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Amos W. Varnum (1817 - 1852)

Born in Penobscot, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States
Died at age 35 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States

Amos W. Varnum

Ancestors ancestors

Son of and

Brother of [half]

Husband of — married 25 Nov 1848 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States map icon at age 31

[children unknown]

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Family Tree of Amos Varnum

Amos

Amos W. Varnum

Ancestors ancestors

Son of Jeremiah Varnum and Elizabeth (Wescott) Varnum

Brother of William Brooks Grant Sr. [half]

Husband of Mehitable Peters Osgood — married 25 Nov 1848 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States map icon at age 31

[children unknown]

Parents
Jeremiah Varnum

08 Jan 1782 -
Penobscot, Lincoln, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States

Elizabeth Wescott

23 Nov 1789 - 17 Feb 1871
Penobscot, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Grandparents
Gershom Farnham

aft 1749 - 22 Sep 1827
Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire

Dolley Moore

05 Dec 1759 - abt 12 Feb 1827
Kittery, York, Province of Massachusetts Bay

William Wescott

24 Oct 1766 - 14 Dec 1848
South Penobscot, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine

Margaret Haney

29 Dec 1772 - 08 Jun 1852
Penobscot, Hancock, Maine

Great-Grandparents
Mathew Farnham

04 Aug 1719 - 11 Nov 1757
York, Massachusetts Bay

Dorothy Webber

11 Feb 1720 - abt 1793
York, Maine

David Moore

abt 19 Sep 1736 - 20 Oct 1774
York, York County, Maine

Bethiah Cole

25 Aug 1734 - 1803
York, Province of Massachusetts

William Wescott Jr.

03 Mar 1734 - bef 08 Mar 1792
York, Province of Maine

Elizabeth Perkins

06 Jan 1737 -
York, York, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

[Haney great-grandfather?]

[Haney great-grandmother?]

2nd-Great-Grandparents

25 May 1689 - 16 May 1758

abt 1692 - 1758

02 Jun 1690 - abt 1741

1694 - 1739

1695 - bef 31 Dec 1781

17 Feb 1696 - 1782

abt 12 Jun 1712 -

12 Sep 1714 - aft 1757

[Wescott g-g-grandfather?]

[Wescott g-g-grandmother?]

08 Mar 1712 - 08 Mar 1792

20 Jun 1717 - 28 May 1795

Descendants of Amos Varnum

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Biography

Sources

  • Birth: "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
    citing Reference: Items 1-2; Digital film/folder number: 008128456; FHL microfilm: 11752
    FamilySearch Record: F4CC-VHY (accessed 20 February 2026)
    Amos Varnum born on 26 Feb 1817, son of Jeremiah Varnum & Elizabeth Grant, in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  • Marriage: "Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1921"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007595324; FHL microfilm: 000010608; Image number: 200
    FamilySearch Record: Q283-1JD6 (accessed 20 February 2026)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9N7-X2BT
    Amos W Varnum marriage to Mehitabel P Osgood on 25 Nov 1848 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  • Marriage: "Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1921"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007595324; FHL microfilm: 000010608; Image number: 184
    FamilySearch Record: Q283-1FFZ (accessed 20 February 2026)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99N7-XKZD
    Amos W Barnum marriage to Mehitable P Osgood on 21 Dec 1848 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  • Marriage: "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007595324; FHL microfilm: 10608
    FamilySearch Record: F4FQ-HLM (accessed 20 February 2026)
    Amos W Varnum marriage to Mehitable P Osgood on 24 Dec 1848 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  • Marriage: "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007595324; FHL microfilm: 10608; Record number: 603; Packet letter: A
    FamilySearch Record: F46N-K4B (accessed 20 February 2026)
    Amos W Varnum marriage to Mehitable P Osgood on 24 Dec 1848 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  • Birth of daughter Clara A: "Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1921"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007595324; FHL microfilm: 000010608; Image number: 242
    FamilySearch Record: Q283-1J88 (accessed 20 February 2026)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89N7-XLQ9
    Clara A born to Amos W in 1849 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  • Birth of daughter Clara A Varnum: "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007595324; FHL microfilm: 10608
    FamilySearch Record: F448-LVD (accessed 20 February 2026)
    Clara A Varnum born to Amos W Varnum on 27 Sep 1849 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States.
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