6339. David B Sears (Reuben , Nancy , Christopher , Edmund , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 14 Feb 1847 in W Brewster, MA. was buried in , 2692.
S.P. May p.516 David Sears is connected with the house of John H Pray, Sons &
Co., wholesale and retail carpet dealers in Boston. Both his daughters are
fine musicians, and have played in public since they were eight years of age.
From the "Boston Journal" of 30 Jun 1885, I clip:
"Tussle with a Burglar. He enters a south end residence, but is pithced
headlong from a window.
"Mr David B Sears, who lives at 58 Chester square, had a lively tussle with a
burglar early Friday morning, and succeeded in throwing him from the chamber
window.
The robber fell heavily to the brick yard below, breaking his leg and
stunning him. He was carried off by two confederates who were waiting for him,
and all three are still at large.
Mr Sears and his wife occupy a room on the first floor, facing Northampton
street. He is usually a heavy sleeper, but Friday morning he awoke suddenly
and saw a man creeping stealthily through the window. He had climbed up from
the yard by means of a trellis, and was crawling noiselessly into the room when
Mr Sears saw him. The latter sprang from his bed, and the burglar arose to
defend himself. Mr Sears struck out with both fists, and plkanted them
squarely in the burglar's face. The force of the blow was sufficient to knock
him headlong through the open window.
There was a dull thud, and when Mr Sears looked out he saw the fellow lying
where he fell, groaning as if in great pain. At that moment two confederates
looked through the gate, but dodged back when they saw Mr Sears. But a moment
later, having assured themselves probably that he had no fire-arms, they rushed
in to where their wounded pal lay and dragged him out of the yard. This was at
2:30 o'clock. Mr Sears called for the police, but as no officer came round he
went to bed again.
An hour later later an officer saw tracks where some one had been dragged
through the street, and following them found a man lying on the sidewalk on
Camden street, and asked him what he was doing there. He replied that he had
been on a spree, and had fallen and broken his leg. The officer felt of the
limb and assured himself that it was really broken. His charitable instinct
led him to go for an ambulance.
Neighbors who had been watching this littel episode say that the officer had
been gone but a few minutes, when two men drove up hastily with a horse and
buggy, and lifting the helpless man into the carriage, drove off at a furious
gate. When the officer came back with the ambulance, he hunted in vain for the
unfortunate individual whose leg was broken.
The burglars were afterwards arrested, and are now serving terms in State's
prison.1900 Census Vol 31,1318,13,97 - 829 Boylston St., Boston, Suffolk, MA
David married Emma Isadore Wiggin, daughter of Hiram Wiggin, on 23 Feb 1871 in , By Rev Webb. Emma was born Feb 1852 in , MA.
They had the following children:
9191 F i Maud Isola Sears was born 3 Nov 1872 in , MA. was buried in , 3802ai. 9192 F ii Blanche Beulah Sears was born 27 Mar 1874 in , MA. was buried in , 3802aii.
6347. Heman Edward Sears (Heman , Nancy , Christopher , Edmund , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 7 Dec 1863 in E Dennis, MA. He died 27 Jun 1934 in E Dennis, MA and was buried in , 2697.
Submitted by: Norman E Sears, Jr; 97 Barton Dr, Sudbury, MA 01776
(508)443-67971900 Census Vol 1,7,6,35 Dennsi, Barnstable, MA
Heman married May Esther Strachan, daughter of George C Strachan and Eliza M Edwards. May was born 28 Aug 1871 in Miller's Falls, MA. She died 23 Mar 1936 in E Dennis, MA.
They had the following children:
+ 9193 M i Norman Edward Sears 9194 F ii Living
6348. William Sears (Heman , Nancy , Christopher , Edmund , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 27 Jul 1866 in E Dennis, MA. He died 1914.
SPM No 2698
Cemetery Inscriptions of Dennis, MA, p 137 - four headstones by large SEARS stone - Father, Mother and child and spouse William Sears 1866-1914
William married Laura A Smalley, daughter of James Anthony Smalley and Elizabeth F Sears, on 1885. Laura was born 6 Oct 1868 in
I have placed Laura as William's wife because of Cemetery Inscriptions of Dennis - Laura A Sears is buried with William AND Yarmouth Register - Master Harold W Sears made a brief visit in Wareham, the guest of his grandparents, Mr and Mrs James A Smalley
William and Laura had the following children:
+ 9195 M i Harold W Sears
6355. Nellie F Sears (Isaiah C , Thomas , Elkanah , Edmund , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 23 Aug 1858 in Dennis, MA. She died 16 Feb 1930.
SPM No 2635
DVR, p 460 d.
