Edwin Erford KEMP b. 20 Jun 1853 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. Jul 1925 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1853 - 1925 (72 years)

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Name	Edwin Erford KEMP [1, 2, 3]
Birth	20 Jun 1853	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [4, 5]
Gender	Male
_UID	F5F445397EDEDC418562AD4BF3766E36CC35
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
Residence	From 1875 to 1879	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [8, 9]
166 Harvard
1875 Kemp, Edward E., soapmaker, boards 166 Harvard 1878, 1879 Kemp Edwin E. (Olive & Kemp), apothecary, 152 Harvard, boards 166 do.
Census	1880	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [10]
52 Windsor Street 1) Kemp, Edwin E., w, m, age 27, married, work in Soap Factory, b. Mass., both parents b. Ver. 2) Kemp, Harriet, w, f, age 23, keeping house, b. Mass. as were both parents 3) Ralan, Ann, w, f, age 54, servant, b. Ireland as were both parents
	Kemp, Edwin 1880 US Census p1
	Kemp, Edwin 1880 US Census p2
Residence	From 1880 to 1883	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [11, 12]
52 Winsor
1880, 81 Kemp Edwin E. house 52 Winsor 1882, 83 Kemp Edwin E. , clerk L. Kemp & Sons, house 52 Winsor
Residence	From 1884 to 1887	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [13, 14]
166 Harvard
1884, 85, 86, 87 Kemp Edwin E. , clerk L. Kemp & Sons, boards 166 Harvard
Residence	From 1888 to 1889	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [15, 16]
280.5 Broadway
1888, 89 Kemp Edwin E. , teamster, L. Kemp & Sons, Davis, cor. Broadway, house 280.5 Broadway
Residence	1890	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [17]
54 Winsor
1890 Kemp Edwin E. , teamster, L. Kemp & Sons, Davis, c. Broadway, h. 54 Winsor
Census	1900	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [18]
26 Haskell Street rented home 1) Edward [sic] E. Kemp, Head, w, m, b. June 1853, age 46, married 13 years, b. Massachusetts, both parents born in Vermont, Teamster/Soap Factory 2) Lena R. Kemp, Wife, w, f, b. Dec 1863, age 36, married 13 years, 2 of 2 children living, b. Massachusetts, father b. Germany, mother b. at sea 3) Lysander S. Kemp, Son, w, m, b. June 1889, age 10, single, b. Massachusets as were both parents, at school 4) Erford C. Kemp, Son, w, m, b. July 1898, age 1, single, b. Massachusets as were both parents
Association	From 1907 to 1914	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [3]
Mason: Charity Lodge
Name Edwin Erford Kemp Birth Date 20 Jun 1853 Birth Place Cambridge Last Residence Place Cambridge Lodge Charity Occupation Supt Membership 17 Jun 1907 Dismissed 1 Jun 1914
Census	1910	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [19]
24 Haskell Street 1) Kemp, Edwin, Head, m, w, age 55, married 23 years, b. Massachusetts, both parents b. Vermont, Manufacturer Soap 2) Kemp, Lena, Wife, f, w, age 45, married 23 years, b. Massachusetts, father b. Germany, mother b. At Sea, both parents German 3) Kemp, Lysander S, Son, m, w, age 20, single, b. Massachusetts as were both parents 4) Kemp, Erford C, Son, m, w, age 11, single, b. Massachusetts as were both parents
Census	1920	Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [20]
217 Highland Avenue, owned mortgaged home 1) Kemp, Edwin E, Head, m, w, age 67, married, b. Massachusetts, both parents b. Vermont, Leather Factory Laborer 2) Kemp, Helena R, Wife, f, w, age 56, married, b. Massachusetts, both parents b. Germany 3) Kemp, Erford C, Son, m, w, age 21, single, b. Massachusetts as were both parents, not employed
Occupation	From 1922 to 1924	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [1]
Soap Manufacturer - Lysander Kemp & sons
	1924 Kemps Sudsy Soap Flakes Ad Fitchburg Sentinel, Thursday, January 12, 1924 page 7
Burial	1925	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5, 21]
	Kemp Memorial, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (East face) Inscription: L. Inez Nowell Born Feb. 7, 1868 Died Nov. 17, 1884 / Edwin E. Kemp 1853-1925 / Helena [Kemp] Jacobs 1863-1936 Plot: Similax Path Lot:4881
	Kemp Memorial, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (East face) Inscription: L. Inez Nowell Born Feb. 7, 1868 Died Nov. 17, 1884 / Edwin E. Kemp 1853-1925 / Helena [Kemp] Jacobs 1863-1936
Death	Jul 1925	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5]
Person ID	I481	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	18 Sep 2023

Father	Lysander KEMP, b. 31 Oct 1821, Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont, United States d. 11 Aug 1905, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 83 years)
Mother	Laura Elsie GREEN, b. 13 Jul 1824, Lower Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States d. 21 Dec 1913, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 89 years)
Marriage	15 Aug 1846	Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
Family ID	F1034	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Carrie A. BLAKE, b. 1 Oct 1853, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 8 Nov 1891, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 38 years)
Alt Marriage	17 Jun 1872	, , Rhode Island, United States [22]
Marriage	13 Jun 1874	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [23, 24]
	Edwin Kemp and Carrie Blake 13 Jun 1874, Cambridge, Mass. Marriage Register
	Edwin Kemp and Carrie Blake 1874 Marriage Record
Status	Divorced
Family ID	F1106	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	22 Jul 2023

Family 2	Harriet Augusta "Hattie" KEAN, b. 21 Dec 1856, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 23 Sep 1896, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 39 years)
Marriage	23 Apr 1879	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [25]
	Edwin Kemp and Hattie Kean 23 Apr 1879, Cambridge, Mass. Marriage Register (No. 145)
	Edwin Kemp and Hattie Kean 1879 Marriage Record
Status	Divorced
Family ID	F1107	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	11 Sep 2023

Family 3 Helena Rosaline "Lena" SHAFFER, b. Dec 1862, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1936, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 73 years)

Marriage 7 May 1887 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [2, 26]

Children

+	1. Dr. Lysander Schaffer KEMP, b. 20 Jun 1889, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. Oct 1968, , Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 79 years)
	2. Erford Conrad KEMP, b. 22 Jul 1898, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 22 Mar 1981, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 82 years)

Family ID F291 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Sep 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 20 Jun 1853 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1860 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1870 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Alt Marriage - 17 Jun 1872 - , , Rhode Island, United States
	Marriage - 13 Jun 1874 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 166 Harvard - From 1875 to 1879 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 23 Apr 1879 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1880 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 52 Winsor - From 1880 to 1883 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 166 Harvard - From 1884 to 1887 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 7 May 1887 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 280.5 Broadway - From 1888 to 1889 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 54 Winsor - 1890 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1900 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Association - Mason: Charity Lodge - From 1907 to 1914 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1910 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1920 - Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Occupation - Soap Manufacturer - Lysander Kemp & sons - From 1922 to 1924 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - 1925 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - Jul 1925 - 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=I481&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Edwin Erford KEMP."

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