William
VERRILL
(b.
15 December 1802
,
Raymond, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
d.
abt. 1888
,
New Gloucester, Maine, USA
)
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VERRILL Genealogy
William VERRILL was born
15 December 1802
in Raymond, Massachusetts (District of Maine).
William VERRILL
was the child of
Jeremiah VERRILL
and
Lydia TRIPP
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Lydia TRIPP . The couple had (at least) 9 children. Lydia TRIPP was born abt. 1804 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA. She died 4 August 1896 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA.
William VERRILL died abt. 1888 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA.
NOTE: William Verrill was the grandfather of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above. He died before Jessie was murdered.
Details of the family tree of William appear below.
America - Did you know? February 22, 1819 - Spain agrees to cede Florida to the United States.
The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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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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Marriage / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of William VERRILL
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William VERRILL married
Lydia TRIPP-- Place: NOTE: Bride and Groom were first cousins
Children:
Silas VERRILL (b.17 September 1822, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 4 October 1852, New Gloucester, Maine, USA)m. Elizabeth STROUT 4 October 1845
Jeremiah VERRILL (b.11 March 1825, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 15 November 1907, Raymond, Maine, USA) Henry William VERRILL (b.3 December 1832, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 1 December 1908, Gray, Maine, USA)m. Elizabeth STROUT 6 January 1856
Olive VERRILL (b.19 April 1835, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. aft. 1880, , Maine, USA)m. John W VERRILL
m. Joseph FARWELL 1 February 1862
Sarah Ann VERRILL (b.9 February 1838, Poland, Maine, USA d. 20 June 1916, Pownal, Maine, USA)m. James William FIELD 16 March 1856
Abraham VERRILL (b.23 July 1840, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 24 March 1921, Gray, Maine, USA) Lydia Jane VERRILL (b.4 June 1842, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 14 August 1901, Minot, Maine, USA)m. Henry PLUMMER 2 April 1881
Harriet VERRILL (b.23 February 1846, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. abt. 1882, , Maine, USA)m. Ivory COBB 28 October 1876
Joseph L VERRILL (b.28 September 1848, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 12 January 1919, Poland, Maine, USA)
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Birth
15 December 1802
Raymond, Maine, USA
name: William Verrill
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 15 Dec 1802
birthplace: RAYMOND,CUMBERLAND,MAINE
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Jeremiah Verrill
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C50347-1
system origin: Maine-ODM
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1803 - October 20 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain.
1804 - May 14 - Lewis & Clark set out from St Louis for Pacific Coast
1805 - November 15 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1805 - Treaty of Pressburg formally dissolves the Holy Roman Empire
1812 - Napoleon leads French invasion of Russia, resulting in catastrophic defeat for French. War of 1812 begins with U.S. declaration of war on the United Kingdom.
1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to St. Elba according to the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Representatives from Austria, Russia, Prussia, Britain, and France meet at the Congress of Vienna to discuss future of Europe.
1815 - The War of 1812 ends with the Treaty of Ghent. Napoleon escapes Elba in an attempt to reestablish his power. Coalition forces defeat him at the battle of Waterloo.
1816 - Year without a summer
1819 - The Panic of 1819 - A combination of bad banking practices; too much land speculation and competition from Europe caused the United States to enter its first economic depression.
1825 - October 26 - Erie Canal completed
1826 - July 4 – Former US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
1827 - February 28 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
1830 - May 28 – The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
1831 - January 1 - First Abolitionist Newspaper
1836 - The Alamo and Texas Declaration of Independence
1837 - The Panic of 1837
1839 - January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre.
1840s - 1880s - The Oregon Trail
1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
1842 - August 9 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
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.
1822 Birth of Child
Silas VERRILL was born 17 September 1822, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1825 Birth of Child
Jeremiah VERRILL was born 11 March 1825, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1832 Birth of Child
Henry William VERRILL was born 3 December 1832, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1835 Birth of Child
Olive VERRILL was born 19 April 1835, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1838 Birth of Child
Sarah Ann VERRILL was born 9 February 1838, Poland, Maine, USA
1840 Birth of Child
Abraham VERRILL was born 23 July 1840, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1842 Birth of Child
Lydia Jane VERRILL was born 4 June 1842, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1846 Birth of Child
Harriet VERRILL was born 23 February 1846, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1848 Birth of Child
Joseph L VERRILL was born 28 September 1848, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 45
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1805
dwelling house number: 103
family number: 110
line number: 31
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 overthrown
1852 Death of Child
Silas VERRILL died 4 October 1852, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
estimated birth year: 1804
gender: Male
age in 1870: 66y
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.
residence: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1804
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Lydia Verrill
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
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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.
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Birth 15 December 1802
Raymond, Maine, USA
1802 Birth
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900name: William Verrill
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 15 Dec 1802
birthplace: RAYMOND,CUMBERLAND,MAINE
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Jeremiah Verrill
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C50347-1
system origin: Maine-ODM
source film...Read MORE...
1803 - October 20 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. 1804 - May 14 - Lewis & Clark set out from St Louis for Pacific Coast 1805 - November 15 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific 1805 - Treaty of Pressburg formally dissolves the Holy Roman Empire 1812 - Napoleon leads French invasion of Russia, resulting in catastrophic defeat for French. War of 1812 begins with U.S. declaration of war on the United Kingdom. 1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to St. Elba according to the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Representatives from Austria, Russia, Prussia, Britain, and France meet at the Congress of Vienna to discuss future of Europe. 1815 - The War of 1812 ends with the Treaty of Ghent. Napoleon escapes Elba in an attempt to reestablish his power. Coalition forces defeat him at the battle of Waterloo. 1816 - Year without a summer 1819 - The Panic of 1819 - A combination of bad banking practices; too much land speculation and competition from Europe caused the United States to enter its first economic depression. 1825 - October 26 - Erie Canal completed 1826 - July 4 – Former US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. 1827 - February 28 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight. 1830 - May 28 – The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears 1831 - January 1 - First Abolitionist Newspaper 1836 - The Alamo and Texas Declaration of Independence 1837 - The Panic of 1837 1839 - January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre. 1840s - 1880s - The Oregon Trail 1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States 1842 - August 9 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. 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.1822 Birth of ChildSilas VERRILL was born 17 September 1822, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1825 Birth of ChildJeremiah VERRILL was born 11 March 1825, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1832 Birth of ChildHenry William VERRILL was born 3 December 1832, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1835 Birth of ChildOlive VERRILL was born 19 April 1835, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1838 Birth of ChildSarah Ann VERRILL was born 9 February 1838, Poland, Maine, USA
1840 Birth of ChildAbraham VERRILL was born 23 July 1840, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1842 Birth of ChildLydia Jane VERRILL was born 4 June 1842, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1846 Birth of ChildHarriet VERRILL was born 23 February 1846, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1848 Birth of ChildJoseph L VERRILL was born 28 September 1848, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1850 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: Wm Varrillevent: Census
event date: 1850
event place: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 45
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1805
dwelling house number: 103
family number: 110
line number: 31
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 overthrown1852 Death of ChildSilas VERRILL died 4 October 1852, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1870 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: William Verrillestimated birth year: 1804
gender: Male
age in 1870: 66y
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: William Verrillresidence: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1804
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Lydia Verrill
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial...Read MORE...
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.Added: 6/13/2012 3:57:58 PM - Updated: 2/15/2016 1:05:20 PM
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