Martha (Peabody) Prowse (1886 - 1975)

Born 14 Jan 1886 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Montague William Warren Prowse — married 18 Sep 1923 in Church of the Holy Spirit, Mattapan, MA

Died 29 Aug 1975 at age 89 in Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Martha was born on 19 January 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] In the 1900 census Martha (age 14), At School, was the single daughter of Francis Peabody in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[2] In the 1910 census Martha (age 24) was the single daughter of Francis Peabody Jr. in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[3] In the 1920 census Martha (age 34) was the single daughter of Francis Peabody in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[4]

Martha died on 29 August 1975 in Canton.^[5]

Martha Peabody Prowse was mentioned on a memorial in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 29 August 1975.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #9563737 (accessed 3 June 2022)
   Martha Peabody born on 19 Jan 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 670; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 1050; FHL microfilm: 1240670
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #23763313 (accessed 3 June 2022)
   Martha Peabody (14), single daughter, At School, in household of Francis Peabody (45) in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, USA.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_609; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 1125; FHL microfilm: 1374622
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #134117373 (accessed 3 June 2022)
   Martha Peabody (24), single daughter, in household of Francis Peabody Jr. (52) in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_722; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 209
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #17114531 (accessed 3 June 2022)
   Martha Peabody (34), single daughter, in household of Francis Peabody (65) in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts.
5. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003"
   Ancestry Record 7457 #322344 (accessed 3 June 2022)
   Martha Prowse death 29 Aug 1975 in Canton.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #234951741 (accessed 4 March 2024)
   Memorial page for Martha Peabody Prowse (19 Jan 1886-29 Aug 1975), citing Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Lot: 1553, Grave: 13, Location: Ivy Path); Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).