A listing of Sedgwick, Maine's Marriages and Intentions of Marriage 1759 - 1926 G. Richard Currier and Isadora Amelia Sawyer Married the 25th day of November, 1880 Transcribed by Barbara M. Grindle Published: January 2020 Page 1 of 241 Table of Contents Forward .......................................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................... 4 Marriages and Intentions of Marriages 1759-1833 ...................................................... 5 Marriages and Intentions of Marriages 1822-1841 .................................................... 22 Marriages 1841-1883 ................................................................................................... 47 Marriages 1877-1891 ................................................................................................. 100 Marriages 1892-1926 ................................................................................................. 111 Marriages 1790-1810 Compiled by Grace Limeburner in 1941 .............................. 188 Index Listing by Last Name ...................................................................................... 195 Page 2 of 241 Forward The early Sedgwick records of marriages were interspersed among the other daily records kept by the Town Clerk. They were not recorded chronologically but instead were noted as they were reported by ministers or others officiating who often had to travel considerable distances to get to the Clerk. As a result, there might be a list of the marriages performed by Rev. C.P. Bartlett in the prior six months, followed by the record of the births of several Sedgwick babies, followed by a record of the marriage intentions of a young couple. Later, after 1840, marriage records were kept separate from other town records but continued to be recorded at the time the events were reported. To create this summary of marriage intentions and marriages Barbara Grindle, Assistant to the Sedgwick Selectmen, went through each volume of the early Town Clerk books and transcribed the marriage information in the order in which it was documented. The work was complicated by the poor condition of the books, the faded ink and the writing style of each Town Clerk which could vary from pristine to illegible but Barbara enjoyed these challenges and compiled as complete and accurate a record as possible. Scan of one of the original records: Transcript: Mr. Samuel Black of this town an Miss Rebekah Annes of annes Island were Published April 1st 1790 by Mr. Joshua Snow,Town Clerk forbid by Susanna Lee Crow Barbara made an effort to transcribe the spelling of names and words as they were recorded. Written at a time when names were often spelled phonetically or as improvised by the person reporting the event, this sometimes resulted in the same name being spelled differently in various volumes. The index reflects these variations in that the same person might be listed with two or more spellings. In 1941 Grace M. Limeburner transcribed the Vital Statistics recorded in Sedgwick prior to 1800 including the records of Marriages and Marriage intentions1. We have included these marriage records in this document. Though there is overlap with the Grindle transcription there were variations, undoubtedly due to the described interpretation difficulties, and the inclusion of these variants in the index may be helpful. 1 Limeburner, Grace M., Sedgwick Maine Vital Statistics, Higginson Book Company, Salem, Mass, 1941. Page 3 of 241 Acknowledgements Sedgwick Maine’s Marriages and Intentions of Marriage 1759-1926 completes a printed work trilogy that details many of the critical life events of the people of Sedgwick. The first volume was Sedgwick, Maine’s Resting Places, self-published in 1998, updated and placed on the Sedgwick web page in 2019 and the second was Vital Records of Sedgwick, Maine published by Picton Press in 2004. My writing began with an interest in local cemeteries and the realization that most had few, if any, written records of their interments. Investigation followed by a stone by stone review resulted in a “cemetery book” that documented burials from as long ago as 1789. Later, prompted by a desire to find records of my own family and with the permission of the Sedgwick Selectmen, I began transcribing the original vital records kept over the years by the Sedgwick Town Clerks. The project took years but the published volume is a great resource. While transcribing I noticed that marriage records were scattered throughout the old record books and, in time, I happened upon a volume that focused exclusively on marriages. With that as the basis I went back through the books and transcribed all of the marriages and intentions of marriages. It took years but was another labor of love. So many people have helped me complete these books. My husband Burt, sister Jane, friend “Snookie”, the