flag male ancestor  William  JONES

  (b. April 1782 Damariscotta, Massachusetts (District of Maine)   d. 6 March 1863 Trescott, Maine, USA* )  

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William JONES was born April 1782 in Damariscotta, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

William JONES was the child of ?   and   ?

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William  married  Elizabeth SIMONDS 5 September 1810 in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth SIMONDS  was born 20 June 1790 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.  Elizabeth died 31 October 1858 in Trescott, Maine, USA*.  Elizabeth was the child of James SIMONDS and Hannah PEABODY.

William JONES died 6 March 1863 in Trescott, Maine, USA*.
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William JONES married flag female ancestor Elizabeth SIMONDS-- Date: 5 September 1810 Place: Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Elizabeth SIMONDS was the child of James SIMONDS and Hannah PEABODY




Children of William JONES and Elizabeth SIMONDS:

flag male ancestor William JONES (b.10 June 1821, Trescott, Maine, USA*  d. 9 April 1905, Trescott, Maine, USA*)
m. Elmira WADDELL 30 October 1851 in Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville)

flag female ancestor Elizabeth JONES (b.21 November 1826, Trescott, Maine, USA*  d. 9 March 1880, Trescott, Maine, USA*)
m. Stewart MCFADDEN 26 December 1842 in Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville)



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birth1782 Birth
April 1782
Damariscotta, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
marriage1810 Marriage / Partner
William JONES and Elizabeth SIMONDS 5 September 1810, Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 28 years old.
NewsThe 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.
1821 Birth of Child
William JONES was born 10 June 1821, Trescott, Maine, USA*

William was 39 years old.
1826 Birth of Child
Elizabeth JONES was born 21 November 1826, Trescott, Maine, USA*

William was 44 years old.
NewsFrom 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.
marriage1842 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth JONES married 26 December 1842, Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville) to Stewart MCFADDEN
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1851 Marriage of Child
William JONES married 30 October 1851, Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville) to Elmira WADDELL
1858 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth SIMONDS died 31 October 1858, Trescott, Maine, USA*
death1863 Death
6 March 1863
Trescott, Maine, USA*

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 4/28/2023 12:18:48 PM - Updated: 4/28/2023 1:17:20 PM
Did You Know?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

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