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Britannia Edwards



Father: Mother:

Nathaniel Edwards
Mary Gammon
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
11/1/1817 Otisfield ME 10/16/1860 Otisfield ME

Married:

Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
James Gardner Warren 4/30/1839 Otisfield ME James Warren Rebekah Huston
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
1/15/1813
11/24/1864 Harrison ME

Child(ren):

Name: Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
Elizabeth Jane Warren 10/13/1840 Otisfield ME 9/6/1908 Harrison ME
Nathaniel Edwards Warren 10/23/1842 Otisfield ME 3/3/1909 Portland ME
Margaret Frances Warren 2/5/1845 Otisfield ME
Simon Huston Warren 8/31/1847 Otisfield ME 3/1864 Otisfield ME
James Lewis Warren 11/17/1848 Otisfield ME
Emily Isabelle Warren 4/10/1851 Otisfield ME 10/13/1855 Otisfield ME
Mary Melissa Warren 6/15/1853 Otisfield ME 8/27/1859 Otisfield ME
Sarah Emma Warren 12/1/1857 Otisfield ME

Comments:

Family located: Otisfield ME; Harrison ME
Occupation: Carpenter; Farmer

A double wedding occurred at the home of Nathaniel Edwards 4th., when Britannia Edwards and James Warren, and Washington Edwards and Abigail Stevens Edwards were married.

James G. Warren enlisted, Nov., 1863 in Co. B, 29th. Me. Vol. Regt. Inf., Civil War. Being sick, he came home on a furlough, returned to the war, was sent to vote in Presidential election, returned home, and died there.

Nathaniel E. Warren enlisted, Sept., 1861, in Co. G, 10th Me. Vol. Regt. Inf., Civil War; was honorably discharged, June 1866. He attained rank of Corporal. He participated in Banks' retreat from Winchester to Williamsport; battles of Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, and Cedar Creek; also Red River Expedition; and several other engagements.

Other Info:

Census:

1840 Harrison (Cumberland) ME
Gardiner Warren
1 male, 1 female 20-30

1850 Otisfield (Cumberland) ME   
   James G Warren    37    Joiner    500
Brittannia    32
Elizabeth J    9
Nathaniel    7
Margaret F    5
Simon H    3
James L    1

1860 Otisfield (Cumberland) ME
James G Warren    47    Farmer    700    400    Gorham
Britanna    42    Wife    Otisfield
Elizabeth W    19    House Work    Otisfield
Nathaniel E    17    Farming    Otisfield
Margaret F    15    House Work    Otisfield
Simeon H    12    Otisfield
James L    10    Otisfield
Sarah E    2    Otisfield

Military:

James G Warren
 Residence: Gorham, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 January 1864 at the age of 44; Enlisted in Company B, 29th Infantry Regiment Maine on 06 January 1864;Deserted on 28 January 1865
Source:Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

Nathaniel E Warren
Residence: Otisfield, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Promoted to Full Corporal (1864); Enlisted as a Private on 16 December 1863 at the age of 21; Enlisted in Company G, 29th Infantry Regiment Maine on 16 December 1863; Mustered out on 21 June 1866
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

Nathaniel E Warren
Residence:Weld, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 04 October 1861 at the age of 21; Enlisted in Company G, 10th Infantry Regiment Maine on 04 October 1861; Mustered out on 08 May 1863
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

Nathaniel E Warren
Residence: Weld, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 November 1861 at the age of 21; Enlisted in Company G, 10th Infantry Regiment Maine on 27 November 1861; Mustered out on 08 May 1863
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

James L Warren
Residence: Otisfield, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 April 1865 at the age of 18; Enlisted in Company 27th, Unassigned Infantry Regiment Maine on 11 April 1865; Mustered out on 13 May 1865 in Augusta, ME
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

Online:

For more information about the ancestors of James Gardner Warren, see this section of Frost/Hurd etc. Family.

 

James Gardner Warren son of James Warren and Rebekah Huston 1/13/1813-11/24/1864 at Harrison m 4/30/1839 Brittania Edwards lived in that part of Otisfield called Tamworth, the last house before Scribners Mills. enlisted 11//1863 co B 29th inf. Being sick he came home on a furlough, returned to the war, was sent home to vote and died there. Children:
Elizabeth Jane m Frank Hamlin, Harvey Knapp
Nathaniel Edwards 10/23/1842-3/3/1909 in Portland
Margaret Frances m. Rufus Hamlin int 9/19/1864
Simon Huston 8/31/1847-3//1864
James Lewis 11/17/1848
Emily Isabelle 4/10/1851-10/13/1855
Mary Melissa 5/15/1853-7/27/1859
Sarah Emma m Isaac Morey (intentions filed 11/19/1870); Fred Bolster 12/25/1900

