At any rate, the young Hartley family's stay in Fall River
and New Bedford was a relatively short 5 years. 1874 was an eventful
year for Greenwood. His mother died in March in New Bedford and he
received his citizenship in November.
Family tradition says that Greenwood's doctor advised a
move to the country due to his health so he bought a farm
formerly owned by Philip Crapo on December 14, 1874 on Snipatuit Road in
Rochester.
9 years earlier 69 year old
Philip Crapo was living in the house
with his 40 year old dressmaker daughter Sarah H
Crapo. [The Crapos at one time owned much of the land to the South and
Southeast of Snipatuit pond. Greenwood's son James was to marry a
Crapo descendent. This Philip would have been her distant relative.]
So Greenwood was able to save up $1200 and change
from a factory weaver to a farmer when he was 43 years old.
The deed reads:
Know all men by these present that I Milburn O. Harding of New Bedford in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in consideration of twelve hundred dollars paid by Greenwood Hartley the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Greenwood Hartley the homestead farm of the late Philip Crapo deceased which I purchased of Sarah H. Crapo and is bounded as follows viz.: on the South by the road leading out from North Rochester to Rochester Center - Westerly by the road aforesaid - Northerly by the river until you come to the meadow belonging to the heirs of Leonard Sherman - thence on a line of said meadow to the land of James G. B. Sherman - thence Easterly on said Sherman's line to a stake and stone - a corner of Thomas Sherman's land - thence to land of Abial P. Roberson - thence to Robinson's line to Snow's Pond - thence Southerly on the Pond and a line of land of Josiah Pierce and formerly owned by Charles M. Blackmer to the road to the first mentioned bounds containing fifty acres more or less reserving a right of way.
A few early mentions of the Hartleys come to us by way of letters to a young whaler from his mother. These were letters written to 19 year old Frank Rounseville by his mother in 1879.
September 7, 1879 - Arthur has been gathering grapes down by the mill today. He has nearly three bushels, which he will send by Hartley to the city.October 8, 1879 - James Hartley has had an oyster supper at his house. They said it was excellent. Arthur escorted Hattie Sherman and Emma Bennett there and back. The young men are so scarce that eveyone has to take two girls.
I assume that the first Hartley is Greenwood, although that is not clear. The Hartleys apparently had regular dealings in New Bedford at the time. Perhaps they sold their farm produce there. Certainly, they still had relatives there.
The second entry seems to be a social party thrown by the Hartleys for James. Frank Rounseville was two years older than James, so it was likely that they knew each other. Frank would likely have attended if he was not whaling. Young James was not quite 18 at the time of this "excellent" oyster supper.
In 1880 Greenwood lived with his wife, 18 year old son James, who did farm work and his grand daughter Elizabeth A. Burrows (Mary Ann's daughter). James' 5 year old neice was apparently there on a visit to the country from Fall River. On 18 September 1892, Greenwood died of chronic gastritis. His age was given as 61 years, 3 months and 23 days. His wife Ann died 5 September 1906.
Generation Three
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4. MARY ANN3 HARTLEY (Greenwood2, Robert1) was born on 30 Apr 1855 at Bacup, England; Based on age at death of 69 years, 24 days. She married Abel Burrows, son of Samuel Burrows and Nancy (--?--),on 10 Feb 1874 at New Bedford. She died on 24 May 1924 at Union Hospital, Fall River, at age 69; Lived 50 years in Fall River. She was buried on 27 May 1924 at Oak Grove, Fall River.
On 10 February 1874, a little over a month before Mary
Wilkinson died, her grand daughter, Mary Ann Hartley
married Abel Burrows. He had emigrated from Burnley which
would have been familiar to the Hartleys as it was not far
from Bacup and Trawden in Lancashire County. His parents
were Samuel and Nancy Burrows. Abel was a weaver from Fall
River but changed occupations to a clock maker, then a
watch maker and a jeweler. An advertisement on the cover of
the 1902 and 1903 Fall River Directory said, "Abel Burrows,
Jewelry, Bicycles, Phonographs, 250 Pleasant St." Mary Ann
was listed as a nurse after Abel's death in 1903. In 1921
she was living with Mrs. Esther M. Borden at 57 Oak Street.
In 1923, she lived on the 2nd floor with Patrick
Moran at 15 North Eighth Street.
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Between 1920 and 1921, Mary Ann Hartley lived at 57 Oak
St., Fall River, MA. She was a Nurse between 1920 and
1924., In 1924, Mary Ann Hartley lived at 15 North
Eighth Street, Fall River, MA.
Children of Mary Ann3 Hartley and Abel Burrows were:
5. JAMES3 HARTLEY (Greenwood2, Robert1) was born on 21 Jan 1862 at Bacup, England. He married Annie Louisa Snell, daughter of Isaiah Hatch Snell and Hannah Thomas Bradford, on 30 Apr 1885 at Long Plain Baptist Church, Acushnet, MA. He died on 30 Jun 1918 at Rochester, MA, at age 56. He was buried at Sherman Cemetery, Rochester, MA.
