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Laura Moulton Benjamin was born 7 February 1871 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts to Samuel S. Benjamin and Sarah J. Holmes.1
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Laura lived with her parents and siblings at 100 Chestnut Street in New Bedford, attended Parker Street Grammar School, then New Bedford High School, graduating in 1890.2
On 22 July 1891, Laura wed Hiram Marshall of Fall River in New Bedford and the couple had six known children over the next eight years.3
The years surrounding the turn of the century must have been quite difficult for Laura. Laura’s father, Samuel Stowell Benjamin, died in 1895 in New Bedford and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.4
The following year, Hiram died of typhoid fever at the age of 29, leaving behind Laura and the six children, Ralph, Earle, William, Hazel, Robert, and Marjorie, who was born after her father’s death.
Laura’s mother, Sarah J. Holmes Benjamin, died in 1905 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.6
Laura never remarried and lived in Bristol County for much of the rest of her life.7
Laura Moulton Benjamin Marshall died at the age of 57 on 11 April 1928 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.8
Laura and Hiram Marshall’s children
Laura and Hiram’s fifth child, Robert Carlton Marshall, died at the age of 35 on 11 September 1933 in Bronx, New York. Robert is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.9
Ralph Howard Marshall, the first child born to Laura and Hiram, died on 26 April 1965 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Ralph is buried in Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.10
The fourth child of Laura and Hiram, Hazel May Marshall, was adopted as a child in 1906 by James and Edith Wright. Hazel May Marshall Wright died on 12 May 1965 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Augusta.11
Laura and Hiram’s second child, Earle Cleveland Marshall, died on 16 February 1967 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. Earle is buried in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.12
William Marsden Marshall, Laura and Hiram’s third child, died 30 August 1988 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, and is buried in South Dartmouth Cemetery in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.13
The sixth child of Hiram and Laura, Marjorie Benjamin Marshall Shepley, died 2 May 1973 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.14
Endnotes
1. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1871, p. 93, vol. 4, no. 437, Laura M. Benjamin, 7 Feb 1871. Parents: Samuel S. [Benjamin] and Sarah J. Holmes, both born in New Bedford. Father’s occupation: carpenter.
Full name of Laura Moulton Benjamin 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, Laura Moulton Benjamin.
2. 1880 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 109, sheet 6B, dwelling 57, family 75, Samuel Benjamin household.
Address: 100 Chestnut Street
– Samuel Benjamin, age 40, carpenter, born in Massachusetts
– Sarah, wife, age 38, born in Massachusetts
– Olive A., daughter, age 20, single, born in Massachusetts
– Edward A., son, age 18, single, works in picture gallery, born in Massachusetts
– Sadie G., daughter, age 14, born in Massachusetts
– Laura M., daughter, age 9, born in Massachusetts – Nellie A., daughter, age 5, born in Massachusetts
Also, “Admission to the High School,” newspaper article, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 10 July 1886, p. 5, col. 3.
Also, 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. 21-23, New Bedford High School Graduating Exercise, 27 June 1890, Laura Moulton Benjamin.
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.
3. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Marriage Register 1891, p. 211, no. 289, Hiram Marshall–Laura M. Benjamin, 22 July 1891.
Groom: Age 21, first marriage, born in Fall River, occupation clerk, parents Richard and Catherine. Bride: Age 20, first marriage, born in New Bedford, parents: Samuel and Sarah
Also, “Hiram Marshall–Laura M. Benjamin,” marriage notice, The Evening Journal (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 23 July 1891, p. 4, col. 7.
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1892, vol. 7, p. 82, no. 61, Ralph H. Marshall, 15 Jan 1892. Parents: Hiram [Marshall], born in Fall River, and Laura Benjamin, born in New Bedford. Father’s occupation: Druggist.
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1893, vol. 7, p. 123, no. 241, Earl C. Marshall, 24 Feb 1893. Parents: Hiram [Marshall], born in Fall River, and Laura Benjamin, born in New Bedford. Father’s occupation: Druggist.
