She was George A. Arms second wife 335and lived with him in 1860, 1870 and 1880 in Greenfield, Massachusetts.323 944 946 Frances Ward Arms died a widow on 23 April 1901 in Greenfield, Massachusetts at age 78 years 5 months and 12 days of old age. She was buried at Deerfield. She had been born at Dummerston, Vermont to John Foster Stearns and Catherine Knapp, both of whom had been born in Dummerston. 1478Frances and George had no children.952

On 1 June 1850 George A. Arms is a 35 year old merchant tailor, had been born in Deerfield and now lived in Rockingham, Vermont with his wife, Eunice S., age 33, daughter Ellen S., age 2, and George A. Allen, age 16 . 945On 1 June 1860 George was a 45 year old hardware dealer in Greenfield, Massachusetts with a real estate value of $14,000 and a personal property value of $2000. He lived with Frances W., age 37 and born in Vermont, Ellen L., age 12 and born in Massachusetts, Jenny M., age 7 and born in Vermont, John Moody, age 20 and born in Massachusetts, and Margaret Collins, age 16, and born in Ireland. 323 On 1 June 1870 George is a 55 year old hardware dealer in Greenfield, Massachusetts with real estate valued at $25000 and a personal estate valued at $30000. He lived with his second wife, Francis W., age 47, and children Ellen S., a single 23 year old school teacher and Jennie M., a 17 year old student, his mother Avice S., 52 and born in Massachusetts with a personal estate of $500, and a 22 year old clerk, his son in law, John M. Sheldon, born in Massachusetts. 946On 1 June 1880 George was a hardware dealer in Greenfield, Massachusetts. He was age 65 and had been born in Massachusetts. Living with him are his wife, Frances M. Arms, age 58 and born in Vermont, and a 33 year old servant Betsey Burks, born in Ireland. Frances’ parents had been both born in Vermont. 944 Francis W. was his second wife. In 1892 George A. Arms lived at 13 High Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts.947 He died on 15 May 1897 at age 82 years 2 months and 8 days of exhaustion. His wife survived him. He was buried in Deerfield. His parents were Christopher R. Arms and Avice Stebbins, both born in Deerfield.1470

He was Frances Stearns first husband. He was editor of the Chicopee Journal, active and prominent in political, military and church affairs.952