Maine State Library Digital Maine Calais Books Calais, Maine 2002 Calais Maine Families : They Came and They Went Thelma Eye Brooks Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalmaine.com/calais_books Recommended Citation Brooks, Thelma Eye, "Calais Maine Families : They aC me and They eW nt" (2002). Calais Books. 2. https://digitalmaine.com/calais_books/2 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Calais, Maine at Digital Maine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Calais Books by an authorized administrator of Digital Maine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CALAIS MAINE FAMILIES THEY CAME AND THEY WENT Thelma Eye Brooks HERITAGE BOOKS, INC. Copyright 2002 Thelma Eye Brooks Published 2002 by HERITAGE BOOKS, INC. 1540E Pointer Ridge Place Bowie, Maryland 20716 1-800-398-7709 www.heritagebooks.com ISBN 0-7884-2135-2 A Complete Catalog Listing Hundreds of Titles On History, Genealogy, and Americana Available Free Upon Request " *'4 - ' ' CALAIS, MAINE FAMILIES THEY CAME AND THEY WENT The families included in this book are the families listed in Book I of Calais Vital Records. I have placed the names in alphabetical order with the page number of the original record following the name of the head of family. The goal of this project was to find three generations of each family - one back from the head of the family and his wife, and the children and their spouses. INTRODUCTION In 1820 in the Calais census there were 61 males between 1 6 -2 6 years living in 64 households. By 1830 there were 399 males between 21 & 30 years living in 225 households. Ten years later, in 1840, there were 204 males between 31 & 40 years living in 439 households. Young men came to Calais in large numbers in the late 1820’s, some stayed but many left by 1840 and many others left by 1850, thus the name of this book - CALAIS, MAINE FAMILIES: THEY CAME AND THEY WENT. The 346 families represented in this book are the families who had children’s births registered in the Calais City Hall’s earliest [as of 1993] book of Vital Records. An earlier book of records has recently been found and published. This recently located book is not the basis of this book, although some of the information found in the older book was used to clarify some dates and names. A few additional families have been included to show relationships of other families living in Calais during this period, in some cases the grandparents or siblings of the 346 families. An effort has been made to find where each of these families came from and where they resided if they left Calais. Where possible the census was used to follow these families from 1820 through 1920. Whenever known the place where they lived during the time of the census is indicated in the text. There are several families that had births recorded in Book One and also in Book Three [as known in 1993] with a difference in dates. Also some records found in both Perry and Calais have a difference in birth dates. Where more than one record was found and there were differences, both are noted in the text. When date of birth could not be determined from the facts as found, the individual’s age as indicated in census, the individual’s age at death, or the individual’s age found on any other source, is given as listed. I will leave it to the reader to decide on the factual age. This book is the result of eight years of research. Every effort has been made to find where these families came from and where they went; however, there may be some misinterpretations of records, some unanswered questions and a few yet untraced families that left the area. There is an index of the 1850 census available at the Maine State Archives, this was searched to try to locate all the families in other localities within the state after they left Calais. It may be presumed that the missing families left the state before 1850. Perhaps these missing families went west to the Gold Mines of California or other places along the way. In trying to match similar names, without collaborating evidence, with the families, some presumptions that were made, may be incorrect. The main purpose of this book is to help descendants of Calais Families and other genealogists