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 1884 thru 1891 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalmaine.com/ellsworth_american_indexes Recommended Citation "Deaths and Marriages as Published in the Ellsworth American 1884 thru 1891" (1992). Death and Marriage Records as Published in the Ellsworth American. 3. http://digitalmaine.com/ellsworth_american_indexes/3 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 1884 thru 1891 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 1884 through 1891. 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.... 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. About 1885 the Ellsworth American began printing a column of birth notices which included town, date, sex of child, and parents (usually as Mr. and Mrs. JOHN DOE), but often omitted the child's given name. I have not included any of those birth notices but anyone interested might find it valuable to consult the originals at the Ellsworth American's address as shown. 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. ************************************************************************************ 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 1884 thru 1891 ABBOTT, Alice M 7/4/1889 ALLEN, Melville L. M 5/24/1888 ABBOTT, Amanda I. M 3/6/1890 ALLEN, Merrill D 1/7/1886 ABBOTT, Carrie L. M 10/18/1888 ALLEN, Nancy D 9/11/1884 ABBOTT, Cora L. D 4/5/1888 ALLEN, Olcott A. D 10/23/1890 ABBOTT, Edville Gerrard M 3/19/1891 ALLEN, Rhoda H. M 8/4/1887 ABBOTT, Enma C. M 9/18/1890 ALLEN, Sarah F. M 12/31/1885 ABBOTT, Frank E. M 12/6/1888 ALLEN, Simeon (Deacon) D 6/16/1887 ABBOTT, George W. M 11/26/1885 ALLEY, Aqua J. D 5/27/1886 ABBOTT, infant daughter D 11/5/1891 ALLEY, Charles M. (Capt.) D 7/24/1890 ABBOTT, Jeremiah M 9/26/1889 ALLEY, Elmer F. D 6/26/1884 ABBOTT, Laura A. M 2/28/1889 ALLEY, Ephraim M 5/8/1890 ABBOTT, Merrill E. M 4/23/1885 ALLEY, Gelette F. M 4/11/1889 ABBOTT, Nellie M. M 12/11/1884 ALLEY, Maria T. D 5/1/1890 ABBOTT, Roxie B. M 9/11/1890 ALLEY, Nancy D 11/4/1886 ABBOTT, Samuel D 1/17/1889 ALLEY, Ophelia W. D 6/3/1886 ABOTT, Eliza M 7/12/1888 ALLEY, William H. D 5/7/1885 ABRAM, Cecelia E. D 12/16/1886 ALLIS, Nettie E. M 10/22/1891 ABRAM, John D 12/31/1885 AMES, Adelaide S. M 6/25/1891 ABRARN, Elizabeth D 6/16/1887 AMES, Adelvo B. M 12/4/1890 ADAMS, Abbie D 3/13/1890 AMES, Conrad T. D 4/16/1891 ADAMS, Abigail J. 0 3/27/1890 AMES, May E. M 6/16/1887 ADAMS, Herbert 0 3/27/1890 ANDERSON, Abbie E. M 6/28/1888 ADAMS, Josiah B. D 3/1/1888 ANDERSON, Ann (McFarland) 0 3/26/1891 ADAMS, Mabel F. M 3/27/1884 ANDERSON, Augusta M 12/3/1891 ADAMS, Susan (Heppner) 0 3/27/1890 ANDERSON, Cora L. M 7/30/1891 ADAMS, William 0 3/27/1890 ANDERSON, George W. M 12/5/1889 ADAMS, William S. (Capt.) D 2/7/1889 ANDERSON, Gracie D. M 11/25/1886 ADAMS, William Shief (Capt.) ANDERSON, Hollis E. M 8/6/1891 0 2/7/1889 ANDERSON, Lorenda D. M 4/19/1888 ADDITON, Lizzie L. D 5/1/1890 ANDERSON, Lovey M. D 2/19/1885 AECHILER, Lena A. M 2/26/1891 ANDERSON, Lurana M. D 10/4/1888 AECHTLER, Nettie M 6/25/1891 ANDERSON, Oli D 5/3/1888 ALDEN, Sarah Elizabeth D 6/14/1888 ANDERSON, Phebe E. (Coolidge) ALEXANDER, Frank M 7/15/1886 D 2/16/1888 ALEXANDER, Otis N. M 3/15/1888 ANDERSON, Susan J. D 5/17/1888 ALLEN, Ada M 3/26/1885 ANDERSON, Theophilus D 10/2/1890 ALLEN, Amelia B. M 9/30/1886 ANDREWS, Elias W. M 9/27/1888 ALLEN, Amos D 12/13/1888 ANDREWS, Hattie L. M 8/21/1890 ALLEN, Betsey D 1/22/1891 ANDREWS, John M 11/19/1891 ALLEN, Christopher D 6/10/1886 ANSAND, William D 2/20/1890 ALLEN, David B.