Maine Genealogy Archives

Some Windham Vital Records, 1743-1762

Source: Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 3 (Portland, Me.: S.M. Watson, 1886).
Some surnames and forenames have been switched to facilitate searching.

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RECORDS OF NEW MARBLEHEAD (WINDHAM),
1743-99.
COPIED FROM ORIGINAL BY S. M. WATSON.

BIRTHS.

Abigail Graffam, dau. of Caleb and Lois, Apr. 11, 1744.
Othniel Trip, son of Othniel and Hannah, May 20, 1744.
Abigail Knights, dau. of Wm. and Hannah, Dec. 5, 1744.
Mary Bodge, dau. of John and Rebecca, Dec. 19, 1744.
Josiah Webb, son of Samuel and Bethiah, Jan. 21, 1744-5.
William Mabery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, Feb. 1, 1744-5.
William Hunewell, son of Zerubabel and Hannah, Jan. 17, 1745-6.
Abigail Farrow, dau. of John and Hannah, Feb. 3, 1745-6.
William Mabery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, Apr. 12, 1746.
Abraham and Isaac Anderson, sons of Abraham and Bathshica, Nov. 22, 1746.
Elizabeth Webb, dau. of Samuel and Bethiah, Mar. 4, 1746.
Eunice Wight, dau. of Rev. Mr. Wight and Deliverance his wife, Apr. 28, 1747.
John Bodge, son of John and Rebecca, Dec. 12, 1747.
Elijah Hunewell, son of Zerubabel and Hannah, Dec. 27, 1747.
John Mabery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, Mar. 28, 1748.
Ezekiel Farrow, son of John and Hannah, Jan. 1, 1748-9.
Elizabeth Starbird, dau. of Nathl and Elizth, May 10, 1749.
Sarah Mabery, dau. of Thomas and Bethiah, July 12, 1749.
Hannah Hunewell, dau. of Zerubabel and Hannah, Nov., 1749.
Ezra Brown, son of Ezra and Mary, Apr. 3, 1750.
Sarah Bodge, dau. of John and Rebecca, June 17, 1750.
Nathanl Chase, son of Eliezer and Jane, July 14, 1750.
Dorothy Webb, dau. of David and Dorothy, Sept. 1, 1750.
Mary Peabody, dau. of Saml and Ruth, Nov. 29, 1750.
Betty Crague, dau. of Hugh and Eliza, Dec. 26, 1750.
Miriam Sterling, dau. of Joseph and Mary, Jan. 18, 1750-1.
Sarah Graffam, dau. of Caleb and Lois, Feb. 24, 1750-1.
Patience Hunewell, dau. of Zerubabel and Hannah, Apr. 27, 1752.
Nathl Stephens, son of John and Hannah, May 7, 1751.


