By Muriel Bristol | January 12, 2025
Asa Merrill Durrell, Jr., was born in Arundel, ME, March 8, 1808, son of Asa and Lydia (Hill) Durrell. (Arundel, ME, was renamed Kennebunkport, ME, in 1821).
Asa Durrell headed a Kennebunkport, ME, household at the time of the Fifth (1830) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 60-69 years [himself], one female aged 50-59 years [Lydia (Hill) Durrell], one male aged 20-29 years [Asa M. Durrell], one male aged 15-19 years, and one female aged 15-19 years.
Mother Lydia (Hill) Durrell died in Kennebunkport, ME, November 1, 1831.
Asa M. Durrell married (1st) in Milton, February 21, 1833, Lucy Howe, he of Kennebunkport, ME, and she of Milton. Rev. Simeon Swett performed the ceremony. She was born circa 1832, daughter of Jonathan and Mehitable (Twombly) Howe.
(The children of Asa M. and Lucy (Howe) Durrell were Lydia Augusta Durrell (1833-1859), and Walter Henry Durrell (1837-1894)).
Daughter Lydia Augusta Durrell was born in Kennebunkport, ME, November 24, 1833. Son Walter Henry Durrell was born in Kennebunkport, ME, October 14, 1837.
Asa M. Durrell headed a Milton household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 70-79 years [himself], one male aged 30-39 years [Asa M. Durrell, Jr.], one female aged 30-39 years [Lucy (Horne) Durrell], one female aged under-5 years [Lydia A. Durrell], and one male aged under-5 years [Walter H. Durrell]. Two members of hos household were engaged in Agriculture. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Joseph C. Wentworth and Richard Plumer.
The Milton Selectmen of 1850 were Jos. Mathes, C.C. Hayes, and Asa M. Durrell.
Asa M. Durrell, a farmer, aged eighty-one years (b. ME), headed a Milton household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Asa M. Durrell [Jr.], a carpenter, aged forty-two years (b. ME), Lucy [(Horne)] Durrell, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), Lydia A. Durrell, aged seventeen years (b. NH), and Walter H. Durrell, school, aged twelve years (b. NH). Asa M. Durrell had real estate valued at $800; and Asa M. Durrell [Jr.] had real estate valued at $2,000. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Richard Plumer, a farmer, aged fifty-seven years (b. NH), and Eli Wentworth, a manufacturer, aged twenty-four years (b. NH).
Father Asa M. Durrell died August 2, 1852.
Asa M. Durrell married (2nd) in Boston, MA, July 9, 1854, Abigail “Abby” Hill, he of Milton, NH, and she of Boston, MA. He was a ship captain, aged forty-six years (b. Kennebunk, ME), and she was aged forty-five years. Rev. George Richard performed the ceremony. She was born in Biddeford, ME, circa 1815, daughter of Waldo Hill.
MARRIAGES. 9th inst., by Rev. Mr. Richards, Mr. ASA M. DURELL, of Milton, N.H., to Miss ABIGAIL HILL, of Boston (Boston Evening transcript, July 10, 1854; New England Farmer (Boston), July 15, 1854).
Daughter Lydia A. Durrell married in Milton, June 17, 1855, John C. Plummer, both of Milton. Samuel S. White performed the ceremony. Plummer was born in Milton, June 17, 1829, son of Daniel M. and Eunice (Card) Plummer.
Daughter Lydia A. (Durrell) Plumer died in Milton, April 22, 1859.
Asa M. Durrell, aged fifty-two years, headed a Milton household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Abigail [(Hill)] Durrell, aged fifty-one years (b. NH). Asa M. Durrell had real estate valued at $300 and personal estate valued at $150. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Richard Plumer, a farmer, aged sixty-eight years (b. NH), and Jethro Nutter, a shoemaker, aged thirty-two years (b. NH).
Son-in-law John C. Plummer married (2nd) in Monmouth, ME, June 15, 1862, Amelia C. Witherell, he of Dover, NH, and she of Monmouth, ME. He was aged thirty-two years, and she was aged thirty years. Rev. G.D. Ballentine performed the ceremony. She was born in Monmouth, ME, circa 1832, daughter of Rufus and Sarah Witherell.
