Cyrus Lufkin Eastman (1822 - 1901)

Born 11 Jun 1822 in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Husband of Sarah Sylvania (Oakman) Eastman — married 10 Nov 1847 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Ellen Priscilla (Budington) Eastman — married 28 Aug 1854 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Clara Emely (Sias) Eastman — married 5 Apr 1865 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Jane Catherine (Marsh) Eastman — married 10 Sep 1870 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Jane Elizabeth (Cassidy) Eastman — married 29 Jan 1896 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 31 Oct 1901 at age 79 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Cyrus Lufkin Eastman was born at Weare, NH on 11 June 1822, the fifth of six children born to William Eastman and Sarah Atwood and the only son.

He was a methodist minister. He married five times, but only had one child, a son, by his first wife; Arthur Melville Eastman lived two days short of one year.

Obituary and Funeral Notices

A Prominent Methodist.

Rev. Cyrus L. Eastman a retired Methodist clergyman died at his home, 21 Chestnut Street, Chelsea, Friday. He was 78 years old and retired from the ministry when he moved to Chelsea 29 years ago. Mr. Eastman had been ill but a short time and death was caused by the effects of the grip.

Mr. Eastman was a native of Weir [sic], N. H., and spent his early life on a farm. He studied for the ministry and succeeded in gaining admission to a theological academy where he completed his studied. After his ordination he became a preacher on the New Hampshire and Massachusetts circuit.

He was one of the originators of the Asbury Grove Camp Meeting Association and took an active interest in this work, being an officer of the association at the time of his death. He leaves a widow.

The funeral will be held from his late residence Sunday afternoon.^[1]

Funeral of a Minister.

Services Held in Chelsea for the Rev. Cyrus L. Eastman.

The funeral of the Rev. Cyrus L. Eastman, a retired Methodist clergyman, was held yesterday afternoon at his home, 29 Chestnut street, Chelsea. The Walnut Street M. E. Church quarter sang, and the Rev. Charles A. Littlefield, of the Walnut Street Church, read suitable scripture selections. The Rev. N. T. Whitaker, D. D., of the Mt. Bellingham M. E. Church, also read from the scriptures. Mr. Littlefield then spoke on the character and professional accomplishments of Mr. Eastman.

The Rev. E. K. Stratton of Wakefield then gave person reminiscences. The benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Daniel Richards of Wakefield, a very aged man and a life long friend of Mr. Eastman. The burial was at Woodlawn.^[2]

Springfield

Rev. Cyrus L. Eastman, the brother-in-law of D. J. and Oliver Marsh, died on Thursday at his home in Chelsea. He had been a Methodist clergyman for many years and during recent years had been in charge of the sailors harbor home in Boston. He was a man nearly 80 years of age, and had a number of friends in this city, as he had visited here on several occasions and preached in several of the local pulpits. He was the stepfather of Mrs. Ralph W. Ellis and George W. Rice, and was a prominent man in the eastern part of the state. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 1 in Chelsea.^[3]

• Fact: Residence (1822) Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: Census (1880) Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Marital Status Married
• Fact: Occupation Clergyman
• Fact: Marital Status Married
• Fact: Residence (1865) Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ Mortuary Notice, Boston Journal, 2 Nov 1901, p. 2.
2. ↑ Boston Herald, 4 Nov 1901, p. 12.
3. ↑ Springfield (MA) Republican, 2 Nov 1901, p. 8.

• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXCC-HZ3 : 1 March 2016), Cyrus L. Eastman in entry for Arthur M. Eastman, 31 Oct 1852, Boston, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #192, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,420,835.
• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YK-CZ1 : 10 December 2014), Cyrus L. Eastman in entry for Arthur M. Eastman, 29 Oct 1853; citing Fitchburg, Massachusetts, v 77 p 125, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,169.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4M5-SC4 : 30 July 2017), Cyrus S. Eastman and Ellen P. Budington, 29 Aug 1854; citing , Leyden, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,879.
• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCL-3FP : 2 April 2016), Cyrus L Eastman, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,572.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHX1-J3N : 14 August 2017), Cyrus L Eastman, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 789, sheet 313B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0562; FHL microfilm 1,254,562.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 July 2017, 18:45), entry for Cyrus Lufkin Eastman(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH8G-BT7); contributed by various users.