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Abraham is living in Underhill in 1840. With him are: one male 15-20 (John b. 1822, age 18), one male 20-30 (David b. 1816, age 24). Abraham is in the 50-60 group (b. 1789, age 51). The woman of the family is in the 50-60 age group. If we accept Eunice's death as occurring in 1837, then Abraham has remarried. In 1850, Abraham is married to Anna. There is one item that gives the name of the woman he married as second wife:
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Name: Abraham Story
Spouse: Anna Woodworth
Parents: Abraham Story , Lucy Story
Birth Place: Essex, Chebacco Parish, MA
Birth Date: 23 December 1789
Marriage Date: 28 September 1838
Death Place: Underhill, Chittenden, VT
Death Date: 21 August 1837
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Notice that this accepts the date of 1837 for Abraham's death, but at the same time places his second marriage in 1838. It is clear from the censuses of 1850 and beyond that Abraham did NOT die in 1837; and this is just further evidence. What we now see is Eunice's death in May 1837; and Abraham's remarriage a little over a year later; the year waiting period was normal.
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Building the line of descent for David and for John was relatively easy. In the course of working it up, I found the excellent work of Barbara Kennedy, which is available both on ancestry.com and on RootsWeb. Her material allowed me to complete several marriages and fill in several items, and I am grateful to her.
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David's line ends early (see below for explanation), but John's continues beyond 1930. One thing that should be emphasized here, though, is the role that the census records of 1860 and 1870 played. In 1850, John was married to Rachel Purington, and was living in Underhill with her and her mother Delia. Delia lived a long life and remained with John until the end, helping to form a link between the generations, even after Rachel died and John remarried. Next door to John was an Abram Story, and it was the presence of Abram here next to John that gave me the first indication that perhaps Abraham had not died in 1837. This became certainty for me when I saw them in 1860 and 1870. The three men -- David, John and Abraham -- lived in neighboring houses. Given the ages of the men, the information contributed by Orlin and by others who had recorded names and dates in various places, and the fact that they remained together for so many decades, one must conclude that this is one family.
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