John Kelly Sears [307] (1816-1907)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Sarah Burdette [298] John Kelly Sears [307] 3 4 Born: 11 Sep 1816, South Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 2 Marriage: Sarah Burdette [298] on 24 Mar 1839 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts 1 2 Died: 2 Jan 1907, South Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts at age 90 Buried: 1907, South Yarmourh, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   General Notes: Son of Barnabas Sears (1790 \endash 1875) and Hannah Crocker (1792 \endash 1879)   Noted events in his life were: • He appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 5 US Census, 1860, Massachusetts, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Pg 56 • He worked as a carpenter in 1860 in South Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. • He worked as a lumber and hardware dealer in South Yarmourh, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 2 • He was elected as Representative 1861 to 1862 in South Yarmourh, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 2 • He was buried in South Yarmourh, Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 1907. John married Sarah Burdette [298] [MRIN: 167], daughter of Reuben Burdette [246] and Lydia Ellis [256], on 24 Mar 1839 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.1 2 (Sarah Burdette [298] was born in Nov 1815 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts,6 died on 12 Apr 1919 and was buried in 1919 in South Yarmourh, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.)

1 (Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.

Description: This database is an index to approximately 838,000 individuals who were married in select areas of the State of Massachusetts, USA, between 1633 and 1850. Information that may be found in this database for each individual includes their name, gender, spouse's name, marriage date, marriage location, and source information.)

2 Samuel P. May, Descendants of Richard Sears of Yarmouth, Mass 1638-1888 (1890), p 454.

3 Charles T Baker.

4 Warren S BAKER & Hannah M (GRIFFIN) BAKER, Caroline (BAKER) Galambos, BAKER-GRIFFIN Genealogy.

5 US Census, 1860, Massachusetts, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Pg 56.

6 Vital records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Nantucket Vitals 1850, 1_167.