Penobscot, Maine Deaths

The following deaths are found in the town records. Note that these only cover the years from 1864 until 1870.

NAME

DATE

COMMENTS

McCastin, Nancy

19 Aug 1864

Born in Orland, died in Orland. Father, James Harriman, also born in Orland. Cause of death, drowned.

Cunningham, ----

01 Sep 1864

Married woman. Cause of death, Cronic Diarhoea.

Hutchins, Lorenda F.

24 Aug 1864

Single, age 19 years. Born in Penobscot. Father, Elisha D. Hutchins, born in Penobscot. Mother, Angeline Farnham, born in Penobscot. Cause Congestion.

Wardwell, Geo. W.

25 Sep 1864

Single, age 18 years. Father, Washington Wardwell, born in Penobscot. Mother, Elinor Perkins, born in Penobscot. Cause of death, Consumption.

Moores, Nancy

12 Oct 1864

Widow. Father, Jeremiah Wescott, mother, Keziah Carpenter, both born in Penobscot. Cancer.

McCaslin, Joab

13 Nov 1864

Married, age 62 years. Farmer. Father, Alexander McCaslin, Mother, Abigail Gray, born in Sedgwick. Cause of death Cronic Dierheir.

Bridges, Nelson

20 Oct 1864

Married, age 39 years. Joiner. Father, Jesse Bridges, born in Kennebec. Mother, Ruth Perkins, born in Penobscot. Cause of death, Cronic Diorhear.

Carpenter, female child

10 Dec 1864

Age 2 yrs. Father, Chas. Carpenter, mother, Alma A. Bridges. Cause, Diptheria.

Goodwin, infant daughter

06 Nov 1864

Daughter of Isaac B. Goodwin and Sarah J. Wescott.

Carpenter, Chas.

30 Dec 1864

Married, shoemaker. Father, William Carpenter, born in Penobscot; mother, Martha Webber, born in Brooksville. Cause of death, Diptheria.

McCaslin, Phebe

06 Feb 1865

Single, age 30 years. Father, Joab McCaslin; mother, Mary Montgomery, born in St. George.

Perkins, Josiah

13 Feb 1865

Married, age 35 years. Ship Carpenter. Place of death, Stocton. Father, Thomas Perkins; mother, Mary Snow. Both born in Penobscot.

Freathy, Abby F.

06 Apr 1865

Single, age 17 years. Father, Adam Freathy; mother, Charlotte Carter. Consumption.

Montgomery, David

24 Apr 1865

Married, age 82 years. Occupation, farmer. Born in New Hampshire. Cause of death Consumption.

Hutchins, Mary

10 Aug 1864

Widow, age 77 yrs. Father, Pellatiah Leach, born in Kittery; mother, Mary Grindle.

Carpenter, Wilson

06 Jul 1864

Married, age 34. Father, William Carpenter; mother, Martha Webber, born in Brooksbville.

Herrick, Solon

04 Jul 1864

4 yrs. of age. Father, Alpheus Herrick, born in Penobscot; mother, Cordelia L. Grindle. Cause of death, Whooping cough.

Grindle, Flora

-- Aug 1865

Child. Father, Lucius Grindle; Mother, Flora Leach. Cause of death, Disentary.

Grindle, Isadoria

circa 1865

Single. Father, Franklin A. Grindle, born in Penobscot; mother, Phebe Littlefield, born in Penobscot. Disentary

Hutchins, Mrs. Sally

28 Sep 1865

Widow, age 77 yrs. Father, Josiah Wardwell; mother, Hannah Wescott. Sudden death.

Perkins, Hannah

23 Oct 1865

Widow, age 89 yrs. Born in York. Father, James Leach; mother Alice Freeman, both born in York. Cause of death, Fever.

Perkins, Phebe

circa 1865

Married. Cause Consumption.

