Rev.
William
Ellis
Foye
Born in Maine, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Caroline H Griffin
— married
17 Aug 1851 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Husband of
Percentia (Wedin) Foye
— married
5 Jul 1873 in Maine, United States
Father of
Orin Foye
Died
at about age 75
in Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, United States
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Biography
William Foye is a part of US Black heritage.
William Foye was born in 1815.
In 1873, he married Parcentia Wedin Rose.[1] On 21 Jun 1880, he was living with his wife Parcentia at Plantation No. 7, Hancock County, Maine.He was born in Maine and was 65 years old. Parcentia was 49 and born in New Hampshire. His parents were both born in Maine, her father was born in Washington (DC?), her mother New Jersey.[2]
He passed away in 1893 and is buried in Birch Tree Cemetery in East Sullivan, Maine.[3]
Sources
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Marriage:
"Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922"
Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 39
Ancestry Record 1961 #2071702
William E Foye marriage to Parcentia Wedin Rose in 1873 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA. - ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3G-G4P : Thu Oct 05 20:44:53 UTC 2023), Entry for William E. Foye and Percintia Foye, 1880.
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Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #42303143
Memorial page for Rev William Ellis Foye (1818-9 Nov 1893), citing Birch Tree Cemetery, East Sullivan, Hancock County, Maine, USA (plot: Very back of the cemetery on the right); Maintained by Anne Oyerly (contributor 47078059).
- Marriage Record, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DC-34S : 14 January 2020), Mr. William E. Foye, 1851.
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Township 7, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 409C; Enumeration District: 160
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #23569816
William E Foye (65), married, Preacher, head of household in Township 7, Hancock, Maine, USA. Born in Maine.
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Kate (Gardner) Schmidt
Kate (Gardner) Schmidt
Foye-176 and Foye-155 appear to represent the same person because: Sorry about the duplicate!
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Rejected matches › William Fey (1820-1894) › William Foyer (bef.1818-) › William Fay Jr. (aft.1818-) › William Alexander Fay (1819-1892) › William G. Fay (1820-) › William Oscar Fay (1817-) › William A. Fay (1819-1892) › William Fay (abt.1818-)
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