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Thomas Mabery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, July 17, 1751.
Stephen Manchester, son of Stephen and Sea-Fair, Aug. 9, 1751.
Molly Walker, dau. of Micah and Beulah, Sept. 5, 1751.
Timothy Farrow, son of John and Hannah, Sept. 17, 1751.
Amos Brown, son of Ezra and Mary, Mar. 3, 1752.
David Webb, son of David and Dorothy, June 31, 1752.
Thomas Bodge, son of John and Rebecca, June 1, 1752.
John Elder, son of William and Mary, Aug. 9, 1752.
Josiah Peabody, son of Saml and Ruth, Aug. 9, 1752.
Abigail Sterling, dau. of Joseph and Mary, Nov. 12, 1752.
Joshua Chase, son of Elizar and Jane, ______.
Benjamin Wight, son of John and Deliverance, Mar. 19, 1753.
______ Haskell, dau. of William and Hannah, Apr. 14, 1753.
______ Graffam, son of Caleb and Lois, Apr. 16, 1753.
Edward Anderson, son of Abraham and Ann, May 10, 1753.
Bethshebe Mabery, dau. of Tho. and Bethiah, July 14, 1753.
Mary Crage, dau. of Hugh and Elizth, Aug. 23, 1753.
William Walker, son of Micah and Bulah, Nov. 30, 1753.
Abigail Manchester, dau. of Stephen and Susan, Nov. 19, 1753.
______ Brown, a son of Ezra and Mary, died at birth.
______ Mathews, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth, Jan. 7, 1753-4.
Abigail Bodge, dau. of John and Rebecca, Feb. 8, 1754.
Josiah Farrow, son of John and Hannah, Feb. 10, 1754.
William Elder, son of William and Mary, Feb. 19, 1754.
______ Campbell, son of William and Rachel, Apr. 22, 1754.
______ Maxwell, son of William and Susannah, May 1, 1754.
Ruth Chute, dau. of Curtis and Merriam, Jan. 13, 1755.
Mary Chace, dau. of Elizer and Jain, Apr. 10, 1755.
Liddiah Brown, dau. of Ezra and Mary, Aug. 25, 1755.
Elizabeth Starling, dau. of Joseph and Mary, Sept. 1, 1755.
John Anderson, son of Abraham and Ann, Nov. 7, 1755.
Robert Muckford, son of Robert and Mary, Dec. 30, 1755.
Benjamin Bodge, son of John and Rebecca, Jan. 6, 1755-6.
Thomas Crage, son of Hugh and Eliza, Jan. 16, 1755-6.
John Mathews, son of Samuel and Eliza, Feb. 25, 1756.
David Mabery, son of Thos. and Bethiah, Mar. 8, 1756.


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Charity Mabery, dau. of John and Eliza, Aug. 30, 1755.
John Farrow, son of John and Hannah, Apr. 25, 1756.
Thomas Hill, son of Robert and Eliza, Mar. 3, 1757.
Mary Mabery, dau. of Richard and Martha, ______.
James Chute, son of Curtis and Merriam, Apr. 7, 1757.
Isaac Chace, son of Eleazer and Jane, Dec. 12, 1757.
Joseph and Samuel Elder (twins), sons of William and Mary, July 26, 1757.
Thomas Boolton, son of William and Rachel, Feb. 25, 1758.
Mary Campbell, dau. of William and Rachel, Feb. 26, 1758.
Thos. Farrow, son of John and Hannah, Apr. 13, 1758.
Mary Manchesten, dau. of John and Comfort, Apr. 18, 1758.
Elizabeth Mathews, dau. of Samuel and Eliza, May 7, 1758.
______ Crag, dau. of Hugh and Eliza., May 14, 1758.
Mary Starling, dau. of Joseph and Mary, Jan. 22, 1758.
Abraham Anderson, son of Abraham and Ann, June 18, 1758.
Josiah Chute, son of Curtis and Mariam, June 4, 1759.
Jemima Starling, dau. of Joseph and Mary, Oct. 4, 1759.
John Walker, son of Mica and Elizath, Sept. 13, 1761.
Josiah Starling, son of Joseph and Mary, Jan. 29, 1762.
Ruth Winship, dau. of Ephraim and Elizeth, Jan. 30, 1762.
Thos. Chute, son of Curtis and Merriam, Feb. 19, 1762.

MARRIAGES.

John Bodge and Mrs. Rebecca Chute, both of this place, Dec. 14, 1743.
Thos. Maberry and Mrs. Bethiah Spear, both of this place, Jan. 17, 1744-5.
James Cary, of Falmouth, and Mrs. Rachel Farr of this place, July 25, 1745.
David Webb, of this place, and Dorothy Peabody of Falmouth, Nov. 16, 1749.
Stephen Manchester and Sea-Fair Maybery, both of this place, Dec. 21, 1749.
David Springer and Judith Tibbets, both of Falmouth, Aug. 13, 1752.
Curtis Chute and Merrian Carr, both of this place, March 21, 1754.

DEATHS.

