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Lillian Richmond Horsfield was born on 19 March 1901 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Arthur Henry Leonard and she were married on 21 April 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island.^1,2 She died on 17 April 1991 at age 90 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island. She was buried on 20 April 1991 in Lot 979, North Burial Ground, Bristol, Rhode Island.

Her father was born in RI and her mother in the Irish Free State, according to the 1930 Census.

Arthur Henry Leonard, Jr., was born on 19 May 1928 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ He and Celia M. Bittner were married in 1951 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. He died on 26 January 2018 at age 89 in Setauket, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

He was an Air Force pilot in MATS during the Korean War. Later, he became a captain with Transworld Airlines, flying worldwide routes, mostly to Asia and the Near East. The family lives on Long Island, NY. E-mail: twacapt1@aol.com. Resided at:: P.O. Box 1028, Setauket, NY 11733. Arthur Henry Leonard, Jr., had person sources.²

John Edward Leonard was born on 9 August 1935 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. He died on 11 December 1998 at age 63 in North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island.

He died from a heart attack while climbing the stairs from the basement while getting Christmas ornaments.

Source of info: katylilxo@gmail.com, granddaughter. John Edward Leonard had person sources.¹

Quentin T. Darelius was born on 14 December 1907 in Rhode Island. He and Vivien Leonard were married on 16 April 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ He died on 19 September 1996 at age 88 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.

Son of Charles E. Darelius, born abt. 1868 in Sweden, and Alfreda E. Darelius, born abt. 1869 in Sweden. They were living on Fairmont Avenue in Providence.

Richard David Moeller was born on 4 September 1913 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He and Gwendolyn Leonard were married on 14 May 1937 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ He died on 3 August 1997 at age 83 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida.

They lived in Barrington, R.I. , until 1972 and then at 1180 Reef Drive, Vero Beach, FL (as of 2000).

Madelon Gerry Preeman was born on 17 May 1919 in Los Angeles, California. Roy Emmett Roberts and she were married about 1940 in Los Angeles, California. She died in 1973 at age ~54.

She was a music teacher.

Harold L. ("Hal") Preeman was born on 12 April 1922 in Los Angeles, California. He and Betty Lou Knutson were married on 21 June 1965 in Los Angeles, California. He died on 22 February 2005 at age 82 in North Hollywood, California. He was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, CA lot 3023.

Morse Maitland Preeman was born on 8 February 1897 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.¹ He and Marion Louise Regester were married on 18 November 1916 in Orange County, California. He died on 20 April 1946 at age 49 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.¹ He was buried at Lot 214, Space 6, Section L, Map 1, in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.

He was a merchant -- sheet music -- in the 1930 Census. SS#545-18-8936. Ernest W. Regester was living with them at the time of the Census. The family was living at 1421 Moncado Drive, Glendale, LA, CA, at the time of the 1930 Census. His father was born in France; his mother in Kansas. In the 1940 Census, he was living with his sister, Aileen, and her daughter, Vivian.

He and Marion married in 1916 when they were both 19.

"..., wholesalers in music). Past-Pres., Pro Musica. Los Angeles. Chapter. Directorships: Morse M. Preeman. Inc.; Mem. Bd. Dir., Pro Musica, Los Angeles Chapter. Publications: Articles, appearing in Pacific Coast ..."

In his World War I draft, he listed wife and child and was living at 40 Westminster in Venice, CA. He was working for the Bartlett Music Co. When he registered for the World War II draft, he listed his business partner, John DeKeyser, as contact person. He and Marion were divorced by then. Morse Maitland Preeman had person sources.²

A Jacob Ash was living in Philadelphia County in the 1840 Census. Jacob Ash had person sources.¹

Abigail Marston Delano was born on 26 November 1884 in Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died about 1955 at age ~71 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In the 1946 Swampscott city directory, she was living with her husband at 56 Middlesex avenue.

Malcolm Edmund Regester was born on 19 March 1915 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island.

The 1920 Census lists a Malcom E. Regester, age 4 10/12, living in Westerly, RI, with his grandparents, Charles E, 47, and Rose E., 40, Noyes. Same in 1930. Noyes was a laborer with the sewer department. Was Dorothy their daughter?