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1894, vol. 8, p. 52, no. 1592, William H. Marsden Marshall, 19 Dec 1894. Parents: Hiram [Marshall], born in Fall River, and Laura Benjamin, born in New Bedford. Father’s occupation: Druggist.
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1896, vol. 8, p. 134, no. 1531, Hazel M. Marshall, 13 Sept 1896. Parents: Hiram [Marshall], born in Fall River, and Laura Benjamin, born in New Bedford. Father’s occupation: Druggist.
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1898, vol. 9, p. 65, no. 380, Robert C. Marshall, 27 Feb 1898. Parents: Hiram [Marshall], born in Fall River, and Laura Benjamin, born in New Bedford. Father’s occupation: Druggist.
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1900, vol. 10, p. 27, no. 836, Marjorie Marshall, 10 May 1900. Parents: Hiram [Marshall], born in Fall River, and Laura Benjamin, born in New Bedford. Father’s occupation: Druggist.
4. Headstone reads: Samuel S. Benjamin / July 6, 1840 – Sept 3, 1898. / His Wife / Sarah J. Benjamin / Nov. 3 1842 – Apr. 29, 1905.
Find A Grave, memorial 68976204, Samuel Stowell Benjamin (1840–1898), Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
Also, “Samuel S. Benjamin,” funeral announcement, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 6 Sept 1898, p. 8, col. 2.
5. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deaths Register 1899, vol. 9, p. 147, no. 1080, Hiram Marshall, 26 Oct 1899. Age 29 years, 6 months, 14 days. Place of birth: Fall River, Massachusetts. Cause of death: Typhoid fever. Address: 18 Reynolds. Occupation: Druggist. Parents: Richard [Marshall], born in England, and Catherine Higham, born in England. Burial: Oak Grove.
Also, “Hiram Marshall,” obituary, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 27 Oct 1899, p. 6, col. 1.
Also, 1900 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 176, ward 1, sheet 12B, dwelling 104, family 246, Laura Marshall household.
Address: 18 Reynolds Street
– Laura Marshall, age 29, widow, born Feb 1871 in Massachusetts, 6 children born, 6 children living
– Ralph, age 8, son, born Jan 1892 in Massachusetts
– Earl, age 7, son, born Feb 1893 in Massachusetts
– William, age 5, son, born Feb 1895 in Massachusetts
– Hazel, age 3, daughter, born Sept 1896 in Massachusetts
– Robert, age 2, son, born Feb 1898 in Massachusetts
– Marjorie, age 0, daughter, born May 1900 in Massachusetts
6. New Bedford, Bristol County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Return of a Death, no. 183, Sarah J. Benjamin, 29 Apr 1905. Birth: New Bedford. Maiden name: Sarah J. Holmes. Widowed. Spouse: Samuel S. Benjamin. Parents: William Holmes and Eunice B. Negus. Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, 2 May 1905.
Also, “Sarah J. Benjamin,” funeral notice, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 1 May 1905, p. 4, col. 5.
Also, headstone reads: Samuel S. Benjamin / July 6, 1840 – Sept 3, 1898. / His Wife / Sarah J. Benjamin / Nov. 3 1842 – Apr. 29, 1905.
Find A Grave, memorial 68976368, Sarah J Holmes Benjamin (1842–1905), Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
7. 1910 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 190, ward 2, sheet 23A, dwelling 104, family 246, Laura Marshall household.
Address: 426 Chancery Street
– Laura Marshall, age 38, widow, born in Massachusetts, 6 children born, 6 children living, laundress
– Ralph H., age 18, son, single, born in Massachusetts, grocer clerk
– Earle K., age 17, son, single, born in Massachusetts
– William M., age 15, son, born in Massachusetts
– Robert C., age 12, son, born in Massachusetts
– Marjorie, age 9, daughter, born in Massachusetts
Also, “James and Edith Wright Adopt Hazel May Marshall Wright,” newspaper notice, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 16 Mar 1906, p. 5, col. 3.
