Jim Ward's Ancestors

Discovering our American, Canadian and European Ancestors

CALDER, William Edward

Male 1861 - 1950  (88 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan Chart    |    Media

Generation: 1

  1. 1.  CALDER, William Edward was born on 17 Jan 1861 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA (son of CALDER, William Marsena 'Billie' and PEARSON, Sarah F.); died in 1950 in Gloucester, Massachussetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841?1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.). in V143, p126. Mar 2011.

    Died:
    from Dick Coyle in email of 16 Aug., 2012 (a great grandson).

    William married EMERY, Lillian F. on 19 Oct 1880 in Medford, Massachussetts, USA. Lillian (daughter of EMERY, James and UNKNOWN, Jane) was born est 1865 in USA; died on 01 Jul 1886 in Massachussetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841?1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.). V317, p166. Mar 2011.

    Children:
    1. CALDER, William Edward was born in 1881 in Massachussetts, USA; died est 1940 in USA.
    2. CALDER, Frank Everett was born on 29 Jun 1883 in USA; died est 1950 in USA.

    William married OAKES, Grace Mabel on 08 Nov 1888 in Essex, Massachussetts, USA. Grace (daughter of OAKES, George Henry and HOBBS, Almira Parsons) was born on 12 Mar 1868 in Gloucester, Massachussetts, USA; died est 1951 in Massachussetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841?1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.). Recorded as marriage in Essex, although registered in Gloucester. Performed by Geo. J. Sunger of Essex. in V317, p166. Mar 2011.

    Children:
    1. CALDER, Henry Foster was born on 01 Jun 1889 in USA; died on 10 Jul 1889 in USA.
    2. CALDER, Philip Raymond was born on 24 Dec 1890 in USA; died est 1955 in USA.
    3. CALDER, Alfred Farley was born on 12 Jan 1892 in USA; died on 06 Feb 1910 in USA.
    4. CALDER, Malcom Tent was born on 04 Aug 1893 in USA; died est 1960 in USA.
    5. CALDER, Wallace Marston was born on 09 Sep 1895 in USA; died on 19 Nov 1895 in USA.
    6. CALDER, Dorothy Sayward was born on 03 Dec 1896 in USA; died about 1990 in North Reading, Massachussetts, USA.
    7. CALDER, Robert Eustis was born on 14 Mar 1898 in USA; died on 20 Jun 1898 in USA.
    8. CALDER, Paul Gleason was born on 10 Apr 1899 in USA; died on 11 Aug 1899 in USA.
    9. CALDER, Priscilla Frances was born on 21 Sep 1900 in USA; died est 1975 in USA.
    10. CALDER, Howard Oakes was born on 08 May 1903 in USA; died on 12 Jan 1980 in Rockport, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
    11. CALDER, Chester MacKay was born on 26 Mar 1908 in USA; died on 09 Jun 1909 in USA.
    12. CALDER, Gertrude Lois Clementine was born on 29 Dec 1911 in USA; died est 1990 in USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  CALDER, William Marsena 'Billie' was born on 26 Oct 1836 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA (son of CALDER, Robert and DAVIS, Elizabeth); died on 02 May 1879 in 22 Frothingham Ave., Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts, USA; was buried est 04 May 1879 in Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Massachussetts, England.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    From web site of Stephen M. Lawson's Kinnexions.com. Mar 2011.

    Died:
    Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841?1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.). V312, p101. From Epilepsy. Mar 2011.

    Buried:
    "Major William Calder of Charlestown, MA 1735-1802" by Harold Clarke Durrell 1933. 'but his remains were later taken to North Hampton, N.H.. Mar 2011.

    William married PEARSON, Sarah F. on 05 Jan 1860 in Walnut Street Church, Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of PEARSON, Abijah and RUDOLPH, Hopestead E.) was born on 22 Sep 1842 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 29 Aug 1924 in Gloucester, Massachussetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  PEARSON, Sarah F. was born on 22 Sep 1842 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of PEARSON, Abijah and RUDOLPH, Hopestead E.); died on 29 Aug 1924 in Gloucester, Massachussetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Sarah F. Calder

    Notes:

    Name:
    on marriages of son she is shown as Sarah F.

    Birth:
    "Major William Calder of Charlestown, MA 1735-1802" by Harold Clarke Durrell 1933. Mar 2011.

    Died:
    From web site of Stephen M. Lawson's Kinnexions.com. Mar 2011.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841?1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.). V137, p139. performed by J.S> Barrows, Pastor of Walnut Street Church. Mar 2011

    Children:
    1. 1. CALDER, William Edward was born on 17 Jan 1861 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA; died in 1950 in Gloucester, Massachussetts, USA.
    2. CALDER, Gertrude M. was born on 28 Dec 1866 in Massachussetts, USA; died on 14 Feb 1921 in Charlestown, Boston, Massachussetts, USA.
    3. CALDER, Harriet E. was born on 29 Jul 1868 in Massachussetts, USA; died on 03 Sep 1914 in USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  CALDER, Robert was born on 29 Feb 1812 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts, USA (son of CALDER, William and STACEY, Elizabeth); died on 06 Jan 1893 in Revere, Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA; was buried est 08 Jan 1893 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachussetts, USA.

