Phidora (Polly) Graves Knapp

1830 - 1918  (88 years)

• Name	Phidora (Polly) Graves Knapp  [1]
  Born	16 Aug 1830	Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Record ID      4661::429211 URL     https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4661&h=429211 Name      Polly Thedoro Graves Knapp Gender      Female Birth Date      16 August 1830 Birth Place      Marlboro, Vermont, USA Father Name      Hiram Knapp Mother Name      Elvira Knapp Source.Title      Vermont, U.S., VitalRecords, 1720-1908
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Phydora Graves Knapp  [1]
  Census	17 Sep 1850	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [4]
  Dwelling 1345-Family 1381.
  Sprague, Isaac C., 26, M, W, Farmer, Born Vermont. Sprague, Polly P. (Phidora), 20, F, W, Born Vermont. Sprague, Eva (Eveline), 1, F, W, Born Vermont.
  Census	11 Jul 1860	Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA   [4]
  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   [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	6 Jun 1900	Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [4]
  3 Ashelot Street. Dwelling 104-Family 110.
  Sprague, Isaac, H/H, W, M, April 1824, 76, Married 52 Yrs.VT, VT, VT, Farmer. Sprague, Pludora (Phidora), Wife, W, F, Aug. 1830, Married52 Yrs. 8 Children, 5 Children Living, VT. VT, VT.Housework.
  Census	7 May 1910	Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [4]
  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.
  Died	30 Aug 1918	Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA   [4]
  	Cause: cerebral hemorrhage
  	New Hampshire Death and Disinterment Records. Phidora P. Sprague Date of Death: Aug. 30, 1918 Age: 88 Years, Blank Months and 14 Days. Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage Physician or Person Reporting Death: W J. Wright, Town Clerk Address: Northfield, Mass. Place of Interment: Hinsdale, N. H. Undertaker: George N. Kiddie Address: Northfield, N. H. Dated: September 23, 1918
  Buried	Pine Grove Cemetery, Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA   [4]
  Notes	From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of 17 November2020 US Newspaper Obituary Abstract. Phidora Sprague Female, Age 88, born c1830 Residence: Stratton, Vt. Date of Death: c1918 Death Place: Highland Avenue Obituary Date: Sept. 3, 1918 Obituary Place: Brattleboro, Vermont Spouse: Isaac Sprague Child: Bessie Symonds [4]
  Person ID	I22542	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Hiram Knapp,   b. 1803,   d. 1859  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Elvira S. Stearns,   b. 1804,   d. 1880  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1828  [2]
  Family ID	F8671	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	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)
  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. [4]
  Children	+ 1. Eva P. Sprague,   b. 26 Aug 1849, VT, USA ,   d. 19 Jun 1913, VT, USA  (Age 63 years) + 2. Alfred Isaac Sprague,   b. 14 Aug 1853, Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA ,   d. 21 Jan 1934, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA  (Age 80 years)   3. Lafayette Sprague,   b. 9 Jun 1855, VT, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 1863, IL, USA  (Age 8 years)   4. James F. Sprague,   b. 21 Aug 1857, VT, USA ,   d. 23 Aug 1863, Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA  (Age 6 years)   5. Eliza Elvira Sprague,   b. 6 Dec 1861, Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1962, Sunderland, Franklin Co., MA, USA  (Age 100 years)   6. Elmer L. Sprague,   b. 10 May 1864, Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1865, Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA  (Age 1 years) + 7. Bertha Sarah Sprague,   b. 27 Apr 1867, Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA ,   d. 10 Nov 1962, Memorial Hospital, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA  (Age 95 years) + 8. James Thatcher Sprague,   b. 24 Oct 1871, Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1952, Greenland, Rockingham Co., NH, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F8668	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Aug 1830 - Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA Census - Dwelling 1345-Family 1381. - 17 Sep 1850 - 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 54-Family 57. - 9 Jun 1880 - Stratton, Windham ( Bennington until 1787) Co., VT, USA Census - Depot Street. Dwelling 227-Family 282. - 7 May 1910 - Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH, USA Died - Cause: cerebral hemorrhage - 30 Aug 1918 - Northfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  I14004 Sprague, Isaac (1824-19020 and wife, Knapp, Phidora Graves(1830-1918)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1557] Correspondent: Horton, Linda, Linda Horton, correspondent. [S173] Internet: Ancestry DAR Lineage, Lineage of Mrs. Mary Sadie Davidson Boardman, DAR IDNumber: 111613. [S586] Correspondent: Sprague, Diane. [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. [S586] Correspondent: Sprague, Diane, "Isaac Sprague m. Thidora G. Knapp (Knopf?)".