Soule, Benjamin: Waterville Maine Genealogy

Generation: 1

Soule, Benjamin was born in 28-MAY-1776 in Winslow, ME; died after 1870 in prob. Waterville, ME.

Notes:

Birth also recorded in Vital Records of Marshfield, MA to the Year 1850 Compiled by Robert M. Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sherman third printing 1993, p. 62. In 1810 Benjamin is living in Temple, ME. (Not sure of second marriage.) He is in the home of Charles Bates in 1850 - no wife and in the Poor House in 1870 census of Waterville.

Benjamin married Gerald, Margaret in 1-JAN-1800 in Winslow, ME. Margaret was born in C 1770-1780; died before 1813?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Crowell?, Mary. Mary was born in Duxbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Soule, Nancy D. was born in C 1813 in West Waterville (then Waterville), ME; died in 18-MAY-1907 in Oakland, ME; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.

Generation: 2

Soule, Nancy D.

(1.Benjamin¹) was born in C 1813 in West Waterville (then Waterville), ME; died in 18-MAY-1907 in Oakland, ME; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.

Nancy married Shepherd, Obed in INT.22-JUL-1838 in Waterville, ME. Obed (son of Shepherd, Richard and Davis, Isabelle) was born in 12-APR-1813 in Fairfield, ME; died in 2-NOV-1897 in Oakland, ME; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Shepherd, George was born in C 1838; died in 7-SEP-1838; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.
4. Shepherd, Eunice R. was born in C 1840; died in 10-JUN-1841; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.
5. Shepherd, Richard A. was born in C 1842 in ME; died in 7-MAY-1864 in Battle of the Wilderness; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.
6. Shepherd, Asa S. was born in Dec 1844 in Waterville, ME; died in 4-FEB-1912 in Oakland, ME; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.
7. Shepherd, Eunice R. was born in C 1846 in ME; died after 1880 in prob. Oakland, ME.

Generation: 3

3. Shepherd, George (2.Nancy², 1.Benjamin¹) was born in C 1838; died in 7-SEP-1838; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.
4. Shepherd, Eunice R. (2.Nancy², 1.Benjamin¹) was born in C 1840; died in 10-JUN-1841; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.

5.	Shepherd, Richard A. (2.Nancy², 1.Benjamin¹) was born in C 1842 in ME; died in 7-MAY-1864 in Battle of the Wilderness; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME. Notes: Civil War, Co. C, 19th Regt. ME Vol. Killed in 'the Battle of the Wilderness'.

Shepherd, Asa S.

(2.Nancy², 1.Benjamin¹) was born in Dec 1844 in Waterville, ME; died in 4-FEB-1912 in Oakland, ME; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME.

Notes:

They are in 1870 Census of Waterville occ. 'saw frame maker'. Asa is in 1900 census of Oakland with son Richard and his second wife Cora.

Asa married Kelley, Ellen 'Nellie' F. in INT.19-OCT-1867 in Waterville, ME. Ellen was born in C 1848 in ME; died in 1898; was buried in Lakeview Cem., Oakland, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Shepherd, Eunice R.

(2.Nancy², 1.Benjamin¹) was born in C 1846 in ME; died after 1880 in prob. Oakland, ME.

Notes:

They are with her parents in 1870 census of Waterville.

Eunice married Penney, Frank G. in INT.30-AUG-1870 in Waterville, ME. Frank (son of Penney, Henry B. and Brann, Clarissa 'Clara') was born in C 1848 in ME; died after 1880 in prob. Oakland, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]