It is stated in NEHGS Journal Vol. 84, pages 454-455, that William was a ship builder and merchant and that he lived in Lewiston and Freeport.
United States Census, 1850 [1] Lewiston, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Garcelen M 64 Maine
Mary Garcelen F 70 Maine
Ann A Clark F 11 Maine
William Garcelen M 87 Massachusetts
Maria Garcelen F 88 Massachusetts
Hannah Town F 91 Massachusetts
James Fitzgerald M 21 Ireland
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VM-RJK : 22 December 2020), Mary Garcelen in household of William Garcelen, Lewiston, Lincoln, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Vital Records of Gloucester, MA to 1850
Information provided by Carolyn Halstead
Indexed by FamilySearch, Maine Births & Christenings, 1739-1900, LDS Film No. 223931, Civil Records, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine:
Ancestors and Descendants of James Garcelon and Deliverance Annis : from Guernsey and Gloucester to Maine in the 18th Century. , 2003. Internet resource.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: