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Ebenezer Lombard Davis m. Azubah Hinckley
1773-1858 1796 1777-1857
JOSHUA
Dinah Solomon Ebenezer Betsey** Benjamin Azubah
1797-1875 1799-1821 1802-1886 I805-I&83 1808-1880 1811-1901 1814-1913
m. 1816 m. 1821 m. 1824 m. 1823 m. m. Thomas
Beoj. Dyer Betsey Snow Maria Isaac Gross Betsey Paine
17^3-187/ Harding 1803-1873 Stevens
1. Elizabeth 1. Dorcas 1. Jaazaniah
2. Dinah 2. Clarina m. Harriet
3. Benj. 2. Sarah
4. Azubah
5. Eben.
6. Kate
ANNA GROSS LOMBARD
m. 10/29/1839
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ANNIE MARY SOLOMON JOSHUA EMILY SARAH THOMAS
1843-1921 1845-1931 1846-1928 1849-1942 1851-1932 1853-1936 1856-1929
**Alsoseerelationship on Lombardsideofthefamily
Dear Family, immediately as the family picture
hanging on Beth and Ralph, Jr.’s wall.
must share a small world
1
story. A short while later, Joan
e-mailed to say she’d visited with Lillian
In February of2000, Lowell and and Ralph, Sr. in church. They’dJust
visited our niece Mary Malmo Reme in returned from Texas and had had the
1
Bedford, TX. took along the My Dear pleasure ofmeeting my niece Mary!
I
Son book I’djust finished. Mary said a
Bedford friend had read my past efforts Did Joan have any family
and knew the places as “he was from papers in her attic? Indeed she did!
I
Massachusetts.” We met Ralph and sent her my past projects, and she sent
Beth Fader and learned he was from me the material from which this book
Needham, MA. was created. Some supplementary things
from Sandra Gilley (So. Portland, ME)
When we got home, my second and Margaret Dyar Ashworth
cousin Nancy Libby ofKennebunk, ME (Bremerton, WA) are included.
called and suggested contact her cousin
I
(also my second cousin) Joan Dimond of The more Joan dug, the more
Needham, MA. She wondered whether enthusiastic she became. don’t know
I
Joan might have some family papers in who was more excited, she or 1.
her attic I’d be interested in seeing.
The order ofthis book is as
Joan and Nancy are the chronological as possible. Ofnecessity
granddaughters ofThomas L. “Tommy” and for organizational purposes,
Davis. timelines will jump ahead and behind a
We
little. will cover over 100 years of
e-mailed Joan and established our family’s history.
I
an immediate and cordial connection.
On the phone I asked her a trite, “dumb” Some parts are written alternately
question. Did she happen to know a in bold and normal type. Helen Davis,
fellow named Ralph Fader whose home (my soulmate had we been
town was Needham, MAI Joan replied, contemporaries) did a masterfuljob, 60
“I wonder ifhe related to Ralph and or more years ago, editing and linking
Lillian Fader? We attend the same various sections. I wish I could take
church, and it is an unusual name.” credit for her work.
I told this to Mary the next time Aunt Annie’s birthday party is a
we talked and she reported, “Ralph and 20th century postscript to the 19th
Lillian are visiting in Bedford right century life in these pages. It was too
now.” choice to leave for another time.
Joan sent me a Xerox copy from Speaking ofanother time, Joan
her church directory ofthe Fader family. has provided me with plenty ofseed for
I sent it to Mary who recognized it future projects.
The abbreviated family trees in cranking out those earlier books. A
inside the covers will help determine “real” genealogist might cringe at how I
who’s who. I pared them down to plunged into our family history, shook it
include only the people in this book. loose, and recorded it.
It is interesting to see the ages of What you are about to read has
these people were while various everything all good books have -
activities were going on. In the 1860’s adventure, pathos, romance, humor,
Anna mentions “jumping into a cart” poetry, derring-do, history, and possibly
with Aunt Dinah and others for a ride. one ofthe greatest love stories never
Aunt Dinah was in her 70’s, and Anna before recorded.
was close to 50 when this “jumping”
took place. “Tommy” Davis was a The more I read about Joshua H.
toddler in 1860 and the father ofgrown Davis, Sr., the more humbled I am to be
sons in 1913. his descendant. He was an intellect, a
patriot, a Christian, a good man. He had
“Aunt Dinah” and VCousin a fine sense ofhumor, a rambunctious
Dinah” (mother and daughter) reflect the household, a profound sense ofduty, and
actual relationship to Joshua and Anna’s a deep and abiding love for his family.
children. “Aunt Dinah” was Joshua’s
oldest sister, and “Cousin Dinah” was He was foresighted enough to
his niece. I think these terms were used record much ofhis life with the hope,
to make the distinction between the two but not the expectation, we would learn
and to clarify things for the children. To about and from his life.
date, no picture of“Cousin Dinah” has
surfaced, but there are photos ofher May his legacy live on.
husband Leonard Lombard (Capt.
Dyer’s first mate) and their daughter
Mary (a frequent Somerville visitor). Susan E. Davis Hanson
W1223 Lois St.
