Wesley Duane Straw
- Born: 1845, Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- Marriage (1): Emma Estella Staples on 9 Oct 1905 in Woodstock, Vermont
- Marriage (2): Jane A. Currier
- Died: Bef 1910
Other names for Wesley were Duane Wesley Straw and Duane W. Strow.
General Notes:
His name was really Wesley Duane Straw, the son of Harvey & Mary Straw of Newport Sullivan Co., NH. In (S. Phaneuf)
1850 Newport, Sullivan County, NH Harvey Straw c1809 Mary c1801 Mary L. c1842 Wesley D. c1845 George H. c1837 Henry William c1835
Claremont, NH, Sullivan county - per census of 1860. Harvey c1809 Mary c1801 William H c1834 Mary L. c1842 Wesley D. c1845; age 15
1870, Wesley Duane is living in Unity, Sullivan Co., NH with wife Jane [25] & children Agnes [5] and Mary [2]; his occ is Musician. His wife Jane was "Jennie" A Currier who divorced Duane and married Allen Person Messer from Claremont. Her daughter Agnes was raised as a Messer.
census 1870 Claremont, Sullivan County, NH - a Duane W. Straw lived there born circa 1845 (could he have moved here after his divorce and was in residence there when Claremont census was taken?)
census 1880 Woodstock, Windsor County, VT Name: Duane STRAW Age: 36 Estimated birth year: <1844> Birthplace: New Hampshire Occupation: Painter Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Sophronia BAILEY Relation: Other Father's birthplace: NH Mother's birthplace: NH Sophronia Bailey is age 55 and a widow
1900 Claremont, Sullivan County, NH - Duane W. Straw b. March 1845 NH; divorced; parents b. NH Sophronia Bailey age 78 b. Feb 1822 Vt; widow with 2 ch and 1 living; "servant"
In 1900 he is living in VT, and died some time before 1910. (per S. Phaneuf) [ a duplicate listing?]
www.familysearch.com - pilot search: Name Duane W. Strow Groom's Birth Date 1845 Groom's Birthplace Claremont, N. H. Groom's Age 60 Bride's Name Emma Estella Lawrence Bride's Birth Date Bride's Birthplace Bride's Age Marriage Date 09 Oct 1905 Marriage Place Woodstock Vt. Groom's Father's Name Harvey Strow Groom's Mother's Name Mary Robinson
Wesley married Emma Estella Staples, daughter of Lorenzo Staples and Martha C. Thompson, on 9 Oct 1905 in Woodstock, Vermont. (Emma Estella Staples was born on 17 Feb 1857 in Lisbon, Androscoggin County, Maine and died on 26 Feb 1913 in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont.). The cause of her death was syphilitic cirhosis; Anasarca Inanition.
Marriage Notes:
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Wesley next married Jane A. Currier, daughter of Nathan Blood Currier and Louisa Jones. (Jane A. Currier was born about 1845 in Unity, Sullivan County, New Hampshire and was buried in Mt View Cemetery in Claremont, NH.)
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