Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Lorena N Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1829 - Middleboro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Gideon Bowley (25 Aug 1816 - 20 Jul 1893)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Susie E Bowley (1868-1940)



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Lot Lewis 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1715 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Lewis (1674-      )
         Mother: Patience Look (1681-1767)



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Lothrop Lewis 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 Jun 1702 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 2
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Ebenezer Lewis (1666-1759)
         Mother: Anna Lothrop (1673-1715)



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Louisa N Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Jan 1856 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Jan 1930 - California 5
         Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Lewis (1818-1887) 6
         Mother: Nancy Newcomb (1821-1869) 7
Spouses and Children 
1. *Frederick M Paine (2 Oct 1855 - 23 Mar 1910)
       Marriage: 14 Apr 1878 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 8
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Wilfred G Paine (1882-1963) 3
                2. Eugene Stanley Paine (1885-      )
Notes
General:
1929 res Pasadena, Calif.
Medical:
death not in 1920 Wellfleet Reports
Marriage Notes (Frederick M Paine)
p 27 of marriages missing from CD

picture Lucinda McClain Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Apr 1956 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: 8 Mar 1958 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 10
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Charles Rollen Lewis (Est 1930-      )
         Mother: Mildred Carter Lee (Est 1930-      )



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Lucy Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 Jun 1731 - Truro, Massachusetts 11
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Lewis (1700-      ) 12
         Mother: Elizabeth Rogers (1706-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Thomas Knowles (6 Aug 1732 - Bef 1775) 13 
       Marriage: 11 Dec 1760 - Truro, Massachusetts 13 14
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Thomas Knowles (1762-1792) 13
Notes
Marriage Notes (Thomas Knowles)
"On 8 Apr. 1777 Eleazer Lewis was appointed guardian of their son Thomas." 13

picture Lucy Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 Jul 1846 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 23 Jul 1846 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Holbrook Lewis (1817-1898) 16
         Mother: Anna Atwood (1820-1857) 15



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Lucy Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Aug 1772 - Truro, Massachusetts 17
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef Oct 1786 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Eleazar Lewis (1748-1836)
         Mother: Betty Paine (1753-Bef 1786)



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Lucy Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 31 Oct 1786 - Truro, Massachusetts 19
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1870
         Burial: in Provincetown, Massachusetts
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Eleazar Lewis (1748-1836)
         Mother: Sarah Collins (1759-1831)
Spouses and Children 
1. David Rider (3 Mar 1762 - 12 Feb 1841)
       Marriage: Cir 1821
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Lucy Lewis Rider (1824-      ) 20
                2. Hannah Godfrey Rider (1825-      ) 20
                3. Benjamin Rider (1827-      ) 20



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Lucy Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 May 1767 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 22
        Baptism: 
          Death: in (Sherborn, Mass.)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Lewis (1733-1816)
         Mother: Priscilla Rich (1734-1807) 23
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain James Bickford (9 Mar 1762 - 22 Jul 1831) 24 
       Marriage: 7 Dec 1788 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 25
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sally Bickford (1790-      ) 26
                2. James Bickford (1793-      ) 26
                3. Elisha Bickford (1795-1796) 26 27
                4. Benjamin Lewis Bickford (1797-1830) 26
                5. Elisha Bickford (1799-1799)
                6. Robert Bickford (1801-      ) 28
                7. John Winslow Bickford (1803-1832) 28 29
                8. David Young Bickford (1804-      ) 28
                9. Palemon Mayo Bickford (1807-      ) 28
                10. Thomas Hopkins Bickford (1809-      ) 28
                11. Lucy Bickford (1813-1814) 30
Notes
Marriage Notes (Captain James Bickford)
"James Bickford, b. at Wellfleet, ..., whose remote ancestors were pr. of Dover, N.H., was in early and middle life engaged in the whale fishery, and master of a ship; m. Lucy Lewis of W.; and on leaving the seas, purchased of John Ware, of Sherborn, a part of the Hull Farm; and had 1. Sally --, m John Leland, Esq., 2. James, m. Mille Holbrook; 3. Benj. Lewis, m. Mary Knowlton; 4. Robert, d. umn. at sea; 5 David Y., m. Catherine Crane; 6. John, d. umn.; 7. Palemon Mayo, m. Salinda Sullendine (d.); 8. Tho. Hopkins, m. Sarah H. Dearth." 28

