Burrill Logee Family tombstone, Pascoag Cemetery, Pascoag, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island
photograph taken Summer 1999
NORRIS JAMES LOGEE
Generation Six
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63. Norris James Logee
Born: 5 Jan 1828 Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island
Died: 20 Aug 1891 Harrisville, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island
Married: Eliza Jane Jillson 17 Jun 1857 Providence, Providence County,
Rhode Island
She Born: 12 May 1828 Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island
She Died: 2 May 1897 Westfield, New Jersey
Children:
160. Ella L. Logee born 23 Jun 1848; married Edward M. Vought
161. George Steere Logee born 15 Aug 1857; died 1899; buried Pascoag Cemetery, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island
162. Warren Wood Logee born 11 Jan 1859; died about 20 Oct 1916; 1st married Irene Isabel Inman 24 Mar 1881 Burrillville; 2nd married Edith Bresette 28 Oct 1914
i. Walter P. Logee born 28 May 1861; died 27 Nov 1861 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; buried Cumberland, Rhode Island [off Diamond Hill Rd]
Burrill Logee Family tombstone, Pascoag Cemetery, Pascoag, Burrillville,
Providence County, Rhode Island
photograph taken Summer 1999
Personal Information:
Norris James Logee was born 5 Jan 1828 in Burrillville, Rhode Island1. He was the son of Burrill and Martha (Steere) Logee. Though his biographical sketch in "Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island" stated that he married Eliza Jane Jillson in 1847, the marriage record in Providence, Rhode Island indicates they were married17 Jun 18572. This record did state it was their first marriage, but it is possible Norris had a prior wife who was the mother of his daughter, Ella, born 1848. More research is needed on this issue. Eliza Jane Jillson was the daughter of Shubel and Fanny Jillson3.
Norris and his family first resided in Burrillville, but by 1860 were residing in Providence4;5. In Providence in 1861 their last child Walter was born and soon after died6;7. Norris Logee must have been quite successful in his work. In 1860 he was listed with $6,000 in personal property. By 1870 his family had moved to Manhattan, New York and he listed himself as a broker. In 1860 he had two servants and in 1870 he had three servants living in his home.
In 1874 his mother, Martha, left him $1,000 as part of her estate9. Norris eventually returned to Burrillville. He died there 28 Aug 1891after and extended illness10;11. His cause of death was listed as heart disease. Eliza followed in death on 2 May 189712. She died at her daughters home in Westfield, New Jersey. Both Norris and Eliza were buried in the family plot at Pascoag Cemetery.
Sources:
1. (Burrill Logee family biography) J.H. Beers & Co., Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island (Chicago, Illinois: J.H. Beers & Co,1908) Warren W. Logee sketch, pgs 2142, 2143
2. (Norris Logee marriage to Eliza Jillson) Norris Logee marriage entry, Rhode Island marriages, year 1857 pg 652 no. 14, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island [17 Jun 1857 Providence; Norris Logee age 30 Gentleman, born Burrillville, parents Burrill & Martha Logee, 1st marriage; to Eliza J. Jillson, of Providence age 29, born Smithfield, parents Subuel & Fanny Jillson, 1st marriage; married by L.S. Cook, pastor ?? Providence]; Rhode Island Historical Society
3. (Eliza Jillson family information) David Jillson, Genealogy of the Gillson and Jillson Family, (Central Falls, Rhode Island: E.L. Freeman & Co., 1876), pgs 201, 227
4. (1850 US Census) Burrell Logee household, 1850 US Census, population schedule, Rhode Island, Providence County, Burrillville, pg 243 ln 17, taken 19 Aug 1850 [161; Burrell Logee, age 50, merchant, $3000 land, Rhode Island; Martha S. 45 RI; Norris J. 23 RI; Martha S. 12 RI]; Ancestry.com
5. (1860 US Census) Norris Logee household, 1860 US Census, population schedule, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Ward 4, pg 86 ln 6, taken 15 Jun 1860 [460-692; Norris Logee 33, $6000 personal, RI; Eliza 32 RI; Ella 12 RI; George S. 2 RI; Warren W. 1 RI; infant 1/12 RI; Nancy Jillson 22 RI; Sophia Logee 22 RI; Burrill Logee 60 RI; Martha 55 RI; Alice Connally 25 servant, Ireland; Ann Connally 23 servant, Ireland; Fannely Rushup 53 servant RI]; Ancestry.com
6. (Walter Logee death) Walter Logee death entry, Rhode Island deaths, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, year 1860 pg 860 no. 38 [Walter Logee age 6m 1d died 29 Nov 1860, at 13 Aborn, born Providence, parents Norris J. & Eliza J., cause Marasmus]; Rhode Island State Archives, Providence, Rhode Island
7. (Walter Logee tombstone) Arnold, Arnolds Tombstone Records, Vol 6-10, Cumberland, pg 112 [Walter Logee infant son of Norris & Eliza J. 29 Nov 1860 aged 6 mos]; FHL microfilm no. 1838894, Salt Lake City, Utah
8. (1870 US Census) Norris Logee household, 1870 US Census, population schedule, New York, New York, 18th District 18th Ward, pg 87 ln 32, taken 19 Jan 1870 [261; Norris Logee 43 broker RI; Eliza J. 42 RI; Edwin Vought 28 wine Merchant, NY; Ella 22 RI; George Logee 13 RI; Warren Logee 12 RI; Margaret Murphy 41 domestic, Ireland; Mary O'Brien 38 domestic Ireland; Delia Duffy 39 domestic, Ireland]; Ancestry.com
9. (Martha Logee will) Martha Logee will, dated 9 Aug 1874, Burrillville Probate, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, Bk 5 pg 259; FHL microfilm no. 941606, Salt Lake City, Utah
10. (Norris Logee death) Norris Logee death entry, Rhode Island deaths, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, year 1891 pg 3 or 5 no 16 [Norris Logee age 64y 7m 15d, married, born Burrillville, parents Burrill & MarthaLogee, cause Heart Disease, died Harrisville, 20 Aug 1891]; Rhode Island Historical Society
11. (Norris Logee obituary) Norris Logee obituary, The Burrillvlle Gazette, 28 Aug 1891, pg 3 col 6, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island
12. (Eliza J. Logee obituary) Eliza J. Logee obituary, The Pascoag Herald News Gazette, Friday, 7 May 1897 pg 8 col 2, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island