Selectmen and office staff of the Sedgwick Town Office, and now the technical people, Pam Simmons who pushed me to get the two latter books onto the website, and Kathy Hickman and Gary Welland who organized my sometimes chaotic transcriptions and created beautiful digital documents. They are wizards!! I started by doing my own genealogy and one thing led to another. My love of this town, its history and the stories of my ancestors kept me enthralled and constantly interested in learning more. I hope my work encourages you to find out more about your own ancestors. You might be amazed by what you find! Any corrections or questions can be sent to me at the Sedgwick Town Office, P.O. Box 40, Sedgwick, ME 04676 or emailed to [email protected]. All corrections will be checked against the original records. Barbara M. Grindle Sedgwick, Maine January 2020 . Page 4 of 241 Marriages and Intentions of Marriages 1759-1833 Marriages and Intentions of Marriages 1759‐1833 PAGE 15 Mr. Samuel Black of this town and Miss Rebekkah Annes of Annes Island were Published April 1st 1790 by Mr. Joshua Snow, Town Clerk forbid by Susanna Lee Crow PAGE 188 Sedgwick April 27,1807 to Samuel Holden Clerk of said Sedgwick To Samuel Holden Clerk of said Town I make returns to you of marriages Solomenised by me 1805 Viz Feb’y 4 Ens’n Thorndike Allen, with Miss Sally Cole Feb’y 12 Ens’n Simeon Milliken with Rachel Wasgatt Apr’l 7 Mr. John Merrill with Miss Phobe Herrick June 20 Mr. Humphrey Herrick with Miss Nancy Freeman July 2 Mr. John Means with Miss Polly Dodge Nov’r 14 Mr. Christopher Merrill with Miss Joanna Allen Dec’r 26 Mr. Sam’l Cane with Miss Nancy Yates Carried over PAGE 189 Brought over In the year 1806. Apr’l 24 Mr. Nathaniel Currier with Miss Sally Abbott June 1 Mr. Enoch Billings with Miss Sally Carter Sept 1 Mr. Thomas Walling with Miss Hannah Black Oct. 16 Mr. Amos Allen with Miss Betsy Smith Oct. 26 Mr. Solomon Gray with Miss Betsy Freethy Nov. 20 Mr. James Linsey with Miss Betsy Flowers Dec’r 31 Mr. Daniel Grindle with Miss Polly Gray 31 Mr. Joseph Batchellor with Miss Hannah Babson 1807 Feb’y 5. 1807 married Mr. James Fly to Miss Hanah Fly Certified by me Daniel Merrill True Copy Attest Sam Holden, Town Clerk PAGE 288 Aug 30, 1804 Published Enoch Hale to Hannah Talpy both of Sedgwick Gave a certificate of the above Sep’r 24 1804 Sep’r 1 1804 Published Benj’m Cole to Lucy Freethy both of Sedgwick Gave a certificate of the above Oct’r 24 1804 Page 5 of 241 Marriages and Intentions of Marriages 1759-1833 Sept’r 16 1804 Published Joseph Eaton to Polly Morgan both of Sedgwick Gave a certificate of the above Sept’r 26 1804 Sept’r 21 1804 Published James Dougherty of Sedgwick and Peggy Lymburner of Penobscot Oct’r 2 1804 gave a certificate of the above Oct’r 4 1804 Published Allen Bridges and Hannah Billings both of Sedgwick Oct’r 27 1804 Gave a certificate of the above A list of Marriages Solemnized by me from May 7 1815 to April 1 1816: November 31 1815 Mr. Moody Clough to Miss Jenny Emerson March 7 1816 Mr. Josiah Grindel to Miss Lydia Sawyer Sedgwick April 1 1816 Joseph Tull V.D.M. A True Coppy Attest Wm Jackson Town Clerk PAGE 299 To all whom it may concern This is to certify, that Mr. Oliver M. McFarland of Bluehill, and Miss Lucretia F. Carter of Sedgwick, County of Hancock, and State of Maine, were joined in marriage at said Sedgwick, agreeably to the laws of said State, on the twenty first day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, By me, Jacob Dodge Justice of the Peace Sedgwick April 4, 1833 True Copy Attest Jacob Dodge, Town Clerk To all whom it may concern. This is to certify that Mr. Joseph P. B. Batchelor and Miss Catherine Herrick, both of Sedgwick, County of Hancock and State of Maine, were joined in marriage, at said Sedgwick agreeably to the law of said State on the twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three By me Jacob Dodge Justice of the Peace Sedgwick May 12 1834 True Copy Attest Jacob Dodge Town Clerk PAGE 305 Mr. Simon Lovett of Portland July 22 1797 was married to Margaret Decker of Wiscaset PAGE 330 An intention of Marriage between Ambros Colby of Deer Isle and Polly Birds of this town Published October 17 1800 An intention of Marriage between Jonah Dodge and Nancy Lufkin both of this town, Published 17th of October 1801 Page 6 of 241 Marriages and Intentions of Marriages 1759-1833 An intention of marriage between Timothy Hutchinson and Mary Kinch, both of this town Published November 7th 1801 An intention of Marriage between William Gray and Abigail Black, both of this town Published 21st of November 1801 An intention of Marriage between Bartholomiew Pert resident in and Rhoda Carter of this town Published May 9th 1802 November 29 1802 the above Bartholomiew Pert and Rhoda Carter joined in marriage by David Thurston, Esq or by a certificate received by him subscribed.