Worcester Straw
- Born: 24 Oct 1825, Plymouth, Grafton County, New Hampshire
- Marriage (1): Ruth E. Corser on 3 Oct 1849 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Died: 26 Dec 1877, Ayer, Worcester county, Massachusetts at age 52
- Buried: Unknown
 Cause of his death was consumption.
Another name for Worcester was Winchester.
General Notes:
His name may have been Wooster or Worster.
per 1850 census of Plymouth he is no longer in the household of his parents.
NEW HAMPSHIRE PEOPLE MARRIED AT LOWELL, MA Extracted from: VITAL RECORDS OF LOWELL, MA To The Year 1849 Volume II. - Marriages Published by The Essex Institute - Salem, Mass. 1930 L. = Lowell * = Intention not recorded.
STRAW Wooster, unm., of L., a. 25 y., operative, b. Plymouth, NH, s. Dudley and Betsey, and Ruth E. Corser [Caser. int.], unm., of Boscawen, NH, a. 22 y. [operative. int.], b. Boscawen, NH, d. Moses and Betsey, Oct. 3, 1849.
1850 census of Lowell, MA shows a Worcester Straw ae 26 ( b. c 1824) with a wife Ruth. They are living in the same HH as George Gould ae 36 and wife Phebe ae 28 and a son George ae 2 years. Research of Sue Reynolds in a Jan 2000 e-mail to me shows this couple being married 3 Oct 1849 in Lowell, MA. In the 1850 census of Lowell, MA he is age 26 and she is age 25; research of Sue Reynolds (Sue Phaneuf) children's names per 1860 census Lowell, MA
1860 Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Ruth E. Straw age 34 c1826
Laura E. F. age 4 c1856
Franklin W. age 2 c1858
1865 Lowell, Middlesex county
Worcester Straw age 40; machinist
Ruth E. Straw age 38
Franklin W. Straw age 7
Betsey E. Courser 82
1870 Groton, Middlesex County, MA
Worcester Straw age 44 c1826 NH
Lucy E. Straw age 43 c1827 NH
Franklin Straw age 12 MA
Betsey E. Courser age 88 VT
NEHGS MA VR Ayer death records 26 Dec 1877
Worcester Straw age 52y 2m 2d died of consumption [TB]; born Compton, NH
1880 Ayer, Middlesex County, MA
Ruth E. Straw age 60; widow; born NH; father born NH; mother born VT [HOH]
Frank W. Straw age 22; single; "idiotic" [son]
Find A Grave Memorial# 104132363 - burial site unknown
Events
• Alt. Birth: Alt. Birth, Abt 1824.
Worcester married Ruth E. Corser, daughter of Moses Corser and Elizabeth Burgess, on 3 Oct 1849 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (Ruth E. Corser was born on 11 Mar 1827 in Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, died on 29 Oct 1911 in Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and was buried in Edson Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts.). The cause of her death was arteriosclerosis.
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