Hugh Ross
Rank: Pvt Co: H Age: 25 Residence: Parsonsfield Birthplace: Bathwright, NB Occupation: Plasterer
Married/Single: S Height: 5' 7” Eyes: Blue Hair: L Complexion: Lt
HUGH ROSS was born on 14 Dec 1837 [Naturalization Rec; 1900 census] in New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Scottish born parents Hugh Ross Sr. and Mary Currie. He died in Chelsea, Suffolk, MA on 26 Apr 1918 [NARA pension card; MA death rec], from heart disease. He was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Everett, MA [death rec]. One rec (2nd marr) gives place of birth as Bathhurst, in New Brunswick, while Descriptive Roll shows it spelled as "Bathwright", all other rec's just list the province.
Hugh married first, on 9 Nov 1864 in Chelsea (or Boston) to MARGARET TALBOT, born ca 1844 in Nova Scotia to John and Catherine [MA vr v.173, p.163]. Her death record not yet found in MA records. Unknown if this couple had any children, but 1870 census shows no possible ones living with Hugh.
He secondly was married to SARAH P GLASS, the daughter of William and Phebe, on 31 Oct 1868 in Chelsea [MA vr v.210, p.183]. She was born ca Apr 1845 in Ellsworth, ME, and died from apoplexy on 5 Apr 1908 in Everett, MA [MA death rec] or East Boston [Boston Herald, 4/7/1908, pg 12]. She was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Everett.
Though his residence is listed as Parsonsfield, there is no indication he lived there at any time. He probably enlisted from Portland, and was instead credited to this town. While the 1900 census give Hugh an 1860 immigration year, he may have been here by 1858 when his parents had a child born in Maine. Prior to this, about 1849-1852, the family was located in NewFoundland, and in New Brunswick before this. The 1851 census has Hugh, brother William and sister Margaret living with their grandparents, Andrew and Clarinda Currie. His father died in Charlestown, MA in 1868 at age 69, so it looks as if the family moved from Portland, ME (there in 1860 census) to the Boston, MA area soon after Hugh was mustered out of his service in the 27th Maine.
Hugh Jr's occupation was a plasterer, and he lived in the Boston and Chelsea area. By 1910, he was an inmate at the Chelsea Soldiers Home.
Hugh and his 2nd wife had the following children [1900 census lists her having 5 children]:
i. CLARA FRANCES ROSS was born 4 Dec 1869 in Chelsea, MA [MA VR v216 p178]. She died prior to the 1920 census. She married on 26 Nov 1890 [MA VR v408 p250] in Boston, Suffolk, MA to LOUIS NAUMANN, the son of Henry and Charlotta. He was born in West Roxbury (Boston) on 26 June 1864 [1928 passenger list]. He was employed as a piano finisher [marr rec; 1900 census], and as a carpenter, building stairs [1910 census]. He died on 8 Jan 1929 [1929 Quincy St Dir]. They had two children [1900-10 census data]:
1. Lester Louis Naumamn (Elista in 1900), b. 15 Nov 1891 in Boston [WWI, WWII Draft Reg Cards]. In 1929, he was living in Quincy, MA with wife Thelma M [St Dir], and by 1942, was in Wollaston, Norfolk, MA, working at the Charlestown shipyard.
2. unknown child, 1900-10 censuses show Clara had 2 children, only 1 living
ii. WILLIAM HENRY ROSS, b. 4 Oct 1872 in Chelsea, MA [MA vr]; died there 22 July 1873 from cholera inflamation, aged 7 mos, 18 das (doesn't correctly calculate out to his birth date)
iii. IDA M ROSS, born May, 1874 in MA. Living with parents in 1900, age 26.
iv. ALBERT HENRY ROSS, born 17 Sept 1875 in Boston, MA [MA vr v.270, p.197], married on 30 June 1908 in Malden, MA [v.578, p.518] to FLORENCE M BADGER, born ca 1883 in Bangor, ME to Charles E and Mary E (Greenyer) Badger. He was a shipper at a wholesale store, and was living in Malden,MA during the 1910 census. He afterwards was in Winthrop,MA (1920) and Quincy,MA ('30), a shipper of paint and oil supplies. They had only one child in censuses:
1. Donald Albert Ross, age 5/12 in 1910 (a.10 in 1920 and 20 in 1930, living with parents)
v. WILLIAM HUGH ROSS, b. 9 Nov 1877 in Boston, MA [vr]; d. there 16 May 1879 [MA vr], aged 1 yr, 6 mos, from tuberculosis.
