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Harriet York

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Father	Daniel York b. c 1776, d. 6 Jun 1852
Mother	Anne Smart b. 1775, d. 1 Mar 1864

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21 Jan 2024

Birth*	Harriet York was born on 7 November 1809. While her birth is recorded in the Belfast records it is likely that the family was actually living in either Brentwood, N.H. or Camden, Maine at the time, based on census records.1
Marriage*	She married Erastus Hartshorn on 22 September 1836 in Belfast, Waldo County, MaineG. He was from Swanville and she was from Belfast.2
Death*	Harriet York died on 3 March 1881.3
Burial*	She was buried in Juniper Cemetery in Ellsworth, Hancock County, MaineG.4
	Erastus was a farmer in the 1850 census of Swanville. In 1860 they were in Waldo, Maine and he was a lumberman.

Henry York

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Father	Daniel York b. c 1776, d. 6 Jun 1852
Mother	Anne Smart b. 1775, d. 1 Mar 1864

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21 Jan 2024

Birth*	Henry York was born on 16 May 1813 in MaineG. While his birth is recorded in the Belfast records it is likely that the family was actually living in Camden, Maine at the time, based on census records.1,2
Marriage*	He married first Eunice S. Davis on 29 January 1838 in Montville, Waldo County, MaineG.3
Marriage*	Henry York married second Nancy Post on 5 August 1849 in South Thomaston, Knox County, MaineG.4
Death*	Henry York died on 29 April 1878.5
Burial*	He was buried in Seaview Cemetery in Rockland, Knox County, MaineG.6
	While it is unproven that he married both Eunice and Nancy it seems reasonable. The marriage to Nancy Post seems certain based on her appearance in other records with Henry in the correct locations. As for the first marriage to Eunice Davis, there is no other currently known Henry of the correct age. Also, a Henry York appears in the 1840 census of Swanville, Maine where his sister Harriet and husband Erastus Hartshorn also appear. In Henry's family is a woman of about the same age as him, as well as two older adults who are likely his parents, as they don't show up anywhere under the name of Daniel in the 1840 census. Also in that census is a young boy aged under 5, so presumably a son. In 1850 Henry and Nancy were living in Rockland, Maine with no children and the record said they had been married within the year. Henry worked as a stage driver. If the 1840 record in Swanville was indeed the same Henry with an earlier wife who died, the young male of that census was no longer with them. In 1860 Henry and Nancy were still living in Rockland with their two daughters Ann and Helen. Henry owned real property worth $600 and personal property worth $100. His occupation appears to read "Beer shop." Next door to them was the family of a 27-year-old William Post who is likely a relative of Nancy. They were still in Rockland in 1870 and this time only their daughter Helen was living with them. Henry worked as a laborer and owned $600 in real estate.

Child of Henry York and Eunice S. Davis

son York b. c 1839

Children of Henry York and Nancy Post

Ann York b. c 1852 Helen M. W. York b. c 1856

Lizzie A. Blay

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Father	John Blay
Mother	Maria (?)

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29 Jan 2023

Birth*	Lizzie A. Blay was born circa 1848 in Royalton, Windsor County, VermontG.1
Marriage*	She married Edward York, son of Archibald York and Laura J. Holmes, on 17 April 1878 in Lowell, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.2

Maria (?)

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29 Jan 2023

Child of Maria (?) and John Blay

Lizzie A. Blay b. c 1848

Laura Ann York

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Father	Archibald York b. 23 Jul 1786, d. 12 Apr 1866
Mother	Laura J. Holmes b. 14 Apr 1805, d. 13 Apr 1874

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29 Jan 2023

Birth*	Laura Ann York was born on 3 February 1826 in Monroe, Hancock County, MaineG.1
Death*	She died on 29 December 1826 in Monroe.2

John B. Chandler

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Father	John Chandler d. 1881
Mother	Betsey Clark b. 1802

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29 Jan 2023

Birth*	John B. Chandler was born on 4 March 1837.1
Marriage*	He married Aurelia York, daughter of Archibald York and Laura J. Holmes, on 8 September 1864.1

John Chandler

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29 Jan 2023

Marriage*	John Chandler married Betsey Clark.
Death*	John Chandler died in 1881.