Leach, Debora

03 Dec 1865

Widow, age 89 yrs. Father, Chas. Hutchins; mother, Mary Perkins, both born in York.

Wardwell, Moses

04 Dec 1865

Married, age 57. Joiner. Father, Samuel Wardwell; mother, Polly Banks, born in Castine. Typhoid Fever.

Perkins, Adalina

circa 1865

Married. Born in Bluehill. Father, ---- Norton. Cause of death, Consumption.

Hatch, Fanny

28 Dec 1865

Single, age 18 yrs. School teacher. Father, Elisha Hatch, born in Castine; mother Roxanna Grindle. Cause of death, Brain fever.

Hutchins, Sarah

04 June 1865

Married, age 59 yrs. Born in Castine. Father, John Stover; mother, Lucy. Consumption.

Bridges, Jesse

10 Jan 1866

Married, age 76 yrs. Joiner. Born in Kennebec Co. Father, Isaac Bridges, born in York; mother, Betsy, born in Harpswell. Cause of death, Consumption.

Dunbar, Julia Ann

22 Jan 1866

Single, age 23 yrs. Father, Chas. Dunbar; mother, Eliza Devereaux. Cause, Consumption.

Heath, Dorothy

03 Feb 1866

Married, age 77 yrs. Father, Elijah Littlefield; mother, Sarah Stover, both born in York. Consumption.

Bowden, Lilley

10 Dec 1865

Age 1 mo. 11 days. Father, Henry Bowden; mother, Dorothy Heath. Cause of death, whooping cough.

Wardwell, Sally

03 Apr 1866

Widow, age 58. Housewife. Father, Daniel Clement; mother, Hannah Bowden.

Sellers, Nancy

11 Apr 1866

Age 77. Born in York, Me. Father, John Leach, born in York; mother, Mary Simpson.

Hutchins, William

03 May 1866

Married, age 101 yrs, 7 mos. Farmer. Father, Chas. Hutchins; mother, Mary Perkins, both born in York. Cause of death, old age.

Leach, Parker W.

16 May 1866

Married, age 34 yrs. Father, Darius Leach; mother, Dorcas Dorr.

Dunbar, Nancy

21 May 1866

Widow, age 81 yrs. Born in Brooksville. Father, Samuel Wasson, born in Hillsborough; mother, Elizabeth, born in Groton.

Thompson, Robert W.

26 May 1866

Single, age 4 yrs. Father, Robert Thompson; mother, Hannah Stover. Burned to death.

Andrews, Flora

12 Jun 1866

Married, age 17 yrs. Father, Henry Grindle; mother, Mary Babbage of Swan's Island.

Leach, Mary Jane

24 Jun 1866

Widow, age 80 yrs. Born in Kingston. Father, ---- Bartlet.

Wardwell, Jr., Moses

13 Aug 1866

Single, age 33 yrs. Father Moses Wardwell; mother, Sally Clement.

Heath, Emily A.

20 Sep 1866

Age 3 yrs. 2 mos. Father, Rufus Heath; mother, Hannah E. Abbott of Wetmore's Isle.

Bridges, Ernest

05 Oct 1866

Age 2 yrs. 2 mos. Father, Ruel Bridges; mother, Sarah Heath.

Peters, Nancy

18 Oct 1866

Married. Born in Brooksville. Father, William Eastman; mother, Hannah Gray of Sedgwick.

Carpenter, Lucy

19 Nov 1866

Widow, age 87 yrs. Father, Alexander Grant, born at Georgetown; mother, Abigail, born at York.

Leach, Franklin P.

04 Dec 1866

Single. Father, Chas. Leach; mother, Polly P. Bridges.

Bowden, infant child

circa 1866

Child of Elisha R. Bowden and Joanna Grindle, his wife

Wescott, Robert

18 Dec 1866

Married, age 68 yrs. Seaman. Father, Andrew Wescott; mother, Mercy Perkins, born in York, Me.

