Sturbridge, Massachusetts Vitals Records for People of Color
Native Americans & African Americans
Compiled by Thomas Doughton
Based on MS Vital Records, Office of Town Clerk, Sturbridge, Excerpts from Births 1860-1891; Births 1892-1955, here through 1945; Marriages 1860-1891; Marriages 1892-1955; Deaths 1860-1891; Deaths 1892-1955
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Feb. 7, 1860
Israel Leroy Henry, male, born Sturbridge, son of Lemuel Henry (born Sturbridge), laborer & Lydia Ann Sprague (born Webster), Page 3
Oct. 2, 1866
Oscar William White, [ ], son of Samuel White, farmer, born Dudley & Mary E. Humphrey, born Warren (22)
May 16, 1869
Franklin Brown, mother Elizabeth Nichols, Oxford, illegitimate (35)
Sept. 20, 1869
Eugene James Shepard, "colored", born Sturbridge, Jeremiah James Shepard (born Monson) & Harriet White (born Sturbridge), Page 26
Nov. 10, 1869
Edgar Brown, "Indian", born Sturbridge, Peleg Brown (born Dudley), laborer & Hannah Nichols (born Webster), Page 20
Oct. 5, 1870
Frank Erastus White, "colored", born Sturbridge, Erastus Henry White (born Charlton) & Mary Ann [Harris], (born Southbridge), Page 27
Dec. 27, 1871
William Eugene Brown, "colored", born Sturbridge, Peleg Brown (born Charlestown, R.I.), laborer & Elisabeth Nichols (born Oxford), 30
May 12, 1872
Charles Arthur Ransom, [ ], son of Willard Ransom, laborer, born Spencer & Lucretia Henry [Henries], born Glocester, R.I. (33)
July 7, 1872
Diantha E. Jackson, "colored", born Sturbridge, Abram B. Jackson Abington, Ct.), laborer & Christina Jackson (Woodstock, [Ct.]), 31
July 19, 1872
Charles Henry E. Vickers, "mixed", born Sturbridge, Charles Vickers (born Hampton, [Ct.]), laborer & Polly Dorus (born Woodstock, [Ct.]), 33
Nov. 16, 1869
Clarra Louisa Hall, "mixed", born Sturbridge, William Hall (Exeter, N.H.), shoemaker & Louisa Coffin (born Palmer), Page 35
Nov. 24, 1867
Moses William Hall, "mixed", born Sturbridge, William Hall (born Exeter, N.H.) & Louisa Coffin (Palmer), Page. 36
Oct. 9, 1878
Susan Maria Nedson, colored, illegitimate, born Sturbridge, mother Eunice Nedson (born Southbridge), Page 56
Dec. 31, 1878
------ White, black male, born Sturbridge, Erastus White (born Sturbridge) & Mary Nedson White (born Southbridge), 56
May 5, 1873
James William Stone, "mixed", born Sturbridge, Charles Stone (born Sturbridge), teamster & Ester Stone (born Sturbridge), 37
May 10, 1873
Ursula Alice Ransom, "mixed", born Sturbridge, Willard Ransom (born Spencer), laborer, and Louise Ransom (born Glosister [Glocester, R.I. ? ]), 38
Sept. 17, 1873
Harriet Elizabeth Sheperd, "mixed", born Sturbridge, Jeremiah Sheperd (born Monson), laborer & Harriet White (born Sturbridge), 39
Feb. 12, 1875
Frances Ransom, [ ], Willard Ransom, born Charlton & Lucretia [Henries] Ransom, born Union, Ct. (44)
April 4, 1875
Leander Earl Vickers, "colored", born Sturbridge, Charles Vickers (Hampton[Ct.]), laborer & Polly [Dorus], (Woodstock, [Ct.]), Page 44
July 29, 1875
Abraham B. Jackson Jr., born Sturbridge, Abraham B. Jackson (Abington, Ct.) & [illegible, page folded],(Woodstock [Ct.]), 44
Dec. 24, 1875
Myron A. White, born Sturbridge, Erastus White (Charlton) & Mary Susan [Nedson] (born Southbridge), Page 46
May 7, 1876
Harriet Francis Shepard, "colored", born Sturbridge, Jerry Shepard (Monson) & Harriet [White], (born Southbridge), Page 47
June 29, 1877
William Andrew Vickers, born Sturbridge, Charles Vickers (Hampton, [Ct.]), laborer & Polly [Dorus], (born Woodstock, [Ct.]), 52
July 23, 1878
Charles H. Sheppard, "colored", born Sturbridge, Jeremiah Sheppard (born Monson), machinist & Jane White (born Sturbridge), Page 55
May 22, 1880
