Martin STEAD & Charlotte A. RASEY

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Martin STEAD
Charlotte A. RASEY

Husband: Martin STEAD / STEED
Birth: 1796-1800, England
Death: 1856, Albany, Albany Co., NY
Disposition: buried Albany Rural Cemetery (Lot 94, Sec. 33), Menands, Albany Co., NY

Did he really die in 1856? He's missing from the 1855 census.

Marriage:

Wife: Charlotte A. RASEY
Birth: 27 Feb 1805, Montreal, QC
Death: 8 Apr 1883, NY
Disposition: buried 10 Apr 1883, Albany Rural Cemetery (Lot 94, Sec. 33), Menands, Albany Co., NY
Other Spouse: m1. 24 Oct 1825, New York City, New York Co., NY, Capt. James UTTER
Father: Joseph RASEY II — Joseph is buried in Charlotte's plot
Mother: Lois MACK

Children— born in Albany, Albany Co., NY:

. John H. STEAD, b.
. William STEAD, b. 1844/5
. James U. STEAD, b. 21 Feb 1847; d. 2 Dec 1908

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; UK, United Kingdom, ENG, England; CAN, Canada, QC, Quebec; USA, US, United States, New York

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #X; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 - - Co. - Twp. Roll - pp. - Ln. - - - - - -

These data indicate:

. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #58 of 151): Albany (Ward 8), Albany Co., NY, Roll M432_472, p. 30B, 266/480, enumerated 26 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Martin Steed 50 M Grocer England

Sharlotte " 40 F Montrehall

Jhon      " 7 M N Y

Wm        " 5 M "

James     " 3 M "

Gertrude Sadl??? 30 F "

Charlotte should be age 45.

. 1855 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 34): Western Election Dist., Fourth Ward, City of Albany, Albany Co., NY, enumerated 9-11 Jun 1855, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1855 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1855: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

86 Brick $2500 1 Charlotte Stead 56 F Canada / 30 Teacher

John Williamson 26 M Son in Law New York / 14 Jeweler /

Charlotte Williamson 22 F Daughter Albany / 22

William Stead 11 M Son Albany 11 at School

James Stead 9 M Son Albany 9

Benoni Allen 70 M Boarder Connecticutt / 20 Clerk /

Charles Boie 30 M Boarder Ireland 2/12 Artist /

Charlotte should be age 50. Charlotte (UTTER) WILLIAMSON is Charlotte STEAD's daughter from her prior marriage.

. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #69 of 127): Albany P.O., Albany City (Ward 2), Albany Co., NY, Roll M653_719, p. 69, PN 69, 269/579, enumerated 28 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Charlotte Stead 55 F Canada

William " 15 M New York

James " 13 M "

There are other families listed at the same Dwelling Number (surnamed WILLIAMS, DUNCAN, and LAKE), but they don't appear related, so I did not extract therm

. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #35 of 43): 383 6th Avenue, New York City, New York Co., NY, Roll 883, p. 55C, PN 35, SD 1, ED 343, 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).

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* 383 103 363 Stead William W M 34 / Photographer New York England Canada

"   Sarah W F 30 Wife / Keeping house New York Ireland Ireland

"   Charlotte W F 9 Daughter / At School / New York NY NY

"   Mary W F 6 Daughter / At School / New York NY NY

"   Maybell W F 2 Daughter / At School / New York NY NY

"   James M W M 32 Brother / Photographer New York Canada Canada

"   Charlotte W F 74 Mother / Canada Canada Canada

*6th Avenue

If William and James are brothers, their parents have to be born in the same places, and Charlotte's husband was born in England. Charlotte was born in Canada, but her parents were born in New Hampshire.

. Albany Rural Cemetery [Menands, Albany Co., New York] Internment Cards, 1791-2011 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Stead, Martin Stead, Charlotte Stead, James U.

Place of Birth: Montreal, C. E. Albany N Y

Place of Death: New York New York

Late Residence: 383 Sixth Ave. 770 East 165th St. New York City

Date of Death: 1856 April 8, 1883 Dec 2 1908

Date of Interment: April 10, 1883 Dec 4 1908

Cause of Death: Pneumonia Paralysis

Age (yr, mo, dy): 60 yrs 78y, 1m, 12d 61y, 9m, 11d

In Whose Lot Interred: Charlott Stead Charlotte Stead Charlotte Stead

No. of Lot | No. of Sec.: 94 | 33 94 | 33 95 | 33

I wonder if Martin's death year is correct because he is not with the family in the 1855 census.

. Tombstone Birthday Calculator (online at www.searchforancestors.com):

Name Deathdate Age at Death Result

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Charlotte Stead 8 Apr 1883 12d 1m 78y 27 Feb 1805

James Stead 2 Dec 1908 11d 9m 61y 21 Feb 1847

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. Messages posted to the RASEY Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com).

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