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Parish Registers- Sudbury, Suffolk

bpt. 10 Dec. 1753 Sudbury, Suffolk
m. MARY ______

The name of Roger is very rare in the Martin family. A search through the records of Hockley does not reveal any Martin families in that town prior to 1786. The only Roger in the IGI is the one bpt. in Sudbury in 1753. This Roger Martin then disappears from the Sudbury records (as do most of his Martin relatives) and a Roger Martin appears in Hockley. Unfortunately, no marriage record or other link has been found to firmly attach Roger of Sudbury with Roger of Hockley, although Roger naming his oldest son after his father Thomas makes a good case for this link.

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Parish Registers- Hockley, Southminster, Sudbury

bpt. 23 July 1786 Hockley, Essex
m. 29 May 1806 Southminster, Essex, MARY (2) SHADE (b.28 June 1787 Southminster)
bur. 4 Jan. 1844 Southminster, Essex

Thomas was a shopkeeper and owned two tenements on the corner of the High St. and the road to Tillingham where he was living in 1840 along with Henry Martin.

The marriage record for Thomas and Mary in the Southminster records lists Thomas as being from the parish of Asheldham, however, a search of these records does not reveal any information. The only Martin entry in these records from 1760 to 1800 is for the marriage of Rosamund Martin to Robert Abdey in 1772. A search through the IGI at FamilySearch.org for Thomas Martin in Essex came up with a list of possibilities. One entry which agreed with his approximate date of birth was the Thomas who was bpt. at Hockley. Further searching produced an entry for Henry as well. A look at the map revealed the scribe's error in the marriage record... Hockley is next to the town of Ashingdon. Thomas was from Ashingdon, not Asheldham, an easy mistake to make. The dead end in the Martin genealogy caused by this error in the marriage record took over 20 years to discover and without the advantage of having the IGI available would probably never have been solved. Henry's connection is solidified by the naming of his children: Thomas, after his brother; and Mary after his mother.

Map of Southminster

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Asheldham Parish Records- typescript copy at the Society of Genealogists (location of the originals is unknown)
Southminster parish records
1841 & 1851 Census Reports for Southminster
1841 Census Report for Bradwell

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b. 4 Mar. 1814 Southminster, Essex
m. 29 May 1837 Bradwell Juxta Mare, Essex, ELIZABETH ANN WOOLVETT (b.c.1818 Brightlingsea, Essex)

William was a master house carpenter and is mentioned in White's Directory in 1848 and he was on the electoral rolls for 1861-5. William lived on Providence Lane (Albert Place) in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.

1841 Census for Burham-On-Crouch
                  1861 Census for Burham-On-Crouch

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1841 & 1861 Census Reports for Burnham, Essex
John Dowding- Burnham-on-Crouch & District Local History & Amenity Society
Naturalization Records, National Archives, Washington,
D.C., U.S. Circuit Court, Portland, ME, Vol.3, p.152

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b. 7 July 1851 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
m.c.1872 LAVINIA (13) TRUSSELL (bpt.23 Aug. 1846, Tillingham, Essex, d. 15 Apr. 1913 Portland, ME)
d. 19 Sept. 1919 Portland, Maine
bur. Forest City Cemetery, South Portland

William was a casket maker and a carpenter. Sometime before 1874 he and his family moved to London where they lived at 4 Clarendon Cottages in Deptford.

Then to move on to greener pastures, William and his family left Liverpool 19 July 1883 on the Circassian originally bound for Australia but, for some reason they disembarked in Quebec, P.Q. On the first of August 1884 they entered the United States at Island Pond, Vt. where they remained three years. Island Pond was much larger then than it is today as it was the site of the first international railroad junction in the country on the line from Montreal to Portland. At the time thirteen tracks passed through town and the place was lively with railroad men and loggers (as well as with a few immigrants).(1) The Martins lived in that part of town called Brighton (there is a very lovely state park on the lake in Brighton). Family tradition states that the family did not want to stay in Canada so ventured across the border to Vermont, not wanting to travel further due to having an infant in tow and Lavinia was again pregnant the following year. It is also interesting to note that family tradition also says that Minnie dated Charles Vallee, father of Hubert Prior Vallee (better know as Rudy Vallee, leader of the famed "Connecticut Yankees" band). This is certainly a possibility as the Vallee family was from Island Pond and Rudy was actually born there. The ages of Minnie and Charles would also work out as he was born in 1868. The family probably would have had some contact after moving to Maine as Charles moved to Westbrook where he owned the local pharmacy (his famous son Rudy is buried in St. Hyacinthe's cemetery in Westbrook).(2)

