Samuel Cane (1721 - aft. 1797)

Born 30 Nov 1721 in York, York, ME

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Low) Cane — married 13 Dec 1743 in Wells, York, ME

Husband of Abigail (Pierce) Cane — married about 1760 in Sanford, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 4 May 1797 after age 75 in Sedgwick, Maine

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Biography

sentinel Samuel Cane served with the His Majesty's service during the French and Indian War.
Service Started: Aug 29 1758
Unit(s): Sentinels
Service Ended: Oct 31 1758

Phillipstown now Sanford, Maine "In 1755, fifty men were employed to scout between Lebanon and Saco River. Every recruit who furnished his own gun received eighteen shillings bounty ; also the statute reward for captives and scalps. Enlistments were made for five months from June 20. In 1758, eighteen scouts were stationed at Phillipstown. The muster roll for that year contains the names of several Phillipstown men. Naphtali Harmon, sergeant, Eobert Miller, Samuel Cane , Joshua "Wittum, Joseph Stanley, Michael Bran (Brawn), John Thompson, Joseph Bounds, James Geare, James Chadbourn, John "Willson, and John Staples , sentinels, were on duty in His Majesty's service at Phillipstown, August 29-October 31, nine weeks and one day. Amount due for said service, thirty-seven pounds, eight shillings, nine pence. "William Babb was in Captain Jonathan Bean's company, at the Saco block-house, October 17-29, 1756, and also in 1757-8. In imagination we see these men scouting through the woods, far out on the border of civilization, — sturdy men inured to hardships and exposed to danger, who, in after years, enjoyed the comforts and happiness that come from peace. ..." History of Sanford_page 39

Research Notes

Note: Samuel Cane noted above, Samuel Cane's sister, Mercy Cane, married Samuel Staples, father of John Staples, also noted above. All three families later are found at/near Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine.

Samuel was born about 1721. Samuel Cain ... He passed away after 1790. ^[1]

"Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43H-8BL : 4 December 2014), Samuel Cane, 30 Nov 1721; citing York, York, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,836.

Nicholas Cane Family born York

Marriage Intention "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DB-FZG : 4 December 2014), Samuel Cain and Lydia Low, 24 Sep 1743; citing Wells, York, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,622.

1st Marriage to Lydia Low, 2nd Book of Town Records 1714-1777 page 414 page 15 VR of Wells Maine by Piction Press.

Samuel Cane's father settled at Phillipstown/Sanford in 1739. Phillipstown was Samuel Cane's home until about 1770, when he settled at Sedgwick.

Benjamin's River.

Majabigaduce /Castine, Maine _ " The Artificers and Inhabitants Who Built Fort Geroge 1779-1780 " by Robert Carver Brooks _ Sam. Cane; Skill_Laborer; Pay Rate_2/6; No. of Days_12; Employed Sept 1779 . page 59 May 2004 Volume 26; The Maine Genealogist . Noted the pay rate above is probably 2s. 6d. (61 cents) per day.

Settlement at Sedgwick, Maine about 1770. Samuel Cane stated, in a 1785 census by Rufus Putnam, that he had been at Sedgwick [Maine] for 15 years. He is listed, in the local history,as one of the early settlers of Sedgwick, Maine. The Maine historical magazine

Early Settlers.

Note: the Cains below, at Bluehill, are his children by second wife, Abigail, born/recorded at Sedgwick, Maine.

Vital records of Sedgwick, Maine...prior to 1800, (North Brooksville, Me.): Limeburner, Grace, comp., (1941) pages 13 & 14.

[Noted: Samuel & Abigails children. I suspect the first two may have been born in Sanford, as Samuel settled at Sedgwick about 1770.]

Lydia b 24 June 1764_

Joseph b 11 April 1767_

Abigail b 10 May 1771_

Mary b 26 May 1778_

The local history of Blue Hill, Maine reflects the following:

"James Carter, Jr., was born at Damariscotta, Me., Oct. 31,1764, came to Blue Hill with his father's family in 1770 at the age of six years. He married, first, Hannah Bartlett, March 8,1792. She died leaving one child, and he married, second, Mercy Cain, of Sedgwick, born Nov. 10,1773, by whom there were twelve children. He died Nov. 4,1834, aged seventy, and Mercy his widow, a number of years later. David Carter, brother of James, jr., who settled upon Long Island in 1796, was born in Edgecomb, Me., July 24, 1768, married Abigail Cain, of Sedgwick, Oct. 17, 1791. Mr. Carter died March 14, 1844, aged seventy-five years and eight months. There s no record of the death of Abigail Cain, his wife, at hand. The children by their marriage were: ...

In the youth of the writer, Samuel Cain, brother to the wives of James and David Carter, lived upon Long Island, but just where, it is now not easy to locate. He was a tall, thin man with sharp features and a prominent nose, and by the wags of the day, was called "the mosquito maker". When he made his appearance on the main land the word would be passed around with the caution "Look out for mosquitos, for Sam Cain has just brought a raft of them from Long Island." Mr. Cain has been dead many years- peace to his ashes, and though a very worthy man, the story of his mosquito making doubtless sticks to some people left, who knew him besides the writer."

Historical sketches of Bluehill, Maine By R[ufus] G[eorge] F[rederick] Candage, Bluehill historical society, Blue Hill, Me [ page 69 & 71 ] Noted; the above references to Cain family, at Bluehill, are for the children of Samuel Cane and 2nd wife Abigail, of Sedgwick, Maine.

Sources

• Records of First Church of Wells_ page 315,

The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 75, by Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic Genealogical Society

• Emery, Edwin, 1836-1895; Emery, William Morrell

The history of Sanford, Maine. 1661-1900 1901 Fall River, Mass., The compiler Page 70

• Emery, Edwin, 1836-1895; Emery, William Morrell

The history of Sanford, Maine. 1661-1900 1901 Fall River, Mass., The compiler Page 277

• Emery, Edwin, 1836-1895; Emery, William Morrell The history of Sanford, Maine. 1661-1900 1901 Fall River, Mass., The compiler Page 327

• Samuel Cane [transcribed as Samuel Case (or Cave)] SEDGWICK, MAINE. LIST OF SETTLERS AT NO. IV (NOW SEDGWICK) DIST. OF ME., TAKEN 1785, NOVEMBER 16. https://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2007/10/settlers-of-sedgwick-1785.html

• SAMUEL CANE [as Samuel Cain 1790 census of Sedwick]

Series M637 1790 Hancock, Lincoln, Maine, United States Census "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYY-9467?cc=1803959&wc=3XT9-3YT%3A1584070931%2C1584070973%2C1584070989 : 14 May 2015), Maine > Hancock > image 2 of 3; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• The Artificers and Inhabitants Who Built Fort Geroge 1779-1780 The Maine Genealogist. Farmington, ME: The Maine Genealogical Society, 1977-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB531/i/14529/59/38834366

• Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/29CM-FRW

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43H-8BL : 14 January 2020), Samuel Cane, 1721.

• "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DB-FZG : 22 July 2021), Samuel Cain, 1743.

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKK-Y14

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Adrian Stanley, Wednesday, November 27, 2013.

Birth of John Cane https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9N8-9C18

Marriage of John Cane https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9N8-9CTZ

m. intention "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9N8-9SSX?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.

Mary Favour https://archive.org/details/newenglandhistor76wate/page/194/mode/2up?q=favour

• History of Sanford 1756 petition Documentary history of the state of Maine https://archive.org/details/documentaryhisto13main/page/28/mode/2up?q=john+staple&view=theater

Acknowledgments

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