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65376. Sarah Jane Butters. Born on 14 Oct 1835 in Wilmington, MA.

Sarah first married Henry Buck, second William Erwin as his second wife.

1870 Federal Census. Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 633, page 513B
Post Office Woburn
    Sarah J. Buck, 34, keeping house
    Sarah E. Buck, 12, at school
    Charles B. Buck, 7, at school
All were born in Massachusetts.

1880 Federal Census. Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 542, page 129D
School Street
    William B. Erwin, 49, shoe maker
    Sarah J. Erwin, 44, wife, keeping house
    Aderbert Erwin, 20, son, labourer
    Sarah E. Buck, 22, step daughter, shoe shaker
    Charles B. Buck, 17, step son, works as currying[?]
All were born in Massachusetts as were their parents.

1900 Federal Census. Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 668, page 7A
13 School Street
    Sarah J. Irwin, head, b. Oct 1835, 64, widowed, b. MA, parents b. MA, nurse
    Sarah E. Buck, daughter, b. Nov 1857, 42, single, b. MA, parents b. MA, sticher of shoes
    Thomas F. Devaney, boarder, b. Jul 1871, 28, single, b. MA, father b. Ireland, mother b. MA, conductor railway
    Henrietta F. Wood, boarder, b. Apr 1883, 17, single, b. MA, father b. ME, mother b. MA, at school

1910 Federal Census. Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll T624_607, page 2B
13 School Street
    Sarah J. Irwin, head, 74, widowed, 3 children, all living, b. MA, parents b. MA, nurse, general practice
    Sarah A. Buck, daughter, 52, single, b. MA, parents b. MA
    Thomas Devaney, boarder, 38, single, b. MA, father b. Ireland, mother b. MA, optician, own shop

Is this the right census record for Sarah?
1920 Federal Census. Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 714, page 9B
Main Street
    Sarah J. Buck, 83, widowed, b. MA, parents b. MA
On 7 Feb 1854 when Sarah Jane was 18, she first married Henry Buck (63433) , son of Jonathan Buck (56813) (7 Oct 1795-10 Mar 1879) & Betsey Temple (65207) (17 Jul 1801-5 Jun 1865), in Wilmington, MA. Born on 10 Dec 1821 in Wilmington, MA.399 Henry died in Wilmington, MA, on 26 Dec 1867; he was 46.399

Henry first married Sylvania Butters, second Sarah Jane Butters who was Sylvania’s first cousin.

1850 Federal Census. Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 324, page 188A
Dwelling 94, Family 119
    Walter Butters, 68, farmer, $1500 real estate
    Lucy Butters, 57
    Thomas Flag, 12
Dwelling 94, Family 120
    Henry Buck, 28, shoe maker
    Sylvania Buck, 23
    Adelaid Buck, 2
All were born in Massachusetts.

1860 Federal Census. Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 506, page 814
Post Office Wilmington
Dwelling 2000
    Walter Butters, 80, farmer, $1000 real estate, $200 personal estate
    Lucy Butters, 67
    Adaline S. Buck, 12
Dwelling 2001
    Henry Buck, 40, laborer, $150 personal estate
    Sarah J. Buck, 24
    Jonathan Buck, 5
    Susan A. Buck, 2
All were born in Massachusetts.
Their children include:
66191i.
Jonathan Henry Buck (21 Dec 1854-)
66192ii.
Sarah Alvina Buck (7 Nov 1857-)
66193iii.
Charles B. Buck (21 Oct 1862-)
On 1 Oct 1876 when Sarah Jane was 40, she second married William B. Erwin, son of William Erwin & Mary [Erwin], in Woburn, MA.124 Born ca Aug 1830 in Lunenburg, MA. William B. died in Woburn, MA on 13 Apr 1891.

William’s first wife was Eliza. He married second Sarah (Butters) Buck, widow of Henry Buck.

Perhaps William was the William Irving, age 19, shoemaker, b. MA, in the 1850 census living with the J. Brown Sweetser family in Stoneham, MA,

1855 Massachusetts Census. Woburn, Middlesex County
Wm. B. Erwin, 25, clerk
    Eliza Erwin, 23
Both were born in Massachusetts.

1860 Federal Census. Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 509, page 293
Post Office Woburn
Dwelling 1966, family 2596
    William B. Erwin, 29, cordwainer, $100 personal estate
    Elisa Erwin, 28, housewife
    Ada G. Erwin, 2
    Willis A. Erwin, 2 months
Dwelling 1966, family 2597
    Stephen Nichols Jr, 23, salesman, $125 real estate, $400 personal estate
    Abby L. Nichols, 25, housewife

1865 Massachusetts Census. Woburn, Middlesex County
William B. Erwin, 35, cordwainer
    Eliza Erwin, 37
    Ada G. Erwin, 7
    Willis A. Erwin, 5
All were born in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts
William B. Erwin, d. 13 Apr 1891 at Woburn Mass. Gen. Hospital, æ. 60 years 8 months, shoemaker, b. Lunenberg, son of William & Mary Erwin, died of Brights disease
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