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The Arthea Baker Davis Connors Family Tree, Births, Deaths, Marraiges,  Cities, Children

Unresolved and baffling are in seperate section at bottom of listing

Mr. Davis left CardiffWales and came to Roxbury,MA in 1643.
He may have been accompanied by brother, wife or sisters.

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William Davis b. 1753 Chesterfield, MA m. Margaret Stetson b.Scituate/Egypt 8/19/1766 MA m. 1/2/1786 or 5/17/1786 d.age 85
Was granted land in Chesterfield, MA for his service in Civil War.
His bride rode behind him on horseback to log cabin he had built on this land grant.
Her family tree is listed under STETSON at the end of Davis, so as not to discard these records.
. Elizah 2/10/1788, Lucey 2/10/1790, Margaret 3/7/1792, Lois 10/31/1799, Infant b/d. 7/26/1803, William (below)

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William Davis 4/30/1797-1/27/1887 m. Elizabeth Edwards Northampton MA 6/12/1818 d.1/20/1864
+ m. Caroline Francis Durgan f.West Springfield, MA b. 4/20/1822
. Judith 1/28/1819-2/8/1819, Chauncey 4/20/1820, Dolly Ann 4/11/1823, Mary Sphice, 4/9/1830, William Arthur (below)

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William Arthur Davis 11/15/1835-1/24/1886 Chesterfield, MA m. Mary Jane Gardiner cummings MA 1/8/1856
daughter of Benjamin Gardiner, a physician
m. Cynthia Robesia Pryor Hadley, MA 11/25/1852
. Emma Sopnia, (Fredric?) William M (below)

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William M.(Fred W.?) Davis 1/30/1864-6/1929 m. Alice D. Raisbeck b. London, England m.1/3/1890-9/1942/3
daughter of Thomas and Harriet J Raisbeck
Artheas Paternal grandparents, xC. Grandfather and possibly other Davis' also
. Arthur 7/10/1894, Fred 12/20/1896

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Arthur Chase Davis, Florence MA 7/10/1894-11/2/1962 xLEPA m. Marion Sherburne Baker, Newtonville MA 2/7/1877-6/28/1953 xLEPA
.Arthea 12/16/1916 New Brunswick NJ
.1 full term stillborn brother
.another stillborn brother (not full term) after a fall, which substantially crippled Marion with curved spine
.+ only known record for one of them in its entirety follows:
.+ The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
.+ Burial Permit and Permit for removal
.+ Southhampton, September 9, 1920
.+ All the preliminary requirements of law having been complied with, permission is hereby
.+ given to V.E.Mitchell, Undertaker., for the removal from
.+ Southhampton, Mass, and the interment at (blank) cemetery
.+ in (blank), of the body of Still born child, Not Named-
.+ who died on the 6th day of September September 1920, aged (blank).
.+ Cause of death, Still Born.    F E Judd, Town Clerk

In his younger years, Arthur was a travelling salesman. Sewing machines, vacuum cleaners
Later, he was a crane operator with Erie (PA) Forge and Steel, was made a company cop during WWII, returned in 1950 (without seniority) as a laborer, barrowing in hot steel mill and died. JLC has never forgiven EF&S for this travesty.
After Marion's death Arthur m. Frances (Fanny) Halder Bernhardt 11/19/1955 St Josephs Ch
Marions's mother Emily Gordon Brooks, b. in/near Florence SC. Her parents died in smallpox epidemic on Hart Island. Emilys brother? took Emily to Brooklyn and reared her.

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Emily Gordon Brooks m. Henry Norris Baker of Bklyn, buried Greenwood Cemetery, Bklyn NY lot#18108 sec 165
settled in Newton Center where Henry became a fire insurance agent in Boston (Boyleston St?)
Emily had one sister who was reared in Florence SC by relatives.
Henry Baker's sister married a Birdsall. Josephine Birdsall is the sister or daughter.
Henry Bakers father was was in candy mfg business (like Lofts), son travelled to Europe buying spices for business
Mr&Mrs David Baker, then Aunt Lillian Baker m. Joseph Humphry
Frederick Wm Davis Sr 12/22/1898-6/26/1978 m. Ruth Estner Swan 5/11/1923 b. 11/11/1904 xCHMA
The link for children seems lost here. Perhaps a Sally?

