Mr. Atkins passed away at his home at 191 Elm Street in Gardner. He was reportedly 86 years, 3 months & 21 days old.
Census information:
1850 at Truro, MA: Isaiah Atkins, 52, farmer; wife, Sally, 46; children: Jonah, 23, mariner, Isaiah, 21, mariner, Betsey, 18, Silas R., 16, mariner, Thomas A., 14, Richard V., 12, Mary E., 8, Sarah B., 4, and Francis G., 18, mariner. Francis may not have been an Atkins nor their child.
1855 - Isaiah could not be found in the Massachusetts state census if he lived in this state at the time.
1860 - Isaiah could not be found in this census but his wife Phebe Atkins, 19, was living at home with her parents, Seth and Phebe Lancy, at Provincetown, MA. There were no children at home yet.
1865 at Provincetown, MA: Widow Phebe Lancy, 46; son-in-law, Isaiah Atkins, 34, seaman; daughter, Phebe Atkins, 23; grandchildren, Richard F. Atkins, 3, and Jane O. (Irene), 1.
1870 at Provincetown, MA: Isaiah Atkins, 40, caulker; wife, Phebe H., 28; and children: Richard F., 9, Irene O., 7, Minnie J. (Merrill), 4, and Florance M., 3. Silas R. Atkins, 36, Isaiah's brother, and his wife, Nancy A., 24, lived in the same house but were counted as a separate family. Silas was also a caulker. The very next home enumerated in the census was where Phebe's mother, Phebe Lancy, 52, resided.
1880 on London St. at Boston, MA: Isiah Atkins, 49, caulker; wife, Phebe H., 38; children, Richard F., 19, (six months unemployed), Irene O., 16, milliner, Merrill I., 14, and Rufus G., 8; mother-in-law, Phebe Lancy, 62; and boarders, Lucy Smith, 17, Jos. Richards, 28, painter, Thad Holmes, 25, caulker, Frank Larkins, 30, cooper, Walter K. Pierce, 25, teamster, Hattie L., Pierce, 25, vest(?) maker, and Simeon Thomas, 32, caulker.
1900 at 42 Lexington St. in Boston, MA: Joseph W. Loveland, 38, shipper - grocers; wife, Irene O., 36, son, Osborne Whitney, 11; and father-in-law, Isiah Atkins, 70, caulker. The census taker made it look like Osborne's last name was Whitney but that was his middle name. Isaiah and his wife, Phebe, lived separately but they were both still married according to the census records. Mrs. Atkins, 58, was head of household at 27 Princeton St. in Boston. Their daughter, Grace E., 15, and son, Irvin (Merrill), 33, sailmaker, and his wife, Catherine I., 40, lived with her. A boarder name Augustus Barnes, 61, was the last member of the household.
1910 at 42 Lexington St. in Boston, MA: Joseph W. Loveland, 48, shipper - wholesale grocery; wife, Irene O. 46; son, Osborne W., 21, clerk - brokers; and father-in-law, Isaiah Atkins, 80, own income.
Mr. Atkins passed away at his home at 191 Elm Street in Gardner. He was reportedly 86 years, 3 months & 21 days old.
Census information:
1850 at Truro, MA: Isaiah Atkins, 52, farmer; wife, Sally, 46; children: Jonah, 23, mariner, Isaiah, 21, mariner, Betsey, 18, Silas R., 16, mariner, Thomas A., 14, Richard V., 12, Mary E., 8, Sarah B., 4, and Francis G., 18, mariner. Francis may not have been an Atkins nor their child.
1855 - Isaiah could not be found in the Massachusetts state census if he lived in this state at the time.
1860 - Isaiah could not be found in this census but his wife Phebe Atkins, 19, was living at home with her parents, Seth and Phebe Lancy, at Provincetown, MA. There were no children at home yet.
1865 at Provincetown, MA: Widow Phebe Lancy, 46; son-in-law, Isaiah Atkins, 34, seaman; daughter, Phebe Atkins, 23; grandchildren, Richard F. Atkins, 3, and Jane O. (Irene), 1.
1870 at Provincetown, MA: Isaiah Atkins, 40, caulker; wife, Phebe H., 28; and children: Richard F., 9, Irene O., 7, Minnie J. (Merrill), 4, and Florance M., 3. Silas R. Atkins, 36, Isaiah's brother, and his wife, Nancy A., 24, lived in the same house but were counted as a separate family. Silas was also a caulker. The very next home enumerated in the census was where Phebe's mother, Phebe Lancy, 52, resided.
1880 on London St. at Boston, MA: Isiah Atkins, 49, caulker; wife, Phebe H., 38; children, Richard F., 19, (six months unemployed), Irene O., 16, milliner, Merrill I., 14, and Rufus G., 8; mother-in-law, Phebe Lancy, 62; and boarders, Lucy Smith, 17, Jos. Richards, 28, painter, Thad Holmes, 25, caulker, Frank Larkins, 30, cooper, Walter K. Pierce, 25, teamster, Hattie L., Pierce, 25, vest(?) maker, and Simeon Thomas, 32, caulker.
1900 at 42 Lexington St. in Boston, MA: Joseph W. Loveland, 38, shipper - grocers; wife, Irene O., 36, son, Osborne Whitney, 11; and father-in-law, Isiah Atkins, 70, caulker. The census taker made it look like Osborne's last name was Whitney but that was his middle name. Isaiah and his wife, Phebe, lived separately but they were both still married according to the census records. Mrs. Atkins, 58, was head of household at 27 Princeton St. in Boston. Their daughter, Grace E., 15, and son, Irvin (Merrill), 33, sailmaker, and his wife, Catherine I., 40, lived with her. A boarder name Augustus Barnes, 61, was the last member of the household.
1910 at 42 Lexington St. in Boston, MA: Joseph W. Loveland, 48, shipper - wholesale grocery; wife, Irene O. 46; son, Osborne W., 21, clerk - brokers; and father-in-law, Isaiah Atkins, 80, own income.
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