Edith Dutton

(2 July 1791 - 27 May 1851)
Edith Dutton|b. 2 Jul 1791\nd. 27 May 1851|p94.htm|Stephen Dutton|b. 7 Jan 1753\nd. 19 Oct 1835|p87.htm|Betsey Hartwell|b. 21 Jun 1754\nd. s 1833|p83.htm|James Dutton Junior|b. 1 Sep 1729\nd. Oct 1756|p876.htm|Edith Robbins|b. s 1730\nd. 17 Apr 1753|p877.htm|Joseph Hartwell|b. 3 Nov 1730\nd. Mar 1803|p76.htm||||

3-greats-grandaunt of Darrell Allen Martin.
Edith was born in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, on 2 July 1791.1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of Stephen Dutton and Betsey Hartwell. Edith was probably in Stephen Dutton's household in the 1791 Census taken in Chester.5 Edith was probably under age 10 in Stephen Dutton's household in the 1800 Census taken in Chester.6 Edith was probably age 16 and under 26 in Stephen Dutton's household in the 1810 Census taken in Chester.7 As a child she was "warned out" of Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, on 29 November 1814 with Stephen Dutton.8,9 Edith was probably age 26 and under 45 in Stephen Dutton's household in the 1820 Census taken in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont.10 Edith was probably age 30 and under 40 in Stephen Dutton's household in the 1830 Census taken in Rockingham.11 She kept a boarding house in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.12,13 She was a head of household in the 1850 census taken in Lowell, Mass., age 55; Betsey Dutton 2nd resided in the same household, age 57; as did Lois Dutton, age 53; James M. Hardy, age 28; Len Sargent, age 26; Philip C. Garrett, age 24; and Jan Ray, age 18.14 Edith died of tuberculosis on 27 May 1851 at 14 Swamp Blocks in Lowell, Mass., at age 59.15,16,17 Edith died unmarried.18

Cited documentation

  1. [S21] Lyman W. Densmore, Hand-book of Hartwell Genealogy, 1637-1887, second edition. (Boston: Press of Geo. E. Crosby & Co., 1887), pg. 162, "Edith, 2 July, 1791."
  2. [S117] Dutton, Ruth Alice (Williams), compiler, "Descendants of Stephen Hartwell Dutton". Latest included date 1946. pg. 0, "Edith, born July 2, 1791" ("Edity", corrected by overtyping in the original).
  3. [S224] Lowell, Mass. Death Recs. Vol. 58 pg. 71, 1851, Edith Dutton, died 27 May 1851 age "59 10 23" (which calculates unambiguously to a birth date of 4 July 1791), born "Chester Vt.", parents "Stephen & Betsey Dutton."
  4. [S223] Dutton, Edith, 1850 US Census, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; pg. 105, NARA M432 Roll 326; www.ancestry.com August 2004, Ancestry online image 21 of 142, age "55" (in error), b. "Vt."
  5. [S108] Dutton, Stephen, 1791 US Census, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont; Census Bureau pub., pg. 59, There were two persons in this household, one male 16 years and up, one female, that do not fit the expected family composition. I suspect another married couple.
  6. [S103] Dutton, Stephen, 1800 US Census, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont; NARA M32 Roll 52, pg. 294.
  7. [S104] Dutton, Stephen, 1810 US Census, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont; NARA M252 Roll 65, pg. 442, although the male in this houshold age 16 to under 26 fits Stephen's son Levi, there is a Levi Dutton who is a head of family in Chester in this census that I believe to be Stephen's son; I speculate that this male 16-25 is Thirza's husband Solomon Fish, although he was actually 28 years old.
  8. [S93] Thomas Bellows Peck, compiler, Vital Records of Rockingham, Vermont, From the Beginning of the Records to January 1, 1845; and, Records of the First Church of Rockingham, Vermont, From its Organization, October 27, 1773 to September 25, 1839 (Pittsford, VT: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1994 republication in one volume (originally 1908 and 1902, respectively)), pg. 142, "November 29, 1814. Stephen Dutton & Betsey Dutton his wife & Betsey Dutton 2d Edith Dutton Louis Dutton & Stephen H. Dutton their children warned out of town" [sic Louis, error for daughter Lois].
  9. [S120] CGRS, comp Alden M. Rollins., Vermont Warnings Out: Volume 2: Southern Vermont (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1997), pg. 263, Rockingham Vital Records and Deeds, Vol. 4, "[p. 368] 29 Nov 1814 Dutton, Stephen; wife Betsey; children Betsy 2d, Edith, Louis, and Stephen H." [sic - different spellings of Bets(e)y, Louis error for daughter Lois].
  10. [S105] Dutton, Stephen, 1820 US Census, Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont; NARA M33 Roll 128, pg. 142B.
  11. [S106] Dutton, Stephen, 1830 US Census, Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont; NARA M19 Roll 186, pg. 87.
  12. [S21] Lyman W. Densmore, Hand-book of Hartwell Genealogy, 1637-1887, pg. 162, "kept boarding house in Lowell."
  13. [S167] I am told that Edith appears in the Lowell City Directories for 1849 and 1851.
  14. [S223] Dutton, Edith, 1850 Census Lowell, Mass.
  15. [S21] Lyman W. Densmore, Hand-book of Hartwell Genealogy, 1637-1887, pg. 162, "kept boarding house in Lowell, d. there."
  16. [S117] Dutton, Ruth, compiler, "Descendants of Stephen Hartwell Dutton" 1946. pg. 0, "Died in Lowell, Mass.".
  17. [S224] Lowell death rec., Edith Dutton, May 27, at "14 Swamp Blks", cause "Consumption."
  18. [S223] Dutton, Edith, 1850 Census Lowell, Mass., living with two of her sisters at age 55 (reported, actually 59) and still using the surname Dutton.
 
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