Leach, Sally

14 Dec 1866

married, age 30 yrs. Father, Peter Lech; mother, Dorothy Hutchins. Cause of death, Scrofular.

Hanson, Sally

14 Dec 1866

Widow, age 81 yrs. Father, Chas. Hutchins; mother, Mary Perkins, both born in York.

Hutchins, Jr., Ebenezer

15 Dec 1866

Married, age 51 yrs. Ship carpenter. Father, Chas. Hutchins; mother, Sally Wardwell. Erysipelas.

Bowden, Jr., Caleb

-- Oct 1866

married, age 73 yrs. Farmer. Father, Caleb Bowden, born in York; mother, Hannah, born in Wells.

Dunbar, 2nd, Jairus

18 Mar 1867

Married, age 32 yrs. Farmer. Father, Jairus Dunbar, born in Situate, Mass; mother, Hannah Leach.

Wardwell, Mary J.

01 Apr 1867

Single, age 14 yrs. Father, Washington Wardwell; mother, Eleanor Perkins. Consumption.

McCaslin, Mary

26 Apr 1867

Widow, age 58 yrs. Born in St. George, Me. Father, David Montgomery, born in New Hampshire.

Wardwell, Samuel

01 May 1867

Married, age 72 yrs. Merchant. Father, Josiah Wardwell, born at Cape Ann, Gloscester; mother, Hannah Wescott, born at York. Cause of death, Congestion.

Leach, Washington

07 May 1867

Married, age 43 yrs. Farmer. Father, Samuel Leach; mother, Anna Ingalls, born in Bluehill.

Hutchins, Mrs. Elizabeth N.

25 Jun 1867

Married, age 52 yrs. Father, William Wardwell; mother, Debora Littlefield.

Webster, Daniel

14 Jul 1867

Widower, age 87. Farmer. Father, Andrew Webster. Cause of death, Old age.

Heath, Elias

15 Jul 1867

Age 1 yr. 3 mos.

Snowman, Jane

01 Aug 1867

Married, age 25 yrs. Father, Elias Littlefield; mother, Phebe Varnum. Cause, Consumption.

Goodwin, infant child

01 Aug 1867

Child of Isaac B. Goodwin and Sarah J. Wescott, his wife.

Perkins, Abigail

24 Aug 1867

Widow, age 70 yrs. Father, Josiah Wardwell, born in York; mother, Hannah Wescott.Consumption.

Varnum, Irene

26 Aug 1867

Married, age 30 yrs. Father, Senaca Wardwell; mother, Hannah Snow. Consumption.

Bridges, Polly

27 Sep 1867

Widow, age 70 yrs. Father, William Grindle.

Hinckley, Floyd

03 Sep 1867

Married, farmer. Born in Bluehill, Me. Father, Eben Hinckley. Cause of death, Urinary.

Conner, Elizabeth

08 Oct 1867

Widow, age 87 yrs. Born at Situate, Mass. Father, David Dunbar, born at Situate; mother, Elizabeth Dunbar, born at York.

Bowden, Isiah C.

circa 1867

Age 3 yrs. Son of Henry Bowden and Dorothy Heath. Cause of death, Croup.

Marks, Sarah

27 Nov 1867

Married, age 41 yrs. Father, Stephen Wardwell; mother, Mercy Hutchins. Cause of death, Consumption.

Wardwell, Eliakim

06 Dec 1867

Married, age 65 yrs. Seaman. Father, Samuel Wardwell; mother, Polly Banks, born in Castine. Cause of death, Typhoid fever.

Hutchins, Phebe Jane

20 Dec 1867

Single, age 24 yrs. Father, Wilbury S. Hutchins; mother, Elizabeth N. Wardwell. Consumption.

Harper, Thomas

24 Dec 1867

Widower. Died suddenly.

Perkins, Reuben H.

27 Dec 1867

Single. Seaman. Father, Joseph Perkins; mother, Elizabeth Babson, born in Sedgwick. Cause of death, Consumption.