Child of John Chandler and Betsey Clark

John B. Chandler b. 4 Mar 1837

Betsey Clark

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29 Jan 2023

Marriage*	Betsey Clark married John Chandler.
Birth*	Betsey Clark was born in 1802.

Child of Betsey Clark and John Chandler

John B. Chandler b. 4 Mar 1837

daughter York

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Father	Daniel York b. c 1776, d. 6 Jun 1852
Mother	Anne Smart b. 1775, d. 1 Mar 1864

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21 Jan 2024

Birth*	Daughter York was born in 1800, probably in Brentwood, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.1
Death*	She probably died on 28 August 1802 in Epping, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.2
	Her record of death only states that she was a child of Daniel York, aged 2 years. Her gender comes from the 1800 census of Brentwood.

Erastus Hartshorn

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21 Jan 2024

Birth*	Erastus Hartshorn was born circa 1810 in MaineG.1
Marriage*	He married Harriet York, daughter of Daniel York and Anne Smart, on 22 September 1836 in Belfast, Waldo County, MaineG. He was from Swanville and she was from Belfast.2
Death*	Erastus Hartshorn died on 12 June 1876.3
Burial*	He was buried in Juniper Cemetery in Ellsworth, Hancock County, MaineG.4

Nathaniel Wildes

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21 Jan 2024

Birth*	Nathaniel Wildes was born circa 1796.1
Marriage*	He married Ann York, daughter of Daniel York and Anne Smart, on 18 December 1828 in Belfast, Waldo County, MaineG.2
Death*	Nathaniel Wildes died on 26 December 1883.3
Burial*	He was buried in Monroe Village Cemetery in Monroe, Waldo County, MaineG.4

Nancy Post

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21 Jan 2024

Birth*	Nancy Post was born on 6 October 1812 in Camden, Lincoln County, MaineG.1
Marriage*	She married second Henry York, son of Daniel York and Anne Smart, on 5 August 1849 in South Thomaston, Knox County, MaineG.2
Death*	Nancy Post died on 18 March 1895.
Burial*	She was buried in Seaview Cemetery in Rockland, Knox County, MaineG.3

Children of Nancy Post and Henry York

Ann York b. c 1852 Helen M. W. York b. c 1856

Emeline Josephine York

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Father	Reuben Gage York b. 15 Jul 1792, d. 26 Apr 1884
Mother	Eliza Flood

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30 Jan 2023

Birth*	Emeline Josephine York was born in 1819.1
Death*	She died on 18 October 1820 in Portland, Cumberland County, MaineG.2

George Fuller

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30 Jan 2023

Marriage*	George Fuller married Mary (?).
Birth*	George Fuller was born in 1746.
Death*	He died in 1825.

Child of George Fuller and Mary (?)

George Fuller Jr.

Mary (?)

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30 Jan 2023

Marriage*	Mary (?) married George Fuller.
Birth*	Mary (?) was born in 1750.
Death*	She died in 1818.

Child of Mary (?) and George Fuller

George Fuller Jr.

James M. York

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Father	Daniel York b. 15 Jul 1791, d. 9 Aug 1867
Mother	Elizabeth Langley b. 24 Nov 1794, d. 1872

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24 Jan 2024

Birth*	James M. York was born in 1818.
Death*	He died in 1895.

Charlotte York

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Father	John York b. s 1720
Mother	Sarah Folsom

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11 Apr 2023

Baptism*	Charlotte York was baptized on 9 June 1765 in Epping, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married Abraham Gordon, son of Thomas Gordon and Deborah Smith, on 28 February 1788 in Kingston, Rockingham County, New HampshireG. She was from Brentwood and he was apparently from Kingston (although the record didn't specfically say so.)2,3
	There is no proof that this is the same Charlotte York who married Abraham Gordon but no record of any other Charlotte in the area has been located so it seems highly probable. They moved to New Sharon and Mount Vernon, Maine and had at least three daughters according to the 1800 census of Mt. Vernon, although the Gordon genealogy can only put a name to one of them. Abraham might have been deceased by June 1802 as the Kennebec County Supreme Judicial Court has a record of that date of a coroner's report on Abraham Gordon of Mt. Vernon. This is indexed on ancestry.com in their Maine Court Records, 1696-1854 database but the actual record has not been seen yet. What became of Charlotte after her husband died young is unknown. A quick search through ancestry.com for records relating to a Charlotte Gordon after this point turned up nothing.

