The records tell us her name was Lilith W. Dodge and she was born on November in the year 1890/1 in the state of New York. She was the daughter of James Upham Dodge and Harriet E. Dockman who were married on a Thursday the 29th of Aug 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1900 Census, James moves the family to Quincy Massachusetts where he rents an apartment on 113 Beach Street. He working as a salesman, Harriet was keeping house and Lilith is going to school.
Then on the 29th of July 1904 her mother dies in Greenfield, New Hampshire and was buried in Francestown, NH she was 54 years old, so at the age of 14 Lilith has lost her maternal side of her family.
In 1910 we see that James and Lilith have moved to a residence on 22 Pinckney Street, Boston, MA and they are two of 11 Lodgers living at this address which was located in Beacon Hill. James is a salesman for a dry goods store and Lilith has no entry for either school or work. The listed head of the residence is an Adelaide C. F. Lord and he has no listed occupation.
In 1920 we find Lilith, age 29, is still living at the boarding home on 22 Pinckney Street, Boston, MA but her father is no longer living there and she has no entry for work or school. Her entry for work is "none". The listed head of the residence once again Adelaide C. F. Lord and he has no listed occupation.
In 1940 she is listed at the residences at 22 Pinckney Street, in Boston and also at this residence in 1935 but now she is listed as Head and owner of the property which was valued at $9,000, her occupation: Lodging Keeper at a Lodging House, she works 60 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. For a single girl with no listed occupation or past work history for 30 some years, with a grade 3 level of education, she ends up buying and owning the Lodging tenement on Beacon Hill some 30 years after moving there with her father.
In 1900 Census, James moves the family to Quincy Massachusetts where he rents an apartment on 113 Beach Street. He working as a salesman, Harriet was keeping house and Lilith is going to school.
Then on the 29th of July 1904 her mother dies in Greenfield, New Hampshire and was buried in Francestown, NH she was 54 years old, so at the age of 14 Lilith has lost her maternal side of her family.
In 1910 we see that James and Lilith have moved to a residence on 22 Pinckney Street, Boston, MA and they are two of 11 Lodgers living at this address which was located in Beacon Hill. James is a salesman for a dry goods store and Lilith has no entry for either school or work. The listed head of the residence is an Adelaide C. F. Lord and he has no listed occupation.
In 1920 we find Lilith, age 29, is still living at the boarding home on 22 Pinckney Street, Boston, MA but her father is no longer living there and she has no entry for work or school. Her entry for work is "none". The listed head of the residence once again Adelaide C. F. Lord and he has no listed occupation.
In 1940 she is listed at the residences at 22 Pinckney Street, in Boston and also at this residence in 1935 but now she is listed as Head and owner of the property which was valued at $9,000, her occupation: Lodging Keeper at a Lodging House, she works 60 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. For a single girl with no listed occupation or past work history for 30 some years, with a grade 3 level of education, she ends up buying and owning the Lodging tenement on Beacon Hill some 30 years after moving there with her father.
The records tell us her name was Lilith W. Dodge and she was born on November in the year 1890/1 in the state of New York. She was the daughter of James Upham Dodge and Harriet E. Dockman who were married on a Thursday the 29th of Aug 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1900 Census, James moves the family to Quincy Massachusetts where he rents an apartment on 113 Beach Street. He working as a salesman, Harriet was keeping house and Lilith is going to school.
Then on the 29th of July 1904 her mother dies in Greenfield, New Hampshire and was buried in Francestown, NH she was 54 years old, so at the age of 14 Lilith has lost her maternal side of her family.
In 1910 we see that James and Lilith have moved to a residence on 22 Pinckney Street, Boston, MA and they are two of 11 Lodgers living at this address which was located in Beacon Hill. James is a salesman for a dry goods store and Lilith has no entry for either school or work. The listed head of the residence is an Adelaide C. F. Lord and he has no listed occupation.
In 1920 we find Lilith, age 29, is still living at the boarding home on 22 Pinckney Street, Boston, MA but her father is no longer living there and she has no entry for work or school. Her entry for work is "none". The listed head of the residence once again Adelaide C. F. Lord and he has no listed occupation.
In 1940 she is listed at the residences at 22 Pinckney Street, in Boston and also at this residence in 1935 but now she is listed as Head and owner of the property which was valued at $9,000, her occupation: Lodging Keeper at a Lodging House, she works 60 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. For a single girl with no listed occupation or past work history for 30 some years, with a grade 3 level of education, she ends up buying and owning the Lodging tenement on Beacon Hill some 30 years after moving there with her father.
In 1900 Census, James moves the family to Quincy Massachusetts where he rents an apartment on 113 Beach Street. He working as a salesman, Harriet was keeping house and Lilith is going to school.
Then on the 29th of July 1904 her mother dies in Greenfield, New Hampshire and was buried in Francestown, NH she was 54 years old, so at the age of 14 Lilith has lost her maternal side of her family.
In 1910 we see that James and Lilith have moved to a residence on 22 Pinckney Street, Boston, MA and they are two of 11 Lodgers living at this address which was located in Beacon Hill. James is a salesman for a dry goods store and Lilith has no entry for either school or work. The listed head of the residence is an Adelaide C. F. Lord and he has no listed occupation.
In 1920 we find Lilith, age 29, is still living at the boarding home on 22 Pinckney Street, Boston, MA but her father is no longer living there and she has no entry for work or school. Her entry for work is "none". The listed head of the residence once again Adelaide C. F. Lord and he has no listed occupation.
In 1940 she is listed at the residences at 22 Pinckney Street, in Boston and also at this residence in 1935 but now she is listed as Head and owner of the property which was valued at $9,000, her occupation: Lodging Keeper at a Lodging House, she works 60 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. For a single girl with no listed occupation or past work history for 30 some years, with a grade 3 level of education, she ends up buying and owning the Lodging tenement on Beacon Hill some 30 years after moving there with her father.
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