William A. Snow (1842 - 1907)

Born 6 Jul 1842 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Maria J. (Burke) Snow — married 1 Jan 1868 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1907 at age 65 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

William A. Snow Jr. was born on July 6, 1842 in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. His parents were William A. Snow, Sr., and his wife Abigail C. (Ball) Snow. His Snow pedigree goes back to Pilgrims, Nicholas Snow, and his wife, Mayflower passenger, Constance (Hopkins) Snow, and were early pioneers of England's Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, New England.^[1]

According to the 1850 US Census, William A. Snow was 8 years old and living in his parents' household: ^[2]

Household..... Role.......Sex....Age...Occupation.....Birthplace

William A Snow (Sr.), Head, M, 40, Harness Maker, Vermont

Abby C Snow, Wife, F, 34, Keeps House, Massachusetts

William A Snow (Jr.), Son, M, 8, Massachusetts

Abby E Snow, Daughter, F, 3, Massachusetts

Willis B Snow, Son, M, 3/12 (Feb. 1850), Massachusetts

Ten years later, William A. Snow, Jr., now 18 years old, was still living at his parents' home in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts: ^[3]

Household..... Role.......Sex....Age...Occupation.....Birthplace

William A Snow (Sr.), Head, M, 50, Harness Maker, Vermont

Abby C Snow, Wife, F, 44, Massachusetts

William A Snow Jr., Son, M, 18, Massachusetts

Abby E Snow, Daughter, F, 12, Massachusetts

John R P Snow, Son, M, 11, Massachusetts

Eva E Snow, Daughter, F, 6, Massachusetts

Ella E Snow, Daughter, F, 6, Massachusetts

When the US Civil War broke out in 1861, William A. Snow Jr., joined Company B, 2nd Regiment, Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (Co. B., 2d Regt., H.A. - M.V.M is engraved on his tombstone) and fought for the Union. After the conflict and his military service ended, William married Maria J. Burke on January 1, 1868, in Belchertown, Massachusetts.^[4]

On the 1870 US Census, two years later, he and Maria were reported living with another young couple working in the same trade in Belchertown:^[5]

Household..... Role.......Sex....Age...Occupation.....Birthplace

William E Bridgman, Head, Carriage Trimmer, M, 33, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Bridgman, Wife, F, 32, Keeps House, Massachusetts

William A. Jr. Snow, Lodger, M, 27, Carriage Trimmer, Mass.

Maria Snow, Wife, F, 22, None, Massachusetts

Grace M Snow, Daughter, F, b: 19 Sep. 1868, Massachusetts

Ten years later, in 1880, William, Maria and daughter Grace Snow, now 11 years old, were still living in Belchertown, in their own household. William was employed in a Carriage Shop, still plying his trade as a Carriage Trimmer. ^[6]

The 1890 US Census was accidentally destroyed so the next available one was enumerated in June 1900. William A. Snow, now 58 years old, was living with his 52-year-old wife, Maria J. Snow (b: Aug. 1847), in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Their daughter, 31 years old, was married and in her own household. William was now a Hotel Keeper in town. ^[7]

William A. Snow Jr. died of apoplexy on July 22, 1907, after a brief illness, at a hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts; his death certificate noted his last residence was in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was laid to rest at Mount Hope Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ Belchertown Genealogy on RootsWeb: William A. Snow
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9B-K51 : 12 April 2016), William A Snow in household of William A Snow, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 109, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCD-4T7 : 12 December 2017), Wm A Snow in entry for Wm A Snow, 1860.
4. ↑ See Marriage Record, cited on Belchertown Genealogy on RootsWeb: William A. Snow
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD34-5T4 : 12 April 2016), William A J Snow in household of William E Bridgman, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 11, family 88, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,119.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6G-QZJ : 15 August 2017), William Snow, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 322, sheet 2D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0537; FHL microfilm 1,254,537.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RP-JFZ : accessed 20 May 2018), Wm A Snow, Belchertown Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 616, sheet 8A, family 188, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,653.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #137769584 retrieved 20 May 2018 - William A. Snow
9. ↑ Vital Records of Massachusetts 1841-1915 (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives). Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, - New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) pg. 351. The record reads:

   Return of a Death, Belchertown, 1907

   "William A. Snow/ Reg#31/ d. Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, Massachusetts, 22 July 1907/ res. Belchertown/ a. 65y/ white/ married/ b. Belchertown/ p. William A. Snow, b. Stockbridge, Vt & Abbie G. Ball, b. Deerfield/ occ. Carriage trimmer/ Informant Abbie E. Snow, Belchertown/ bur. July 23, 1907, Mt. Hope Cem., Belchertown/c.o.d. Apoplexy, sudden death//"

• Find A Grave: Memorial #137769584

• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=10293937 US Census, 1850] (Belchertown, MA)
• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=2550962 US Census, 1860] (Belchertown, MA)
• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MACensus1865&indiv=try&h=4327239 Massachusetts State Census, 1870] (Belchertown, MA)
• US Census, 1870 (Belchertown, MA)
• US Census, 1880 (Belchertown, MA)
• US Census, 1900 (belchertown,MA)
• Massachusetts, Death Index, 1907