Abraham Gordon

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Father	Thomas Gordon b. 1742, d. 1826
Mother	Deborah Smith b. 1732, d. 1793

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11 Apr 2023

Birth*	Abraham Gordon was born on 22 November 1764 in Raymond, New HampshireG.1,2
Marriage*	He married Charlotte York, daughter of John York and Sarah Folsom, on 28 February 1788 in Kingston, Rockingham County, New HampshireG. She was from Brentwood and he was apparently from Kingston (although the record didn't specfically say so.)3,4
Death-Resided*	Abraham Gordon died by June 1802, at which time his residence was in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.5

Thomas Gordon

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30 Jan 2023

Marriage*	Thomas Gordon married Deborah Smith.
Birth*	Thomas Gordon was born in 1742.
Death*	He died in 1826.

Child of Thomas Gordon and Deborah Smith

Abraham Gordon b. 22 Nov 1764, d. by June 1802

Deborah Smith

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30 Jan 2023

Marriage*	Deborah Smith married Thomas Gordon.
Birth*	Deborah Smith was born in 1732.
Death*	She died in 1793.

Child of Deborah Smith and Thomas Gordon

Abraham Gordon b. 22 Nov 1764, d. by June 1802

Miriam York

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Father	John York b. s 1720
Mother	Sarah Folsom

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23 Mar 2023

Baptism*	Miriam York was baptized on 28 March 1762 in Epping, New HampshireG.1,2
Marriage*	She married Hezekiah Swain, son of Elias Swain and Sarah Rogers, on 27 November 1782 in Meredith, Strafford County, New HampshireG.3
Death*	Miriam York died on 17 February 1846, probably in Meredith, Belknap County, New HampshireG.4
	There do not seem to be any records of Yorks in Meredith in those times during and right after the Revolutionary War, so how did Miriam end up there? It would be highly unlikely that she would have moved there by herself, so who did she go with? Her mother's brother John Folsom moved up to Meredith with many of his own children. John Folsom even witnessed a 1780 deed in Meredith involving Hezekiah Swain, Miriam's future husband. [Strafford Co. Deeds, 32:422] And the minister who performed their 1782 wedding was her uncle Nicholas Folsom. So Miriam likely travelled there with her mother's family.

Hezekiah Swain

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Father	Elias Swain b. 1715, d. 1790
Mother	Sarah Rogers

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8 Feb 2023

Birth*	Hezekiah Swain was born circa 1757 in Brentwood, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married Miriam York, daughter of John York and Sarah Folsom, on 27 November 1782 in Meredith, Strafford County, New HampshireG.2
Death*	Hezekiah Swain died on 9 April 1812 in Meredith, Strafford County, New HampshireG.3
	He was a soldier in the Revolution whose name appears on many military rolls available on ancestry.com, and details of his service are described in his widow's pension papers, also on ancestry. He enlisted in the Spring of 1777 from Meredith, N.H. and served as a private under Lt. Nathan Hoit. He was in the battles of Hubbardston and Stillwater and in General Sullivan's Indian Expedition, length of service three years.

