Since the last time I wrote about the Bagleys from Rhode Island/Eastern Connecticut, I believe I have identified the parents of Luther Bagley. The first challenge with the family is getting used to the idea that the name Bagley/Bagly/Bayles/Bayley/Baily/Bailey are sometimes the same family. Luther and Sally were married on Aug. 9, 1804 in Providence. In the transcribe records of Rev. James Wilson, the names are Luther Bailey and Sally Baker.1 In the Rhode Island Marriage indexes the names are Luther Bagley and Salley Baker.2,3 The newspapers consistently spelled the name "Bagley" when Luther died.4 Luther Bagley is most likely the son of David Bagley and Dorothy Fox. Luther Bagley was about 27 years old when he died in 1809. Making his birth year approximately 1782. Luther Bayley the son of David Bayley and Dorothy is born in Chatham, Connecticut in 1782.5 David Bagley, son of Samuel Bagley, and grandson of Joseph Bagley "died in Connecticut".6 Like Luther Bagley, the name Bagley was also reported as Bayley for David: David Bagley married Dorothy Fox7 and David Bayley married Dorothy Fox.8 David Bayley has a son Ambrose9 and David Bagley has a son Ambrose.10 I believe they are the same family. This would make John Holroyd Bagley a descendent of Samuel Bagley and not a descendant of Orlando Bagley as I expected.
Note: I started researching David Bagley's family in the hope that he had a son Richard who would be the father of Edward Bagely of New Brunswick. Even though David had six sons, none of them are named Richard.
Sources.
1Arnold, Vital Records of Rhodes Island. Volume 7. p. 410.
2"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8KR-Q9G: 6 December 2014), Luther Bagley and Sally Baker, 09 Aug 1804; citing Providence,Providence,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 914,406.
3"Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8VY-5MB : accessed 20 October 2017), Luther Bagley and Sally Baker, 09 Aug 1804; citing Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 387.
4 "Died." Providence Gazette. December 1, 1810. Volume XLVI. Issue 2449. 3.; "Died." Rhode-Island American. November 30, 1810. Volume III. Issue 13. 3.
5"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-DM9 : 3 December 2014), Luther Bayley, 03 Aug 1782; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
I originally started looking at the family of David Bagley, hoping he had a son named Richard who would be the father of my ancestor Edward.
6Taylor, Janice Bagley. "Biography of Samuel Bagley." Bagley Biographies. Summer 1998. http://www.4familytrees.com/mckee/Samuel%20Bagley.pdf. Taylor refers to Reverend David
Benedict's First Series, Part Six. Dated the 4th of March, 1853, which lists the children of Samuel Bagley that he raised on the farm he inherited from his father Joseph.
7Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3032/41107_620303988_0384-00011?indiv=try&h&db)
Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
8"Chatham, CT Vital Records from the Barbour Collection Surnames Starting with C to F." Chatham, CT Vital Records from the Barbour Collection Surnames Starting with C to F. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jun. 2017. (http://www.rays-place.com/town/chatham-ct/chatham-2.htm).
9
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F74X-DM2 : 3 December 2014), David Bayley in entry for Ambrose Bayley, 05 Jul 1784; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island, Volume 18, Providence Phenix Deaths. 262.
10Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island, Volume 13. 146.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Uncle George
I recently found I have another relative buried in Virginia from the Civil War.
Clementine Clark is my g.g. grand mother. Her youngest daughter is my father's grandmother. Clementine had an older brother, George Clark. George was born November 20, 1834 in Gloucester, Massachusetts to John and Esther (Bishop) Clark. He married Harriet E. Tarr on March 19, 1862. I found Harriet died in 1886. According to the federal census, in 1870 and 1880 she was living with her parents as a widow. George and Harriet had a stillborn little boy who was born on October 12, 1862. That meant at some point between 1862 and 1870 Uncle George had died. Further research showed Harriet Clark was living with her parents according to 1865 Massachusetts census. She was a widow. So George died between 1862 and 1865. George was the right age to serve during the Civil War.
I found a history of Gloucester that listed the citizens that served during the Civil War. There was a George Clark 3d. Uncle George was listed as George Clark 3d on one of the three records of his marriage. According to this history, George served twice: once in the Massachusetts 8th Regiment as a corporal and then in the Massachusetts 35th Regiment as a private. March 1862 was between the end of the three month enlistment in the 8th Regiment and the beginning of the three year enlistment with the 35th.
George Clark 3d died after being shot by a guerrilla fighter on May 18, 1864 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In the civil war pension records I found Harriet E Tarr Clark. She received a widow's pension until she died in 1886.
