James Thatcher Sprague

1871 - 1952  (80 years)

• Name	James Thatcher Sprague  [1]
  Born	24 Oct 1871	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	9 Jun 1880	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [3]
  Dwelling 54-Family 57.
  Sprague, Isaac, W, M, 56, H/H, Married, Farmer, VT, VT, VT. Sprague, Phidora P. (Polly), W, F, 49, Wife, Married,Keeping House, VT, VT, NH. Sprague Eliza E., W, F, 18, Daughter, Single, At School,VT, VT, VT. Sprague, Bertha S. W, F, 13, Daughter, Single, At School,VT, VT, VT. Sprague, James T. (Thatcher), W, M, 9, Son, Single, AtSchool, VT, VT, VT.
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [3]
  Dwelling 73-Family 73.
  Liscom, Samuel E., H/H, W, M, May 1837, 63, Widow, NH, MA,NY, Farmer. Sprague, Annie (Anna) J., Daughter, W, F, Feb. 1870, 30,Married 12 Yrs, 2 Children, 2 Children Living, Mass. NH,NH, Housekeeper. Sprague, Marion, Granddaughter, W, F, April 1897, 3,Single, NH, VT, MA. Sprague, Gertrude M., Granddaughter, W, F, Dec. 1898, 1,Single, NH, VT, Mass. Sprague, James T. (Thatcher), Son-in-law, M, W, Oct. 1871,28, Married 12 Yrs. VT, VT. VT. Farm Laborer.
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [3]
  3 Parker Street. Dwelling 405-Family 462.
  Lazelle, Lawrence H., H/H, W, M, Sept. 1867, 32, Married 12Yrs, VT, VT, VT, Painter, House. Lazelle, Bertha S., Wife, W, F, April 1867, 33, Married 12Yrs, 2 Children, 1 Child Living, VT, VT, VT, Housework. Lazelle, Delphine P., Daughter, W, F, Aug, 1890, 9, Single,NH, VT, VT. Sprague, James, Brother-in-law, W, M, Oct. 1871, 28,Married 5 Yrs, VT, VT, VT, Painter, House.
  Census	7 May 1910	Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [3]
  Depot Street. Dwelling 225-Family 278.
  Sprague, James T. (Thatcher), H/H, M, W, 38, 1stMarriage, Married 14 Yrs, VT, VT, VT, Painter, Machine Shop. Sprague, Anna J. (Josephine), Wife, F, W, 40,1st Marriage, Married 14 Yrs, 3 Children, 3Children Living, Mass, NH, NH, None. Sprague, Marion W., Daughter, F, W, 13, Single, NH, VT, MA,None, At School. Sprague, M. Gertrude, Daughter, F, W, 11, Single, NH, VT,MA, None, At School. Sprague, Mildred W., Daughter, F, W, 8, Single, NH, VT, MA,None, At School. Liscome, Samuel E., Father-in-Law, M, W, 71, Widower, NH,NY, NY, Own Income. Chamberlaine, Rachel, Employee, F, W, 15, Single, NH, NH,NH, Servant.
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Greenland, Rockingham Co., NH, USA   [3]
  North Hampton Road. Dwelling 110-Family 117.
  Sprague, James T. (Thatcher), H/H, Rents, $15, M, W, 58,Married @ 24, VT, VT, VT, Painter, House. Sprague, Anna J. (Josephine), Wife, F, W, 60, Married @ 26,MA, NH, MA, None. Note: James and Anna are residing in an apartment ofDwelling 110 which is owned by J. Warren Crowell who ismarried to Mildred W. Sprague Crowell.
  Census	2 Apr 1940	Greenland   [3]
  Post Road. Household 7
  Sprague, James T., Rents, $20, H/H, M, W, 68, Married, 1Yr. College, VT, Painter, For Himself. Sprague, Anna J., Wife, F, W, 70, Married, 4 Yrs. HS, BornMass. Note: Same residence in 1935.
  Occupation	Painter
  Died	7 Mar 1952	Greenland, Rockingham Co., NH, USA   [1, 2]
  Buried	Pine Grove Cemetery, Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I114052	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	23 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, 4, 5]
  	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	Anna Josephine Liscom,   b. 24 Oct 1871, Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1955, Exeter, Rockingham Co., NH, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1896	Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [1, 3]
  	New Hampshire Marriage and Divorce Records. James T. (Thatcher) Sprague Male, White Marriage Age: 25 Record Type: Marriage Birth Year: c1871 Birth Place: Stratton, Vt. Marriage Date: March 25, 1896 Marriage Place: Hinsdale, New Hampshire Father: Isaac Sprague Mother; Phidora Knapp Spouse: Anna J. Liscom Father: Samuel C. Liscom Mother: Maria Thomas [3]
  Children	+ 1. Marion W, Sprague,   b. 3 Apr 1897, NH, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gertrude M. Sprague,   b. 3 Dec 1898, NH, USA ,   d. 24 Apr 1975  (Age 76 years) + 3. Mildred Warner Sprague,   b. 7 Nov 1901, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 1982, North Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F51850	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Oct 1871 - Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA Census - Dwelling 54-Family 57. - 9 Jun 1880 - Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA Married - 25 Mar 1896 - Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA Census - Dwelling 73-Family 73. - 6 Jun 1900 - Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA Census - Depot Street. Dwelling 225-Family 278. - 7 May 1910 - Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA Census - Post Road. Household 7 - 2 Apr 1940 - Greenland  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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. [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?)".