Ada Elizabeth Nedson, [ ], daughter Fannie Nedson, born Southbridge, illegitimate (59)
March 21, 1880
Jerry J. Shepard Jr., "colored", born Sturbridge, Jerry J. Shepard (born Monson), mechanic & Jane White (born Sturbridge), Page 58
Oct. 17, 1880
Ruth Elouise White, colored, daughter of Erastus White, laborer, born Charlton & Eunice Nedson White, Southbridge (60)
July 3, 1882
Reade Nedson, "illegitimate", born Sturbridge, son of Fanny Nedson (born Southbridge), Page 64
Aug. 1, 1882
Juliett[e] Hewitt, [ ], daughter Charles Hewitt, mechanic, Stafford, Ct. & Martha Dorus Hewitt, Woodstock (64)
June 8, 1883
Chester Shepard, "colored", born Sturbridge, Jeremiah Shepard (born Monson), mechanic & Harriet White (born Sturbridge), 67
June 26, 1883
Ephraim Nedson White, "colored", born Sturbridge, Erastus White (born Charlton), laborer & Eunice Nedson (born Sturbridge), 67
Nov. 22, 1884
Lucy Ann Hewitt, [ ], daughter of Charles Hewitt, mechanic, Stafford St., & Martha Dorus Hewitt (71)
July 7, 1884
William Albertus Nedson, "black, "illegitimate", born Sturbridge, John Wilson (----- ) & Fannie Nedson (born Southbridge), Page 70
Aug. 2, 1885
David Sampson Nedson, "Indian", "illegitimate", (--- ) & Fanny Nedson ( born Southbridge), laundress, Page. 73
Oct. 15, 1885
Jesse L. Shepard, "colored", born Sturbridge, Jeremiah Shepard (born Monson), laborer & Jane [White] (born Sturbridge), Page 74
Feb. 10, 1886
Samuel White,---, born Sturbridge, son of Erastus White (born Sturbridge) & Eunice Nedson (born Southbridge), Page 75
Dec. 18, 1886
Walter Shepard, "colored", born Sturbridge, Jeremiah Shepard (born Monson), mechanic & Harriet [White], (born Sturbridge), 76
April 7, 1887
Eunice White , [ ], daughter of Erastus White, laborer, born Charlton & Eunice Nedson White, born Woodstock (77)
July 3, 1888
Grace Shepard, born Sturbridge, Jeremiah Shepard (born Monson), mechanic & Jane White (born Sturbridge), 81
July 30, 1889
Charles Nathan Hewitt, "mixed", son of Charles M. Hewitt, auger twister, born Stafford, Ct. & Martha Dorus Hewitt, born Woodstock (85)
2. Births 1892-1955
June 9, 1894
Mary B. Hewitt, mixed, daughter Charles M. Hewitt, mechanic, Stafford, Ct. & Martha Dorus Hewitt, born Woodstock (7-8)
Oct. 3, 1897
Franklin C. White, mixed, son of Franklin E. White, mechanic, born Sturbridge & Jennie L. Hewitt, born Stubridge (16-17)
Oct. 18, 1897
Samuel Vickers, "Indian", son of Lucy Vickers, residence Hampton, Ct. (16-17)
Dec. 2, 1899
Harry Oliver Vickers, black, son of [Charles] Elmer H. Vickers, mechanic, born Sturbridge & Orianna Hewitt, born Sturbridge (21-22)
Oct. 21, 1903
Arthur M. Shepherd [Sheperd], Jr., [ ], son of Arthur M. Sheperd, 1904 Edward Amos Jackson, mixed, son of Chester L. Jackson, mechanic, born Worcester & Mary Hazzard, born Dudley (32-33)
Dec. 28, 1905
Frances Isabelle Nichols, [ ], daughter of Andrew A. Nichols, mechanic, born Charlton & Harriet Shepard, born Sturbridge (34-35)
Aug. 2, 1906
-----, "negro" child, Chester Jackson, weaver, born Worcester & Mary Hazzard, born Dudley (36)
Feb. 16, 1906
Helen May Sheperd, "mixed", daughter of George R. Shepard, mechanic, born Sturbridge & Mabel C. Dorous [Dorus], born Woodstock (39)
Dec. 9, 1908
Pearl Elouise Nichols, mixed, daughter of Andrew J. Nichols, laborer, born Charlton & Harriet Sheperd, born Sturbridge (41)
Jan. 19, 1909
----, child of Arthur M. Sheperd, laborer, born Sturbridge.--- (42)
Feb 15, 1911
Chester Nichols, mixed, son of Andrew J. Nichols, laborer, born Charlton & Harriet [Sheperd], born Sturbridge (46)
Oct. 24, 1913
Marian Louise Sheperd, colored, daughter Arthur M. Sheperd, laborer, born Sturbridge & Emeline Fenmore [Finnamore], born Westford, Ct. (50)
