Benjamin RAZEE & Adeline FOLLETT

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Benjamin RAZEE
Adeline FOLLETT

Husband: Benjamin RAZEE
Birth: 4 Aug 1801, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI
Death: 1884, presumably in Cumberland, Providence Co., RI
Disposition: buried Old Diamond Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI
Occupation: farmer
Father: Anthony RAZEE
Mother: Sarah PICKERING

Marriage:

Wife: Adeline / Adaline⁷ FOLLETT
Birth (sources disagree): 1801/2 or 1808, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI
Death: 20 Jul 1859, presumably in Cumberland, Providence Co., RI
Disposition: buried Old Diamond Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Comfort⁶ FOLLETT (1768-1837) [Abraham⁵, Abraham⁴, Abraham³, Robert², John¹]
Mother: Lois⁶ TOWER (1773- ) [Enoch⁵, Gideon⁴, Benjamin³, John², John², Robert¹]

Comfort's mother was Patience RAZEE (c1735-1802), d/o Joseph & Mary RAZEE.

Children — born in Cumberland, Providence Co., RI:

1. Anne Elizabeth RAZEE, b. 1828/9; d. 1897; m. Liberty Whipple JENKS (1826-1909)
2. Benjamin Allen RAZEE, b. 1832
3. Ruth Follett RAZEE, b. 1834/5; d. 1858
4. Albert Olney RAZEE, b. 1835; d. 1903; bur. Evergreen Cem.; m. Lucinda WILKINSON (1837-1925)
5. (Son) RAZEE, b. 1835-40; d. bef. 1850
6. Isaac Everett RAZEE, b. 1838/9; m. Sarah T. THOMPSON (1841- )
7. Mary Anna / Marianna Law RAZEE, b. 1840; d. 13 Dec 1905; bur. Old Diamond Hill Cem.
8. Lois Elvira RAZEE, b. 1842/3; d. 1928; m. Silas HOLMES (1843-1927)
9. George Dallas RAZEE, b. Nov 1844

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #35 of 48 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 RI Providence Co. Cumberland Roll 168 p. 205 Ln. 16 Benjamin Razee 000 010 - 100 010 110

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Benjamin (b. 1801)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Anne Elizabeth (b. 1828/9)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Adeline (b. 1801/2?)

1 female 40-49 1780-1790 = ?

1 female 50-59 1770-1780 = Sarah (PICKERING) RAZEE (b. 1762)

Although she's in the wrong age class (one notch too young), it's very likely that the eldest woman in the household is Benjamin's widowed mother, Sarah (PICKERING) RAZEE. Listed one line below Benjamin's widowed sister-in-law, Salley (ELLIS) RAZEE, who is one line below Benjamin's brother, Whipple RAZEE.

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 60; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 RI Providence Co. Cumberland Roll 505 pp. 105B-106A Ln. 15 Benjamin Razee 310 101 - 011 010 000 100 0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Isaac Everett (b. 1838/9)
= ?
= Albert Olney (b. 1835)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Benjamin Allen (b. 1832)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = ?

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Benjamin (b. 1801)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Ruth Follett (b. 1834/5)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Anne Elizabeth (b. 1828/9)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Adeline (b. 1801/2 or 1808 or ?)

1 female 70-79 1760-1770 Sarah (PICKERING) RAZEE (b. 1762)

1 person employed in agriculture

Listed one line below William RAZEE and one line above Whipple RAZEE, who is one line above Sally RAZY.

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #43 of 159): Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, Roll M432_843, p. 122A, 271/344, enumerated 29 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Benjamin Razee 49 M 5200 R Island

Adaline Razee 41 F "

Benjamin A Razee 18 M "

Ruth F Razee 15 F "

Albert O Razee 14 M "

Isaac E Razee 11 M "

Mary A L Razee 8 F "

Louis E Razee 7 F "

George D Razee 5 F "

Sally Razee, Wid 92 F Mass Insane

Back then, "insane" was used to describe what we would call "senile dementia." Listed next to William RAZE, on one side; and, in the other direction, listed next to Joseph & Sarah RAZEE, who are next to Widow Julia RAZEE.

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #203 of 210): Woonsocket P.O., Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, Roll M653_1205, p. 154A, PN 203, 1326/1558, enumerated 31 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Benjamin Razee 58 M Farmer 4700 RI

Mary A 19 F Domestic "

Louis 17 F "

George 15 M Farm work "

Benjamin A 28 M Farm Laborer "

Sarah 26 F "

Charles D 3 M "

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Isaac E 22 M Merchant 1200 RI

Listed next to Joseph A. & Nancy RAZEE.

6a. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Benjamin.

6b. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 98): West Wrentham (MA) P.O., Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, Roll M593_1475, p. 135B, PN 26, 230/353, enumerated 27 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Razee Mary Ann 29 F W House Keeper Rhode Island

_____ Louisa E 27 F W Rhode Island

_____ George 25 M W Farmer 500 Rhode Island

Listed next to Joseph A. & Nancy M. RASEY, who are next to Warren & Julia RAZEE.

7. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 46): Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, Roll T9_1214 (Book 1), p. 180C, SN 11, SD 121, ED 106, enumerated 8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 14 24 25 26

94 105 Razee George D W M 36 / Farmer RI RI RI

_____ Mariana C W F 39 Sister / House Keeper RI RI RI

_____ Benjamin W M 78 Father / RI RI RI

Parkhurst Charles W M 40 Boarder / Laborer 4 MA MA MA

8. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

9. The Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project: Index (online at the RIGenWeb site):

Last Name First Name (Maiden) Birth Death Cemetery#

RAZEE BENJAMIN 1801 1884 CU024

RAZEE ADALINE (FOLLETT) 1808 1859 CU024

RAZEE BENJAMIN ALLEN 1832 1906 CU022

RAZEE RUTH F 1834 13 SEP 1858 CU024

RAZEE ALBERT O 1835 1903 CU022

RAZEE MARIANNA L 1840 13 DEC 1905 CU024

CU = Cumberland
CU022 = Evergreen Cemetery, Nate Whipple Highway
CU024 = Old Diamond Hill Cemetery, Reservoir Road, near Arnold's Mills

10. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). A file there cites the next source as the source of Adaline's birth date.

11. Charlemagne Tower. 1891. An Account of the Descendants of John Tower of Hingham, Massachusetts. John Wilson & Son, University Press, Cambridge, MA. Page 205. [not seen]

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