Philip Caldwell
(1773-1832)
Susanna Perkins
(1781-1861)
Carolyn Perkins Caldwell
(1817-1895)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Milton Abbott Straw
2. Emmons Nelson

3. Unknown

Carolyn Perkins Caldwell

  • Born: 29 Nov 1817, Paris, Maine
  • Marriage (1): Milton Abbott Straw on 24 Nov 1864 in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • Marriage (2): Emmons Nelson on 30 Nov 1837 in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine
  • Marriage (3): Unknown
  • Died: 9 Feb 1895, Mechanic Falls, Maine at age 77
  • Buried: Elmwood Cemetery in Oxford County, Maine

bullet   Cause of her death was valvular disease of heart.

bullet   Another name for Carolyn was Charlotte.

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bullet  General Notes:

called Catherine in 1880 census:
Name: Cathrine STRAW Age: 61 Estimated birth year: <1819> Birthplace: Maine Occupation: Keeping House Relation: Wife Home in 1880: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Head of household: Milton A. STRAW Father's birthplace: ME Mother's birthplace: ME

Per research of Leonard Perkins of Peabody, MA. Caroline is a direct descendent whose line can be traced back to Aubri "The Brugundian" de Burgundy b. 775 in Fezensac, France.
Per research of Patricia Griffiths on Rootsweb: Carloyn was the 10th child of 14
per Sue Phaneuf:
Caroline Perkins Caldwell, dau. of Philip and Susan (Perkins), born Nov. 29, 1817, m. at Poland Nov. 30, 1837, Emmons Nelson, born Oct. 5, 1816, died at Oxford, May 1862, son of Nathan Nelson. She m. [2] at Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 24, 1864, Milton Abbott Straw. Children:
Emmons Melville, b. Dec. 9, 1839, d. Aug. 23, 1866.
Carolina Augusta, born Feb. 5, 1842.
Susan Maria, born Aug. 23, 1848, d. Nov. 27, 1870; m. Andrew J. Gilley, March, . Their son Edward Milton, born Nov. 27, 1868.

www.ancestry.com
LW&T of Caroline Perkins Straw - 13 Dec 1889
Nellie M. Nelson [grand dau]
Ellen Nelson [DIL and widow of Caroline's son Emmons Melville Nelson]
Edward M. Gilley [ grand son]
Florence Marie Holden [grand dau]
Walter E. Holden [ grand son]
Caroline A. Holden [dau]
James L. Holden [SIL] executor

Find A Grave Memorial# 120583003


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Carolyn married Milton Abbott Straw, son of William Straw Jr. and Charlotte Abbott, on 24 Nov 1864 in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (Milton Abbott Straw was born on 13 Sep 1809 in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, died on 24 Nov 1882 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.). The cause of his death was pneumonia.


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Carolyn next married Emmons Nelson, son of Nathan Nelson and Unknown, on 30 Nov 1837 in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine. (Emmons Nelson was born on 5 Oct 1816, died in May 1862 in Oxford, Maine and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Oxford County, Maine.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

see notes for Carolyn

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Carolyn next married.




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