According to research published by the National Parks, George was initially buried on Gales Farm in Spotsylvania. An 1860 map at the Library of Congress puts Gayles Farm between Massaponax Church and Spotsylvania Courthouse. After the war his body was moved to the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. I have probably walked past Uncle George without knowing we were related. Next time I visit, it will be to visit with Uncle George.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Why Orlando Bagley
I have always thought the Ester Puffer/Captain Richard Bagley was about loyalists and patriots. My working hypothesis was someone wanted desperately to be a "good" american. They wanted to be part of the Daughters of the American Revolution. I saw a chart in Samuel Allin (1756-1841), Revolutionary War soldier of North Carolina and Kentucky : a record of his many descendants, 1756-19601 that illustrates another motive. The chart is interesting. It is not, like every other chart in the book a four generation chart; it shows two lines of couples going from child to parents to a common ancestral couple: Orlando Bagley and Sarah Colby. There are some birth and marriage dates, but most are missing. John Bagley and Margaret Mary Jane Allen are on the bottom on the right side. Joseph Smith Jr and Emma Hale are on the other. At least for the compilers of Samuel Allin there is second motive - to be "good" mormons. Being related to the Faith's founder would certainly do that.
1Maude Bliss Allen, Flora F. Iverson and Carma Iverson, Samuel Allin (1756-1841), Revolutionary War soldier of North Carolina and Kentucky : a record of his many descendants, 1756-1960, n.d. 277.
1Maude Bliss Allen, Flora F. Iverson and Carma Iverson, Samuel Allin (1756-1841), Revolutionary War soldier of North Carolina and Kentucky : a record of his many descendants, 1756-1960, n.d. 277.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
John Holroyd Bagley and John Holroyd
John Holroyd Bagley (1806 - 1891) was a Hudson riverboat captain who was born in Providence, Rhode Island.1 He died in Catskill, New York.2 His grand-daughter, Emma (Bagley) Speed claimed he was the son of Luther and Sarah "Sally" (Baker) Bagley in 1911.3 Emma informs us "Luther Bagley, born about 1775 in Providence, Rhode Island, was a marble cutter
and dealt in monuments; was justice of the peace; prominent in the Masonic order." From available records we know Luther Bagley married Sally Baker in 1804,4 and he died in 1809.5 His wife, Sarah Bagley died the next year leaving three small children.6 Two people claim to be children of this couple: Mary Malan (Bagley) Mason (1805-1891)7 and John H. Bagley. It is possible the third child was too young to remember and identify their parents or they died without leaving a clear record. It is also possible based on the 1810 census there was another child in the household who died before Sally.8
This leaves the following mysteries:
1. "Locals." Windham Journal. February 19, 1891.; Culyer Reynolds. Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs. (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911) 1681.
2. "Locals."; Reynolds. 1681.; "Death of John H. Bagley, Senior." Hudson Daily Evening Register. February 6, 1891.
3. Reynolds. 1681. Emma Speed is clearly the source for this information since it lists her father's Bagley ancestors and her mother's Van Hoesen ancestors.
4. James N. Arnold. Vital record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : first series : births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people. (Providence: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1895) Volume 7. 410.; "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8VY-5MB : accessed 16 June 2017), Luther Bagley and Sally Baker, 09 Aug 1804; citing Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 387.
5. Arnold. (1909) Volume 18. 246.; "Died." Providence Gazette. February 25, 1809. Volume XLV. Issue 2556. 3.; "Deaths." Columbia Phenix. February 25, 1809. Volume VII. Issue 370. 3.
6. "Died." Providence Gazette. December 1, 1810. Volume XLVI. Issue 2449. 3.; "Died." Rhode-Island American. November 30, 1810. Volume III. Issue 13. 3.
7. "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8ZZ-BFT : 6 December 2014), Sarah Bagley in entry for Mary Malam Mason, 21 Jun 1891; citing Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,023,154.
8."United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2H-LG2 : accessed 20 June 2017), Sarah Bagley, North District, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing p. 78, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 58; FHL microfilm 281,232. The 1810 lists 2 males under 5 and 2 females under 5 in the household of Sarah Bagley. They appear to be living in the right location based on Sarah's obituary.
9. Reynolds. 1681.
10. Henry Warren Rugg, History of Freemasonry in Rhode Island. (Providence: E.L. Freeman and Son. 1895) 84. 365. 491. 820. 822.
11. RossBagley, Octtober 24, 2011 (03:06PM), reponse to dave3114, "John Holroyd BAGLEY Jr, Hudson / Catskill NY" Ancestry Message Boards. February 16, 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.bagley/920/mb.ashx
12."Died." Providence Gazette.; "Died." Rhode-Island American.