Additional source data:
1851 Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick census: hugh of "Scottish nativity", a "plaisterer", liv w/ gr-parents Currie (both immigrated to NB in 1820)
1860 Portland wrd-4 census (pg 61)
1870 Chelsea, Suffolk, MA (pg 177): hh 1323/1467
1880 Boston,Suffolk Co,MA (pg 5) house at 210 Bennington
1882 Boston St Dir. Hugh Ross a bricklayer, h. at 210 Bennington
1890 Veteran Schedule: Hugh Ross in East Boston, 210 Bennington St
1900 Boston Wrd-1 census (pg 9B), renting home at 70 Horace St
1900 Boston wrd-1 (pg 15B): hh 201/312: Louis+Clara data
1910 Malden wrd-6 census [ for Albert, wife and son data]
1910 Boston (pg 27B): hh 334/542: Louis+Clara data
1928 Boston Passenger list: Louis returned Oct, 1928 from Havana, Cuba on the ship New Amsterdam
Hugh married first, on 9 Nov 1864 in Chelsea (or Boston) to MARGARET TALBOT, born ca 1844 in Nova Scotia to John and Catherine [MA vr v.173, p.163]. Her death record not yet found in MA records. Unknown if this couple had any children, but 1870 census shows no possible ones living with Hugh.
He secondly was married to SARAH P GLASS, the daughter of William and Phebe, on 31 Oct 1868 in Chelsea [MA vr v.210, p.183]. She was born ca Apr 1845 in Ellsworth, ME, and died from apoplexy on 5 Apr 1908 in Everett, MA [MA death rec] or East Boston [Boston Herald, 4/7/1908, pg 12]. She was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Everett.
Though his residence is listed as Parsonsfield, there is no indication he lived there at any time. He probably enlisted from Portland, and was instead credited to this town. While the 1900 census give Hugh an 1860 immigration year, he may have been here by 1858 when his parents had a child born in Maine. Prior to this, about 1849-1852, the family was located in NewFoundland, and in New Brunswick before this. The 1851 census has Hugh, brother William and sister Margaret living with their grandparents, Andrew and Clarinda Currie. His father died in Charlestown, MA in 1868 at age 69, so it looks as if the family moved from Portland, ME (there in 1860 census) to the Boston, MA area soon after Hugh was mustered out of his service in the 27th Maine.
Hugh Jr's occupation was a plasterer, and he lived in the Boston and Chelsea area. By 1910, he was an inmate at the Chelsea Soldiers Home.
Hugh and his 2nd wife had the following children [1900 census lists her having 5 children]:
i. CLARA FRANCES ROSS was born 4 Dec 1869 in Chelsea, MA [MA VR v216 p178]. She died prior to the 1920 census. She married on 26 Nov 1890 [MA VR v408 p250] in Boston, Suffolk, MA to LOUIS NAUMANN, the son of Henry and Charlotta. He was born in West Roxbury (Boston) on 26 June 1864 [1928 passenger list]. He was employed as a piano finisher [marr rec; 1900 census], and as a carpenter, building stairs [1910 census]. He died on 8 Jan 1929 [1929 Quincy St Dir]. They had two children [1900-10 census data]:
1. Lester Louis Naumamn (Elista in 1900), b. 15 Nov 1891 in Boston [WWI, WWII Draft Reg Cards]. In 1929, he was living in Quincy, MA with wife Thelma M [St Dir], and by 1942, was in Wollaston, Norfolk, MA, working at the Charlestown shipyard.
2. unknown child, 1900-10 censuses show Clara had 2 children, only 1 living
ii. WILLIAM HENRY ROSS, b. 4 Oct 1872 in Chelsea, MA [MA vr]; died there 22 July 1873 from cholera inflamation, aged 7 mos, 18 das (doesn't correctly calculate out to his birth date)
iii. IDA M ROSS, born May, 1874 in MA. Living with parents in 1900, age 26.
iv. ALBERT HENRY ROSS, born 17 Sept 1875 in Boston, MA [MA vr v.270, p.197], married on 30 June 1908 in Malden, MA [v.578, p.518] to FLORENCE M BADGER, born ca 1883 in Bangor, ME to Charles E and Mary E (Greenyer) Badger. He was a shipper at a wholesale store, and was living in Malden,MA during the 1910 census. He afterwards was in Winthrop,MA (1920) and Quincy,MA ('30), a shipper of paint and oil supplies. They had only one child in censuses:
1. Donald Albert Ross, age 5/12 in 1910 (a.10 in 1920 and 20 in 1930, living with parents)
v. WILLIAM HUGH ROSS, b. 9 Nov 1877 in Boston, MA [vr]; d. there 16 May 1879 [MA vr], aged 1 yr, 6 mos, from tuberculosis.
Additional source data:
1851 Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick census: hugh of "Scottish nativity", a "plaisterer", liv w/ gr-parents Currie (both immigrated to NB in 1820)
1860 Portland wrd-4 census (pg 61)
1870 Chelsea, Suffolk, MA (pg 177): hh 1323/1467
1880 Boston,Suffolk Co,MA (pg 5) house at 210 Bennington
1882 Boston St Dir. Hugh Ross a bricklayer, h. at 210 Bennington
1890 Veteran Schedule: Hugh Ross in East Boston, 210 Bennington St
1900 Boston Wrd-1 census (pg 9B), renting home at 70 Horace St
1900 Boston wrd-1 (pg 15B): hh 201/312: Louis+Clara data
1910 Malden wrd-6 census [ for Albert, wife and son data]
1910 Boston (pg 27B): hh 334/542: Louis+Clara data
1928 Boston Passenger list: Louis returned Oct, 1928 from Havana, Cuba on the ship New Amsterdam