Simon Page (abt. 1744 - 1835)

Born about 20 Dec 1744 in Kensington, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Clifford) Page — married 20 Apr 1769 (to 14 Apr 1770) in Kensington, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Husband of Hannah (Weare) Page — married 13 Jun 1771 (to 2 May 1780) in Seabrook, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Husband of Mary (Brown) Page — married 21 Nov 1780 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1835 at about age 90 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Biography

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'.

Birth & Parents

Simon Page was born in Kensington, New Hampshire, on December 20, 1744.^{[citation needed]} He was the son of Samuel Page and Mary Clark.^[1]

Marriages & Children

He married first, Elizabeth Clifford, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gove) Clifford, in Kensington on April 20, 1769. (Stackpole says this wife's name was "Sarah," but her marriage and death records say "Elizabeth") Elizabeth died in Kensington April 14, 1770, of complications ("child bed") following the birth of their only child; she was 19 years old. Children:^[1][2][3]

1. Samuel Page (1770-1846), born 1770; married, 1795, Mary (Whittier) Page (1769-1836).^[1]

He married second, Hannah Weare, of Seabrook, New Hampshire, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (Lane) Weare, in Seabrook, on June 13, 1771. The marriage was performed by the Rev. Samuel Perley, then pastor of the Church at Seabrook. Hannah died in Kensington on May 2, 1780, aged 32. Children:^[1][4][5][6]

1. Sarah Page, born July 13, 1772; married, November 7, 1793, Dr. Peleg Benson.^[1]
2. Simon Page, born February 10, 1774; married, July 23, 1803, Susanna Smith.^[1][7][8]
3. Elizabeth "Betsy" Page, born about 1776; married, November 25, 1799, Samuel Waugh.^[1][9]
4. Stephen Page, born ___; married, October 13, 1805, Mary Balch of Hartford, Connecticut.^[1][10]
5. Abigail Page, born ___; married, 1800, Samuel Page.^[1]

He married third, Mrs. Mary (Brown) Clifford, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail Brown, and widow of Simon Clifford, in Kensington on November 21, 1780.^[1][11] She died February 26, 1820, aged 72. Children:^[1]

1. Hannah Page, born February 10, 1782; married, July 25, 1802, Dudley Blake of Mt. Vernon.^[1][12]
2. Mary Brown Page, born October 12, 1783; married, September 26, 1805, Silas Parlin.^[1][13]
3. Sewall Page, born July 3, 1787; married Polly White.^[1]
4. Lewis Page, born April 18, 1790; died May 23, 1811.^[1]

Life Facts

Simon was a Captain in 1785 and a Colonel in 1788. He removed from Kensington to Winthrop, Maine, about 1783-1785. He was a farmer and settled on Stanley road. His dwelling, a large two-story building, was situated partly on a rangeway and partly on lot No. 24. When Readfield, Maine, was set off and incorporated in 1791 the south line of this lot became the dividing line between the two towns, the line passing through the big chimney in the middle of the house, and Col. Page thus became a citizen of Readfield. About 1820 Col. Page disposed of his farm and lived with his daughter, the wife of Dr. Peleg Benson. For several years before his death he was totally blind.^[1]

Death

Col. Simon Page died March 24, 1835, aged 90 years, 3 months.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16} Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. History of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes. (Merrill & Webber Company, Auburn, Maine, 1925). Pages 532-533. Citing: "Col. Simon Page."
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLXH-FX3 : 2 April 2020), Simon Page and Elizabeth Clifford, 20 Apr 1769; citing Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,291.
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLM-C6J : 10 March 2018), Elizabeth Page, 14 Apr 1770; citing Kensington, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,099.
4. ↑ Chapman, Jacob & Fitts, James. Lane Genealogies (The News-letter press, Exeter, N.H., 1891-1902). Vol. 1. Pages 37-38. Citing: "No. 23. Deacon Jonathan Weare ... I. Hannah ... m. Simeon Page."
5. ↑ Thayer, Rev. Henry O. Marriages By Rev. Samuel Perley, While Minister At Hampton, N.H., And Other Places, 1767-1782, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Volume LI(51). (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1897). Page 762. Citing: "1771. June 13. Simon Page, Kenington, and Hannah Weare, Seabrook."
6. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F8-8ZG : 14 January 2020), Hannah Weare in entry for Simon Page, 13 Jun 1771.
   Transcript of Image (Page 12): "1771. June 13, Mr. Simon Page of Kennington & Mrs. Hannah Weare of Seabrook Are Lawfully married by me - Samuel Perley (2|5|0)"
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWB4-SHF : 14 January 2020), Simon Page, 10 Feb 1774.
8. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NQ-ZLV : 14 January 2020), Simon Page, 23 Jul 1803.
9. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-B3F : 14 January 2020), Betsy Page in entry for Samuel Waugh, 25 Nov 1799.
10. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FC-JJN : 14 January 2020), Stephen Page, 13 Oct 1805.
11. ↑ "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.
12. ↑ "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.
13. ↑ "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:

• Wikipedia Contributors, Readfield, Maine at Wikipedia. (Accessed 18 Apr 2024)

• Wikipedia Contributors, Winthrop, Maine at Wikipedia. (Accessed 18 Apr 2024) "Readfield was set off and incorporated in 1791."