13, "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6S2-FB4 : 19 November 2014), John H Bagley, Ward 1, Hudson City, Columbia, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 479,098.
- Who are the parents of Luther Bagley and Sarah Baker? John H. Bagley's family believed Luther was likely descended from Orlando Bagley's family.9 I think it is more likely Luther is the great grandson of Joseph Bagley(1672 -1743) the son of Samuel Bagley. Joseph has at least three grandsons (David, William and Joseph) who could be the father of Luther Bagley and were living in the area when they died. The descendants of John Bagley could prove or disprove this with a genetic test. Of course, Luther Bagley may not be related to either of these Bagley families.
- Where did John Bagley's middle name come from? John Holroyd was prominent in the Providence, Rhode Island Masonic Lodge. He was a local minister and the son-in-law of Reverend Gano.10 John H. Bagley's family speculates John Holroyd was a family friend.11 Another possibility is John Holroyd is the foster father of John Bagley. Emma Speed's description of her great-grandfather might be a blending of Luther Bagley and John Holroyd. The Freemasons may very well have taken it on themselves to look after the Bagley orphans either as a general civic duty, or because the family had a connection to Freemasonry.
- Who cared for the Bagley children from the time of their mother's death to when they appear again in the public record? The records are thin for orphans. They are not listed in either parents estate papers. There are no records appointing guardians. There mother's obituary imply a community responsibility rather than individual responsibilities.12 If the guess that John Holroyd fostered John Bagley. It is possible someone named Malan fostered his older sister Mary.
- How did fourteen year old John Bagley move from Providence, Rhode Island to Hudson, New York? The 1855 New York state census indicates John Bagley moved to Hudson 35 years before.13 In 1820, John would have been 14. Did he move with a guardian? Was he apprenticed to a ships captain? Was he sent as an indentured servant?
1. "Locals." Windham Journal. February 19, 1891.; Culyer Reynolds. Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs. (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911) 1681.
2. "Locals."; Reynolds. 1681.; "Death of John H. Bagley, Senior." Hudson Daily Evening Register. February 6, 1891.
3. Reynolds. 1681. Emma Speed is clearly the source for this information since it lists her father's Bagley ancestors and her mother's Van Hoesen ancestors.
4. James N. Arnold. Vital record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : first series : births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people. (Providence: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1895) Volume 7. 410.; "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8VY-5MB : accessed 16 June 2017), Luther Bagley and Sally Baker, 09 Aug 1804; citing Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 387.
5. Arnold. (1909) Volume 18. 246.; "Died." Providence Gazette. February 25, 1809. Volume XLV. Issue 2556. 3.; "Deaths." Columbia Phenix. February 25, 1809. Volume VII. Issue 370. 3.
6. "Died." Providence Gazette. December 1, 1810. Volume XLVI. Issue 2449. 3.; "Died." Rhode-Island American. November 30, 1810. Volume III. Issue 13. 3.
7. "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8ZZ-BFT : 6 December 2014), Sarah Bagley in entry for Mary Malam Mason, 21 Jun 1891; citing Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,023,154.
8."United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2H-LG2 : accessed 20 June 2017), Sarah Bagley, North District, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing p. 78, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 58; FHL microfilm 281,232. The 1810 lists 2 males under 5 and 2 females under 5 in the household of Sarah Bagley. They appear to be living in the right location based on Sarah's obituary.
9. Reynolds. 1681.
10. Henry Warren Rugg, History of Freemasonry in Rhode Island. (Providence: E.L. Freeman and Son. 1895) 84. 365. 491. 820. 822.
11. RossBagley, Octtober 24, 2011 (03:06PM), reponse to dave3114, "John Holroyd BAGLEY Jr, Hudson / Catskill NY" Ancestry Message Boards. February 16, 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.bagley/920/mb.ashx
12."Died." Providence Gazette.; "Died." Rhode-Island American.
13, "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6S2-FB4 : 19 November 2014), John H Bagley, Ward 1, Hudson City, Columbia, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 479,098.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
The Mysterious Lieutenant Josiah Bagley
In 1781, Ensign Josiah Bagley wrote to George Washington asking him for clemency on behalf of Edmund Burk.1 Burk was apparently convicted of being drunk , disobeying orders, and had endangered the life of Ensign Bagley. Josiah Bagley was a member of the NewYork Regiments that fought with George Washington.2 He probably enlisted in New York City, was appointed an Ensign and was promoted to Lieutenant.3 His military career is fairly well documented. His life before and after is something of a mystery.
