Looking for any information about Maria H. Capen, born in MA ca 1835.  In 1910 census she is living with waht appears to be her son and his wife; Lewis M. Capen born MA abt 1835 and wife Isabella born England.  They are all living in Charlton, Worcestor, MA in 1910.  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Robby Robinson An 'old' Yankee in the 'Heart of Dixie'

This is interesting! It took some doing to figure her out as there were two Maria Capen in Worcester County, MA during the whole time. She starts out in Spencer and winds up in Charlton.. married Cheney Capen 1853 as Hannah M. Morgan, but by the time son Lewis marries, she is Maria H. Details below: 1860 Census Charlton: Alfred Capen 42, Maria E. Capen 34, Henry H. Capen 4 and Elida M. Capen 1 Spencer: Cheney Capen 34, Maria Capen 34, Lewis M. Capen 4 1870 Charlton: Alfred 57, Marie 44, Herbert H. 13, Dinah M. 11 Spencer: Cheny 44, Maria 34, Lewis M. 15, Melvin E. 4 1880 Charlton: Maria E. 54, Elida M. 21 Spencer: Cheney Capen, 55, head, farmer Maria Capen, 45, wife, Lewis M. 24, son, Melvin W, 14, son 1910 census Charleton: Lewis M. Capen, 55, m1 25ys, Isabella, 57 m2 1 child, 1 living , Maria H. mother 75, widow Spencer: Maria Capen 84, widow, in home of Herbert H. 54, household also includes Elida M. 51, Herbert's son is Alfred NEHGS Capen Alford Charlton 1848-49 38 320 Marriage item 11, Sept 17, 1848 Alford Capen, residing Charlton, 30, shoemaker, Abraham & Anna Maria E. Sibley, residing Spencer, 22, Russell & Sukey first marriage for both Capen Henry H. Charlton 1856 98 215 Birth item 20, July 8, 1856, Henry H. Capen, male, Alfred & Mariah E. Capen, residing Charlton, tanner, both parents born Spencer Capen (Female) Charlton 1858 116 154 Birth daughter of Alfred and Maria Capen Alfred Charlton 1876 285 332 Death Capen Cheney Spencer 1853 71 277 Marriage item 8, May 11, Cheney Capen, residing Spencer, farmer born Spencer, James Capen, first marriage for both Hannah M. Morgan, residing Spencer, born Spencer, Ra___ Morgan Capen Lewis Milton Spencer 1855 92 222 Birth son of Cheney and Hannah M. Capen, Aug 12, 1855 Capen Lewis M. Brookfield 1883 345 268 Marriage son of Cheney and Maria H., m. Isabella Capen Cheney Spencer 1904 86 414 Death Capen Melvin C. Spencer 1865 179 218 Birth son of Alfred and Maria Capen Capen Herbert H. Spencer 1878 300 258 Marriage son of Alfred and Maria E, bride is Edith Parkhurst Capen Herbert H. Spencer 1899 490 361 Marriage son of Alfred and Maria E. Silby, bride Kate M. Pouty Capen Melvin C. Spencer 1885 363 351 Marriage son of Cheney & Maria bride is Cora J. Doane Capen Melvin C. Charlton 1885 363 275 Marriage son of Cheney and Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robby" <yankeeindixie@bellsouth.net> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:47 PM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Maria H. Capen Looking for any information about Maria H. Capen, born in MA ca 1835. In 1910 census she is living with waht appears to be her son and his wife; Lewis M. Capen born MA abt 1835 and wife Isabella born England. They are all living in Charlton, Worcestor, MA in 1910. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Robby Robinson An 'old' Yankee in the 'Heart of Dixie'