Also, 1920 U.S. census, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 18A, dwelling 352, family 414, Laura Marshall household.
Address: 35 Rotch Street
– Laura Marshall, age 48, widow, born in Massachusetts,
– William M., age 25, son, married, yard boss cotton mill, born in Massachusetts,
– Robert C., age 21, son, single, born in Massachusetts
– Margaret E., age 19, single, daughter, clerk retail dry goods, born in Massachusetts
– John W. Davis, age 49, single, border, express man, born in Massachusetts
8. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1926-1930, Laura Moulton (Benjamin) Marshall, 1928, Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, vol. 2, p. 431.
Also, “Laura M. Marshall,” funeral notice, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 13 Apr 1928, p. 26, col. 8.
Note: No Find A Grave entry was found for “Laura Marshall,” death 1928, in Massachusetts.
9. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Bronx, New York City, New York, no. cn 7806, Robert C. Marshall, 11 Sep 1933. Age: 35. Occupation: Bookbinder. Birth: 27 Feb 1898, Massachusetts. Burial: 15 Sep 1933, St Marys Cem, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Parents: Hiram Marshall and Laura M. Benjamin.
Also, Application for Headstone for Robert Carlton Marshall, death 11 Sept 1933; Headstone Applications, 1909–1962, Memorial Division, Record Group 92, Records of the Quartermaster General’s Office, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Also, headstone reads: Robert / Carlton / Marshall / Massachusetts / Pharmacists Mate 2 CL / U.S. Navy / September 11, 1933 / Aged 35 Years.
Find A Grave, memorial 216939393, Robert Marshall (1898–1933), Saint Marys Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
10. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, certificate of death, no. 041864 65, Ralph Marshall, 26 Apr 1965. Birth: 15 Jan 1891, Massachusetts. Never married. Optical worker. Parents unknown. Burial: Old Cathedral Cemetery, 48th & Lancaster, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 30 Apr 1965.
Also, Find A Grave, memorial 233692096, Ralph Howard Marshall (1892–1965), Old Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; no headstone photo.
11. Maine, U.S., Death Index, 1960-1997, Augusta, Kennebec County, no. 6504125, Hazel M Wright, 12 May 1965. Age 68.
Also, “James and Edith Wright Adopt Hazel May Marshall Wright,” newspaper notice, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 16 Mar 1906, p. 5, col. 3.
Also, Find A Grave, memorial 100498715, Hazel Mildred Wright (1896–1965), Mount Hope Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine; unsourced with no headstone photo.
12. “Earle Marshall,” obituary, The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida), 17 Feb 1967 p. 3, col. 5.
Also, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, Pinellas County, Earle Cleveland Marshall, Feb 1967.
Also, headstone reads: Marshall / Earle C. / 1893 – 1967 | Elcy O. / 1892 – 1968.
Find A Grave, memorial 79914850, Earle Cleveland Marshall (1893–1967), Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
13. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003, New Bedford, Bristol County, no. 041626, William M. Marshall, 30 Aug 1988. Birth: 19 Dec 1894, Massachusetts.
Also, headstone reads: 1894 William M. Marshall 1988 / His Wife / 1902 Alice E. Eastwood 2002 / 1923 Lawrence E. Marshall 2001 / 1923 Natalie M. Marshall 2011 / 1922 Robert J. Wilcox 2002.
Find A Grave, memorial 113796102, William Marsden Marshall (1894–1988), South Dartmouth Cemetery, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
14. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003, New Bedford, Bristol County, no. 021419, Marjorie B. Shepley, 2 May 1973.
Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, author, “Laura Moulton Benjamin Marshall (1871 – 1928),” Cool Adventures (https://cooladventures.com/collection/laura-m-benjamin-marshall-1871-1928/ : posted 2021).