Lucy Truman Aldrich (1869 - 1955)

Born 1869 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Lucy T. Aldrich was born October 23, 1869 at Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; the daughter of Nelson Aldrich and Abby Chapman. Having arteriosclerotic heart disease, she died (unmarried) on January 12, 1955 at Providence and was buried at Swan Point Cemetery on Blackstone Boulevard, Providence.^[1]

The 1880 census indicates she was 10 years of age and living with her parents and siblings at Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She was attending school at the time the census was taken. Both she and her father were born in Rhode Island; while her mother was born in Connecticut. Lucy was the oldest child, and the census shows four siblings:^[2]

1. Edward B. age 8 in 1880 born in Rhode Island
2. Abby G. age 5 in 1880 born in Rhode Island
3. Stuart M. age 4 in 1880 born in Rhode Island
4. son age 0 in 1880 born in the District of Columbia, United States (Washington D.C.) In the 1900 census his name is given as William S. Aldrich but indicates birth in Rhode Island.

and three other people, probably servants:^[2]

1. Kate Bohan a female age 25 from Ireland
2. Mary J. Chase a female age 45 from Rhode Island
3. Margaret Mcdermott a female age 26 from Ireland

In the 1900 census Lucy's middle initial was probably misunderstood by the census taker, since her middle initial was indicated by a "P" instead of a "T." Her birth date is given as May 1870. She is in Ward 1 of Providence; age 30, single, living with her parents and siblings. She has three additional siblings by this time:^[3]

1. Richard S. age 16 born at Rhode Island
2. Winthrop age 15 born in Rhode Island
3. Elsie A. age 12 born in Rhode Island.

Four additional people are listed as servants:^[3]

1. Mary Therry a female age 35 from Ireland
2. Annie Caffery a female age 22 from Nova Scotia, Canada
3. Betsey Redemen a female age 25 from Ireland
4. Martilda Chambell a female age 20 from France.

At age 40 in the 1910 census Lucy is unmarried, living at Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island with her parents and siblings Richard age 28, Winthrop age 24, and Elsie age 21. Although there were probably servants in the household, they are not listed on the 1910 census.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647-2000 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018), (Transcriptions by volunteers of Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project; compiled by John Sterling. "Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database," 2017). p. 311208.subscriber$
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4SF-NS8 : 15 July 2017), Lucy T Aldrich in household of Nelson W Aldrich, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district ED 49, sheet 302A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,213.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M97P-SPC : accessed 14 June 2020), Lucy P Aldrich in household of Nelson W Aldrich, District 2 Providence city Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 10A, family 204, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,506.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP6X-LHW : accessed 14 June 2020), Lucy Aldrich in household of Nelson W Aldrich, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 8B, family 172, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1436; FHL microfilm 1,375,449.

Acknowledgements

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