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1860 Thomaston, Knox, Maine
Name: Seth S Gerry
Residence: , Knox, Maine
ward: Thomaston
Age: 36 years
estimated Birth Year: 1824
birthPlace: Maine
Gender: Male
pAge: 35
family number: 279
Film Number: 803443
dgs number: 4231254
Image Number: 00489
nara number: M653
1870 Thomaston, Knox, Maine
Name: Seth S Gerry
estimated Birth Year: 1824
Gender: Male
age in 1870: 46y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Maine, United States
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Seth S Gerry M 46y Maine, United States
Olevia M Gerry F 42y Maine, United States
Charles W Gerry M 17y Maine, United States
Georgie Gerry M 11y Maine
Anna O Gerry F 6y Maine
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1880 Thomaston, Knox, Maine
name : Seth S. Gerry
event: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
marital status : Married
occupation : Ship Builder
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : Maine, United States
birthdate : 1824
spouse's name : Olivia M. Gerry
spouse's birthplace : Maine, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Maine, United States
page : 258
page character : D
entry number : 1786
nara film number : T9-0483
gs film number : 1254483
Digital Folder Number: 004241568
Image Number: 00140
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Seth S. Gerry M 56 Maine, United States
wife Olivia M. Gerry F 53 Maine, United States
son George F. Gerry M 21 Maine, United States
daughter Annie O. Gerry F 16 Maine, United States
other Lena Nyland F 20 Sweden
1896 Death
Name: Seth S Gerry
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 May 1896
Event Place: Thomaston,,Maine
Gender: Male
Age: 73
estimated Birth Year: 1823
father: Seth Gerry
mother: Mary Stetson
Spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
Film Number: 9947
dgs number: 4544458
Image Number: 01545
'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZQW-CSQ : accessed 14 Dec 2012), Seth S Gerry, 1896.
1900 Death of his wife
Name: Olivia M Gerry
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Mar 1900
Event Place: Thomaston,,Maine
Gender: Female
Age: 72
estimated Birth Year: 1828
father: George Felt
mother: Rebeckah Johnson
Spouse: Seth S Gerry
spouse's father: Gerry
spouse's mother:
Film Number: 9947
dgs number: 4544458
Image Number: 01609
'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZQW-76P : accessed 14 Dec 2012), Seth S Gerry in entry for Olivia M Gerry, 1900.
Birth — 1823
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)
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