Mary (Brown) Page (1748 - 1820)

Born 1 Mar 1748 in South Hampton, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Ancestors

Wife of Simon Clifford — married 4 Dec 1767 (to 1776) in Kensington, Province of New Hampshire

Wife of Simon Page — married 21 Nov 1780 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1820 at age 71 in Readfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Note: Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820, when it voted to secede from Massachusetts to become a separate state. Therefore, location references to 'Maine' prior to 1820 in the biography below were then in 'Massachusetts'.

Biography

Mary Brown was born in South Hampton, New Hampshire, on March 1, 1748, the daughter of Benjamin Brown and Abigail Longfellow.^[1][2]

She married first, Simon Clifford, in Kensington, New Hampshire, on December 4, 1767.^[3][4][5] Simon died in 1776, aged 32.^[6] Children:

1. Benjamin, born March 26, 1769.^[7]
2. Sarah or "Sally", born August 22, 1771; married, August 26, 1798, Elijah Wood.^[5][8][9]

She married second, Simon Page, son of Samuel and Mary (Clark) Page, in Kensington, on November 21, 1780, as his third wife. They removed from Kensington to Winthrop, Maine, about 1783-1785. They became residents of Readfield, Maine, when Readfield was set off and incorporated in 1791, as their house was then situated on the boundary line between Winthrop and Readfield.^[5][10] Children:

1. Hannah, born February 10, 1782; married, July 25, 1802, Dudley Blake of Mt. Vernon.^[5][11]
2. Mary Brown, born October 12, 1783; married, September 26, 1805, Silas Parlin.^[5][12]
3. Sewall, born July 3, 1787; married Polly White.^[5]
4. Lewis, born April 18, 1790; died May 23, 1811.^[5]

Mary (Brown-Clifford) Page died probably at Readfield on February 26, 1820, aged 72.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNP-8VN : 18 January 2020), Mary Brown, 1 Mar 1748.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLH-9S3 : 8 April 2020), Mary Brown, 01 Mar 1748; citing South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,488.
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD22-Y2B : 24 January 2020), Mary Brown in entry for Simon Clifford, 1766.
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDKP-1VF : 24 January 2020), Mary Brown in entry for Simon Clifford, 4 Dec 1767.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7} History of Winthrop, Maine: Pages 532-533. Citing: "Col. Simon Page."
6. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKN-B2V : 10 March 2018), Simon Clifford, 1776; citing Kensington, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,067.
7. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJ4-2FH : 18 January 2020), Mary in entry for Benjamin Clifford, 26 Mar 1769.
8. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL25-BDM : 8 April 2020), Mary in entry for Sarah Clifford, 22 Aug 1771; citing Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,377.
9. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NQ-C8F : 14 January 2020), Sally Clifford in entry for Elijah Wood, 26 Aug 1798.
10. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLXH-FXJ : 26 September 2017), Simon Page and Mary Clifford, 21 Nov 1780; citing Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,291.
11. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NQ-8Q7 : 14 January 2020), Hannah Page in entry for Dudley Blake, 25 Jul 1802.
12. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4F5-BJT : 4 December 2014), Cilas Parlen and Polly Page, 26 Sep 1805; citing Readfield,Kennebec,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,043.

See also:

• Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. History of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes. (Merrill & Webber Company, Auburn, Maine, 1925).
• Readfield, Maine on Wikipedia.
• Winthrop, Maine on Wikipedia. "Readfield was set off and incorporated in 1791."