In the 1938 Middletown, CT, city directory he was listed as a route salesman in Hartford and had a residence at the rear of 47 South Main, Middletown. In the 1948 Westerly City directory, he is listed with wife Dorothy at 42 Margin, employed as a caretaker. In the 1962 Westerly City Directory, he is listed as a cab driver living with his wife and daughter at 42 Margin.

They may have had one other child, name unknown. Malcolm Edmund Regester was a Cab driver in Westerly, then moved to NH.

Marion Regester Preeman was born on 4 November 1917 in Los Angeles, California. Wellington Quirke Kringle and she were married on 8 March 1940 in Los Angeles, California. She died on 21 March 2009 at age 91 in Ventura, California. She was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, CA lot 3023.

She lived in Camarillo, CA, at one time.

Alfred Francis Leonard was born in 1850 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 10 August 1859 at age ~9 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He was buried in August 1859 at North Burial Ground, #620, Area 3, Lot 2, in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Alfred may have been named for a brother of Ann E. Peabody who died shortly before. I've not come across any Alfred's in the Leonard family. That Alfred Peabody, #444 in Peabody Genealogy, was born June 23, 1812, son of Ephraim, #174. Alfred died at age 9. Thomas also had a son, Alfred, who lived from 1825 to 1906.

Capt. Albert Coggeshall Bennett was born on 14 January 1814 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹ He and Sarah Howe Manchester were married on 16 October 1838 in Bristol, Rhode Island.² He died on 27 December 1906 at age 92 in Bristol, Rhode Island.³ He was buried at Old North Burial Ground, #692, in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Capt. Albert C. Bennett was largely self-educated and a man of the sea. He went to sea at 13 on January 27, 1827, and could navigate a ship by the age of 16. He advanced rapidly and by the age of 23 he was a master mariner in charge of the ship "Warsaw." In 1859 while in charge of the ship "W. H. Platenius" a munity arose which he was able to quell. He rounded the Cape of Good Hope in this ship 6 times. He retired from the sea in 1862 and in 1863 became Deputy Collector and Inspector of Customs for Bristol and Warren and filled this office for 12 years. In 1877 he was put in charge of the revenue boat at Bristol and held this position for 9 years. Source: Charles P. Bennett, "Yankee Clippers, Golden Slippers, and More," 1987. I have a picture of him.

He was a look-alike fro President Andrew Jackson. During a visit to New Orleans, he discovered that President Jackson was also in town. He decided to visit the hotel where the President was staying. As he walked into the reception room, the sergeant-at-arms loudly called out: "Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States Andrew Jackson." Capt. Bennett had to rectify the error, but remained to meet the President.

In 1900 Census he was listed as living with Fred and Julia Blaisdell, both 33.

Info on Bennetts in Bristol in 1850 Census:

Albert and Sally are listed, along with their children. His occupation was listed as shipmaster. Catherine Martin, age 18, was living with the family. In the 1870 Census, he had real estate valued at $4500 and a personal estate of $2500. Seabury Manchester, age 50, was living with the family in 1870, along with Albert and Sarah's daughters Anne and Julia. Seabury was the brother of Sarah Howe Manchester.

The Albert C. Bennett monument is located NW of the John H. Leonard plot. His wife, son, and daughter are also buried there.

Martin Bennett, his brother, born cir. 1812 in RI, a cashier owning real estate of $3000, with wife Mary Bennett, born cir. 1814 in RI and son Martin Bennett, Jr., born cir 1838 in RI (page 9085). This was the banker Martin Bennett Jr., son of Capt. Martin Bennett. Martin was admitted to St. Michaels Church, Bristol, April 6, 1837, along with a number of other Bennetts (Mary, Massadore, Massadore, Jr., etc).

Bonaparte Bennett of Bristol from Slope "Cosmopolite" died at Sea, American of December 18, 1818. Was he a relative? Capt. Albert Coggeshall Bennett was a Captain. He had person sources.⁴ Resided at: Bristol, RI in 1850. In 1850 Capt. Albert Coggeshall Bennett was a Shipmaster.

Sarah Howe Manchester was born on 5 July 1816 in Bristol, Rhode Island. Capt. Albert Coggeshall Bennett and she were married on 16 October 1838 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹ She died on 23 August 1888 at age 72 in Bristol, Rhode Island.² She was buried at Old North Burial Ground, #692, in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Rev. Thomas Shepard's Marriages -- Sally C. (or H) Manchester m. Albert C. Bennett October 16, 1838. The "Howe" in her middle name probably came from her mother's sister, Sarah Luther, who married Thomas Hilliard Howe November 8, 1790. The Howes lived in Bristol and had 6 children.

