Wendell Phillips THAYER b. 2 Aug 1862 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 28 Jul 1893 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1862 - 1893 (30 years)

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Name	Wendell Phillips THAYER [1, 2]
Birth	2 Aug 1862	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [1]
Gender	Male
_UID	3836B9791C254468B772CB029E2FA79188AA
Census	1870	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [3]
1) Charles Nowell, age 53, m, w, Builder, born in Maine 2) Harriet A Nowell, age 34, f, w, Keeping house, born in Massachusetts 3) Adelaide H Nowell, age 26, f, w, at home, born in Massachusetts 4) Josephine Nowell, age 21, f, w, at home, born in Massachusetts 5) Charlotte Nowell, age 15, f, w, attending school, born in Massachusetts 6) Harrie T Nowell, age 14, m, w, attending school, born in Massachusetts 7) William T Nowell, age 11, m, w, attending school, born in Massachusetts 8) Wendell Nowell, age 8, m, w, attending school, born in Massachusetts 9) May H Nowell, age 4, f, w, at home, born in Massachusetts 10) Kate Rafity, age 29, f, w, Domestic help, born in Ireland 11) Mary Niel, age 19, f, w, Domestic help, born in Ireland
Census	1880	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [4]
Savin Hill Avenue 1) Charles Nowell, w, m, age 62, Builder, born in Maine as were both parents 2) Harriet Nowell, w, f, age 44, Wife, Keeping house, born in Massachusetts as were both parents 3) Charlotte E. Nowell, w, f, age 23, Daughter, at home, born in Massachusetts, father born in Massachusetts [sic], mother born in Vermont 4) Wendell P. Thayer, w, m, age 18, Step-son, Clerk/Sugar Refinery, born in Massachusetts as were both parents 5) Caroline T. Sylvester, w, f, age 20, Niece, at home, born in Massachusetts as were both parents 6) Mary Brady, w, f, age 20, Servant, Domestic Servant, born in Ireland as were both parents
Status	Never Married
Death	28 Jul 1893	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [5]
Burial	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Person ID	I6199	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	19 Aug 2023

Father	Charles NOWELL, b. 7 Jun 1817, York, York, Maine, United States d. 10 Aug 1901, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 84 years)
Relationship	Adopted
Mother	Harriet Amanda SANDERSON, b. 2 Sep 1836, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 13 May 1900, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 63 years)
Relationship	biological
Marriage	7 Jul 1869	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Family ID	F34	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Mother	Harriet Amanda SANDERSON, b. 2 Sep 1836, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 13 May 1900, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 63 years)
Relationship	biological
Family ID	F1844	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 2 Aug 1862 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1870 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1880 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 28 Jul 1893 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - - 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=I6199&tree=tree1: accessed 9 April 2025), "Wendell Phillips THAYER."

Sources

[S2411] "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915." Database with images., (FamilySearch.org. https://familysearch.org : 11 Mar 2018.), (https://familysearch.org : accessed 17 Jul 2022); Wendell Phillips Thayer, 2 Aug 1861; citing Boston Births for year 1861, p. 122.
[S2877] J. E. (John Eldridge) Frost, The Nowells of York, Maine, (New York : Frost, 1988; reprint, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 29 Aug 1989), 91-92.
[S714] Massachusetts, Suffolk County, 1870 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003), M593, roll M593_645, Boston, p. 325, dwelling 1915, family 2551, Charles Nowell, accessed 16 Apr 2009
[S1810] Massachusetts, Suffolk County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T9, roll T9_561, Boston, enumeration district (ED) 775, p. 39.1000, dwelling 222, family 275, Charles Nowell, accessed 16 Apr 2009
[S2439] "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001." Database with images., (FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 20 May 2014.), (https://familysearch.org : accessed 1 Sep 2022); Wendell P Thayer, 28 Jul 1893; citing Death, Boston, Suffolk, Mass., Mass. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston;FHL film #004274998, img.746.