Gray, Mrs. Susan

02 Jan 1868

Widow, age 81 yrs. Born in Sedgwick. Father, ---- Hutchinson.

Wescott, Jeremiah

23 Jan 1868

Married, age 73 yrs. Farmer. Father, Andrew Wescott; mother, Mercy Perkins, born in York. Cause of death, Consumption.

Bowden, Joanna

08 Feb 1868

Married, age 28 yrs. Father, Isreal Grindle; mother, Mary Perkins. Cause, Consumption.

York, George

19 Mar 1868

Single, age 20 yrs 11 d. Born in Orland. Father, William York; mother, Matilda Bowden, both born in Orland. Cause of death, Consumption.

Gray, Alice

circa 1868

Married. Father, Manly H. Leach; mother, Mary A. Witham, born in Castine. Consumption.

Nealey, Andrew

-- Jun 1868

Single. Farmer. Born at Montpelia, Vt.

Wardwell, Lucy

25 Aug 1868

Married, age 58 yrs. Father, David Dunbar, born at Situate, Mass; mother, Elizabeth Coan. Typhoid fever.

Wardwell, Amanda

14 Sep 1868

Single. Father, Vespasian Wardwell; mother, Lucy Dunbar. Cause Typhoid fever.

Grindle, Nancy

05 Oct 1868

Married.

Bowden, Albert

11 Nov 1868

Single, age 21 yrs. Seaman. Father, Henry Bowden; mother Dorothy Heath. Died suddenly.

Haney, Martha

19 Jan 1869

Widow, age 93 yrs. Father, ---- Collery. Cause of death, Old age.

Leach, Asenith

24 Feb 1869

Married, age 65 yrs. Father, Abram Perkins; mother, Hannah Leach, born in York. Died suddenly.

Hutchins, James H.

29 Apr 1869

Married, age 36 yrs. Father, James Hutchins; mother, Hannah Clement. Cause, suicide.

Wardwell, Ariel W.

01 May 1869

Single, age 22 yrs. Father, Moses Wardwell; mother, Sally Clement. Consumption.

Leach, Agatha

03 Jul 1869

Single. Father, Manly H. Leach; mother, Mary Ann Witham, born in Castine. Cause, Consumption.

Snowman, Erastus

18 Jul 1869

Widower, age 41 yrs. Caulker. Father, Chas. Snowman; mother, Mary Hutchins. Suicide.

Wilson, Josiah

19 Sep 1869

Married, age 82 yrs. Farmer. Born in Castine. Cause of death, Consumption.

Wardwell, Parisade

06 Oct 1869

Married woman, age 28 yrs. Father, Joseph Hitchcock; mother, Sarah Wescott. Dropsey.

Grindle, Jackson

16 Dec 1869

Single. Father, John Grindle; mother, Rachel Bowden. Cause of death, Lung fever.

Hutchins, Alfred

circa 1869

Married, age 65 yrs. Farmer. Father, William Hutchins; mother, Mercy Wardwell, both born in York. Cause of death, Consumption.

Perkins, Ellwood

-- Dec 1869

Single, age 4 yrs. Father, Samuel H. Perkins; mother, Margaret Grindle, born in Sedgwick. Cause of death, Dropsey.

Perkins, Rachel

19 Feb 1870

Widow, age 80 yrs. Born in Castine. Father, ---- Dobby; mother, Rachel Dobby. Cause of death, Old age.

Leach, 2nd, Chas.

05 Mar 1870

Single, age 30 yrs. Father, Samuel Leach; mother, Anna Ingalls, born in Bluehill. Cause of death, Consumption.

Bridges, Allen

29 Mar 1870

Widower. Seaman. Father, Allen Bridges; mother, Hannah Billings. Cause of death, Lung fever.

Bowden, Rebecca

19 Apr 1870

Single, age 73 years.

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