Laura Elsie GREEN b. 13 Jul 1824 Lower Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States d. 21 Dec 1913 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1824 - 1913 (89 years)

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Name	Laura Elsie GREEN [1, 2]
Birth	13 Jul 1824	Lower Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States [3, 4]
Gender	Female
_UID	012EA9480A6748B7B0DC667E0122D04A3D7E
Census	1850	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5]
1) Lysander Kemp, age 27, m, Soap Manfr., born in Vermont 2) Laura Kemp, age 25, f, born in Vermont 3) Lucy A. Kemp, age 2, f, born in Massachusetts 4) Lysander Kemp, age 1,m, born in Massachusetts (Probably renamed Horace G.) 5) Charles Pierce, age 25, m, Soap Maker, born in England 6) Charles Moths age 19, m, Soap Maker, born in Nova Scotia 7) Emeline L. Green age 19, f, born in Vermont For some reason Horace is called Lysander in this census; however there is no other evidence for a child named Lysander, and much evidence for Horace being age one at the time of the 1850 census.
Census	1860	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6]
1) L Kemp, age 38, m, Soap Maker, $6000 Real Estate, born in Vermont 2) Laura Kemp, age 34, f, born in Vermont 3) L A Kemp, age 12, f, born in Massachusetts 4) Horace Kemp, age 11, m, born in Massachusetts 5) J H Kemp, age 10, m, born in Massachusetts 6) Edw E Kemp, age 7, m, born in Massachusetts 7) Elisa Jackson, age 33, f, servant, born in Ireland
Census	1870	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7]
1) Lysander Kemp, age 48, m, w, Soap Man'fr, $5000 real estate, born in Vermont 2) Laura Kemp, age 45, f, w, Keeping House, born in Vermont 3) Horace Kemp, age 20, m, w, Soap Maker, born in Massachusetts 4) James H Kemp, age 18, m, w, Soap Maker, born in Massachusetts 5) Eddie E Kemp, age 15, m, w, Attending School, born in Massachusetts 6) Eliza Jackson, age 36, f, w, Domestic Servant, born in Ireland, both parents of foreign birth
Census	1880	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [8]
166 Harvard Street 1) Lysander Kemp, w, m, age 58, married, Soap Maker, born in Vermont as were both parents 2) Laura Kemp, w, f, age 55, Wife, married, Keeping House, born in Vermont, both parents born in Massachusetts 3) James H Kemp, w, m, age 29, Son, single, Soap Maker, born in Massachusetts, both parents born in Vermont
Census	1900	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [9]
166 Harvard 1) Lysander Kemp, Head, w, m, born Nov 1821, age 78, married 52 years, born in Vermont as were both parents, Soap Manufacturer, Owned mortgaged home 2) Laura Kemp, Wife, w, f, born Jul 1823, age 76, married 52 years, 4 out 4 children living, born in Vermont, both parents born in Massachusetts 3) James H Kemp, Son, w, m, born Sep 1851, age 48, single, born in Massachusetts, both parents born in Vermont, Soap Manuf. 4) Rosiline M Hughes, Servant, w, f, born Apr 1826, age 73, single, born in Vermont as was father, mother born in Massachusetts, Servant
Census	1910	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [10]
166 Harvard Street 1) Laura Kemp, Head, f. w, age 85, widow, 4 of 4 children living, born in Vermont, both parents born in Massachusetts, owned mortgage free home 2) James R. Kemp, Son, m, w, age 60, single, born in Massachusetts, both parents born in Vermont, Proprietor/Soap Factory, employer 3) Norma Chapman, Servant, f, w, age 20, single, born in Canada/English as were both parents, Servant/Private family, wage worker
Burial	Dec 1913	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [11, 12]
	Kemp Memorial, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. Inscription: L.KEMP/ Lysander Kemp Born Nov. 1, 1821 Died Aug. 11, 1905/ Laura Green Kemp Wife of Lysander Kemp 1824 - 1913
Death	21 Dec 1913	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [13, 14]
	Laura (Green) Kemp: 23 Dec 1913, Cambridge, Mass. Death Certificate (No. 1751)
	Laura Green Kemp: 23 Dec 1913, Cambridge, Mass. Death Certificate
Person ID	I1035	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	10 Sep 2023

Father	Eli GREEN, b. 23 Feb 1783, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 8 May 1860, , Caledonia County, Vermont, United States (Age 77 years)
Mother	Lucinda GRAVES, b. 4 Jul 1792, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 6 Jun 1879, Lower Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States (Age 86 years)
Marriage	20 Feb 1812	Lower Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
Family ID	F1050	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lysander KEMP, b. 31 Oct 1821, Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont, United States d. 11 Aug 1905, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 83 years)

Marriage Intentions 26 Jul 1846 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [15]

Intentions filed

Marriage 15 Aug 1846 Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States [1, 16, 17, 18]

Lysander Kemp and Laura Green: 15 Aug 1846, St Johnsbury, Vermont Marriage Record

Kemp-Green 1846 Marriage Record front

Kemp-Green 1846 Marriage Record back

Lysander Kemp and Laura Green: 15 Aug 1846, St Johnsbury, Vermont Marriage Record

Children

+	1. Lucy Ann KEMP, b. 26 Mar 1848, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 Sep 1931, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 83 years)
+	2. Major Horace Graves KEMP, b. 19 Aug 1849, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 27 Dec 1914, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 65 years)
	3. James Henry KEMP, b. 28 Sep 1850, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Nov 1914, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 64 years)
+	4. Edwin Erford KEMP, b. 20 Jun 1853, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. Jul 1925, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 72 years)

Family ID F1034 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Sep 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 13 Jul 1824 - Lower Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
	Marriage Intentions - Intentions filed - 26 Jul 1846 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 15 Aug 1846 - Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
	Census - 1850 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1860 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1870 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1880 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1900 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1910 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - Dec 1913 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 21 Dec 1913 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1035&tree=tree1: accessed 4 April 2025), "Laura Elsie GREEN."

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