Josiah Bagley, might be the son of Josiah Bagley and Martha Wenman. We know Martha and Josiah have a son Josiah christened at Trinity Episcopal Church in 1754.4 Unfortunately, while the elder Josiah's will probated in 1769 identifies his wife, Martha and brother-in-law, Richard Wenman, it does not identify any of his children by name.5 Freeholders in Manhattan include Josiah who is a mariner who registered in 1749 and Josiah Jr., a carpenter, and William, a laborer, who registered in 1752. The mariner is probably the father of the carpenter. The carpenter is likely the husband of Martha (Wenman) Bagley who is listed in his will as a ship joiner. William Bagley could be a younger brother, and uncle, a cousin, to the younger Josiah.6 Josiah, the mariner is likely the son of John Bagly and Mary (Jackson) Bagly christened in 1702 in Fairfield, Connecticut.7 John is most likely the son of Samuel Bagley of Weymouth Massachusetts.
After the war, Josiah Bagley received a land grant from the state of New York in 1790 for 1200 acres for his service in the America Revolution.8 He was given land in the military tract township of Tully and in the township of Fabius,9 but did not settle there.10 A family history claims the grant is in Genessee County.11 He was an original member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati,12 but none of his descendants have joined.13 A Josiah Bagley is in the 1790 Census in Hillsdale New York.14 In the 1800 census a Josiah is still living in Hillsdale.15 In the 1820 census, there is a Josiah living in Hillsdale16 and Pembroke.17
A Josiah Bagley in Hillsdale died in 1848 and is buried in Green River Cemetery. He is generally associated with Lieutenant Josiah Bagley of the New York regiments.18 Alfred Bagley of Broome County New York was the grandson of a Josiah Bagley from Massachusetts. Alfred's father, Eli, was born in Columbia County New York in 1811.19 This raises the possibility that the Josiah Bagley in Hillsdale is not Lieutenant Bagley, but the father of Eli Bagley and grandfather of Alfred. It is also possible the Josiah Bagley buried in Berkshire county Massachusetts is not the Lieutenant Josiah Bagley from the New York Regiments.
In 184020 and 185021 there is a Josiah Bagley living in Genesee county New York. The one recorded in 1850 was born in 1771 in Massachusetts - too young to be Lieutenant Bagley.
1“To George Washington from Josiah Bagley, July 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified March 30, 2017, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-06558.
2Powell, William H. "List of Officers of the Army of the United States from 1779 to 1900." Hammersly and Co (New York: 1900) p. 13; Roberts, James A. "New York in the Revolution as Colony and State." Press of the Brandow Printing Company (Albany, New York: 1898) p. 40; "Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Related to the War in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, New York." Weed Parsons and Company (Albany NY: 1868) p. 48-49.
3 "Calendar of Historical Manuscripts" p. 48; Hamersly, Thomas H. S. "Complete Regular Army Register of the United States for 100 Years." T. H. S. Hamersly (Washington, DC: 1881) p. 16; "Institution of the Society of the Cincinnati: Formed by the Officers of the ... - John Schuyler - Google Books." Institution of the Society of the Cincinnati: Formed by the Officers of the ... - John Schuyler - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=L5YLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA156&lpg=PA156&dq=josiah+bagley+cincinnati&source=bl&ots=WMcrfwOc_N&sig=SM-arRN9dQEQh7FCexaYdCNwGME&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigl7HKyabTAhXK7yYKHWojDdUQ6AEIKjAC#v=onepage&q=josiah%20bagley%20cincinnati&f=false>.
4"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2HD-J2K : 12 December 2014), Josiah Bagley, 13 Nov 1754; citing TRINITY CHURCH PARISH,NEW YORK,NEW YORK,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 90-93.
5"New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28622-14051-65?cc=1920234 : 28 May 2014), New York > Wills 1767-1769 vol 26 > image 338 of 377; county courthouses, New York.
6"The Burghers of New Amsterdam and the Freemen of New York. 1675-1866 - New York (N.Y.) - Google Books." The Burghers of New Amsterdam and the Freemen of New York. 1675-1866 - New York (N.Y.) - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.
7Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. "The history of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the settlement of the town in 1639 to 1818. (New York: 1905) Vol. 2 p. 475.
8Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants. (Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co.) 1996. p. 19.
9"NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO DREW LOTS IN THE MILITARY TRACT." NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO DREW LOTS IN THE MILITARY TRACT. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyononda/SOLDLOTS.HTM>.
