Rhode Island Family Group Sheet for the Calvin Nelson STAPLES Family *********************************************** Copyright Shirley GREENE. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Shirley GREENE Email address: Husband: Calvin Nelson STAPLES Birthdate: 1827 Birthplace: No. ADAMS, MA Death date: 8 April 1864 Place of death: Iowa Burial: Glocester, RI Father: Welcome STAPLES Mother: Belinda JENKS 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 Marriage date: Marriage place: 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 Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Eliza MARTIN Child No. 3: Florence STAPLES Sex: F Birthdate: 1860 Birthplace: unknown Death date: Place of death: Burial: Glocester, RI Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: unmarried a Shaker Child No. 4: Elnora Sex: F Birthdate: 1862 Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Jeremiah FLEMING Child No. 5: Helen STAPLES Sex: F Birthdate: 1864 Birthplace: Death date: 1903 Place of death: Marriage date: Burial: Glocester, RI Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 6: Lydia STAPLES Sex: Birthdate: Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: 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 Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Civil War Veteran.......He is in the New York census 1860........Death Burrillville, R.I. Bk. 1901-1928 p32.......Census 1900 Vol.11:132 Sheet 7 line 36 Glocester, RI....Probate Burrillvville, R>I> 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, R.I .