Young William at the age of 12 rode a bicycle to Portland, ME to find work. During the voyage he carried a gun because he was afraid of wild dogs but, fortunately, none were encountered. Shortly after his arrival in Portland the rest of the family followed.

William continued his trade in Portland and built the cabinet work for what was at the time the second largest pipe organ in the State. In 1900 the family was living at 60 Tyng St. and William was working for the YMCA.

William Martin's Naturalization Papers

1900 Census Index Entry

Photo of William and Lavinia Martin c.1900

Upon his death the family donated $100.00 to the Park St. Methodist Church in Portland which was used to furnish a Sunday School in Peking, China. To commemorate this gift the church issued a calendar with a photograph of William and a drawing of the school.

Methodist Church calendar-1921

William Martin's Will

Queries and Replies Published in the Maldon and Burham Standard-1981

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(1) History of Island Pond from brochure from Brighton State Park
(2) Traditions from Milton Martin as told to him by his father. Rudy Vallee: Franco-American and Man From Maine- C. Stewart Doty- Maine Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 1, summer 1993 pp.2-19

Quebec Passenger Lists- Canadian Archives, Ottawa- microfilm roll No. C-4533 ship No.67
Census of the United States, 1900, Portland, ME
Naturalization Records- National Archives, Washington, D.C., U.S. Circuit Court, Portland, ME, Vol.3, p.152
Cumberland County Registry of Probate

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b. 27 July 1874, 4 Clarendon Cottages, Deptford, London
m. 28 June 1899 Portland, ME, MAY ESTELLE (6) McCAUSLAND (b. 25 Oct. 1874 Farmingdale, ME, d. 1968 Revere, MA)
d. 4 July 1939 Revere, MA
bur. Puritan Lawn Cemetery, Lynnfield, MA

William E. Martin's birth certificate

After arriving in Portland, William went to work for Loring, Short and Harmon where he met May Estelle.

1900 Census Index Entry

In 1904 the family moved to Waterbury, CT then to Lowell, MA by 1907 and then finally to Revere, MA in 1912.

William and May (McCausland) Martin c.1899

William and May (McCausland) Martin c. 1935

William became a citizen 9 Sept. 1892 in Portland, ME.

William Martin's Naturalization Papers

The following article was published in the Revere Journal 6 July 1939 at his death:

"Revere lost one of its finest citizens this week in the death of William E. Martin. He died at his home, 27 Eustis St., Tuesday evening of heart trouble. He had started on a trip to Washington a few weeks ago and was obliged to discontinue his trip when he was taken with a heart attack in Bridgeport, Conn. He was just home from Bridgeport a week when he passed away.

Mr. Martin was in his 65th year. He was born in London, England and had been in this country since the age of nine. He had lived in Revere for the past 26 years. For 27 years he was employed at the Forbes Lithograph plant in Chelsea.

Mr. Martin was interested in everything good for Revere. He gave up much of his time in the interests of the Boy Scouts. As chairman of the board of trustees of Ye Old Burying Ground, he contributed a great deal of time and effort to the upkeep of this historic spot. He was interested in the drive for funds with which to errect the Legion building and raised over $600 personally. There was no civic movement in Revere to which Mr. Martin did not give his best efforts and help in every possible way.

He was a member of Eagle lodge, K. of P., and the Revere Men's Club" and an active member of the First Baptist Church.

