Mary E (Cooley) Ames (1832 - aft. 1910)

Born 1832 in Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Henry D Fisk — married 10 Aug 1850 in Lowell, Lowell, Penobscot, Massachusetts, United States

Died after 1910 after age 78 in Florida, United States

Biography

1850 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Household

Timothy Weeks M 48 New Hampshire

Elizabeth W Weeks F 46 Massachusetts

Adaline E Weeks F 23 Massachusetts

Mary A Fielding F 22 Connecticut

Augustus W Weeks M 17 Massachusetts

Ellen M Weeks F 11 Connecticut

Emma D Weeks F 9 Connecticut

Henry A Fielding M 22 Connecticut

John B Aiken M 21 Massachusetts;

Anna Emerson F 17 Vermont

Julia Clark F 20 Vermont

Henry D Fisk, age 25 Maine, occupation Clerk

Mary E Cooley F 20

Elizabeth O'Neal F 17

Martha Bradley F 24 Ireland

Elizabeth Bradley F 17 Maine

Louisa Emerson F 22 Maine

Household ID: 1809 ---Line Number: 3 ^[1]

1)"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915,"

Name: Henry D. Fisk

Age: 25

Birth Year (Estimated): 1825

Father's Name: Jerh. Fisk

Mother's Name: Peggy B. Fisk

Spouse's Name: Mary E. Cooley

Spouse's Age: 20

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1830

Spouse's Father's Name: Geo. Cooley

Spouse's Mother's Name: Ellen Cooley

Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1850

Marriage Place: Lowell, Lowell, Penobscot, Massachusetts, ^[2]

As a Nurse in the Med. Dept. US Vols.

1870 Cambridge, ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Household

Mary E Fisk F 40 Massachusetts, Washerwoman

George H A Fisk M 7 Massachusetts

NECT DOOR:

Cooley, George age: 35/ wife Mary

Household ID: 588 ---Line Number: 38 ^[3]

After 1870 Mary remarried Timothy Ames, he is the Guardian on the Widow's Pension. And shortly after they married they moved to Florida. This is where the son George Fisk decided to live out his life.

1885 Place: 4, Putnam, Florida

Household

Head of house Timothy Ames, age 64y

wife: Mary E Ames, age: 53y

Rebecca W White F 72y

NEXT door is:

G. H A Fiske age:26 born in Maine

Page: 46 --Household ID: 484--Line Number: 27 ^[4]

The 1897 Pension card gives (nee) after the Fisk name which means Mary E was his daughter not his wife.

HOWEVER, her, Fiske son calls her "Mother" so Mary remarried AFTER 1865 to an Ames, as BOTH of her pension cards STATE, Ames is her current name.

BUT let us take a look at the 1850 census and there is a

Mary E. Cooley in the same Boarding house........

Here is the answer:

1910 DeLand, , Florida

Household

Geo H A Fiske Head M 49 Maine

E F Fiske Wife F 47 New Hampshire

H A Fiske Son M 23 New Hampshire

Susan W Fiske Daughter F 21 New Hampshire

Margaret B Fiske Daughter F 20 New Hampshire

Roy D Fiske Son M 16 Florida

Mary E Ames Mother F 76 Massachusetts

Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts --Mother's Birthplace: England ^[5]

1. Charlie H Fisk, born 1853 died at age 14 Jan 10 1867, just 2 years after his dad.
2. Susie N Fisk, October 18 1856 – June 27 1858 "AGE: 1 yr 8Ms. 9ds"
3. Arthur H Fisk April 9, 1858 –August 21, 1858 "AGE: 4 Ms. 12 ds"
4. George H. A born 1861 --After 1910, lived to be an old man in Florida.

Sources

1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSW-SLC : 22 December 2020), Henry D Fisk in household of Timothy Weeks, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).Affiliate Film Number: 327 ---Affiliate Publication Number: M432--Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)-- Digital Folder Number: 004199356 --Microfilm Number: 443546---Image Number: 00313 - Indexing Batch: N01122-1
2. ↑ Citing this Record:"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWYS-RN1 : 10 March 2021), Henry D. Fisk and Mary E. Cooley, 10 Aug 1850; citing Lowell, Lowell, Penobscot, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,258. Source Details: 89 -- Digital Folder Number: 004279729 --Image Number: 00281 --Indexing Batch: M01404-9
3. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD38-75G : 29 May 2021), George H A Fisk in entry for Mary E Fisk, 1870. Affiliate Publication Number: M593 ---Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)--Digital Folder Number: 004269723--Microfilm Number: 000552122 --Image Number: 00090--Indexing Batch: N01512-4
4. ↑ Citing this Record: "Florida State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJZ-B69 : 19 February 2021), Mary E Ames in household of Timothy Ames, 4, Putnam, Florida; citing p. 46, sheet letter C, number , line 27, NARA microfilm publication M845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 888,972. Record Number: 2259 --Digital Folder Number: 004280075 -- Image Number: 00054 -- Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01567-4
5. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVKG-BYW : accessed 13 June 2021), Mary E Ames in household of Geo H A Fiske, DeLand, Volusia, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 159, sheet 20A, family 446, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 168; FHL microfilm 1,374,181. Affiliate Film Number: 168 --Digital Folder Number: 004970674 -- Image Number: 00663---Indexing Batch: N03337-1

1. Pension card