Stephen was born in East Kingston, New Hampshire, in 1861, shortly before his father went off to fight — and die — in the Civil War. This left his mother, Maria, on her own with five children.
Rebecca (Bartlett) Nally wrote, "She took her sons to Andover, NH, to leave them with Sylvester's parents, Jeremiah Bartlett and Fannie. I have to guess a little of this. Stephen, my grandpa, always felt very bad because his parents had deserted him."
The 1870 census for East Andover, NH, lists a nine-year-old "Stephen E Bartlett" living with elderly farmers Emma and Madison Hayward.
The 1880 census shows Stephen employed in a shoe shop in Newton, NH. His brother George and Uncle Sylvanus are also listed in the Newton census.
Stephen married Louisa on December 27, 1883 in Haverhill, Massachusetts.[1][2]
In the 1880s Stephen and Louisa moved out to Minnesota to take advantage of the Homestead Act. Mildred and Hollis were born there. Unfortunately, like many homesteaders, they were forced to give up and return home.
Mildred was born in Massachusetts in 1885 and Hollis was born in Minnesota in 1886, so it must have been that year that they homesteaded.
Before 1900 the family had moved back to Massachusetts. Stephen found work in a shoe factory in Haverhill.
At the time of the 1900 census, they were in Haverhill, Mass. Stephen listed his occupation as "shoemaker." Louisa's parents Rebecca and Edward Downie were living with them.
At the time of the 1910 census, the family is still in Haverhill, Mass. Louisa's mother Rebecca, at age 75, is still living with them. Edward had passed away in 1902.
At the time of the 1930 census, Stephen and Louisa were living in West Palm Beach, Florida. From photos, we know the great-grandkids visited them there.
Stephen's occupation on the 1930 census is listed as "Salesman."
He passed away in 1952 and is buried in the Groveland Cemetery in Haverhill, Massachusetts.[3][4]
Stephen is mentioned along with his wife in the records of some of his children.[5]
Sources
↑Marriage Certificate: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" citing Marriage, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011643 FamilySearch Record: Q2ZT-GLNK (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-FZRT Image number 01345 Stephen D Bartlett (23) marriage to Louisa J Downie (22) on 27 Dec 1883 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
↑Marriage Register: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925" citing Digital film/folder number: 004279767; FHL microfilm: 001432996; Record number: 264; Packet letter: C FamilySearch Record: NWYZ-FPY (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-X3X7-61 Image number 00638 Stephen D Bartlett (23) marriage to Louisa O. Downie (22) on 27 Dec 1883 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #161012461, Groveland Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
↑ Robert Bates had the burial location as Griffith Cemetery in his GEDCOM. Unsure of which is correct.
1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1930 US census record images accessed on Ancestry.com by Chris Whitten in 2008.
1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870" citing Page: 7; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 004273722; FHL microfilm: 000552344; Image number: 34; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01545-5 FamilySearch Record: MH5J-5RT (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DBGS-M24 Stephen E Bartlett (9) in Andover, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. Born in New Hampshire.
1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880" citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00072; Digital film/folder number: 005161405; FHL microfilm: 1254767; Image number: 570; Sheet number: 282; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: C; Indexing batch: C56675-6 FamilySearch Record: MHRP-4KS (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBW-93DY Stephen Barttett (20), single other, Shoe Shop Worker, in household of Horace Faver (31) in Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. Born in New Hampshire, United States.
1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 81; Digital film/folder number: 004113826; FHL microfilm: 1240641; Image number: 893; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00677-2 FamilySearch Record: M9RS-3XV (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SK3-4V1 Stephen Bartlett (40), married head of household in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in New Hampshire.
1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971695; FHL microfilm: 1374595; Image number: 296; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03407-6 FamilySearch Record: M2J7-J88 (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJV-ZWP Stephen D Bartlett (48), married head of household in Haverhill Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in New Hampshire.
1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004966068; FHL microfilm: 1820690; Image number: 860; Sheet number: 13; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01867-9 FamilySearch Record: MXYZ-N9Z (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RF3-CJJ Stephen D Bartlett (58), married head of household in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in New Hampshire.
1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 15; Digital film/folder number: 004950240; FHL microfilm: 2340063; Image number: 362; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03737-7 FamilySearch Record: SB9H-MPZ (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR46-Q4W Stephen D Bartlett (68), married head of household in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Born in New Hampshire.
1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940" citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 76; Digital film/folder number: 005460851; Image number: 975; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: B FamilySearch Record: K4XZ-LW8 (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-WSJ3 Stephen D Bartlett (79), married head of household in Groveland, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in New Hampshire.
1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census" citing Page: 22; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 108995166; Image number: 23 FamilySearch Record: 6FSB-9YKW (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QHW-RJ9N Stephen D Bartlett (89), widowed father-in-law, in household of Walter D Littlefield (65 years) in Groveland, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in New Hampshire.
City Directories
1902 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Original data: Haverhill, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1902 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #478000158 (accessed 20 September 2023) Name: Stephen D Bartlett; Residence Year: 1902; Street Address: 1 Van Buren; Residence Place: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA; Occupation: Shoemaker.
1919 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Original data: Haverhill, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #479037104 (accessed 20 September 2023) Name: Stephen D Bartlett; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1919; Street Address: 4 Riverside av; Residence Place: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA; Spouse: Louisa I Bartlett; Employer: National Supply Co.
1935 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Original data: Haverhill, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1935 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #474491423 (accessed 20 September 2023) Name: Stephen D Bartlett; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1935; Street Address: 16 Summer; Residence Place: Groveland, Massachusetts, USA; Spouse: Louise I Bartlett.
1937 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Original data: Haverhill, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1937 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #474048550 (accessed 20 September 2023) Name: Stephen D Bartlett; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1937; Street Address: 16 Summer; Residence Place: Groveland, Massachusetts, USA; Spouse: Louise I Bartlett.
1939 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Original data: Haverhill, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #499041275 (accessed 20 September 2023) Name: Stephen D Bartlett; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1939; Street Address: 16 Summer; Residence Place: Groveland, Massachusetts, USA; Spouse: Louise I Bartlett.
1940 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Original data: Haverhill, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #500367833 (accessed 20 September 2023) Name: Stephen D Bartlett; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1940; Street Address: 16 Summer; Residence Place: Groveland, Massachusetts, USA; Occupation: Poultry; Spouse: Louise Bartlett.
Burial: "Find A Grave Index" citing record ID 161012461, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com FamilySearch Record: Q23Y-PF8F (accessed 20 September 2023) Find A Grave: Memorial #161012461 Stephen D Bartlett burial (died on 28 Apr 1952) in Groveland, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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