1917 - 1995 (78 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Louisa King Williams was born on 19 Jan 1917 in Winchester, MIddlesex, Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Stillman Pierce Williams and Frances Ropes); died on 9 Feb 1995 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Louisa married George Edward Valley Jr on 19 Jul 1941. George (son of George Edward Valley, Sr. and Edith Ringgold Cummins) was born on 05 Sep 1913 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States; died on 20 Oct 1999 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- George Cummins Valley
- John W Valley
- Katharine Valley
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Generation: 2
2. | Stillman Pierce Williams was born in Abt. 1875 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (son of Robert Breck Williams, Jr. and Mary E Pierce); died in Bet. 1921 and 1929. Stillman married Frances Ropes on 22 Nov 1906 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Frances (daughter of Willis Henry Ropes and Louisa King Farley) was born on 23 Jul 1883 in Massachusetts, United States; died in Oct 1969 in Winchester, MIddlesex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried on 25 Oct 1969. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Frances Ropes was born on 23 Jul 1883 in Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Willis Henry Ropes and Louisa King Farley); died in Oct 1969 in Winchester, MIddlesex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried on 25 Oct 1969. Notes:
http://www.paghat.com/hostafranceswilliams.html
'Frances Williams'
Siebold Plantain Lily
The species is named for the German physician & botanist Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796‚1866) who sparked general interest in hostals in the early 1800s after he returned to the Netherlands with several specimens he had collected over time during his long stint as a physician in Nagasaki for the Dutch East India Company.
The cultivar is named for Mrs. Frances Ropes Williams (1883-1969) of Winchester Massachusetts, who spotted & quickly obtained the first known specimen when it appeared in a field of H. sieboldiana at Bristol Nurseries in Connecticutt, in 1936.
Mrs. Williams was a devoted hosta enthusiast & founding member of the American Hosta Society; she bred & named many introductions developed in her private garden.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1994/garden-1005.html
Garden nestled among buildings is hidden treasure
October 5, 1994
Renovations have recently been completed on the President's Court, a collection of hosta plants and other greenery nestled in the enclosure surrounded by Buildings 3, 10. 11 and 13.
Eighty percent of the concrete walkways surrounding the square garden have just been repaired. A dirt path that went through the garden from one corner to the other has also been replaced with a blue stone walkway.
The garden is home to at least 10 different types of hosta plants, identifiable by their large tropical-looking leaves. They were a gift from Frances Ropes Williams, a 1904 MIT graduate and avid gardener. According to Norman Magnuson, route supervisor in grounds services, she bred different types of the plants she enjoyed and named them in memory of her sister, Constance Williams Hosta.
Author LinkRopes, Frances.
Title LinkA Marine Park for Salem Neck / by Frances Ropes.
Availability All items
Location Institute Archives - Noncirculating Collection 3 | THESIS Thesis Arch 1904 B.S.
Published 1904.
Description 15 leaves ; 30 cm.
Format Book BK
Thesis Note Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1904.
Local Note Accompanying drawings held by MIT Museum.
Title Note Title in the MIT graduation program: Design for a Marine Park for Salem Neck.
Notes:
1910 US Census residence is Winchester, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
1920 US Census residence is Winchester, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
1930 US Census residence is Winchester, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Frances noted as Head of household.
Children:
- Constance Williams was born on 24 Aug 1907 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 5 Apr 1998 in Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
- Robert B Williams
- Stillman Pierce Williams, Jr. was born on 13 Jun 1912 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 20 Nov 1988 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
- 1. Louisa King Williams was born on 19 Jan 1917 in Winchester, MIddlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 9 Feb 1995 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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Generation: 3
5. | Mary E Pierce was born on 20 Nov 1838 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Samuel Stillman Pierce and Ellen Maria Theresa Wallis). Notes:
1870 US Census residence is Boston Ward 11, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
1880 US Census residence is Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
1900 US Census residence is Boston Ward 21, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
1910 US Census residence is Boston Ward 21, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children:
- Robert Breck Williams, III was born in Abt. 1868 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Hannah B Williams was born in Abt. 1870 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Mary Etta Williams was born in Abt. 1872 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Ellen Maria Williams was born in Abt. 1872 in Massachusetts, United States.
