Thomas Haley
Rank: Pvt Co: F Age: 33 Residence: Biddeford Birthplace: Saco Occupation: dentist
Married/Single: S Height: 6' 0.5 Eyes: Bl Hair: Br Complexion: Lt
THOMAS HALEY, the son of Mark and Lydia Ann (Hill) Haley, was born in Saco, Maine on 14 Nov 1829 [grave]. He died in Biddeford, Maine on 10 May 1892, aged 62 yrs [ME Death Rec], and was buried there, in Greenwood Cemetery (stone is very dirty and hard to read in this photograph).
He was married in Biddeford, Maine, on 31 Dec 1863 [ME Marr Rec; Portland Advertiser, 1/9/1864], to ISABELLA WEST. She was born in Freeport, Maine circa Aug 1835 [1900 census], and died some time after the 1930 census. Her burial place is not yet known.
Thomas attended the Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH, graduating there in 1854. The following year, he began his dentistry studies with Dr Haskell of Biddeford, taking over his business in 1862. While in the 27th Maine, a fire in Biddeford destroyed the Union Block on 20 Dec, where Dr. Haley had his office. His equipment, stored away while he was serving, was lost in the flames ($1000 in property). After returning from the war, he resumed his practice. He continued his education at the Harvard Dental School, graduating in 1869. In 1871, he and Charles E Hussey formed a dentistry partnership, their office located on Main Street in Biddeford. In 1885, due to illness, he sold off his share and moved south. He soon returned, however, and began a new practice.
Thomas was a charter member, and at one time was president, of the Maine Dental Society. He was also a member of the Merrimac Valley Dental Association, having served as a vice-president. He also served in several other social organizations, such as the Palestine Lodge of Masons, the Odd Fellows, York County Good Templars, and the Biddeford-Saco Building Club [obit, Boston Herald, 5/11/1892; obit, Lewiston Evening Journal, 5/11/1892; The Dental Cosmos, Vol 34, pg 501-2].
Thomas and Isabella had five children [1900, 1910 censuses], b. in Biddeford:
i. EVERETT T HALEY, born 19 Jan 1865, Biddeford; died 20 Nov 1865 [ME Death Rec]. A stone with "Evie" inscribed on it in Haley plot, Greenwood Cemetery [YCCI, pg 263].
ii. WILLIAM T HALEY, b. ca 1867; died on 31 Mar 1883 [grave], or on 3 Apr [ME Death Rec], aged 16 yrs, 7 mos. Mortuary notice in The Union and Journal (Biddeford), dated 6 Apr '83, does not list cause of death. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Biddeford.
iii. FRANK A HALEY, b. Nov 1869 [1900 census]; d. after 1930 [census]. He was married, on 15 June 1898 in Biddeford [ME Marr Rec], to STELLA MAY RUMERY. The dau of John W and Carrie M Rumery, she was b. in Biddeford ca Aug 1870 [1900 census]. Both were alive in 1920, living in Canton, MA. Frank was a house carpenter. They had one child:
1. Leon Thomas Haley, b. 10 Mar 1899 in Boston, MA [MA Birth Rec]; d. 15 Dec 1992 [SSDI]. In 1918, he was a student at Clark College [WWI Draft Card].
iv. HARRY WEST HALEY, b. 16 Oct 1872; d. 25 Sept 1952 [Mason Membership Card]. Married on 8 Aug 1910 in Le Mars, IA [Iowa Marr, 1809-1952] to JOSEPHINE PEARL FREEMAN, dau of Wilbert S and Mary (Adams) Freeman. She was born in Le Mars, IA [marr rec], and was alive in 1952. After their marriage, they briefly lived in Detroit, Michigan, before settling in Wellesley, MA, where Harry lived for 38 years. He was a dentist, having attended Harvard Dental School and Harvard College [obit, Boston Herald, 9/26/1952, pg 41]. They had two children:
1. Eleanor Haley, b. MI ca 1911.
2. Thomas F Haley, b. Detroit, MI ca 1913. Marr Virginia S Davis on 9 Jan 1937 in Portsmouth, NH [NH Marr Rec]. Lived in South Portland, 1940 census.
v. CHARLES MARK HALEY, b. 19 Jan 1875 [WWI Draft Card, 1918]; d. unk. Married to IDA S, date not known. She was b. ca 1877 in CA [1920 census]. He moved by 1918 to Martinez, California, where he worked as an accounting clerk for the Shell Co.oil refinery [WWI Draft Card; 1920 census].
Additional Source Data:
1850 St Albans, Somerset, Maine census: hh 628/673
1860 Biddeford, York, Maine census (pg 37): hh 275/285
1870 Biddeford census (pg 133): hh 883/976
1880 Biddeford census (pg 35): hh 264/343
1890 Biddeford Veteran Schedule
1900 Boston, Suffolk, MA census (pg ): hh 188/222; Isabella Haley w/ sons Harry and Charles
1910 Boston census (pg 9B): liv 974 South St; Isabella liv w/ Harry
1920 Wellesley, MA census
1930 Wellesley census (pg 2B): Isabella liv with son Harry and his family
- a Sons of the American Revolution application lists Mark Haley (12/24/1799 - 7/6/1853), Lydia Ann Hill (11/25/1800 - 3/15/1868), their marr on 2/21/1827. This applicant's line extends through their dau Lydia Ann, who marr James H Foss. The obit of Thomas' sister Melinda (buried in his plot in Greenwood and shown as "sister") in 1900 mentions this sister Lydia, confirming the relationship and parentage between them.
