William James Sumner was born May 3, 1836 in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont to William A. Sumner and Harriet Kelsey. [1][2] In 1866 he married Eveline Sturtevant in Hartland, Windsor, Vermont. In 1880 he is listed with his family in Holyoke, Massachusetts as a millright. [3] By 1900 at the end of his career, he is listed as Superintendent, Todley (?) Manufacturing Company. [4]
He died in Holyoke, Massachusetts and was buried in Hartland, Vermont.[5]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2W-6L5 : 4 April 2020), William Sumner in household of William Sumner, Salisbury, Addison, Vermont, United States; citing family 29, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Record for William James Sumner. Year: 1860; Census Place: Hartland, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M653_1328; Page: 158; Image: 324; Family History Library Film: 805328. [Link]
↑ 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 535; Family History Film: 1254535; Page: 339B; Enumeration District: 307; Image: 0678. [Link]
↑ 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Holyoke Ward 7, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 651; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0551; FHL microfilm: 1240651. [Link]
↑ Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.)Original data - Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. [Link]
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