Erastus Davis (1808 - 1875)

Born 1808 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Bugbee) Davis — married 13 Feb 1836 in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Died 1 Aug 1875 at about age 67 in West Millbury, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Erastus Davis born in April 18, 1808 in Oxford, Massachusetts. He is the son of Capt. Abijah Davis b. Sept 10, 1758 and Mary Moore. Erastus acquired the former Bartlett Farm built circa 1782 along with 120 acres in West Millbury, Mass from his father's will/estate in 1833. Abijah Davis had purchased the farm years earlier. Erastus passed away in 1875 from an accidental death on the farm.

• Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #80725233 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis born on 18 Apr 1808 in Oxford, Massachusetts

• Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850"
  Ancestry Record 7853 #201605 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis marriage to Hannah Bugbee on 13 Feb 1836 in Worchester.

• Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  Citing Marriage, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009544.
  FamilySearch Record: FHW3-T2Z (accessed 15 June 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-897M-Y9NH-2 Image number 00118
  Erastus Davis marriage to Hannah Bugbie on 13 Feb 1836 in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1850; Census Place: Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 344; Line Number: 1
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #10771873 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis (42) in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.

• 1855 Census: "Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855"
  Household Number: 191; Reel Number: 29; Volume Number: 41
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4472 #3202315 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis (47) in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.

• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1860; Census Place: Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_528; Page: 567; Family History Library Film: 803528
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #9925757 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis (52), Farmer, in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts.

• 1865 Census: "Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1865"
  Household Number: 683; Reel Number: 35; Volume Number: 39
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9203 #4722595 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis (56), married in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_654; Page: 513B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #28634628 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis (62), Farmer, in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts.

• Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #7157901 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis death 1 Aug 1875 (age 67) in Millbury, Massachusetts.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
  Find A Grave: Memorial #55170129 (accessed 16 June 2022)
  Memorial page for Erastus Davis (8 Aug 1808-1 Aug 1875), citing South Cemetery, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: stone 683); Maintained by Joe (contributor 46542358).

• Probate: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
  Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #435903 (accessed 15 June 2022)
  Erastus Davis probate on 3 Jul 1877.

• * Vital Records of Millbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1903); p. 67 "Hannah and Erastus Davis, int. Feb. 13, 1836."

See Also The Blackstone Bank vs. Erastus Davis, Google Books. pg. 42 [1]