Hiram Bryant (1814 - 1882)

Born 23 Oct 1814 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Wadsworth) Bryant — married 14 Jun 1835 (to 1882) in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1882 at age 67 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Hiram was born 23 October 1814 in Massachusetts, the son of Joshua and Princess Bryant. ^[1]

Hiram Bryant married Lydia Wadsworth.

In 1850, the Bryant family lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The household included Hiram Bryant, 35, a shipwright with $500 in personal estate; his wife Lydia, 33; their three daughters, Maria L., 14, in school; Sarah A., 10, in school; and Belina M., 2; and Hiram’s parents, Joshua Bryant, 68; and Princess Bryant, 75. All were born in Massachusetts. ^[2]

In 1855, the Bryant family lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The household included Hiram Bryant, 40, a carpenter; his wife Lydia, 39; their two daughters, Sarah A., 15; and Belina, 7; Hiram’s father, Joshua Bryant, 74, a mariner; his son Joshua Bryant (Jr.), 51, a mariner, and blind; and Frances Bryant (his wife?), 43, born in Spain. All were born in Massachusetts, except for Frances. ^[3]

In 1860 , the Bryant family lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The household included Hiram Bryant, 45, a shipwright with $800 in personal estate; his wife Lydia, 43; their daughter Belina M., 12, in school; and Hiram’s father, Joshua Bryant, 78, a farmer. ^[4]

In 1865, the Bryant family lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The household included Hiram Bryant, 50 a ship carpenter; his wife Lydia, 48; and daughter Belina, 17. Also living with them was the Simmons family (Hiram’s daughter Maria, her husband and their five children). ^[5]

In 1870, they still lived in Duxbury. Hiram was 55, a shipwright with $500 in real estate and $175 in personal estate; Lydia was 53. Also living with them was their grandson, Willie W. Simmons, 8, in school. ^[6]

Hiram was born about 1815 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, the son of Joshua Bryant (b. Plympton, MA) and Princess Peterson (b. Duxbury). Hiram was a ships carpenter. He was married, aged 67, a resident of Duxbury, when he died on 1 October 1882 in Duxbury. ^[7]

Hiram is buried with his wife Lydia (Wadsworth) in Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury, Massachusetts. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-7FBL)
2. ↑ 1850 US Census, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD97-648)
3. ↑ 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Duxbury, Plymouth county (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4H-QCC)
4. ↑ 1860 US Census, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHR-F54)
5. ↑ 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Duxbury, Plymouth county (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCB-DHB)
6. ↑ 1870 US Census, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1: )
7. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YH-4MQ)
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #101314777