William Straw

   Cause of his death was paralysis.

  General Notes:

Per research of Rodney and Claire Peverley

www.familysearch.com - record search: age 68y 9m; both were of Ellsworth at time of marriage

NEHGS New-Hampshire Statesman and State Journal, (Concord, NH) Saturday, January 14, 1837; Issue 36; col C Marriages 29 Dec 1836 Rumney, NH "In Ellsworth, Mr William Straw to Miss Sarah Johnson, both of Ellsworth."

William was killed by locomotive train while crossing the tracks in Plymouth, NH.

1840 Ellsworth, Grafton County, NH William Straw HOH 1 male 1835-1840 [Aurin] 1 male 1810-1820 [William born c1811] 1 female 1810-1820 [Sarah 1810] 1 female 1800-1810 [ a sister/sister in law?]

Per 1850 census of Ellsworth,Grafton County, NH [all born NH] William Straw c1811 NH Sarah c1810 NH Orrin c1840 NH Lorenzo c1842 NH Joseph c1844 NH

census 1860 Ellsworth, Grafton County NH William born c1811 Sarah c1810 Orrin A. c1830 Lorenzo D. c1841 Joseph B. c1844

census 1870 Thornton, Grafton County, NH William c1812 (father of Aurin/Orrin) [HOH] Sarah c1810 (mother of Orrin A. Straw) Aurin A. Straw c1838 [son] Julia M. c1840 (wife of Orrin)

DOD POD www.familysearch.com -
NameWilliam Straw
Event Date (Original)6 Apr 1880
Event Date06 Apr 1880
Event PlaceThornton
GenderMale
Race (Original)W
RaceWhite
Age68
Birth Year (Estimated)1812
BirthplaceElsworth, , New Hampshire
Marital StatusMarried
Father's NameAaron Straw
Mother's NameEunice



cemetery location and DOD per NEHGS

Find A Grave Memorial 77088128

  Events

• Alt. Birth: Alt. Birth, Abt 1818, Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

William married Sarah Johnson, daughter of John Johnson and Sarah Moulton, on 29 Dec 1836 in Ellsworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (Sarah Johnson was born in 1811 in New Hampshire, died in Jul 1896 in Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire and was buried in Blair Cemetery in Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire.). The cause of her death was old age.

  Marriage Notes:

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