flag male ancestor  Lewis  PURINGTON

  (b. 8 August 1815 Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)   d. 22 July 1899 )  

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Lewis PURINGTON was born 8 August 1815 in Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Lewis PURINGTON was the child of Daniel PURINGTON   and   Nancy CROCKETT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  David Abijah PURINGTON and Sarah DAVIS (maternal)  Peter CROCKETT and Mary "Polly" WARREN

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Lewis  married  Eliza PARKS 1 March 1844 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eliza PARKS  was born 28 November 1825 in New Brunswick, Canada.  Eliza died 7 May 1914 in New Brunswick, Canada. 

Lewis PURINGTON died 22 July 1899
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Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Daniel Holland PURINTON (b.November 1844, , New Brunswick, Canada  d. abt. 1918, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Jane HARVEY 24 July 1873



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birth1815 Birth
8 August 1815
Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1844 Marriage / Partner
Lewis PURINGTON and Eliza PARKS 1 March 1844,

He was 28 years old.
1844 Birth of Child
Daniel Holland PURINTON was born November 1844, , New Brunswick, Canada

Lewis was 29 years old.
Added: 12/15/2024 2:09:05 AM - Updated: 12/15/2024 2:11:24 AM
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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