10"Onondaga's Centennial: Gleanings of a Century - Google Books." Onondaga's Centennial: Gleanings of a Century - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=iLJIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA867&lpg=PA867&dq=onondaga+military+tract+%22josiah+bagley%22&source=bl&ots=O3dxzNBMvI&sig=cBJvU4DDTWs85HIEMjZ9EqtVVwY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNzquXpKfTAhWq1IMKHahSB4cQ6AEINTAD#v=onepage&q=%22josiah%20bagley%22&f=false>.; "Index. The balloting book and other documents relating to military bounty lands in the state of New-York. Albany, 1825." . N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <http://tcpl.org/local-history/documents/nys-cny/Balloting_Book/Balloting_Book_p142to214.pdf>.
11Shirk, Ida M. "Descendants of Richard & Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott of Popular Knowle, West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland." Shirk Genealogical Publishing Com 2009. p. 398. The passage is very vague:
12"Records of the Revolutionary War: Containing the Military and Financial ... - William Thomas Roberts Saffell, George Washington, Charles Lee, Nathanael Greene - Google Books." Records of the Revolutionary War: Containing the Military and Financial ... - William Thomas Roberts Saffell, George Washington, Charles Lee, Nathanael Greene - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=mR4TAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA477&lpg=PA477&dq=josiah+bagley+cincinnati&source=bl&ots=Tx5W4lHPJu&sig=4qmZm8U6bDuHqH5XNELPlFdWsXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigl7HKyabTAhXK7yYKHWojDdUQ6AEIIzAA#v=onepage&q=josiah%20bagley%20cincinnati&f=false>.
13"The New York State Society of the Cincinnati." The New York State Society of the Cincinnati. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <http://www.nycincinnati.org/Never.htm>.
14"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKP-661 : accessed 15 April 2017), Josiah Begley, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States; citing p. 231, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.
15"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-143 : accessed 16 April 2017), Josiah Bagley, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States; citing p. 1180, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 193,710.
16"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch;(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGF-KBN : accessed 16 April 2017), Josiah Bagley, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States; citing p. 152, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 70; FHL microfilm 193,725.
17"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLV-8DT : accessed 16 April 2017), Josiah Bagley, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 217, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 72; FHL microfilm 193,727.
18"Revolutionary War SoldiersBuried in Columbia County, New York." Revolutionary War SoldiersBuried in Columbia County, New York. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/rev-ny-columbia-buried.htm>; "Lieut Josiah Bagley (1759 - 1848) - Find A Grave Memorial." Lieut Josiah Bagley (1759 - 1848) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=17703&GRid=42315000&>.; "Historic Burial Grounds in Egremont - Egremont Historical Commission." Historic Burial Grounds in Egremont - Egremont Historical Commission. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <https://egremonthistory.org/our-historical-resources/historic-burial-grounds-in-egremont/>.
19"Biographical review : this volume contains biog...." Biographical review : this volume contains biog.... N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <https://archive.org/stream/biographicalrevi02bost#page/n487/mode/2up/search/Bagley>.
20"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT7-WM1 : 24 August 2015), Josiah Bagley, Darvin, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 599, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 287; FHL microfilm 17,188.
21"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY6-YTB : 9 November 2014), Josiah Bagley, Darien, Genesee, New York, United States; citing family 368, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Josiah Bagley, might be the son of Josiah Bagley and Martha Wenman. We know Martha and Josiah have a son Josiah christened at Trinity Episcopal Church in 1754.4 Unfortunately, while the elder Josiah's will probated in 1769 identifies his wife, Martha and brother-in-law, Richard Wenman, it does not identify any of his children by name.5 Freeholders in Manhattan include Josiah who is a mariner who registered in 1749 and Josiah Jr., a carpenter, and William, a laborer, who registered in 1752. The mariner is probably the father of the carpenter. The carpenter is likely the husband of Martha (Wenman) Bagley who is listed in his will as a ship joiner. William Bagley could be a younger brother, and uncle, a cousin, to the younger Josiah.6 Josiah, the mariner is likely the son of John Bagly and Mary (Jackson) Bagly christened in 1702 in Fairfield, Connecticut.7 John is most likely the son of Samuel Bagley of Weymouth Massachusetts.