to find some clues to lead them to further their research. The following family is an example of the distribution of the extra male population of Calais in the 1830 census. CHENEY FAMILY One of the families that fits into the title of my book is the family of Amasa Cheney. Amasa was bom in NH in 1787 and died in Calais in 1827. He moved to Eastern Maine as a young adult. He married Nancy C. Todd in Eastport, Me and had four children bom there in 1812, 1814, 1817, and 1819. Another child bom ca 1821 place unknown at this time and the last child was bom in Milltown, NB in 1825. Amasa died in Calais in 1827 and his wife, Nancy, appears in Calais in the 1830 census of Calais with her children: a male under 5; a male bom bet. 10-15; a female bet. 5-10; a female bet. 10-15; 2 females bet. 15-20. Also in this household are 8 males and 1 female between 20-30. In the 1840 census Nancy has only one male 10-15 and one male 20-30 with her. Who are the nine persons living with Nancy in 1830? Being a young widow with six children she probably took in boarders. Many Calais families had additional persons in their households in 1830 mostly male. Where did they come from is a mystery at this time. Where they went before 1840 is another mystery. The Cheney family is found listed in the Eastport Records on page 20 (printed edition). Eliza Jane bom 10 Feb 1812; Nancy Maria bom 1 June 1814; Mary Ann bom 2 Apr 1817; William bom 8 Aug 1819. Comparison of the 1830 census: Eliza would be one of the females bet. 15-20, she does not appear in 1840 with her mother because she married Mark Ellsworth of Calais before 1832 when their 1st child was bom in Calais. Nancy Maria would be the other female bet. 15-20, she does not appear in 1840. Mary Ann would be the female bet. 10-15 in 1830 and she does not appear in 1840 with her mother because she married 7 Sept 1834 Amos Clark of Calais. William would be the male bet. 10-15 in 1830 and the male bet. 20-30 in 1840 with his mother. Abigail Peris b. ca 1821 (Cheney Genealogy) would be the female bet. 5-10 in 1830 and does not appear in 1840 census. She married 16 Oct 1845 Samuel B. Jackson in Calais. Amasa William b. 14 Mar 1825 in Milltown, NB (Cheney Genealogy), would be the male undo- 5 in 1830 and the male bet. 10-15 in 1840. This leaves the 8 males and 1 female in 1830 unaccounted for. 2 WILLIAM & MARAGRET ABERNATHY p.190. William ABERNATHY, bom circa 1815, in St. Stephen, NB (1850 census). A William Abernathy filled for citizenship 4 Sept 1852, bom Danathadic, Co of Down, Ireland 1814, left Ireland 1 Oct 1818, arrived St. Andrews, NB 1 Dec 1818, arrived Eastport, Me June 1832 and to Calais May 1833 where he since resides (SJC:9:47). He was a painter. Died 1 Apr 1857 in Calais. Buried in Calais Cemetery. Census: 1850 (age 35 living with James Belmore) in Calais. He married (int.) 1 Nov 1843, ca 1843-1844 by Rev. S. H. Keeler in Calais (VR:i: 130, mrwc:39) MARGARET SAVAGE, bom circa 1821, died 1848 in Calais (g.s.), buried 9 Nov 1848 in Calais Cemetery (sext). • Marriage intentions were filed on 4 Dec 1855 between w il l ia m a b e r n a t h y & e m e l in e b a r t o n of Columbia, Me in Calais (VR:i:7i). Children of William & Margaret: i. SARAH JANE ABERNATHY, bom 4 Jan 1845 in Calais (VR). Died 20 Nov 1846 age ly 10m in Calais (VR: 1:233, g.s ). Buried: 22 Nov 1846 in Calais Cemetery (sext). ii. MARGARET HELEN ABERNATHY, b o m 2 8 Jan 1847 in Calais (VR). Died 4 Apr 1848 in Calais (g.s. =age 10m). Buried: Apr 1848 in Calais Cemetery (sext). JAMES & MARGARET ALLEN p. 200 JAMES ALLEN, bom_______. He married 23 Apr 1840 in Calais (FJ) MARGARET HAMILTON. Children: i. JAMES ALLEN, Jr., b o m 28 Jan 1841 in Calais (VR). ii. JANE ALLEN, b o m 12 Aug 1846 in Calais (VR). JOHN JUDSON & EMILY AMES p. 204 JOHN JUDSON AMES, son of Capt. JOHN AMES* bom circa 1820. He presented the first bible to the St. Croix Lodge #46 in 1845 (iodge.20). In 1850 he was the editor of the Pacific News (times). Died circa 1861, in San Diego, CA (balch: 290). He married 6 Jun 1844 in Lubec Me (lubec:i64, gaz) EMILY BALCH, bom 8 Aug 1820 in Lubec (balch: 290), daughter of Dr. Ho r a t io g a t e s b a l c h and r h o d a d u t t o n . She died 13 Dec 1892 in Weaverville, CA (balch).