Lydia Grace Lee (1878 - 1955)

Born 30 Jan 1878 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Wife of William Henry Creese — married 15 Oct 1902 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts

Died 1955 at about age 76 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Lydia Grace Lee was born in 30 January 1878 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Edward E. Lee & Ellen Maria Edgerly.^[1]

On the 1880 U.S. Census for Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, Lydia Grace was 2 yrs. old. Her father was Edward E. Lee, 28 yrs. old & working at a clothing store. Her mother was Ella L. was 27 yrs. old. She had 2 sisters: Sarah E. 4 yrs. old, & Laura M. 8 months old.^[2]

On the 1900 U.S. Census for Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, Lydia Grace was 22 yrs. old, living with her parents & working as a clerk at a jewelry store. Her father, Edward Lee, was 49 & a Dealer in Grocery Provisions. Her step-mother, Ella B. was 29 yrs. old. The other daughters in the family were: Laura M. 20 yrs. old, Marion G. 17 yrs. old, & Helen 10 yrs. old.^[3]

Lydia Grace Lee married William Henry Creese on 15 October 1902 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts.^[4]

Lydia Creese served as the President of Danvers Home for the Aged as reported as follows: "Danvers Home for the Aged.- This home, which was opened in 1906, was made possible by a bequest of Harvey H. Pillsbury. The charter was granted in 1901. It is open to both sexes, upon approval by the Board of Directors, and payment of a fixed fee. It provides a splendid home, under the management of a competent matron. The house was the home of Mr. Pillsbury and was built by Hon Elias Putnam about 1843. The Presidents have been: Mrs. E.A. Spofford, 1906; Mrs. William A. Gorton, 1907; Mrs. Andrew C. Watts, 1908-1912; Mrs. Andrew Nichols, 1913; Mrs. William H. Creese, 1914; John S. Learoyd, 1915."^[5]

Lyida passed away in Danvers, Massachusetts in 1955. She is buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, Massachusetts..^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Provo, UT, USA, 2013
2. ↑ 1880; Census Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 532; Family History Film: 1254532; Page: 591C; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 0322
3. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census for Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
5. ↑ "Chronicles of Danvers (Old Salem) Massachusetts, 1632-1923", by Harriet Silvester Tapley; The Danvers Historical Society, 1923.
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980
7. ↑ U.S. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127981838/lydia-grace-creese

• 1880; Census Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 532; Family History Film: 1254532; Page: 591C; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 0322
• 1900 United States Federal Census for Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
• Year: 1920; Census Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_689; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 29; Image:
• Year: 1930; Census Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 895; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 542.0.
• 1940 United States Federal Census
• Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.)
• Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Provo, UT, USA, 2013
• Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980
• Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 165 : 1921
• Gravestone at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, Massachusetts
• "Chronicles of Danvers (Old Salem) Massachusetts, 1632-1923", by Harriet Silvester Tapley; The Danvers Historical Society, 1923.
• U.S. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127981838/lydia-grace-creese