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Joel was born in 1811. He was the son of David Varnum and Cynthia Rea. He passed away in 1890.
Joel Varnum; b. 8 Feb 1811 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine;
m1. Eleanor Dorr, daughter of Allen Dorr and Lydia Grindle, 7 May 1833 at Orland, Hancock, Maine;
m2. Abigail Elizabeth Snowman, daughter of John Snowman and Esther Scott, 21 Aug 1864 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine;
He died 27 Apr 1890 or 27 Apr 1892 at West Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, ; he was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
Eleanor Dorr was born on 5 Jul 1811 at Orland, Hancock, Maine. She died on 25 Dec 1863 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 52. She was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- Known children of Joel Varnum and Eleanor Dorr all b. at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, were as follows:
- i. Charles Varnum; b. Aug 1832.
- ii. Joel Varnum; b. Mar 1834; m. Sarah Jones, daughter of John Jones and Betsey Stover, 2 Jun 1856 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- iii. Charles C. Varnum; b. Jan 1836; m. Charlotte L. Stover, daughter of Isaac S. Stover and Eliza H. Viles, 14 Apr 1863 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- iv. Mark Varnum; b. 25 Aug 1839; m. Margaret Fergerson circa 1856; d. 1926.
- v. Jennie Nancy Varnum; b. 4 Aug 1841; b. circa 1846 at Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; m. Amasa S Connant 6 Nov 1869 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; m. William Romer 17 Oct 1892 at Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; m. William T Hewey, son of David B. Hewey and Elizabeth W. Quimby, 8 Jun 1902 at South Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; d. 12 Mar 1925 at South Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, at age 83; Æ 87y 2m 4d.
- vi. Nancy Jane Varnum; b. 24 Aug 1842.
- vii. Abbie P Varnum; b. 9 Jul 1844; m. Rufus William Snow, son of Joshua Snow and Lydia Billings, 1 Sep 1866 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 1926; she was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- viii. James A Varnum; b. 29 Aug 1847; m. Dora F. Mills, daughter of George V. Mills and Dorothy Farnham, 24 Dec 1871 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 7 Oct 1927 at age 80; he was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- ix. Ira Wasson Varnum; b. 20 Dec 1849 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; b. 20 Dec 1849; m. Ella May Darby, daughter of Captain Elisha D Darby and Eliza Ann Perkins, 7 Apr 1872 at Castine, Hancock, Maine; d. 8 May 1935 at Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, at age 85; he was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- x. Lucy Ella Varnum; b. 4 Apr 1851.
- xi. Ella L. Varnum; b. 4 Apr 1854; m. Henry Whetney Stevens, son of Josiah H Stevens and Harriet F. Howard; d. 1945; she was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
Abigail Elizabeth Snowman was born on 2 Jul 1827 at Castine, Hancock, Maine. She married Robert Perkins Patchin, son of David Patchin and Sarah Douglass, on 29 Sep 1845 at Castine, Hancock, Maine. She died on 4 Nov 1898 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 71. She was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
Known children of Joel Varnum and Abigail Elizabeth Snowman all b. at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, were as follows:
- i. Mary Eleanor Varnum; b. 25 Jul 1865; m. Stephen Albert Gray, son of Caleb Atwater Gray and Hannah Elizabeth Gray, 20 Nov 1881 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 28 Jan 1944 at Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, at age 78.
- ii. Wilson Russell Varnum; b. 26 May 1867; m. Agnes M. Farrell, daughter of Simeon M Farrell and Cynthia E. Cook, 21 Aug 1888 at Sullivan, Hancock, Maine; d. 1936; he was buried at Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
- iii. Cora Etta Varnum; b. 1868; baptized 11 Apr 1869 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Clarence J. Young, son of Loring H Young and Emily Simpson Gott; d. 29 Mar 1960 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine.
Sources
- "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F446-LHN : 10 February 2018), Joel Varnum, 08 Feb 1811; citing BROOKSVILLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,614.
- "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FL-MM2 : 10 February 2018), Joel Farnham and Eleanor Door, 07 May 1833; citing Orland,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,726.
- "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FL-MM2 : 10 February 2018), Joel Farnham and Eleanor Door, 07 May 1833; citing Orland,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,726.
- "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQS-627 : 5 November 2017), Joel Farnham, 25 Oct 1892; citing Albion, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm