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The Maine Bicentennial

5/26/2020

2020 - two hundred years of statehood for the State of Maine. On the 15th of March, 1820, the former District became the 23rd state in the Union. In August of that year, the 1820 census was taken. Here are my MAINE ancestors, and where they were at the time of statehood.

Jeremiah Brown - 5th Great Grandfather
Cornville, Somerset, Maine

Jeremiah Brown and Charlotte Lewis were married ca Mar 1820 in Cornville, but it is known that she had two children prior to Oct 1818 (one of them perhaps my 4th GGF Joseph Brown). The household now with 5 children in 1820 census, some may not be their own kin.
More about: The Family of Jeremiah Brown and Charlotte Lewis

Joseph Gray (abt 1787-aft 1874) - 5th Great Grandfather
Newfield, York, Maine

Married to Betsey Plaisted in Wolfeboro, NH in 1811, they first removed to Newfield, ME, and then went on to Athens, Maine soon after. My 4th GGM Elmira Gray is one of the females under 10 yrs of age - her sister Sarah is another, while a third, and the one in the 16-26 age range, is not known.
More about: Joseph Gray of Athens, Solon, and Brighton, Maine

Philip Levitt (Leavitt) Esq. (1774-1861) - 5th Great Grandfather
Athens, Somerset, Maine

With wife Mary (Pike) (1774-1826), they had ten children (according to Leavitt records), the numbers above showing several other persons also living with them. Philip was a cooper, and also ran a store and tavern, so is one of the "2" people engage in commerce (far right number), with five family members farming. My 4th GGF, Joseph Leavitt, was not yet 15 at the time of this census.

James Shattuck (1763-1830)
Solon, Somerset, Maine

Originally from Pepperell, MA, he arrives in Solon, ME between 1810-1820 with his 2nd wife Amy (Tarbell). Son Lovell Shattuck was 13 years old during this census, and is seen in the 10-16 yr column.
More about: James Shattuck of Pepperell MA and Solon Maine

John Steward (1740-aft 1840)- 5th GGF
Canaan, Somerset, Maine

Born in Lunenburg, MA, he was in Norridgewock, ME by 1787, when he married Abigail Whitcomb. Son Alaxis Steward, my 4th GGF, would have been 7 yrs old at time of this census.
More about: Duncan Stewart of Rowley MA and His Descendants to Maine

Henry Wyman (1762-1837) - 6th Great-Grandfather
Madison, Somerset, Maine

Henry and wife Sarah (Tuttle) married in Goffstown, NH in 1793, and soon moved to Madison, ME. He was a Rev. War veteran - a large family, though I haven't compiled a list of children yet. 3 persons in household were engaged in agriculture.
More about: Henry Wyman of Madison, Maine

Capt. James Brown (1760-1838)
Kittery, York, Maine

James Brown, with wife Sarah (Fernald), both 45+ years of age in 1820. One son, Elihu Deering Brown, was almost 20 yrs of age at this time, and would be one of the "2" in the 16-26 column.

Elihu Fernald (1763 - 1851)
Kittery, York, Maine

Elihu the only male left in the household, with wife Hannah (Chandler) (1765-1836), and three daughters. One those females being my 4th Great-Grandmother Jane C., 16 yrs old in 1820.
More about: Elihu Fernald of Kittery, Maine

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A Drive Through Somerset County, Maine

11/19/2019

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Though it ended up being a very cold and wet trip, I took time during my vacation in October 2019, and made a day-trip up to Somerset County, Maine, where many of my maternal ancestors had lived and where many of their burial places can still be found.

The first location was about three hours from home, and was the grave of my 5th Great-Grandmother, Abigail (Whitcomb) Steward. I had just recently found out that she was buried in St. Albans, in a plot with her son Randall Steward, so made this one a priority.

