Captain
Thomas
Sears
Born in Cornville, Somerset, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Willard Sears
and Lois (Oaks) Sears
Brother of
Fanny Plympton Sears
Husband of
Mary (Head) Sears
— married
16 Sep 1817 in Civil, Canaan, Somerset, Maine
Husband of
Susan (Head) Sears
— married
8 Dec 1830 in Wellington, Piscataquis, Maine, United States
Husband of
Sarah Coffin
— married
10 May 1847 in New Sharon, Franklin, Maine, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sumner Sears, Levi O. Sears, Armina H (Sears) Robinson, Thomas (Sears) Reed, Mary (Sears) Whittemore, Jane (Sears) Ladd, Emily Ann Sears, Hiram Sears, Lois M (Sears) Whittemore and Willard Francis Sears
Died
at age 83
in Wellington, Piscataquis, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2014
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Biography
Thomas Ichabod Sears, Sr. was born on January 14, 1795 in Cornveille, Somerset County, Massachusetts to Willard and Lois (Oaks) Sears.
Thomas married Mary "Polly" Head on September 16, 1817 in Canaan or Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine. She gave birth to Armina Sears on September 1, 1828 and Thomas Ichabod Sears, Jr. on July 11, 1830. Mary passed away from complications of childbirth on August 12, 1830, entrusting baby Thomas to the care of her dear friend, Mrs. Reed.
Widowed Thomas was left with a two-year-old daughter Armina to raise. He remarried on December 8, 1830. His next wife, Susan Head, was Mary's younger sister. Susan (Head) Sears bore him several children before she predeceased him.
Thomas Sears' third and final wife was Sarah Coffin, whom he married in 1845.
Thomas Sears was chosen to be Captain of Militia in 1830.
Thomas Sears passed away on June 28, 1878 in Wellington, Piscataquis County, Maine.
Sources
https://ia600406.us.archive.org/14/items/cu31924028809592/cu31924028809592.pdf
Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4XH-294
Carrie (Stave) Portlance's Family Tree: http://www.allmyrelations.info/getperson.php?personID=I3419&tree=portlance
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