John Osborn Atwood (1840 - 1915)

Born 2 Dec 1840 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Died 22 May 1915 at age 74 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1840. He passed away in 1915.

In the 1855 census John (age 14) was in Ward 02, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census John (age 18) was in Ward 2 City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

John married Elizabeth A. Bent on 14 January 1864 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[3][4]

In the 1865 census John (age 25) was married in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[5]

In the 1900 census John (age 58) was the married head of household in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[6]

In the 1910 census John (age 69) was the married brother-in-law of Flavel Shurtleff in Boston Ward 1, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[7]

John died (age 74y 5m 20d) on 22 May 1915 in Boston,, Massachusetts.^[8]

Religion and Asbury Grove Association

He was a member of Bennington Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, as were his parents. He later transferred to the Saratoga Street Methodist Episcopal Church in East Boston.

In 1902 he is found on the list of members of the Asbury Camp MeetingCorporation with a term set to expire in 1907. He was a director of the Corporation and was on the Committee on Police and was secretary for the Committee on Sanitation.

He is not found on the list of cottage residents in either 1875 or 1902.

• Fact: Immigration (1848)
• Fact: Immigration (1850)

Sources

1. ↑ 1855 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
   Citing Line: 54; FHL microfilm: 000953958; Record number: 20340;
   FamilySearch Record: MQWN-6VQ (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D199-4G1
   John O Atwood (14) in Ward 02, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   Citing Page: 372; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 520; FHL microfilm: 803520; Record number: 31967;
   FamilySearch Record: MZCW-VX9 (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS3-5DW Image number 00810
   John Atwood (18) in Ward 2 City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in N S.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004276537.
   FamilySearch Record: FHSR-SGZ (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99QY-T3W Image number 00169
   John O Atwood (23) marriage to Elizabeth A. Bent on 14 Jan 1864 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
   Citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,022.
   FamilySearch Record: N4SV-FF7 (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DRLS-HXB Image number 00014
   John O Atwood (23) marriage to Elizabeth A. Bent on 14 Jan 1864 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ 1865 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 954374; Record number: 37457;
   FamilySearch Record: MQH7-5KJ (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D419-PKJ Image number 00505
   John Atwood (25), married in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada.
6. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 75; FHL microfilm: 1240675; Record number: 36588;
   FamilySearch Record: M9YQ-51V (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DCWW-5RY Image number 00751
   John O Atwood (58), married head of household in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
7. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1259, sheet 7A, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 613; FHL microfilm 1,374,626.
   FamilySearch Record: M2KX-YZZ (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RKW-9BQ Image number 00763
   John O Atwood (69), married brother-in-law, in household of Flavel Shurtleff (80) in Boston Ward 1, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Canada.
8. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
   Citing Boston,,Massachusetts, 5156, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,408,968.
   FamilySearch Record: N46R-BLY (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6W3S-DCG
   John O Atwood death 22 May 1915 (age 74y 5m 20d) in Boston,,Massachusetts.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 July 2017, 15:56), entry for John Osborn Atwood(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MPW5-VTH); contributed by various users.