After the war, Josiah Bagley received a land grant from the state of New York in 1790 for 1200 acres for his service in the America Revolution.8 He was given land in the military tract township of Tully and in the township of Fabius,9 but did not settle there.10 A family history claims the grant is in Genessee County.11 He was an original member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati,12 but none of his descendants have joined.13 A Josiah Bagley is in the 1790 Census in Hillsdale New York.14 In the 1800 census a Josiah is still living in Hillsdale.15 In the 1820 census, there is a Josiah living in Hillsdale16 and Pembroke.17
A Josiah Bagley in Hillsdale died in 1848 and is buried in Green River Cemetery. He is generally associated with Lieutenant Josiah Bagley of the New York regiments.18 Alfred Bagley of Broome County New York was the grandson of a Josiah Bagley from Massachusetts. Alfred's father, Eli, was born in Columbia County New York in 1811.19 This raises the possibility that the Josiah Bagley in Hillsdale is not Lieutenant Bagley, but the father of Eli Bagley and grandfather of Alfred. It is also possible the Josiah Bagley buried in Berkshire county Massachusetts is not the Lieutenant Josiah Bagley from the New York Regiments.
In 184020 and 185021 there is a Josiah Bagley living in Genesee county New York. The one recorded in 1850 was born in 1771 in Massachusetts - too young to be Lieutenant Bagley.
1“To George Washington from Josiah Bagley, July 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified March 30, 2017, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-06558.
2Powell, William H. "List of Officers of the Army of the United States from 1779 to 1900." Hammersly and Co (New York: 1900) p. 13; Roberts, James A. "New York in the Revolution as Colony and State." Press of the Brandow Printing Company (Albany, New York: 1898) p. 40; "Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Related to the War in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, New York." Weed Parsons and Company (Albany NY: 1868) p. 48-49.
3 "Calendar of Historical Manuscripts" p. 48; Hamersly, Thomas H. S. "Complete Regular Army Register of the United States for 100 Years." T. H. S. Hamersly (Washington, DC: 1881) p. 16; "Institution of the Society of the Cincinnati: Formed by the Officers of the ... - John Schuyler - Google Books." Institution of the Society of the Cincinnati: Formed by the Officers of the ... - John Schuyler - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=L5YLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA156&lpg=PA156&dq=josiah+bagley+cincinnati&source=bl&ots=WMcrfwOc_N&sig=SM-arRN9dQEQh7FCexaYdCNwGME&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigl7HKyabTAhXK7yYKHWojDdUQ6AEIKjAC#v=onepage&q=josiah%20bagley%20cincinnati&f=false>.
4"New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2HD-J2K : 12 December 2014), Josiah Bagley, 13 Nov 1754; citing TRINITY CHURCH PARISH,NEW YORK,NEW YORK,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 90-93.
5"New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28622-14051-65?cc=1920234 : 28 May 2014), New York > Wills 1767-1769 vol 26 > image 338 of 377; county courthouses, New York.
6"The Burghers of New Amsterdam and the Freemen of New York. 1675-1866 - New York (N.Y.) - Google Books." The Burghers of New Amsterdam and the Freemen of New York. 1675-1866 - New York (N.Y.) - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.
7Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. "The history of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the settlement of the town in 1639 to 1818. (New York: 1905) Vol. 2 p. 475.
8Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants. (Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co.) 1996. p. 19.
9"NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO DREW LOTS IN THE MILITARY TRACT." NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO DREW LOTS IN THE MILITARY TRACT. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyononda/SOLDLOTS.HTM>.
10"Onondaga's Centennial: Gleanings of a Century - Google Books." Onondaga's Centennial: Gleanings of a Century - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=iLJIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA867&lpg=PA867&dq=onondaga+military+tract+%22josiah+bagley%22&source=bl&ots=O3dxzNBMvI&sig=cBJvU4DDTWs85HIEMjZ9EqtVVwY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNzquXpKfTAhWq1IMKHahSB4cQ6AEINTAD#v=onepage&q=%22josiah%20bagley%22&f=false>.; "Index. The balloting book and other documents relating to military bounty lands in the state of New-York. Albany, 1825." . N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <http://tcpl.org/local-history/documents/nys-cny/Balloting_Book/Balloting_Book_p142to214.pdf>.
11Shirk, Ida M. "Descendants of Richard & Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott of Popular Knowle, West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland." Shirk Genealogical Publishing Com 2009. p. 398. The passage is very vague:
His father, Thomas Bagley, son of Josiah, a soldier in the Revolution, was granted two sections of land, 1,280 acres, by State Government in Genesee Co., N. Y., for military serviceIt is not clear if the father Thomas Bagley is the soldier or the grand-father is the soldier in the revolution. Since Thomas Bagley was born around 1758 - Josiah can not be his father but is more likely a brother or cousin, and the family confused Lieutenant Bagley with his father. There is no record of Thomas Bagley serving in the revolution on either side.
