Capt Jacob HAMLEN^[1]

1792 - 1874  (82 years)

• Name	Jacob HAMLEN
  Prefix	Capt
  Born	19 Nov 1792	Gorham, Cumberland, Maine   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	HAMBLEN
  DNA Fact	confirmed by triangulation
  Died	18 Dec 1874	Buxton, York, Maine
  Buried	Gorham Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine   [3]
  Person ID	I4397	Main
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Jacob HAMBLEN,   b. 6 Aug 1756, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 15 Oct 1826, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth WATSON,   b. 11 Feb 1754, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 7 Sep 1838, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 84 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1777	Gorham, Cumberland, Maine
  Family ID	F1592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Lombard HOPKINSON,   b. May 1797,   d. 2 Dec 1893  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1817	Gorham, Cumberland, Maine
  Children	+ 1. Mary Ann HAMLEN,   b. 26 Nov 1818, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 20 Apr 1875, Standish, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 56 years)   2. Jacob HAMLEN,   b. Abt 1820, Maine   3. Francis A. HAMLEN,   b. Abt 1822, Buxton, York, Maine ,   d. Aft 1880, Maine  (Age ~ 59 years)   4. James Hopkinson HAMLEN,   b. 1 Jul 1825, Buxton, York, Maine ,   d. 13 Jun 1903, Porter Landing, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F1586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Nov 1792 - Gorham, Cumberland, Maine Married - 26 Mar 1817 - Gorham, Cumberland, Maine Buried - - Gorham Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones		Capt Jacob Hamlen Memorial
  		Hamblen Family Memorial

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Hamblen was born 19 Nov. 1792 in Gorham, ME [McLellan, p. 536; NEHGR, Vol. 105, pp. 62-63]. He lived on a farm in Buxton, ME, just over the Gorham line [McLellan, p. 537]. He was a successful farmer and well-to-do in the world [McLellan, p. 537]. 1850 US Census, Maine, York County, Buxton, roll 275, p. 77, Line 34, 421/442, 27 August 1850, gives Jacob Hamlen's age as 57, b. ME, his occupation as farmer, and his real estate value as $2000. Included in his household: Sarah, age 53, b. ME; Sarah H., age 17, b. ME; Augustus A. Spear, age 8, b. ME. He died 18 Dec. 1874 [McLellan, p. 537], and was buried at South Street Cemetery, 17 South Street, Gorham, ME. Gravestone record: Capt. Jacob Hamblen, d. 18 Dec. 1874, 82 years. Hamlin, Simon Moulton. The Hamlins of New England. Portland, ME: The Mosher Press, 1936, pp. 43-44. McLellan, Hugh D. History of Gorham, ME. Portland, ME: Smith & Sale, 1903, pp. 536-537.

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 105:62-63. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images.