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Samuel COUSINS

Samuel COUSINS[1]

Male 1759 - 1835  (~ 76 years)

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  • Name Samuel COUSINS 
    Born Mar 1759  Kennebunk, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1800  Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 4 persons in household
    Census 1810  Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1820  Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1830  Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    DAR# A200722 
    Military Note The 10th Massachusetts Regiment was a military regiment in the American Revolutionary War. It was authorized on 16 September 1776 in the Continental Army under Colonel Marshall at Boston, Massachusetts as eight companies of volunteers from Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Bristol, Hampshire, Plymouth, and Suffolk counties of the colony of Massachusetts and Cheshire county of the colony of New Hampshire. On 13 August 1777 the regiment was assigned to 3d Massachusetts Brigade in the Northern Department. The brigade was reassigned to the main Continental Army on 27 October 1777. On 20 November 1778 the brigade was reassigned to the Highland's Department and on 12 May 1779 was re-organized to nine companies. On 1 January 1781 the regiment was reassigned to the 1st Massachusetts Brigade of the Highland's Department. On 18 June 1781 the regiment was reassigned to the New Hampshire Brigade. This brigade was reassigned from the Highland's Department to the Northern Department on 14 October 1781. The regiment was relieved from this brigade on 12 November 1781 and assigned to the Highland's Department. On 29 August 1782 the regiment was assigned to the New Hampshire Brigade in the Northern Department. It was relieved from this brigade on 26 October 1782 and assigned to the Highland's Department. The regiment was disbanded on 15 November 1783 at West Point, New York. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth.
    Colonel Thomas Marshall was commanding officer of the 10th Massachusetts Regiment from 6 November 1776 until 1 January 1781. Colonel Benjamin Tupper was commanding officer from 1 January 1781 until 1 January 1783.  [6] 
    Military Event American Revolution - MA, 10th Regt Line, Col Eben Francis, Capt Billy Porter, Col Benj Tupper, Pvt; 5 Apr 1779  [7] 
    Served American Revolution? Y 
    Military Flag Y 
    Confirmed Ancestor? Y 
    Died 6 Aug 1835  Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Buried unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4874  Main
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2023 

    Father Samuel COUSINS,   b. 29 Nov 1726, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1809, Arundel, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Susanna WATSON,   b. 27 Aug 1738, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1838, York County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1757  Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pamelia “Milly” ORCUTT,   b. 25 Oct 1767, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1852, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1795  Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Peter HEATH,   b. 28 Jul 1742, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1817, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Patty COUSINS,   b. Dec 1795, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James COUSINS,   b. Mar 1796, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1855  (Age ~ 59 years)
    +4. Galend COUSINS,   b. Dec 1798, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1884, Brooklin, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years)
     5. Abraham COUSINS,   b. 5 Jul 1800, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1832  (Age < 31 years)
     6. Capt Jacob COUSINS,   b. 3 Jun 1803, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1890, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +7. Nathaniel COUSINS,   b. 20 Oct 1804, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1878, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +8. Phineas N. COUSINS,   b. 10 Oct 1806, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902, Surry, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    +9. Isaac COUSINS,   b. 25 Sep 1807, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1873, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +10. Hannah COUSINS,   b. 2 Sep 1809, Brooklin, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1895, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
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    Samuel Cousins    		Samuel Cousins
    Sedgwick, Maine
    Town and vital records 1759-1930
    Proceedings of town meetings, elections; oaths of public officials; boundaries; tax exemptions; agreements; family records giving births and deaths prior to 1890 with some deaths to 1930; intentions of marriage 1794-1805, 1822-1828; marriage records 1759-1842 (bulk 1794-1801, 1815-1816, 1822-…
    Cousins-Orcutt marriage    		Cousins-Orcutt marriage
    "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FT-R5M : 10 February 2018), Samuel Cozens and Parmelia Ohat, 18 Oct 1795; citing Sedgwick,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,248.
    Census
    1810 census
    1820 census
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F1765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Mar 1759 - Kennebunk, York, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Oct 1795 - Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1800 - Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1810 - Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1820 - Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1830 - Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Aug 1835 - Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
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    Samuel Cousins    		Cousins-Samuel-family
    Sedgwick, Maine
    Town and vital records 1759-1930
    Proceedings of town meetings, elections; oaths of public officials; boundaries; tax exemptions; agreements; family records giving births and deaths prior to 1890 with some deaths to 1930; intentions of marriage 1794-1805, 1822-1828; marriage records 1759-1842 (bulk 1794-1801, 1815-1816, 1822-…
    Cousins-Orcutt marriage    		Cousins-Orcutt-marriage
    "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FT-R5M : 10 February 2018), Samuel Cozens and Parmelia Ohat, 18 Oct 1795; citing Sedgwick,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,248.
    Samuel Cousins    		Samuel Cousins
    Military service

    Documents
    Samuel Cousins war record    		Samuel Cousins war record

    Census
    1810 census
    1820 census

    Vital Records
    Samuel Cousins    		Samuel Cousins
    Death record
    "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WB-H2Z?cc=2069831&wc=MXMQ-5WG%3A355665001 : 22 September 2016), 4-vol D Revolutionary War pensioners > image 14 of 459; citing NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington, D.C.:…

  • Notes 
    • m1 Patty _____ (d 28 Nov 1792)
      Had children:
      Samuel (Mar 1789—?)
      John (Apr 1792—?)
      ——
      Military service 10 Apr 1818

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] MALU DEL MCDONALD, Ancestors of , McDonald, Patrick Joseph.

    2. [S175] 1800 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S206] 1810 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S207] 1820 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S208] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Massachusetts_Regiment.

    7. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution, A200722.

    8. [S210] U.S. Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), image 14 of 459.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023