Jan. 4, 1914
Kenneth Robert Shepard, mixed, son of Charles H. Shepard, mechanic, born Sturbridge & Ethel Dorus, born Eastford, Ct. (51)
Nov. 12, 1914
Pearl W. White, mixed, daughter of Franklin E. White, born Sturbridge, & Jane L. Hewitt, born Sturbridge (52)
Jan. 3, 1916
Edward LeRoy White, "Indian", son of Franklin E. White, born Sturbridge & Jane L. Hewitt, born Sturbridge (54)
Feb. 17, 1917
Ruth Louise Hewitt , [ ], daughter Charles N. Hewitt, mechanic, born Sturbridge & Ethel E. Webster, born Whitman (56)
May 2, 1919
Ralph William Vickers, [ ], son of Henry E. Vickers, 40, born Sturbridge & Juliette Hewitt, 35, born Sturbridge (60)
June 3, 1919
Doris May Hewitt, [ ], daughter of Charles N. Hewitt, 29, born Sturbridge & Ethel B. Webster, 29, born Whitman (60)
March 3, 1921
Rolland Ellsworth Hewitt, [ ], son of Charles W. Hewitt, 31, born Sturbridge & Ethel Webster, born Whitman (64)
July 24, 1921
Grace Henrietta Nichols, "1/2 Indian, 1/2 white", daughter of Andrew Nichols (white), 40, born Charlton & Harriet Shepard (Indian), 45, born Sturbridge (64)
Nov. 3, 1921
Beatrice Oriana Vickers, "Indian", daughter Charles Elmer Vickers, born Sturbridge & Julia [Juliette] Hewitt, born Sturbridge (65)
July 27, 1922
--- Shepard, female, "Indian", stillborn, daughter Charles H. Shepard, born Sturbridge & Ethel L. Dorous [Dorous], born Eastford (67)
Aug. 4, 1922
Charles Henry White, "Indian", son of Ephraim White, 38, born Sturbridge & Lottie [Charlotte] Hewitt, 35, born Sturbridge (67)
July 10, 1927
Harold Leroy Shepard, mixed, Charles L. Shepard, 48, born Stubridge, & Ethel Dorous [Dorus], 36, born Eastford, Ct. (76)
Feb. 20, 1929
Ethel Belle Hazzard, black, father Sydney Hazzard, negro", 22, woodsman, born Putnam, Ct., & Esther Greene, white, 22, born Stafford, Ct. (79)
Sept. 19, 1929
Ralph Roberson, black, son of Ralph Roberson, 24, born Worcester, garage worker, & Julia Hazzard, born West Dudley (79)
Aug. 19, 1931
Pearl Louise Hazzard, black, daughter Sidney Hazzard, 25, lumberman, born Pomfret & Esther Green, 25, Stafford Springs, Ct. (83)
March 27, 1935
Elizabeth Jane Hewitt, [ ], daughter Clyde Nathan Hewitt, 20, born Sturbridge & Doris Anabelle Ben, 19, born Sturbridge (91)
Sept. 2, 1936
Marilyn Fay Vickers, "Indian", at Southbridge, daughter Charles Earle Vickers, taxi driver, born Sturbridge, & Gertrude Leveille, born Fiskdale (93)
Jan. 15,____
Jane Louise White, "1/2 Indian", daughter Paul White, born Sturbridge & Jeannette Fontaine, born Southbridge (102)
March 3 ____
Sandra Lois Vickers, "1/2 Indian", daughter Charles E. Vickers, laborer, born Fiskdale & Gertrude Leveille, born Fiskdale (102)
Feb. 16, 1943
Kenneth LeRoy White, "Indian", son of Paul W. White, 36, born Sturbridge & Jeannette Fontaine, 28, born Sturbridge (106)
April 8, 1943
Sharon Helen Vickers, daughter of Charles E. Vickers, 40, born Sturbridge & Gertrude Leveille, 26, born Sturbridge (106)
Nov. 20, 1945
Juliette Rhea Vickers, "1/2 Indian", daughter Ralph W. Vickers, 26, born Sturbridge & Jeannette Fontaine, 31, born Sturbridge (111)
3. Marriages 1860-1891
Oct. 16, 1867
Joseph E. Bowman, 21, --, laborer, son of Joseph E. Bowman and Rhoda Jaha, laborer, born Sturbridge, 1st; & Eunice M. Hannah, 19, daughter of James & Sarah Ann Hannah, 1st:Page 7
July 1, 1867
James Shepard, mulatto, residing Brookfield, 22, born Monson, son of George V. & Henrietta A. Shepard, 1st: & Harriet J. White, mulatto, of Sturbridge, 29, born Sturbridge, daughter Samuel & Sarah White; 1st: Page 10
May 6, 1868
Erastus W. White, ---, of Sturbridge, 20, bornCharlton, son Samuel White; 1st & Mary Ann Harris, ---, of Sturbridge, 22, born Sturbridge, daughter James Harris, 1st: Page 11
