Fred Hiram Coldwell (1860)

Born 6 Jul 1860 in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States

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Frederick Hiram Coldwell, was born on 6 July 1860 Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, the son of Hiram Coldwell and Mary E. Westcott.^[1] Frederick's marriage record gives his birth place as Wellesley, Massachusetts.^[2]

In 1865, Hiram Coldwell lived in Needham with his wife Mary and 4 children, including 5 year old Hiram F. Coldwell.^[3]

In 1880, Fredrick Coldwell lived with his father, Hiram Coldwell, and his father's wife Charlotte and two siblings in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[4]

Mary McLeod,24, and Frederick Hiram Coldwell, 30, were married on 22 April 1891 at Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She was born at Cape Breton, the daughter of Rederick McLeod and Christina Morrison.^[2] They had 1 child:

• Mary E Caldwell, 9 b. Massachusetts Jan 1891

In 1900, Frederick Coldwell (indexed as Caldwell), a farmer, lived in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, with his wife Mary, a daughter and his father, Hiram.^[5]

In 1910, Hiram was the Head of household, living in a home he rented in Waltham. He worked as a "faryier" (farrier) and came to the USA in 1849. Son Frederick and his family lived with Hiram.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDD-8YR : 4 December 2014), Hiram Coldwell in entry for Frederick Hiram Coldwell, 06 Jul 1860; citing Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, v IV p 9; FHL microfilm 1,954,145.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHSN-NMS : 13 July 2016), Frederick Hiram Coldwell and Mary Mcleod, 22 Apr 1891; citing Marriage, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,086.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQC5-L5T : 15 November 2014), Hiram Coldwell, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,574.

   Hiram Coldwell, 33 b. Nova Scotia; Mary E Coldwell, 32 b. Nova Scotia; Warren H Coldwell, 9 b. Nova Scotia; Emma A Coldwell, 7 b. Massachusetts; Hiram F Coldwell, 5 b. Massachusetts; Mary O Coldwell, 1 b. Massachusetts.

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH61-PGG : 11 August 2016), Hiram Coldwell, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 416, sheet 439C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0542; FHL microfilm 1,254,542.

   Hiram Coldwell, 50 b. Canada; Charlotte Coldwell, 39 b. Maine; Emma Coldwell, 20 b. Massachusetts; Fredrick Coldwell, 19 b. Massachusetts; Etta Coldwell, 16 b. Massachusetts. Hiram's parents were born in Nova Scotia, and Charlotte's in New Hampshire.

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TL-HSH : accessed 14 December 2016), Hiram Caldwell in household of Frederick Caldwell, Waltham city Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 974, sheet 29B, family 321, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,667.

   Frederick Caldwell, 40 b. Massachusetts July 1860; Mary Caldwell, 35 b. Nova Scotia Aug 1865; Mary E Caldwell, 9 b. Massachusetts Jan 1891; Hiram Caldwell, 70 b. Nova Scotia Jan 1830. Hiram is a widower, but he was married for 45 years. He says he came to the USA in 1845 and has been her for 55 years. Hiram's parents were both born in Nova Scotia. Frederick and Mary have been married for 9 years, and Mary has had 1 child, who is still living. Mary says she came to the USA in 1886. Levi Coldwell and his family were enumerated immediately below Frederick's.

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2VY-5CX : accessed 14 December 2016), Hiram Caldwell, Waltham Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 1039, sheet 1B, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 606; FHL microfilm 1,374,619.

   Hiram Caldwell, 81 b. Canada; Frederick Caldwell, a 50 year old machinist in a factory, b. Massachusetts; Mary Caldwell, 46 b. Unknown; Mary A Caldwell, 19 b. Massachusetts. Hiram has been married twice and Frederick and Mary have been married once.