James Libby Scott (abt. 1783 - 1850)

Born about 1783 in Machias, Washington, District of Maine [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Hanson) Scott — married 10 Mar 1806 in Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1850 at about age 67 in Chester, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Biography

James Libby Scott, was born c1783 (from age at death), probably at Machias, Maine, the son of John Scott and Fanny Thompson, died at Chester, Maine, 11 Nov 1850, ae 67y, ^[1] and is buried there in the Scott Cemetery. ^{[2] [3]}

He married at Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, 10 Mar 1806, Joanna Hanson, born, probably at Saint Andrews, 26 Dec 1788 (calculated from reported age at death), ^[4] and baptized at All Saints Church, Saint Andrews, 15 Sep 1790, the daughter of John Hanson and Elizabeth Clark; died at Chester, Maine, 5 Feb 1852, ae 63y 2m 15d. ^[5]

James and Joanna reportedly moved to Chester in 1824. ^{[6] [7] [8]} In Jan and Jun 1822, James and Joanna sold two lots of land in Saint George, New Brunswick, on the eastern side of the Magaguadavic River, one consisting of 100 acres, the other including all houses and barns. ^{[9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Old Cemetery Association, Series 1, Penobscot County, p. 313
2. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-M4B7 : 1 March 2021), James L Scott, 1850; citing Chester, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Scott Family Cemetery Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,215.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for James L Scott (unknown–11 Nov 1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #132419990, citing Scott Cemetery, Chester, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Bertram (contributor 47534886).
4. ↑ Maine Old Cemetery Association, Series 1, Penobscot County, p. 313
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Joanna A Hanson Scott (21 Nov 1788–5 Feb 1852), Find A Grave: Memorial #132420098, citing Scott Cemetery, Chester, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Bertram (contributor 47534886).
6. ↑ Booker, Mabel Libby, History and Genealogy of Chester, Maine (Typescript; Chester, Maine, c1950; owning institution: Allen County Public Library; digital edition: FamilySearch International), p. 150, which gives his date of death as 1851. Cit. Date: 11 Apr 2023.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPG-XMT : 20 February 2021), James Scott, Township 1, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing 15, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 9,701.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VQ-JR2 : 22 December 2020), James L Scott, Chester, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Charlotte Co, NB, deeds G:373-75, H:27-28
10. ↑ Joseph Crook Anderson II, CG, FASG, editor, Maine Families in 1790, Volume 9 (Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 48, Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 2005, 670 pages), p. 444. Cit. Date: 11 Apr 2023.