Deaths and Marriages As Published in the Ellsworth American 1866 Thru 1874
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Maine State Library Maine State Documents Death and Marriage Records as Published in the Ellsworth American Archives Ellsworth American 1992 Deaths and Marriages as Published in the Ellsworth American 1866 thru 1874 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalmaine.com/ellsworth_american_indexes Recommended Citation "Deaths and Marriages as Published in the Ellsworth American 1866 thru 1874" (1992). Death and Marriage Records as Published in the Ellsworth American. 2. http://digitalmaine.com/ellsworth_american_indexes/2 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Ellsworth American Archives at Maine State Documents. It has been accepted for inclusion in Death and Marriage Records as Published in the Ellsworth American by an authorized administrator of Maine State Documents. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DEATHS and MARRIAGES as published in the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN 1866 thru 1874 Compiled by: Mrs. Arthur Ward 12 Lincoln Street Brewer, ME 04412 ( 1992) FOREWORD The following excerpt is taken from an article entitled "The History of Newspapers in Hancock County," written by Hale G. Joy for the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN, and published in the July 13, 1989 edition, page 26: "The history of successful newspapers in Ellsworth seems to start in October 1851, when Couliard and Hilton came to Ellsworth from Bangor and started the ELLSWORTH HERALD. After Hilton ceased his connection with the paper, Couliard continued to publish until the fall of 1854. After the discontinuation of this paper, the press and other material became the property of William H. Chaney, who bought out the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN in 1854. He became associated with Charles W. Moor of Ellsworth, and these two published the AMERICAN until December 1855, after which the editorship was taken over by N. K. Sawyer." The masthead of the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN in 1851 described itself as "devoted to politics, literature and general news." Published by Sawyer & Burr, for $2.00 per year, in advance. Later the masthead showed "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths." The HERALD was published every Friday morning, for $1.50 per annum, in advance. ******** The following is an abstract of the death and marriage notices shown in microfilm records of the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN from 1866 through 1874. Microfilm and/or paper copies of issues from January 1892 to the present are available in the newspaper's office, but have not been included in this index and abstract. Additionally, vital statistics from 1892 to 1955 are available at the Maine State Archives in Augusta. If information is not shown for the issue of a particular date, it is because the microfilm records are not available. D.... ...death notice GW.... M.... MEM... 0.... R .... Note that the date shown in the index is the date of the issue in which the notice appeared, and is not to be considered the actual date of the occurrence. Reference to the abstract will show the full notice as it appeared in the newspaper, with the exception of poems in death notices and some of the other flowery narrative if it does not mention family or other facts. If the death or marriage of an individual is shown with two different dates, it is an indication that the notice appeared in two different issues. Consulting each issue will sometimes yield different or additional information. Due to the condition of the paper copies available and/or microfilm made from them, some entries were not legible to me. I have included those entries for which I could decipher a clear surname, and have taken the liberty of guessing at partial or unclear given names. Where I have made guesses, those things are printed within square brackets — [ ]. Those entries without a clear surname have been omitted from this index and abstract. I have tried to keep the spelling as it actually appeared in the newspaper. Note that some proper names in the late 1800's were not used the same as in the late 1900's. For instance, Georgie was frequently used for a female, Myrtle and Pearl were used for a male, etc., so you should not rely too heavily on your own precon ceived ideas. In the case of death notices for married women, I have indexed by married name and also by maiden names where