picture Lucy Cole Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Oct 1811 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 31
        Baptism: 
          Death: 18 Apr 1882 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Lewis (1770-1812) 23 22 32
         Mother: Mercy Young (1781-1854) 33
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elisha Freeman (7 Jul 1807 - 14 Nov 1857) 34 
       Marriage: 7 Dec 1830 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 35
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abraham Lewis Freeman (1831-1874) 36
                2. Richard Snow Freeman (1835-      ) 36
                3. Elisha Thomas Freeman (1837-      ) 36



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Lucy H Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Aug 1847 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 37
        Baptism: 
          Death: 21 Oct 1849
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Holbrook Lewis (1817-1898) 16
         Mother: Anna Atwood (1820-1857) 15



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Lurana Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 Sep 1813 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 39
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Jan 1868
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Lewis (1775-      ) 40
         Mother: Joanna Gill (Est 1788-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Thomas Hawes (27 Dec 1811 - 20 Mar 1873) 41 
       Marriage: 26 Jun 1836 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 42
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ensign Asa F Hawes (1836-1863) 38 43
                2. Benjamin Young Hawes (1838-After 1890) 43
                3. Thomas J Hawes (1841-1866) 43
                4. Mary Frances Hawes (1843-1863) 38 43 44
                5. Captain Solomon R Hawes (1845-      ) 43 45
                6. Laura L Hawes (1847-1890)
                7. Winslow L Hawes (1850-      ) 43 46
                8. Albert Newcomb Hawes (1852-      ) 47
                9. Emma F Hawes (1855-1873)
Notes
General:
Lurana and Joanna were twins.

stone:
"Lurana Hawes, wife of Thomas Hawes, died Jan. 14, 1868, aet. 54 yrs. 6 mos." 38

picture Lydia Snow Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 25 Aug 1823 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 48
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Moses Lewis (1783-1854) 40
         Mother: Mehetable Pepper (Est 1786-1829)



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Lydia Young Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Nov 1808 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 31
        Baptism: 
          Death: 17 Oct 1815 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 31
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death 32, 17 Oct 1816

Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Lewis (1770-1812) 23 22 32
         Mother: Mercy Young (1781-1854) 33



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Margaret Lewis 
      Sex: F
AKA: Peggy Lewis
Individual Information 
          Birth: 19 Dec 1803 - North Bucksport, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 Jun 1874
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Lathley Lewis (1755-1807)
         Mother: Thankful Atwood (Abt 1752-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Isaac Baker Rich (Abt 1799 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Isaac Baker Rich (1827-1908) 49



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Marietta C Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Dec 1846 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 50
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Pierce Lewis (1823-      ) 6
         Mother: Thalia Eddy Atkins (1828-      ) 51



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Martha Jane Lewis 
      Sex: F
AKA: Martha James Lewis 54
Individual Information 
          Birth: 11 Jul 1836 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 54
        Baptism: 
          Death: 7 Feb 1918 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 53
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: James Newcomb Lewis (1799-1836) 55
         Mother: Patty Lawrence Stone (1804-1849) 56
Spouses and Children 
1. *Nicholas Hanson Graham (10 Jan 1834 - 10 Dec 1891) 52 57 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Charlotte Ann Graham (1857-1882) 58 59
                2. Freddie L Graham (1860-1865) 52
                3. Alice P Graham (1862-      ) 60
                4. Edwin Morris Graham (1867-      ) 61
                5. Frederick Herbert Graham (1872-1952) 62
                6. William Warren Graham (1876-1951) 62 63
                7. James L Graham (1878-      ) 64
Notes
General:
Martha J Chipman in son Frederick's birth record (incorrect)

