Sarah Root

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Groom's Name: William Hoar
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Bride's Name: Persis Gunn
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Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1797
Marriage Place: Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50178-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-VR
Source Film Number: 0886883
Reference Number: 2:3C0QPVV
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Groom's Name: William Hoar
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Bride's Name: Sophia Root
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Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1815
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50178-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 886883
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Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

"William Hoar, of Deerfield, shall be allowed to take the name of William Hanson, and that his several minor children shall be allowed to take the same name, viz.: Lucy Hanson, Ariel Hanson, Submit Hanson, Flavilla Hanson, John Milton Hanson, Caroline Hanson, Melinda Hanson, Persis Hanson, and Edwin Hanson. June 12, 1818"
http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/name/36.jpg

Note his wife Persis was deceased at the time of the name change.

[[Email from Joyce S.
adult children of William Hansan and Persis Gunn: Malinda, John, Lucy
1850 Census of Mt Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iahenry/census/176b.htm
LAST NAME,FIRST NAME,AGE,SEX,RACE,OCCUP. ,VAL.,BIRTHPLACE,MRD.,SCH
Riggs, Harpin 40 M Cooper 1,800 Connecticut
Riggs, Melinda 36 F Massachusetts
Riggs, Warren H 13 M Ohio X
Riggs, Persis M 9 M [??] Iowa X
Riggs, Phebe A 5 F Iowa X
Riggs, Maria J 2 F Iowa X
REMARKS: Think Attend school is in error
Riggs, John L 1 M Iowa
Orton, Roger 17 M Ohio
Note all the birth years are a little different.

Son of William Hanson & Persis Gunn.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County, Iowa
Chicago: Acme Publishing Company, 1888.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iahenry/twphistory.htm
"Center Township - p.680 THE history of this township is connected with that of the city of Mt. Pleasant. James Dawson has the honor of being the first settler, locating here in the spring of 1834. Among others who came in early were Presley Saunders, John M. Hanson, M. H. Barnes, J. Wilson and Levi Smith. The township comprises all of township 71 north, of range 6 west, and is a fine body of land, two-thirds of which is prairie."

1850 Census of Center Twp, Henry County, IA Center Twp
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iahenry/census/187a.htm
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME,AGE,SEX,RACE,OCCUP.,VAL.,BIRTHPLACE,MRD.,SCH.
32 390 390 Hanson John M 43 M Farmer 1,600 Massachusetts 33 390 390 Hanson Laura Ann 28 F Ohio 34 390 390 Hanson George 16 M Farmer Ohio X 35 390 390 Hanson William S 14 M Ohio X 36 390 390 Hanson Charles 9 M Iowa X 37 390 390 Hanson Lauretta 7 F Iowa X 38 390 390 Hanson Henry 4 M Iowa X 39 390 390 Hanson Louisa 2 F Iowa 40 390 390 Hanson Franklin 1/12 M Iowa
Note all the birth years are a little different.
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
Thursday, Aug. 7, 1879
Local Matters.
http://www.iowaoldpress.com/IA/Henry/1879/AUG.html
Died: at North Boston, N.Y., August 1879, Mrs. Submit Clapp, aged 77- sisters of John M. Hanson, Mrs. M. Riggs, and Mrs. P.H. Fisher of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Mrs. P.H. Fisher??? Is this Persis? Could not find her in Iowa.
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Husband
JOHN MILTON HANSON
Birth: 25 JUL 1807 Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Death: 03 APR 1887
1 Wife
Laurette-Lauriette Smith
Birth:About 1811 Of, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Marriage: JAN 1839 Of, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
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Also have: Birth: 22 FEB 1808 Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts
Father: Samuel Smith of Deerfield
Mother: Abigail Hosley
2 Wife
LAURA ANN WOOD
Birth:
Marriage: 10 FEB 1841 Henry, Iowa
Death: 24 FEB 1852
Husband Age at Marriage: 33
Wife Age at Marriage: 16
Father: Daniel WOOD
Mother: Edith ATHENS
Wife
Eliza Farr
Birth: << 1841> <
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Marriage: 10 JUN 1862 <
[ the Deerfield, Franklin, MA is incorrect, both were well established in Henry Co IA by then]
John may have had two other wives, one before Laurette-Lauriette Smith and one before/after Eliza Farr.
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Lucy Hanson's second husband
John LEWIS
Birth: 2 Jan 1798
Death: Place:Des Moines, IA
Father: Samuel LEWIS
Birth: 17 Sep 1766, Maryland
Death: 21 Dec 1851, Washington Co IA
Burial: Hillcrest cemetary, Brighton IA
Mother: Cassander LEASURE
Birth: 11 Mar 1772, Maryland
Death: 9 Mar 1851, Brighton Washington Co IA
Marriage(s):
Spouse:Mary DOUGLAS
Death: 15 Jul 1844
Spouse: Lucy HANSON CLAPP
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William married Persis Gunn on 11 Jan 1797 in Montague, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA. Persis (daughter of Asahel Gunn and Lucy Gunn) was born on 22 Feb 1779 in Montague, , Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 Nov 1814 in Deerfield, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]