Sally H. Manchester joined Congregational Church, Bristol, July 14, 1833 (per church records). Bristol Phenix announced her marriage to Albert Bennett 20 Oct 1838.

She and two children took the steamship Baltic to England in 14 Nov 1847 issue.

Sally is listed as 71 years, 1 month, 19 days old when she died. She is listed as the daughter of Seabury and Almy Manchester. She was living on Constitution Street in Bristol when she died of typhoid, 5 days after her granddaughter died of the same disease. Sarah H. is buried in the North Burial Ground in Bristol with A.C. Bennett.

Elizabeth Alma Bennett was born on 13 January 1841 in Bristol, Rhode Island. Benjamin F. Hoar and she were married on 24 December 1863 in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts. She died before 1901.

Abby Byron Bennett was born on 6 February 1845 in Bristol, Rhode Island. Nehemiah Andrew Dean and she were married on 30 November 1865 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts. She died on 7 September 1880 at age 35 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Anne Edwards Bennett was born on 30 August 1848 in Bristol, Rhode Island. David A. Harvey and she were married on 8 October 1872 in Bristol, Rhode Island. She died on 27 September 1935 at age 87. She was buried at North Burial Ground, #692, in Bristol, Rhode Island.

She's buried with her parents. Her husband doesn't appear to be in the area.

Albert C. Bennett, Jr., was born on 30 July 1850 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 9 April 1853 at age 2 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He was buried at North Burial Ground, #692, in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Thomas Huddy Peabodie was born on 1 February 1790 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. He and Sarah A. ("Sally") Slocum were married on 17 March 1820 in First Baptist Church, Newport, Rhode Island. Sarah gave the date of marriage as 1819 in Warren performed by Seth Peck when she applied for Thomas' pension for service in the War of 1812. He died on 16 August 1867 at age 77 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹ He was buried at Section 2, Lot 211, also listed as #1308, in North Burial Ground, Bristol, Rhode Island. Fitz Peabodie paid for the cemetery lot.

#443 - Peabody Genealogy, 1909, gives father as Jeremiah Peabodie. This disagrees with RI Vital Statistics Cit., where parents of Thomas Peabodie were John and Abbie Peabodie (note spelling of Peabodie)(Bk 67, page 848, ct 2; Also Newport Co. Births from Death Records). There was a John Peabodie born August 28, 1775, probably in N. Stonington, CT, son of Thomas Peabodie, b. 3 Nov 1727 in Little Compton and Ruth Babcock, b. 1735, m. 16 Aug 1761. It seems unlikely that Thomas H. Peabody was born when his father was 15. The Peabody Genealogy by Selim Hobart Peabody (Boston: Pope, 1909) has a separate section on the Pabody line, of which Jeremiah is no. 20, "born about 1760, married --- Huddy. He was a cooper, resided at Newport, children: 41. i Charles 42 ii Thomas Huddy, b. abt. 1797."

Birthdate given as August 1790 in Peabody genealogy and February 1790 by obituary in Bristol Phenix. RI "Births from Deaths" gives birth place as Newport Co. RI Vital Statistics gives birth of Thomas as August 23, 1790 in Portsmouth, parents John and Abbie Peabodie. RI Death Certificate gives death date as 16 August 1867 at age 77 5 months 21 days, which calculates to a birth date of 23 February 1790. Death certificate says his parents were John and Abbie Peabodie and that he was living on Bristol Neck, Bristol, RI, when he died of cancer of the face. Beamon's Birth from Death Records (1987) lists birth as 23 August 1790 (BrD 5-52) and parents as John and Abbie.

In the 1790 Census, there is a John Pabodie b. 1760 in Portsmouth as head of a family in Portsmouth, with 1 male under 16, 1 over 16, 1 female, and 2 other persons in the household. In the 1800 Census, John Pabody in Portsmouth had 1 male over 45, a female 10 to 15, and 1 female over 45.

