SAMUEL WARDWELL, SR.


BIRTH: 7 Nov 1766 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
DEATH: 21 May 1837 in Newton, Oxford, Maine
BURIAL: Elmwood Cemetery, Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine
FATHER: Jonathan WARDWELL - Birth: 16 Dec 1711 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
MOTHER: Rachel PEVEY - Birth: 18 Feb 1726 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts

MARRIAGE: Hannah CUMMINGS on 23 Aug 1792

CHILDREN:

1. Polly WARDWELL - Birth: 17 Sep 1793 in Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine

2. Samuel WARDWELL, Jr. - Birth: 18 Feb 1795 in Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine

3. William WARDWELL - Birth: 10 Jul 1798 in Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine - Death: 28 Oct 1875 in Oxford, Maine

4. Betsey WARDWELL - Birth: 7 Feb 1801 in Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine

5. Hannah WARDWELL - Birth: 11 May 1803 in Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine


Samuel was Baptized on 9 Nov 1766 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Samuel and Hannah moved from Andover to Phillips Gore sometime before September 1793 when their first child was born in Otisfield. He bought "A lot of land lying in or near Shepherdsfield in Cumberland County and near Otisfield, lot 15, Range 3" from George Smith May 5, 1789 for 45 pounds. He built a house on the east side of the road near the SW corner of the lot and lived there for the remainder of his life. "

"They both are buried in Elmwood Cemetery without headstones."



-History of Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine from the original grant to the close of the year 1944, Oxford, Me, William Samuel Spurr, 1953

Andover, Massachusetts Vital Records

William Wardwell of Andover, Massachusetts with an Informal Collection of His Descendants through the 8th Generation. Marjorie Wardwell Otten




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