CYRUS LOGEE
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Cyrus Logee⁵ (Caleb Sr.4, Philip3, Abraham2, Philip1)
Born: 12 Oct 1778 Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
Died: 1 Mar 1853 Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Married: Hannah Fairfield 5 Dec 1797 Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
She Born: about 1784 based on 1800 and 1810 US Census
She Died: before 1830 based on 1830 US Census

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Children:

Duty Logee: born 28 Mar 1798 Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island; married Elizabeth Robbins bef. 1825 (based on birth of first child); died 10 Jan 1875 Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.

Lucretia Logee: born 1801; married Junia Paine 27 Nov 1825 Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island; died 19 Mar 1827.

Stephen Logee: born 17 Feb 1804 Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island; married Aurena Parker 16 Apr 1840 Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 1846 Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.

Personal Information:

Cyrus Logee's birth was recorded in Glocester, Rhode Island as 12 Oct 1778, the son of Caleb and Rachel Loge1. Nineteen years later, on 5 Dec 1797 he was married to Hannah Fairfield in Glocester by Elder William Bowen2. That same record listed the birth of his two sons, Duty and Stephen Logee. Cyrus and Hannah did have a daughter, Lucretia, but her birth does not appear to have been entered into the town records3. Hannah Fairfield may have been the daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Cook) Fairfield4.

On 2 Jan 1802 his father, Caleb Logee, executed a deed transferring 88 acres of land to Cyrus for $5005. This property was partially described as "Land I [Caleb] bought from John Stone." Though the deed was recorded in Glocester, the property for this and other Logee land transactions were located in the area that would become Burrillville. Cyrus soon purchased two small parcels in the "North part of Glocester" from Augustus and Irah Wilcox respectively, which supports the conclusion that his farm was in the current Burrillville area6.

On 17 Feb 1804 Cyrus and Hannah's last child, Stephen Logee, was born. This was the last record for Cyrus' family recorded in Glocester. Shortly after the formation of Burrillville, Cyrus was elected several times to public office. On 2 June 1810 he was elected as one of the overseers of the poor at the Burrillville Town Meeting. At other Town Meetings, he was elected as one of the Surveyors of Highways in the years 1809, 1814, 1828, 1829, 1834, 1835, 1836, and 18377. Cyrus was also involved in several small land transactions between 1817 and 18428.

Cyrus apparently had a connection with Tertillies Tucker9. As executor of Mr. Tucker's estate, he sold 11 acres and 100 perches of land to Elisha Sayles Jr. for $102 on 21 Mar 1814. This document was witnessed by Caleb and Dorphin Logee. Cyrus was eventually buried in a small family burial plot that includes the tombstone of Tertilles Tucker. However, I have found no family connection.

Per the book, Wallum Pond Estates, the area called Wallum Pond was in the northwest corner of Burrillville, about 1 1/2 miles east of Connecticut10. It was partly in Douglas and partly in Burrillville. Both Cyrus and Duty Logee had homes in this area. Cyrus Logee was the first to be granted a teaching certificate for the small school built in this area.

In 1827 his daughter, Lucretia (Logee) Paine, died, followed five years later by the death of her husband, Junia11. She had been married just over one year and left no offspring. During this period Cyrus had also been serving as guardian for his nephew Leonard Logee, son of Darling Logee. On 26 Mar 1829, a document was recorded in Burrillville indicating that Leonard Logee had received his full inventory and money from Cyrus Logee, as guardian12.

Cyrus Logee's family did appear consistently in the federal census records over these years. In both the 1800 and 1810 his family only listed one adult female age 16-26. This would place Hannah's birth year at or near 1784. In 1830, no female was listed in his household of appropriate age for Hannah. Therefore, it is probable that she died between 1820 and 183013.

