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Family of Frederick V HAYDEN and Clara W WATERMAN

Frederick V HAYDEN b. 1850 Sep 21860 at Rome, NY1860. d. 1904 Sep 11860 at at his home, 608 Mercer St, Rome, NY1860.
Clara W WATERMAN b. 1853 Jul4747 at New York4747. d. 1908 Oct 34749 at at home of son Edwin C Hayden, Auriesville, NY4749. bd. Galway, NY4749.

Married1866. Frederick's obituary1860 mentions that he had a first wife, but does not provide her name. The 1880 census (and later references) indicate her name.

Fred was a painter. Apparently Frederick and his first wife, Clara Waterman, were divorced between 1892 and 1898, as Clara appears in the 1892 census4745 with Frederick and family, and Frederick married1860 Margaret Haley in 1898.

It is highly probable that Clara W Hayden, the wife of Frederick V Hayden, is the daughter of Henry F and Sarah E (Mead) Waterman. Though there is no single document that establishes Clara was their daughter, there are several documents providing circumstantial evidence that is most easily explained by that assumption. The primary reference supporting that conclusion is the 1892 obituary4783 of Mrs Henry Arnold of New London, NY. She died at age 50, indicating a birth year of about 1842. That article does not mention Mrs Henry Arnold's name, but it does mention her survivors: her mother, Mrs. Sarah Waterman of Albany; sister Mrs C F Hayden of Schenectady; sister Mrs A Harrison; and a brother Charles Waterman of Albany. If one assumes that "Mrs C F Hayden" is a typo for "Mrs F V Hayden" or "Mrs C W Hayden," either form indicating Clara W Hayden, the wife of Frederick V Hayden, that is circumstantially supported by the 1892 state census4745 for Rotterdam, NY. Rotterdam is immediately south of Schenectady, NY, providing a coincidence of date and location for "Mrs C F Hayden" of the obituary, and Clara Hayden who resided in the household of Frederick Hayden in that census. In addition, one finds in the 1860 and 1870 censuses for Rome, NY, the family of Henry F and Sarah E Waterman, and residing with them, Clara W Waterman, age 7 in 1860, and age 17 in 1870. Other children residing with them were: Mary C Waterman (1860, age 18), Charles H Waterman (age 16 in 1860, age 26 in 1870), Thomas A Waterman (1860, age 16), and Abby J Waterman (1870, age 9).

Further circumstantial evidence includes: the 1870 census (Verona, NY, very close to New London, NY) and the 1880 census (New London, NY), in which Mary C Arnold, born ~1842, is listed as the wife of Henry W Arnold (1870) and William Arnold (1880). That information does not conflict with the possibility that Mary C Arnold is the Mrs Henry Arnold of the 1892 obituary cited above.

The June, 1894, obituary4786 for Sarah E Mead, states she was the wife of the late Henry F Waterman. She died in Albany at the age of 73 years, and "formerly lived in Rome (NY)." A Feb, 1895, legal notice4785 in Albany, regarding the late Sarah E Waterman, lists Sarah's executrix as Abbie J Harrison. An 1886 marriage notice4784 noted that Miss Abby J Waterman, of Rome, married in Rome, Charles W Harrison. That is consistent with the assumption that the "Mrs A Harrison," sister of Mrs Henry Arnold, is Abby J Waterman, daughter of Sarah Waterman of the 1870 Rome, NY, census.

Several other references provide even more indications. In 1897 (Albany NY Times-Union, Mar 26, 1897) noted that Frank W Hayden had forfeited a bond for using cancelled postage stamps; Abby J Harrison and Charles C Schemerhorn was named as sureties for the forfeiture. An Abbie J Schemerhorn appears as the wife of Charles Schemerhorn in the 1900 census for Albany, NY. "Abby Schemerhorn," relation to head of household "Aunt," appears in the 1920 census for Schenectady, in the household of James Hayden and family. James is otherwise identified as the son of Frederick and Clara W Hayden. In 1907 (Amsterdam NY Evening Recorder, Nov 12, 1907; fultonhistory.com), the birth of a daughter named Clara Waldo Waterman Hayden to Edwin C Hayden was announced. Edwin is elsewhere identified as the son of Frederick and Clara W Hayden.