Nellie married Osborne F Snow on 14 Nov 1884 in Dennis, MA. Osborne was born 22 Apr 1859 in Brewster, MA.
Submitter: James J. Kaufman
Submitter: 349 W. Main Street
Submitter: P.O. Box 254
Submitter: Fairchild, WI 54741-0254
Submitter: (715) 334-5202
Submitter: jjkauf@overlord.edp.net
Submitter: 07 AUG 1996
Osborne and Nellie had the following children:
6361. Lewis Elkanah Sears (Elkanah Howes , William , Elkanah , Edmund , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 21 Feb 1885 in E Dennis, Barnstable, MA. He died 28 Jun 1962 in Melrose, MA.
DVR, p 453, b.
!PEG roofer, carpenter
SSDI: lr. MA
016-26-7950
They had the following children:
9199 M i Lewis Elkanah Jr Sears was born 22 Aug 1915 in Medford, MA. He died 3 Dec 1925. 9200 M ii Richard Elliott Sears was born 19 Feb 1917 in Melrose. He died 12 Dec 1925. + 9201 M iii Kenneth Malcolm Sears 9202 M iv Foster Uriah Sears was born 7 Apr 1920 in Melrose, MA. He died 18 Feb 1922. + 9203 F v Living 9204 M vi Living 9205 M vii Living
6362. Lelia Estelle "Stella" Sears (Elkanah Howes , William , Elkanah , Edmund , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 13 May 1887 in E Dennis, Barnstable, MA. She died 20 Jan 1970 in San Jose, CA and was buried in San Jose, CA.
DVR, p 453 b.
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BURIED: Oak Hill Cemetery
Lelia married Harvey Dorr on 10 Jun 1913. Harvey was buried in Oak Hill Cem, San Jose, CA.
They had the following children:
+ 9206 F i Living
6363. Leslie Ray Sears (Elkanah Howes , William , Elkanah , Edmund , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 14 Aug 1892 in E Dennis, Barnstable, MA. He died 24 Mar 1954 in E Dennis, MA and was buried in E Dennis, MA.
DVR, p 453 b., d.
Leslie Ray Sears, 61, stricken with a heart attack Tuesday evening, died at
Cape Cod Hospital a few hours later. He was attending a chess club meeting
when stricken. The Dennis Fire Department rescue ambulance took him to the
hospital where he suffered another attack.
Mr Sears, son of the late Elkanah H and Lelia T (Eldridge) Sears was a civil engineer, retiring two years ago to his Main street home in East Dennis with his wife Harriet (Thurston) Sears, after serving 20 years with the Metropolitan District Commission of Massachusetts.
Prior to this position, he worked several years for the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad. He was a graduate of MIT, and a member of the
Massachusetts Engineers Association, the Audubon Society and the Masonic Lodge in Needham.
Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs Allen E Martin of Rockland; a
son, Lieutenant Leslie Ray Sears Jr of Nuernberg, Germany; three grandsons,
Leslie Ray 3d, Stephen Smalley Martin and Richard Frederick Martin; a brother
Louis E Sears of Melrose and E Dennis; a sister, Mrs Harvey E Dorr of OR;
cousins Miss Ruth B Sears and Edmund H Sears of E Dennis and Lois F Harding.Funeral services will be held at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, E Dennis, Sat, Mar 27, 1954 at 1:30 PM, relatives and friends invited.
BURIED: South St Cemetery
Will - I, Leslie R Sears, in the county of Barnstable, and State of
Massachusetts, being of sound mind and memory, do make and declare this my last will and testament in the manner following.
First, I give, will and devise all of my property, both real and personal to my beloved wife Harriet T Sears.
Second, I do nominate and appoint Harriet T Sears. my wife, to be executrix of this my last will and testament; and I do direct that my said executrix shall not be obliged to give security as such.
In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand this 3rd day of November 1952.signed Leslie R Sears
The above instrument was signed by said Leslie R Sears in our presence and we
therefore, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other sign our names thereto as witnesses. Frank C Ryder-Yarmouthport, MA
Beverly M Crowell-Hyannis, MA
Marica Kelley-Yarmouthport, MA1 Apr 1954 A true photostatic copy of instrument purporting to be the will of
Leslie R Sears, late of Dennis, on file in Barnstable County Probate Court but not yet allowed by the court. Attest:Alfred C Knight, Register.Honorable Discharge from the United States Army
To All Whom It May Concern:
This is to certify that Leslie R Sears #398632, Corporal, Co G, 22nd
Engineers, att. Demob Group #1, the United States Army, as a testimonial of
honest and faithful service, is hereby honorably discharged from the military
service of the UNited States by reason of Demobilization per circular 75, War
Department dated 15 Nov 1918.