Thomas was supposedly a first lieutenant in the War of 1812, sailing out of Bristol on the privateer Yankee, according to Selim Peabody's Peabody Genealogy, 1909. I've not found verification of this service. He would have been 22 years old.

Thomas H. Peabodie, widow Sarah, is also listed as a private in Major Wood's State Corps, Roll Box 161, Roll Exct 602, in the War of 1812. He served in Capt. John Gladding's Company of R.I. Militia from 30 August 1814 to 25 February 1815 according to his wife's application for a pension 9 March 1878.. His tombstone mentions his military service in the War of 1812. He was 5'8" tall, with brown hair and blue eyes and a light complexion.

American of March 17, 1820, listed Thomas Peabody as marrying Sarah Peabody of Middletown at Newport. Patriot of March 18, 1820 mentions Thomas and Sarah Peabody of Middletown. Phenix of March 24, 1820 carried story also. Date needs to be checked. Newport Mercury indicates Thomas married Mrs. Sarah Peabody; R.I. Republican of March 15, 1820, p. 3, has Mrs. Sarah Peabody of Middletown marrying Thomas Peabody. Was Sarah first married to another Peabody? Or to a Francis or John West? That Francis West Peabody was born January 18, 1816, four years before Thomas and Sarah were married, suggests an earlier marriage. Sarah attested to marriage to John West, who died at sea in 1816 . A Francis G. West was born in Bristol in 1815 of Francis and Sarah West, per ancestry.com.

Thomas Peabody appears in the 1820 Census for Bristol with a household including what appears to be 2 males and 4 females. Sarah Slocum is on the same page with 3 females. There was a Thomas Peabody family, husband between 26 and 45, wife between 26 and 45, one boy under 10, one girl under 10, living in Bristol in the 1820 Census. An older woman was living with the family. Would the older woman be Deborah, wife of John Pabody?

Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930, lists an unnamed child Peabody as dying 5 September 1820, age 9 mos., Kin 1 Thomas Peabody, Kin 2 Stonington CT Palmer. "Palmer" may have been the recorder of births, as the name appears often. (But why Stonington?)

1850 Census for Bristol enumerated the family July 27, 1850, with Thomas, 59, farmer, born in RI, wife Sally, 52, born in MA, children Susan 16, Frederick, 13, Catherine, 10, and James, 7., living with Robert Rogers, 57, merchant. (Microfilm 841, page 9029). Catherine and James are listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. There is a Thomas Peabody living in Columbia, Bradford Co., PA, in the 1840 Census with wife and 9 children who fit the pattern. They are gone from Columbia, PA, in the 1850 Census.

In the 1860 Census, he and Sally, both 69 (!), are listed as living in Rehoboth, MA, where he was a farmer, living with a Francis Manchester, 24, born in RI, Catherine Manchester, 20, born in Pennsylvania, Virginia Manchester, 1, born in RI, and Anna Manchester, 4 mos., born in RI. A James Peabody, 17, laborer, born in Pennsylvania (their son?), is also listed in the household. If Catherine Manchester was really 20 (age garbled), then it would make sense that she was Thomas and Sally's daughter Catherine now married to Francis Manchester and their two children. Francis was a grandson of John and Rebecca Manchester whose son John married Thomas' brother Charles' daughter Sarah Ann Peabody. Francis was living in the household of his grandmother, Rebecca, in the 1850 Census. Francis went on to be a gas pipe fitter (1870 Census), then by 1900 a foreman at the gas company, marrying Ada, b. in England, in 1896. He died 26 May 1923 at age 86.

The 1865 RI Census lists a Thomas Peabodie, 73, Sarah, 65, Frank Manchester, 27, Kate F., 25, Virginia, 6, and Jennie B., 5. All were born in Bristol but Sarah (MA) and Kate (PA).

Thomas' death record in RIVR lists his name spelled Peabodie, his parents as John and Abbie Peabodie, his age at death as 77 years, 5 months, 21 days; birth in Portsmouth, occupation farmer living on Bristol Neck, cause of death cancer of the face.

The Arnold Collection mentions a letter from the Third Church of North Stonington, CT, dated September 22, 1867, releasing Thomas H. Peabody from membership, just after Thomas died.

Charles Peabody, of Abby (presumably John had died), and Abby Browning, of George, m. April 1, 1806. Charles was a brother to Thomas.