definite. For example, if shown as JANE DOE, wife of JOHN DOE and daughter of SAM JONES, I have indexed both maiden and married name. However, if the notice is shown as JANE JONES DOE, wife of JOHN DOE, I cannot be certain that Jones was her maiden name and have not indexed it as such. In the case of obituaries or death notices, where additional information was given as to family members, I have tried to include that in the index. In many cases of the death notice of a child, both parents' given names are printed; however, separ ate index entries were not made if the surnames were the same. Persons other than the principals who are mentioned in the abstract have been indexed according to the type of notice; i.e., a married daughter mentioned in her father's death notice will be indicated by "D" plus the issue date, although that is not her death notice. Therefore, in researching obituaries or death notices, the complete text should be read, not just the principal's name shown in capitals. Beginning with the October 31, 1872 issue, death notices began with the following: OBITUARY NOTICES BEYOND THE DATE, NAME AND AGE MUST BE PAID FOR. If spelling or other details do not exactly match information you have previously researched, I strongly urge that you go back to the microfilm records to check against my interpretation of those old records. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★•A1* * Records for the Ellsworth American are kept in the office of the Ellsworth American at 63 Main Street, Ellsworth, Maine; open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; phone: 207 - 665/2576. Microfilm copies are also available at the Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04473; phone 207 - 581-1673. Paper editions of the Ellsworth American are available at the Maine Historical Society Library, 485 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101; phone 207 - 774-1822. *★*★**★★★**★★**★*★*★*★**★*★★★★***★★*★★**★********★*★★*****★**★***★★★**★★★**★★**★**★* INDEX 1866 through 1874 ABBOT, Melvin L. M 9/24/1874 ALLEN, Nathaniel M. D 1/23/1873 ABBOTT, Alice A. M 6/1/1871 ALLEN, Nellie Frances D 9/30/1869 ABBOTT, Ambrose H. M 2/6/1873 ALLEN, William D 5/7/1784 ABBOTT, Amelia A. M 5/4/1871 ALLEY, Addie E. D 6/18/1874 ABBOTT, Cynthia J. D 3/5/1874 ALLEY, Grace A. D 6/18/1874 ABBOTT, Daniel (Capt.) D 6/27/1872 ALLEY, Hannah B. M 5/6/1869 ABBOTT, Ella F. M 2/4/1869 ALLEY, Hattie M. M 7/3/1868 ABBOTT, G. W. (Capt.) M 9/21/1871 ALLEY, Henry Forrest D 11/11/1869 ABBOTT, George M 11/22/1867 ALLEY, John Clifford D 6/18/1874 ABBOTT, Hannah D 2/18/1869 ALLEY, Judson (Capt.) M 10/16/1868 ABBOTT, Louisa M 12/4/1873 . ALLEY, Mary D 6/12/1873 ABBOTT, Ransom B. M 2/13/1873 ALLEY, William H. M 1/16/1873 ABORN, Henry T. M 12/17/1874 AMES, Charity M 9/4/1868 ABRAM, Lizzie H. M 10/31/1872 AMES, Dennis M 1/11/1867 ABRAM, Mary Ann M 4/11/1872 AMES, Francis M 9/28/1871 ABRAM, Matilda M. M 1/13/1870 AMES, John M 1/14/1869 ABRAM, Michael M 5/5/1870 AMES, Lisetta M 12/28/1871 ABRAM, Willie D 8/8/1872 ANDERSON, Annie D 5/3/1867 ABRAMS, William D 6/19/1868 ANDERSON, Abby D 7/13/1866 ACKER, Elbridge M 10/21/1869 ANDERSON, Anna D 3/9/1866 ADAMS, Isabella F. D 10/24/1872 ANDERSON, Clara E. M 6/19/1873 ADAMS, John L. A. M 1/19/1871 ANDERSON, Elbridge G. M 2/1/1872 ADAMS, Lizzie M 12/15/1870 ANDERSON, Emory (Capt.) D 4/5/1867 ADAMS, Oscar G. M 1/7/1869 ANDERSON, Eva A. M 5/9/1872 ADDISON, Mary M 7/29/1869 ANDERSON, Ezra A. (Capt.)| D 11/11/1869 AIKEN, Benjamin H. M 1/26/1866 ANDERSON, infant child D 1/1/1874 AIKEN, Martha A. M 2/20/1873 ANDERSON, John D 3/31/1870 ALBERT, Leamon C. M 10/6/1870 ANDERSON, John M 4/2/1874 ALBEY, Abby W. M 1/27/1870 ANDERSON, Lucy A. D 4/6/1866 ALBY, Frances D 4/21/1870 ANDERSON, Lydia M 12/17/1874 ALDEN, George A. M 2/23/1871 ANDERSON, Margaret D 1/19/1871 ALEXANDER, Abbie P. M 4/8/1869 ANDERSON, Mary W. M 4/13/1871 ALEXANDER, James M 6/25/1874 ANDERSON, Medora A. M 6/7/1867 ALEXANDER, Robert J. M 4/19/1867 ANDERSON, Rachel J. M 7/2/1874 ALLAN, Susie M 1/26/1871 ANDERSON, Thomas M 7/17/1868 ALLBEE, Nellie N. M 11/6/1873 ANDREWS, Ella A. M 12/3/1874 ALLEN, Almira M 7/2/1874 ANDREWS, Florence May D 11/20/1873 ALLEN, Charles P. M 9/4/1868 ANDREWS, S. Hill M 12/14/1871 ALLEN, Clarisa D 9/20/1867 ANDREWS, Simon L. M 4/22/1869 ALLEN, Daniel M. D 10/2/1868 ANDREWS, Stilman M 3/9/1871 ALLEN, Dora M.. M 1/6/1870 ANDREWS, William M 5/29/1868 ALLEN, Edward W. M 3/20/1873 ANN IS, George F. M 11/19/1874 ALLEN, Eliza H. (Clapp) D 6/1/1871 ANNIS, Persis M 1/1/1874 ALLEN, Foster S.