May 27, 1869
Amos F. Jackson, ---, of Brookfield, 27, born Hampton, Ct., son Timothy Jackson.,1st & I. Abbie White, ---, of Sturbridge, 17, born Sturbridge, daughter Samuel White, 1st:___
Nov. 21, 1869
Erastus H. White, of Sturbridge, 20, born Charlton, laborer, son of Samuel and Mary White; lst, & Mary Ann Harris, 22, of Southbridge, daughter James Harris.1st :(11)
March 17, 1873
Peleg Brown, ---, of Sturbridge, 21, born Dudley, son of Peleg & Sally Brown, 1st; & Ida Shelley, --, of Sturbridge, 18, born Woodstock [Ct.], daughter William & Lucinda Shelley; 1st: Page 12
June 18, 1877
Charles Hewitt, of Sturbridge, 26, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Nathan & Charlotte Hewitt; 1st, & Martha Doris [Dorus], 21, born Woodstock, daughter of Charles Dorus [& Mary Ann Dixon Dorus]:1st (21)
Aug. 27, 1878
William Ransom, "Indian", of Sturbridge, 35, [illegible], son of Manly Ransom & Nancy Henry[Henries]; 3rd, & Georgie Ann Davis, "Indian", of Fall River, 24, daughter Harry Davis; 1st: Page 22
April 1880
Edward W. Hazzard. mulatto, of Sturbridge, 25, born Brookfield, son of Edward & Louisa N. Hazzard, 1st & Nancy Jane Ransom, mulatto, of Sturbridge, 18, born Leicester, daughter Willard & Lucretia Ransom, 1st: Page 26
Aug. 26, 1880
Erastus H. White, mulatto, of Sturbridge, 32, born Sutton, son Samuel & Sarah White, 2nd & Eunice Amelia Nedson, mulatto, of Sturbridge, 22, born Southbridge, daughter Ephraim & Susan Nedson, 1st: Page 26
Nov. 24, 1881
Asa E. Hector, "Indian", of Worcester, 45, born Grafton, son of John & Susan[nah] [Toney] Hector; 2nd & Ella E. Shepard, mulatto, of Sturbridge, 27, born Monson, daughter George & Henrietta Shepard, 1st Page 28
April 5, 1889
Charles A. Ransom, "Indian", of Sturbridge, 18, born Sturbridge, son of Willard & Lucretia Ransom, 1st & Bridget Fredo, of Dudley, 19, born Canada, daughter Henry & Mary Lorrgal Fredo, 1st: Page 41
Aug. 22, 1889
Walter T. Tuttle, mulatto, of Hingham, 30, born Hingham, son James & Henrietta Tuttle, 1st & Laura L. Vickers, "Indian", of Sturbridge, 19, born Woodstock [Ct.], daughter Charles & Polly [Dorus] Vickers 1st: Page 41
Nov,. 8, 1890
Edgar P. Brown, mulatto, of Sturbridge, 20, born Sturbridge, son Peleg & Hannah Brown, 1st & Mary Estella Brown, mulatto, 19, of Woodstock [Ct.], born Danielson [Ct.], daughter Joseph & Eva Brown, 1st: Page 42
4. Marriages 1892-1955
July 20, 1893
Eugene Hazard, "Indian", 25, laborer, born Hartford, Ct., son of Lorenzo Hazard & Frances Bostwick [Bostic],1st & Fanny A. Nedson, "Indian", 29, born Southbridge, daughter of Ephraim & Susan Nedson, 1st (2)
Nov. 3, 1893
at Worcester, Eugene J. Shepard, mixed, 25, pit polisher, born Sturbridge, son of Jeremiah Shepard & Harriet White, 1st & Sarah A. Scott, mixed, 27, seamstress, born West Boylston, daughter of Edward Scott & Catherine Jackson, 1st (3)
Sept. 16, 1894
at Southbridge, Frank Nichols, "Indian", 25, laborer, born Sturbridge, son of Elizabeth Nichols, 1st & Ida Brown, "Indian", 20, domestic, born Woodstock, daughter Joseph Brown & Eva Hosbrook, 1st (3)
Feb. 26, 1896
Franklin E. White, mixed, 26, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Erastus H. White & Mary Ann Harris; 1st & Jane L. Hewitt, mixed, 18, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles N. Hewitt & Martha Dorus, 1st : (6)
June 11, 1899
Charles H. Elmer Vickers, "Indian", 26, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Charles K. Vickers & Polly Dorus, 1st & Orianna Hewitt, mixed, 18, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles M. Hewitt & Martha Dorus, 1st (11)
Dec. 6, 1899