1850 US census, Wellfleet:
Martha J Lewis, 14, was living in the household of John & Hannah Rich.

picture Martha Matilda Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Jun 1830 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 54
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Jul 1831 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 54
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: James Newcomb Lewis (1799-1836) 55
         Mother: Patty Lawrence Stone (1804-1849) 56
Notes
General:
Death date unclear in record.

picture Mary Lewis 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1670 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 Dec 1744 - Hingham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: James Lewis (1632-1713) 66
         Mother: Sarah Lane (1638-1698)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Benjamin Lincoln (16 Jan 1672 - 10 Jul 1727) 66 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Colonel Benjamin Lincoln (1699-      )
                2. Mary Lincoln (1696-      ) 66
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Sources

1 Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr, Barnstable Massachusetts. in Vital Records of Southeastern Massachusetts. Volume 3. facsimile of records published in 'The Mayflower Descendant' with added index of persons (1982. Clearwater Florida: Owl Books), 11:96.

2 Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr, Barnstable Massachusetts. in Vital Records of Southeastern Massachusetts. Volume 3. facsimile of records published in 'The Mayflower Descendant' with added index of persons (1982. Clearwater Florida: Owl Books), 10:250.

3 Kenneth Cole, South Wellfleet Cemetery (Wellfleet, Mass. Rich Family Association).

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 45.

5 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1930 (brought to Wellfleet for burial).

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:116. The children of John and Mercy Lewis.

7 Rosemary West, "R.K. West's Master List" (Sept 2003. Rootsweb).

8 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 298:21 (Wellfleet).

9 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1956.

10 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1958.

11 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 44.

12 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 15 (MD4:141). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

13 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:18 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.

14 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 91.

15 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 79. Thomas H. & Ann Lewis.

16 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:108. Joseph and Lucy Lewis family.

17 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 120.

18 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized

19 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 141.

20 George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 14:148.

21 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:267. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278 , 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.

22 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:30. the children of Benjamin Lewis and Priscilla his wife.

23 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:267.

24 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:9. Elisha & Mary Bickford family.

25 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:539. Marriages.

26 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1:44.

27 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 3.

28 Abner Morse, A genealogical register of the inhabitants and history of the towns of Sherborn and Holliston (1856. Boston: Damrell & Moore [online]), 15.

29 Thomas Williams Baldwin, editor, Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1911. Boston: Stanhope Press), 14.

30 Thomas Williams Baldwin, editor, Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1911. Boston: Stanhope Press), 190.

31 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:88. Benjamin Lewis jr and Mercy his wife.

32 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 2.

33 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:21. the family of John Young 3d and Lucy his wife.

34 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:91. Barnabus & Betsey Freeman family.

35 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:584. Marriages.

36 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:155. The children of Elisha and Lucy Freeman.

37 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 14.

38 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 17.

39 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:102. Thomas and Joanna Lewis family.

40 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:22. the family of Mr. Moses Lewis and Rebecca his wife.

41 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:77.

42 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:591. Marriages.

43 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:171. The children of Thomas and Lurana Hawes.

44 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 2.

45 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 7.

46 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 24.

47 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 35.

48 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:107. Moses and Mehetable Lewis.

49 Chrisman Pedigree (chrisman.org).

50 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 12.

51 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:125. the children of James and Araminta Atkins.

52 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 32. N. Hanson Graham & Mary Lewis family.

53 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1918 deaths.

54 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:131. children of James N. and Patty Lewis.

55 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 11.

56 Stanley W. Smith, "Records from the Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Mass." (Mayflower Descendant, vols 10, 11, 12), 10:204.

57 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:136. The Children of George and Mary Graham.

58 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 10. Eugene F . Nickerson families.

59 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2.

60 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 5.

61 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 12.

62 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot A31. Graham.

63 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 21.

64 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 24.

65 Evelyn Beran, Sanford-Shulsen Family (Rootsweb file sanford-shulsen). Very well referenced, with extensive notes.

66 Evelyn Beran, Sanford-Shulsen Family (Rootsweb file sanford-shulsen).

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