Trying to help Robby pin down the ancestors of Cheney Capen. Looks like one of these might be the right one, but this has me stummped. I have never seen a surname Tertius before. The online dictionary doesn't even give a definition and I can't find it before 1750 other than in Dorcester. Can anyone tell me more about this? I think that Samuel is more likely Samuel Capen the third, and his surname is not Tertius. I only find a few entries for Tertius before 1750 and they all are Samuel Capen Tertius and John Capen Tertius in Dorcester between 1725-1750. Eventually there are given names of Tertius, but it is rare to see it as a surname. The other factor is that it was very rare for persons of this era to have a middle name. Any help appreciated! Kathy P. Dorcester MA Births: 1723 CAPEN Ruth the Daughter of John Capen and Ruth his wife was born march ye 16th day 1723/4 1725 CAPEN Sarah ye Daughter of John Capen & Ruth his Wife, was Born ye 21st. Day of July 1725. 1727 TERTIUS Esther ye Daughter of John Capen Tertius & Ruth his Wife was Born Apr. 5th. 1727. 1728 TERTIUS Nathanael ye Son of John Capen Tertius & Ruth his Wife was Born June 19th. 1728. 1730 TERTIUS Christopher ye Son of John Capen Tertius and Ruth his Wife was Born Apr. 20th. 1730. 1734 CAPEN John ye Son of John Capen Junr. & Ruth his Wife was Born May 9th. 1734. 1724 CAPEN Ann the Daughter of Samuel Capen & Deborah his wife was born november 11th 1724 1725 TERTIUS Timothy ye Son of Samuel Capen Tertius & Deborah his Wife was Born Febr. 3d. 1725/6 1727 TERTIUS James ye Son of Samuel Capen Tertius & Deborah his Wife was Born Decr. 14th. 1727. 1728 TERTIUS James ye Son of Samuel Capen Tertius and Deborah his Wife was Born Decr. 25th 1728. 1730 TERTINS Elizabeth ye Daughter of Samuel Capen Tertins & Deborah his Wife was Born December 11th. 1730. Moving to Leicester 1734 CAPEN Elizabeth, d. Samuel and Deborah, March 6, 1731. 1735 CAPEN Elisabeth, d. Samuel and Deborah, Jan. 11, 1735-6. 1736 CAPEN Elisabeth, d. Samuel and Deborah, April 13, 1736. a. 2 m. 2 d. 1737 CAPEN John, s. Samuell and Deborah, March 1, (or May dup.) [1737 ?].

Hi Robby -- The LDS pilot website has images of the family in the 1870 census (image sent off-list). They also appear in the indexes for 1860 & 1880 (images n/a on the site). Maria ("age 34"), keeping house, living w/ husband, Cheney CAPEN in Spencer, Worcester Co., MA ("age 44"). He was a farmer with Real Estate valued at $2100, and Personal Estate valued at $1000. Sons were Lewis M. CAPEN ("age 15") and Melvin CAPEN ("age 4"). All 4 were born MA. The NEHGS has birth record for Melvin C. CAPEN (vol 179, pg 218) -- on 24 September 1865 -- in Spencer, MA -- to Cheney and Maria CAPEN. He was a Farmer -- both were born in Spencer, too. They also have his marriage (vol 363, pg 351) -- on 11 November 1885 -- in Charlton -- to Cora J. DOANE. Both were born in/ and residents of Spencer (registered in both towns, it appears), and both age 21. He was a farmer (son of Cheney and Maria), she was at home (dtr. of William & Hannah). Performed by Pastor G.O. Crosby of Spencer. They also have the birth record for Lewis Milton CAPEN -- vol 92, pg 222. He was born 12 Aug 1855 in Spencer -- to Cheney (farmer, b. Spencer) and "Hannah M." (b. Spencer) -- I presume that M. is for Maria, her nickname?? Lewis' marriage record (vol. 345, pg 268) indicates that he married in Brookfield on "un 10" 1883 (= 10th day of unknown month??). Bride was Isabella BEMIS -- her second marriage (his first). Difficult to decipher names of her parents "Mr. & Mrs. ___?) Not BEMIS, though -- perhaps this was her married name from first marriage? He was 27, she was 30 (b. England). Hope this is helpful! Best, Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robby" <yankeeindixie@bellsouth.net> To: "GenMassachusetts" <GenMassachusetts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 4:47 PM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Maria H. Capen Looking for any information about Maria H. Capen, born in MA ca 1835. In 1910 census she is living with waht appears to be her son and his wife; Lewis M. Capen born MA abt 1835 and wife Isabella born England. They are all living in Charlton, Worcestor, MA in 1910. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Robby Robinson An 'old' Yankee in the 'Heart of Dixie' ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message