Hiram E. Ransom, "Indian", 35, laborer, born Sturbridge, son of Hiram Ransom & Laura Dixon Ransom, 1st & Emeline Fennimore [Finnamore], "Indian", 24, born N. Ashford [Ct.], daughter of Charles [Finnamore] & Mary Willis; 1st (11)
Dec. 4, 1905
George R. Shepard, mixed, 24, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Jeremiah J. Shepard & Harriet J. White; 1st & Mabel L. Dorous [Dorus], 19, mixed, 19, born Woodstock, daughter of Ephraim [Dorus] & Julia Crawford; 1st (19)
Aug. 25, 1906
Abram Miner, [ ], 23, mechanic, born Wilbraham, son of Abram Miner & Annie St. John, 1st & Mary White, mixed, 21, born Sturbridge, daughter of Erastus H. White & Eunice Nedson; 1st (20)
April 14, 1910
Arthur C. Nichols, mixed, 29, farmer, born Sturbridge, son of John Nichols & Elizabeth Nichols, 1st & Myra L. Brown, mixed, 20, born Woodstock, daughter of Joseph Brown & Eva Dailey, 1st (25)
June 19, 1910
Ephraim N. White, mixed, 26, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Erastus White & Eunice Nedson, 1st & Charlotte Hewitt, mixed, 23, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles M. Hewitt & Martha Dorus, 1st (25)
Sept. 27, 1912
Edward Francis Peters, black, 26, of Worcester, porter, born Bolton, Ct., 1st & Grace Moulton Shepard, mixed, 24, of Sturbridge, born Sturbridge, daughter of Jeremiah Shepard & Harriet J. White, 1st (27)
Jan. 29, 1913
Charles H. Shepard, "Indian", 34, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Jeremiah J. Shepard & Jennie F. White, 1st & Ethel L. Dorous [Dorus], "Indian", 22, born Eastford, [Ct.], daughter of Ephraim Dorus & Julia L. Crawford, 1st (28)
Feb. 22, 1913
Charles Nathan Hewitt, "Indian", 23, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Charles M. Hewitt & Martha Dorous [Dorus], 1st & Ethel Eliot Webster, white, 18, born Whitman, daughter of Fred L. & Eliza Eliot (28)
June 14, 1913
Lester Lemuel Henries, "Indian", of North Woodstock, 28, farmer, born Sturbridge, son of Lemuel Henries & Lydia Ann Sprague, 1st & Maud Lillian Brown, "Indian", 19, of NorthWoodstock, born Sturbridge, daughter of L. Edgar Brown & Mary Ella Brown, 1st (28)
Jan. 1, 1919
Charles Henry Elmer Vickers, "Indian", 46, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Charles K. Vickers & Polly [Dorus] Vickers, 2nd & Juliette Hewitt, "Indian", 35, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles N. Hewitt & Martha Dorus, 1st (34)
Nov. 25, 1922
at Southbridge, Ronald L. Hinckley, white, 32, of Sturbridge, born Bowdoin, Me & Lucy Ann Hewitt, "1/2 white, 1/2 Indian", 37, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles M. Hewitt & Martha Dorous [Dorus], (39)
May 5, 1928
at Springfield, Sydney O. Hazzard, black, 22, of Sturbridge, lumberman, born Putnam, Ct., son of Nathan Hazzard & Ethel Lambert, 1st & Esther B. Greene, white, 32, born Stafford, Ct., daughter of Luther Greene & Cora Walker, 1st (46)
April 27, 1931
Hebert LeRoy Miner, "1/2 Indian", 22, truckdriver, born Marlborough, son of Abraham Miner & Mary White, 1st & Honorine Gravel, white, 23, optical worker, born Southbridge, daughter of Victor Gravel & Christine Dufrey, 1st (50)
Dec. 31, 1935
Charles E. Vickers, "Indian mixed", 32, taxi driver, born Sturbridge, son of Charles Elmer Vickers & Oreanna Hewitt, 1st & Gertrude H. Leveille, white, 19, of Fiskdale, born Sturbridge, sticher, daughter of Joseph Leveille & Aurelia Miner, 1st (58)
April 1, 1937
Harry Oliver Vickers, "Indian", 36, taxi driver, born Sturbridge, son of Charles Elmer Vickers & Oreanna Hewitt, 1st & Rhea Gertrude Cote, [ ], 22, domestic, born Southbridge, daughter of Paul Cote & Sophronia Robidoux, 1st (61)
Feb. 11, 1939
