Alfred Isaac Sprague

1853 - 1934  (80 years)

• Name	Alfred Isaac Sprague  [1]
  Born	14 Aug 1853	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	11 Jul 1860	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [3]
  Dwelling 1064- Family 1044.
  Sprague, Isaac, 36, M, W, Farmer, RP $300, PP $200, BornVermont. Sprague, Fedora (Phidora), 29, F, W, Born Vermont. Sprague, Eveline (Eva), 10, F, W, Born Vermont, AttendingSchool. Sprague, Alfred, 6, M, W, Born Vermont, Attending School. Sprague, Lafayette, 5, F, W, Born Vermont. Sprague, James, 3, M, W, Born Vermont.
  Census	19 Jul 1870	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [3]
  PO Stratton. Dwelling 2-Family2.
  Sprague, Isaac, 46, M, W, Farmer, RP $1450, PP $800, BornVermont. Sprague, Idora (Phidora), 39, F, W, Keeping House, BornVermont. Sprague, Eva, 19, F, W, Teaching School, Born Vermont,Attending School. Sprague, Alfred, 16, M, W, Born Vermont, Attending School. Sprague, Eliza, 8, F, W, Born Vermont, Attending School. Sprague, Bertha, 3, F, W, Born Vermont.
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [3]
  Dwelling 22-Family 22.
  Sprague, A. (Alfred) I. (Isaac), W, M, 26, H/H, Married,Farmer, Vermont, VT, VT. Sprague, Elizabeth B. (Belle), W, F, 17, Wife, Married,Keeping House, Vermont, VT, NY.
  Census	1900	Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [3]
  11 High Street. Dwelling 251-Family 268.
  Sprague, Alfred I. (Isaac), H/H, W, M, Aug. 1853, 46,Married 21 Yrs, VT, VT, VT, Street Lamp Lighter. Sprague, Elizabeth, Wife, W, F, Nov. 1862, 37, Married 21Yrs, VT, VT, NY Sprague, Ray, Son, W, M, Nov. 1896, 3, Single, NH, VT, VT.
  Census	7 May 1910	Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [3]
  Depot Street. Dwelling 227-Family 282.
  Sprague, Alfred I. (Isaac), H/H, M, W, 59, 1stMarriage, Married 31 Yrs, VT, VT, VT, Farmer, Farm. Sprague, Elizabeth, Wife, F, W, 49, 1stMarriage, 3 Children, 3 Children Living, VT, VT, NY, None. Sprague, Ray O. (Osborne), Son, M, W, 13, Single, NH, VT,VT, None, At School. Sprague, Ralph V. (Velosco), Son, M, W, 9, Single, NH, VT,VT, None, At School. Sprague, Nellie E. (Elizabeth), Daughter, F, W, 7, Single,NH, VT, VT, None, At School. Sprague, Phidora P. (Polly), Mother, F, W, 79, Widow, 8Children, 5 Children Living, VT, VT, VT, None. NOTE: Residing in adjacent dwelling is Halsey R. SpragueI134234 and wife Sarah E. Sprague. I am not sure of therelationship between Halsey and the Alfred I Sprague family. NOTE: Residing 2 dwellings away from Alfred I. Sprague ishis brother, James Thatcher Sprague I114052 and family.
  Census	4 Jan 1920	Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA   [3]
  373 Western Ave. Dwelling 39-Family 51.
  Sprague, Alfred I. (Isaac), H/H, Rents, M, W, 66, Married,VT, VT, VT, Farmer, Working Out. Sprague, Elizabeth B. (Belle), Wife, F, W, 57, Married, VT,VT, NY, None. Sprague, Ralph V. (Velosco), Son, M, W, 19, Single, NH, VT,VT, Milling, Machine Shop. Sprague, Nellie E. (Elizabeth), Daughter, F, W, 16, Single,At School, NH, VT, VT, None.
  Census	1 Apr 1930	Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA   [3]
  3 Glen Street. Dwelling 424-Family 458.
  Sprague, Alfred I (Isaac), H/H, Owns, $1500, No Radio, M,W, 76, Married @ 25, VT, VT, VT, House Worker, PrivateFamilies. Sprague, Elizabeth B. (Belle), Wife, F, W, 67, Married @16, VT, VT, NY, None.
  Occupation	Farmer
  Died	21 Jan 1934	Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA   [1, 3]
  	Cause: carcinoma of prostate
  	Vermont Death Index. Deceased: Alfred Isaac Sprague Usual Residence: Melrose St. Wife: Elizabeth Sprague DOB: Aug. 4, 1853 Age: 80 Yrs, 5 Mos., 17 Dys. Occupation: Retired Farmer Birthplace: Stratton, Vt. Father's Name: Isaac Sprague Birthplace: Stratton, Vt. Mother's maiden name: Phedora (Phidora) Knapp Birthplace: Readsboro, Vt. Informant: Raye Sprague Address: Brattleboro, Vt. Date of Death: Jan. 21, 1934 Primary Cause of Death: Carcinomatosis Date of Onset: 1934 Contributory Cause: Carcinoma of prostate. Onset 1930. Operation: None Autopsy: No Signed: R. E. Mc Sweeney of Brattleboro, Vt. Dated: Feb. 1, 1934 Carl S. Hopkins, Town Clerk, Brattleboro.
