James JEWELL

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Family 1: Mary SYLVESTER

  1. Charles L. JEWELL
  2. Augusta JEWELL
  3. Masters JEWELL
  4. Rosetta JEWELL
  5. Gertrude JEWELL
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Notes

Updated November 6, 2024. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census for Maine, Lincoln Co., Phippsburg: Page 187; July 23, 1850.

James JEWELL is head of household, married to Mary [SYLVESTER] JEWELL. He is 38 years old, born in Maine and is a ship carpenter with real estate value at $150. Children in the household are Chas L., Augusta, Masters, Rosetta, and Gertrude.

(2) 1860 United States Census for Maine, Sagadahoc Co., Town of Phippsburg (Parkers Head Post Office): Page 15, June 13, 1860.

James JEWELL is head of household, married to Mary [SYLVESTER] JEWELL. He is 48 years old, born in Maine and is a stage driver with real estate valued at $250 and personal estate valued at $300. Children in the household are Charles L., Augusta, Rosetta, and Gertrude JEWELL.

(3) 1870 United States Census for Maine, Sagadahoc Co., Town of Phippsburg (Phippsburg, Maine Post Office): Page 21; June 16, 1870.

James JEWELL is living in the Rachel CUSHING household. He is 58 years old, born in Maine and is a stage driver with real estate valued at $600 and personal estate valued at $600. Note: he lives eight households away from his wife Mary JEWELL who resides in the Mary J. PURINGTON household.

(4) Maine, U.S., Divorce Records via Ancestry.com

- Plaintiff: James JEWELL
- Defendant: Mary JEWELL
- Divorce Date: Apr 1873
- Divorce Place: Sagadahoc, Maine
- Court: SJC
- Vol/Pg: 14/271

(5) 1880 United States Census for Maine, Cumberland Co., Harpswell: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 37; Page 25; June 17, 1880.

James JEWELL is head of household, married to his second wife Rachel [SPRAGUE] JEWELL (age 54, b. Maine). He is 67 years old and was born in Maine, as were his parents. He is a hotel keeper. Rachel's father Nathaniel SPRAGUE (age 82, b. Maine, a farmer) also resides in the household.

(6) Death Notice via Newspapers.com: The Portland Daily Press; Portland, Maine; Mon, Apr 12, 1886; Page 4

"In Phipsburg, April 8, James JEWELL, age 75 years."

(7) Maine, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com: Sagadahoc County

- Name: James JEWELL
- Place of Death: Phippsburg
- Date of Death: April 1886
- Age: 76 years
- Certification: N. C. REED; Clerk of Phippsburg

(8) Maine, U.S., Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection via Ancestry.com: Sagadahoc County

- Name: JEWELL James
- Died: Mar. 28, 1886; age 74
- Cemetery: Joseph Perry Bur. Gr.; Sebasco Village, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County

(9) Find a Grave

- Name: James JEWELL
- Death: 28 Mar 1886
- Burial: Joseph Perry Burying Ground; Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
- Inscription: "JAMES JEWELL DIED Mar. 28, 1886. Aged 74 yrs."
- Memorial ID: 9008920

(10) Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com: Deaths Registered in the City of Boston, 1899

The death record of James' son Charles lists James' birthplace as Phippsburg, Maine.

(11) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC., p. 3.