Simeon Murch (1769 - 1831)

Born 24 Feb 1769 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Paine) Murch — married 27 Jan 1791 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1831 at age 62 in Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States

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Biography

Simeon Murch was born on February 24, 1769 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine.^[1] He was a son of Walter Murch and Jerusha Brown.

Simeon married Rachel Paine on January 27, 1791 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine.^[2] They continued to live in Gorham through 1800.^[3] By 1810, the family showed up in Unity, Kennebec, Maine. They lived there until his death.^[4] In 1830, they lived next to Ephraim Murch and they had two young men living with them.^[5] Their children were:

1. Rebecca- 11 Nov 1791^[6]
2. Josiah- b. 11 Jul 1793^[7]
3. Esther- b. 18 Sep 1795^[8]
4. Ephraim- b. 4 Sep 1798^[9]
5. Betsy- b. 7 Sep 1799^[10]
6. Richard- b. 6 Dec 1801^[11]
7. Zepher- b. 25 Aug 1806^[12]
8. Bowdoin- b. 12 Nov 1808^[13]

He died on August 8, 1831 in Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States.^[14] Simeon was buried at Pond Cemetery 1 in Unity.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4M6-9BF : 10 February 2018), Simeon Murch, 24 Feb 1769; citing Gorham, Cumberland, Maine; FHL microfilm 10,930.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVL-WGP : 17 October 2017), Simeon Murch and Rachel Paine, 27 Jan 1791; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRS-NNK : accessed 3 August 2019), Smeon Murch, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing p. 156, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 218,676.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2W-G31 : accessed 3 August 2019), Simeon Murch, Unity, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing p. 731, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 218,682.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5P-JYS : 18 August 2015), Simeon Murch, Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing 405, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 497,946.
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK8-J2Z : 4 November 2017), Simeon Murch in entry for Rebecca Murch, 11 Nov 1791; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1X-T91 : 14 January 2020), Simeon March in entry for Josiah March, 1793.
8. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK8-J21 : 4 November 2017), Simeon Murch in entry for Esther Murch, 18 Sep 1795; citing 25 Mile Pond, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVL-8ZN : 17 October 2017), Simeon Murch in entry for Ephraim Murch, 04 Sep 1798; citing 25 Mile Pond, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9N8-SHQP?i=11 : 11 January 2023), Simeon Murch in entry for Betsy, 7 Sep 1799.
11. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1X-TSS : 14 January 2020), Simeon March in entry for Richard March, 1801.
12. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1X-TS7 : 14 January 2020), Simeon March in entry for Zepther March, 25 Aug 1806.
13. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9N8-SHQP?i=11 : 11 January 2023), Simeon Murch in entry for Bowdoin, 12 Nov 1808.
14. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-QBFF : 16 March 2018), Simeon Murch, 1831; citing Burial, Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,179.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31676449/simeon-murch : accessed 03 June 2022), memorial page for Simeon Murch (24 Feb 1769–8 Aug 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31676449, citing Pond Cemetery 1, Unity, Waldo County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Bev Winship (contributor 46831240) .