Abigail, wife of John Steward
Died May 7, 1853 AEt 83 yrs

More about her and husband John can be read in a blog post I wrote in Jan 2019, on:

Duncan Stewart of Rowley, MA

I went north from here, to visit a Civil War soldier from the 27th Maine, who had settled in Dexter, Maine and was buried there in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. I then traveled southwest to Athens, Maine, making a stop at Mount Rest Cemetery.

While I probably have direct ancestors buried there, including perhaps my 5th Great-Grandparents, Philip and Mary (Pike) Leavitt (and possibly my 4th Great-Grandparents), there are no stones to mark their resting places. I did photograph all of the Leavitt stones there, some two dozen cousins. I have placed them on a cemetery page at the National Association of Leavitt Families (NALF) website, which can be viewed at:
https://www.nalfinc.org/cemeteries---athens-maine.html

Next on my list was the Jewett Cemetery in Madison, on Rt 43 (Horsetail Hill Rd). Two sets of 6th Great Grandparents awaited me there: Henry and Sarah H. (Tuttle) Wyman, and James and Emma (Tarbell) Shattuck. Henry's daughter, Sarah Wyman, would marry Lovell Shattuck, the son of James and Emma.

I have written about both of these couples in earlier blogs:
Henry Wyman of Madison, Maine
James Shattuck of Pepperell, MA and Solon, Maine

Slightly north of this location is the South Solon Burial Ground. I have several relatives buried here without stones, including my 2nd Great Grandfather, Charles Leavitt and his parents, Joseph and Lucy Ann (Brown) Leavitt. Charles' wife is here, as are Lucy's parents, Joseph and Lucy A. (Shattuck) Brown.

Alberta A. (Rowell) Leavitt (born Hannah B Steward), her stone being the only one in this plot. Her husband Charles, and maybe even his parents, could be buried in this same plot. If not, they're in this burial ground somewhere. Earlier write-ups:

Joseph Brown of Solon and Athens, Maine
Hannah B Steward, aka Alberta Ann Rowell

I drove west to get onto Rt 201, taking the road south back to Madison. I made a quick stop at Blackwell Cemetery to see another 27th Maine veteran (George A. Taylor, who also served w/ the 32nd ME). There were two other ancestors that I did need to by-pass, Sarah (Wyman) Shattuck in Solon Village Cemetery, and Thomas Steward in Sunset Cemetery, North Anson, as the day was passing by too quickly, and I REALLY NEEDED to reach that Dunkins in Skowhegan!

My last stop was the Old Bloomfield (or Bloomfield Weston) Cemetery in Skowhegan. The earliest settlers of "Old Canaan" are buried here, the spot where the meeting house once stood.

One of these early settlers is Mary (Ireland) Steward, wife of Daniel, who died on 30 Jan 1818, aged 79 yrs. After her husband died (he is buried in Fitchburg, MA), she came north to Maine with family.

Not an easy stone to photograph, with there being no sun out that day (well, until I was driving home, which is usually the way it goes). I'll return there again some day, and try for a better shot.

John and Mary are mentioned in my blog on:
Duncan Stewart of Rowley, MA and his Descendants to Maine

That being the last stop of my trip, I headed home. Perhaps the next one will be to Massachusetts, where I know of many ancestors buried there.

Looking forward to Spring!!

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Bearded

11/6/2018

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The 52 Ancestors Challenge for Week 45 is "BEARDED"

My 3rd Great-Grandfather, JAMES WILLIAM BROWN of Kittery, Maine, is my obvious choice for this week's challenge! Other than a photo of him in 1863, the only other pictures I have of him are from his elder years.

The photo below is of James and his granddaughter Helen Kramer. No date on back of picture, but she was born in 1893.

(above) James W Brown in his GAR uniform. On the back was written that he was on his way to an encampment in Washington, DC. This was likely the 1915 event [50th Anniv of end of Civil war].
(right) Mr Brown on the steps of his Locke's Cove home.

James was born in Kittery, Maine on 28 Dec 1841. He died there on 5 May 1923, aged 82, and was buried in Orchard Grove Cemetery. He was married to Emily A. Waitt (1840-1919), and they had five children.