Benjamin York

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Benjamin Yorks' signature in 1818 from his pension papers

Father	Richard York b. s 1726, d. b Apr 1811
Mother	Rachel Wadleigh b. c 1737

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14 Sep 2024

Birth*	Benjamin York was born in 1761 in Brentwood, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	He married second Eunice Knight, daughter of Merrill Knight Sr. and Sarah Wilson, on 6 November 1845 in Peru, Oxford County, MaineG. They were both residents of Peru at the time.2,3
Death*	Benjamin York died on 20 July 1852.4
	During the Revolutionary War Benjamin served as a mariner on board the U.S. Ship Ranger under Captain Simpson for 3 months. The Ranger had been operating successfully in English waters under the command of John Paul Jones before Benjamin joined the crew. Captain Jones was detached to command Bonhomme Richard, leaving Lieutenant Simpson, his first officer, in command. Ranger departed Brest, France 21 Aug 1778, reaching Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 15 Oct. Benjamin entered service in Jan 1779 and was assigned to Ranger, which departed Portsmouth on 24 Feb 1779 joining with the Continental Navy ships Queen of France and Warren in preying on British shipping in the North Atlantic. Seven prizes were captured early in April, and brought safely into port for sale. Benjamin deposed later that there were nine prizes but the historical record seems to disagree. He was verbally discharged when they returned to Portsmouth in April. [Benjamin York pension papers on ancestry.com] In his pension papers is a deposition by his brother Joseph describing some of this war service: "I Joseph York of lawful age and sound mind do testify and say That in the Month of April Anno Domini 1779 I was at Portsmouth Newhampshire. In the latter part of said month the Ship of War Ranger of 18 Guns arrived then from a Cruise (in the American Revolutionary Service) of three months. That my Brother Benjamin York was on Board said Ship in the service & Cruise aforesaid - at which time the said Benjamin York was discharged from the said ship. And your Deponent further saieth that about the last of June following the aforesaid Benjamin York & myself enlisted into the American Revolutionary Service into a Regiment of infantry Commanded by Col. Archelaus Mooney for six months which term of Service expired when we were in Providence, Rhode Island - the Company to which we belonged was Commanded by Capt. Saml Runnells - And your Deponent further saieth that the said Benjamin York in the beginning of June 1780 or thereabout [illeg. word] into the Service aforesd at Dover Newhampshire for the Term of six months. And further saieth not. [Signed] Joseph York." The six month Rhode Island service in the latter half of 1779 in which Joseph participated was commanded by Col. Hercules (not Archelaus) Mooney, and they were sent to Rhode Island to help keep watch on the British who were occupying Newport. They first occupied the city in Dec 1776, and despite the Battle of Rhode Island taking place in the summer of 1778 they held onto it until abandoning it in Oct 1779, at which time Joseph and Benjmain York were apparently nearby. History records no battles being fought there at the time. On 13 Jul 1779 Benjamin York and Joseph York were two of the five signers of a receipt to the Selectmen of Dover for payment of 11 pounds 13 shillings each for travel to Providence, RI at two shillings per mile. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 11:542] In June 1780 he enlisted again as a Private for six months in Capt. Carr's Company of Col George Read's Regiment. He served in New York and was at West Point Benedict Arnold fled there after his treason was discovered. Benjamin was discharged in December while stationed at the Soldier's Fortune encampment which is in modern day Philipstown, N.Y. on the east bank of the Hudson River not far out of New York City. Pension papers state that he served during this final enlistment for 5 months and 14 days. They might have been living in Jay, Maine in 1799 as their son Gideon's death record states that he was born in "Jane," Maine. But since the family was living there in 1818 it's also possible that the information on Gideon's death record was stating a prior residence when he was a child, and not the actual place of birth. At some point Benjamin and family were apparently living in Livermore, Maine as the births of all five of their children were recorded there in a family group. Since the last child was born in 1808 it was probably around then that they lived there. By 1818 they were in Jay, Maine, as on 27 Apr 1818 he deposed about his Revolutionary War service, giving his age as 57, born in Brentwood, now living in Jay. He signed his pension depositions with a signature not a mark. Edward Ellis of Dearborn, Maine deposed in May 1818 to Benjamin's service and concluded "From his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support. He sustains the character of a man of truth." He moved to Mexico, Maine around 1821 and was enumerated there in the 1830 census. On 14 Aug 1832 he was 71 years old and living in Mexico, Maine when he deposed about his Revolutionary War service. He also stated that he was born in Brentwood in 1761 and that he lived in Dover, N.H. during his Revolutionary Service. After that he lived "in Maine, in Readfield, Fayette & other places" ending up in Mexico where he had been living for about eleven years. Around 1833 or later he was living in Kennebec County, Maine when a pension form was filled out for him mentioning his service during the Revolutiionary War. He went on the pension roll in Mar of 1831. [Military service details mostly come from his pension records found on Ancestry.com beginning here: ] He was still living in Mexico, Maine when the 1840 census was taken. He was living alone but next to him was a Shadrach York who with his inferred wife were both in their 30s with six young children. The census notes Benjamin a 79 year old Revolutionary War veteran, and includes a middle initial that appears to be R. A pension list from Maine includes a Benjamin York and shows him receiving a pension from Mar of 1831 to Sep of 1849, which is when this particular file stops recording payments. [Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, T718: 1818 - 1872, 08: Revolutionary War, 1831-1848, ] Another from Maine shows payments after that, ending with a notation of his death on 20 Jul 1852. [Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, T718: 1818 - 1872, 09: Revolutionary War, 1849-1864, ] Benjamin was living in Peru, Maine when he married second, on 6 Nov 1845, when he was 84 years old, the 83-year-old widow Mrs. Eunice (Knight) Barton. Her first husband was Daniel Barton (c1760-1838). One of their children was James Barton, b. 1806, who in 1850 was living in Peru, Maine with his (presumed) wife Abigail and mother Eunice York, age given as 80. Benjamin is not living with them but is instead enumerated a few towns away back in Mexico as an 88 year old farmer. Living in the same household were 17 year old Hannah G. Walker, born in Maine, and 58 year old Nancy Walker, born in Mass. The relationship of these Walkers is unknown but his second wife Eunice did have Knight relatives through her sister Martha. The FamilySearch tree adds a son Jonathan P. York to his family, but that person was apparently born in Nottingham, NH and was married in Vermont as early as 1829, so it seems unlikely that he would be a member of this family. He is likely son of a different Benjamin York. The births of all five of Benjamin's children were recorded in the Livermore, Maine town records as a family group, but they didn't necessarily all take place there. Perhaps the last one or two did.

