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William R. Sturgis Jr. (1871 - 1944)

William R. (Willie) Sturgis Jr.
Born in Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 18 Jun 1897 (to before 1920) in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 1898 in Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Father of
Died at about age 72 in Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Willie was Mashpee Wampanoag.

William R. Sturgis, Jr. was born in 1871 and passed away in 1944. He was the son of William Sturgis and Rhoda Attaquin. Brother of Ezra and Mellie. Husband of Christine Pocknett and Betsey Boardley.

Birth

  • 08 June 1871: William A. Sturgis was born at Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Race: Mulatto.
Father: William Sturgis. b. Barnstable, Massachusetts. Res: Mashpee, Massachusetts. Farmer.
Mother: Rhoda Attaquin. b. Mashpee, Massachusetts. Res: Mashpee, Massachusetts[1]

Marriages

  • 18 Jun 1897: (Record shows 17th) Willliam R. Sturgis, Jr. 26yo. first married Christine N. Pocknett, 17yo. at Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Christine was the daughter of Henry C. Pocknett and Hattie Lions.[2]
Children:
  1. May A. Sturgis, b. 01 May 1898 at Mashpee.[3]
  • About 1929: William married Betsey (Bessie) Boardley possibly at Mashpee where they had been living. Children: William and Betsey are the parents of Merwin Sturgis. [4]

Residences

  • 1880: Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Parents and 2 siblings on record. Race: Mulatto.[5]
  • 1900: Mashpee, Barnstable, Mass. William has been married 2 yrs. and living with his mother. No mention of his wife, Christine and daughter, May. Family race: Indian.[6]
  • 1910: Mashpee, Barnstable, Mass. William is 39yo and single now. Living with his mother. Also in household is his mother's niece, Betsey O. Boardley, 28yo. Single. Living next door is Darius Coombs' (age: 65 and widowed) family. William's family race: Indian.[7]
  • 1920: Mashpee Ave, Mashpee, Barnstable, Mass. Living with mother, Rhoda. William is now 48yo and divorced. Also in household is his son Merwin, 3yo. and Bessie O. Boardley, 38yo. single and a boarder (Merwin's mother). Race: All Indian.[8]
  • 1930: Mashpee. William, 59yo and wife Bessie, 48yo have been married a year now. Their son Merwin, 12yo. also living with them. Family race: Indian.[9]
  • 1935 + 1940: State Road 130, Mashpee, Barnstable, Mass. William R. Sturgis, 67yo., wife Bessie B. 57yo., son, Merwin B. 22yo. and Bessie's mother Gertrude C. Boardley, 86yo, plus 2 lodgers. Family race: All Indian.[10]

Burial

  • 1944: William R. Sturgis was laid to rest at Mashpee Town Cemetery. Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[11]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZP-7D7 : 14 November 2022), William A. Sturgis, 1871.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4HL-RXQ : 10 March 2021), William R. Sturgis Jr. and Christine N. Pocknett, 18 Jun 1897; citing Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,701.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXXG-64C : 20 February 2021), William R. Sturgis in entry for May A. Sturgis, 01 May 1898, Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #pg 17 line 4, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,704.
  4. ↑ Need source. Please see Census records
  5. ↑ Next page|"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDT-6PW : 14 January 2022), Willie R. Sturges in household of William R. Sturges, Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M95D-X88 : 11 March 2022), William R Sturgis in entry for Rhoda F Sturgis, 1900.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2N6-BK2 : accessed 27 November 2022), William R Sturgis in household of Rhoda Sturgis, Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 2B, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 571; FHL microfilm 1,374,584.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTN-26H : 1 February 2021), William R Sturges in entry for Rhoda Sturges, 1920.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ2L-S29 : accessed 27 November 2022), William R Sturgis, Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 2A, line 48, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 883; FHL microfilm 2,340,618.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K46R-73G : 10 January 2021), William R Sturgis, Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-36, sheet 4A, line 2, family 54, 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, roll 1566.
  11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #111669496




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