Mary G. Dearth, #7760

7760.  Mary G. Dearth, 9 (Mary G. Richmond 8, Lemuel C. 7, Gilbert, 6, Ichabod 5, William 4, Silvester 3, Edward 2, John 1), was  born in 1839.  Her parents were Mary Gorham Richmond and John Willis Dearth.  John W. Dearth's parents were Golden Dearth and Elizabeth Bloom Bradford.  Mary G. Dearth was a Mayflower descendant from the Bradfords and also through the Silvester Richmond family.

United States Census, 1850

Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace

John W Dearth M 32 Rhode Island

Ruth S Dearth F 26 Rhode Island

Mary W Dearth F 11 Rhode Island

Anna H Dearth F 2 Rhode Island

Abby T Dearth F 0 Rhode Island

Elisabeth B Dearth F 35 Rhode Island

Mary G. Dearth was a music teacher in the household of Lemuel Richmond in 1860 RI Census, Bristol, Rhode Island.

Mary G. Dearth married S. Dana Greene on October 9, 1862.

Henry Golden Dearth was Mary Dearth's half-brother:

"Born on April 22, 1864 in Bristol, Rhode Island, Henry Golden Dearth was the youngest of five children of John Willis and Ruth Marshall Dearth. His father was connected with the whaling business and was an artillery officer during the civil war. He was also a talented musician and provided favorable influences to the development of Henry's talent. His grandfather was a commander in the United States Navy during the war of 1812."

United States Census, 1870

Household Gender Age Birthplace

Lemuel C Richmond M 88 Massachusetts

Mary D W Richmond F 86 Rhode Island

Anna A Bradford F 20 Massachusetts

Samuel D Greene M 30 Rhode Island

Mary W Greene F 30 Rhode Island

Samuel D Greene M 5 New York

Mary R Greene  F 3 New York

Maria Farral F 22 New York

Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915

Name: Mary W. Dearth Greene

Event Type:  Death

Event Date: 02 Sep 1874

Event Place:  Boston, Massachusetts

Residence Place:  Boston, MASS

Address: Sumner DD

Marital Status: Married

Birthplace:  Bristol, RI

Birth Year (Estimated): 1839

Father's Name: John Dearth

Father's Birthplace: Bristol, RI

Mother's Name: Mary A. ...

Mother's Birthplace: Bristol, RI

Spouse's Name: Samuel D. Greene

[Cause: Typhoid Fever]

Samuel D. Greene remarried on 8 November 1876.  

United States Census, 1880
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Samuel D. Green M 40 Maryland, United States
Wife Mary A. Green F 40 Rhode Island, United States
Son Samuel Dana Green M 15 New York, United States
Daughter Mary R. Green F 13 Maryland, United States
Son George Deb. Green M 8 Maryland, United States

Samuel Dana Greene per Wikipedia:

Greene was born in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of future U.S. Army General George S. Greene. He entered the United States Naval Academy on September 21, 1855, and graduated on June 9, 1859, with the rank of midshipman.

Greene was serving as the executive officer of the Portsmouth Navy Yard[6] when on December 11, 1884 at the age of 45, he committed suicide at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and was buried in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Late wife, Mary Willis Greene, died September 3, 1874, according to a Government document here and here (his second wife's [Mary Abby Babbitt] widow's pension application).

Children of Mary Willis (Dearth) Greene and Samuel Dana Greene mentioned in the pension application:

Samuel Dana Greene, Jr., born 24 October 1864; Mary Richmond Greene, born 21 April 1867; and George De Boketon Greene, born 9 November 1871.