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Abigail Lary Edwards |
| Father: | Mother: | |||
| Stevens Edwards |
Deliverance Hamblen | |||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 10/8/1803 | Otisfield ME | Bethel ME |
Married:
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Ira Morse | Otisfield ME |
Nathan Morse | Abigail Smith | |
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 6/19/1802 | Otisfield ME | 11/1874 | Grafton ME |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| Alpheus Morse | 6/17/1831 | Otisfield ME | Lewiston ME | |
| Stevens Edwards Morse | 4/2/1833 | Otisfield ME | 5/30/1907 | Upton ME |
| Betsy Morse | 3/10/1836 | Otisfield ME | ||
| Bennett Morse | 5/23/1839 | Otisfield ME | ||
Comments:
Family located: Otisfield ME (about 12 years); Upton ME
Occupation: Farmer
Stevens E. Morse enlisted in Civil War in Co. C, 11th Me. Vol. Regt. Inf., being enrolled July 17, 1863; and was discharged at Augusta, Me., Sept. 18, 1865.
Bennett Morse enlisted in battery E, 1st. Me. Regt., Light Vol. Artillery, enrolled Sept. 25, 1861; was discharged Jan. 4, 1864, when he re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer. He served in twenty-one engagements, and was finally discharged at Augusta, Me., July 6, 1865.
Ira Morse was the brother of Amos Morse
Other Info:
| Census: |
1840 Otisfield (Cumberland) ME
Ira Morse
1 male 1 female under 5
2 males 5-10
1 male 1 female 30-40
1850 Township A No 2 (Oxford) ME
Ira Morse 48 Farmer 400 ME
Abagail “ 47 ME
Alpheus “ 19 ME
Stevens E “ 17 ME
Betsey E “ 14 ME
Bennett “ 11 ME
Sylvia L “ 4 ME
1860 Grafton (Oxford) ME
Alpheus Morse 57 Farmer 400 400
Abigail 57
Ira 29
Bennett 21
1860 Upton (Oxford) ME
Stephen Morse 27 Farmer 300 50 ME
Esther P “ 20 ME
Florence “ 2 ME
1870 Grafton (Oxford) ME
Morse Ira 68 Farmer 400 422 ME
_____ Abbigill 66 House Keeping ME
_____ Bennett B 31 Farmer
1870 Upton (Oxford) ME
Morse Stephen E 37 Farmer ME
_____ Esther P 31 House keeping ME
_____ Flora E 12 At school ME
_____ Osco P 9 At school ME
1870 Oxford (Oxford) ME
Morse Alpheus 36 Farmer 1600 950 ME
_____ Hannah C 29 Keeps House ME
1880 Grafton (Oxford) ME
Morse Bennett 41 Farmer ME ME ME
_____ Jerusha A 27 Wife Keeping house ME ME ME
_____ ??ilda A 2 Daughter ME ME ME
_____ Emma P 10/12 July Daughter ME ME ME
_____ Abigail L 75 Mother works for ??? ME ME ME
1880 Upton (Oxford) ME
Morse Stephen E 47 Farmer ME ME ME
_____ Esther P 41 Keeping house ME ME ME
_____ Oscar I 19 Son Laborer ME ME ME
_____ Bertha L 9 Daughter ME ME ME
1900 Upton town (Oxford) ME
Morse Bennett May 1839 M 24 ME ME ME Farmer
_____ Jerusha A July 1853 M 24 6 6 ME NH ME
_____ Marilda A Daughter Oct 1877 S ME ME ME At School
_____ Emma P Daughter July 1879 S ME ME ME At School
_____ Delia V Daughter Mar 1882 S ME ME ME At School
_____ Lucy M Daughter Aug 1884 S ME ME ME At School
_____ Mary D Daughter May 1896 S ME ME ME At School
_____ L___ W Son Jan 1890 S ME ME ME At School
Peasley Silas F Brother Nov 1844 S NH NH ME Surveyor of Land + Lumber
same page
Judkins Albert Nov 1861 M 9 ME ME ME Farmer
_____ Bertha L Aug 1870 M 9 3 3 ME ME ME
_____ Cedric A Son Jun 1891 S ME ME ME At School
_____ E Oscar Son Jan 1893 S ME ME ME At School
_____ Perry W Son Jan 1896 S ME ME ME At School
Morse Stephens E Father Apr 1834 D ME ME ME Day Laborer
1910 Upton (Oxford) ME
Morse Bennett 70 34 ME ME ME Farmer
_____ Jerusha A 56 34 6 6 ME NH ME Housewife
_____ Marilda A Daughter 32 S ME ME ME none
_____ L__ Son 20 S ME ME ME Farm Labor Work on Farm
_____ Mary D 14 S ME ME ME at school
Clark H__ Lodger Can Eng Can Engineer __ Mill
1920 Bethel (Oxford) ME
Morse Bennett 80 ME ME ME Operator General Farm
_____ Jerusha A 64 ME NH ME none
_____ Mary D Daughter 23 S ME ME ME none
Fraser Donald M Grandson 6 S ME ME ME none
_____ Alton M Grandson 1 7/12 S ME ME ME none
| Military: |
Bennett Morse
Residence: Grafton, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 04 December 1861 at the age of 22; Enlisted in 5th Light Artillery Regiment Maine on 04 December 1861; Mustered out on 06 July 1865 in Augusta, ME
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward
Name: Stephen Morse ,
Residence: Pittsfield, Maine
Enlistment Date: 17 Jul 1863
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 July 1863 at the age of 30.
Drafted into Company C, 11th Infantry Regiment Maine on 17 Jul 1863.
Received a disability discharge from Company C, 11th Infantry Regiment Maine on 18 Sep 1865.
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward
| Published History/Genealogy: |
Ira Morse 6/19/1802-11/9/1870 m 11/19/1829. .. bought of Dominicus Jordan 6/13/1835 for $400 90 acres in the SE part of lot 168.
Children:
Alpheus C 6/17/1831-5/2/1903 m Hannah Kimball, lived in Oxford, next to Cyrus Wardwell place, had children, Pearl, who m ___ Kimball, and Alpheus who is in the Insane Hospital at Augusta.
Stevens E 4/2/1833-5/30/1907, lived in Upton
Betsey 3/10/1836
Bennett B 5/23/1839, lived in Upton
Deborah N 1841-7/8/1843
Source: History of Otisfield by William Samuel Spurr; Reprinted by the Town of Otisfield, 2nd edition
| Online: |
For more information about the descendants of Abigail Lary Edwards, see this section of Roads to the Past.
| Cemetery: |
Alpheus Morse and Stevens' daughter Florence are buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Otisfield ME.