Benjamin VARNUM

1817 - 1881  (64 years)

• Name	Benjamin VARNUM
  Born	4 Apr 1817	Penobscot, Hancock, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	FARNUM
  Occupation	Farmer
  Census	1860	Surry, Hancock, Maine
  Census	1870	Brooksville, Hancock, Maine
  Census	1870	Surry, Hancock, Maine
  Died	20 Jul 1881	Surry, Hancock, Maine
  Buried	Seaside Cemetery, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine   [1]
  Person ID	I2199	Main
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Jonathan VARNUM,   b. 1788,   d. 11 May 1860  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Hannah WARDWELL,   b. 10 May 1792, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 22 Nov 1858, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F10713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Abigail Elizabeth LEACH,   b. 21 Feb 1821, Hancock County, Maine ,   d. 18 May 1852, Hancock County, Maine  (Age 31 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1842	Penobscot, Hancock, Maine
  Children	1. Leroy H. VARNUM,   b. 11 Mar 1843, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 16 Mar 1865, Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania  (Age 22 years)   2. Elizabeth VARNUM,   b. 4 Mar 1849, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age < 10 years)   3. Edith Augusta VARNUM,   b. 1 Mar 1844, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 13 May 1932, Sonoma County, California  (Age 88 years)   4. Sarah J. VARNUM,   b. 2 Nov 1845, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?   5. Harriet Elizabeth VARNUM,   b. 20 Jun 1847, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?   6. Ameretta G. “Emery” VARNUM,   b. 14 Jul 1851, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?
  Last Modified	15 May 2019
  Family ID	F3724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail P. CONARY,   b. 27 Aug 1830, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 27 Mar 1896, Surry, Hancock, Maine  (Age 65 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1852	Surry, Hancock, Maine
  Children	1. Benjamin H. HOWARD,   b. 2 Nov 1828, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 13 Feb 1899, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 70 years)   2. Abby Elizabeth VARNUM,   b. 17 Jul 1853, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 3 Mar 1877  (Age 23 years)   3. Harriet Elizabeth VARNUM,   b. 20 Jun 1847, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?   4. John L. VARNUM,   b. 13 Mar 1855, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 22 Nov 1900, Mt Desert, Hancock, Maine  (Age 45 years)   5. Julia Annette VARNUM,   b. 9 Jan 1857, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 23 Mar 1877, Surry, Hancock, Maine  (Age 20 years)   6. Elizabeth VARNUM,   b. 4 Mar 1849, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age < 10 years)   7. Mary Susan VARNUM,   b. 31 Aug 1860, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?   8. Ameretta G. “Emery” VARNUM,   b. 14 Jul 1851, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?   9. Alzina M. VARNUM,   b. Abt 1863, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?   10. Fanny A. FARNUM,   b. 27 Jan 1876, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?   11. Floranette FARNUM,   b. 27 Jan 1876, Surry, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 3 Oct 1902, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 26 years)
  Last Modified	15 May 2019
  Family ID	F713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Apr 1817 - Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Married - 24 Apr 1842 - Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Married - 1 Aug 1852 - Surry, Hancock, Maine Census - 1860 - Surry, Hancock, Maine Census - 1870 - Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Census - 1870 - Surry, Hancock, Maine Died - 20 Jul 1881 - Surry, Hancock, Maine Buried - - Seaside Cemetery, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  s/o Matthew VARNUM (1788-1850) & Dolly VARNUM (1790-?) m1 Abby Eliza LEACH m2 Abigail CONARY —— There are 2 Benjamin VARNUMs in the area at this time, both born April 1817.

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 121988770.