  Person ID	I114050	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Isaac C. Sprague,   b. 14 Apr 1824, Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA ,   d. 30 Apr 1902, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Phidora (Polly) Graves Knapp,   b. 16 Aug 1830, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1918, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1848  [2, 5, 6]
  	Notes about the picture of Isaac and Phidora (Knapp)Sprague: I bought the Cabinet Card photograph of an elderly coupleon ebay. It was taken by a photographer named Fisher inHinsdale, N. H. I have another Cabinet Card photo of afamily member taken by the same photographer. Anyway. thisphoto was taken sometime between 1860's to the 1900's basedon the characteristics of the Cabinet Cards iephotographer's name printed on the bottom front, no propitems in the photo, sepia color, size of the photo andlarger ½ inch margin in the bottom with Photographer's nameand address (Typically 1866 to 1895). In addition, the goldbeveled edges are reflective of the 1885 to 1892 period.The names of this couple are not written on the back of thephoto, but in older cursive writing there is written thefollowing: "Father & Mother Sprague. Picture to Eva andWallace". After searching the Guild database, I found thecouple Eva P. Sprague I114049, who was married to WallaceDavidson. This large family was from Vermont, New Hampshireand Mass. The parents appear to have settled mostly inStratton, Windham County, Vermont. Hinsdale N. H. sits inthe very south west corner of the state only a couple ofmiles from both Vermont and Mass. The distance between thetwo villages is 38.4 miles, so it is conceivable that ifthe parents, Isaac and Phidora, didn't live in Hinsdale atone time, they could easily have traveled there and hadtheir picture taken there for their daughter, Eva P.Sprague Davidson, who did live there. There is no doubt who Eva I114094 and Wallace I22543 are aswritten on the back of the photo. I would think that thisis a photo of Eva Sprague's parents Isaac I114004 andPhidora I22542 Sprague and that the parents wrote the noteon the back and sent it to Eva and Wallace Davidson. (Eva's Grandfather James Sprague died in 1853 and is thustoo old to be in the photo.) Or, perhaps whoever wrote thenote on the back, came into possession of the photo afterthe passing of Eva and Wallace. That person was probably achild of Eva or a brother and sister and they wrote thenotation "Father and Mother Sprague Picture to Eva andWallace" on the back because he/she knew the identity ofthe people of the photo and they knew who the photo wasgiven to. So the photo seems to me to be that of theparents of Eva. P. Sprague Wallace. The timeline of thephoto would match the age of the parents. In addition, Ialso purchased a photo of Eva's brother Alfred IsaacSprague and his wife Elizabeth "Libbie" Bell Johnson whichwas taken by Fisher of Hinsdale, N. H. I know that two oftheir kids, Raye Osborne Sprague and Nellie ElizabethSprague, were in fact born in Hinsdale, N. H. [3]
  Family ID	F8668	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Elizabeth Belle Johnson,   b. 13 Nov 1862, VT, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1955, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1878  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Raye Osborne Sprague,   b. 17 Nov 1896, Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1988, Springfield Hospital, Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA  (Age 91 years) + 2. Ralph Velosco Sprague,   b. 15 Sep 1900, NH, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 1975, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA  (Age 74 years) + 3. Nellie Elizabeth Sprague,   b. 20 Apr 1903, Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1997  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F51857	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Aug 1853 - Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA Census - Dwelling 1064- Family 1044. - 11 Jul 1860 - Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA Census - PO Stratton. Dwelling 2-Family2. - 19 Jul 1870 - Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA Census - Dwelling 22-Family 22. - 4 Jun 1880 - Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA Census - 11 High Street. Dwelling 251-Family 268. - 1900 - Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA Census - Depot Street. Dwelling 227-Family 282. - 7 May 1910 - Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA Census - 373 Western Ave. Dwelling 39-Family 51. - 4 Jan 1920 - Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA Census - 3 Glen Street. Dwelling 424-Family 458. - 1 Apr 1930 - Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA Died - Cause: carcinoma of prostate - 21 Jan 1934 - Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		I114050 Sprague, Alfred Isaac (1853-1934), and wife, Johnson,Elizabeth Belle (1862-1955)
  		I114050b Sprague, Alfred Isaac (1853-1934), and wife, Johnson,Elizabeth Belle (1862-1955)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1557] Correspondent: Horton, Linda, Linda Horton, correspondent. [S352] Publication: Sprague Families in America, Sprague, Warren Vincent, (Rutland, Vt: The Tuttle Company, Printer, 1913), page 301. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of 13 November 2020. [S586] Correspondent: Sprague, Diane. [S173] Internet: Ancestry DAR Lineage, Lineage of Mrs. Mary Sadie Davidson Boardman, DAR IDNumber: 111613. [S586] Correspondent: Sprague, Diane, "Isaac Sprague m. Thidora G. Knapp (Knopf?)".