He was a Farmer. He immigrated with Greenwood Hartley and Ann Emmet on 24 Oct 1869 at Boston, MA; Travelled on the S.S. "Palmyra". Captain William Watson of the HMS Palmyra of Glasgow. 1389 tons from the Port of Liverpool. 489 passengers. 31 Cabin. 458 sleepers. 36 Citizens. 453 Aliens.
Children of James3 Hartley and Annie Louisa Snell all b. at Rochester were as follows:
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The community of Rochester was one of farmers. A blacksmith
lived near the Greenwood Hartley farm. James' future wife,
Annie Snell also lived at a nearby farm. She was 13 in 1880
and attending school. She was one of nine children of
Isaiah and Hannah Snell ranging between 1 and 19 years of
age. The couple were to have another child for a total of
10.
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On 30 April 1885, 23 year old James Hartley married
Rochester-born Annie Louisa Snell who was 18. James'
occupation was listed as a farmer. Pastor Wilson was the
presiding pastor at the Baptist Church at Long Plain in
Acushnet. Annie was to bear 15 children over a period of 25
years.
James seems to have kept up connections with New Bedford
and sold lumber and other commodities and ran a mill on
Rochester Avenue (now Hartley Road). He bought his first
property in 1888 when he was about 26. He purchased some
land from Eudora West for $50 land "... lying on the
Northerly side of the highway leading from Long Plain to
Waterman School House and West of the West Mill (so
called)." He was to make 25 purchases from 1888 to 1906
mostly in Rochester. One purchase of interest was from
Isaiah H. Snell (his father-in-law) in 1893 and appears to
include land along Snow's Pond.
The 1903 Rochester Directory lists James under Box board
Manufacturers. There were 7 other box board manufacturers
in Rochester. By 1909 he had a full page advertisement in
the Directory. His son James and other children worked in
the business. Daniel was the Superintendent of the mill in
1909. The business had a telephone number in North
Rochester at the time and a P.O. address in Marion. That
same directory lists the business at Rochester Ave. but the
advertisement lists the mill at Hartley Road.
Annie gave birth to her first child at age 19. He was named Daniel Emmet Hartley, Emmet being his grandmother's maiden name. Herbert died an infant. James was born after Grace May on 14 February 1891. The 5th child Hannah Ellen "Aunt Nell" was named for Annie's sister Hannah Ellen Snell who died of consumption 4 years before. Margaret Esther was the 12th child. Her middle name may have come from her aunt Esther [Hartley]. The 15th child Robert may have been named after his great grandfather.
The descendants of Annie Lousa and James Hartley have been
compiled by Judith J. Gurney in 1978. James died of cancer
30 June 1918 at the age of 56. Annie died after breaking
her hip in a fall 31 May 1961. Her ancestry is traced in
later sections.
Generation Four
6. James Hartley b. 14 Feb 1891, Rochester, occupation Sawmill Owner, m. 30 Jun 1917, Marion Margaret Frazer, b. 15 Sep 1894, 51 Westminster St. Roxbury, Boston, MA, (daughter of James Archibald Frazer and Margaret Clark) occupation School Teacher, d. Jan 1982, buried: Sherman Cemetery, Rochester, MA. James died 1 Oct 1974, Wareham, MA, buried: Sherman Cemetery, Rochester, MA.
Children:
James rode on horseback to Fairhaven to attend High School.
He played on one of their early football teams. At age 19
he was living at home and working at his father's business
as teamer on a lumber wagon. I had heard that at some point
he was a draftsman for a while in Fairhaven. He then went
back to the family lumber business and worked for his
brother Dan, his brother Henry and then took over
operations himself. The business was one of the major
employers in Rochester at the time. James was also known
for his public involvement, interest in fishing and
establishment of the Mattapoisett River Boat Race still
held annually on Memorial Day. The Race was begun as a 4-H
project using only home made boats.
The picture shown below is dated April 13, 1944.
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Front Left to Right
George Bettencourt Willfred Toussaint (Umbriago) James Lake Harold Vaughan (Bud) Henry Savaria Clarence Gifford (Jim) Stanley Makuch Ralph Gurney |
Rear Left to Right
Harold Vaughan (Harvey) Albert Bettencourt Charles Nute Antone Bettencourt George Walter Lawrence Leroy Ellis Clarence Caswell (Squid) Octavio Arruda (Jim) Julien Makuch James Hartley Charles Richards Henry Hartley Greenwood Hartley |
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The Mill Gang for 1943 +1944 "Have enjoyed working with you Your friend Dan" Figure 9 The Hartley Sawmill Gang 1944 | ||
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