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Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.

Rachel Frances Eastman[1]

Female 1871 - 1915  (44 years)


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  • Name Rachel Frances Eastman  [2, 3, 4] 
    Nickname Lettie 
    Birth 8 Feb 1871  Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Lettie Eastman  [4, 5] 
    Residence Jun 1880  Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 9 Jun 1880  Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence Jul 1890  Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence Jun 1900  Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 16 Jun 1900  Exeter Town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence Apr 1910  Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 23 Apr 1910  Exeter Town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Cause of Death “Nephrisis chronic” 
    Death 14 Oct 1915  Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Burial 17 Oct 1915  Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I201  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2015 

    Father Warren Eastman,   b. 19 May 1821, Parsonsfield, York County, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1908, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Rachel Young Cole,   b. 12 Jan 1832, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1916, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1849  Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • “10 Mar 1849” and “Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”, derived from [LDS-IGI-1982c], are probably references to the date and location of Warren and Rachel’s registration of their intention to marry... not their actual marriage. [13]
    • [NEHGS-1849a] does not actually state that Warren Eastman and Rachel Young Cole were married in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, but the location is assumed due to the following: Rachel and Warren were residents of Chelsea at the time; the marriage was registered in Quincy, and the officiating pastor was also from Quincy. [12]
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frank L Eldridge,   b. 14 Aug 1864, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1926, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jul 1890  Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. William Lester Eldridge,   b. 18 Sep 1891, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Leon C Eldridge,   b. 15 Nov 1893, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1973, Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Lester Edgar Eldredge,   b. 25 Mar 1897, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1966, _______, _______, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. Frank Clifford Eldridge,   b. 18 Aug 1902, _______, _______, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1975, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Elsie C Eldridge,   b. Abt 1904, _______, _______, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Harold S Eldridge,   b. 29 Dec 1906, _______, _______, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1974, _______, _______, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     7. Dorothy M Eldridge,   b. Abt 1912, _______, _______, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Oct 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Feb 1871 - Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1880 - Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Jun 1880 - Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jul 1890 - Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Jul 1890 - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1900 - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 16 Jun 1900 - Exeter Town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1910 - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 23 Apr 1910 - Exeter Town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Oct 1915 - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 17 Oct 1915 - Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Rachel “Lettie” (Eastman) Eldridge passed away at Exeter Cottage Hospital 2 days after she was admitted. Strangely, her death certificate seems to have been filled out by someone other than her husband, and although Rachel is listed as being married, a reference to Frank L Eldridge was omitted. [14]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Rachel Frances Eastman", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I201&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 06-May-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S723] [NEHGS-1871a] "Birth Entry - Rachel F Eastman," Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840 – 1911: Births Registered in the Town of Chelsea for the Year 1871, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, volume 234, page 197, number 5.

    3. [S1151] [NHBoVR-1924a1] "Marriage Record for Frank C. Eldredge and Vera C. Lord," New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659 – 1947, Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records (via NEHGS), card _____ (front).

    4. [S12] [Tutein-1978] Tutein, Herbert Warren, "Letter to Robert Stanley Fairbanks".

    5. [S13] [Tutein-1997d] Herndon, William Robert (interviewer), "Interview of Ruth Edna (Tutein) Fairbanks and Susan Eileen (Dodge) Fairbanks".

    6. [S701] [US-1880-2a] "Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts," Tenth Census of the United States, 1880,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T9, roll 562, E.D. 788, sheet 301C, page 31.

    7. [S729] [NHBoVR-1890a1] "Marriage Record for Lettie Eastman and Frank L Eldredge," New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659 – 1947, Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records (via NEHGS), (front).

    8. [S731] [US-1900-1t] "Exeter Town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 950, E.D. 191, sheet 20A.

    9. [S752] [US-1910-1r] "Exeter Town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , publication T624, roll 865, E.D. 243, sheet 10B.

    10. [S745] [NHBoVR-1915a1] "Certificate of Death: Rachel F. Eldridge," New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754 – 1947, Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records (via NEHGS), (front).

    11. [S746] [NHBoVR-1915a2] "Certificate of Death: Rachel F. Eldridge," New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754 – 1947, Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records (via NEHGS), (back).

    12. [S584] [NEHGS-1849a] "Marriage Entry - Warren Eastman and Rachel Y Cole," Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911: Marriages registered in the Town of Quincy 1848 - 1849, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, volume 38, page 149, entry 35.

    13. [S59] [LDS-IGI-1982c] "Extracted Marriage Record(s) of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts," International Genealogical Index (IGI), Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1982.

    14. [S745] [NHBoVR-1915a1] "Certificate of Death: Rachel F. Eldridge," New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754 – 1947, Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records (via NEHGS), (front).


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