The photographs ofTruro are PO Box 187
anachronistic, but they are close to what Spring Valley, WI 54767-0187
19th century Truro looked like and give
the impression of“long ago.” 715/778-4598
I think each book I’ve completed susanhanson(@hotmail.com
is a little better than its predecessor. The
most difficult one ofall was the first - June, 2000
“The Davises ofTruro.” I can see a
hundred way to improve it, but I
wouldn’t be where am today
I
genealogically without the toil expended
Dear Family, immediately as the family picture
hanging on Beth and Ralph, Jr.’s wall.
must share a small world
1
story. A short while later, Joan
e-mailed to say she’d visited with Lillian
In February of2000, Lowell and and Ralph, Sr. in church. They’djust
1 visited our niece Mary Malmo Reme in returned from Texas and had had the
Bedford, TX. took along the My Dear pleasure ofmeeting my niece Mary!
I
Son book Fdjust finished. Mary said a
Bedford friend had read my past efforts Did Joan have any family
and knew the places as “he was from papers in her attic? Indeed she did!
1
Massachusetts.” We met Ralph and sent her my past projects, and she sent
Beth Fader and learned he was from me the material from which this book
Needham, MA. was created. Some supplementary things
from Sandra Gilley (So. Portland, ME)
When we got home, my second and Margaret Dyar Ashworth
cousin Nancy Libby ofKennebunk, ME (Bremerton, WA) are included.
called and suggested I contact her cousin
(also my second cousin) Joan Dimond of The more Joan dug, the more
Needham, MA. She wondered whether enthusiastic she became. don’t know
I
Joan might have some family papers in who was more excited, she or I.
her attic Fd be interested in seeing.
The order ofthis book is as
Joan and Nancy are the chronological as possible. Ofnecessity
granddaughters ofThomas L. “Tommy” and for organizational purposes,
Davis. timelines willjump ahead and behind a
We
little. will cover over 100 years of
I e-mailed Joan and established our family’s history.
an immediate and cordial connection.
On the phone I asked her a trite, “dumb” Some parts are written alternately
question. Did she happen to know a in bold and normal.type. Helen Davis,
fellow named Ralph Fader whose home (my soulmate had we been
town was Needham, MAI Joan replied, contemporaries) did a masterfuljob, 60
“I wonder ifhe related to Ralph and or more years ago, editing and linking
Lillian Fader? We attend the same various sections. I wish I could take
church, and it is an unusual name.” credit for her work.
I told this to Mary the next time Aunt Annie’s birthday party is a
we talked and she reported, “Ralph and 20th century postscript to the 9th
1
Lillian are visiting in Bedford right century life in these pages. It was too
now.” choice to leave for another time.
Joan sent me a Xerox copy from Speaking ofanother time, Joan
her church directory ofthe Fader family. has provided me with plenty ofseed for
I sent it to Mary who recognized it future projects.
The abbreviated family trees in cranking out those earlier books. A
inside the covers will help determine “real” genealogist might cringe at how I
who’s who. I pared them down to plunged into our family history, shook it
include only the people in this book. loose, and recorded it.
It is interesting to see the ages of What you are about to read has
these people were while various everything all good books have -
activities were going on. In the 1860’s adventure, pathos, romance, humor,
Anna mentions “jumping into a cart” poetry, derring-do, history, and possibly
with Aunt Dinah and others for a ride. one ofthe greatest love stories never
Aunt Dinah was in her 70’s, and Anna before recorded.
was close to 50 when this “jumping”
took place. “Tommy” Davis was a The more I read about Joshua H.
toddler in 1860 and the father ofgrown Davis, Sr., the more humbled I am to be
sons in 1913. his descendant. He was an intellect, a
patriot, a Christian, a good man. He had
“Aunt Dinah” and “Cousin a fine sense ofhumor, a rambunctious
Dinah” (mother and daughter) reflect the household, a profound sense ofduty, and
actual relationship to Joshua and Anna’s a deep and abiding love for his family.
children. “Aunt Dinah” was Joshua’s
oldest sister, and “Cousin Dinah” was He was foresighted enough to
his niece. I think these terms were used record much ofhis life with the hope,
to make the distinction between the two but not the expectation, we would learn
and to clarify things for the children. To about and from his life.
date, no picture of“Cousin Dinah” has
surfaced, but there are photos ofher May his legacy live on.
husband Leonard Lombard (Capt.
Dyer’s first mate) and their daughter
Mary (a frequent Somerville visitor). Susan E. Davis Hanson
W1223 Lois St.
The photographs ofTruro are PO Box 187
anachronistic, but they are close to what Spring Valley, W1 54767-0187
19th century Truro looked like and give
the impression of“long ago.” 715/778-4598
I think each book I’ve completed susanhanson(^hotmail.com
is a little better than its predecessor. The
most difficult one ofall was the first - June, 2000
“The Davises ofTruro.” can see a
I
hundred way to improve it, but I
wouldn’t be where am today
1
genealogically without the toil expended
Local Events of the 19th Century
with Reference to Truro
1800 - Population ofthe town, 1152 1861 - Beginning ofCivil War
1806 - Cold Friday 1867 - Great forest fire
1809 - Town 100 years old 1872 - Reunion ofRich Family
1816 - Great Sickness 1873 - Railroad extended to
Provincetown
1826 - M. E. Church built
1873 - Best day’s work ofthe Truro
1827 - Congregational church built Shoe Co., 133 pairs ofshoes
made
1840 - Old North church taken away
1880 - First fish weir in Truro
1840 - Truro Academy built
1883 - Rev. E. W. Noble, D. D., resigned
1841 - October gale pastorate ofCongregational
Church after 33 years service
1846 - Universalist Church started and
blown down 1893 - ShipJason lost, 26 men drowned
1849 - Lighthouse built at Pamet Harbor 1898 - Great forest fire
1850 - Largest population ofthe century, 1900 - Population oftown, 767
2051
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