Children of Benjamin York and Sarah Hinkley

Rachael York b. 8 Jul 1797 Gideon York+ b. 16 May 1799, d. 9 Sep 1875 Shadrach York+ b. 11 Jan 1801 Rebeccah Davis York b. 16 Jan 1806 William York+ b. 6 Apr 1808

Elias Swain

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30 Jan 2023

Birth*	Elias Swain was born in 1715.
Death*	He died in 1790.

Child of Elias Swain and Sarah Rogers

Hezekiah Swain b. c 1757, d. 9 Apr 1812

Sarah Rogers

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30 Jan 2023

Child of Sarah Rogers and Elias Swain

Hezekiah Swain b. c 1757, d. 9 Apr 1812

Micah Emerson

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1 Feb 2023

Birth*	Micah Emerson was born in 1737.
Death*	He died circa 1811.

Child of Micah Emerson and Sally Gerrish

Mary Emerson+ b. s 1763

Sally Gerrish

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Father

Paul Gerrish b. 1713, d. 1763

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1 Feb 2023

Child of Sally Gerrish and Micah Emerson

Mary Emerson+ b. s 1763

Paul Gerrish

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1 Feb 2023

Birth*	Paul Gerrish was born in 1713.
Death*	He died in 1763.

Child of Paul Gerrish

Sally Gerrish+

Jonathan Wadleigh

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Father	Jonathan Wadleigh d. b 27 Oct 1756
Mother	Sarah (?)

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2 Feb 2023

John Wadleigh

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Father	Jonathan Wadleigh d. b 27 Oct 1756
Mother	Sarah (?)

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2 Feb 2023

Birth*

John Wadleigh was born circa 1745.1

On 31 Mar 1760 guardianship of John Wadleigh, a minor aged more than 14 years, son of Jonathan Wadleigh of Brentwood, yeoman, was granted to Joseph Wadleigh of Brentwood. He was referred to as John Wadleigh "of Exeter" when Joseph Wadleigh gave bond for the guardianship that same day. [NH State Papers, Probate Records, 5:293] Joseph Wadleigh was the executor of John's father's estate, and he was either a son or brother of John's father.