He was married in Biddeford, Maine, on 31 Dec 1863 [ME Marr Rec; Portland Advertiser, 1/9/1864], to ISABELLA WEST. She was born in Freeport, Maine circa Aug 1835 [1900 census], and died some time after the 1930 census. Her burial place is not yet known.
Thomas attended the Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH, graduating there in 1854. The following year, he began his dentistry studies with Dr Haskell of Biddeford, taking over his business in 1862. While in the 27th Maine, a fire in Biddeford destroyed the Union Block on 20 Dec, where Dr. Haley had his office. His equipment, stored away while he was serving, was lost in the flames ($1000 in property). After returning from the war, he resumed his practice. He continued his education at the Harvard Dental School, graduating in 1869. In 1871, he and Charles E Hussey formed a dentistry partnership, their office located on Main Street in Biddeford. In 1885, due to illness, he sold off his share and moved south. He soon returned, however, and began a new practice.
Thomas was a charter member, and at one time was president, of the Maine Dental Society. He was also a member of the Merrimac Valley Dental Association, having served as a vice-president. He also served in several other social organizations, such as the Palestine Lodge of Masons, the Odd Fellows, York County Good Templars, and the Biddeford-Saco Building Club [obit, Boston Herald, 5/11/1892; obit, Lewiston Evening Journal, 5/11/1892; The Dental Cosmos, Vol 34, pg 501-2].
Thomas and Isabella had five children [1900, 1910 censuses], b. in Biddeford:
i. EVERETT T HALEY, born 19 Jan 1865, Biddeford; died 20 Nov 1865 [ME Death Rec]. A stone with "Evie" inscribed on it in Haley plot, Greenwood Cemetery [YCCI, pg 263].
ii. WILLIAM T HALEY, b. ca 1867; died on 31 Mar 1883 [grave], or on 3 Apr [ME Death Rec], aged 16 yrs, 7 mos. Mortuary notice in The Union and Journal (Biddeford), dated 6 Apr '83, does not list cause of death. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Biddeford.
iii. FRANK A HALEY, b. Nov 1869 [1900 census]; d. after 1930 [census]. He was married, on 15 June 1898 in Biddeford [ME Marr Rec], to STELLA MAY RUMERY. The dau of John W and Carrie M Rumery, she was b. in Biddeford ca Aug 1870 [1900 census]. Both were alive in 1920, living in Canton, MA. Frank was a house carpenter. They had one child:
1. Leon Thomas Haley, b. 10 Mar 1899 in Boston, MA [MA Birth Rec]; d. 15 Dec 1992 [SSDI]. In 1918, he was a student at Clark College [WWI Draft Card].
iv. HARRY WEST HALEY, b. 16 Oct 1872; d. 25 Sept 1952 [Mason Membership Card]. Married on 8 Aug 1910 in Le Mars, IA [Iowa Marr, 1809-1952] to JOSEPHINE PEARL FREEMAN, dau of Wilbert S and Mary (Adams) Freeman. She was born in Le Mars, IA [marr rec], and was alive in 1952. After their marriage, they briefly lived in Detroit, Michigan, before settling in Wellesley, MA, where Harry lived for 38 years. He was a dentist, having attended Harvard Dental School and Harvard College [obit, Boston Herald, 9/26/1952, pg 41]. They had two children:
1. Eleanor Haley, b. MI ca 1911.
2. Thomas F Haley, b. Detroit, MI ca 1913. Marr Virginia S Davis on 9 Jan 1937 in Portsmouth, NH [NH Marr Rec]. Lived in South Portland, 1940 census.
v. CHARLES MARK HALEY, b. 19 Jan 1875 [WWI Draft Card, 1918]; d. unk. Married to IDA S, date not known. She was b. ca 1877 in CA [1920 census]. He moved by 1918 to Martinez, California, where he worked as an accounting clerk for the Shell Co.oil refinery [WWI Draft Card; 1920 census].
Additional Source Data:
1850 St Albans, Somerset, Maine census: hh 628/673
1860 Biddeford, York, Maine census (pg 37): hh 275/285
1870 Biddeford census (pg 133): hh 883/976
1880 Biddeford census (pg 35): hh 264/343
1890 Biddeford Veteran Schedule
1900 Boston, Suffolk, MA census (pg ): hh 188/222; Isabella Haley w/ sons Harry and Charles
1910 Boston census (pg 9B): liv 974 South St; Isabella liv w/ Harry
1920 Wellesley, MA census
1930 Wellesley census (pg 2B): Isabella liv with son Harry and his family
- a Sons of the American Revolution application lists Mark Haley (12/24/1799 - 7/6/1853), Lydia Ann Hill (11/25/1800 - 3/15/1868), their marr on 2/21/1827. This applicant's line extends through their dau Lydia Ann, who marr James H Foss. The obit of Thomas' sister Melinda (buried in his plot in Greenwood and shown as "sister") in 1900 mentions this sister Lydia, confirming the relationship and parentage between them.