His grave in the Old North Burial Ground, Bristol, offers no additional clues as to his parentage. The stones are flat on the ground near the Cushman graves about 200 ft. NE of the John H. Leonard plot. Thomas' gravestone reads "Thomas Peabody died August 16, 1867, aged 77 years. A soldier in the War of 1812." Next is the grave of Sarah Peabody, which reads: "Sarah Peabody, wife of Thomas Peabody, died March 13, 1880, in her 81st year." A nearby gravestone reads: "James W. Peabody, Died September 18, 1862, Aged 12 Years, 5 mos and 11 days." Another son, Alfred R. Peabodie (sic), is buried about 10 yards south of Thomas and Sally Peabody next to Willards. His stone reads: "Alfred Peabodie, b. October 12, 1823, d. May 19, 1907. A Soldier in the War of the Rebellion of 1864." The stone has an Odd Fellows set of three rings on it. His wife is also buried there: "Eliza R. Peabodie, born August 1831, died May 14, 1905."

Other Pabodie/Peabodie information possibly related:

Two John Pabodies are buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence. One age 23 died 4 October 1820, and the other died December 13, 1838. Ephraim (d. 19 August 1787) and his wife, Jane Compton (d. 19 Oct. 1831) are buried there. They had a son named John b. February 5, 1766. There are a number of Pabodies buried in that cemetery, mostly Ephraim's descendants.

There's an off chance that Thomas is the son of John b. February 5, 1766, in Providence, son of Ephraim (1736-1787), son of John Pabodie, son of William. This John may not be mentioned in the Peabody genealogy -- apparently only 3 of Ephraim's 12 children were mentioned, although all 12 have now been identified, including a John b. 1766.. Ephraim was a housewright in Providence, death in 51st year mentioned in Prov. Gazette and Chronicle, also deaths of daughters Lucy and Sally. Ephraim Peabodie born December 9, 1736 (alt. Nov. 19, 1746) in Little Compton., married Jennie Compton May 5, 1765. Son? Ephraim married Lydia Ellis abt. June 28, 1794, had a son John born 1798, d. Oct. 3, 1821, in Prov., altho of Norwich, NY. Children: John, William, Ephraim, Joseph, Elizabeth,, Alden, Rebecca, Cynthia, Benjamin, Alden, and Thomas Carlyle...? Check further. Along this line, there was a Thomas E. Peabodie, 65, in the 1880 Census for New York, living in New Berlin, Chenango Co., NY, with his wife Julia, 63. This Thomas' parents were born in RI, although he was born in NY. An Ephraim, born in RI abt. 1771, was living with wife Sally, b. abt. 1796 in CT, in Norwich, Chenango Co., NY, in the 1850 Census.

A Thomas Peabody was born 7 September 1797 in Stonington, New London Co., CT, married Phidelia Shattuck 7 April 1825 in Springwater, NY, and died 13 January 1883 in Washburn, Woodford Co., IL. He was the son of William Peabody and Rebecca Brown, grandson of Thomas Peabody and Ruth Babcock. It is noteworthy that some of the Stonington Peabodies also went to NY.

There was also a Thomas Peabody born about this time in Dartmouth, MA.

See also "The Pabodie Family: Historic Origin of the Name of Peabodie," 1867, Benjamin Franklin Peabody. This book stops with John Peabody, grandfather (?) of Thomas, for lack of further information.

John Pabody had a brother, Thomas, who married Ruth Babcock and settled in Stonington, CT. This Thomas had 13 children, including a Thomas who had only one child, Prudence, born in 1791, and a John b. August 28, 1775 who married Susan Maxson in 1797 and had two children, both girls, Olivia and Jerusha, according to the Peabody Genealogy.

A John Peabody was born in Middletown May 19, 1758 - parents Joseph and Barbara (Arnold Collection). Joseph b. Nov. 9, 1735, was the son of John Peabody of Newport and Dorcas Sweet. Joseph and Barbara also had Caleb, Benjamin, Mary, and Dorcas. A John Peabody of Middletown died September 23, 1809, in his 52nd year (born 1757 or 1758). (Bristol Phenix of 1809.) This may have been the same John Peabody. He is buried in the Peabody lot on Green End Avenue at 3rd Beach Road, 200 ft. North of telephone pole 1320 in Middletown. The only other Peabody mentioned who is buried there is Lydia, 1819 to March 3, 1840. A John Peabody of MIddletown had letters at the Newport Post Office in 1820. A John Peabody, age 31, apparently in the military, died in TN in 1821. A John Peabody married Abby Austin 11 September 1831, far too late to be relevant. A William Peabodie and Henrietta Gladding (d. 9 July 1803 at age of 31) married April 5, 1794 (William was a son of Ephraim of Providence). Gazette has article about William Peabodie, d. 23 January 1829, twice married, 12 children. Easton Peabodie of Middlebtown m. Soressa Thompkins of Little Compton 13 August 1840.