Two successive documents recorded in 1840 began moving some assets to his sons. On 7 Apr 1840 a Note was recorded indicating the settlement of a court case resulting in Stephen Logee receiving $800 from Cyrus Logee14. No other detail was given in this record. This was followed on 27 May 1840 where Cyrus sold 112 acres to Duty Logee for $300, partially described as "a Certain Farm lying in the North Westerly part of Burrillville formerly owned by Caleb Logee" and later on 21 May 1842 Duty received additional land for $2515.

The last record prior to his death was the 1850 census16. Oddly, Cyrus was listed twice in that census year. He was listed in the household of his son, Duty Logee, in Burrillville. He was also listed in Smithfield, Rhode Island in the household of Anna Paine age 70. He occupation was still farmer.

Cyrus Logee died 1 Mar 1853 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He was buried in the Logee Cemetery on Rock Ave at telephone pole 19 in Burrillville17. The Rhode Island Historical Society record incorrectly lists his death date as Mar 1843. In the same cemetery a stone was transcribed for Hannah Logee with no dates. This is probably the tombstone of Cyrus' wife, Hannah (Fairfield) Logee.

Sources:

1. (Cyrus Loge birth) Cyrus Loge birth entry, Massachusetts, Providence County, Town of Glocester, Bk. 1 pg 142/143

2. (Cyrus Logee marriage) Cyrus Logee marriage entry, Massachusetts, Providence, Town of Glocester, Bk 1 pg 190

3. (Lucretia Logee marriage) James N. Arnold, compiler, Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co, 1892), Vol 2 Burrillville marriages pg 12 [Reference to original source: Bk 1 pg 22: Junia Paine of Bezeleel and Lucretia Logee of Cyrus; m. by Syria Steere, Justice 27 Nov 1825]

4. (Hannah Fairfield ancestry) Wynn Cowan Fairfield, Descendants of John Fairfield of Wenham, (unknown), Vol 1 First Five Generations, pgs 36, 37 [This book also mentioned that Lucretia Fairfield who's will was probated on 23 Jan 1801 listed her brother-in-law, Cyrus Logee, as her executor.]

5. (Caleb Logee deed) Glocester, Rhode Island  Land Evidences, Bk 15 pgs 78, 79: microfilm no. 941835 FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

6. (Cyrus Logee deeds) Glocester, Rhode Island  Land Evidences, Bk 15 pgs 279/280 and pg 323: microfilm no. 941835 FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

7. (Cyrus Logee elected at Town Meetings) Burrillville, Rhode Island Town Meeting Records,[elected overseer of poor 2 Jun 1810; elected Surveyor of Highways 5 Jun 1809; 6 Jun 1814; 2 Jun 1828; 1 Jun 1829; 2 Jun 1834; 1 Jun 1835; 6 Jun 1836; 5 Jun 1837 - stopped research on Town Meetings at year 1840] microfilm no. 941604  FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

8. (Cyrus Logee deeds) Burrillville, Rhode Island Land Evidences, Bk for years 1813-1828 pgs 301; 382,383; 385; 445,446: microfilm no. 941611 FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah ; Bk for years 1828-1838 pg267: microfilm no. 941613 FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah; Bk for years 1838-1847 pg 305: microfilm no. 941614  FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

9. (Tertilles Tucker estate) Burrillville, Rhode Island Land Evidences, Bk for years 1813-1828 pg 19, 20: microfilm no. 941611 FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah; Tertilles Tucker probate file, Burrillville Probate, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, 28 May 1816, pg 172 [$20 paid to Cyrus Logee executor]; micorfilm no. 941604, FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

10. (Wallum Pond) Harry Lee Barnes, The Wallum Pond Estates, (self published no additional information), pgs 52, 53

11. (Junia and Lucretia Paine tombstones) Junia and Lucretia Paine transcriptions, Rhode Island Historical Society, Historical Cemetery BU-043 Paine Lot on Round Top Road

12. (Leonard Logee end of guardianship) Burrillville, Rhode Island Land Evidences, Bk for years 1828-1838 pg 109: microfilm no. 941613 FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

