LEPRELET LOGEE

LEPRELET LOGEE
Generation Six

54. Leprelet Logee6 (Caleb Jr.5, Caleb Sr.4, Philip3, Abraham2, Philip1)
Born: 5 Feb 1826 Burrillville, Rhode Island
Died: 25 Jul 1931 Masonic Home, Charlton, Massachusetts
Married: Ann Elizabeth Tingley
She Born: 20 Jul 1828
She Died: 6 Jan 1905 Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island

Children:

i. Edgar Leprelet Logee b. 16 Jul 1849 New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts; d. 5 Apr 1908 City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; m. 1st mary Thurber 22 Sep 1869 Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island; m. 2nd (or possibly 3rd) Surie (Whitton) Pease Simmons 27 Dec 1886 City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
ii. Edmund Tappan Logee b. 16 Jul 1849 New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts; m. Harriet Elizabeth Baxter 16 Jul 1872 Rhode Island

Personal Information:

Leprelet Logee was bon 5 Feb 1826 in Burrillville, the son of Caleb Jr. and Sarah (Paine) Logee1. When he was only 5 years old his father filed for bankruptcy. Since the family was in such a severe financial situation, Caleb sent young Leprelet and his brother, age 7, to work in the cotton mills2. Leprelet continued to work in the textile mills throughout his career.

On 10 Apr 1847 Leprelet Logee and Ann Tingley filed a marriage intention in Attleboro, Massachusetts3. Ann was born 22 Jul 1828. She was the daughter of Elisha and Susan (Sweetland) Tingley. Leprelet and Ann settled in New Bedford, Mass. where Ann gave birth to twin sons, Edgar and Edmund, on 16 Jul 18494/5.

By the time his children were born, Leprelet was already listed as an overseer in the textile factory. During his career he was responsible for installing textile machines in many mills in both the North and South6. During the Civil War he served as a mechanic in the Ordinance Department at the headquarters in Chatanooga, Tennessee7. Due to his career, Leprelet and Ann had to periodically relocate. In 1880 they were residing in Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts8.

Leprelet was very active throughout his life. He was a member of the Masonic Order. He was an avid dominoes player. He also smoked cigars. He had a habit of going to bed about 9 p.m., waking at midnight, having a cold lunch, and then returning to bed to sleep until about 7:30 a.m.

In their later years Leprelet and Ann moved to the Pawtucket/Central Falls area of Rhode Island9. Ann died there on 8 Jan 190510. Leprelet lived for over 25 more years. His 100th birthday was celebrated in the local newspaper and gave many personal details of his life11. He spent his last few years in the Masonic Home in Central Falls. He died 25 Jul 1931 at the Masonic Home in Charlton, Massachusetts, aged 105y 5m 19d12. At the time of his death he was believed to be the oldest living member of the Masonic Order. It is possible he remarried sometime after the death of Ann. His death record listed him as the widower of Eugenia Brayton. Leprelet had outlived his wife and both of his sons. He was buried beside Ann in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Pawtucket, R.I.

Oak Grove Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Top picture shows orientation of grave in this large cemetery.

Sources:

1. [Leprelet Birth/Parents] Leprelet Logee 100th birthday article, The Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 3 Feb 1926

2. [work in cotton mills] Marian McCauley Frye, A.B., & M.A., The Tingley Family Revides, Vol I, Being a Record of the Descendants of Samuel Tingley of Malden, Mass., (1970), pgs 134/135

3. [Leprelet marriage] Leprelet Logee/Ann Tingley marriage intention, 10 Apr 1847, Attleboro, Massachusetts

4. [twins birth] Vital Records of New Bedford, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Vol 1 Births, (Boston, Mass: NEHGS, 1932) pg 302: Loger Edgar L (twin) s. Lepulet M. overseer in factory (b. RI) and Ann Tingley (b. Conn.) of NB, 16 Jul 1849 [same record for son Edmund Loger}

5. [1850 census] Alexander Case household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, New Bedford, pg 345: Alexander Case 29 Mason, $1500 land, b. RI: Thala 24 RI; Isaac R. 5 Mass; Leprelett Logee 24 laborer RI; Ann 22 Mass; Edgar 1 Mass; Edmund 1 Mass

6. [Personal notes on Leprelet's life] Leprelet Logee 100th birthday article, The Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 3 Feb 1926

7. [Civil War service] Leprelet Logee 100th birthday article, The Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 3 Feb 1926 (note: The article did not specifically state which side, North or South, he served with in the Civil War, though it implied the North. However, there was an index listing for the Confederate Army of a L.S. Logee in the 15th Tennessee Infantry, Private. It is possible that the record was for Leprelet [index note from Ancestry.com])

8. [1880 census] L.M. Logee household, 1880 U.S. census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Northbridge, pg 74C (Family History Library, 1880 Census CD)

9. [1894 City Directory] 1894 City Directory Pawtucket/Central Falls, pg L-277: Leprelet Logee 60 Old Boston Rd (Ancestry.com)

10. [Ann Logee death] Ann Elizabeth Logee death entry, Pawtucket deaths, Providence County, Rhode Island, yr 1905, pg 848 printed, pg 113 written: Ann Elizabeth Logee d. 8 Jan 1905 aged 76y 5m 17d; cause Double Pneumonia; residence 60 Kenyon Ave; born Woodstock, Conn.; parents Elisha D. and Susan C. Tingley; buried Oak Grove Cemetery --[Ann Logee obit] Ann Elizabeth Logee obituary, Evening Times, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 9 Jan 1905

11. [100th Birthday] Leprelet Logee 100th birthday article, The Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 3 Feb 1926

12. [Leprelet Logee death] Leprelet Logee death entry, Massachusetts State Vital Record, year 1931, Reg No. 37: Leprelet Logee died 25 Jul 1931 aged 105y 5m 19d Masonic Home, Charlton, Mass.; cause Arterio Sclerosis; occupation Operated Cotton Mills over 30 years; widowed of Eugenia Brayton; born Burrillville; residence Masonic Home Central Falls, R.I.; buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Pawtucket