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Henry Sprague Derby

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Henry Sprague Derby

Birth
Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
11 Mar 1922 (aged 76)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 1111 (East Half): Myrtle Path
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Son of Melvin Derby and Mary Woodward

In 1850 and 1860 he lived in Westmoreland, New Hampshire with his parents and siblings. In 1870 he lived in Westmoreland with only his parents. He was a farmer.

He married Lizzie A. Streeter (Bruce)(?), daughter of Ezra Streeter and Sarah Ann Cobb, as her second husband, on 6 May 1871 at Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Their marriage record calls him an express man.

In 1880 he lived in Fitchburg, Massachusetts with wife and 2 boarders. He was an express driver. In 1900 he and his wife lived in Leominster, Massachusetts. In 1910 they lived in Fitchburg, Massachusetts where he was an express messenger for the railroad.

In 1917, he and his wife moved to the "Home for Aged Couples" in Boston, where they both died only 6 months apart. He died after his wife, of colon cancer, at the age of 76.

His death record gives his birth date as 8 May 1855, an error.
Son of Melvin Derby and Mary Woodward

In 1850 and 1860 he lived in Westmoreland, New Hampshire with his parents and siblings. In 1870 he lived in Westmoreland with only his parents. He was a farmer.

He married Lizzie A. Streeter (Bruce)(?), daughter of Ezra Streeter and Sarah Ann Cobb, as her second husband, on 6 May 1871 at Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Their marriage record calls him an express man.

In 1880 he lived in Fitchburg, Massachusetts with wife and 2 boarders. He was an express driver. In 1900 he and his wife lived in Leominster, Massachusetts. In 1910 they lived in Fitchburg, Massachusetts where he was an express messenger for the railroad.

In 1917, he and his wife moved to the "Home for Aged Couples" in Boston, where they both died only 6 months apart. He died after his wife, of colon cancer, at the age of 76.

His death record gives his birth date as 8 May 1855, an error.


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