Elijah Wight, son of John and Deliverance, Oct. 24, 1744, aged 2 yrs.
Othniel Trip, son of Othniel and Hannah, Nov. 20, 1744.
William Maybery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, Apr. 26, 1745.
Bethshua Anderson, dau. of Abraham and Bethshua, Nov. 13, 1745, aged 13 yrs.


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Hannah Knights, wife of William, Mar. 2, 1745-6, aged 36 yrs.
Isaac Anderson, son of Abraham and Bathshua, Mar. 7, 1746-7.
Roger Hunnewell, son of Zerubabel and Hannah, Nov. 12, 1747, aged 7 yrs.
John Maybery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, Aug. 27, 1748, aged 5 mos.
Abraham Anderson, son of Abraham and Bathshua, Oct. 22, 1748, aged 1 yr. 11 mos.
Elizabeth Starbird, dau. of Nathl and Eliza., May 17, 1749.
Josiah Webb, son of Samuel and Bethiah, Nov. 3, 1749, aged 5 yrs.
Gershon Manchester, Mar. 15, 1749-50, aged 62 yrs.
Abigail Farrow, dau. of John and Hannah, 1750.
Bathshua Anderson, wife of Abram, July 4, 1751.
Ephraim Winship, son of Ephm and Mehitable, Aug. 27, 1751.
Miriam Sterling, dau. of Joseph and Mary, Sept. 1, 1751, aged 7 mos.
Mehitable Winship, wife of Ephm, Apr. 17, 1753, aged 44 yrs.
Rev. John Wight, May 8, 1753.
Seafair Manchester, wife of Stephen, Dec. 12, 1753.
Bulah Walker, wife of Micah, May 29, 1755.
______ Manchester, son of John and Comfort.
Perses Farrow, wife of John, May 12, 1758.
Rebecca Dennis, 1758.
Mary Chute, wife of Thomas, July 30, 1762, aged 70 years, and is greatly lamented not only in her own family but by all who had any acquaintance with her.

BAPTISMS.

Hannah Anderson, dau. of Abram and Bethshua, Dec. 18, 1743.
Isaac and Susannah Skillens, children of Benj. and Mary, Jan. 24, '43-4.
Mrtha Watson, dau. of Eliphalet and Elizabth, Jan. 24, '43-4.
Sarah Stevens, dau. of Benj. and Sarah, Jan. 24, '43-4.
Sarah Briant, dau. of William and Sarah, Jan. 24, '43-4.
Mary Hunewell, dau. of Zerubbabel and Hannah, Mar. 11, '43-4.
Sam'l and Hannah Knights, children of William and Hannah, May 13, '44.
Abigail Graffam, dau. of Caleb and Lois, May 13, '44.
Rachel Baen, dau. of Saml and Rachel, May 20, '44.
Elizabeth Webb, dau. of Samuel and Bethiah, June 15, '44.
Benj. Meservy, son of Clement and Sarah, July 4, '44.
Mary Cloutman, dau. of Edward and Anna, Nov., '44.


