Noah Cresey Greenwood (1811-1894) and Susan Tarbox (1824-1863), Maine

Susan Tarbox was born on 13 June 1824, New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, the tenth of eleven children born to William Tarbox and Judith Haskell, but the last of the children to have descendants today.

Susan married Noah Cresey Greenwood, 17 June 1845 in New Gloucester. They were the parents of five children, although the two youngest died in childhood and Susan, herself, died on 15 November 1863 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine just three months after the death of her fifth child.

Children:

  1. Louis DeAlvere, born 20 April 1846, probably in Farmington, Franklin, Maine; died 12 October 1885, Portland, Cumberland, Maine; married Bertha Hannah Hall, 10 November 1867, Portland, Cumberland, Maine.

Louis, or his parents, shared a photo of himself with his uncle, George Rogers Tarbox, taken c1870:

Louis and Bertha were the parents of six children, three of whom have descendants:

  1. Ralph Hall, born 10 July 1868, Maine; died 1 October 1935, Maine; married Rachel E. Greeley, 10 February 1887, Maine. They were the parents of one son – Louis DeAlva, born 21 July 1887, Maine; died 16 November 1965, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Louis married and also had one son and there are descendants today.
  2. Maude Isabelle, born 9 July 1870, Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died 1945; married Malcolm Grant Clark, 26 October 1892, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. They were the parents of one son, Douglas Graeme Clark, born 15 July 1894 in Portland; died 10 March 1961, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida; married Florence Ada Hazen, 5 March 1927, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, New York. They were the parents of three children, two sons and a daughter, and there are descendants today.
  3. Charles Austin, born 27 February 1881, Maine; died 1922, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; unmarried. Charles has no descendants today.
  4. Louis DeAlvere, born 20 March 1882, Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died 19 July 1882, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Louis has no descendants.
  5. Josephine May, born 5 November 1883, Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died 17 February 1971, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont; married Guy Anderson Richardson, c1905. They were the parents of two daughters, Reitha Greenwood, born 17 February 1907; died 9 May 1999, both in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont; unmarried and Hilda Barstow, born 8 January 1909; died 23 July 1997, both in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont; married John Jacob Austad, 28 March 1938, Portsmouth, Rockingham, Vermont. John and Hilda have descendants today.
  6. Florence Gray, born 8 April 1885; died 15 April 1885, both in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Florence has no descendants.

This wraps up the children and grandchildren of William Tarbox and Judith Haskell of New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine. I still find it quite unusual for a New England family for a couple to have eleven children, but only five of whom have descendants and then to have 34 grandchildren, but only 14 of them having descendants, particularly since so many of these people lived to adulthood and married.

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