age 15, Sheffield, Caledonia Vermont, living with 33 year old Farmer and his wife, David and Clarissa Jenness, and their children Amos age 6, Chas age 4, Hiram D. age 1. Is he an orphan by this time? Or is Clarissa his sister?
Hmmm. Where is that census image? Why did I not include it here, and I cannot find it in my computer file?
Here it is. I accessed the information, but failed to include the image. Silly me!
Amos Ham age 15
1850 Census, Sheffield VT
1855 Marriage Amelia Hart
Amos Ham 1855 marriage Amelia Hart
Amos is 20 years old when he married Miss Amelia Hart in Manchester NH. Again, notice the dearth of information. No parents' names, no places of birth, no residences. AHHHHHch! That, dear readers, is the sound of frustration. Ok. Move it along.
Amos Leroy Hamm was was the second husband to Mary Jane Bacon Scott, and helped raise the Scott children. He fought in the Civil War, came back home alive. He lost his wife, and his daughter Nellie was the same age as Marshall. Starting with the next blog, we will explore this man's life.
Yes, I know, he isn't a direct ancestor. yet, his life had an impact on future Scott descendants, since he was the Step Father. I don't have a photo of him nor of the family.
Daniel Webster
from the book
History of the United States
by Ellis 1894
Quite frankly, I expected this to be just a single post synopsis, but it actually turned into a 9 part story.
I don't have primary source for her birth, but census records point to this approximate birth year, probably between July 1828 and July 1829.
1850
Census, Boscawen, Merrimack NH
Lucretia Scott 1850 Census
Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Line 5, Lucrectia Scott is age 22, and is living with David Scott age 52 who worked as a Mason. Living with him is Lucretia's brothers Harvey age 24, Marshall age 18, and Phila age 26, all three of whom are listed as working as Masons. I think this would be stone masons. Here, Phila is listed as a male, yet in 1870 there is a housekeeper Phila who is a female. Is this the same person?
Is it possible that David Scott is the father of Lucretia and Harvey? I suspect he is, but until I have the proof, I dare not include this information.
In the same house is another family, Alvin and Ednah Quimly, a tailor and his wife. It is possible that the Quimly family were borders.
1860
Census, Salisbury, Merrimack NH
Lucretia Scott 1860 Census Part 1
Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire
This is the beginning of the Scott family entry. See the next image
Lucretia Scott 1860 Census part 2
Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Line 4, Lucretia M. Scott, age 31, born in Vermont, no occupation.
She lives with Harvey and Mary Jane Scott and their two children, Marshall W. and Adela G. Scott.
1870
Census, Franklin, Merrimack NH
Lucretia Scott, 1870 census
Franklin, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Line 9. Lucretia Scott, age 41 living with a retired farmer, Daniel Perriman/Penniman. She has no occupation listed, she was born in Vermont. Others living in the same household include the 46-year-old housekeeper Phila, David Pierce, the 22 year old druggist, Charles Perriman, the 26 year old house painter, Eliza Perriman age 20, and Isabel Perriman age 1. These last three are, I think, a family unit with Isabel being the granddaughter. Also in the same household is Charles Tyler age 30 who works in some sort of mill; Ellen Wise age 30 and Ellen Ham age 13 both of whom work in a woolen mill. It is possible these last three are borders.
Subject: Scott family of Merrimack NH Author: dayspringacres Date: Sunday, January 07, 2018 Classification: Census Surnames: Scott, Penniman/Perriman
Lucretia Scott born in Vermont about 1829, is age 22 in the 1850 census, living in Boscawen with David Scott age 52, and brothers Harvey age 24, Marshall age 18, Phila age 26, all the males working as Masons. I suspect David Scott is the father of this family.
in 1860, she is 31, living with brother Harvey and his wife Mary Jane and their two children Marshall W. and Adela G.
in 1870, she 41 years old and is living in the same household as David Penniman, a retired farmer. Other members include Phila age 46, housekeeper; David Pierce age 20, druggist; Charles Perriman, age 26, house painter; Eliza Perriman, age 20, Isabel Perriman age 1.
I suspect the 1870 Phila is the same person as the 1850 Phila, although one is listed as male and the other is female. The ages are about the same.
I'm actually interested in Harvey's line, but hit a dead end. I wonder if Lucretia had a mental problem, since she is always living with other family members?
Christmas is over, and I am back on track. I had to take a break in order to catch up on my Christmas knitting. This is an example of what I typically make out of my hand spun and home dyed wool yarn. You can typically expect a weekly-ish post about the Super Scott Family starting next week-ish.
This is the 6th and last installment for Mary Jane Bacon Scott Hamm. It is hard to get reliable information on women much beyond this point, but what I have is here for your edification.
1900
Census
Salisbury Town, Merrimack NH
1900 Census for Mary Jane Bacon Scott Hamm
Salisbury NH
1908
Death of son Marshal Winfield Scott, 6 July 1908, Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
1910
Two years later, her husband Amos Hamm died in 1910 in Salisbury, New Hampshire. He was age 76. They had been married for 44 years. That's a long time.
1913
Three years later, Mary Jane Bacon Scott Ham died 5 January 1913, Salisbury NH. She is buried somewhere in NH. She was 80 years old. Where did she live during these three years? Did she live with daughter Della? Did she die because she was a widow?
Mary Jane Bacon Scott Hamm 1913
Death Certificate, Front
Mary Jane Bacon Scott Hamm 1913
Death Certificate, Back
Mary Bacon gravestone from Findagrave.com
see link below
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The Lichen makes reading the stone difficult
Shaw Corner Cemetery, New Hampshire
Shaw Corner Cemetery, New Hampshire
from MapCarta 2017
Notice that, according to this map, this cemetery is very close to Daniel Boone's birthplace.
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Resources
"New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySearch, 2009. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord. Ancestry.com
This is all there is for this decade. Most likely she worked raising her family, worked the farm. Trying to make things better.
1880
Census
1880 Census for Mary Jane Bacon Scott Hamm
Salisbury NH
Here, she is 43 years old (either she is fudging on her age by about 5 years, or her neighbors are guestimating). She still lives with husband Amos age 45. Daughter Mertie M. Ham is 7 years old. Mary's occupation is listed as Keeping House, but she would most likely have helped her husband out on the farm
Her other children are not on this census, we'll have to keep an eye out.
Mary Bacon Scott Hamm mini pedigree
from Ancestry.com
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Resources
"New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySearch, 2009. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord. Ancestry.com
