Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Reverend Jesse Pease Papers, 1813-1858, 1992
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Descriptive Summary
| Repository | Martha's Vineyard MuseumGale Huntington Research Library 59 School Street P.O. Box 1310 Edgartown, MA 02539 (508)627-4441 |
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| Call Number | RU 484 |
| Creator | Pease, Jesse, 1787-1857 |
| Title | Reverend Jesse Pease papers |
| Date [inclusive] | 1813-1858, 1992 |
| Extent | 9 folders (0.122 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | The collection contains material produced by Reverend Jesse Pease during his time as a Baptist minister in Edgartown, Massachusetts. |
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions to access.
Use and Reproduction Restrictions
Requests to reproduce material from this collection should be directed to museum staff. Reproduction fees may apply.
Preferred Citation
Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 484, Reverend Jesse Pease Papers.
Acquisition Information
One document gift of Mrs. Ralph M. Packer in 1972 (Accession no. 1972.030). The immediate source of acquisition and date of accession for the rest of the material is unknown.
Custodial History
The material in this collection was found in the Porter Smith House on Farm Neck in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
Publication Information
Martha's Vineyard Museum
Gale Huntington Research Library59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508)627-4441
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Lara J. Ullman in July 2014. Finding aid machine-encoded by Nathaniel Janick, July 2014.
Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Marriage registers
- Notes
Geographic Name(s)
- Edgartown (Mass.)
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
- Tisbury (Mass. : Town)
Subject(s)
- Birth records
- Death records
- Marriage
Biography/Historical Note
Jesse Pease was born on July 8, 1787 to Zachariah Pease (1750-1845) and Lydia (Crowell) Pease (1748-1830). He was a Baptist Minister in Edgartown, Massachusetts. On March 27, 1815, Reverend Pease married Margaret "Peggy" Athearn (1785-). The couple had six children: Waitstill M. (1816-1889), Bartlett (1818-1819), William Watson (1820-1895), Love (1824-1891), Samuel Nelson (1826-1903), and Margaret (1828-1857). Reverend Jesse Pease died on June 20, 1857 in Tisbury, Massachusetts. He is buried in the West Tisbury Village Cemetery.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains books with handwritten lists of marriages performed by Reverend Jesse Pease; marriage intentions; notes and notices of births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths; and receipts. Also included is a typed transcription done in 1992 of some of the documents in the collection.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged loosely alphabetically by folder title and therein chronologically. The material is housed in a box with other small collections.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
Book of Marriages, 1825-1837 | 1 | 1 | ||
Book of Marriages Solemnized by Jesse Pease, 1837-1844 | 1 | 2 | ||
Book of Marriages Beginning December 25th year 1844, 1844-1856 | 1 | 3 | ||
List of Marriages Performed by Jesse Pease, 1830 | 1 | 4 | ||
Marriage Intentions, 1824-1844 | 1 | 5 | ||
Notes and Notices of Deaths, 1813-1858 | 1 | 6 | ||
Notes on Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1840-1855, undated | 1 | 7 | ||
Receipts, 1817-1848 | 1 | 8 | ||
Transcriptions of Assorted Material, 1992 | 1 | 9 | ||