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Jane MERRILL was born 12 July 1752 in Biddeford, Maine, New England
Jane MERRILL was the child of Samuel MERRILL and Elizabeth BRADBURY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas MERRILL and Martha SILLEY (CILLEY) (maternal) Thomas BRADBURY and Sarah MERRILLSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jane married Ebenezer WENTWORTH 25 April 1772 in Pepperellborough, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ebenezer WENTWORTH was born 7 December 1748 in Berwick, Maine, USA. Ebenezer died 6 February 1820 in Berwick, Maine, USA. Ebenezer was the child of Samuel WENTWORTH and Lois JONES.
Jane MERRILL died 11 July 1843 in Maine, USA.
Jane, born July 12, 1752, in Biddeford (where her grand-
father Bradbury then lived), and married Mr. Ebenezer Went-
worth, of Buxton, May 14, 1772. Mr. Wentworth built a two-
story house, facing south, on the site of the house now owned
by his grandson Ebenezer, and there he and his wife remained
until they died. He died Feb. 6, 1820 ; his wife died July 11,
1843.
A report of the proceedings at the celebration of the first centennial annivesary of the incorporation of the town of Buxton, Maine, held at Buxton, Aug. 14, 1872 ..
by Buxton (Me.); Marshall, Joel M
Published 1874
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Family and Children of Jane MERRILL
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Ebenezer WENTWORTH-- Date: 25 April 1772 Place: Pepperellborough, Maine, USA
archives.mainegenealogy.net
Ebenezer WENTWORTH was the child of Samuel WENTWORTH and Lois JONES
Ebenezer Wentworth and Jane Morrill, both of Narragansett No. 1. April 25, 1772.
Pepperellborough Marriage Intentions and Marriages, 1768-1775
Ebenezer Wentworth settled the Wentworth farm near Buxton Centre about 1771. He was born December 7, 1748, at Berwick, Maine, upon the homestead of his great-grandfather Timothy, son of Elder William Wentworth, who emigrated to this country from England, about 1639. When nineteen years of age Ebenezer came to Narraganset No. 1, and was employed by Rev. Paul Coffin and lived in his family.
About 1771, he married Jane, daughter of Lieut. Samuel Merrill of Narraganset No. 1, and commenced forming. His farm contained two
hundred acres, and extended from Haines' meadow to Thomas Bradbury's (now Rufus Emery's) farm.
He was engaged in trade, kept a tavern and carried on the business of blacksmith, shoemaker, and manufacture of potash many years, and his account books which are still in good state of preservation show that he had dealings with nearly all the settlers in town at that time. He also taught school in his own house and was a member of the first Board of School Committee in town, and continued a member of the Board most of the time during the remainder of his life. He was town treasurer twenty-seven years in succession and held the office at the time of his death, which occurred February 6, 1820. His wife died July 11, 1843, aged 91 years. They united with the Congregational church in 1779, and his membership continued more than forty years, and hers about sixty- five years.
Their children were Samuel, Betsey, William, Paul, Ebenezer, Robert, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, and Jane, and two others who died in infancy.
Samuel was born July 26, 1772, married Anna Keay of Berwick, Maine, and settled in Brownfield, Maine. He was one of the selectmen of that town for several years. He died at Brownfield, 1845. His wife died 1833.
Betsy, born 1779; married James Bickford, of Buxton, and settled near the Pottery at the head of Haines' meadow. He died 1844, and his wife 1822.
William, born 1776; married Betsey, daughter of Humphrey Merrill, 1803, and settled in Greenwood, Me. He afterward removed to Brownfield, where he died in 1865, aged 90 years. He was for a long time town clerk and treasurer of Brownfield, and deacon in the Congregational Church. His wife died 1853, aged 72 years.
Paul, born 1779 ; married Sarah Field, of Hollis, and settled in Greenwood, Maine, where he was town clerk, selectman, justice of the peace, and represented the town in the State Legislature in 1829. He died Sept. 8, 1857.
Ebeuezer, born June 16, 1784; married Sarah L., daughter of Stephen Woodman, of Buxton, and lived in Biddeford, Maine. He died in New York City, 1853. His wife died there 1859.
Robert, born Sept. 3, 1786 ; married 1816, Sally Harding of Buxton; June 27, 1832, Eunice Harding; 1850, widow Ann Folsom (daughter of Deacon Thomas Bradbury) ; and 1862, Hannah D. Knight, of Calais, Maine. He lived on a part of the homestead of his father, where he died, September, 1866. He was town treasurer twelve years, town clerk seventeen years, justice of the peace, and representative to the legislature.
Sally, born Dec. 25, 1788; married Michael Hanson, of Somersworth, N. IT., removed to Waterville and finally to Palmyra, Maine, where he died 1849. His wife died in Bangor.
Thomas, born 1791 ; married Rachael Townsend, of Hollis, Maine. He removed from Buxton in 1820, to Foxcroft, Maine, where he was one of the selectmen six years. In 1835 he moved to Antwerp, Paulding Co., Ohio, where he now resides and is the only surviving son. He has been county commissioner and justice of the peace, and was associate judge of the courts of Paulding County seven years.
Daniel, born March 6, 1791 ; married Deborah Eldridge, Dec. 17, 1817, and lived on the homestead in Buxton, where his widow now resides. He was many years a surveyor of land, justice of the peace, selectman, and town treasurer. He died May 16, 1852.
Jane was born Dec. 25, 1796, was the youngest of the family and is now the only surviving daughter. She married James Patten, of Kennebunkport, Maine, where she now lives.
