John Edward Sargent (1899)

Born 8 Apr 1899 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This person's parents originally used the last name "Sauvageau." Starting shortly after their marriage in 1895, and starting with the birth of their 1st child in 1896, this person's parents started using the last name "Sargent." All their children, including this John Edward Sargent were born with the last name "Sargent. When the parents died (both in 1916) their deaths recorded them as "Sauvageau's."

Source 1: A record of the birth of this John Edward Sargent who was born April 8, 1899 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA to parents John B. Sargent, a gardener born in Worcester, Worcester, MA and Amanda (Marquis) Sargent, born in Leominster, Worcester, MA.

Source 2: The 1910 US Census finds this John E. as an 11yr old, living there on Nelson St. with his parents John and Amanda and his older brother, David. The family is using the last name "Sargent" at this time.

Source 3: The 1920 US Census finds this John Sargent as a 20yr old "florist in a winter hot-house garden" living there on 2nd Street in a household headed by the husband (Curtis Burt) of his cousin Amanda Burt.

Source 4: The 1940 US Census of Bronx, New York, New York; finds this John E. Sargent living there at 422 139th St. He is given as a 40yr old married florist, living there with his 39yr old wife "Petronella" born in Hungary; an 11yr old son, Howard J. Sargent, born in New York and his (John's) 28yr old sister, given as Ida H., born in Massachusetts and working as a "stock clerk in a pipe cleaning co..

Source 5: The 1930 US Census finds this John as a 31yr old proprietor of a florist shop, living in Bronx, NY, NY with his wife, given as "Nelba" a 29yr old, born in Austria-Hungary and a 1yr old son, Howard.

Sources

• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6XYS-KVH?cc=1536925&wc=M61J-5Z9%3A76889101 : 1 March 2016), 004341229 > image 265 of 436; Massachusetts Archives, Boston.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RK8-9FM?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-33V%3A133638101%2C140254701%2C142369301%2C1589225931 : 24 June 2017), Massachusetts > Worcester > Leominster > ED 1769 > image 39 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R6P-N3F?cc=1488411&wc=QZJP-BQ8%3A1036470801%2C1037958801%2C1039002201%2C1589332621 : 11 September 2019), Massachusetts > Worcester > Leominster Ward 2 > ED 98 > image 26 of 57; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MY-6WN1?cc=2000219&wc=QZXR-SVZ%3A790105101%2C791243401%2C791826101%2C793403801 : accessed 28 July 2021), New York > Bronx > New York City, Bronx, Assembly District 2 > 3-345 New York City, Bronx Borough Assembly District 2 (Tract 39 - part) > image 2 of 32; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRHB-VG?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-ZJL%3A649437801%2C652307101%2C652321001%2C1589286395 : 10 December 2015), New York > Bronx > Bronx (Districts 751-972) > ED 945 > image 38 of 54; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).