My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameClarissa “Clara” Reding Reading Redding
Birth Date3 Mar 1796
Birth PlaceWayne, Kennebec Co., ME
Death Dateaft 1860 Age: 63
Death PlaceFranklin Plt., Oxford Co., ME
FatherOtis Readin Reddin Redden Redin Redding Ready Reddy (~1770-1801)
MotherEsther Bowers (~1775-<1850)
Misc. Notes
One familysearch.com record lists Clarissa Redin b. 3 Mar 1796 Wayne, ME; parents: Otis Redin and Esther.
Marriage record lists bride’s town as Plantation #2, which became Franklin Plantation.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/me/vr/marriages/grooms/gr1892am2ar.txt
Salmon and Clarissa are listed on Franklin Plantation 1860 USC as 64 and 58 yrs old respectively.
1860 USC for Franklin Plantation lists household:
Solomon Andrews ae. 58
Clarissa ae. 64
Almond ae. 25
Marriage record lists bride’s town as Plantation #2, which became Franklin Plantation.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/me/vr/marriages/grooms/gr1892am2ar.txt
Salmon and Clarissa are listed on Franklin Plantation 1860 USC as 64 and 58 yrs old respectively.
1860 USC for Franklin Plantation lists household:
Solomon Andrews ae. 58
Clarissa ae. 64
Almond ae. 25
Spouses
Birth Dateabt 1804
Birth PlaceMaine, USA
Memoalt date: abt 1800
Death Dateaft 1870 Age: 66
Death PlaceSumner, Oxford Co., ME
FatherDarius Andrews (~1771-<1847)
MotherKezia Keziah Caswell (1775-~1825)
Misc. Notes
In “Old Greenwood records” Salmon is listed as a son of Darius Andrews. Salmon consistently lists birthplace as Maine in census records.
Peru Annex was the part of Franklin Plantation annexed to Peru in the late 19th C.
Marriage record lists groom’s town as Plantation #2, which became Franklin Plantation.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/me/vr/marriages/grooms/gr1892am2ar.txt
Marriage record in Rumford Records (image 65/439 on FamilySearch).
1850 USC for Franklin Plantation lists household:
Salmon Andrews ae. 50 (birthdate=1800)
Clarissa ae. 54 (birthdate=1796)
Almon ae. 15
He and Clarissa are listed on Franklin Plantation 1860 USC as 64 and 58 yrs old respectively.
1860 USC for Franklin Plantation lists household:
Solomon Andrews ae. 58
Clarissa ae. 64
Almond ae. 25
They lived next door to John and Melinda (Wing) Canwell.
1870 USC for Sumner, Oxford Co., ME
G[eorge] W[ashington] Andrews ae. 46
Keziah Andrews ae. 32
Solmon Andrews ae. 66
George Andrews ae. 11
James W Andrews ae. 6
Lived in the same neighborhood as T. J. Andrews and other family members.
Children’s births listed in old Franklin Plantation records, image 49/181 on film 7595543 on FamilySearch.org.
No death record found for either Salmon or Clara/Clarissa. One of Almon’s records suggested that he was living in Milton Plt., but no records seem to exist for this location prior to 1892.
Peru Annex was the part of Franklin Plantation annexed to Peru in the late 19th C.
Marriage record lists groom’s town as Plantation #2, which became Franklin Plantation.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/me/vr/marriages/grooms/gr1892am2ar.txt
Marriage record in Rumford Records (image 65/439 on FamilySearch).
1850 USC for Franklin Plantation lists household:
Salmon Andrews ae. 50 (birthdate=1800)
Clarissa ae. 54 (birthdate=1796)
Almon ae. 15
He and Clarissa are listed on Franklin Plantation 1860 USC as 64 and 58 yrs old respectively.
1860 USC for Franklin Plantation lists household:
Solomon Andrews ae. 58
Clarissa ae. 64
Almond ae. 25
They lived next door to John and Melinda (Wing) Canwell.
1870 USC for Sumner, Oxford Co., ME
G[eorge] W[ashington] Andrews ae. 46
Keziah Andrews ae. 32
Solmon Andrews ae. 66
George Andrews ae. 11
James W Andrews ae. 6
Lived in the same neighborhood as T. J. Andrews and other family members.
Children’s births listed in old Franklin Plantation records, image 49/181 on film 7595543 on FamilySearch.org.
No death record found for either Salmon or Clara/Clarissa. One of Almon’s records suggested that he was living in Milton Plt., but no records seem to exist for this location prior to 1892.
Marr Date6 Mar 1826
Marr PlaceRumford, Oxford Co., ME