The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
Birth1 Nov 1800, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ®1, ®272, ®76, ®210, ®212, ®273
Death28 May 1841, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ®1, ®214, ®274, ®275, ®210, ®212, ®73
Burialaft 28 May 1841, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ®212, ®214, ®276
MemoCenter or Old Cemetery
OccupationStone Mason ®8
Cause of deathHeart attack ®8
FatherIsaiah MOODY SR. (1773-1835)
MotherPhila ALEXANDER (1781-1869)
Misc. Notes
Their marriage was published by Town Clerk Xenophon Janes on 12 Dec 1827. ®277 They were married by John Nevers, Justice of the Peace on 3 January 1828. On 1 June 1830 Edwin and Betsey were both 20-30 years old and had one boy and one girl both under five years of age. Living with them were a man 15-20 years old (probably brother Noah, 17) and a man 20-30 years old (probably brother Lucius, 25). ®278 He renounced the administration of his father's estate in 1835. They were both 30-40 years old and had 4 boys under 5, 1 boy 5-10, 1 boy and one girl 10-15 on the 1840 Census. He worked in manufacturing and the trades. ®270 He died of a heart attack in 1841 while out chopping wood and left his wife, Betsy, with 9 children to raise. ®8
“Edwin Moody, a stonemason with a small farm in the northern part of the town was a genial, shiftless, lazy fellow, adored by his wife Betsey and their numerous offspring, popular with the neighbors, but addicted to more whiskey than was good for his heart. He died suddenly May 28, 1841, when Dwight was four; and died bankrupt. The creditor, Richard Colton, swept in and distrained everything he could, including most of the furniture, the horse and buggy, the cows except for one calf he did not discover. The older boys hid their father's tools, and the dower law of Massachusetts prevented Colton turning the widow out of the house. Next month Betsey bore posthumous twins, Sam and Lizzie, making nine children of which Dwight was the fifth son; he now had six brothers and two sisters. He was the son of Isaiah and Phila (Alexander) Moody. Isaiah was a first cousin of Simeon Pomeroy Moody, both being grandsons of Joseph and Sarah (Kellogg) Moody. Edwin like his father was a brick mason and brick maker, and undoubtedly the old brick houses and chimneys of Northfield are attributable to the hands of Isaiah Moody and his sons. Of at least one, the record of building is extant, that of Mrs. Nims, and we know the bricks were purchased by Isaiah and laid by Edwin and Noah, his sons.” ®73
Spouses
Birth5 Feb 1805, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ®288, ®218, ®76, ®289, ®290, ®291, ®73
Memoage 90 years, 11 months and 22 days = 4 Feb 1805
Death26 Jan 1896, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ®292, ®293, ®73
Burialaft 26 Jan 1896, East Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ®73
MemoCenter Cemetery
OccupationHousekeeper
FatherLuther HOLTON (1777-1835)
MotherBetsey HODGES (1781-1845)
Misc. Notes
For more information, see the history of Dwight Lyman Moody, her son. On 1 June 1850 she was a widow, age 45, with real estate valued at $1000 and lived in Northfield, Massachusetts with her children Cornelia M, age 21, George F, age 17, Edwin, age 15, Dwight L., age 13, Warren L., age 11, Samuel H., age 8, and Elizabeth C., age 8. ®218 On 1 June 1860 she lived in Northfield with Samuel H., age 18, a farmer and Elizabeth C., age 18. Betsy is the head of the household with real estate valued at $700. Her son, George F., age 27 had the farm next to her. ®285 In 1870 she lives with her son George's family and has real estate valued at $1000 and personal property valued at $400. ®294 On 1 June 1880 Betsey, 76, is keeping house for her son Edwin, 46, who is working as a laborer. They live on the farm of her son George. ®286 The Northfield Death Certificate records her death as 26 Jan 1896 at age 90 years, 11 months and 22 days. ®275
Family ID70
Marriage3 Jan 1828, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ®295, ®212, ®8, ®296, ®297
Marr MemoIntentions 30 Dec 1827
 Cornelia Mariah (1832-1908)
 George Frederick (1833-1905)
 Edwin J. (1834-1907)
 Luther Holton (1835-1890)
 Dwight Lyman Ryther (1837-1899)
 Warren Lyman (1838-1896)
 Elizabeth Clapp "Lizzie" (Twin) (1841-1945)
 Samuel Holton (Twin) (1841-1876)
Last Modified 13 Aug 2013Created 9 Mar 2018 using Reunion v12.0 for Macintosh
Created 1 April 2018 by David L. Moody

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