Son Walter H. Durall of Charlestown, MA, a single clerk, aged twenty-six years (b. NH), registered for the Class II Civil War military draft in Charlestown, MA, June 24, 1863.
Asa M. Durrell of West Milton paid $1 in U.S. Excise Tax in 1865, for his gold watch, which was valued at $75.
Son Walter H. Durrell married in Biddeford, ME, September 20, 1869, Henrietta Emery, he of Charlestown, MA, and she of Biddeford, ME. He was a sash and blinds dealer, aged thirty-one years, and she was aged twenty-seven years. She was born in Biddeford, ME, August 26, 1842, daughter of Thomas B. and Lucy M. (Bunker) Emery.
MARRIED. At Lower Biddeford, Oct. 6, by Rev. J.D. Emerson, Mr. Walter K. Durell, of Charlestown, Mass., to Miss Henrietta Emery, daughter of Dea. Emery of B. (Union & Journal (Biddeford, ME), October 15, 1869).
Son Walter Durrell appeared in the Boston, MA, directory of 1870, as a clerk at 29 Charlestown, boarding at Charlestown. Samuel P. Langmaid & Co. (W.H. Durell) appeared also, as a dealer in doors & blinds, at 28 Charleston, with his house in Charlestown.
Asa M. Durrell, a farmer, aged sixty-two years (b. ME), headed a Wayland, MA, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Abigail [(Hill)] Durrell, keeping house, aged sixty-one years (b. ME). Asa M. Durrell had real estate valued at $8,000 an personal estate valued at $1,000. He had one horse, five milch cows, two working oxen, two other cattle, three swine, the total value of which was $710. He had raised one hundred bushels of indian corn.
In the associated farm schedule of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census, Asa M. Durrell’s Wayland, MA, farm had eighty acres of improved land, which was valued at $8,000, and nine acres of woodlot land, which was valued at $300. He had paid out $300 in wages (including board) in the year.
Walter H. Durell, a sash & blinds dealer, aged thirty-two years (b. ME), headed a Charlestown, MA, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Henrietta [(Emery)] Durell, keeping house, aged twenty-eight years (b. ME).
Asa M. Durrell, a farmer, aged seventy-two years (b. ME), headed a Sudbury, MA, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included Abigail [(Hill)] Durrell, keeping house, aged seventy-one years (b. ME), and his ward, Albert Jordan, aged nine year (b. MA).
Walter H. Durell, door, sash & blinds, aged forty-one years (b. ME), headed a Charlestown, MA, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Henrietta [(Emery)] Durell, keeping house, aged thirty-eight years (b. ME), his daughter, Lucy F. Durell, aged nine years (b. MA), his boarder, Ezra Robinson, a bookkeeper, aged thirty years (b. NY), and his servant, Delia Worthylake, a servant, aged nineteen years (b. Nova Scotia). They resided at 74 Mt. Vernon Street.
Abigail (Hill) Durrell died in Sudbury, MA, January 29, 1881, aged seventy-two years.
DEATHS. DURRELL. – At Sudbury, Mass., 29th ult., Mrs. Abigail, wife of Mr. Asa M. Durrell, aged 72 yrs. (Boston Evening Transcript, February 1, 1881).
Asa M. Durrell died of cholera in Sudbury, MA, September 11, 1884, aged seventy-six years, aged six years, and seven days. He was a farmer.
Son Walter H. Durell of Somerville, MA, petitioned a Middlesex County Probate Court for administration of the estate of Asa M. Durell, late of Sudbury, MA, October 18, 1884. He was said to be the son of the deceased and only heir (Middlesex County Probate, 463:47).
Middlesex Probate Court. In the Probate Court at East Cambridge today the following wills were presented for probate: Caroline Thompson of Cambridge, William Le Brun of Concord, Miranda G. Woodward of Harrison, Me.; Nancy C. Palmer of Cambridge, Ruth Johnson of Arlington, Francis P. Hurd of Wakefield, Anna M. Peck of Arlington, Annas S. Hall of Medford, Boyd Howard of Lowell, Anna B. Elder of Newton, Lorenzo D. Bragg of Wakefield and Jonas D. Child of Medford. Letters of administration were granted on the following estates: Benjamin F. Cannon of Malden, Morris Dollard of Cambridge, Anthony Lane of Cambridge, Margaret McCarthy of Cambridge, Elizabeth A. Watson of Malden, Asa M. Durell of Somerville, Johanna O’Connors of Cambridge, Ellen M. Fielden of Winchester, Margaret B. Harrison of Westfield, Anna N. Rice of Malden, Michael Fallon of Lowell, Ida. L. Sampson of Cambridge, Catherine D. Elliot of Cambridge, Persis D. Bullard of Holliston, Elias Bullard of Holliston, Elizabeth W. Morse of Cambridge, William Brandt Storer of Cambridge, Jeremiah Harrigan of Newton and Robert Porter of Sudbury (Boston Globe, November 12, 1884).
