Moses STAPLES

1753 - 1846  (92 years)

• Name	Moses STAPLES
  Born	29 Sep 1753	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Ship’s carpenter
  Military Event	American Revolution - MA, Col. Wiggleworth's Regt: Pvt  [2]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	19 Aug 1846	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine
  Buried	Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine   [3]
  Person ID	I2666	Main
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel STAPLES,   b. 11 Apr 1707, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. Abt 1776, At sea  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mercy CANE,   b. 14 Oct 1719, York, York, Maine ,   d. Aft 1796, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine  (Age > 78 years)
  Married	Abt 1745	Phillipstown [Sanford], York, Maine
  Family ID	F913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith EATON,   b. 29 Apr 1756, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 4 Jan 1843, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine  (Age 86 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1774	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
  Children	+ 1. Joshua STAPLES,   b. 19 Jun 1783, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 30 Aug 1861, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine  (Age 78 years) + 2. Elizabeth STAPLES,   b. 10 Nov 1775, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 1839, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years) + 3. Moses STAPLES,   b. 9 Feb 1778, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 1862, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine  (Age 83 years) + 4. Capt Abel Eaton STAPLES,   b. 22 May 1785, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 20 Aug 1851, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine  (Age 66 years)   5. Hannah STAPLES,   b. 13 Mar 1794, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine ,   d. Abt 1810, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine  (Age 15 years)   6. Dorcas STAPLES,   b. 10 May 1780, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 1839, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 58 years) + 7. Capt Samuel STAPLES,   b. 9 Dec 1787, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 5 Sep 1859, Lubec, Washington, Maine  (Age 71 years)   8. Mark STAPLES,   b. 26 Mar 1790, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine ,   d. Sep 1851, Rockland, Knox, Maine  (Age 61 years)   9. Sarah Eaton STAPLES,   b. 21 Feb 1792, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 10 Aug 1832, Cranberry Island, Hancock, Maine  (Age 40 years)   10. Judith STAPLES,   b. 7 Nov 1796, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 20 Mar 1841, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine  (Age 44 years)   11. Alexander G. STAPLES,   b. 16 Sep 1798, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 10 Sep 1885, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine  (Age 86 years)   12. Washington STAPLES,   b. 27 Nov 1800, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 5 Sep 1859, Lubec, Washington, Maine  (Age 58 years)   13. Benjamin STAPLES,   b. 18 Jun 1807, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine ,   d. ?
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Sep 1753 - Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Married - 15 Oct 1774 - Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Died - 19 Aug 1846 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Came to Deer Isle with parents in 1764. Moved to Swan's Island in 1793 and was the second permanent settler. Lived on York Island near Isle au Haut in 1785. Built Boats at the location that became Henry D. Joyce's shop. Later was the Swan's Island Ferry landing. —— Ref: Vol. XIv (pg 834-844) Massachusetts Soldier and Sailor of the Revolutionary War: "Staples, Moses, Deer Island. List of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 2nd Essex Co., Regt. as returned by Major Ralph Cross, sworn in Essex Co Feb 16, 1778, residence Deer Isle, engaged for town of Newburyport, joined Capt. Pillsbury's Company, Col. Wiggleworth's Regiment. Service term 3 years." —— Moses Staples was born on 29 Sep 1753 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, USA. Came to Swan's Island in 1793. Also was at Philipstown, Maine. He was a Ship's Carpenter. He died on 19 Aug 1846 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. He was buried in Rose Hill cemetery, Atlantic. Came to Deer Isle with parents in 1764. Moved to Swan's Island in 1793 and was the second permanent settler. Lived on York Island near Isle au Haut in 1785. Built Boats at the location that became Henry D. Joyce's shop, and later was the Swan's Island Ferry landing. Moses Staples and Judith Eaton were married before 1793 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, USA. Judith Eaton (daughter of Abel Eaton and Dorcas Coombs) was born on 29 Apr 1756 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, USA. She died on 4 Jan 1843 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. She was buried in Rose Hill cemetery, Atlantic. Dr. Small suspects that after her mother died, she lived and grew up with her uncle Theophilus Eaton and his wife Abigail at Deer Isle., [4, 5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Dover, New Hampshire, History of , Scales, John, (Higginson Book Co, Manchester, NH. 1923). [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 65134288. [S5] Suzan Drescher's Genealogy, Drescher, Suzan. [S73] Swan’s Island Maine.