Polly Way
Polly Way (maiden name: Emerson) was born on May 2, 1805, in Alstead, New Hampshire, to Richard and Ruth Emerson. She married John Way, and they had at least three children: Charles, born around 1836; William, born around 1839; and James, born around 1844. They lived in Lempster, and Way worked as a farmer. By 1860, he owned $700 of real estate and $690 of personal property. A decade later, he owned $100 of personal property. Her husband died on July 22, 1884, and she passed away in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on July 5, 1890.
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(3006)Way, Polly ~ Emerson, Polly1805-05-021890-07-05
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 2

  • (8099) [recipient] ~ William E. Way to John Way and Polly Way, 8 October 1862
  • (8100) [recipient] ~ William E. Way to John Way and Polly Way, 19 October 1862

People - Records: 2

  • (3006) Way, Polly is the [parent of] (2963) Way, William Emerson
  • (3007) Way, John is the [husband of] (3006) Way, Polly

Places - Records: 2

  • (2181) [birth] ~ Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
  • (2179) [death] ~ Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949, available from Ancestry.com.