Said Leslie R Sears was born in Dennis, in the State of Massachusetts. When enlisted he was 25 years of age and by occupation a civil engineer. He hadblue eyes, dk brown hair, ruddy complexion,a nd was 5 feet 8 1/2 inches in
height.
Given under my hand at Camp Devens, Mass this 17th Day of Jul, one thousand
nine hundred and ninteen. H.S Cushing, Major, CAC, USAEnlistment Record.
Leslie R Sears, Corporal, inducted 7 Jul 1918, at Boston, MA serving in first
period of enlistment at date of discharge. NCO Corporal, 29 May 1919.
Marksmanship - Not classified
Horsemanship - Not mounted
Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions - AEF 22 Aug 1918 to 9 Jul 1919
Wounds received in service - none
Physical condition when discharged - good
Typhoid prophylaxis completed - 13 Aug 1918
Single
Character - Excellent
Entitled to travel pay to Boston, MA No absences under G.O. 31 W.D. 1912 and
G.O. 45 W.D. 1914. F.W.Hollaway, Capt, Inf, USA,Commanding Det
Paid in full - $116.92, 17 Jul 1919, Camp Devens, MASS
Gravestone- CPL Co G, 22d Engineers, WWIFrom Ralph Dudley Kelley's[13593] diary provided by grandson R. Dudley
Kelley-(Our grandfathers worked together) Mon Apr 19-1954
- A pleasant day - temperature 60 deg. Leslie Sears died suddenly- Mar 23. He was employed in the parks division of the Metropolitan District Commission for 20 years prior to his retirement 2 years ago when he and his wife moved to the old homestead in East Dennis. We worked together on many engineering projects and I shall miss his contact when on the cape.Mom says grandpa was a very quiet man. Once when she rode down to the Cape
with him from Boston for a weekend (before she and Dad were married) he only
said a few words during the whole trip. They rented an apartment after they
lost the family house in _________. He would have been a member of the Masonic Lodge there.She also told me Grandpa was very interested in softball and that so was
Harriet. That may be how they met? From the Campus Echo Vol 1, No 3,
E Greenwich, RI Jun 1911 where he attended prep school:
"On May 5, The LaSalle Academy team defeated the Academy team on the homefield. Sears pitched a splendid game for the Academy, striking out 16 men and allowing only 4 hits, but poor support lost the game.""On May 10, the Academy team defeated the Business Men's team, in a ten inning battle, by a score of 9-7.
Sears pitched fine ball and had his opponents under control throughout the
game. Heavy hitting was the feature of the contest.""In a well played game at East Greenwich yesterday, the Academy defeated Rogers High of Newport by the score of 8 to 6.
Lyon and Sears for East Greenwich and Martin and Wilks for Newport did good
work at the bat."
Leslie married (1) Harriet Ruth Thurston, daughter of Charles Henry Thurston and Lucinda C Leaman. Harriet was born 2 Jan 1901 in Newton, MA. She died 8 Dec 1978 in Hyannis, Barnstable, MA and was buried in Quivet Neck Cemetery, E Dennis, MA.
BURIED: Quivet Neck Cemetery
SSDI
lr. 02641 (Dennis, Barnstable, MA)
lp. 02664
017-22-2877Carl Fraser was Harriet (Gramma's) cousin.
Leslie and Harriet had the following children:
+ 9207 M i Leslie Ray Jr Sears Maj Gen
Leslie also married (2) Marie Foster Smalley, daughter of James Wallace Smalley and Mary Emma Howes. Marie was born 1891 in
They had the following children:
+ 9208 F ii Living
6364. Henry Darrah Sears (Anna Atherton Clark , Lot Clark , Temperance Sears , Edmund , Paul , Paul , Richard ) was born 7 Mar 1866 in Dorchester, MA. He died 28 May 1942 and was buried in , 3421.
John W Sears Archive: m., d. date, moved to Framingham
1900 Census Vol 20,368,14,21 - 30 Greystone Park St., Lynn, Essex, MA
Mayflower Index: No. 29,955 and 29,956 Henry D; spouse Gertrude Townsend; both parents MD
Henry married Gertrude T Townsend on 25 Jun 1891 in Lynn, MA. Gertrude was born Mar 1868 in , MA. She died 1949.
John W Sears Archive: b., m. d. date
Henry and Gertrude had the following children:
9209 F i Living + 9210 F ii Anna Sears 9211 M iii Living
6372. Mary S Hall (Martha Custis Howes
, Nancy Sears
, Hannah
, Edmund
, Paul
, Paul
, Richard
) was born 18 Mar 1861 in
Mary married George Otis Trefethen Capt on 27 Mar 1879. George was born 1857 in Taunton, MA.
They had the following children: