52 Ancestors: #37, Jacob Hodsdon (1787-1879)

Jacob Hodsdon, my great-great-great-grandfather, was born 29 October 1787 in Hollis, York County, Maine, the second child of Samuel Hodsdon and Betsy Hooper.¹

On 17 July 1808, Jacob married Sally Huston in Hollis, Maine.² They had six children:

1. John Hodsdon (1809-1882), married Adeline Greene
2. Jane Hodsdon (1810-????)
3. Isaac Hodsdon (1812-1890), married Abigail Greene (sister of Adeline)
4. Betsy Hodsdon (ca 1814-aft 1880), married Matthew Tobin
5. Nancy Hodsdon (1819-1905), married James Severance
6. Sally Hodsdon (1825-1894), married Hiram Gilcreas

After the last of their children was born, sometime between 1830³ and 1840⁴ they moved from Hollis to Byron, Oxford County, Maine, where Jacob was a farmer.

Jacob Hodsdon died in March 1879. He is supposed to be buried in the Pressey Cemetery in Byron, but I was unable to locate a gravestone for him there in 2013.⁵

My descent from Jacob Hodsdon:

• Jacob Hodsdon and Sally Huston
• Isaac Hodsdon and Abigail Greene
• Silas Marchant Hillman Hodsdon and Kate Maria Rand
• Mary Milliken Hodsdon and Chester Frank Kirk (my paternal grandparents)

(Note: This post is in response to Amy Johnson Crow's "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" challenge at No Story Too Small.)

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SOURCES

1. “Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Apr 2012), Jacob Hodsdon, 1787. 
2. "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 Sep 2014), Jacob Hodsdon and Sally "Whoson", 17 Jul 1808; citing FHL
   microfilm 11028. 
3. 1830 U.S. census, York County, Maine, Hollis, p. 173 (penned), first unnumbered line, Jacob Hodsdon; database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Sep 2014).
4. 1840 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, Byron, unpaginated, twenty-fifth unnumbered line, Jacob Hodsdon; database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 April 2012).
5. Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 Sep 2014), database and digital images, memorial # 89094319 for Jacob Hodsdon (unknown-Mar 1879), created by Robert Hodsdon (25 Apr 2012); citing Pressey Cemetery (Oxford County, Maine). The photo added by Tammy Nosek actually shows the gravestone of Jacob's grandson and namesake, Jacob Hodsdon (1836-1921).

Ahnentafel of Mary M. (Hodsdon) Kirk

This week I present the Ahnentafel and pedigree of my maternal grandmother, Mary Milliken Hodsdon.

Pedigree of Mary Milliken Hodsdon (click on the image for a larger view)

1 Mary Milliken HODSDON. She was born in Andover, ME, on 16 Mar 1882. Died on 6 May 1965 in Lewiston, ME; she was 83. She was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, ME, on 8 May 1965. Occupation: Dressmaker.

She married Chester Frank KIRK ca 1901-03 in prob Andover, ME.

2 Silas Marchant Hillman HODSDON. He was born in Byron, ME, on 31 Mar 1847. Died on 4 Oct 1911 in Andover, ME; he was 64. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Andover, ME. Occupation: Farmer. Cause of death: Embolism.

He married Kate Maria RAND on 29 Nov 1876 or 77 in prob Andover, ME.

3 Kate Maria RAND. She was born in Andover, ME, on 19 Apr 1855. Died on 6 Oct 1940 in Roxbury, ME; she was 85. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Andover, ME, on 8 Oct 1940. Cause of death: Angina pectoris.

4 Isaac HODSDON. He was born in Hollis Center, ME, on 3 May 1812. Died on 22 Jan 1890 in Byron, ME; he was 77. He was buried in Byron, ME, in Jan 1890.

He married Abigail GREEN 30 Dec 1834 in Hollis, ME.

5 Abigail GREEN. She was born in Wilton, ME, on 26 Jun 1814. Died in 1878; she was 63.

6 Nahum Alonzo RAND Sr. He was born in Rye, Rockingham, NH, on 29 Nov 1813. Died on 4 Jan 1884 in Philadelphia, PA; he was 70. He was buried in Philadelphia, PA.

He married Dolly C. BRISTER on 11 Feb 1842 in Roxbury, MA.

7 Dolly C. BRISTER. She was born in Byron, ME, on 7 Feb 1818. Died on 26 Sep 1904 in Andover, ME; she was 86. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Andover, ME, in 1904. Cause of death: Cancer of the stomach.

8 Jacob HODSDON. He was born in Hollis, ME, on 29 Oct 1787. Died in Mar 1879; he was 91. He was buried in Pressley Cemetery, Byron, ME.

He married Sally HOOSON/HUSTON on 17 Jul 1808 in Hollis (Phillipsburg), ME.

9 Sally HOOSON/HUSTON.

10 Guy GREEN. He was born in 1778.

He married Hannah R. GOULD.

11 Hannah R. GOULD. She was born ca 1787. Died aft 1879.

12 Joshua RAND. He was born in Rye, Rockingham, NH, on 23 Aug 1779. Died on 20 Sep 1852; he was 73.

He married Elizabeth RAND on 29 Mar 1810.

13 Elizabeth RAND. She was born on 20 May 1773.

14 Enoch BRISTER. He was born in Andover, MA, ca 1770. Died on 28 Mar 1853 in prob Rumford, ME; he was 83. He was buried in Rumford Center Cemetery, Rumford Center, ME.

He married Sarah CHAMBERLAIN ca 1807 in Oxford County, ME.

15 Sarah CHAMBERLAIN. She was born in ME ca 1787-90. Died on 3 Jul 1881 in prob Rumford, ME; she was 94. She was buried in Rumford Center Cemetery, Rumford Center, ME.

16 Samuel HODSDON. He was born in 1760.

He married Betsy/Betty HOOPER on 29 Jan 1785 in Buxton, ME.

17 Betsy/Betty HOOPER.

20 Jonas GREENE. He was born in 1731. Died aft 1795.

He married Abigail NEVERS.

21 Abigail NEVERS. She was born in 1756. Died in 1814; she was 58.

24 Joseph RAND. He was born ca 1746.

He married Susannah GOSS on 24 May 1764.

25 Susannah GOSS. She was born on 23 Sep 1744. Died on 26 May 1815; she was 70.

26 John RAND. He was born on 15 Feb 1742. Died on 13 May 1812; he was 70.

He married Hannah SEAVEY on 4 Jun 1772.

27 Hannah SEAVEY. She was born on 20 May 1750. Died in 1808; she was 57.

Index

BRISTER
    Dolly C. (1818 - 1904)    7
    Enoch (ca1770 - 1853)    14
CHAMBERLAIN
    Sarah (ca1787 - 1881)    15
GOSS
    Susannah (1744 - 1815)    25
GOULD
    Hannah R. (ca1787 - >1879)    11
GREENE
    Abigail (1814 - 1878)    5
    Guy (1778 - )    10
    Jonas (1731 - >1795)    20
HODSDON
    Isaac (1812 - 1890)    4
    Jacob (1787 - 1879)    8
    Mary Milliken (1882 - 1965)    1
    Samuel (1760 - )    16
    Silas Marchant Hillman (1847 - 1911)    2
HOOPER
    Betsy/Betty    17
HOOSON/HUSTON
    Sally    9
KIRK
    Chester Frank (1857 - 1939)    spouse of 1
NEVERS
    Abigail (1756 - 1814)    21
RAND
    Elizabeth (1773 - )    13
    John (1742 - 1812)    26
    Joseph (ca1746 - )    24
    Joshua (1779 - 1852)    12
    Kate Maria (1855 - 1940)    3
    Nahum Alonzo Sr. (1813 - 1884)    6
SEAVEY
    Hannah (1750 - 1808)    27