Cemetery RecordChanhassen Pioneer Cemetery
Lot 26.4
Grave Status Occupied
Update Date 7/1/2013
Place of Birth South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Place of Death Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota
Age 35
Marital Status Married George Powers on 9-14-1855
Mother Ruth Stebbins or Lyon (Lyon per Ancestry.com)
Father Ralph White
Children Orianna "Ora" born 1857; Frank born 1859; Mary born 1866; Fred born 1868; and
triplets Clarence Albert, Georqe Arthur, and Frank born in 1870
Occupation
Military Status
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By Thelena (Lena) Powers
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Date Purchased 1/27/1862
Amount Fee Paid $2,25
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee 0.00
Spouse Information
Name George Mayo Powers
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Next of Kin Information
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Occupant Information
Name
Philena (Thelina) (Lena) White Powers
Sex
Female
Social Sec. No.
Date of Birth
1/1/1833
Date of Death
2/9/1870
Interment Date
Cause of Death
Complications due to the birth of triplets
Place of Birth South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Place of Death Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota
Age 35
Marital Status Married George Powers on 9-14-1855
Mother Ruth Stebbins or Lyon (Lyon per Ancestry.com)
Father Ralph White
Children Orianna "Ora" born 1857; Frank born 1859; Mary born 1866; Fred born 1868; and
triplets Clarence Albert, Georqe Arthur, and Frank born in 1870
Occupation
Military Status
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By Thelena (Lena) Powers
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Phone
Date Purchased 1/27/1862
Amount Fee Paid $2,25
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee 0.00
Spouse Information
Name George Mayo Powers
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Next of Kin Information
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Lot 26.4 Update Date 7/1/2013
Name Philena (Thelina) (Lena) White Powers
Comments/History George and Lena Powers were married in September 14, 1855 in Aqawam,
Massachusetts. Mrs. Powers is recorded to have died giving birth to triplets. This
information is recorded both in church records and the Theodore Bost letter found
in the Book "A Frontier Family in Minnesota." In addition to leaving the three
babies, Lena Powers also left five other children ages 3 to 12 years old. Family
and neighbors are recorded to have taken two of the babies to help Mr. Powers.
Theodore & Sophie Bost took Charles Albert. Charles Albert Powers died at the
age of 3 in 1873 (Grave 26.6). The Aspden's took Clarence and George stayed
with his father. Clarence, the weaker of the three, died in March 1870 (Grave
26.5).
George Arthur Powers, born February 8, 1870 and died May 16, 1947 in Los
Angeles, California. His wife's name was Hattie.
We have been unable to confirm if Philena was born in 1833 or 1835 (the January
1st date is not correct). The 1857 Census lists her birth date as circa 1835.