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Joanna STAPLES

Joanna STAPLES

Female 1821 - 1887  (66 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joanna STAPLES was born on 21 Jul 1821 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine (daughter of Capt Abel Eaton STAPLES and Rebecca Biber WHITMORE); died on 2 Aug 1887 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.

    Joanna married Levi TORREY on 27 Aug 1840 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine. Levi (son of Capt Levi TORREY and Olive JOYCE) was born on 12 Aug 1816 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 17 Oct 1857 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Capt Abel Eaton STAPLES was born on 22 May 1785 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine (son of Moses STAPLES and Judith EATON); died on 20 Aug 1851 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.

    Abel married Rebecca Biber WHITMORE on 27 May 1813 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. Rebecca was born on 16 Mar 1792 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died on 3 Apr 1875 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rebecca Biber WHITMORE was born on 16 Mar 1792 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died on 3 Apr 1875 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    Children:
    1. Mary E. STAPLES was born on 14 Apr 1814 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 30 Nov 1882.
    2. Joseph STAPLES was born on 14 Oct 1822 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 8 Sep 1825 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    3. Abigail STAPLES was born on 3 Sep 1815 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 15 Apr 1839 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine.
    4. Samuel W. STAPLES was born on 5 Feb 1818 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 15 Aug 1849 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine.
    5. John E. STAPLES was born on 19 Oct 1820 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 27 Sep 1891 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    6. 1. Joanna STAPLES was born on 21 Jul 1821 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 2 Aug 1887 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    7. Seth W. STAPLES was born on 21 May 1824 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 19 Nov 1860.
    8. Harriet N. STAPLES was born on 20 Aug 1825 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died in 1907 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    9. Louisa A. STAPLES was born on 16 Jun 1827 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 11 Nov 1898.
    10. Joseph W. STAPLES was born on 20 Oct 1833 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 2 Apr 1899 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Moses STAPLES was born on 29 Sep 1753 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine (son of Samuel STAPLES and Mercy CANE); died on 19 Aug 1846 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.

    Moses married Judith EATON on 15 Oct 1774 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine. Judith was born on 29 Apr 1756 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died on 4 Jan 1843 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Judith EATON was born on 29 Apr 1756 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died on 4 Jan 1843 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    Children:
    1. Joshua STAPLES was born on 19 Jun 1783 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died on 30 Aug 1861 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine.
    2. Elizabeth STAPLES was born on 10 Nov 1775 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; died in 1839 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    3. Moses STAPLES was born on 9 Feb 1778 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died in 1862 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    4. 2. Capt Abel Eaton STAPLES was born on 22 May 1785 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died on 20 Aug 1851 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    5. Hannah STAPLES was born on 13 Mar 1794 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died about 1810 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    6. Dorcas STAPLES was born on 10 May 1780 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died in 1839 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    7. Capt Samuel STAPLES was born on 9 Dec 1787 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died on 5 Sep 1859 in Lubec, Washington, Maine; was buried in Old Cemetery, Lubec, Washington, Maine.
    8. Mark STAPLES was born on 26 Mar 1790 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died in Sep 1851 in Rockland, Knox, Maine.
    9. Sarah Eaton STAPLES was born on 21 Feb 1792 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 10 Aug 1832 in Cranberry Island, Hancock, Maine.
    10. Judith STAPLES was born on 7 Nov 1796 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 20 Mar 1841 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    11. Alexander G. STAPLES was born on 16 Sep 1798 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 10 Sep 1885 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    12. Washington STAPLES was born on 27 Nov 1800 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 5 Sep 1859 in Lubec, Washington, Maine.
    13. Benjamin STAPLES was born on 18 Jun 1807 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died in ?.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Samuel STAPLES was born on 11 Apr 1707 in Kittery, York, Maine (son of John STAPLES and Mary DIXON); died about 1776 in At sea; was buried in At sea.

    Samuel married Mercy CANE about 1745 in Phillipstown [Sanford], York, Maine. Mercy (daughter of Nicholas CANE and Mary PARSONS) was born on 14 Oct 1719 in York, York, Maine; died after 1796 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mercy CANE was born on 14 Oct 1719 in York, York, Maine (daughter of Nicholas CANE and Mary PARSONS); died after 1796 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; was buried in unknown.
    Children:
    1. 4. Moses STAPLES was born on 29 Sep 1753 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; died on 19 Aug 1846 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    2. Mercy STAPLES was born about 1745 in Phillipstown [Sanford], York, Maine; died on 25 Jul 1826 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine.
    3. Olive STAPLES was born about 1755 in prob Kittery, York, Maine; died after 1820 in prob Deer Isle or Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; was buried in unknown.
    4. Patience STAPLES was born on 9 Jul 1748 in Kittery, York, Maine; died about 1798.
    5. Samuel STAPLES was born on 29 Oct 1752 in Kittery, York, Maine; died on 29 Mar 1815 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    6. Joshua STAPLES was born on 18 Oct 1755 in Phillipstown [Sanford], York, Maine; died about 15 May 1806 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine.
    7. William STAPLES was born on 16 Nov 1758 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    8. Mary “Molly” STAPLES was born on 1 Aug 1761 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; died on 26 Feb 1836 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
    9. Ann STAPLES was born about 1764 in Phillipstown [Sanford], York, Maine; died on 22 Sep 1826 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023