South Thomaston Queries  




AMES/CLARK: My gr grandfather Capt. Mark Dyer AMES b.2 Sept 1827, I believe was born in Vinalhaven or NorthHaven, a son of Hezekiah AMES (or EAMES) and Sally SCOFIELD (perhaps of Mt Desert ME?). He died and was buried in South Thomaston ME 20 Feb. 1896.

I am anxious to establish some certainty in my findings, which to this point have mostly been from family notes etc. I would like to have vital records for any of this family including those who remained on the islands, and where others may have gone to when they left. If you show something of Hezekiah or Sally's parentage I would appreciate that as well. It appears that Hezekiah had a good many children and perhaps more than one wife.

I believe Hezekiah was son of yet another "Capt" Mark Dyer AMES, a son of Jedidiah EAMES of Marshfield Massachusetts. Beyond that I may find my original immigrant ancestor from the old country.

I did make a trip to So. Thomaston a couple of years ago and found the grave of the younger Capt Mark in the village cemetery there, so have data from the stone on him and his wife, Nancy Butler AMES. There is a seemingly obvious connection to a DYER line as several in the family use the middle name of DYER, however I have not found any clue to that as yet either. ~researching CLARK, AMES (Maine and MA), and FENNER, COOPER (RI) Jean CLARK COMTOIS, ondgo@aol.com December 1999



CROCKETT/FORD/PERRY/ (RENDELL?):Would like information on Job PERRY b. 1720 Marshfield, Mass and his wife Abigail FORD; their son William PERRY b. 1771 Boothbay, Lincoln, ME d. 1853 So. Thomaston, ME and his wife Mary (RENDELL?); and Hannah PERRY b. 1806 Thomaston, ME d/o William and Mary who married Jonathan CROCKETT in 1829 at Thomaston, ME. Also interested in ancestors of Abigail FORD and Mary (RENDELL?). Thank you. H D HiltonFeb 1998



KEATING/BRIDGES : I am seeking information re: William D. KEATING, son of Richard KEATING and Miriam BRIDGES, of S. Thomaston, ME, b. 1776. I am particularly interested in his death date. My sources say he died in Havana, Cuba, possibly around 1827 or 1828. Thank you for your time... M. Shorpshire   MShropshir@aol.com  July 2K



KENISSTON/SPAULDING :Frank H. KENISSTON b. c1872 / Grace SPAULDING of South Thomaston /I have marriage proof Aug 1893, Rockland. Looking for birth and death dates, probably Rockland or Thomaston. Thanks. Daniel, VT March 1999.



LONG/SNOWDEAL/HARRINGTON :LONG, Hezekiah, b. 21 Oct. 1824, d. 26 Nov. 1895, age 71 yrs. 1 mo. 4 days, m. (1) Sarah H. (--), b. 10 Sept. 1828, d. 1 Dec. 1872, age 44 yrs. 9 mos. 20 days, m. (2) in Rockland, ME 22 Oct. 1873 Harriet P. (SNOWDEAL) POST, widow of John POST whom she m. 7 Sept. 1857. Harriet was b. in South Thomaston, ME 22 Jan. 1831, dau. of John 2nd and Mary (HARRINGTON) SNOWDEAL. Hezekiah Long resided in South Thomaston, ME. He was appointed the keeper of Whitehead Light in 1865 and "removed" in 1875. He and Sarah are buried in the Thorndike Burying Ground at Watermans Beach in South Thomaston, ME. One dau. Emma E., died 16 June 1873, age 22 yrs. 3 mos. 17 days. Other possible children are: Abbie; Frederick W., b. 1852, d. 1864, drowned in Rockland lime quarry; Mary or May; Walter and Charles. The Shore Village Historical Society in Rockland has a journal or diary which Hezekiah LONG kept which they are hoping to publish at some time and would like to add more biographical information on him and his family to make it a more interesting publication. If anyone has any more information to add to what is known about this family, please contact marlene@pictonpress.com and she will forward the data along to Barbara Perkins, President of the Society. Marlene GrovesApril, 1999



PAUL: I would appreciate any information on Wiliam & James PAUL. They came to the Camden/Rockport area around 1811 and purchased land there. They were born in Bristol, Me. in the late 1700s. I believe William is buried in the So Thomaston, Me. area.William Paul July 1999 PERRY: William PERRY, Sr., (1771-1853) of Owl's Head/Thomaston was, according to Eaton's local history, a member of the Baptist church for 46 years and one of the founders of the first Baptist Church in Rockland. Does anyone know whether records for those churches exist and, if they do, how they might be accessed?   Kendall Mellem   June 2K



SHEA/ELWELL: Susan Marie SHEA was born 27 Dec. 1836 in South Thomaston, Knox County, Maine. She was the daughter of John SHEA and Susan ELWELL of that place. [John and Susan are buried in the Thorndike Cemetery in S. Thomaston.] Susan married circa 1855 to Moses MORSE, born 13 March 1824 in Montville, Waldo County, Maine. They lived in Belmont, Maine. There is no record of Susan (SHEA) and Moses MORSE in Waldo County, and I have not found their marriage date anywhere. Perhaps their marriage was never recorded. Does anyone with Knox County records have a marriage for Susan M. SHEA and Moses MORSE? I would appreciate any information.    Isabel Morse Maresh    mareshme@acadia.net   Aug. 2K



WALL/HAWES: Vinal WALL, B. 1847, M. Ella HAWES. They lived in Tenants Harbor for several years and are buried there. After Vinal's death in 1904, Ella moved to Thomaston. Vinal WALL's father was Capt. John WALL. Does anyone know anything more about any of them? Dianna MimmovichJune 1998



WALL/LINNEKIN: WALL, Ephraim: Need birth, marriage, death, burial details . Was he the son or grandson of Patrick WALL and Mary LINNEKIN? I would appreciate any hint on how I can document information about him and his family.

Ephraim WALL lived in the St. George, So. Thomaston, Cushing, Waldoboro area...near as I can figure. I have one date of birth in the 1760s and from another source in 1784. There is mention of his having been in the Revolution. He was, theoretically parent of my 2ndggrandmother in 1815. I'm totally overwhelmed with a wealth of conflicting information! HELP! Sincerely, Bett Houston hbhouston@telebyte.comApril 2K



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