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James Austin Damon

M, #78, b. 8 May 1855, d. 4 March 1920

Parents

FatherJames Studley Damon (b. 15 July 1831, d. 18 September 1891)
MotherClarinda Ann Matthews (b. 1 May 1833, d. 25 June 1902)

Family: Mary Kingman Chessman (b. 14 September 1856, d. 19 August 1937)

SonEverett Austin Damon+ (b. 28 April 1877, d. 13 February 1917)
SonFrank S Damon (b. 6 January 1879, d. 27 August 1880)
SonIrving A Damon (b. November 1880)
DaughterMary Ethel Damon+ (b. 15 July 1887, d. 4 July 1959)
SonHarold Cecil Damon (b. 18 November 1890)
SonHerford Carlton Damon (b. 15 May 1895)

Biography

Birth8 May 1855James Austin Damon was born on 8 May 1855 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4
Marriage19 February 1876He and Mary Kingman Chessman were married on 19 February 1876 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.1,5,3
Death4 March 1920He died on 4 March 1920 at age 64 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.1,3
Burial6 March 1920He was buried on 6 March 1920 at Hillside Cemetery in West Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.3
Residence19 July 1860James Austin Damon lived in West Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, on 19 July 1860.
Witness19 July 1860He appeared on the census of on 19 July 1860 in the household of James Studley Damon and Clarinda Ann Matthews in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.6
Witness6 June 1870James Austin Damon appeared on the census of on 6 June 1870 in the household of James Studley Damon and Clarinda Ann Matthews in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.7
Occupation6 June 1870On 6 June 1870 James Austin Damon was a shoe maker.
Census (fam)1880He and Mary Kingman Chessman appeared in the census in 1880 in West Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.8
Occupation1889In 1889 James Austin Damon was a shoe maker.9
Address1889As of in 1889, James Austin Damon lived at in North Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.9
Occupation21 June 1900On 21 June 1900 James Austin Damon was a laster in a shoe factory.4
Census (fam)21 June 1900He and Mary Kingman Chessman appeared in the census on 21 June 1900 at Hancock Street in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.4
Occupation1904In 1904 James Austin Damon was a laster.10
Census (fam)1910He and Mary Kingman Chessman appeared in the census in 1910 at 192 Hancock Street in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.11
Addressbefore 4 March 1920As of before 4 March 1920, James Austin Damon lived at in West Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.3
Last Edited22 July 2017

Citations

  1. [S1347] Richard A. Damon and D. Bradford Damon, Damon Family of Scituate, Mass (Dexter, Michigan: Thomas-Shore, Inc., 2002), p. 278.
  2. [S12] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 from original records held by the Massachusetts State Archives (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004), Vol. 305; Pg. 294. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.
  3. [S1302] "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database, FamilySearch,(https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860 : accessed 16 Jan 2016), Deaths 1920, Vol 1 Abington-Amesbury, p. 22 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-26116-22906-62?cc=1928860 : accessed 16 January 2016); citing Secretary of the Commonwealth. State Archives, Boston.
  4. [S1314] "1930 United States Federal Census", digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 6 Feb 2016), Massachusetts, Plymouth, Abington, ED 1089, Dwelling 430, Family 510, Damon James A; Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930 (NARA microfilm publication T626, 2,667 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census.
  5. [S12] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (published), Vol. 281, pg. 250.
  6. [S1318] "1860 United States Federal Census", digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667 : accessed 22 Jul 2017), Massachusetts, Plymouth, Scituate, p. 36, dwelling 1955, family 1990, James S. Damon; 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  7. [S1319] "1870 United States Federal Census", digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7163 : accessed 22 Jul 2017), Massachusetts, Plymouth, Abington, pp. 9-10, dwelling 68, family 91, Damon James S.; 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  8. [S1322] "1880 United States Federal Census", digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6742); Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  9. [S49] Directory of Abington, MA, 1889 (Abington, MA: Briggs and Co, 1889).
  10. [S50] Resident and Business Directory of Rockland and Abington, Massachusetts (Hopkinton, MA: A.E. Foss & Company, 1904), p. 169.
  11. [S1355] "1910 United States Federal Census", digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884); Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census,Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C.