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Abigail Knights, dau. of William and Hannah, Dec. 6, '44.
Mary Bodge, dau. of John and Rebecca, Dec. 30, '44.
Eliah Adams, son of Saml and Bethiah, Jan. 27, '44-5.
James Webb, son of Saml and Bethiah, Jan. 27, '44-5.
Josiah Webb, son of Saml and Bethiah, Jan. 27, '44-5.
James Irish, son of James and Elizth, Feb. 19, '44-5.
James Macculson, son of William and Elizth, Mar. 3, '44-5.
Cary Macclannon, son of Hugh and Elizbth, June 2, '45.
William Hunnewell, son of Zorubbabel and Hannah, Feb. 2, '45-6.
Abigail Farrow, dau. of John and Hannah, Feb. 9, '45-6.
William Maybery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, Apr. 13, '46.
Susanna Watson, dau. of Eliphalet and Elizth, Nov. 12, '46.
Abram and Isaac Anderson, sons of Abraham and Bethshua, Nov. 23, '46.
Elizath Webb, dau. of Saml and Bethiah, Mar. 8, '46-7.
Eunice Wight, dau. of John and Deliverance, May 3, '47.
John Hodgden, son of Jerimy and Mary, June 12, '47.
John Bodge, son of John and Rebecca, Dec. 13, '47.
Elijah Hunewell, son of Zerubbabel and Hannah, Jan. 31, '47-8
John Maybery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, Apr. 17, '48.
Mary Graffam, dau. of Caleb and Lois, Nov. 20, '48.
Ezekiel Farrow, son of John and Hannah, Jan. 1, '48-9.
Nathaniel Meservy, son of Clement and Sarah, Jan. 26, '48-9.
Ebenezer Watson, son of Eliphlet and Elizath, Jan. 26, '48-9.
Jane Macclannon, dau. of Hugh and Elizath, Jan. 26, '48-9.
Sarah Maybery, dau. of Thomas and Bethiah, July 16, '49.
Hannah Hunewell, dau. of Zerubabel and Hannah, Dec. 17, '49.
Sarah Bodge, dau. of John and Rebecca, Oct. 18, '50.
Nathaniel Chase, son of Eliezar and Jane, Oct. 18, '50.
Dorothy Webb, dau. of David and Dorothy, Dec. 23, '50.
Miriam Sterling, dau. of Joseph and Mary, Feb. 17, '50-1.
Ezra Brown, son of Ezra and Mary, Feb. 24, '50-1.
Betty Crague, dau. of Hugh and Elizath, Mar. 3, '50-1.
Sarah Graffam, dau. of Caleb and Lois, Apr. 7, '51.
Patience Hunewell, dau. of Zerubabel and Hannah, May 26, '51.
Thomas Maybery, son of Thomas and Bethiah, July 21, '51.
Prince, a negro servant of Thomas Haskell, July 21, '51.


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Molly Walker, dau. of Micah and Beulah, Dec. 22, '51.
Timothy Farrow, son of John and Hannah, Jan. 19, '52-3.
Amos Brown, son of Ezra and Mary, Mar. 15, '52.
Mary Peabody, dau. of Saml and Ruth, Mar. 29, '52.
David Webb, son of David and Dorothy, Apr. 5, '52.
Thomas Bodge, son of John and Rebecca, June 7, '52.
John Elder, son of William and Mary, Oct. 11, '52.
Josiah Peabody, son of Saml and Ruth, Oct. 18, '52.
Abigail Sterling, dau. of Joseph and Mary, Nov. 15, '52.
Joshua Chase, son of Eliezer and Jane, Feb. 25, '53.
Benjamin Brown, (an adult), Mar. 18, '53.
Benjamin Wight, son of John and Deliverance, Mar. 25, '53.
Abagail Bodg, dau. of John and Rebecca, Apr. 14, '54.
Josiah Farrow, son of John and Hannah, Apr. 14, '54.
William Elder, son of William and Mary, Apr. 14, '54.
Ruth Chute, dau. of Curtis and Merriam, Jan. 19, '55.
John Anderson, son of Abraham and Ann, Jan. 18, '55-6.
Benjamin Bodge, son of John and Rebecca, Jan. 18, '55-6.
Robert Muckford, son of Robert and Mary, Jan. 18, '55-6.
Thomas Crage, son of Hugh and Elizabth, Jan. 18, '55-6.
John Manchester (an adult), Mar. 30, '56.
Charrity Maybery, dau. of John and Elizth, Mar. 30, '56.
David Maybery, son of Thomas and Bethiyah, Mar. 30, '56.
Mary Mathews, dau. of Saml and Elizath, Mar. 30, '56.
John and Sarah Mathews, chil of Saml and Elizath, Mar. 30, '56.
Josiah Chute, son of Curtis and Miriam.
Thomas Chute, son of Curtis and Miriam.
Agnis, Chase, Sarah and Nathaniel Stevens, chil. of John and Hannah.
Benjamin Trott, son of Thomas and Sarah, July 18, '62.

[To be continued.]