Lucy Ann Holbrook was born May 15, 1827 in Weymouth, MA to James Holbrook and Hannah Bates. She was the youngest of 11 children. When Lucy was born, her mother was about 40 years old, and her dad 48.
When Lucy was 3 in 1830, her household from the census probably consisted of the following family members. (note 1)
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| From lucy holbrook blog post |
2 males 5-10 (brothers Jeremiah and Cornelius)
2 males 10-15 (brothers James and William)
1 male 40-50 (father James)
1 female under 5 (Lucy)
1 female 5-10 (sister Lindsay)
1 female 10-15 (sister Hannah)
1 female 40-50 (mother Hannah)
Her two oldest brothers, Oran and Minot, had already married and moved out. Also, an older brother and sister, Edmund and Louisa, had died in 1827; when Lucy was only months old. They probably died of an illness, which would have been frightening for Lucy's mother to worry about her newborn also becoming sick.
In 1840, when Lucy was only 13, she experienced the loss of her father, James. The 1840 census shows Lucy's mother, Hannah, as head of household; living with what seems to be a younger family. (note 2)
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| From lucy holbrook blog post |
2 males under 5 (nephews Charles and George)
1 male 10 thru 14 (nephew Oran)
1 male 15 thru 19 (brother Cornelius or Jeremiah - both not married yet)
1 male 30 thru 39 (brother Oran (died in 1840))
2 females 10 thru 14 (Lucy, sister Lindsay)
1 female 30 thru 39 (sister-in-law Lydia (Oran's widow))
1 female 40 thru 49 (Hannah - although probably around 53 years old?)
This younger family living with Lucy and her mother most likely is Lucy's brother Oran's family. Oran may have been sick as he also died in 1840, leaving a wife and 3 children. Maybe the family moved in with Hannah for support. Lucy probably helped take care of her nephews, although the oldest, Oran, was actually a couple of years older than she.
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notes:
1. 1830 US Federal Census : 1830 US Census; Census Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Page: 179; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 60; Family History Film: 0337918. accessed on ancestry.com
2. 1840 US Federal Census : Year: 1840; Census Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 192; Page: 287; Image: 586; Family History Library Film: 0014679. accessed on ancestry.com
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