Nathaniel E. Warren m 5/25/1884 Etta K. Lovewell dau of Henry K Lovewell and Mary Nash b 7/8/1862-4/15/1932. enlisted 9//1861 co G 10 ME Inf. dis. 6//1866. Participated in Banks retreat from Winchester to Williamsport, was in battles of Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, and Cedar Creek, also in Red River Expedition. He attained the rank of Corporal. He was a first class carpenter and built the house in which he lived, south of his fathers house (since burned). He was a sincere member of the prohibition party and a devout church member and christian.
Children:
George G. born 11/3/1885, d. 11/21/1915
Earl born 6/30/1887, lives in Bridgton
Iva M. born 6/11/1890, m. alpheus Holden, lives in Bridgton
Bertha Lubelle born 4/25/1900, m. _____ Darling.

James L. Warren 11/17/1849 m Julia A. Haskell (12/1/1843) dau of Enoch Haskell and Mary A. Caswell of Harrison. He was a doctor and lived in Lynn MA
Children:
Minnie A. born 7/29/1870. m. Charles E. Knight 5/30/1891
Ethel D. born 5/21/1872, m. Albert O. Knight 9/25/1904
Charles G. born 10/8/1875, m. Elvie M. Dow 10/12/1893
Percy W. born 4/11/1876, m. 1st Ruby A. Estey 11/18/1895, m. 2nd Anna G. Shearer 7/8/1901
Grace M. born 8/16/1878, m. Frank O. Estey 8/16/1901
Alton S. born 7/20/1880, m. Harriet Crozier 11/18/1896
Clyde J. C. born 10/14/1883, m. Elsie M. Lund 11/20/1902
Source: History of Otisfield by William Samuel Spurr; Reprinted by theTown of Otisfield, 2nd edition

 

Agreement between Jas. L. and N. E. Warren:

Otisfield Me., July 8, 1885
Know all men by these presence that I, N. E. Warren, of Otisfield, in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, in consideration of Two Hundred and Eighty Dollars ($280.) do sell and convey to Jas. L. Warren, of the aforesaid Town, County and State, all my right, title, and interest in the business of putting up and selling the medicines known as Warren's Botanic Medicines. And I, the said N. E. Warren, my Heirs, Executors or Administrators, am to hold the propery and business of putting up an selling said medicines security for said Two Hundred & Eighty Dollars.
Provided nevertheless that if the said James L. Warren, his Heirs, Executors or Administrators pay to the said N. E. Warren, his Heirs, Executors, or Administrators the sum of Two Hundred and Eighty Dollars as follows;- Twenty Dollars in four months, and Thirty Dollars one year from date, and Fifty Dollars and interest, annually, until paid in full this agreement shall be null and void, otherwise shall remain in full force. James L. Warren
Witness
Emma S. Morray  

Letter to Etta Lovewell's mother, recently widowed, from her brother-in-law
Eliot Depot, Me.
Aug. 5, 1862
Thinking that a few lines from me might be acceptable to you. I will try to write.
How mysterious are the ways of Providence!
"God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform."
but He knows what is best & can sanctify our afflictions to us for good. "All things shall work together for good to them that love God.: What a precious promise. I sympathise with you in your affliction, and my prayer is that God will be with you sustain, comfort and bless you, and may you ever find his grace sufficient for you. It is hard to part with loved ones but if they die in the Lord & we prove faith (I) feel we shall soon meet again, where death will never enter, & where no parting scenes will ever be known.
Trust in God, dear sister, and submit to His will, remembering that he has said that they who trust
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good thing. "No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." Take the precious promises contained in the bible for your comfort, & look to God in prayer for his blessing, & you may feel day by day, that all is well.
You need not fear that you will not find friends for as a family we feel for you, and consider you as a sister, entitled to a sisters love, and to a share in our homes and hearts. Henry is
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rests in glory. He fell in a good cause, & we have a right to feel that we have done something for our country, in giving a husband & brother for the cause.
It is an honor to stand by the old flag in this time of peril. I expect to visit Father's folks next week & shall probably see you at that time, or before I return.
We shall probably have a funeral sermon at South Paris on the 24th of this month if it will suit your convenience, to be there at that time. We all send our love to you. May God bless you and your little one. Your Br. A. B. Lovewell
Copies of both of the above documents were sent to me by Nancy Pelletier, Lewiston ME; also a copy of this picture
of James Gardner Warren

Published History/Genealogy:

Margaret (Warren) Hamlin, husband Rufus, and 9 children are listed in the 1906 Census, living in Otisfield.
N E Warren, his wife and four children are listed in the 1906 Census, living in Otisfield.
Lizzie J (Warren) Knapp is listed in the 1906 Census, living in Harrison.
Nathaniel Warren, wife Etta, and son George are buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Otisfield, ME.