Other blog posts about him and his family on this site:
- The Browns of Locke's Cove, Kittery, Maine
- "Heirloom"
- His daughters: Emily J (Brown) Kramer and "The Maiden Aunt" (May F. Brown)
- His wife: Emily A (Waitt) Brown
- His father: Elihu D Brown of Kittery

- I also have a page about him on my 27th Maine website:
https://www.the27thmaine.com/brownjamesw.html

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Father's Day

6/17/2018

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HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

For this post on Father's Day 2018, I thought I'd share some photographs of the fathers in my family tree. Some have had blog pages written about them, and links are provided for the earlier postings.

(left) Great-Grandfather William H. Pridham (1881-1934) with daughter;
(right) This MAY be Isaac C. H. Pridham (1847-1924), my 2nd Great Grandfather (William's father), with other Pridham family members [photo in with other pictures of this family]
I wrote about them back in 2014 on this blog page: The Pridhams of Puddle Dock

5 generations of my Dow family in four photos: my son and I; my dad and I (on Pest Island in the Piscataqua River); my dad and Papa; Great Grandfather John T Dow and his family at Thanksgiving (1919)

See also my pages: "John T Dow of Portsmouth, NH" and "Same Name"

My Great Great-Grandfather, John Knight, with his family (along with an unknown man in the middle, perhaps a hired hand), probably on the rented farm out on Fox Point in Newington, NH

(left) Great-grandfather Fred Leavitt
(above) Fred Leavitt, now bed ridden, with my grandfather, my aunt, and baby cousin

(above) 3rd Great Grandfather Thomas Steward (1838-1897) and family (see blog page for more about him)

(right) James W Brown (1841-1923), my 3rd Great Grandfather
See also: "Heirloom" and Brown - Locke's Cove, Kittery, Maine

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Mother's Day

5/13/2018

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Wishing all a Happy Mother's Day!

The following are photos I have of my direct ancestor females, with links to blog pages I have written about them in the past.

My 3rd Great-Grandmother, Catherine (Young) Steward with her husband Thomas Steward, and four of her children. One of them may be my 2nd Great-Grandmother, Hannah B Steward.

Catherine (ie Katherine, Katie, Catharine) died in 1875, her burial place unknown.

For more, see blog:
Thomas Steward and wife Catherine Young

Hannah B Steward, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Young) Steward, my 2nd Great Grandmother. Her name was changed to Alberta Ann Rowell following her adoption. She died in 1901, aged 29 years, from complications after a pregnancy.
I have a page about her here:
Hannah B Steward, aka Alberta Ann Rowell

(above) My 3rd Great-Grandmother, Emily A. (Waitt/Waite) Brown, wife of James W Brown of Kittery, Maine.

Her daughter, Emily Jane Brown (center photo), my 2nd G-Grandmother, married John Kramer of Colchester, CT, but she lived most of her life in Kittery. At right is my Great-Grandmother, Martha (Kramer) Leavitt, Emily's daughter, with myself and siblings.

More about their families here:
Brown - Locke's Cove, Kittery, Maine
Emily Augusta (Waitt) Brown
My Waitt (Waite) Family from Malden, MA
Emily Jane (Brown) Kramer

My maternal line continues..

My Great-Grandmother, Annie (Knight) Smith (pictured here on porch with her sister Abbie). Her daughter, Alice (photo on right), is my gram (with me helping her at church bake sale...nice batch of brownies there!)

(at left) My mom and I on (I believe) Pest Island in the Piscataqua River.

My paternal line:

My Pridham relatives here, including my grandmother Alice (Pridham) Dow, and her mother, my Great-Grandmother Louise (Condon) Pridham.

More about this family is written here:
The Pridhams of Puddle Dock (Portsmouth, NH)

My Great-Grandmother, Dorothy M (Yeaton) Dow, the daughter of Nathaniel B and Louisa M (Meloon) Yeaton.

I have a blog post written about her here:
In Memory of Great-Grandmother Yeaton

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