- 2. Stillman Pierce Williams was born in Abt. 1875 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died in Bet. 1921 and 1929.
- Horace D H Williams was born in Abt. 1876 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Holden Williams was born in Abt. 1879 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Susan Williams was born in Abt. 1882 in Massachusetts, United States.
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6. | Willis Henry Ropes was born in 1855 in Massachusetts, United States (son of Charles Augustus Ropes and Lucinda Whipple). Notes:
Reference in "A Bibliography of Bird Banding in America", Frederick C Lincoln, 1928:
Ropes, WILLIS H.
1925. Bird Banding by Club Members in 1924. Bul. Essex Co., Ornith. Club, vol. 6, pp. 23-26.
A general report of the banding done at several stations in Essex County, Massachusetts, operated by members of the club.
1926. Bird Banding Results for 1925. Bul. Essex Co. Ornith. Club, vol. 7, pp. 30-33.
Four Essex County stations banded during the year 974 birds, and obtained 77 return records.
Willis married Louisa King Farley in Abt. 1882. Louisa (daughter of Charles B Farley and Maria L) was born in 1859 in Massachusetts, United States; died in Bet. 1921 and 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Louisa King Farley was born in 1859 in Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Charles B Farley and Maria L); died in Bet. 1921 and 1929. Notes:
1900 US Census residence is Salem Ward 4, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Listed as last name "Rofes".
1910 US Census residence is Salem Ward 4, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Listed as Welles H and Louisa R.
1920 US Census residence is Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Listed as Willis H and Louisa K Ropa. No children living with them.
1930 US Census residence is Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Listed as Willis H, a single Roomer.
Children:
- 3. Frances Ropes was born on 23 Jul 1883 in Massachusetts, United States; died in Oct 1969 in Winchester, MIddlesex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried on 25 Oct 1969.
- Lucy Ropes was born in July 1886 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Phebe Ropes was born in Oct 1890 in Massachusetts, United States.
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Generation: 4
9. | Hannah Stone Brown was born on 30 Oct 1801 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Samuel Brown and Hannah Stone). Notes:
1850 US Census residence is Boston Ward 10, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
1860 US Census residence is Boston Ward 10, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
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11. | Ellen Maria Theresa Wallis was born on 22 Feb 1812 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Mordecai L. Wallis and Ellen Bates). Children:
- Charles Hudson Pierce was born on 3 Jan 1837 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 10 Sep 1837 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
- 5. Mary E Pierce was born on 20 Nov 1838 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
- Samuel Stillman Pierce, Jr. was born on 7 Nov 1840 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
- H. Maria Pierce was born on 27 Aug 1842 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
- Harriet E Pierce was born on 13 Oct 1848 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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13. | Lucinda Whipple was born on 7 Nov 1831 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Jonathan Whipple and Mary Cloutman). Notes:
1880 US Census residence is Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
1870 US Census residence is Salem Ward 6, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Listed as Chas A. and Lucy W. Roper. Mary G Wipple (age 52) living with them with "no occupation". May be mother-in-law.
1860 US Census residence is Salem Ward 6, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Children:
- 6. Willis Henry Ropes was born in 1855 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Mary F Ropes was born in Abt. 1857 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Amelia Ropes was born in Abt. 1859 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Reuben W Ropes was born in Abt. 1861 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Charles Ropes was born in Abt. 1865 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Edward C Ropes was born in Abt. 1865 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Lucinda W Ropes was born in Abt. 1868 in Massachusetts, United States.
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15. | Maria L was born in Abt. 1833 in Massachusetts, United States. Notes:
1860 US Census residence is Boston Ward 10, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
1870 US Census residence is Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts
1880 US Census residences is Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Children:
- 7. Louisa King Farley was born in 1859 in Massachusetts, United States; died in Bet. 1921 and 1929.
- Mary M Farley was born in Abt. 1864 in Massachusetts, United States.
- Lucy K Farley was born in Abt. 1870 in Massachusetts, United States.
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