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Caroline Bradford Nye was born 30 December 1871 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 The only known child of Clark Nye and Sarah E. Myrick, Caroline lived with her parents at 35 School Street in New Bedford during her childhood and attended Fifth Street Grammar School.2
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Caroline graduated from New Bedford High School in 1890.3
Caroline married Franklin A. Young on 22 June 1899 in New Bedford.4
The couple soon moved to Pennsylvania and were living at 1153 Butler Street in Easton, Northampton County in 1900.5 By 1902, Franklin and Caroline were again living in Massachusetts, when their first child, Clark, was born on 15 March 1902 in Fairhaven, Bristol County.6
Caroline and Franklin’s second child, Marion Bradford Young, was born 24 July 1903 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.7 Their third child, Franklin Andrew Young, Jr., was born on 24 March 1905 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.8
Caroline Bradford Nye Young died on 3 April 1905 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is buried in Rural Cemetery in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.9
After Caroline’s death, Franklin married Mary L. Curtis in 1906, the widow of Joseph H. Johnson.10 Franklin Young died in 1931.11
Caroline’s mother, Sarah E. Myrick Nye, died at the age of 64 on 30 August 1912 in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard.12 Caroline’s father, Clark D. Nye, died on 27 February 1916 in New Bedford.13 They are both buried in Rural Cemetery in New Bedford.14
Caroline and Franklin’s son, Franklin A. Young, Jr., died in 1985 at the age of 80.15
Caroline and Franklin’s son, Clark Nye Young, died at the age of 84 on 13 September 1986 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts.16
Caroline and Franklin’s daughter, Marion Bradford Young Shepherd, died on 11 November 1988 in Brevard County, Florida at the age of 85.17 Marion is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York.18
Endnotes
1. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1872, vol. 4, p. 102, no. 162, Caroline B. Nye, 30 Dec 1871. Parents: Clark B. [Nye], born in Marion, and Sarah E. Myrick, born in Nantucket. Father’s occupation: Printer.
Full name of Caroline Bradford Nye listed in Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891, p. 23, New Bedford High School Graduating Class of 1890, Caroline Bradford Nye.
Name listed as Carrie Bradford Nye on back of photo, John O’Neil, photographer (New Bedford, Massachusetts), Carrie Bradford Nye, ca. 1890; privately held by the Faulkner-Hull Collection.
2. 1880 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 114, page 45 (penned) 219A (stamped), dwelling 335, family 486, Clarke D. Nye household.
Address: 35 School Street
– Clarke D. Nye, age 33, works in shoe factory, born in Massachusetts
– Sarah, wife, age 33, born in Massachusetts
– Caroline B., daughter, age 8, born in Massachusetts
Also, “Admission to the High School,” newspaper article, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 10 July 1886, p. 5, col. 3.
3. Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891, p. 23, New Bedford High School Graduating Class of 1890.
Also, “New Bedford High School Class of 1890”; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published online at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.
4. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Marriage Register 1899, vol. 9, p. 122, no. 296, Franklin A. Young–Caroline B. Nye, 22 June 1899.
Groom: Franklin A. Young, age 28, first marriage, machinist, born Claremont, New Hampshire. Parents: Frank [Young] and Abby Brown.
Bride: Caroline B. Nye, age 27, first marriage, born New Bedford. Parents: Clark D. [Nye] and Sarah E. Myrick.
Also, “Married, Franklin A. Young–Caroline B. Nye,” newspaper notice, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 27 June 1899, p. 4, col. 4.
5. 1900 U.S. census, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 132, ward 7, page 8B, dwelling 188, family 188, Frank A. Young household.
Address: 1153 Butler Street
– Frank A. Young, age 29, foreman hosiery, born Apr 1871 in New Hampshire,
– Caroline, wife, age 27, born Dec 1872 in Massachusetts, no children born
– Paul Nimmo, age 29, single, boarder
– Laura Hoodmaker, age 16, single, boarder
6. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1902, p. 169, no. 15, Clark N. Young, 15 Mar 1902. Place of birth: Fairhaven. Parents: Franklin A Young, born in Claremont, New Hampshire, and Caroline B. Nye, born in New Bedford. Parent’s residence: Fairhaven. Father’s occupation: Insurance inspector.
7. Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Marion Bradford Young, July 1903. Parents: Franklin A. Young and Caroline B. Nye.
