Talk:Sam Aleckson

Sam Aleckson's Time of Death
Initially, it was thought that Aleckson died in 1914 due to the range of years published on the title page of his book. However, after further investigation and the discovery of many census reports placing him and his daughter in the Boston area in 1940, the 1914 death date is considered to be incorrect. Upon further inspection, a 1946 death record in Massachusetts was found; however, despite the date and location making sense, there is little way to be certain that this is Aleckson.

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Spouses and Children
Between 1870 and 1880, Samuel married Mary A. Williams, a seamstress, as seen in a comparison between a 1870 and a 1880 Federal Census. However, in his autobiography, when referring to his wife, he addresses the salutation of the letter to "H." Since he does not give his wife a pseudonym similar to the real name, as he usually does, it can be reasonably assumed that his first wife died and he married again. However, no records so far have been found that include an H. Williams.

In addition, Williams mentions 5 children in the letter to his wife, all of which are assumed to be pseudonyms as well, especially due to the use of "Tom, Dick, Harry", a common placeholder for multiple unspecified people. One of his daughters, Susan, has been found in a 1940 Census for Cambridge and a New Hampshire Historical Society has stated the existence of his son, Samuel B. Williams, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, but official records of his other children and their true names have not yet been found.

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