Lydia Jane
VERRILL
(b.
4 June 1842
,
New Gloucester, Maine, USA
d.
14 August 1901
,
Minot, Maine, USA
)
Age: 55
Cause of Death: typhoid fever
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VERRILL Genealogy
Lydia Jane VERRILL was born
4 June 1842
in New Gloucester, Maine, USA.
Lydia Jane VERRILL
was the child of
William VERRILL
and
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Jeremiah VERRILL and
Lydia TRIPP
She married Henry PLUMMER 2 April 1881 in Gray, Maine, USA . Henry PLUMMER was born May 1846 in Raymond, Maine, USA. He died 7 April 1902 in Poland, Maine, USA.
Lydia Jane VERRILL died 14 August 1901 in Minot, Maine, USA.
NOTE: Lydia Verrill Plummer was the aunt of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above. She was one of the witnesses who gave testimony to the coroner's jury.
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America - Did you know? October 16, 1859 - Abolitionist John Brown and 21 followers capture federal arsenal at Harpers...Read MORE...www.infoplease.com
1800S Advice And Etiquette For LadiesAn Afternoon Tea - A card should be left for or sent to each lady receiving. No after call...Read MORE...
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesAn Appetizing Dish - One of the most appetizing dishes that can be placed before a hungry...Read MORE...
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Friday, August 16, 1901
Birth 4 June 1842
New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1842 Birth
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900name: Lydia Jane Verrill
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 04 Jun 1842
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: William Verrill
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Lydia Verrill
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I00650-4
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film...Read MORE...
1844 - May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought". 1846 - April 25 – Mexican–American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas' boundaries. 1848 - January 24 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. 1848 - February 2 - Mexican–American War formally ends with signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding virtually all of what becomes the Southwestern United States to the U.S.1850 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: Lydia J Varrillevent: Census
event date: 1850
event place: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 13
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1837
dwelling house number: 103
family number: 110
line number: 35
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 250
film number: 9720
digital folder number: 004193968
image number: 00323...Read MORE...
1851 - June 5 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Appeared in Serial Form 1853 - Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations 1854 - July - Republican Party formed for abolition of slavery. 1859 - October 16 – John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion. 1860 - Civil War - On December 20, 1860, a little over a month after Abraham Lincoln had been elected President, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861. 1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. 1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away States 1861 - Start of U.S. Civil War - April 12, 1861 - Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter. 1861 - April 20 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. 1861 - October 26 – The Pony Express announces its closure. 1861 - November 6 - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America 1863 - January 1 - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves 1863 - July 1–3 – American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg – Union forces under George G. Meade turn back a Confederate invasion by Robert E. Lee in the largest battle of the war (28,000 Confederate casualties, 23,000 Union). 1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States 1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1865 - April 9 - Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysees S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. 1865 - April 14 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: 1867 - March 30 – Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly" 1869 - May 10 - The Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. (Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah)
1870 - France declares war on Prussia and Emperor Napoleon III is overthrown1870 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: Jane Verrillestimated birth year: 1847
gender: Female
age in 1870: 23y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William Verrill M 66y Maine
Lydia Verrill F 64y Maine
Jane Verrill F 23y Maine
Joseph Verrill M 21y Maine
Harriet Verrill F 19y Maine
Alvah Verrill M 2y...Read MORE...
1870 - A cable dispatch on the 28th says the Pope has issued a special elimination against the Fenians, both in America and Ireland. 1870 to 1871 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire 1872 - 'Yellowstone Wonderland' is established as first national park. 1875 - Civil Rights Act of 1875 1876 - May 10 - Centennial Exhibitiion 1876 - June 25 – American Indian Wars – Battle of the Little Bighorn: 1879 - Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879 when Charles Brush successfully demonstrated arc lights on the streets.1880 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: Lydia J. Verrillresidence: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1846
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: William Verrill
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: Lydia Verrill
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial...Read MORE...
1881 Marriage / PartnerLydia Jane VERRILL and Henry PLUMMER 2 April 1881, Gray, Maine, USA
1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. 1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. 1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country. 1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date. 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. 1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885). 1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. 1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars ended 1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island. 1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian Exposition 1894 - Pullman strike 1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike 1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America. 1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war. 1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20). 1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.1900 Minot, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Lydia Plummertitles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 30 Mechanic Falls & Minot towns Mechanic Falls village, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
birth date: Jun 1843
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 19
estimated marriage...Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. 1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.1901 Death
Name: Lydia Jane PlummerGender: Female
Age: 55
Birth Date: abt 1846
Death Date: 14 Aug 1901
Death Place: Minot
Registration Place: Minot, Androscoggin
Spouse: Henry
Father: Wm Verrill
Mother: Lydia Tripp
cause of death: typhoid fever
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta,...Read MORE...
Lydia is buried at:
Buried with her husband in Gray, Maine
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Descendants of Richard Varrell by Harold F. Round, 1968
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