Philip Shelton Sears (1867 - 1953)

Born 12 Nov 1867 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 10 Mar 1953 at age 85 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

son of Frederick Sears and Albertina Shelton.

Philip was born in 1867. He was the son of Frederick Sears and Albertina (Shelton) Sears. He passed away in 1953.

1867 Philip Shelton Sears was born on 12 Nov 1867 in Boston, Sussex, Massachusetts, USA. ^[1] He is the twin brother of Herbert Mason Sears.

1870 United States Census records: Frederick R. Sears, age 46 is living with his wife Albertina age 35 at Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts with their children, Marian age 17, Frederick R. age 15, Albertina age 11, Richard age 8, Phillip age 2 and Herbert age 2. ^[2]

1886 both Philip Shelton Sears and his twin brother Herbert Mason Sears took part in the U.S. National Tennis Championships - Singles. The brothers both were defeated in the Round of 16. ^[3] Philip went on to play in several subsequent U.S. National Tennis championships.

1898 Philip Shelton Sears married Mary C. Higginson in Boston Massachusetts , USA on 2 Feb 1898,.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915"
   Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5062 #7719511 (accessed 2 August 2022)
   Sears born on 12 Nov 1867, son of Frederick R Sears & Albertina, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_643; Page: 6A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #25804393 (accessed 26 July 2022)
   Herbert Sears (2), At Home, in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts.
3. ↑ 1886 U.S. National Championships – Singles[1]
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915"
   New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2511 #3319472 (accessed 2 August 2022)
   Philip S Sears (30) marriage to Mary Cabot Higginson on 2 Feb 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDJ-WPX : 10 November 2020), Philip S. Sears, 2 Feb 1898; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004032247.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RC-KJY : 11 March 2022), Philip Sears, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2J3-WVT : accessed 4 June 2022), Philip S Sears, Beverly Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 275, sheet 17A, family 340, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 581; FHL microfilm 1,374,594.

• Stanley Wood, firsthand knowledge.

• Descendants of the Reverend Francis Higginson : first "teacher" in the Massachusetts Bay Colony of page 49

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138380769/philip-shelton-sears : accessed 20 February 2022), memorial page for Philip Shelton Sears (12 Nov 1867–10 Mar 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138380769, ; Maintained by Samuel Taylor Geer (contributor 46925792) Burial Details Unknown.

• Wikipedia: Philip_Sears

• Harvard Univ directory 1910 [c1885-9 A.B.; LLB] 53 State St, Boston, intercollegiate tennis champions

• Who Was Who, LLB 1892, Practiced law til 1898 then sculptor - statue of Sen Lodge in the statehouse

• Famous Families of Mass., p 369 has a home in Beverly, though his winter residence is at "Warren Farm", Brookline. The late David Sears, Harvard, 1924, memorialized by a children's ward in the Beverly Hospital, was his son.

• Biography and Genealogy Master Index, 2d ed, Gale Research, ISBN 0-8103-1094-5,p141; IlBEAAW, WhAm 3 Sears, Philip Shelton 1867-1953

• The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West. By Peggy Samuels and Harold Samuels. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1976. (IlBEAAW)

• Who Was Who in America. A component of "Who's Who in American History." Volume 3, 1951-1960. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1966. (WhAm 3) 1028249 Sears, Phillip Shelton 1867-1953

• Who Was Who in American Art. Compiled from the original thirty-four volumes of "American Art Annual: Who's Who in Art, Biographies of American Artists Active from 1898-1947." Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1985. (WhAmArt 85)

• Boston 1890 Directory Philip S. Sears student boards 51 Beacon Boston MA 1890

• From: Greendyke, Susan (BSB)

Subject: sears family Dear Sir, I am conducting research on two of our busts in the Massachusetts State House by Philip Shelton Sears: Henry Cabot Lodge Sr. and his grandson Henry Cabot Lodge (Jr.). I am trying to learn if there was a family connection between the younger Lodge's wife, Emily Sears (daughter of Dr. Henry F. Sears) and the sculptor. Several long-time north shore residents have told me that they were related, but I have been unable to find exactly what the connection was. Since Philip Sears had a summer studio in Pride's Crossing, near where the Lodges lived for so many years, it would make so much sense that he would model heads of both men (that of HCL Sr. being posthumous). But it would be nice to confirm the family connection as well. Any information you might be willing to share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you sincerely for your time, Susan Greendyke Lachevre Art Collections Manager Massachusetts Art Commission State House, Room 1 Boston, MA 02133

• Title Photo 010 Dignitaries. West Boylston Centennial Parade July 16, 1908

Subject West Boylston (Mass.) - History; West Boylston (Mass.) - Parades, 1908; West Boylston (Mass.) - Centennial celebrations, etc. Description Sepia photo depicts horse-drawn carriage carrying Albert W. Hinds, Chairman of Reception Committee, with Major Ira Vaughn and Major Philip S. Sears of the Governor's (Curtis Guild, Jr.) Staff, representing the State. Creator The Wohlbruck Studio Publisher C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/ Date 1908 Type Image Format Image/jpg Relation Is part of an album of post cards assembled immediately following the Centennial celebration parade from the archives of the Beaman Memorial Public Library, West Boylston, Massachusetts. http://beamanlibrary.org/ Coverage West Boylston, Mass. 1908 Central Western Mass Resource Sharing- https://catalog.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/948715