William VERRILL

(b. 15 December 1802 , Raymond, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. abt. 1888 , New Gloucester, Maine, USA )

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William VERRILL was born 15 December 1802 in Raymond, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

William VERRILL was the child of Jeremiah VERRILL and Lydia TRIPP

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

William married Lydia TRIPP . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Lydia TRIPP was born abt. 1804 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA. Lydia died 4 August 1896 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA.

William VERRILL died abt. 1888 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA.

NOTE: William Verrill was the grandfather of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above. He died before Jessie was murdered.

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Family and Children of William VERRILL

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William VERRILL married

Lydia TRIPP-- Place:
NOTE: Bride and Groom were first cousins

Children of William VERRILL and Lydia TRIPP:

Silas VERRILL (b.17 September 1822, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 4 October 1852, New Gloucester, Maine, USA)
m. Elizabeth STROUT 4 October 1845 in , Maine, USA

Jeremiah VERRILL (b.11 March 1825, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 15 November 1907, Raymond, Maine, USA)

Henry William VERRILL (b.3 December 1832, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 1 December 1908, Gray, Maine, USA)
m. Elizabeth STROUT 6 January 1856 in , Maine, USA

Olive VERRILL (b.19 April 1835, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. , , Maine, USA)
m. John W VERRILL
m. Joseph FARWELL 1 February 1862 in , Maine, USA

Sarah Ann VERRILL (b.9 February 1838, Poland, Maine, USA d. 20 June 1916, Pownal, Maine, USA)
m. James William FIELD 16 March 1856 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

Abraham VERRILL (b.23 July 1840, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 24 March 1921, Gray, Maine, USA)

Lydia Jane VERRILL (b.4 June 1842, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 14 August 1901, Minot, Maine, USA )
m. Henry PLUMMER 2 April 1881 in Gray, Maine, USA

Harriet VERRILL (b.23 February 1846, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. abt. 1882, , Maine, USA)
m. Ivory COBB 28 October 1876 in Gray, Maine, USA

Joseph L VERRILL (b.28 September 1848, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 12 January 1919, Poland, Maine, USA )

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1802 Birth
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
name: William Verrill
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 15 Dec 1802
birthplace: RAYMOND,CUMBERLAND,MAINE
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Jeremiah Verrill
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C50347-1
system origin: Maine-ODM
source film number: 12052
reference number:
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1822 Birth of Child
Silas VERRILL was born 17 September 1822, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 19 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Birth of Child
Jeremiah VERRILL was born 11 March 1825, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 22 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Henry William VERRILL was born 3 December 1832, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 29 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Olive VERRILL was born 19 April 1835, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 32 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Sarah Ann VERRILL was born 9 February 1838, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

William was 35 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1840 Birth of Child
Abraham VERRILL was born 23 July 1840, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 37 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Lydia Jane VERRILL was born 4 June 1842, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 39 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1845 Marriage of Child
Silas VERRILL married 4 October 1845, , Maine, USA to Elizabeth STROUT

1846 Birth of Child
Harriet VERRILL was born 23 February 1846, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 43 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Joseph L VERRILL was born 28 September 1848, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 45 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: Wm Varrill
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 45
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1805
dwelling house number: 103
family number: 110
line number: 31
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 250
film number: 9720
digital folder number: 004193968
image number: 00323
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Wm Varrill M 45 Maine
Lydia Varrill F 40 Maine
Henry Varrill M 20 Maine
Sarah A Varrill F 11 Maine
Lydia J Varrill F 13 Maine
Harriet Varrill F 9 Maine
Abraham Varrill M 8 Maine
Joseph Varrill M 1 Maine

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Death of Child
Silas VERRILL died 4 October 1852, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

William was 49 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Marriage of Child
Henry William VERRILL married 6 January 1856, , Maine, USA to Elizabeth STROUT

1856 Marriage of Child
Sarah Ann VERRILL married 16 March 1856, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering) to James William FIELD

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1862 Marriage of Child
Olive VERRILL married 1 February 1862, , Maine, USA to Joseph FARWELL

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: William Verrill
estimated birth year: 1804
gender: Male
age in 1870: 66y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William Verrill M 66y Maine
Lydia Verrill F 64y Maine
Jane Verrill F 23y Maine
Joseph Verrill M 21y Maine
Harriet Verrill F 19y Maine
Alvah Verrill M 2y Maine

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Marriage of Child
Harriet VERRILL married 28 October 1876, Gray, Maine, USA to Ivory COBB

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: William Verrill
residence: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1804
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Lydia Verrill
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 76 years
occupation: Farmer
nara film number: T9-0478
page: 404
page character: D
entry number: 353
film number: 1254478
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self William Verrill M 76 Maine, United States
wife Lydia Verrill F 73 Maine, United States
son Henry W. Verrill M 47 Maine, United States
son Joseph Verrill M 31 Maine, United States
son Charles E. Verrill M 12 Maine, United States
dau Lydia J. Verrill F 34 Maine, United States

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 Marriage of Child
Lydia Jane VERRILL married 2 April 1881, Gray, Maine, USA to Henry PLUMMER

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state