A John Peabody, son of Joseph and Sarah, was born in Newport December 12, 17xx. A John Peabody married Dorcas Sweet, both of Newport, January 6, 1735 (Arnold Collection).

There was a John Pabodie in 1770's in Middletown who testified that he had worked for Philip Smith in 1776 and was a witness to a will in 1782. This John would have been older than Jeremiah. There was a John Peabody family of 5 boys under 10 and parents (?) in Middletown in the 1800 Census. Also there were Joseph, Caleb, and Benjamin Peabody families.

There was another Thomas (B.) and Sally Peabody in Newport at the same time as "our" Thomas and Sarah. CD 215, RIVR;s 1600-1900, lists two births of Thomas and Sally: Eliza, born 28 April 1820, died 19 November 1866, and a Sarah Matilda Peabody b. September 29, 1826. She died January 30, 1887, widow of Mr. William P. Braman, who d. May 28, 1871 at Rocky Point, RI. They had a daughter Sarah Maltilda Braman b. 1858, m. Lewis, d. May 4, 1928. These dates conflict with those of children of "our" Thomas and Sarah, so they're definitely different people. There was also a Lucy D. Peabody, dau. of Thomas and Sallie, b. June 1825, Newport, married Mr. Goddard, died March 8, 1888, no record in RIVR. Peabody Genealogy gives this Thomas as son of Caleb b. October 3, 1783, in Middletown, married (1) Elizabeth Melville of Newport, (2) Sally Bowler (RIVR). Lucy Sisson Peabody, a daughter, married Joseph D. Goddard. Thomas and Sallie had 11 children, including a Thomas Robert Peabody born in 1827. This family descended from John Pabody who came to Newport before 1640. He was probably related to William Pabody of Little Compton.

One hypothesis: His grandmother, Mary Stoddard Pabody Palmer, who died in 1822, was living in Stonington, CT, with some of the rest of the Peabody family there. There was also a large Palmer family in Stonington.

Apparently, there was a Walter Pabodie of Providence who was into genealogy about 1900. According to Mrs. Charles L. Alden in "Elizabeth Alden Pabodie and Descendants (1897), the name Pabodie got changed to Peabodie "about this time" (1840's?). Thomas' spelling of his surname was "Peabodie," on everything including his tombstone.

There may be something in Virgil D. White, Index to the War of 1812 Pension Files, p. 1400: "WC-35269, srv Lt H. Dyers' Co MA Mil as Pvt PEABODIE, Thomas H., Sarah, ... " Thomas' pension file was #20489. Resided at: dwelling 103 in Bristol, RI. Thomas Huddy Peabodie had person sources.²

Sarah A. ("Sally") Slocum was born on 29 June 1798 in Tisbury, Massachusetts.¹ John West and she were married in 1815. Thomas Huddy Peabodie and she were married on 17 March 1820 in First Baptist Church, Newport, Rhode Island. Sarah gave the date of marriage as 1819 in Warren performed by Seth Peck when she applied for Thomas' pension for service in the War of 1812. She died on 13 March 1880 at age 81 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island.² She was buried at Lot #1309 in North Burial Ground, Bristol, Rhode Island.

Record of death in RI Vital Statistics, Book 80, page 980, ct. 2, lists her as Sarah Peabodie, daughter of Christopher and Sally, March 13, 1880. Bristol Phenix: "In this town, 13th last, Mrs. Sarah Peabodie, widow of the late Mr. Thomas Peabody, in the 83rd year of her age..." Sarah Peabodie, was "found dead in her bed last Saturday morning, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. George J. Smith (daughter Susan's husband), on William Street. We understand she had been in feeble health for several months, although she appeared as well as usual when she retired the night previous. It is though she died from paralysis, having had an attack some time since. She was in the 83rd year of her age. The funeral was solemnized from the residence of Mr. Smith, last Monday afternoon, Rev. Dr. Morrison officiating. The remains were conveyed to the North Burial Ground, followed by a large concourse of relatives and friends." Bristol Phoenix, Sat., 20 March 1880, page 2, col. 5.