    Notes:

    From web site of Stephen M. Lawson's Kinnexions.com. He has parents for Robert as William Calder (Baptized Charlestown, Mass., on 12 Oct 1760. Died Boston, Mass., on 20 Mar 1824. Buried Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston. Data from Mason.) and Elizabeth (Stacey) Lewis,( daughter of Stephen Stacey & Mary Jarvis, on 4 Jun 1809 in Charlestown, Mass. Baptized Marblehead, Mass., on 8 Jan 1786. Died on 14 Jun 1820. Buried Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston. Data from Mason.) Mar 2011.

    VITAL RECORDS OF REVERE, SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Chapter V
    p. 295

    Robert CALDER was born in BOSTON Feb. 19, 1812, died in Revere Jan. ?, 1893, married in North Chelsea (then Chelsea) Oct. 1, 1835 Elizabeth DAVIS born in Boston May 30, 1815, died in North Chelsea Feb. 16, 1848 and was the daughter of Capt. John DAVIS and Mary COLBY, see No. 1 of the DAVIS family. He married secondly in Canton, N. Y. Nov. 21, 1852 Mary Jane SNELL born in Canton 1834, died in Boston Oct. 14, 1854. He married thirdly in Salem May 3, 1864 Elizabeth F. HERSOM born in Skowhegan ME. Sept. 11, 1834, did in Revere Dec. 1894 and was a widow HERSOM whose maiden name was ROSS. By her former husband she had a child born in St. Albans ME....... (Snip)

    By his first wife, Robert CALDER had the following children born in North Chelsea (then Chelsea.).... (snip)

    By his third wife, he had the following children born in North Chelsea except the first:-

    Walter Lincoln born in Chelsea Feb. 5, 1865, married in Malden April 11, 1894 Annie Elizabeth WELLS born in Wakefield N, H. Oct. 14, 1871
    Taken from web site: [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wellsfam/country/massachu/masufvr.html]. by The Wells Family Research Association. Mar 2011.

    After mother's death, taken to live with Joseph and Marry Harris, of North Chelsea (Revere). From Rootsweb site 'Twelve Generations' of Libby Baker. Oct 2011.

    A Reference given by Libby Baker is: Calder, Philip Raymond, 'Calder Family in America', NEHGS. Another is: Calder, Major William of Charlestown, MA by Harold Clarke Durrell, 1933. Oct 2011.

    There is an application to the Sons of American Revolution society in 1928 giving particulars of ancestry back to Major William Calder, through our Robert Calder. While this does not prove his ancestry it does support others who believe it is the correct line. Oct 2011.

    When 1st wife died, went to California Gold Rush (twice). From Rootsweb site 'Twelve Generations' of Libby Baker. Oct 2011.

    Birth:
    From web site of Stephen M. Lawson's Kinnexions.com. He has Robert Born Boston, Mass., on 29 Feb 1812. Died Revere, Mass., on 6 Jan 1893. Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Mass. Residence: Revere, Mass. Data from Mason. [ While Robert has listed Boston as his birth place on most childrens birth records, he has also listed Chelsea on census records, and various records suggest his birth as between 1812-1817.] Mar 2011.

    Died:
    as noted in City Directory, [Chelsea became Revere]. source: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Mar 2011.

    Buried:
    From web site of Stephen M. Lawson's Kinnexions.com. Lot 59. Mar 2011.

    Robert married DAVIS, Elizabeth on 01 Oct 1835 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachussetts, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of DAVIS, Capt. John and COLBY, Mary) was born on 30 May 1815 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA; died on 17 Feb 1848 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  DAVIS, Elizabeth was born on 30 May 1815 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA (daughter of DAVIS, Capt. John and COLBY, Mary); died on 17 Feb 1848 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Elizabeth Calder

    Notes:

    Birth:
    From book "Major William Calder of Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1735-1802". Boston, Mass.: T. Groom, edited by H.C. Durrell, 1933. on Ancestry.com. Oct 2011.

    Died:
    Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). CALDER: Elizabeth, w. of ____, Feb. 17, 1848, a. 34 y. P.R.1. Mar 2011.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010).. CALDER: Robert and Elizabeth Davis, Oct. 1, 1835.

    Children:
    1. 2. CALDER, William Marsena 'Billie' was born on 26 Oct 1836 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA; died on 02 May 1879 in 22 Frothingham Ave., Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts, USA; was buried est 04 May 1879 in Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Massachussetts, England.
    2. CALDER, Helen Elizabeth was born on 17 Sep 1838 in North Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA; died on 14 Jul 1910 in #1 Perham? Ave., Melrose, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 17 Jul 1910 in at Salem St. Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. CALDER, Robert Augustus was born on 22 Apr 1841 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA; died on 08 Feb 1900 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA; was buried est 10 Feb 1900 in North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island, England.
    4. CALDER, Mary T. was born on 01 Nov 1844 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA; died on 07 Sep 1847 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA.
    5. CALDER, Mary Anne Frances was born on 21 Nov 1847 in Massachussetts, USA; died on 19 Feb 1848 in Massachussetts, USA.

