Eli Ayer SPEAR^[1]

1812 - 1896  (84 years)

• Name	Eli Ayer SPEAR
  Born	30 Nov 1812	Buxton, York, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Cabinet maker, painter, farmer, undertaker
  Politics	Republican
  Religion	Methodist
  Census	1850	Standish, Cumberland, Maine   [2]
  	lvg w/ wife & children
  Census	1860	Standish, Cumberland, Maine
  Census	1870	Standish, Cumberland, Maine
  Census	1880	Standish, Cumberland, Maine
  Census Notes	1880 Spear, Eli A. 66 Husband cabinet Maker Maresha S. 23 Son Undertaker Lizzie E. 21 Daughter Keeping house 1870 Eli A Spear 57 Farmer worth $1000 b. Buxton Mary A Spear 52 Keeping house b. Gotham Willard W Spear 16 b. Standish Maresha Spear 13 b. Standish Lizzie E Spear 11 b. Standish Ella S Spear 20 b. Standish
  Died	11 Dec 1896	Buxton, York, Maine   [3]
  Buried	Pine Grove Cemetery, Buxton, York, Maine   [4]
  Person ID	I4213	Main
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	William Goldthwait SPEAR,   b. 21 Apr 1789, Buxton, York, Maine ,   d. 7 May 1860, Standish, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Rebecca AYER,   b. 8 May 1791, Buxton, York, Maine ,   d. 13 Mar 1857, Standish, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 65 years)
  Married	22 May 1811	Standish, Cumberland, Maine
  Notes	Intentions filed 13 Apr 1811, Standish, Main4e Standish, ME: Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1786-1900. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005.) Original manuscript: Standish, Maine, Vital Records, 1759-1900. Mss 511. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB169/rd/7358/48/6035245
  Family ID	F2427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann HAMLEN,   b. 26 Nov 1818, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 20 Apr 1875, Standish, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 56 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1837	Standish, Cumberland, Maine
  Children	1. Charles W. SPEAR,   b. Abt 1838, Standish, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 4 May 1870, Buxton, York, Maine  (Age ~ 32 years) + 2. Sarah Ella SPEAR,   b. 25 Sep 1849, Maine ,   d. 22 Oct 1929, Standish, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 80 years)   3. Marietta A. SPEAR,   b. 13 Apr 1840, Standish, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 23 May 1908, Fairfield, Somerset, Maine  (Age 68 years)   4. Alphonzo Augusta SPEAR,   b. 12 Nov 1841, Standish, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 29 Jan 1912, Ossipee, Carroll, New Hampshire  (Age 70 years)   5. Francina Amelia SPEAR,   b. 18 Jul 1844, Standish, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 1923, Buxton, York, Maine  (Age 78 years) + 6. James F. H. SPEAR,   b. 26 Dec 1846, Standish, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 3 Jul 1922, Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 75 years)   7. Willard William SPEAR,   b. 2 Apr 1854, Standish, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 14 Feb 1922, Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 67 years)   8. Maresha Small SPEAR,   b. 10 Sep 1856, Standish, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 4 Jun 1934, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 77 years)   9. Emma Elizabeth “Lizzie” SPEAR,   b. 5 Sep 1858, Standish, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 1959  (Age 100 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F1502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah BENEDICT,   b. 21 Dec 1832,   d. Bef 1880  (Age < 47 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1855
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F2428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 6 Jun 1837 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Census - 1850 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Census - 1860 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Census - 1870 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Census - 1880 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Buried - - Pine Grove Cemetery, Buxton, York, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Eli Ayer Spear Headstone

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA). [S84] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S140] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 33787223.