The Amsterdam NY Evening Recorder, Thur, Apr 3, 1902, reported that Mrs Clara W Hayden of Albany had married Charles W Mereness at the house of the bride's sister, Mrs Charles Schemerhorn, in Albany. However, the 1908 obituary4749 for Clara W Hayden makes no mention of that marriage.

Using the principle of Occam's Razor, that the simplest explanation for data is often the best, the simplest explanation for the information cited above is that Clara W Hayden is Clara W Waterman, daughter of Henry F and Sarah E (Mead) Waterman.

It should be noted that a genealogy4748 for the descendants of Robert Waterman lists the family of Henry Franklin and Sarah Eliza (Mead) Waterman with similar information. However, that genealogy is without references, is incomplete with regard to names and numbers of spouses and children, death dates and locations, and differs in some regards with the information cited above. This author felt the need to independently determine information regarding Clara W (Waterman) Hayden.

Child 1. Franklin (Frank)

Frank may be the Frank N Hayden who appears in the 1900 census for Schenectady, NY, born Mar 1871; married 4 years; wife Anne, born May 1871; daughter Clara, born Mar 1898. No further information.

Child 5. Jesse

Jesse T Hayden died4746 after a long illness with consumption at the age of 19 years and 8 months.

Children of Frederick V HAYDEN and Clara W WATERMAN:

1. Franklin (Frank) W HAYDEN1860 b. 1871~4745 at New York1866.
2. James Veazie HAYDEN1860 b. 1874 Apr 10221 at Rome, NY4778. d. 1947 Aug 104778 at Glens Falls, NY4778. bd. Parkview Cem., Schenectady, NY4778.
md. Antionetta (Nettie) DOWNS
3. Charles E HAYDEN1860 b. 1876~4745 at New York1866.
4. Edwin C HAYDEN1860 b. 1879 Mar4747 at New York1866.
5. Jesse T HAYDEN4745 b. 1881 Feb~4746 at Rome, NY4746. d. 1902 Oct 104746 at North Galway, NY4746.


221. WW I Draft Registration Card; www.ancestry.com, familysearch.org
1859. Obit - Hayden, Mrs Cyrus, Rome (NY) Daily Sentinel, May 4, 1915; www.fultonhistory.com
1860. Obit - Hayden, F V, Rome (NY) Daily Sentinel, Friday, Sept 2, 1904; www.fultonhistory.com
1863. 1870 Fed Census NY, Oneida Co., Rome; www.ancestry.com
1865. 1900 Fed Census NY, Oneida Co., Rome; www.ancestry.com
1866. 1880 Fed Census NY, Oneida Co., Rome; www.ancestry.com, familysearch.org
1869. 1860 Fed Census NY, Oneida Co., Rome; www.ancestry.com
4745. 1892 State Census NY, Schenectady Co., Rotterdam; famiysearch.org
4746. Obit - Hayden, Jessie T, Rome (NY) Daily Sentinel, Wed, Oct 15, 1902; fultonhistory.com
4747. 1900 Fed Census NY, Saratoga Co., Galway; www.ancestry.com
4748. Waterman, Robert, Descendants of --- of Marshfield, Massachusetts, volume 1, Edgar F Waterman and Donald L Jacobus; North America Family Histories, 1500-2000; www.ancestry.com
4749. Obit - Hayden, Clara W, Amsterdam (NY) Evening Recorder, Tue, Oct 6, 1908; fultonhistory.com
4778. Obit - Hayden, James V, Schenectady (NY) Gazette, Tue, Aug 12, 1947; fultonhistory.com
4783. Obit - Arnold, Mrs Henry, Rome (NY) Daily Sentinel, Sat, Jan 16, 1892; fultonhistory.com
4784. Waterman, Abby J married Charles W Morrison, Rome (NY) Citizen, Fri, Sep 17, 1886; fultonhistory.com
4785. Waterman, Sarah E, late of Albany, legal notice to creditors, Abbie J Harrison, executrix, Albany (NY) Morning Express, Thur, Feb 21, 1895; fultonhistory.com
4786. Obit - Waterman, Sarah E (Mead), Rome (NY) Daily Sentinel, Fri, Jun 8, 1894; fultonhistory.com