Charles
Austin
Born in Phillips, Franklin, Maine
Ancestors 
Son of John Austin
and Sarah (Andress) Austin
Brother of
Mercy A. (Austin) Labree, Sally (Austin) Clayton, Daniel Austin, Elizabeth B. Austin and Henry Ingersoll Austin
Husband of
Mary Polly (Burgess) Austin
— married
1810 in Livermore, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States
Husband of
Mercy M (Lovejoy) Austin
— married
7 Nov 1855 in , Oxford, Maine, USA
Descendants 
Father of
John Austin, Luther Austin, Seth Burgess Austin, Mercy Hammond Austin, Betsy Jacob Austin, Charles B Austin, Abigail Hutchenson Austin, Melinda Walton (Austin) Burgess, Amanda Austin, Maria Burgess Austin and Charles Henry Austin
Died
at about age 83
in Peru, Oxford, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Mar 2011
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Biography
The 1912 history of Peru, Maine, says that Charles Austin came to Peru from Phillips [Maine] and was "the progenitor of a long line of descendants in town, numerous and reaching to the 5th generation." It lists children of Charles and Polly Austin, with biographical details for some.[1]
On 30 Jul 1810, the town clerk of Livermore, Maine (then in Massachusetts), certified "that an intention of marriage between Mr. Charles Austin and Miss Polley Burgess both of Livermore hath been entered with me fourteen days prior to the Date hearof [sic] and hath been published in Livermore as the Law Directs." [2]
In the 1850 census Charles (age 61) was in Mexico, Oxford, Maine, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Charles Austin | M | 61 years | Maine | |
| Mary Austin | F | 58 years | Maine | |
| Amanda Austin | F | 22 years | Maine | |
| Charles Austin | M | 14 years | Maine |
Charles married Mercy M Lovejoy on 7 November 1855 in Mexico, Maine, United States.[4]
In the 1870 census Charles (age 80) was the head of household in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, United States.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Charles Austin | M | 80 years | Maine | |
| Mercy M Austin | F | 49 years | Maine |
Charles was mentioned on a memorial in Riverside Cemetery, Dixfield, Oxford County, Maine, United States with a death date of 1873.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Hollis Turner, The history of Peru, in the county of Oxford and state of Maine, from 1789 to 1911 (Augusta, Me., 1912) page 50
- ↑ Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; "Livermore Vital Records, 1762-1810," unpaginated; FHL Microfilm 11332, image 304 of 718
- ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 35; Digital film/folder number: 004198853; FHL microfilm: 443500; Image number: 458; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01172-9
FamilySearch Record: M6VS-56N (accessed 20 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DHNS-NJ
Charles Austin (61) in Mexico, Oxford, Maine, United States. Born in Maine. - ↑
Marriage:
"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
citing Mexico, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm
FamilySearch Record: 2HKH-QMW (accessed 20 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8974-483T
Charles Austin marriage to Mercy M Lovejoy on 7 Nov 1855 in Mexico, Maine, United States. - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 21; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 004269649; FHL microfilm: 000552049; Image number: 268; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01448-4
FamilySearch Record: M6D5-91N (accessed 20 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTFW-HPQ
Charles Austin (80) head of household in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, United States. Born in Maine. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #122007541 (accessed 20 October 2023)
Memorial page for Charles Austin (1792-1873), citing Riverside Cemetery, Dixfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA (plot: Norcross Yard Section); Maintained by III (contributor 47426837).
This person was created through the import of Family Line.ged on 01 March 2011.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Robert Haviland
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T2b, FTDNA kit #40356, MitoYDNA ID T10784 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Timothy O'Donnell :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Bonnie Austin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A202498 [compare], Ancestry member blbigolin2
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~0.78%
Tommy Walz :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lynn (Swenson) Rognstad :
MyHeritage DNA
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