Edward Leroy White, "Indian", 22, laborer, born Sturbridge, son of Franklin White & Jane [Hewitt], 1st & Ruth Bergin, white, 18, born Charlton, daughter George Bergin & Jenny Hughes, 1st (65)
June 6, 1942
Frederick A. Shendandoah, "Indian", 26, mould operator, born Syracuse, N.Y., son of Fred S. Shenandoah & Marguerite Chilson, 1st & Beatrice O. Vickers, "Indian", 20, set-up-bifocals, born Sturbridge, daughter of Elmer Vickers & Juliette Hewitt, 1st (72)
June 30, 1945
Ralph William Vickers, "Indian", of Fiskdale, 26, press operator, born Sturbridge, son of Charles Elmer Vickers & Juliette [Hewitt], 1st & Marie Arzelia Fontaine White, 30, white, domestic, born Southbridge, daughter of William Fontaine & Eva Benoit (78)
Jan. 26, 1946
John L. Michalec Jr. , [ ], of Stafford Springs, [Ct.], 28, garage owner, born Stafford Springs, son of John L. Michalec & Susanna Kutka, 1st & Freda B. Nichols, "1/2 Indian", of Brimfield, 27, press operator, born Sturbridge, daughter of Andrew A. Nichols & Harriet Sheperd, 1st (80)
Nov. 14, 1953
at Brimfield, Edward William Taraskiewicz, [ ], of Dudley, 27, machine operator, born Dudley, son of Anthony Taraskiewicz & Josephine Szyyipaniak, 1st & Beatrice Vickers Shenandoah, "Indian", 32, fuser, born Sturbridge, daughter of [Charles Henry] Elmer Vickers & Juliette Hewitt (101)
4. Deaths 1860-1891
March 13, 1860
Charlotte White, 6, died at Sturbridge, born at Sturbridge, daughter of Samuel & Sally White, "burnt": Page 1
Jan. 12, 1861
Prentiss Ransom, 7 days, dies at Sturbridge, born at Sturbridge, son of Willard & Nancy Ransom: Page 5
March 17, 1867
John Nichols, 12-0-0, at Sturbridge, born Dudley, male Indian", son of John Nichols and Elizabeth Brown (15)
May 1, 1869
Hannah Brown, 19-0-0, [ ], born Webster, John Brown & Lydia Nichols (17)
Aug. 15, 1871
Lucinda A. Ransom, 37, dies at Sturbridge, daughter of Alfred W. & Patience J. Coffin, consumption: Page 21
March 15, 1872
Patience J. Coffin, 69-2-11, "colored", dies at Sturbridge, born at Braintree, daughter of Ashal & Fiela Wood, lung fever: Page 23
Aug. 23, 1872
Abraham B. Jackson, 1-3-10, "colored", dies at Sturbridge, born at Sturbridge, daughter of William B. & Christina Jackson, whooping cough: Page 23
Feb. 27, 1874
Julia Alice Ransom, -, 8-21, dies at Sturbridge, born at Sturbridge, daughter William & Lucretia Ransom, convulsions: Page 27
May 29, 1874
Albert Glasko, 44-2-27, born Sturbridge, winchmaker, Henry Glasko, asthma (27)
Nov. 23, 1874
Sarah Wilson, 15-5-13, "colored", dies at Sturbridge, born Boston, daughter Benjamin G. & Sarah Wilson, consumption: Page 28
March 13, 1873
Henrietta E. Sheperd,1-5-0, dies at Sturbridge, daughter Jeremiah & Harriet J. Sheperd, consumption: Page 29
Aug. 1, 1876
Andrew Jackson, 2-4-15, dies at Sturbridge, "colored", born at Sturbridge, son Abraham & Christina E. Jackson, dropsy: Page 32
Oct. 5, 1876
Abraham B. Jackson 1-2-29, dies at Sturbridge, born at Sturbridge, "colored", son of Abraham & Christina Jackson: Page 32
Feb. 6, 1878
Lucretia Henry Ransom, 39-0-0, dies at Sturbridge, "colored", born [folded: illegible] R.I., daughter Alonzo & Diana C. Henry, rheumatic fever: Page 35
March 3, 1878
Diantha E. Jackson, 5-0-0, "colored", born Sturbridge, daughter Abraham B. Jackson & Christianna Jackson (35)
Feb. 28, 1879
Mary Ann White, 0-2-0, "colored", dies at Sturbridge, daughter of Erastus & Mary Ann Harris White, convulsions: Page 37
May 29, 1879
Mary Nedson, 62-11-0, "colored", dies at Sturbridge, born at Woodstock, [Ct.], daughter of James & Eunice Nedson, consumption: Page 37
Nov. 8, 1880
Jerry J. Sheperd Jr., 0-7-15, [ ], son of Jeremiah J. Sheperd & Harriet [White] Sheperd, convulsions (41)
Jan. 14, 1881
Albert White, 4-0-20, at Sturbridge, son of Erastus & Mary Harris White, meningitis: Page 42
