Marriage date: 4 July 1851
Marriage place: Pittsfield, MA

Wife: Diana BALLARD
Birthdate: 17 April 1830
Birthplace: Tinmouth, VT
Death date: 25 March 1911
Place of death: Burrillville, RI
Burial: Glocester, RI
Father: James BALLARD
Mother: Lydia CHAMBERLAIN ?

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Dallas STAPLES
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1854
Birthplace: Vermont
Death date: 22 April 1923
Place of death: Burrillville, RI
Burial: Glocester, RI
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Spouse's name: Clara THOMPSON

Child No. 2: Henry STAPLES
Sex: M
Birthdate: 12 December 1857
Birthplace: Frankfort, Iowa
Death date: 1930
Place of death: Cranston, RI
Burial: Glocester, RI
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Spouse's name: Eliza MARTIN

Child No. 3: Florence STAPLES
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1860
Birthplace: unknown
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Burial: Glocester, RI
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Spouse's name: unmarried a Shaker

Child No. 4: Elnora
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1862
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Spouse's name: Jeremiah FLEMING

Child No. 5: Helen STAPLES
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1864
Birthplace:
Death date: 1903
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Burial: Glocester, RI
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Child No. 6: Lydia STAPLES
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Spouse's name: unmarried a SHAKER

Child No. 7: Edward STAPLES
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1872
Birthplace: Vermont
Death date: 1905
Place of death:
Burial: Glocester, RI
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Documentation:
* Civil War Veteran.
* He is in the New York census 1860.
* Death Burrillville, RI Bk. 1901-1928 p32.
* Census 1900 Vol.11:132 Sheet 7 line 36 Glocester, RI.
* Probate Burrillvville, RI BK.6:575 Diana's will.
* Deed of land Albert A. Wilder of Chelsea, MA P.81 Bk.2:575.
* Diana was a widow, Civil War pensioner ... received $9.00 a month.
Lived Iowa while Calvin served in Civil War. She came back and lived in Hawley, MA, No. Adams, MA, Conway, MA, Whitingham, VT, Millville, MA and Burrillville, RI.