13. (Cyrus Logee census records 1800; 1810; 1820; 1830) Cyrus Logee household 1800 US census, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, pg 392; Cyrus Logee household 1810 US census, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, pg 157; Cyrus Logee household 1820 US census, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, pg 23; Cyrus Logee household 1830 US census, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, pg 312; Cyrus Logee household 1840 US census, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, pg 26; Ancestry.com

14. (Cyrus Logee "Note" to Stephen Logee) Stephen Logee entry, Burrillville, Rhode Island Probate pg 501; microfilm no. 941604 FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

15. (Duty Logee deeds) Burrillville, Rhode Island Land Evidences, Bk for years 1838-1847 pgs 208, 209; 391: microfilm no. 941614 FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

16. (Cyrus Logee 1850 Census) Florinda Paine household, 1850 US census, population schedule, Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, pg 420 [Anna Paine 70 R.I.; Florinda Paine 50 RI $600 land; Daniel Paine 73 laborer RI; Cyrus Logee 68 farmer RI]; Duty Logee household, 1850 US census, population schedule, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, pg 234, taken 6 Aug 1850 [Duty Logee age 52 farmer; Elizabeth age 49; Duty Jr age 15; Elizabeth age 13; Cyrus age 11; Lucretia age 5; Chloe Robbins age 53; Cyrus Logee age 72; all born Rhode Island],  Ancestry.com

17. (Cyrus Logee tombstone) Cyrus and Hannah Logee  transcriptions, Rhode Island Historical Society, Historical Cemetery BU-093 Logee Cemetery, Rock Ave. [cemetery located near telephone pole 19, end of Rock Ave, take firs road on left - 16 burials 8 inscribed stones]

Other Research Information:

Land

Glocester, RI - Bk 15 pgs 279/280; 27 Oct 1803 Augustus Wilcox to Cyrus Logee; 21 acres 114 rods for $412; witnessed by Stephen Thayer, Bisaleel Paine, Ruth Yeats

Glocester, RI - Bk 15 pg 323; 9 Apr 1804,  Irah Wilcox to Cyrus Logee; pasture land in the North part of Glocesster; 2 acres 38 rods for $42

Burrillville, RI -  Bk 1813-1828 pgs 19/20; 15 Mar 1814, recorded 21 Mar 1814, Cyrus Logee as executor of Tertillies Tucker estate to Elisha Sayles Jr; 11 acres; $102

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1813-1828 pg 301; 12 Nov 1817, John Harris Jr and Esther harris to Cyrus Logee, 4 acres, $100

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1813-1828 pgs 382/383; 11 Feb 1819, Administrator of Jacob Jenne estate to Cyrus Logee, for $194.37

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1813-1828 pg 385; 6 Feb 1819, recorded 12 Feb 1819, Cyrus Logee, labourer to Thomas Robbins, of Burrillville, 3 acres 119 rods, $93.60

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1813-1828 pgs 445/446; 8 Apr 1820, Enoch Thayer to Cyrus Logee, 6 acres part of estate of Jacob Jenne, $120

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1828-1838 pg 267; 7 Jun 1820, John and Abigail Arnold to Cyrus Logee, 15 Acres, $224.50

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1838-1847 pgs 10/11; 4 Apr 1838, Cyrus Logee as executor for Azemiah Phillips to Johnson Trumble of Sutton, for $132.30

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1838-1847 pg 135; 13 Jul 1839, William and Alice Clark to Cyrus Logee, for $25

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1838-1847 pgs 208/209; 27 May 1840, recorded 28 May 1840 Cyrus Logee to Dugy Logee, 112 acres, land formerly owned by Caleb Logee, $300

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1838-1847 pg 305; 2 Jan 1841, recorded 29 Mar 1841, William Clark to Cyrus, for $25

Burrillville, RI - Bk 1838-1847 pg 391; 21 May 1842, Cyrus Logee to Duty Logee, for $25, witnesses Amasa Kimball, Sabin Millard