William Martin's Obituary in the Revere Journal

William Martin's death certificate

William Martin's Past Grand Chancelor Pin- Knights of Pythias

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William and May and all of their children c. 1919

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General Register Office- London, England
Portland V.R.
Naturalization Records- National Archives, Washington, D.C., Cumberland Co. Superior Court, Portland, ME, Vol.11, p.87
Revere V.R.
Revere Journal- 6 July 1939, Boston Public Library

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b. 25 Oct. 1913 Revere, MA
m. 10 Oct. 1936 Revere, MA, MARY EDITH (5) WHITTAKER (b. 24 Jan. 1915 Chelsea, MA, d. 11 Sept. 1999 York, ME, bur. 14 Sept. 1999 First Parish Cemetery, York, ME)
d. 1 Nov. 2000 York, ME
bur. 4 Nov., First Parish Cemetery, York

Milton grew up in Revere, MA and graduated from Revere High School in 1932.

Milton Martin

After graduation he worked for Wilson Co. Meat Packers in Springfield, MA before learning the printing trade from his brother Harold. He then worked for Rust Craft Greeting Card in Boston and then for General Electric in the Blueprint Division during World War II.

In 1947 he began his own lithography business on Lincoln Ave. in Saugus, MA under the name of Milton T. Martin Co., Lithographers. During this time the family lived in Cliftondale in Saugus, Lincoln St. in Melrose and Lockwood Lane in Topsfield. In 1966 he sold the lithography business to Milton Jr. and purchased a resort hotel in York Beach, ME and named it the Sea Latch Motor Inn. He retired in 1977.

Mary grew up in Chelsea, MA and graduated from Chelsea High School in 1934. She taught ceramics and china painting in her studio in Swampscott, MA and has also worked in oils and watercolors.

Milton and Mary Martin c.1940

Mary Martin

Milton and Mary Martin's Wedding- 10 Oct. 1936

Mary Martin and Milton Jr.

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Milton Jr., Paul and Jeffrey c.1959

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b. 7 Feb. 1957 Melrose, MA
m. 21 June 1986 Kennebunkport, ME, PAMELA ANN (6) NUNAN (b. 30 Jan. 1954 Biddeford, ME; see Vol.3)

Jeffrey lived in Melrose, MA at 16 Lincoln St. until 1961 when the family moved to 32 Lockwood Lane, Topsfield, MA. He graduated from Masconomet Regional High School with honors and was a member of the National Honor Society. After graduation he attended Wake Forest Univ. in Winston-Salem, NC and graduated cum laude in 1979 with a BA in biology and chemistry. While in college he was a member and officer of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the pre-medical honor society as well as a member of Circle K. After finishing at Wake Forest Univ. he received his MD degree from East Carolina Univ., School of Medicine in Greenville, NC in 1983. Upon graduation from medical school he completed his residency training in Family Practice at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, ME. He is currently a board certified Family Physician in Windham, ME, a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians a member of the Medical Staffs of Mercy Hospital, Maine Medical Center, and Westbrook Community Hospital, a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Maine Academy of Family Physicians, the Maine Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and a diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice. His interests outside of medicine include (of course) genealogy & local history, mineralogy, lapidary and silversmithing, gardening, and music. He is a deacon at the North Windham Union Church, United Church of Christ, founder and President of the Lakes Region Ecumenical Council, a member of the Windham Rotary Club where he has been on the board of directors, editor of The Windham Rotarian, and President for 1998-99, he was a member of the Windham School Committee, Windham Action Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, Windham Health Advisory Committee, the Windham Safety Committee, and a member of the Windham Republican Committee. He recieved a Certificate of Appreciation by the Greater Portland Council of Governments in 1993 for service to the community and was elected the Outstanding Young Mainer by the Windham Jaycees for 1993 and was one of five finalists at the state OYM competition. He most recently was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by the Windham Rotary Club.

Pamela graduated from Kennebunk High School in 1972 and received her RN degree from the Central Maine General Hospital, School of Nursing in 1974 with honors. She then taught in the school of nursing before becoming a full time employee of Central Maine Medical Center where she was involved with the Pediatric service and the normal and intensive care nurseries. She has been very involved in the Sunday School program at the North Windham Union Church and is currently the superintendant. She is also on the Board of Missions for the church.

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