Also, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, Brevard County, Florida, Marion B. Shepherd, 11 Nov 1988. Birth: 24 July 1903.
8. Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1905, p. 161, no. 14, Franklin A. Young, 24 Mar 1905. Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey. Parents’ residence: New Bedford. Parents: Franklin A. Young, born in Claremont, New Hampshire, and Caroline B. Nye, born in New Bedford. Father’s occupation: Insurance agent.
Also, United States World War II Draft Registration Card, Franklin Andrew Young, serial no. 747, Local Draft Board no. 1, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. Birth: 24 Mar 1906, Jersey City, New Jersey.
9. “Caroline B. Young,” obituary, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 4 Apr 1905, p. 2, col. 5.
Also, headstone reads: Caroline B Young / 1871-1905
Find A Grave, memorial 99241499, Caroline B. Nye Young (1871–1905), Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
10. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Marriage Register 1906, vol. 11, p. 151, no. 464, Franklin A. Young–Mary L. Curtis Johnson, 16 July 1906.
Groom: Franklin A. Young, age 35, 2nd marriage, widowed, traveling salesman. Born in Claremont, New Hampshire. Parents: Frank Young and Adelia Brown.
Bride: Mary L. Curtis Johnson, age 35, 2nd marriage, widowed, housekeeper. Boron in New Bedford. Parents: Manuel Curtis and Mary L. –.
Mary Curtis was the widow of Joseph H. Johnson. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deaths Register 1901, no. 1143, Joseph H. Johnson, 23 Oct 1901. Age: 39 years, 3 months, 18 days. Married. Occupation: Artist. Born in New Bedford. Parents: Joseph Johnson and Rosa Swasey.
Note: In 1920, Mary’s daughter, Lillian, is shown as their daughter. Lillian is Lillian M. Johnson, the daughter of Mary L. Curtis and her first husband, Joseph H. Johnson. She is not a daughter of Caroline Bradford Nye.
1920 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 10B, dwelling 164, family 189, Franklyn Young household.
Address: 78 Morgan Street
– Franklyn Young, age 48, married, born in New Hampshire, third hand, cotton mill
– Mary L. Young, wife, age 48, married, born in Massachusetts
– Lillian, daughter, age 18, single, born in Massachusetts
– Marion, daughter, age 16, single, born in Rhode Island
11. Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Death Index, 1931-1935, New Bedford, Bristol County, Franklin A. Young, 1931, vol. 60, p. 204.
12. Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Standard Certificate of Death, no. 214, Sarah E. Nye, 30 Aug 1912. Married. Spouse: Clark D. Nye. Residence: New Bedford, Massachusetts. Birth: 18 Sept 1847, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Age: 64 years, 11 months, 12 days. Parents: Edwin Myrick and – Macy. Burial: New Bedford.
13. New Bedford, Bristol County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Standard Certificate of Death, no. 318, Clark D. Nye, 27 Feb 1916. Birth: 31 May 1847, Marion, Massachusetts. Occupation: Painter. Parents: Harrison G. O. [Nye], born in Falmouth, and Love B. Delano, born in Marion. Burial: 1 Mar 1916, Rural Cemetery.
14. Headstone reads: Clark D. Nye / Sarah E. Nye
Find A Grave, memorial 99240612, Sarah E. Myrick Nye (1847–1912), Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
Also, headstone reads: Clark D. Nye / Sarah E. Nye
Find A Grave, memorial 99240593, Clark DeLano Nye (1847–1935), Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
15. “Franklin A. Young, Jr,” obituary, Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), 23 Dec 1985, St. Petersburg edition, p. 11, col. 2
16. Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003, Weymouth, Norfolk County, no. 046247 Clark N. Young, 13 Sept 1986. Birth: 15 Mar 1902.
Also, headstone reads: Young / 1902 Clark Nye 1986 / GM 3/C US Navy WWI / His Wife /1902 Gertrude E. Karl 2001.
Find A Grave, memorial 156652452, Clark Nye Young (1902–1986), Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
17. Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, Brevard County, Florida, Marion B. Shepherd, 11 Nov 1988. Birth: 24 July 1903
18. Headstone reads: Marion B. Shepherd
Find A Grave, memorial 137779579, Marion Bradford Young Shepherd (1903–1988), Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York with headstone photo.
Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, author, “Caroline “Carrie” Bradford Nye (1871–1905),” Cool Adventures (https://cooladventures.com/collection/caroline-carrie-bradford-nye-1871-1905/ : posted 2021).