My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameStephen Putnam Jr.
Birth Date31 Aug 1765
Birth PlaceTemple, Hillsborough Co., NH
Death Date4 Jul 1853 Age: 87
Death PlaceSouth Rumford, Oxford Co., ME
OccupationFirst blacksmith in Rumford, ME
FatherStephen Putnam (1741-1812)
MotherOlive Varnum (1742-1831)
Misc. Notes
Came to Rumford prior to the 1790 USC, and settled on the south side of the Androscoggin river, near the present settlement of South Rumford. Listed as of Rumford in the 1790-1850 USC.
His marriage to Sally is said to have been the first in the settlement, and was married by Rev. John Strickland.
His marriage to Sally is said to have been the first in the settlement, and was married by Rev. John Strickland.
Spouses
Birth Date1 Mar 1773
Birth PlaceConcord, Merrimack Co., NH
Death Date20 Sep 1859 Age: 86
Death PlaceSouth Rumford, Oxford Co., ME
OccupationWeaved the first bolt of cloth in Rumford, ME.
FatherBenjamin Elliott Eliott Eliot Sr. (1753-1835)
MotherAbigail Webster (<1755->1800)
Misc. Notes
Their marriage was said to be the first in the settlement.
Marr Date25 Dec 1789
Marr PlaceRumford, Oxford Co., ME
ChildrenStephen (1790-)
Sally (1792-)
Jacob (1794-1884)
Pamela (1796-)
Nehemiah (1798-)
Abiah (1800-)
Benjamin Elliot (1802-1893)
Peter (1804-1850)
Harriman (1806-)
Abigail Webster (1808-)
Moses (~1810-)
Daniel Fillmore (1812-1901)
Ira (~1813-)
Elizabeth Abbott “Betsey” (1815-1885)