A report of the proceedings at the celebration of the first centennial anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Buxton, Maine, held at Buxton, Aug. 14, 1872 ..
by Buxton (Me.); Marshall, Joel M
Published 1874
Children of Ebenezer WENTWORTH and Jane MERRILL:
Ebenezer WENTWORTH (b.16 June 1784, Biddeford, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 14 February 1853, Manhattan, New York, USA )
m. Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN 27 November 1806 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
Ebenezer WENTWORTH-- Date: 25 April 1772 Place: Pepperellborough, Maine, USAarchives.mainegenealogy.net
Ebenezer WENTWORTH was the child of Samuel WENTWORTH and Lois JONES
Ebenezer Wentworth and Jane Morrill, both of Narragansett No. 1. April 25, 1772.
Pepperellborough Marriage Intentions and Marriages, 1768-1775
Ebenezer Wentworth settled the Wentworth farm near Buxton Centre about 1771. He was born December 7, 1748, at Berwick, Maine, upon the homestead of his great-grandfather Timothy, son of Elder William Wentworth, who emigrated to this country from England, about 1639. When nineteen years of age Ebenezer came to Narraganset No. 1, and was employed by Rev. Paul Coffin and lived in his family.
About 1771, he married Jane, daughter of Lieut. Samuel Merrill of Narraganset No. 1, and commenced forming. His farm contained two
hundred acres, and extended from Haines' meadow to Thomas Bradbury's (now Rufus Emery's) farm.
He was engaged in trade, kept a tavern and carried on the business of blacksmith, shoemaker, and manufacture of potash many years, and his account books which are still in good state of preservation show that he had dealings with nearly all the settlers in town at that time. He also taught school in his own house and was a member of the first Board of School Committee in town, and continued a member of the Board most of the time during the remainder of his life. He was town treasurer twenty-seven years in succession and held the office at the time of his death, which occurred February 6, 1820. His wife died July 11, 1843, aged 91 years. They united with the Congregational church in 1779, and his membership continued more than forty years, and hers about sixty- five years.
Their children were Samuel, Betsey, William, Paul, Ebenezer, Robert, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, and Jane, and two others who died in infancy.
Samuel was born July 26, 1772, married Anna Keay of Berwick, Maine, and settled in Brownfield, Maine. He was one of the selectmen of that town for several years. He died at Brownfield, 1845. His wife died 1833.
Betsy, born 1779; married James Bickford, of Buxton, and settled near the Pottery at the head of Haines' meadow. He died 1844, and his wife 1822.
William, born 1776; married Betsey, daughter of Humphrey Merrill, 1803, and settled in Greenwood, Me. He afterward removed to Brownfield, where he died in 1865, aged 90 years. He was for a long time town clerk and treasurer of Brownfield, and deacon in the Congregational Church. His wife died 1853, aged 72 years.
Paul, born 1779 ; married Sarah Field, of Hollis, and settled in Greenwood, Maine, where he was town clerk, selectman, justice of the peace, and represented the town in the State Legislature in 1829. He died Sept. 8, 1857.
Ebeuezer, born June 16, 1784; married Sarah L., daughter of Stephen Woodman, of Buxton, and lived in Biddeford, Maine. He died in New York City, 1853. His wife died there 1859.
Robert, born Sept. 3, 1786 ; married 1816, Sally Harding of Buxton; June 27, 1832, Eunice Harding; 1850, widow Ann Folsom (daughter of Deacon Thomas Bradbury) ; and 1862, Hannah D. Knight, of Calais, Maine. He lived on a part of the homestead of his father, where he died, September, 1866. He was town treasurer twelve years, town clerk seventeen years, justice of the peace, and representative to the legislature.
Sally, born Dec. 25, 1788; married Michael Hanson, of Somersworth, N. IT., removed to Waterville and finally to Palmyra, Maine, where he died 1849. His wife died in Bangor.
Thomas, born 1791 ; married Rachael Townsend, of Hollis, Maine. He removed from Buxton in 1820, to Foxcroft, Maine, where he was one of the selectmen six years. In 1835 he moved to Antwerp, Paulding Co., Ohio, where he now resides and is the only surviving son. He has been county commissioner and justice of the peace, and was associate judge of the courts of Paulding County seven years.
Daniel, born March 6, 1791 ; married Deborah Eldridge, Dec. 17, 1817, and lived on the homestead in Buxton, where his widow now resides. He was many years a surveyor of land, justice of the peace, selectman, and town treasurer. He died May 16, 1852.
Jane was born Dec. 25, 1796, was the youngest of the family and is now the only surviving daughter. She married James Patten, of Kennebunkport, Maine, where she now lives.
A report of the proceedings at the celebration of the first centennial anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Buxton, Maine, held at Buxton, Aug. 14, 1872 ..
by Buxton (Me.); Marshall, Joel M
Published 1874
Children of Ebenezer WENTWORTH and Jane MERRILL:
Ebenezer WENTWORTH (b.16 June 1784, Biddeford, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 14 February 1853, Manhattan, New York, USA )m. Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN 27 November 1806 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)
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1752 Birth 12 July 1752
Biddeford, Maine, New England
1772 Marriage / PartnerJane MERRILL and Ebenezer WENTWORTH 25 April 1772, Pepperellborough, Maine, USA
She was 19 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildEbenezer WENTWORTH was born 16 June 1784, Biddeford, Maine, USA (Biddeford Pool)
Jane was 31 years old.
1806 Marriage of ChildEbenezer WENTWORTH married 27 November 1806, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach) to Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN
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1820 Death of Spouse/PartnerEbenezer WENTWORTH died 6 February 1820, Berwick, Maine, USA
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1843 Death 11 July 1843
Maine, USA
She died at the age of 91.
Jane is buried at: Woodlawn Cemetery Buxton York County Maine, USA
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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
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