Elizabeth (Sumner) Harwood
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Elizabeth Tolman (Sumner) Harwood (1875 - 1949)

Elizabeth Tolman Harwood formerly Sumner
Born in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married 11 Oct 1905 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 73 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Elizabeth was born in Newton Massachusetts in July of 1875.

In the 1880 census Lizzie (age 4) was the single daughter of John S. Sumner in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[1] The household was:

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
John S. Sumner 40
Mary A. Sumner 39
Florence Sumner 9
Charles S. Sumner 8
Horace R. Sumner 6
Lizzie T. Sumner 4

The 1900 federal census showed her living in Newton with her father, mother, and older sister Florence. She was employed as a teacher[2]

She married Harry Adams Harwood (1870-1939) on 11 October 1905.[3]

According to her obituary[4], she died on 31 March 1949 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Sources

  1. 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 546; Page: 165B; Enumeration District: 479
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #21357727 (accessed 27 December 2021)
    Lizzie T Sumner (4), single daughter in household of John S. Sumner (40) in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.
  2. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TD-KHT : accessed 30 September 2021), Elizabeth T Sumner in household of John L Sumner, Newton city Ward 7, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 911, sheet 7B, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,664.
  3. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N44M-1JJ : 10 March 2021), Harry Adams Harwood and Elizabeth Tolman Sumner, 11 Oct 1905; citing Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,622.
  4. Boston Herald Sunday, Apr 03, 1949 Boston, MA page 135

See also:

  • "The Robinson Scroll" Volume 4




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