Phebe Sproat Quick

Watch Where You Step

While walking around the Union Cemetery in Orange County, New York I had to watch where I was stepping. You heard about another family in the previous post, “Canfield Family of Orange County, New York".The tombstone of Phebe Sproat caught me off guard, it was being swallowed by the ground. I only pulled a few census records to share a little peek into the life of Phebe. The information I do have, collected from the tombstone, Sproat appears to be her maiden name. She married Peter Quick and died in 1862 at the age of 72, which puts her birth around 1790. 

Tombstone

OUR DEAR MOTHER

PHEBE SPROAT

WIFE OF 

PETER QUICK

DIED

March 27, 1862

AGED

72 yrs. 6 m’s. 10 d

Census Records

[1]1850 United States Federal Census

1850 United States Federal Census in Chemung in Chemung County in the state of New York shows Alfred Qucik head of household, male, white, place of birth New York. Owned real estate valued at 2500, occupation farmer, age 43. Amanda in the household, female, white, place of birth New York. No occupation, age 32. David in the household, male, white, place of birth New York. No occupation, attended school, age 9. Nelson in the household, male, white, place of birth New York. No occupation, age 4. Louisa in the household, female, white, place of birth New York. No occupation, age 1. Pheoebe in the household, female, white, place of birth New York. No occupation, age 63.  

 

[2]1860 United States Federal Census

1860 United States Federal Census in Wawayanda in Orange County in the state of New York shows Alfred P Quick head of household, male, white, place of birth New York. Owned real estate valued at 4500,  personal estate valued at 1500, occupation farmer, age 53. Amanda is listed in the household, female, white, place of birth in New York. No occupation, age 42. Alfred N is listed in the household, male, white, no occupation, age 13. David is listed in the household, male, white, place of birth in New York. No occupation, age 19. Louisa is listed in the household, female, white, place of birth in New York. No occupation, age 10. Phebe is listed in the household, female, white, place of birth New York. No occupation, age 72.  Adeline is listed in the household, female, white, place of birth in New York. No occupation, age 32.   

Review

*On the 1850 census, you notice that there isn’t a child named Alfred N Quick.  However in looking at Alfred’s age of 13 on the 1860 census, there is a Nelson Quick on 1850 at the age of 4, so I believe they are one and the same. Another difference between the two is the addition of Adeline Quick. 

 

[1] 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com; accessed July 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Census Place: Chemung, Chemung, New York; Roll: M432_486; Page: 166B; Image: 335

[2] 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com; accessed July 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Census Place: Wawayanda, Orange, New York; Roll: M653-835; Page: 324; Family History Library Film:803835.