12"Records of the Revolutionary War: Containing the Military and Financial ... - William Thomas Roberts Saffell, George Washington, Charles Lee, Nathanael Greene - Google Books." Records of the Revolutionary War: Containing the Military and Financial ... - William Thomas Roberts Saffell, George Washington, Charles Lee, Nathanael Greene - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=mR4TAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA477&lpg=PA477&dq=josiah+bagley+cincinnati&source=bl&ots=Tx5W4lHPJu&sig=4qmZm8U6bDuHqH5XNELPlFdWsXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigl7HKyabTAhXK7yYKHWojDdUQ6AEIIzAA#v=onepage&q=josiah%20bagley%20cincinnati&f=false>.
13"The New York State Society of the Cincinnati." The New York State Society of the Cincinnati. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2017. <http://www.nycincinnati.org/Never.htm>.
14"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKP-661 : accessed 15 April 2017), Josiah Begley, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States; citing p. 231, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.
15"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-143 : accessed 16 April 2017), Josiah Bagley, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States; citing p. 1180, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 193,710.
16"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch;(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGF-KBN : accessed 16 April 2017), Josiah Bagley, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States; citing p. 152, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 70; FHL microfilm 193,725.
17"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLV-8DT : accessed 16 April 2017), Josiah Bagley, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 217, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 72; FHL microfilm 193,727.
18"Revolutionary War SoldiersBuried in Columbia County, New York." Revolutionary War SoldiersBuried in Columbia County, New York. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/rev-ny-columbia-buried.htm>; "Lieut Josiah Bagley (1759 - 1848) - Find A Grave Memorial." Lieut Josiah Bagley (1759 - 1848) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=17703&GRid=42315000&>.; "Historic Burial Grounds in Egremont - Egremont Historical Commission." Historic Burial Grounds in Egremont - Egremont Historical Commission. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <https://egremonthistory.org/our-historical-resources/historic-burial-grounds-in-egremont/>.
19"Biographical review : this volume contains biog...." Biographical review : this volume contains biog.... N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <https://archive.org/stream/biographicalrevi02bost#page/n487/mode/2up/search/Bagley>.
20"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT7-WM1 : 24 August 2015), Josiah Bagley, Darvin, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 599, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 287; FHL microfilm 17,188.
21"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY6-YTB : 9 November 2014), Josiah Bagley, Darien, Genesee, New York, United States; citing family 368, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Friday, October 7, 2016
Lizzie Macdonald - the girl with five parents
I was traipsing through the gordian knot that is the Bagley families of New York, separating the various records of William Bagley into William born in New York and William born in Massachusetts. To make things interesting both lived in Brooklyn, at about the same time and were about the same age. I couldn't rely on my standard go to of newspaper stories to separate the two men.1 William from Massachusetts died in 1869 and had parents - David and Dorothy from Amesbury. In addition, his death was recorded in Amesbury leading many to confuse him with the gaggle of William Bagleys born in the last decade of the 18th century. I decided to tackle the records for David and Dorothy's descendants, to document clearly who belonged in which family.
David Bagley (1804-1886) was David and Dorothy's youngest son I can find on record. He had three children: Elizabeth Smith Bagley (1832-1888), Sarah Ann Bagley(1837-1917) - who was known for most of her life as Annie, and William David Bagley(1843-1920). Annie is one of the five parents of Lizzie Macdonald.2 Working through Annie's story lead me to Lizzie.
Lizzie Macdonald was born to Otis and Rhoda (Morgan) Chase in January 1858 most likely in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.3 In the 1860 census, Liza H. Chase and her older brother, Frank W. Chase, were living with their parents in Seabrook, New Hampshire. In 1864, Otis Chase died and Rhoda Chase dropped from the record.4 In the 1865 Massachusetts census, brother and sister are living with Otis' older sister, Lydia A (Chase) Folsum and her husband, Joseph P. Folsum listed as Frank W. C. Folsum and Lizzie H. C. Folsum. Lydia died in 1868. In 1869, Joseph married Anne S. Bagley. The 1870 census lists the family with Joseph, Annie, Frank and Lizzie. Frank married Lizzie Bailey in 1880 and moved into his own home. Lizzie married Theodore A. Mcdonald in 1895. Lizzie and Theodore continued to live with Annie. Annie died in 1917. Lizzie died in 1935. Theodore listed her parents as Joseph Folsom and Annie Bagley. Theodore died in 1952.
1Running a search for the name William Bagley in any archive with Brooklyn newspapers leads to a lot of interesting articles. There are plenty of Bagley families running around Brooklyn and lower Manhattan. In addition to the two New England families, starting in the 1820s you start seeing Irish immigrant families with the name.
