Orrin
Colwell
Luce
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of William Henry Luce
and Diantha (Colwell) Luce
Brother of
Myron Henry Luce, Mary Ann (Luce) Smith, Mahala Jane (Luce) Allen, Harrison P Luce, Albert Luce, Corneila Luce, Worthington Luce, Edwin Luce and William Allen Luce
Husband of
Mary Jane (Smith) Luce
— married
1 Oct 1848 [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Jane (Stockwell) Luce
— married
9 Dec 1874 [location unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Canaseraga, Allegany County, New York
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Biography
Orrin Luce lived in Appalachia, in New York. See Appalachia Project.
Orrin, or O.C. as he was known in social circles, was born 7 Jun 1825.[1][2] He was the son of William and [[Colwell-878|Diantha (Colwell) Luce.[1]
On 1 Oct 1848 he married Mary Smith.[1] The couple would have three children during their 25 years of marriage.[1][3]
When Mary passed away in Jan 1874 it would take him only 11 months to marry, as his second wife, Mary Jane Stockwell. She was a widow with two children of her own, and they married on 9 Dec 1874.[1]
They combined Orrin's three children with her two, and added another daughter when they adopted Mary Jane's niece, Nettie Andrews. She had become an orphan when her mother, Mary Jane's sister, Anna (Stockwell) Andrews died in 1875.[4]
O.C. supported his family as a carpenter.[4] When it came time to retire Orrin and Mary Jane lived with her son Alpha in Buffalo, who was running a boarding house at that time.[5]
O.C. passed away 12 Sep 1906,[1] quite possibly in Buffalo where they had been living. He is buried in the Canaseraga Cemetery, where he rejoined his first wife in her resting spot.[2] His second wife is buried in the same cemetery, but with her first husband.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Luce Family Tree of William Henry Luce and Diantha Colwell - 1972
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41234534/orrin-g-luce: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for Orrin G. Luce (7 Jun 1825–12 Sep 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41234534, citing Canaseraga Cemetery, Canaseraga, Allegany County, New York, USA; Maintained by Darlene (contributor 46776162)
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, state of New York, county of Allegany, town of Burns, enumerated on 19 Jul 1870, page 32, lines 30-31
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1880 United States Federal Census, state of New York, county of Allegany, town of Burns, Enumeration District # 011, enumerated on 2 Jun 1880, page 6, line 21
- ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, state of New York, county of Erie, city of Buffalo, Ward 03, Enumeration District 0022, enumerated on 6 Jun 1900, sheet 5B, lines 74-77
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