Son Walter H. Durrell died of phthisis pulmonalis at 5 Burnside Avenue in Somerville, MA, December 4, 1894, aged fifty-seven years, two months. He was a married retiree.
DEATHS. DURELL – Tuesday, Dec 4. Walter H. Durell, 57 yrs. Funeral services Thursday, 2 o’clock, at his late residence, 74 Mt Vernon st., East Somerville. Friends kindly requested not to send flowers (Boston Globe, December 5, 1894).
REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Papers have been passed and the deed recorded by the Boston elevated railway company in settlement of the estates numbered 11 and 13 Sewalls ct, Charlestown. The premises were owned by the estate of Walter H. Durell and contained 2724 square feet of land, with buildings thereon, which were assessed for $2400. The price paid was 25 percent above the assessed valuation (Boston Globe, October 12, 1899).
Richard D. Green, leather, aged thirty-four years (b. NH), headed a Somerville, MA, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of seven years), Lucy F. [(Durell)] Green, aged twenty-nine years (b. MA), his children, Helen F. Green, at school, aged five years (b. MA), and Mildred D. Green, aged four years (b. MA), his mother-in-law, Henrietta [(Emery)] Durell, aged fifty-seven years (b. ME), and his servants, Julia Fields, a servant, aged thirty-two years (B. Ireland), and Maud Brown, a servant, aged twenty-four years (b. Nova Scotia). Richard D. Green owned their house at 74 Mt. Vernon Street, free-and-clear. Lucy F. Green was the mother of two children, of whom two were still living. Henrietta Durell was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Richard D. Green, a wholesale merchant (leather), aged fifty years (b. NH), headed an Arlington, MA, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of seventeen years), Lucy [(Durell)] Green, aged thirty-nine years (b. MA), his children, Helen Green, aged fifteen years (b. MA), Mildred Green, aged fourteen years (b. MA), and Dantry Green, aged four years (b. MA), his mother-in-law, Henrietta [(Emery)] Durell, aged sixty-nine years (b. ME), and his servants, Beatrice Leven, aged twenty-six years (b. England), and Mary Brian, aged twenty-eight years (b. Ireland). Richard D. Green owned their house at 46 Jason Street, free-and-clear. Lucy F. Green was the mother of three children, of whom three were still living. Henrietta Durell was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Daughter-in-law Henrietta (Emery) Durell died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 46 Jason Street in Arlington, MA, March 5, 1915, aged seventy-two years, six months, and seven days. She was the widow of Walter H. Durell. D.T. Percy signed the death certificate.
MRS. HENRIETTA DURELL. Death of Well Known Lady Occurs This Morning in Arlington Home. Word has been received by Edward| H. Goldthwaite announcing the death of Mrs. Henrietta Durell, widow of Walter H. Durell, at her home in Arlington, Mass., this morning. Mrs. Durell. was well known in this city where she passed her summers her attractive residence on the Pool road. She was 70 years old. body will be brought to Biddeford on the noon train Monday and taken to Greenwood where services will be held and interment take place. Mrs. Durell was born in Biddeford, a daughter of Deacon Thomas Emery and Lucy A. Bunker. She was the last of a large family. By nature Mrs. Durell was a kindly, lovable lady who had many friends both in this city and in Arlington, to whom her death will bring deep sorrow. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lucy F. Green of Arlington, three grandchildren and one niece, Miss Lillie E. Goldthwaite of this city (Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, ME), March 5, 1915).
References:
Find a Grave. (2013, November 28). Walter Henry Durell. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/120932516/walter-henry-durell
Find a Grave. (2021, April 8). Lucy Florence Durell Greene. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/225421551/lucy_florence_greene
Milton Observer 