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Gammon, Samuel

Gammon, Samuel

Male 1753 - 1839  (86 years)

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  • Name Gammon, Samuel 
    Birth 1753  Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1810  Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1820  Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1830  Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military Veteran of the American Revolution  [4] 
    Death 09 Mar 1839  Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Turner, Androscoggin Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bear Pond Cemetery
    Person ID I18084  My Damon Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2015 

    Father Gammon, Joseph,   b. Abt 1730, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1810, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Robardson, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1736   d. Aft 1801 (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1750  Portland, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Perkins, Susanna C.,   b. 27 Apr 1755   d. 16 Mar 1851 (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 05 Oct 1776  Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Gammon, Edmund,   b. 07 Apr 1778, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1779 and 1868 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     2. Gammon, Samuel Jr.,   b. 23 Aug 1780, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1781 and 1870 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     3. Gammon, Nancy,   b. 09 Mar 1783, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1784 and 1877 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     4. Gammon, John,   b. 26 Oct 1785, Otisfield, Oxford Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1786 and 1875 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     5. Gammon, Susannah,   b. 02 Jun 1788, Otisfield, Oxford Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1789 and 1882 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     6. Gammon, Stephen,   b. 05 Oct 1790   d. Between 1791 and 1880 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     7. Gammon, Lavinia,   b. 23 Feb 1794   d. 17 Jul 1856 (Age 62 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     8. Gammon, Perkins,   b. 06 Jul 1796   d. Between 1797 and 1890 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     9. Gammon, Lucy,   b. Bef 01 Aug 1808, Cumberland, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     10. Gammon, Lewis,   b. Bef 14 Jun 1817, Cumberland, Cumberland Co., ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
    Family ID F7253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1753 - Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 05 Oct 1776 - Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1810 - Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1820 - Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1830 - Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 09 Mar 1839 - Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Turner, Androscoggin Co., ME Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    1830 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 27    		1830 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 27
    1820 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 76    		1820 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 76
    1810 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, Town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 431     		1810 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, Town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 431

    Headstones
    Gammon, Samuel    		Gammon, Samuel

  • Notes 
    • Taken from "History of Gorham, Maine", by Hugh D. McLellan, pub. 1902. Information compiled from family bibles and written records given to Mr. McLellan during the 1800's. Page 512
      Samuel Gammon, son of Joseph, served in the Revolutionary army. In 1775, he was a corporal in Capt. Williams' company. He married Susanna, daughter of John and Charlotte Perkins. A few years after his marriage he moved to Otisfield, and from thence to Hartford, ME., where he resided many years and where he probably died.

      From Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War, Vol. 6, Page 248
      July 1775 Capt. Hart Williams' Co., Col. Edmund Phinney's Rgmt. Billetng allowed from time of enlistment to date when ordered to march to headquarters, July 5, 1775; creditd with 51 days allowance

      Oct 1775 Capt. Hart Williams' Co., Col. Edmund Phinney's Rgmt.

      From: A History of Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine from the Original Grant to the Close of the Year 1944 by William S. Spurr; Pages 393-394
      "GAMMON, SAMUEL, came from Gorham, Me. before 1785 and was one of the first 30 settlers in town. He was Corporat in Capt. Hart Williams C. in the 31st regt. of foot commanded by Col. Edward Phinney as returned Apr. 24, 1775. he maried Susannah Perkins int. Oct 5, 1776, of Boston who was 18 years old the day of the battle of Bunker Hill, and witnessed the battle from the top of a house in Boston. She died at the house of Enoch Spurr Mar 16, 1851, aged 95y. 10m. 20ds. and was buried in Hartford, Me. to which place the family had moved in 1808. Samuel lived on lot 93 since owned by Jonathan Moors, Merrill Knight, Zeb. Knight, etc. where his son John was born in 1785 in a log house according so Samuel Knights diary. He moved from there and settled on the lot since owned by James and Reuben Sampson, later by Frinfill Blake and later by Fernald Keen, lot 150. In 1808 he made an exchange with Esq. Grinfill Blake, when he moved to Hartford and the latter to Otisfield.

  • Sources 
    1. [S856] 1810 U.S. census.
      1810 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, Town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 431 (stamped), line 9, Samuel Gammon; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2014); citing FHL Film 0218683, image 00435

    2. [S607] 1820 U.S. census.
      1820 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 76 (stamped), line 24, Samuel Gammon; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 October 2014); citing NARA roll: M33_37, image 53

    3. [S651] 1830 U.S. census.
      1830 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Hartford, population schedule, p. 27 (penned), line 22, Samuel Gammon; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 October 2014); citing NARA Series: M19, roll 50.

    4. [S684] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, (Name: Wright and Potter Printing Co.; Location: Boston, MA; Date: 1896;), Vol. 6, Page 248.
      Gammon, Samuel, Gorham. Corporal, Capt. Hart Williams's co., Col. Edmund Phinney's regt.; billeting allowed from time of enlistment to date when ordered to march to headquarters, July 5, 1775; credited with 51 days allowance; also, same co. and regt.; company return dated Cambridge, Oct. 7, 1775.

    5. [S1027] Spurr, William Samuel, A History of Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine; From the Original Grant to the close of the Year 1944, 391.


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