2Lizzie's five parents are Otis Chase, Rhoda Morgan, Joseph Fulsom, Lydia Ann Chase, and Annie Bagley.
3There is no New Hampshire birth record for Lizzie - her birth date is base on the 1900 census and the birthplace is based on her death and marriage records.
4I believe Otis was buried in Elmswood cemetery in Seabrook, New Hampshire. There are other members of his immediate family in the cemetery - his father, mother and at least one sister. The age given at the time of death would match his age as listed on census and marriage records.
David Bagley (1804-1886) was David and Dorothy's youngest son I can find on record. He had three children: Elizabeth Smith Bagley (1832-1888), Sarah Ann Bagley(1837-1917) - who was known for most of her life as Annie, and William David Bagley(1843-1920). Annie is one of the five parents of Lizzie Macdonald.2 Working through Annie's story lead me to Lizzie.
Lizzie Macdonald was born to Otis and Rhoda (Morgan) Chase in January 1858 most likely in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.3 In the 1860 census, Liza H. Chase and her older brother, Frank W. Chase, were living with their parents in Seabrook, New Hampshire. In 1864, Otis Chase died and Rhoda Chase dropped from the record.4 In the 1865 Massachusetts census, brother and sister are living with Otis' older sister, Lydia A (Chase) Folsum and her husband, Joseph P. Folsum listed as Frank W. C. Folsum and Lizzie H. C. Folsum. Lydia died in 1868. In 1869, Joseph married Anne S. Bagley. The 1870 census lists the family with Joseph, Annie, Frank and Lizzie. Frank married Lizzie Bailey in 1880 and moved into his own home. Lizzie married Theodore A. Mcdonald in 1895. Lizzie and Theodore continued to live with Annie. Annie died in 1917. Lizzie died in 1935. Theodore listed her parents as Joseph Folsom and Annie Bagley. Theodore died in 1952.
1Running a search for the name William Bagley in any archive with Brooklyn newspapers leads to a lot of interesting articles. There are plenty of Bagley families running around Brooklyn and lower Manhattan. In addition to the two New England families, starting in the 1820s you start seeing Irish immigrant families with the name.
2Lizzie's five parents are Otis Chase, Rhoda Morgan, Joseph Fulsom, Lydia Ann Chase, and Annie Bagley.
3There is no New Hampshire birth record for Lizzie - her birth date is base on the 1900 census and the birthplace is based on her death and marriage records.
4I believe Otis was buried in Elmswood cemetery in Seabrook, New Hampshire. There are other members of his immediate family in the cemetery - his father, mother and at least one sister. The age given at the time of death would match his age as listed on census and marriage records.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
The Missing Muda
Toyota list seven types of waste - transportation, inventory, motion, waiting, over-processing, over-production, defects. Others have added an eighth type to account for human waste - under utilizing the talents of employees. Engineers relish in making processes repeatable and removing variation. Some will relentlessly remove waste and improve a process until the process is reliable, efficient, and predictable. And deathly dull for the other people involved.
I took my car in yesterday with the service engine soon light on. It had been arhythmic, not sounding right and hesitant at times, so I was not surprised when the mechanic reported the oxygen sensor had failed. I was assured the car could be fixed by the afternoon and I would be back on the road again. Except of course the dealer didn't have the part in stock. It would take a day to get the part. Waiting. Not the person on the factory floor. The person who wants your product or service. The one who casts the vote to keep you in business. The one who relies on your goods or services.
What if I want to continue to use it for longer? What if I don't want to be part of a throw away culture? What if longevity trumps feature set in my paradigm? What if I don't want every new safety technology to prevent and ever increasingly small return on investment to prevent loss of life and accident? What if I want sustainable products that minimize the use of non-renewable resources? What if I want something that is easily recyclable?
In short, how do you prevent the muda of not meeting customers expectations?
I took my car in yesterday with the service engine soon light on. It had been arhythmic, not sounding right and hesitant at times, so I was not surprised when the mechanic reported the oxygen sensor had failed. I was assured the car could be fixed by the afternoon and I would be back on the road again. Except of course the dealer didn't have the part in stock. It would take a day to get the part. Waiting. Not the person on the factory floor. The person who wants your product or service. The one who casts the vote to keep you in business. The one who relies on your goods or services.
What if I want to continue to use it for longer? What if I don't want to be part of a throw away culture? What if longevity trumps feature set in my paradigm? What if I don't want every new safety technology to prevent and ever increasingly small return on investment to prevent loss of life and accident? What if I want sustainable products that minimize the use of non-renewable resources? What if I want something that is easily recyclable?
In short, how do you prevent the muda of not meeting customers expectations?
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