In the 1870 Census, she was living with John H. and Ann E. Leonard and family in Providence Ward 3. In her application for Thomas Peabodie's pension for service in the War of 1812, she mentioned a prior marriage to John West who died at sea in 1816. She gave her address as 23 East Street in Providence. Her application was dated 9 Mar 1878, age 79, attested to by Bennett Munro, 69, of 24 Franklin Street in Bristol and Hannah H. Gladding, 58, of Bradford Street, Bristol. She signed with her mark, x, indicating she could not write. She died before the application was approved.

Marriage announcement in R.I. Republican, RI American Mar. 18, Patriot Mar. 17 all refer to her as Mrs. Sarah Peabody. Was she married to a Peabody before marrying Thomas? Frank West Peabody was a son of this first marriage.

Another genealogy lists her as Sarah Elizabeth McCall, but parents as Slocums. No record of such.

There were two Sarah Slocums born in Middletown, one to William and Mary April 5, 1786, the other to unknown parents March 9, 1786. Neither is this Sarah Slocum, but knowing there were two others around can avoid confusion.

Susan Thomas Peabodie was born on 30 August 1834 in Bristol, Rhode Island. James S. Ingraham and she were married before 3 November 1855 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island. Per Bristol Phenix of 3 Nov 1855, p.3., married by Rev. H. H. Smith Sunday evening... George James Smith and she were married on 4 December 1866. She died on 18 July 1909 at age 74 at 1222 Hope Street in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island.

Susan's mother, Sarah Peabodie, was "found dead in her bed last Saturday morning, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. George J. Smith, on William Street. We understand she had been in feeble health for several months, although she appeared as well as usual when she retired the night previous. It is though she died from paralysis, having had an attack some time since. She was in the 83rd year of her age. The funeral was solemnized from the residence of Mr. Smith, last Monday afternoon, Rev. Dr. Morrison officiating. The remains were conveyed to the North Burial Ground, followed by a large concourse of relatives and friends." Bristol Phoenix, Sat., 20 March 1880, page 2, col. 5.

Frederick Sullings Peabodie was born on 8 June 1837 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He and Eliza E. Waldron were married on 24 January 1856 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island. Per Bristol Phenix of 26 Jan 1856. He and Adeline Frances Peters were married on 23 July 1864 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island. RIVR's 64:556. He and Frances Emily Church were married on 29 August 1889 in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island. He died on 22 August 1901 at age 64 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He was buried in NT003.

#946/97- Peabody Genealogy, 1909. He was a carpenter. He is listed in the 1870 Census as living with his wife, Adeline, and daughter, Sarah, in Bristol and working as a carpenter. Erroneous information lists him as dying in 1864. He served in the Civil War in Company G, 2nd R.I. Volunteer Infantry; was at the first battle of Bull Run; served until June 21, 1863, per Peabody Genealogy. He's listed in the 1890 Providence directory as a carpenter with two locations: 82 Atwells Avenue and 425 Friendship. In the 1900 Census, he and his wife are living at 32 Brown Street, Providence.

He's listed in the 1881 Bristol Directory as living on Bay View Avenue, seventh from Wood.

A Frederic R. Sullings was among the first students at the New Bedford High School in 1828. Was this Frederick named after him?

Catherine Frances ("Kate") Peabody was born on 18 May 1840 in Pennsylvania. Francis A. ("Frank") Manchester and she were married before 1 March 1856 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island. Per Bristol Phenix of 1 Mar 1856, p. 3. She died on 8 June 1895 at age 55 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island.

James White Peabody was born on 4 April 1843 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 19 September 1862 at age 19 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹ He was buried at North Burial Ground, #1310, in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Grave stone is next to Thomas and Sarah Peabody's stones. They are lying flat on the ground. James was 12 years, 5 months, and 1 day when he died (that doesn't compute!). RIVR's says he was 19, spells his name Peabodie. Was he a Civil War soldier?