Eliza Elvira Sprague

1861 - 1962  (100 years)

• Name	Eliza Elvira Sprague  [1, 2]
  Born	6 Dec 1861	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Vermont Vital Records. Eliza Elvira Sprague Color: White DOB: Dec. 6, 1861 Maiden Name of Mother: Polly O. Knapp Mother's birth place: Dover Mother's residence: Stratton Father's Name: Isaac Sprague Father's birth place: Winhall Father's occupation: Farmer Filed in Town of Stratton: Lafayette Sheldon Town Clerk
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Bessie Sprague  [2]
  Census	19 Jul 1870	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [4]
  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	9 Jun 1880	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [4]
  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	7 Jun 1900	Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [2]
  3 Ashelot Street. Dwelling 140-Family 151.
  Wood, Eliza, H/H, W, F, Feb. 1830, 70, Widow, 5 Children, 1Child Living, NH, NH, NH, Housework. Lewis, Will, Boarder, W, M, June 1883, 16, Single, NH, NH,NH, Box Maker. Symonds, William S., Boarder, W, M, Feb. 1858, 42, Married10 Yrs, MA, MA, MA, Sec. Y. M. C. A. Symonds, Bessie (Eliza), Boarder, W, F, Dec. 1861, 38,Married 10 Yrs. 1 Child, 1 Child Living, VT, VT, VT,Housework.
  Passenger List	28 Aug 1912	Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA   [2]
  	Massachusetts Passenger and Crew Lists.
  	Massachusetts Passenger and Crew Lists. Eliza Elvira Symonds Female, Age 47. DOB: Dec. 6, 1864 Address: East Northfield, Mass. Place of Birth: Stratton, Vermont Departure Place: Liverpool, England Arrival Date: Aug. 28, 1912 Arrival Place: Boston, Massachusetts Ship: Franconia
  Census	Jan 1920	Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA   [2]
  Amaron Street. House No. 1.
  NOTE: This census report is for staff and students at theAmerican Institute College. Symonds, Eliza E., Supt. Home Dept. F, W, 58, Widow, VT,VT, VT, Supt. Of Home Dept. College.
  Census	5 Apr 1930	Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA   [2]
  Highland Avenue. Dwelling 55-Family 64.
  Symonds, Eliza E., H/H, Owns, $10,000, F, W, 68, Widow, VT,VT, VT, None.
  Census	6 Jun 1940	Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA   [2]
  19 Highland Avenue. Household 19.
  Symonds, Eliza, H/H, F, W, 78, Widow, 3 Yrs HS, BornVermont,  Stevens, Helen, Daughter, F, W, 50, Marriage Status CrossedOut, 1 Yrs. Col. Born VT. Same residence in 1935.
  Occupation	Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA   [1]
  	Housemother for Northfield School for Girls.
  Residence	Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA   [1]
  Died	29 Jul 1962	Sunderland, Franklin Co., MA, USA   [1, 2]
  	Massachusetts Town Vital Records. Eliza Sprague Symonds Event Type: Death DOB: c1862 DOD: July 29, 1962 Death Place: Sunderland, Massachusetts. Father: Isaac Sprague Mother: Phidora Knapp
  Buried	Pine Grove Cemetery, Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [2]
  Notes	From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of 17 November2020 US Newspaper Obituary Abstracts. Eliza E. Symonds Maiden Name: Sprague Female, Age 100, DOB c1861 Marriage Date: Oct. 17, 1889 Marriage Place: Keene, N. H. Residence: Northfield, Mass. Death Date c1962 Obituary Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. Parents: Isaac Sprague and Phidora Knapp Sprague Spouse: H. Symonds Siblings: Bertha S. Lazelle [2] (Research):From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of 24 November2020 Helen Symonds Stevens is not the biological daughter ofEliza Sprague Symonds, but is the daughter of William H.Symonds and his first wife Helen W. Baker. In 1900 census,Eliza claims to have one living child. I believe that childwas Helen Symonds and Eliza is claiming her as being abiological daughter, I can find nothing to reflect thatWilliam Symonds and Eliza Sprague had any children.
  Person ID	I114054	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  [3, 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. [2]
  Family ID	F8668	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	William H. Symonds,   b. 15 Feb 1857, Middleton, Essex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 24 May 1901, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1889	Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [1, 2]
  	New Hampshire Marriage Records. William H. Symonds Date of Marriage: Oct. 17, 1889 Place of Marriage: Hinsdale, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Birth Date: c1857 Age: 32, Male Father: Benjamin P. Symonds Mother: Mary A. Symonds Spouse: Eliza E. Sprague Age: 27, Female Father: Isaac Sprague Mother: Fidema (Phidora) P. (Polly) Sprague ===== New Hampshire Marriage and Divorce Records. Groom: William H. Symonds Bride: Eliza E. Sprague Groom's Residence: Malden, Mass. Bride's Residence: Hinsdale, NH Age of Groom: 32 Age of Bride: 27 Occupation of Groom: Blank Occupation of Bride: Milliner Birthplace of Groom: Middletown, Mass. Birthplace of Bride: Stratton, VT. No of Marriage of Groom: 2nd No of Marriage of Bride: 1st By Whom Married: Rev. W. H. Eaton Residence: Hinsdale Date of Marriage: Oct. 17, 1889. Place of Marriage: Hinsdale, NH Reported From: Hinsdale, NH Groom Information: Father's Name: Benjamin P. Symonds Occupation: Merchant Birthplace: Reading, Mass. Mother: Mary A. Symonds Birthplace: Dover, NH Bride Information: Father: Isaac Sprague Occupation: Farmer Birthplace: Winhall, VT Mother: Fidora (Phidora) P. (Polly) Spague Birthplace: Dover, VT [2]
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F51854	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Dec 1861 - 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 54-Family 57. - 9 Jun 1880 - Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA Married - 10 Oct 1889 - Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA Passenger List - Massachusetts Passenger and Crew Lists. - 28 Aug 1912 - Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA Census - Amaron Street. House No. 1. - Jan 1920 - Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA Census - Highland Avenue. Dwelling 55-Family 64. - 5 Apr 1930 - Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA Census - 19 Highland Avenue. Household 19. - 6 Jun 1940 - Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA Occupation - - Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA Residence - - Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA Died - 29 Jul 1962 - Sunderland, Franklin Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		I114054a Sprague, Eliza Abigail (1861-1962)
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• Sources

  [S1557] Correspondent: Horton, Linda, Linda Horton, correspondent. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of 13 November 2020. [S352] Publication: Sprague Families in America, Sprague, Warren Vincent, (Rutland, Vt: The Tuttle Company, Printer, 1913), page 301. [S28] Correspondent: Mason, Jane Sanderman, 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?)".