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Thomas SCOFIELD

Thomas SCOFIELD

Male 1707 - 1796  (89 years)

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  • Name Thomas SCOFIELD 
    Born 1707  Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As SKOLFIELD, SKOFIELD 
    Education Dublin University  
    DAR# A104917 
    Military Event American Revolution - Town officer, various committees  [1] 
    Served American Revolution? Y 
    Immigrant? Y 
    Military Flag Y 
    Died 6 Jan 1796  Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried First Parish Cemetery, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I38210  Main
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2022 

    Father Richard Thomas SCOFIELD,   b. 1681, Cork, County Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1751, Cork, County Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Anne STEPHENS,   b. 1684, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ?, County Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1705  County Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary ORR,   b. 1714, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1771, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 6 Apr 1734  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Anna SKOFIELD,   b. 18 May 1742, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1772, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2016 
    Family ID F13576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1707 - Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Apr 1734 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Parish Cemetery, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Service Source: 
      MEDAR, TOWN OFFICIALS 1775-1783, GRC 1964, S2, VOL 33.2, PP 8-10
      ——
      Inscription:
      In Memory of
      Mr. Thomas Skolfield
      Obt Jan 6th 1796
      in the 89th Year
      of his age

      "Of all the sorrows that attend mankind
      With patience bore the lot to him assigned.
      At four score nine he bid the world adieu
      And paid with joy the debt to nature due."
      ——
      Born in Dublin Ireland, he married Mary Orr on August 9, 1734. He was educated in Ireland at Dublin University and emigrated to America with the Orr family in the early 1700's. Originally, he lived in Boston, Massachusetts where he taught a Latin school. Around 1742 he and the Orr family settled in Brunswick, Maine. Prominent in civil affairs he served two terms as the town clerk in Brunswick, and for 23 years he served on the Brunswick Board of Selectmen.(Courtesy of the Maritime Museum Bath, Maine.) information was taken from a book,(The Skolfields And Their Ships.) by "Erminie S. Reynolds and Kenneth R. Martin"

      He and Mary were the parents of 14 children: Elizabeth, George, Rebecca, Michael, Richard, Clement, Anne, Thomas, Mary, Stephen, Martha, John, Joseph and William Skolfield.

  • Sources 
    1. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution, A104917.

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 23927327.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023