Benjamin Emmons

1787 - 1858  (70 years)

• Name	Benjamin Emmons  [1]
  Born	18 Dec 1787	Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jun 1858	Washington DC   [3]
  Buried	Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine (Hallowell Village Cemetery)   [3]
  Person ID	I3586	GHS
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Emmons,   b. 10 May 1764, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 27 Jul 1841, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Susan Whittemore,   b. 10 Oct 1767, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 15 Mar 1842, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 74 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1785	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F1294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Stevens,   b. Abt 1788, OF Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 3 Nov 1828, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1810	Portland, Cumberland, Maine   [8, 9, 10]
  Children	1. George Washington Emmons,   b. 8 Apr 1810, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine + 2. Catherine Stevens Emmons,   b. 8 Nov 1813, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 1887  (Age 73 years)   3. William Steven Emmons,   b. 19 Jan 1816, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine   4. Benjamin Emmons,   b. 8 May 1819, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 13 Jul 1893, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 74 years)   5. Eliza Waldron Emmons,   b. 7 May 1821, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 1 Jun 1892, Washington, Knox, Maine  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F1335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel Whitmore,   b. 24 Nov 1801, Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 2 Apr 1897, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine  (Age 95 years)
  Married	Aft 13 Sep 1829	Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine   [11, 12]
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F1759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Susan Wilson,   b. Abt 1799, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine ,   d. 31 Oct 1836, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	Aft 12 Dec 1829	Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine   [13, 14]
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F1760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1741] Georgetown Births to 1892 Vol. 1, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 44 (Reliability: 3), 9 Jun 2012. Emmons, Benjamin [S1741] Georgetown Births to 1892 Vol. 1, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 44 (Reliability: 3), 9 Jun 2012. Emmons, Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Susan, 18 Dec 1787. P.R.2 Emmons Family Bible [S1803] Hallowell VR to the Year 1892, Mabel Goodwin Hall, Editor, (Merrill & Webber Co., Auburn, Maine 1924), 203 Vol. 5 Deaths (Reliability: 3), 22 Jan 2015. Emmons, Benjamin, 20 June 1858, a. 71y, G.R.1 gravestone record, Hallowell Cemetery. [in Washington, P.R.1 From newspaper death notice in Hallowell ] [S1750] Mass. VR to 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 391 Vol.2 Boston, MA: Marriages 1700-1809 (Reliability: 3), 21 Feb 2015. Benjamin Emmons & Suky Whetemore Int. reads [Sukey Whitemore] Married on July 19, 1785 [S4] New England Historical Genealogical Register, New England Historical Genealogical Society, (AmericanAncestors.org), 90 Vol.108 NEHGS Register (Reliability: 3), 21 Feb 2015. Whittemore, Susanna and Benjamin Emmons, Esq., m. in Boston, 19 Jul 1785. [S1742] Georgetown Marriages Vol 2, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 37 (Reliability: 3), 3 Jun 2012. Emmons, Benjamin and Susan Whittemore (sic Whitmore), 19 Jul 1785. P.R.2 Emmons Family Records [S1742] Georgetown Marriages Vol 2, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 191 (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2015. Whittemore (sic Whitmore), Susan and Benjamin Emmons, 19 Jul 1785. P.R.2 Emmons Family Records. [S17] Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, Division of Vital Statistics, State of Maine, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H29-QYH (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2015. Emmons, Benjamin, Jr, of Bath and Susan Stevens of Portland, int. 4 Feb 1810, m. 22 Feb 1810, Portland, by Rev. Samuel Deane. GS Film Number 000009782 Digital Folder Number 007031767 Image Number 03407 [S1742] Georgetown Marriages Vol 2, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 37 (Reliability: 3), 3 Jun 2012. Emmons, Benjamin (son of Benjamin and Susan) and Susan Stevens, 22 Feb 1810. P.R.2 Emmons, Benjamin Family Bible [S1742] Georgetown Marriages Vol 2, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 164 (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2015. Stevens, Susan and Benjamin Emmons, s. Benjamin and Susan, 22 Feb 1810. P.R.2 Emmons, Benjamin family Bible. [S1742] Georgetown Marriages Vol 2, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 37 (Reliability: 3), 8 Aug 2012. Emmons, Benjamin Jr. of Gtown and Mrs. Rachel Townsend of Bowdoinham, int. 13 Sep 1829. Looks like Benjamin Emmons decided to marry Susan Wilson instead. [S1742] Georgetown Marriages Vol 2, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 179 (Reliability: 3), 22 Jan 2015. Townsend, Rachel, Mrs.., of Bowdoinham and Benjamin Emmons, Jr. of Gtown, int. 13 Sep 1829. Looks like Benjamin Emmons decided to marry Susan Wilson instead. [S1742] Georgetown Marriages Vol 2, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 37 (Reliability: 3), 8 Aug 2012. Emmons, Benjamin Jr. of Gtown and Miss Susan Wilson of Hallowell, int. 12 Dec 1829. [S1742] Georgetown Marriages Vol 2, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 195 (Reliability: 3), 22 Jan 2015. Wilson, Susan, Miss, of Hallowell and Benjamin Emmons of Gtown, int. 12 Dec 1829.