Aug. 30, 1881
George Jackson, 27-6-21, "colored", dies at Sturbridge, born Sutton, son Abraham & Julia Ransom Jackson, consumption: Page 43
April 29, 1882
William A. Vickers, 40-10-0, [ ], born Sturbridge, Charles Vickers & Polly Dorus Vickers, brain fever (45)
April 11, 1884
Jonathan Vickers, 51-2-26, dies at Sturbridge, born Thompson, Ct., son of Joseph & Beulah Clark Vickers: Page 49
Jan. 26, 1885
Mary Arkless, 34-2-8, "Indian", dies at Sturbridge, born Southbridge, daughter Ephraim Nedson & Susan [Dixon] Nedson, eryesipelas: Page 50
June 2, 1886
Ephraim Nedson, 72-8-16, dies at Sturbridge, "Indian", born Woodstock [Ct.], son of James & Eunice Sampson Nedson, suicide by drowning:Page 52
July 31, 1886
Jesse L. Sheperd, 0-10-14, dies at Sturbridge, born at Sturbridge, daughter Jeremiah & Harriet Sheperd, cholera: Page 53
July 13, 1887
Hosea Dixon, "An Indian", 50, dies at Sturbridge, born at Woodstock [Ct.], son of Hosea & Hopey Reynolds Dixon, cerebral congestion: Page 54
Sept. 27, 1887
Eunice White, 0-5-6, "Indian", at Sturbridge, daughter of Erastus H. White & Eunice Nedson: Page 55
Feb. 25, 1888
Elizabeth Arkless, 79-2-0, dies at Sturbridge, born at Woodstock[Ct.], daughter of Sylvanus & Elizabeth Aldrich, Bright"s disease: Page 57
March 1, 1888
Mary Ann Dorus, 58-11-25, dies at Sturbridge, born at Woodstock [Ct.], daughter Hosea & Hopie Dixon, puerperal mania: Page 57
Sept. 7, 1888
Laura A. White, 0-3-2, dies at Sturbridge, daughter of Erastus White & Eunice Nedson White: Page 58
5. Deaths 1892-1955
July 19, 1892
Diana Scott, "Indian", 70-0-0, cancer uterus living at Sturbridge, single, born Sturbridge, daughter Guy Scott & Hannah Simmonds (2)
Feb. 26, 1892
Peleg Brown, mixed, 33-0-0, widowed, nephritis, laborer, born Charlestown, Rhode Island (3)
July 5, 1893
Sarah Nedson, "Indian", 15-0-0, puerpeal convulsions, domestic, born Sturbridge ----- [Ephraim] & Mary A. Nedson, mother born Southbridge (4)
July 16, 1895
Samuel F. Manning, "African", 38-0-0, abdominal tumor, born Georgia, laborer, Thomas Manning, born Georgia & Margaret Manning, also born Georgia (9)
Oct. 28, 1896
Harriet White Shepard, (wife of Jeremiah J. Shepard), "Indian", 51-7-0, consumption, born Sturbridge, daughter of Samuel White, born Dudley & Sally Buckingham, born Brimfield (11)
July 3, 1897
Laura Dixon Ransom, (wife of Hiram Ransom), widow, 84-0-12, nephritis, [ ], born Connecticut, daughter Hosea Dixon, born Rhode Island & Eunice Sampson, born Woodstock (12)
Dec. 31, 1897
Leander E. Vickers, [ ], single, 23-0-0, pneumonia, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Charles C. Vickers, born Hampton, [Ct.] & Polly Dorus, born Woodstock (13)
April 24, 1898
John Hewitt, 0-0-1, premature, son of Charles M. Hewitt, born Stafford, Ct. & Martha Dorus, born Woodstock (14)
Feb. 1, 1898
Samuel Vickers, [ ], widowed, 42-0-0, Bright’s disease, laborer, born Hampton, Ct., son of Samuel Vickers, born Mendon & Annie Malbon[e], born Brooklyn, Ct. (15)
June 24, 1899
Polly Dorus Vickers, (wife of Charles K. Vickers), [ ], 52-0-0, pneumonia, born Woodstock, Ct., daughter Charles Dorus, born Connecticut & Mary A. Dixon, born Connecticut (16)
March 16, 1900
Ruth E. White, mixed, 19-5-0, single, inanition, born Sturbridge, daughter of Erastus White, born Charlton & Eunice Nedson, born Woodstock (18)
May 22, 1900
Hiram Ransom, mixed, 36-0-0, consumption, laborer, born Sturbridge, son of Hiram Ransom, born Charlton & Laura Dixon, born Woodstock, [Ct.], (18)
Sept. 6, 1902
Charles K. Vickers, "Indian", widowed, 60-6-0, heart disease, living Sturbridge, laborer, born Hampton, [Ct.], son of Samuel Vickers, born Mendon & Annie Malbon[e], born Brooklyn, Ct., (22)
