Lorenzo West

1820 - 1899  (79 years)

• Name	Lorenzo West
  Birth	11 Mar 1820	Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts   [13]
  Married to	Abt 1842 (Age 22)  [14]
  (1) Mary Ann Claflin of Worcester, Massachusetts. Their intentions were filed in Petersham, Massachusetts 23 July 1842. Issue: 1. Mary E. West (1831-1860) 2. George L. West (1843-1847) 3. Alfred C. West (1850-1850)
  Census	1850 (Age 30)	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Married to	15 Jun 1853 (Age 33)	Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [6, 8, 12]
  (2) Mary Alden, the daughter of Pliney and Elizabeth Alden. She was born in 1821 and died in 1852. Issue: 1. Herbert L. West (1854-1858) 2. Jennie M. West (c1855-____) Lorenzo had a daughter, Jennie West, by a previous marriage who married J. Harry Pond and lived in Athol, Massachusetts. He was the village sexton and undertaker in Petersham, Massachusetts.
  	Marriage Record of Mary Alden and Lorenzo West
  Census	1855	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Age: 35
  Draft Registration	1863	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [15]
  He registered for the Civil War Draft
  Age: 43
  	Civil War Draft Registration of Lorenzo West
  Census	1870	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Age: 50
  Census	1880 (Age 60)	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Lorenzo is listed as a boot bottomer.
  Death	29 Sep 1899	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [7, 8, 13]
  	Cause: Disease of the heart
  		Death Record of Lorenzo West
  Burial	Aft 29 Sep 1899	East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [8]
  		Gravestone of Lorenzo West and his first wife and children
  Person ID	I291	| Spouse of a Delvee
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Orrin West,   b. 1791, Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Mother	Alma Alden,   b. 26 Aug 1795, Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. 21 Jun 1855, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1816
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years - She : ~ 20 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ruth Delvy,   b. 25 Jun 1833, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 25 Jul 1910, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	3 Oct 1860	Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [5, 6, 9, 10, 11]
  		Marriage Record of Sarah Simonds and Lorenzo West
  Age at Marriage	He : 40 years and 7 months - She : 27 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Mar 1820 - Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Census - 1850 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Married to - 15 Jun 1853 - Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1855 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 3 Oct 1860 - Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Draft Registration - 1863 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1870 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1880 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 29 Sep 1899 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - Aft 29 Sep 1899 - East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S826] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S674] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1850; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 304B; Image: 597 [S675] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1870; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_655; Page: 187A; Image: 378; Family History Library Film: 552154 [S673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1880; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 463A; Enumeration District: 822; Image: 0627 [S377] Allred, Paul W. Descendants of Peter Delvey, (Unknown place: manuscript, 11 November 2002). [S201] Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, volume I, ( New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907). [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 132138115 Lorenzo West [S965] History of Gill Genealogies, (unknown). [S189] Lint, A Ann. Descendants of Peter Delvee, (Willoughby, Ohio: mansuscript, 23 June 1999). [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Marriage Record of Sarah Simonds and Lorenzo West [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Marriage Record of Mary Alden and Lorenzo West [S799] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Death Record of Lorenzo West [S1002] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904). [S802] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).