I decided to take a trip to New Bedford's Rural Cemetery today to check out some information on my Lavares. I asked for and got photocopies of all the information they have. For those researching the Bosworth name, here is what they have on those buried in this cemetery, along with my notes. #1. Sarah S. Bosworth, DOD 5-26-1895, age 76. #2. Mary B. Bosworth, DOD 9-15-1860, age 34. Stone broken in half. Top part laying against bottom part. #3. Catherine F. Bosworth, DOD 10-7-1852, age 41. I think that's an F; can't tell with the fancy writing. This stone is broken in half but still standing. #4. George W. Bosworth, DOD 8-27-1877, age 64 years, 5 months. Stone is still in very good condition but starting to moss. #5. George H. Bosworth, DOD 9-23-1855, age 4 weeks. Stone says George Henry, son of George and Mary. There is also a tiny white stone laying against this stone with Willie, Gone But Never Forgotten on it. There's no record of a Willie or William on this list. #6. Sarah Alley, DOD 6-20-1868, age 80. There is no stone for her. #7. Kate W. Bosworth, DOD 3-31-1912, age 48 years, 8 months, 24 days. Interred 5/1912. #10 is her husband. Stone is in excellent condition and different quality from the others. #8. Arnold B. Lavare, DOD 2-10-1887, age 66 years, 10 months, 29 days. Interred 12/1913. His stone is just an 8x10 slab of concrete. No notations on stone. #9. Lucinda W. Lavare, DOD 8-19-1883, age 45 years, 9 months, 17 days. Interred 12/1913. Arnold's wife. Another 8x10 slab of concrete with no notations. #10. George W. Bosworth, DOD 2-11-1922, age 64 years. Husband of #7. #11. Charles Luce Lavare, DOD 10-5-1865, age 2 months, 23 days. Interred 12/1913. No stone. I mentioned a surprise in my subject heading. I decided to go also to Westport to check on my elusive Rhoda Manchester Lavare Clarke. Unbelieveably, there was a death certificate for her, and even more unbelieveably, it named her parents!!!! So I now know that Rhoda is the daughter of Gilbert Manchester and Mary Unknown, both of Little Compton. I could not go home without trying one more stab at this so off I took for Little Compton. I now have the certification that Gilbert Manchester is the son of Thomas Manchester and Mary is Mary Tompkins, daughter of Michael Tompkins. They were married in 1789. Although this is not absolute proof that Mary Tompkins is in fact the mother of Rhoda Manchester, it is now in the highly probable category and when I go back to the area next month, I will do everything in my power to find this proof. So that was my day, how was yours? Karen Flanders Eddy
Karen congrats to you. There is nothing more satisfying than to think you hit a brick wall and then the door opens to your surprise. Best wishes. Susan ~Karen E~ wrote: > I decided to take a trip to New Bedford's Rural Cemetery today to check > out some information on my Lavares. I asked for and got photocopies of > all the information they have. For those researching the Bosworth name, > here is what they have on those buried in this cemetery, along with my > notes. > > #1. Sarah S. Bosworth, DOD 5-26-1895, age 76. > > #2. Mary B. Bosworth, DOD 9-15-1860, age 34. Stone broken in half. Top > part laying against bottom part. > > #3. Catherine F. Bosworth, DOD 10-7-1852, age 41. I think that's an F; > can't tell with the fancy writing. This stone is broken in half but > still standing. > > #4. George W. Bosworth, DOD 8-27-1877, age 64 years, 5 months. Stone is > still in very good condition but starting to moss. > > #5. George H. Bosworth, DOD 9-23-1855, age 4 weeks. Stone says George > Henry, son of George and Mary. There is also a tiny white stone laying > against this stone with Willie, Gone But Never Forgotten on it. There's > no record of a Willie or William on this list. > > #6. Sarah Alley, DOD 6-20-1868, age 80. There is no stone for her. > > #7. Kate W. Bosworth, DOD 3-31-1912, age 48 years, 8 months, 24 days. > Interred 5/1912. #10 is her husband. Stone is in excellent condition > and different quality from the others. > > #8. Arnold B. Lavare, DOD 2-10-1887, age 66 years, 10 months, 29 days. > Interred 12/1913. His stone is just an 8x10 slab of concrete. No > notations on stone. > > #9. Lucinda W. Lavare, DOD 8-19-1883, age 45 years, 9 months, 17 days. > Interred 12/1913. Arnold's wife. Another 8x10 slab of concrete with no > notations. > > #10. George W. Bosworth, DOD 2-11-1922, age 64 years. Husband of #7. > > #11. Charles Luce Lavare, DOD 10-5-1865, age 2 months, 23 days. > Interred 12/1913. No stone. > > I mentioned a surprise in my subject heading. I decided to go also to > Westport to check on my elusive Rhoda Manchester Lavare Clarke. > Unbelieveably, there was a death certificate for her, and even more > unbelieveably, it named her parents!!!! So I now know that Rhoda is the > daughter of Gilbert Manchester and Mary Unknown, both of Little Compton. > > I could not go home without trying one more stab at this so off I took > for Little Compton. I now have the certification that Gilbert > Manchester is the son of Thomas Manchester and Mary is Mary Tompkins, > daughter of Michael Tompkins. They were married in 1789. Although this > is not absolute proof that Mary Tompkins is in fact the mother of Rhoda > Manchester, it is now in the highly probable category and when I go back > to the area next month, I will do everything in my power to find this > proof. > > So that was my day, how was yours? > Karen Flanders Eddy > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237