Person:Matilda Wardwell (1)

Watchers
Matilda Wardwell
b.9 Feb 1847 Andover, Essex, MA
d.Aft 1902
m. 14 Aug 1830
  1. Eliakim Albert Wardwell1831 - 1834
  2. George Henry Wardwell1834 - 1903
  3. Henry Wardwell1834 - Bef 1850
  4. Ellen Wardwell1836 - Aft 1902
  5. Margaret Eliza Wardwell1838 - 1879
  6. Albert Wardwell1840 - 1844
  7. Alfred Wardwell1841 - 1904
  8. Mary Mariah Wardwell1844 -
  9. Georgianna Wardwell1846 - 1930
  10. Matilda Wardwell1847 - Aft 1902
  11. Eliza Dodge Wardwell1848 - Bef 1860
  • HJohn W. LaddAbt 1822 - 1880
  • WMatilda Wardwell1847 - Aft 1902
m. 28 Jan 1872
  1. Frederick Herman Ladd1872 -
Facts and Events
Name Matilda Wardwell
Alt Name Eliza Dodge Wardwell
Gender Female
Birth[1] 9 Feb 1847 Andover, Essex, MA
Marriage 28 Jan 1872 Haverhill, Essex, MAto John W. Ladd
Death[2] Aft 1902

She changed her name to that of her sister Eliza who must have died before 1860. An Eliza is listed in the 1860 census, Matilda is not.

"Matilda Wardwell, of Andover, minor, may take the name of Eliza Dodge Wardwell" -Massachusetts Name Changes, 1780-1892 ancestry.com

Widowed, living in Haverhill at 1880 Census. Living alone as a boarder at 1900 Census.

References
  1. Andover, Massachusetts Vital Records.
  2. William Wardwell of Andover With an Informal Collection of His Descendants through the 8th Generation, Majorie Wardwell Otten 2002.