BIRTHS 8 August 1700-1800

 

  • Andrew PIERCE was born 8 August 1714 in York, York, Maine[1]; son of William and Mary (BEALE) PIERCE; husband of Jane CARR.
  • Isabella BRAGDON was born 8 April 1731 in York, York, Maine[2]; daughter of Samuel and Tabitha (BANKS) BRAGDON; wife of Richard KING Esquire.
  • Luce LOWELL was born 8 August 1752 in Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire[3]; daughter of David and Abigail (PERKINS) LOWELL.
  • Nathan ABBOTT was born 8 August 1765 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire[4]; son of Reuben and Rhoda (WHITMORE) ABBOTT; husband of Phebe ABBOTT; twin to Ezra ABBOTT below.
  • Ezra ABBOTT was born 8 August 1765 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire[5]; son of Reuben and Rhoda (WHITMORE) ABBOTT; husband of Mary WALKER; twin to Nathan ABBOTT above.
  • Joshua F. GRINDLE was born 8 August 1778 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine[6]; son of Joshua and Anna (LOWELL) GRINDLE; husband of Ruth STANLEY.
  • Christiana JORDAN was born 8 August 1782 in Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine[7]; daughter of Solomon I. and Christiana (SIMONTON) JORDAN; wife of Captain John WHITTAKER.
  • John Spofford CHIPMAN was born 8 August 1788[8]; son of Samuel and Hannah (SPOFFORD) CHIPMAN.
  • Jeffrey CHIPMAN was born 8 August 1789 in Vermont[9]; son of Nathaniel and Sarah (HILL) CHIPMAN.
  • Robert Davis WINGATE was born 8 August 1789 in Buxton, York, Maine[10]; son of Snell and Mehitable (DAVIS) WINGATE; died 23 April 1806.
  • Ralph Tristram JORDAN was born 8 August 1793 in Biddeford, York, Maine[11]; son of Captain Ralph Tristram and Mary (FURNALD) JORDAN; husband of Abigail LEIGHTON and Betty FERGUSON.
  • Francis HALL was born 8 August 1796 in Kennebec County, Maine[12]; son of Calvin and Tabitha (JELLISON) HALL; husband of Martha GETCHELL.
  • Nancy PENDELTON was born 8 August 1796 in Islesboro, Waldo, Maine[13]; daughter of Joseph and Wealthy (THOMAS) PENDELTON; wife of Ephraim GOULD.

[1] Genealogical Society of Utah, custodian, “Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,” online database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 31 March 2015), andrew Pearce; FHL microfilm 12836.  Lester MacKenzkie Bragdon, “Vital Records of York, Maine,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115 (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961), online archives, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 31 March 2015), William Pearce his children born in York of Mary his wife; vol. 110, page 283.

[2] William F. Goodwin, Records of the Proprietors of Narraganset Township, No. 1: now the town of Buxton, York County, Maine, from August 1st, 1733 to January 4th, 1811 with a documentary introduction, print (Concord, N.H.: self, 1871), 378; images online, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : online 12 June 2017; Isabella Bragdon.

[3] Delmar R. Lowell, editor, The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America: from 1639-1899 (1899; reprint, Rutland, Virginia: The Tuttle Company, 1899), 41, Luce Lowell; #97.II; digital images, Google, Google (google.com/books : online 15 October 2015.

[4] New Hampshire New Hampshire Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord, “New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900,” online images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : online 22 May 2017), Nathan Abbott; FHL microfilm 1000480.  New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics, “New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904,” database online, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : online 22 May 2017), Nathan Abbott; FHL microfilm 100480.  AmericanAncestors.org, “New Hampshire: Births, to 1901, Deaths and Marriages to 1937,” database online, New England Historic and Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 22 May 2017), Nathan Abbott (twin); vol. Births A-1901, page 1058.

[5] “New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904,” database online, Family History Library, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : online 7 May 2017), Ezra Abbott; FHL microfilm 1000480.  New Hampshire New Hampshire Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord, “New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900,” online images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : online 7 May 2017), Ezra Abbott; FHL microfilm 1000480.

[6][6] Genealogical Society of Utah, custodian, “Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,” online database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 19 February 2015), Joshua Grindel; FHL microfilm 27756.

[7] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 38 [Christiana Jordan #327].

[8] Bert L. Chipman, The Chipman Family: A Genealogy of the Chipman’s in America, 1631-1920 (N.p.: n.p., 1920), 54 [John Spofford Chipman #410].

[9] Bert L. Chipman, The Chipman Family: A Genealogy of the Chipman’s in America, 1631-1920 (N.p.: n.p., 1920), 50 [Jeffrey Chipman #371].

[10] Genealogical Society of Utah, custodian, “Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,” online database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 3 December 2014), Robert Davis Wingate; FHL microfilm 10594.

[11] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 70, 183 [Ralph Tristram Jordan Jr. #830].

[12] History of Litchfield and an Account of it’s Centennial Celebration (Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print, 1897), 152; image online, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 28 August 2013; Calvin Hall.  Genealogical Society of Utah, custodian, “Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,” online database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 8 December 2017), Francis Hall; FHL microfilm 11329.  Unknown, Gatchell/Getchell Descendants, print (self, n.d.), 94; images online, Newhouse Getchell, Newhouse Getchell (www.newhousegetchell.net : online 10 December 2017; Martha Gatchell [#251].

[13] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 116 [Nancy Pendelton #1544].

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