  3. 6.  PEARSON, Abijah was born est 1820 in USA; died est 1885 in USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    From web site of Stephen M. Lawson's Kinnexions.com. Mar 2011.

    Abijah married RUDOLPH, Hopestead E. est 1838. Hopestead was born est 1820; died est 1885 in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  RUDOLPH, Hopestead E. was born est 1820; died est 1885 in USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hopestead E. Pearson

    Notes:

    Married:
    From web site of Stephen M. Lawson's Kinnexions.com. Mar 2011.

    Children:
    1. 3. PEARSON, Sarah F. was born on 22 Sep 1842 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 29 Aug 1924 in Gloucester, Massachussetts, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  CALDER, William was born about 1760 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA (son of CALDER, Major William and ESTABROOK, Anne); died on 20 Mar 1824 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; was buried est 22 Mar 1824 in Copps Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    From book "Major William Calder of Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1735-1802". Boston, Mass.: T. Groom, edited by H.C. Durrell, 1933. on Ancestry.com. Oct 2011.

    Died:
    From book "Major William Calder of Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1735-1802". Boston, Mass.: T. Groom, edited by H.C. Durrell, 1933. on Ancestry.com. Oct 2011.

    Buried:
    in the Vannever tomb #11 owned by George Vannever, designated as 11 Charter St. From book "Major William Calder of Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1735-1802". Boston, Mass.: T. Groom, edited by H.C. Durrell, 1933. on Ancestry.com. Oct 2011.

    William married STACEY, Elizabeth on 04 Jun 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of STACEY, Steven and JARVIS, Mary) was born est 1790 in USA; died on 14 Jun 1820 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA; was buried est 16 Jun 1820 in Copps Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  STACEY, Elizabeth was born est 1790 in USA (daughter of STACEY, Steven and JARVIS, Mary); died on 14 Jun 1820 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA; was buried est 16 Jun 1820 in Copps Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Elizabeth Calder

    Notes:

    Died:
    after childbirth. From Rootsweb site 'Twelve Generations' of Libby Baker. Oct 2011.

    Buried:
    in tomb #29 owned by Bradley Cummings and Simon Robinson, designated 29 Charter St. Source Title: Calder, Major William of Charlestown, MA by Harold Clarke Durrell, 1933. From Rootsweb site 'Twelve Generations' of Libby Baker. Oct 2011.

    Notes:

    Married:
    by Rev. Daniel Webb. From Rootsweb site 'Twelve Generations' of Libby Baker. Oct 2011.

    Children:
    1. CALDER, William was born about 1810 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; died est 1880 in Massachusetts, USA.
    2. 4. CALDER, Robert was born on 29 Feb 1812 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts, USA; died on 06 Jan 1893 in Revere, Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA; was buried est 08 Jan 1893 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachussetts, USA.
    3. CALDER, Elizabeth was born about 1816 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Aug 1891 in North Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. CALDER, James was born on 02 Feb 1819 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; died on 02 Aug 1819 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; was buried est 03 Aug 1819 in Copps Hill in Bell Tomb, Old Ground (3-17-2), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. CALDER, James was born about 14 Jun 1820 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Jun 1822 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; was buried est 26 Jun 1822 in Copps Hill Old Ground (4-24-1), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

  3. 10.  DAVIS, Capt. John was born est 1760 in USA; died est 1840 in USA.

    Notes:

    John DAVIS was born about 1794. He filed marriage intentions on 5 DEC 1812 in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine.
    Spouse: Mary COLBY. John DAVIS and Mary COLBY were married on 19 DEC 1812 in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine. Children were: Edmond DAVIS, Sarah DAVIS, Betsey DAVIS, Abigail DAVIS. from site [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Died:
    Lost at Sea.

    John married COLBY, Mary on 19 Dec 1812 in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA. Mary (daughter of COLBY, Ebenezer and COLBY, Betsey Betty) was born about 1796 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA; died est 1834 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  COLBY, Mary was born about 1796 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA (daughter of COLBY, Ebenezer and COLBY, Betsey Betty); died est 1834 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Davis

    Notes:

    Mary COLBY was born about 1796 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died about 1834 at Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. Parents: Ebenezer COLBY and Betsey (Betty) COLBY.
    Spouse: John DAVIS. John DAVIS and Mary COLBY were married on 19 DEC 1812 in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine. Children were: Edmond DAVIS, Sarah DAVIS, Betsey DAVIS, Abigail DAVIS. from site [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Birth:
    see note.

    Notes:

    Married:
    see note

    Children:
    1. 5. DAVIS, Elizabeth was born on 30 May 1815 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA; died on 17 Feb 1848 in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA.


Existing Site