Zilpha Turner (1805 - aft. 1880)

Born 27 Jan 1805 in Livermore, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Nymphas Turner — married before 1833 in Maine, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

Zilpha Turner was born at Livermore, Maine (then in Massachusetts), on 27 Jan 1805, the daughter of John Turner and Persis (Washburn) Turner.^[1]

Marriage

Zilpha Turner married Nymphas Turner, by 1833. In 1850, Nymphas Turner, 46, and Zilpha Turner, 45, were living at Livermore, Maine, with nine children, ages 10 months to 17 years.^[2] They were first cousins, both grandchildren of Abiel Turner (1741-1836) and Lurana (Silvester) Turner (1748-aft.1812).

Children

Zilpha (Turner) Turner was the mother of nine known children, born between 1833 and 1849, and they are listed in the "Children" section of her husband's profile.

Death

No record has been found of the death of Zilpha (Turner) Turner. In 1880, Zilpha Turner was living at the age of 75 with her son Nymphas Jr. and his family at Livermore, Maine,^[3] and that is the last record found of her.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; Vital and town records, 1797-1910; "Livermore Vital Records, 1786-1840," page 114; FHL Microfilm 11332, Image 86 of 718
2. ↑ Nymphas Turner household, family #261, in United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Oxford > Livermore > image 32 of 43; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Zylpha Turner in the Nymphas Turner household, family #256, in United States Census, 1880 database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Livermore > ED 17 > image 22 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)