept. 1, 1844, a. 21 y. 8 m. [3]

Uxbridge Births

Farnum, Welcome, d. Moses and Rachel, Dec. 18, 1796. (p. 71) [1]

Massachusetts State Census, 1855 v

Welcome Farnum Male 58 Massachusetts, United States
Lucrita B Farnum Female 52 Massachusetts, United States
Edward Farnum Male 14 Massachusetts, United States
Lydia L Farnum Female 11 Massachusetts, United States
Clara J Gherardi Female 27 Massachusetts, United States
Bancroft Gherardi Male 22 Louisiana, United States [13]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baldwin Thomas, compiler, Vital Records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1916
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Farnham, John M. W., Genealogy of the Farnham family, 2nd edition, Baker & Taylor, New York, New York, 1889, p. 11: 14
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Baldwin Thomas, compiler, Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1920
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5D-HM4 : 10 November 2020), Lydia I. Farnum, 2 Mar 1844; citing Death, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009519. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-W7ZX?cc=2061550&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AFH5D-HM4
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4Q2-QWJ : 24 May 2018), Welcome Farnum and Lucretia Bancroft, 2 Jun 1845; citing Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,256.
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX2-74H : 15 January 2020), Lucretia Bancroft, 1803.
  7. ↑ "New York Tribune," New York, New York, 11 Oct 1887
  8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 January 2021), memorial page for Lucretia Bancroft Farnum (19 May 1803–7 Oct 1887), Find a Grave Memorial no. 110742433, citing Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by DaurRegt (contributor 47891223) .
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPQ-42Y : 10 November 2020), Lydia Farnum in entry for Paul P. Todd, 10 Sep 1857; citing Marriage, Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009822. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-4GJV?cc=2061550&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AFHPQ-42Y
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LB-DBF : 10 November 2020), Elizabeth Fairbrothers Farnum, 10 Feb 1834; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009519. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-W7KD?cc=2061550&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AF4LB-DBF
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH95-448 : 10 November 2020), Elizabeth F. Kimball, 21 Nov 1870; citing Death, Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009822. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-4GYW?cc=2061550&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AFH95-448
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4ML-D86 : 24 May 2018), Henry C. Kimball and Elizabeth F. Farnum, 5 Jul 1853; citing Blackstone, Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,879. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4ML-D86 : 24 May 2018), Henry C. Kimball and Elizabeth F. Farnum, 5 Jul 1853; citing Blackstone, Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,879.
  13. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4Z-F9C : 11 March 2018), Lucrita B Farnum in household of Welcome Farnum, Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,962.
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