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First Name
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William Goldthwait SPEAR

William Goldthwait SPEAR[1]

Male 1789 - 1860  (71 years)

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  • Name William Goldthwait SPEAR 
    Born 21 Apr 1789  Buxton, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer, cabinet maker, and undertaker 
    Census 1820  Buxton, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1830  Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1840  Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1850  Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • lvg next door to son Eli
    Census Notes 1820 US Federal Census
    Home in 1820 (City, County, State)
    Buxton, York, Maine
    Enumeration Date
    August 7, 1820
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 — 2; Eli A., William
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 — 1;
    Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 — 1; William G
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 — 2; Nancy F, Eunice
    Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 — 1;
    Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 — 1;Rebecca
    Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures — 1
    Free White Persons - Under 16 — 5
    Free White Persons - Over 25 — 2
    Total Free White Persons — 8
    Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other — 8 
    Parents Unproven Y 
    Cause of Death Ill four days 
    Died 7 May 1860  Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Moore Cemetery, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Unmarked
    Person ID I6408  Main
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2023 

    Father Capt William SPEAR,   b. 22 Nov 1767, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1803, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Lucy MATTHEWS,   b. Abt 1773, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ? 
    Married Abt 1801 
    Family ID F13571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca AYER,   b. 8 May 1791, Buxton, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1857, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 22 May 1811  Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Children 
    +1. Eli Ayer SPEAR,   b. 30 Nov 1812, Buxton, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1896, Buxton, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Nancy Ferguson SPEAR,   b. 29 Mar 1814, Buxton, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1842, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     3. Eunice Ayer SPEAR,   b. 26 Feb 1817, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1840, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     4. William Francis SPEAR,   b. 31 Jan 1820,   d. 2 May 1896, Portland, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. Louisa M. SPEAR,   b. 15 Jan 1826, Buxton, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1906, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     6. Rebecca Marilla SPEAR,   b. May 1831, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1910, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     7. Sarah Ayer SPEAR,   b. 23 Jul 1833, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1887, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F2427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 May 1811 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1830 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1840 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 May 1860 - Standish, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Moore Cemetery, Standish, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • 1850 census - also listed in household: George Bradbury (9) and Francis Goldthwait (18).
      ——
      Parents not proven

  • Sources 
    1. [S95] Correspondence, Various, 236.

    2. [S85] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S84] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 174474326.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023