Luther Stewart PHELPS

1840 - 1915  (75 years)

• Name	Luther Stewart PHELPS
  Birth	17 May 1840	Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1E083B138B884B899322D83DC810DD6640DB
  Census	1850	Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  1) Stuart Phelps, age 38, M, Carpenter, RE $1000, b. Massachusetts 2) Pricilla Phelps, age 29, F, b. in Mass. 3) Luther      "    , age 10, M, b. in   "    , attended School 4) Stilman     "    , age 8, M, b. in     "    ,       " 5) Sarah J.     "    , age 6, F, b. in      "    ,        "
  Census	1855	Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  Massachusetts State
  1) Stuard Phelps, age 44, b. MA 2) Precilla Phelps, age 34, b. MA 3) Luther Phelps, age 16, b. MA 4) Stillman Phelps, age 14, b. MA 5) Sarah J. Phelps, age 12, b. MA 6) Lucy A. Phelps, age 4, b. MA 7) Clarissa Phelps, age 3, b. MA 8) Mary E. Phelps, age 1, b. MA
  Census	1860	Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  1) Steward Phelps, age 48, m, Cooper 2) Priscilla           , age 39, f, 3) Luther Phelps, age 20, m,  J--- Cooper 4) Stillman Phelps, age 18, m, Farm laborer, RE $1000, Pers $600, b. Mass., Attended School 5) Lucy Ann, age 9, f, b. Mass., Attended School 6) Clarissa, age 7, f, b. Mass., Attended School 7) Mary E., age 6, f, b. Mass., Attended School 8) Anna, age 4, f, b. Mass. 9) Susan, age, 1, f, b. Mass.
  Census	1880	Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States   [6]
  a1) Brown, Abby E., w, f, age 38, Widow, Keeping House, born in Mass as were both parents 2) _____, Bertha E., w, f, age 20, Daughter, unmarried, at Home, born in Mass as were both parents 3) _____, Mamie F., w, f, age 14, Daugh, unmarried, At School, born in Mass 4) Phelps, Luther, w, m, age 38, Boarder, unmarried, Maker of Cooper Stock, born in Mass as were both parents
  Census	1900	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  37 Union Park 1) Leighton, Ida S., Head, W, F, b. Dec, 1862, age 37, S, b. Maine as was Father, Mother b. in Massachusetts, Rented Home. 16) Miscellaneous Lodgers 18) Wright, Esta, Servant, B, F, b. May 1870, age 30, b. in Washington as were both parents, servant 19) Phelps, Luther S., Lodger, W, M, b. May 1840, age 60, Single, b. in Massachusetts as were both parents, no occupation
  Census	1910	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   [8]
  29 Longfellow Street 1) Phelps, Luther S., Head, m, w, age 69, Married once for 6 years, born in Massachusetts as were both parents, Real Estate profession, OA, yes, yes, Owned, mortgage free House, Farm schedule #71 2) _____, Ida S., f, w, Wife, age 47, Married once for 6 years, o out of o children living, born in Maine as was father, mother born in Massachusetts, no profession
  Death	21 Sep 1915	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States   [9]
  Obituary	22 Sep 1915	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Boston Globe, p. 15 PHELPS— In Squantum, Mass. Sept. 21, Luther S. Phelps of 127 Huckins av. Interment at North Abington, Mass. Sept. 24. Fitchberg and Ayer papers please copy.
  Burial	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [10]
  	Luther Stewart Phelps Headstone
  	Luther and Ida (Leighton) Phelps Headstone, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Abington, Mass. Inscription: PHELPS / Luther S. Phelps / 1840-1915 / His Wife / Ida S. Leighton / 1862-1941 Plot: 1589 Section K - 3
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  Person ID	I5100	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Stuard PHELPS,   b. 26 Sep 1811, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 10 Jul 1893, Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Priscilla WINSLOW,   b. 28 Dec 1821, Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Feb 1867, Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1840	Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F1268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Susan LEIGHTON,   b. Dec 1862, Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 1941, , Volusia County, Florida, United States (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	19 Aug 1903	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F1316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 May 1840 - Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1850 - Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Census - Massachusetts State - 1855 - Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1860 - Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1880 - Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1900 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 19 Aug 1903 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1910 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Death - 21 Sep 1915 - Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Obituary - 22 Sep 1915 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Burial - - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I5100&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Luther Stewart PHELPS."