June 16, 1898
Alfred Hazzard, mixed, 65-0-0, apoplexy, residence Brookfield, farmer, born Brookfield, son of James Hazzard, birthplace unknown, & Dolly Hazzard, birthplace unknown (15)
Feb. 2, 1909
Julia Ann Jackson, 86-0-0, mixed, widow of Henry Jackson, breast cancer, born Charlton, daughter of Manly Ransom, born Marlboro, & Nancy J. Henry [Henries], born Woodstock (34)
April 3, 1909
Samuel C. White, "Indian", 23-0-0, pneumonia, mechanic, born Sturbridge, son of Erastus White, born Charlton, & Eunice Nedson (34)
April 27, 1909
Betsey Ransom, mixed, 62-0-0, senile debility, born Sturbridge, mother Laura Dixon, born Woodstock (34)
Feb. 18, 1911
Henry Dorous [Dorus], "Indian", 63-0-0, single, pneumonia, born Connecticut, son of Esbon B. Dorus, born Massachusetts & Angenette White, born Dudley (37)
June 22, 1914
Orianna Hewitt Vickers,. "mixed Indian + white", wife of [Charles Henry] Elmer Vickers, 33-2-22, pneumonia, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles Hewitt, born Stafford, Ct. & Martha Dorous [Dorus], born Woodstock (42)
Jan. 21, 1922
Melvin Sheperd, [ ], 84-5-12, husband of Jennie P. Butterworth, nephritis, born Sturbridge, farmer, son of Samuel Sheperd, born Sturbridge & Almira Holman, born Sturbridge (55)[?????]
July 13, 1922
Erastus Henry White, "Indian", 73-6-13, cerebral hemorrhage, mechanic, born Charlton, son of Samuel White (---) & Sarah Buckingham (--) (55)
July 27, 1922
--- Sheperd, female, stillborn, Charles Sheperd, born Sturbridge & Ethel Dorus, born Eastford, Ct. (55)
Aug. 8, 1922
Charles Henry White, "1/2 Indian", 0-0-4, "found dead in bed", Ephraim White, born Sturbridge & Charlotte Hewitt, born Sturbridge (56)
March 16, __
"Baby Vickers", female, stillborn, Charles E. Vickers, born Sturbridge & Julia Hewitt, born Sturbridge (60)
Feb. 11, 1929
Juliette Vickers, wife of Charles H. E. Vickers, colored, 46-6-11, cerebral hemorrhage, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles N. Hewitt, born Sturbridge & Martha Dorous [Dorus], born Woodstock (67)
June 2, 1929
Lucy A. Hinckley, wife of Ronald Hinckley, [ ], 44-5-6, miscarriage, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles M. Hewitt, born Stafford, [Ct.], & Martha Dorous [Dorus], born Woodstock (67)
Jan. 8, 1936
Franklin E. White, husband of Jane L. Hewitt, [ ], 66-3-0, heart disease, born Worcester, son of Erastus White, born Charlton & Mary A. Harris (79)
Aug. 24, 1936
Jane Louise White, widow of Franklin E. White, [ ], 58-6-27, myocarditis, born Sturbridge, daughter of Charles Hewitt, born Stafford, Ct. & Martha Dorous [Dorus], born Woodstock (79)
May 7, 1938
Jeremiah James Sheperd, husband of Harriet [White], 92-5-20, myocarditis, retired stonemason, born Monson, son of George R. Sheperd, birthplace unknown & Henrietta Mosley, birthplace unknown (83)
Aug. 30, 1940
George Robert Shepard, husband of Mabel Dorus, 58-10-23, cerebral thrombosis, day laborer, born Sturbridge, son of Jeremiah J. Sheperd, born Monson & Harriet J. White, born Sturbridge (87)
April 18, 1946
Charles H. Vickers, "Indian", widowed, 73-8-29, pneumonia, press operator, born Sturbridge, son of Charles Vickers, born Hampton, Ct. & Polly Dorous [Dorus], born Woodstock (98)
Aug. 7, 1948
Charles Henry Sheperd, husband Ethel Dorous [Dorus], 70-0-15, heart failure, boen Sturbridge, son of Jeremiah Sheperd, born Monson & Harriet J. White, born Sturbridge (102)
Oct. 20, 1950
Franklin Chester White, "American". 53-0-17, single, myocardial disease, born Sturbridge, son of Franklin E. White, born Worcester & Jane L. Hewitt, born Sturbridge (106)
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