Notes for: Samuel Parker Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

From Massachusetts Birth Records:
Parker S. Bodine born 7 Feb 1848 in Winchendon, to Samuel and Caroline Bodine.

From Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut. Chicago, 1905.
p. 954. David Austin Johnson, Sr., was twice married, his first marriage being Feb. 17, 1850, to Mary (Dowd) Walling, who died in Bozrah, Feb. 13, 1860. To this union were born the following children: (1) Caroline, born in Montville, March 21, 1851, who married Samuel P. Bodine, a painter by trade. Their one son died in infancy, and Mrs. Bodine died Feb. 13, 1871 in Norwich.

In 1850, he was recorded as Parker S. Bodine, but thereafter was known as Samuel P. Bodine. From 1870 to 1910 he was resident in Norwich, New London County where he was principally engaged as a house painter. The Norwich city directory of 1908 reports he was employed by the H & A Arms Company and in 1913 was once again a painter, which occupation he reported in 1920, when a resident of Waterford, New London County. In 1900, Julia Bodine was confined to the Norwich Almshouse. She claimed to have borne 1 child, which was then living. By 1910, she is again living with her husband in which year he was recorded as Samiel Bodine. He reported he and his wife had been married for 32 years. She now stated she had borne 2 children both of whom were no longer living.

1920 Waterford, New London Co., CT: Samuel P. BODINE 71 MA painter, Julia A. 67 CT wife.

From New London County, Connecticut Marriage Records:
Samuel P. Bodine, 25, born Worcester, Mass. AND Julia E. Peuple, 21, born East Haddam, CT, were married 8 June 1872 by Rev. W. V. Mon___ of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Norwich. [Note: In 1860, Julia, age 10, and in 1870, aged 17, lived with her parents Levi & Elen Purple in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., NJ. Later records record the name consistently as Purple.]

Birth Records of Norwich, New London County, Connecticut:
Samuel P. Bodine, born 27 June 1870 to Samuel P. Bodine & Caroline Johnson.
Abby T. Bodine, born 10 March 1873 to Samuel P. Bodine & Julia A. Priple.

From Connecticut Death Records:
Caroline E. Bodine died 13 Feb 1871 in Norwich, aged 20.

Burials in West Plain Cemetery
Caroline E. Bodine Died Feb. 13, 1871 age 20 yrs.

From Burial Records of Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
Samuel P. Bodine died 13 Feb 1929 in Waterford aged 81 years and was buried 15 Feb.
Julia P. Bodine died 15 July 1925 in Waterford aged 73 years and was buried 17 July.