. Fred Wm Davis Jr b. 12/2/1926 m. Betty Elennor Hansen 1/1/1953 W Springfield MA
.+ Bettys parents killed in same auto accident 9/1975
.. Kenneth Wm b. 7/22/1953 m Karen Muthler 9/25/1976
.. Nancy Jean 2/18/1956 m. Bruce R. Tucker 5/20/1978
.. Peter Arthur b 11/23/1959

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Arthea Baker Davis 12/16/1916-12/25/1996 New Brunswick, NJ m. Joseph Francis Connors, 3/28/1911-4/23/1973 m. 6/2/1935 Troy, NY xSL
--- the remainder (complete and accurate) history is continued on the Connors Family tree
CLICK HERE - The Joseph Francis Connors family tree

STETSON

Margaret, of Scituate/Egypt MA married William Davis 5/16/1786
her father was John Stetson b. 1738 d. 4/1797 m. Bathsheba b. 7/15/1736
her fathers father was Caleb Stetson
her fathers mother was Deborah Morton
her mothers father was David Dunbar
her mothers mother was Bathsheba Stoddard
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CEMETERIES
xLEPA - Laurel Hill Cemetery, Erie PA, Arthur Chase Davis & Marion Baker Davis L496 S8 G1&2
xCHMA - Chesterfield MA - reason to suspect Davis' 1929 and before.
. Frederick Wm Davis Sr 12/22/1898-6/26/1978 m. Ruth Estner Swan 5/11/1923 b. 11/11/1904 xCHMA
xGNY - Greenwood Cemetery, 500 25th St, Brooklyn NY ... www.Green-Wood.com 718-788-7850
.known buried in this lot 18108 sec 165: . Emily Gordon Brooks Davis Baker - m. Henry Norris Baker of Bklyn, #18108 sec 165
.# parents of Marion & Lillian, grandparents of Arthea
. 2 infant girls
..Lillian Baker Humphrey & Joseph F. Humphrey, husband
BIRDSALL
Harry Birdsall, husband of Henry Norris Baker's sister
.Josephine (Sarah), Isabel, Harry Jr & his wife Helen
- possibly the parents of Emily and Henry Norris Baker
- possibly David Baker and wife - parents of Henry Norris Baker<
- possibly the Brooks - parents of Emily Gordon Brooks Baker
. Birdsall - lot 26825 sec 165 ... Henry Baker 10/27/1949, Alfred V 11/17/1902, Arabella Robbins 8/24/1933, Elinor 11/12 /1985, Emily D 9/26/1907, George N 11/17/1902, Silas Dutcher 11/17/1902 Edith 11/17/1902
xSMA - Scituate MA
xSLNY - Sand Lake NY Union Cemetery - Joseph and Arthea Connors

UNRESOLVED

Birdsall, Miss Eleanor, 9 Hillcrest Ave, Montvale NJ Parkridge 6-2178, there are currently 11 Birdsall's in phone book
Eleanor is the neice of Josephine Birdsall...Harry, Josephines brother was her father, her mother was Helen d. 1957
Eleanor is Artheas last remaining blood relative on her mothers side of the family. a/o 6/59

Wright, Charles and Sally, 2501 Redstart Ct, Brookmeade, Wilmington, DE 19805
Artheas cousin Charlotte Davis Wright m. 1950 or 1951
. Charlie, Billy 10/16/1954,Jimmy 1955, Tommy 5/17/1958, David 8/1962
dau of Ruth Swan & Fred W Davis...his father, Wright of Northampton

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