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Abraham Somes
(son of Timothy Somes Jr. and [...])
m. 1730 Gloucester, Massachusetts
Martha Emerson
children:
Abraham Somes b. 17 March 1732 Gloucester, Massachusetts - m. (1) 25 December 1753 Hannah Herrick; (2) 2 April 1794 Joanna Beal - d. 7 September 1819 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
John Somes
Isaac Somes
son
son
son
Daniel Somes
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Abraham Somes
(son of Abraham Somes and Martha Emerson)
b. 17 March 1732 Gloucester, Massachusetts
m. (1) 25 December 1753
Hannah Herrick
(dau. of Samuel Herrick and [...])
b. 6 October 1735 Gloucester, Massachusetts
d. 16 March 1790
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
(2) 2 April 1794
Joanna Beal (widow of Edward Beal)
d. 17 December 1831
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 7 September 1819
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children by Hannah Herrick:
Hannah Somes b. 16 September 1754 - m. Samuel Reed
Patty Somes b. 24 December 1756 - m. James Fly - d. April 1846
Lucy Somes b. 4 May 1759 - m. 22 February 1780 Mount Desert Island, Maine Nicholas Thomas
Prudence Somes b. 23 June 1761 - m. Abraham Reed
Abraham Somes Jr. b. 19 December 1763 - m. Rachel Babson - d. 12 July 1845 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Mercy Somes b. 11 December 1765 - m. Amaziah Dodge - d. 12 July 1845
John Somes b. 13 December 1767 - m. 27 October 1792 Judith Richardson - d. 9 February 1849 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Daniel Somes b. 5 February 1770 - m. Clarissa Beal - d. 24 June 1831 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Lo[u?]is Somes b. 25 March 1772 - m. [...] Dodge
James Somes b. 26 March 1774 - m. Betsey Gott (dau. of Daniel Gott and [...])
Jacob Somes b. 21 January 1777 - d. lost at sea
Betsy Somes b. 31 January 1779 - m. William W. Thorn
Isaac Somes b. 5 February 1781 - m. Sally Kittredge - d. 3 February 1846 Fairfield - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
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Abraham Somes Jr.
(son of Abraham Somes and Hannah Herrick)
b. 19 December 1763
m. Rachel Babson
b. age 62 y. at death
d. 21 March 1839
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 12 July 1845
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
John Colson Somes b. ca. 1798 - m. Joanna Ober
Isaac Dodge Somes b. 14 February 1803 - m. Charlotte P. Dodge - d. 7 October 1875 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
George B. Somes b. age 76 y., 2 m. at death - m. (1) Mary Jane [...]; (2) Almira E. [...] - d. 6 September 1886 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
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Abraham Somes III
(son of John Somes and Judith Richardson)
b. age 66 y., 8 m., 10 d. at death
m. Adeline Freeman
b. 3 November 1815
d. 5 November 1892
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 25 August 1868
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Thaddeus Shepley Somes b. 2 April 1839 - m. Emilie Clarissa Meynell - d. 13 January 1913 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Emma Frances Somes b. age 22 y., 10 m., 15 d. at death - d. 12 April 1865 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Lot Augustine Somes b. age 8 y., 3 m., 11 d. at death - d. 23 November 1852 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
William P. Somes b. age 6 y., 3 m. at death - d. 13 October 1852 - bur. Brookside Cemetery, Maine
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Daniel Somes
(son of Abraham Somes and Hannah Herrick)
b. 5 February 1770
m. Clarissa Beal
b. age 65 y. at death
d. 27 August 1841
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 24 June 1831
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Lewis Somes b. age 72 y. at death - m. Mary A. [...] - d. 10 October 1872 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Daniel Somes Jr. b. 1803 - m. Sally S. Trask - d. 2 November 1882 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Edward B. Somes b. age 5 y., 9 m., 7 d. at death - d. 14 April 1812 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Clarissa B. Somes b. age 14 y., 2 m. at death - d. 1 September 1824 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Edward B. Somes b. age 14 y., 6 m. at death - d. 7 October 1833 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
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Daniel Somes Jr.
(son of Daniel Somes and Clarissa Beal)
b. 1803
m. Sally S. Trask
b. 29 December 1817
d. 29 May 1904
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 2 November 1882
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Harvey Somes b. age 5 y., 6 m., 15 d. at death - d. 29 August 1842 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
William T. Somes b. age 18 y. at death - d. 15 September 1872 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
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George B. Somes
(son of Abraham Somes Jr. and Rachel Babson)
b. age 76 y., 2 m. at death
m. (1) Mary Jane [...]
b. age 23 y. at death
d. 18 June 1845
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
(2) Almira E. [...]
b. age 59 y., 4 m. at death
d. 1 January 1879
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 6 September 1886
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
child by [...]:
Mary Black Somes
child by Almira E. [...]:
Charles E. Somes b. age 30 y. at death - d. 8 May 1885 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
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Isaac Dodge Somes
(Abraham Somes Jr. and Rachel Babson)
b. 14 February 1803
m. Charlotte P. Dodge
b. 3 September 1800
d. 6 September 1872
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 7 October 1875
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
child:
George A. Somes b. age 11 m. at death - d. 5 September 1836 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
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Jacob Somes
(son of John Somes and Judith Richardson)
b. 30 April 1799
m. Rebecca T. Seavey
b. 4 July 1817
d. 25 November 1904
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 2 September 1876
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Adelma Frances Somes b. 27 November 1837 Mount Desert, Maine - m. 30 January 1860 Ellsworth, Maine Hosea J. Joy
Ann R. Somes b. 10 y. as of 1850 census
John Jacob Somes b. 28 October 1841 - m. Leonice H. [...] - d. 14 August 1930 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Catharine J. Somes b. age 6 y. as of 1850 census
Mary E. Somes b. age 8 y. as of 1850 census
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John Somes
(son of Abraham Somes and Hannah Herrick)
b. 13 December 1767
m. 27 October 1792 Mount Desert, Maine
Judith Richardson
(dau. of James Richardson and Rachel Gott)
b. 30 November 1767
d. 25 March 1850
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 9 February 1849
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
John Somes Jr. - b. 24 September 1794 - m. Julia Kittredge
Judith Somes b. 16 September 1796 Mount Desert, Maine - m. 11 September 1815 Eben Babson - d. 4 November 1880 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Jacob Somes b. 30 April 1799 - m. Rebecca T. Seavey - d. 2 September 1876 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Abraham Somes III - b. 15 December 1801 - m. Adeline Freeman - d. 25 August 1868 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Benjamin Somes b. 8 January 1804 - d. 25 July 1850 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Emily Somes b. 17 July 1806 - m. John M. Noyes
Juliana Somes b. 15 October 1810 - d. 20 May 1812 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
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John Somes Jr.
(son of John Somes and Judith Richardson)
children:
John William Somes
Sarah Somes
Abraham Somes III
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John William Somes
(son of John Somes Jr.)
children:
John Allen Somes
Mark Somes
Ada Somes
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Lewis Somes
(son of Daniel Somes and Clarissa [...])
b. age 72 y. at death
m. Mary A. [...]
b. age 72 y. at death
d. 21 December 1883
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 10 October 1872
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
child:
Lewis Somes Jr. b. age 81 y. at death - m. Emma K. Newman - d. 19 May 1913 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine