Lemuel's father died in 1841, when he was 17. In 1850 Lemuel was with his widowed mother, his siblings and his aunt Lydia in Rochester, Massachusetts. [1]
1850 Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Lemuel Church
Male
25
Massachusetts
Lydia A Church
Female
23
Massachusetts
Charles H Church
Male
21
Massachusetts
Susan E Church
Female
19
Massachusetts
Lydia Mendell
Female
60
Massachusetts
Merinah Church
Female
56
Massachusetts
On 27 July 1856, Lemuel married Martha Gibbs Hall, daughter of Abner Hall and Anna Dexter, in Rochester, Massachusetts. [2]
In 1860, the couple is living in Rochester, Massachusetts. [3]
1860 Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Lemuel Church
Male
33
Massachusetts
Martha G Church
Female
38
Massachusetts
Lemuel's wife Martha died in 1871. Lemuel married Elizabeth Lucretia Washburn Dexter, daughter of Peley Dexter and Elizabeth Deane, in Marion, Massachusetts. [4]
In 1880, the couple is living in Marion, Massachusetts. [5]
1880 Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Lemuel Church
Self
Male
55
Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth L Church
Wife
Female
51
Massachusetts, United States
Lemuel died 1 June 1882, age 57, in Marion, Massachusetts. [6] He is buried in the Center Cemetery in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [7]
Sources
↑1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9W-QB6 : 4 April 2020), Merinah Church in household of Lemuel Church, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 59, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWR9-5GG : 24 May 2018), Lemuel Church and Martha G. Hall, 27 Jul 1856; citing Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,015.
↑1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHX8-TJ6 : 12 August 2017), Lemuel Church, Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 545, sheet 572D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,550.
↑Death: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YH-Z32 : 6 April 2020), Lemuel Church, 01 Jun 1882; citing Marion, Massachusetts, v 338 p 316, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,222.
↑Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 December 2020), memorial page for Lemuel N. Church (31 May 1824–1 Jun 1882), Find A Grave: Memorial #107954765, citing Center Cemetery, Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by goose (contributor 47534920) .
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