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David Varnum; b. 5 Aug 1784 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; b. 28 Aug 1785 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Cynthia Rea, daughter of Benjamin Rea and Lydia Putnam, 29 Oct 1807 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 26 Apr 1861 at age 76.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #114125812
- Research Notes:
- Brooksville was formed from parts of Castine, Penobscot and Sedgwick, having been set off and incorporated June 13, 1817
- The Varnum surname is spelled several different ways in Hancock County, including Farnham, Farnum, Varnum and Varnam. You may find a single person in various records with different spellings
- Known children of David Varnum and Cynthia Rea were as follows:
- i. David Farnham; b. 1 Oct 1808 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Margaret Lord, daughter of John Lord and Olive Stover, 18 Feb 1831 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 7 Jan 1894 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 85; he was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- ii. Joel Varnum; b. 8 Feb 1811 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Eleanor Dorr, daughter of Alden Dorr and Lydia Grindle, 7 May 1833 at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. Abigail Elizabeth Snowman, daughter of John Snowman and Esther Scott, 21 Aug 1864 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Abigail Elizabeth Snowman, daughter of John Snowman and Esther Scott, 21 Aug 1864 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 27 Apr 1890 at West Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 79; d. 27 Apr 1892 at age 81; he was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- iii. Nancy Varnum; b. 26 Dec 1814 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. William C. Holmes 17 Sep 1836 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; d. 18 Nov 1898 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 83.
- iv. Cynthia Varnum; b. 1 Sep 1815 at Hancock, Maine; m. John Dorr, son of Alden Dorr and Lydia Grindle, 28 Jul 1836 at Orland, Hancock, Maine; d. 2 Dec 1894 at Orland, Hancock, Maine, at age 79; she was buried at Front Ridge Cemetery, Orland, Hancock, Maine.
- v. Phebe Farnham; b. 11 Apr 1819 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. John Russell, son of William Russell and Susan Harriman, 11 Aug 1838 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine.
- vi. Mercy/Mary Varnum; b. 3 Oct 1821 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Robert Grindle, son of Joshua F. Grindle and Ruth Stanley, 10 Apr 1841 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 14 May 1915 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 93.
- vii. Lucy L. Farnham; b. 16 Jul 1827 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Daniel A. Young, son of Samuel Young and Elizabeth (--?--), 27 Mar 1845 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. John Torrey, son of John Torrey and Sophia Carter, 19 Nov 1872 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Surry; d. 12 Jan 1903 at age 75; she was buried at Bay View Cemetery, Surry, Hancock, Maine.
- viii. Abbie S. Varnum; b. 11 May 1829 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. William Simpson Carter, son of Thomas Carter and Sarah Roundy, 27 Nov 1846 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Orrin Pearl Carter, son of Asa Carter and Mary Roundy Carter, 23 Oct 1866; d. 11 Jun 1896 at Orland, Hancock, Maine, at age 67; she was buried at Orland A. G. Cemetery, Orland, Hancock, Maine.
- ix. Hannah E. Varnum; b. 25 Dec 1831 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; b. 25 Dec 1832 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. John H. West, son of William W. West and Betsey Lawrence, Oct 1843; d. 18 Nov 1873 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, at age 41; she was buried at Hillside Cemetery, Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, Æ 41y 10m 24d.
- x. Margaret Varnum; b. 25 Dec 1831 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- xi. Hannah Varnum; b. 25 Dec 1832 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- xii. Mary Jane Varnum; b. 21 Aug 1834 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; b. 21 Aug 1835; m. James Perkins, son of Josiah Perkins and Ruth W. Leach, 1853 at Hancock, Maine; d. 1915.
- xiii. Ruby Rea Farnham; b. Sep 1836 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Gershom Farnham, son of John Farnham and Cyrenia Billings, 30 Nov 1854 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 6 Aug 1899 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 62.
- Home in 1850:[1] Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA
- Enumeration date: 5 Aug 1850
- David Farnham 65
- Cynthia Farnham 57
- Mary J Farnham 16
- Penba Farnham 14
- Home in 1860:[2] Brooksville, Hancock, Maine
- David Varnum 74
- Ruth Varnum 69
Sources
- ↑ 1850; Census Place: Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M432_254; Page: 135A; Image: 270
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 711; Family History Library Film: 803438
- "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-L58 : 10 February 2018), David Varnum, 20 Mar 1783; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 January 2019), memorial page for David Varnum (5 Aug 1784–26 Apr 1861), Find A Grave Memorial no. 114125812, citing Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Darryl (contributor 48175404) .