FARNHAM William^[1]

Abt 1763 - 1856  (~ 92 years)

• Name	FARNHAM William
  Birth	Abt Aug 1763	, , Maine   [2, 3]
  	(Based on Ae. 92y 8m.)
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Aug 1850	Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine   [4]
  	(Age 83, living with wife, Mary (Jewett) (Noyes) Farnham, in the home of their son, Oliver and his family.)
  _UID	8B85E0D486A8804F9662C87E21E309838F0C
  Death	5 Apr 1856	Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine   [3, 5]
  	(Age 92y 8m.)
  Burial	Aft 5 Apr 1856	Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine   [3, 5]
  	(Village Cemetery.)
  		William Farnham gravestone
  		William & Hannah (Varnum) Farnham gravestones William Farnham
  Notes	"On 27 Dec 1782 William was bequeathed 7 acres of York land "next to Deborah's land" by his maternal grandfather William Dunning. William later sold this parcel to Samuel Baker Fairfax husbandman 7 Jun 1810 for $75 when William was styled "of a place called Amos Town (Ames Town) in the County of Summersett(Somerset)". Ames Town was the former name of Sangerville, which was also known as "Number Four, Sixth Range". Samuel Baker was married to Deborah Farnum (Zebedian, Daniel, Ralph3, Ralph2,Ralph1st, Henry) who was Williams' 2nd cousin. Their respective grandfather's Ralph(4) and Daniel(4) Farnum were brothers and progenitors of the Farnums in Maine. The property in York was descrbed as on the road leading from "Sewall's Bridge so called to Portmouth Ferry" and was bounded by land of "David & Timothy Baker and nearly opposite to dwelling house of said Farnham's mothers.... being the same land.... given William Farnham, by William Dunning of York deceased". Witnesses were Henry and Ralph Baker to the deed signed by William and Hannah. A week later William deposed before Abrm Burrell, JP at Kennebeck 13 Jun 1810 (but not Hannah) that the instrument was his own and free act and deed [Rec: 23 Jun 1810] 9 children of William and Hannah Farnum. Betsey, William Jr., Stillman, Jotham, Samuel,Benjamin, Mary V, Levi, Oliver =============================================
  Person ID	I22577	Old North Yarmouth, Maine
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family 1	VARNUM Hannah,   b. Abt 1775   d. 4 Nov 1815, Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 5]
  Children	+ 1. FARNHAM Betsey   d. 1889, Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine + 2. FARNHAM William, Jr.   d. Yes, date unknown   3. FARNHAM Stillman   d. Yes, date unknown   4. FARNHAM Jotham   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. FARNHAM Samuel,   b. Abt 1804, Sangerville, Piscataquis, Massachusetts d. 28 Jun 1889, Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine (Age ~ 85 years)   6. FARNHAM Benjamin   d. Yes, date unknown   7. FARNHAM Mary V.   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. FARNHAM Levi O.,   b. Abt 1810, Sangerville, Piscataquis, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown + 9. FARNHAM Oliver,   b. Abt 1815, , , Maine d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family 2	JEWETT Mary,   b. Abt 1774, , , Maine d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Feb 1818	Guilford, Piscataquis, Maine   [4, 6]
  	("I hereby certify that the institution of marriage was solemnized between Mr. William Farnham of Sangerville and (widow) Mary Eveleth of Guilford, on the twelfth day of February, 1818, in Guilford, by me Thomas Macomber, Clerk." A true copy attest Robert Low, Town Clerk. [Sprague's Journal of Maine History]
  Family ID	F5995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2020

  
  

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  [S306] Internet Query, GenForum - 19 Oct 1999 farnham@spot.colorado.cdu citing book by Russell C. Farnham, CG. [S33] Birth-gravestone, Village Cemetery, Sangerville, Maine. [S1262] Internet-Sangerville, Maine Library - Cemeteries, Cemetary - surnames starting with "F". [S445] Census-1850-ME-Piscataquis-Sangerville, Page: 174 Roll: M432_267. [S32] Death-gravestone, Village Cemetery, Sangerville, Maine. [S1269] Publication-Sprague's Journal of Maine History, p.178.