Moses Staples 2nd (1778 - 1862)

Born 9 Feb 1778 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, ME

Ancestors

Husband of Betsey (Rufnelle) Staples — married 17 Jul 1800 in Mount Desert Island, Maine

Descendants

Died 1862 at about age 83 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, ME

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Moses Staples II and Betsey Ruffneal were married on 21 Jul 1800 [should be 17 July 1800] in Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Marriage date also reported as 2 July, 1802. Error? [July ye 2nd 1800 this Dat Published the Bans..."]

Betsey Ruffneal (daughter of Augustus Ruffneal and Betsey (Nancy)) was born on 5 Mar 1781 in Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, USA. She died in 1858 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. She was buried in Rose Hill cemetery, Atlantic.

Moses Staples, 2d, in 18oo bought the tract of land first taken up by John Rich, extending from the Finney to the Joyce lot. His wife was Betsey Rufnelle, of Tremont, whose father was a Frenchman and came to Mount Desert from Boston. They occupied for several years a log house left by Mr. Rich, their first child being born there. He afterwards built a .house that was located just across the road from where Francis Torrey now lives. Mr. Staples died in 1862, aged eighty-four years. Betsey, his wife, died in 1858, aged seventy-seven years. They were the parents of ten children, the first of whom was born in 18oo. Most of the children settled here, and they were an enterprising family. Their daughters were: Mary, wife of William Joyce; Hannah, wife of Rev. Benjamin F. Stinson; Sally, first wife of Jacob Reed, who died in 1865, aged fifty-nine years; Susan, wife of Edward Gott, who died in 1894, aged seventy-seven years. Mrs. Stinson died in 1895, aged eighty-five years. She was the last survivor of the family. Their sons were: Franklin B., who bought the land we have spoken of as being taken up by Joshua Staples; it included all the land now owned by Capt. John S. Staples, besides the lots owned by Capt. Ebenezer M. Staples, Thomas Pinkham, Capt. Emery E. Joyce, Emery Barbour, Ellis R. Joyce and William H. Burns; .his wife was Lucy R. Smith, by whom he ha.d five children, as follows: Capt. Hezekiah Staples, who married Abigail York, of Ellsworth, where he now resides ; Gilman, whose wife w'as Mercy Stockbridge, and resides on the Finney place; Reuben, who died young; Capt. John S., whose first wife was Rosilla Staples, who, together with her child, died of diphtheria; he afterwards married her sister, Lucy J. Staples; he owns the homestead lot; one daughter was the wife of Levi Staples; Mr. Staples died in 1879, aged seventy-eight years; Lucy R., his wife, died the same year, aged seventy-three. A History of Swan's Island, Maine Herman Wesley Small M.D.

Birth

Birth:

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Record ID Number: MH:IF73927

Date: 9 FEB 1778

Place: Swan's Island, Hancock County, ME

Death

Death:

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Record ID Number: MH:IF73928

Date: 1862

Place: Swan's Island, Hancock County, ME

Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I1554

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Burial

Burial:

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Record ID Number: MH:IF74065

Place: Swan's Island, Hancock County, ME, Atlantic Cemetery

Source

http://www.swansisland.org/swansgenealogy/MosesStaples/b958.htm#P958

'CAUTIONARY NOTE: See Moses Staples Jr. Burn Coat Island [Swan's Island] Maine; page is appended to the Deer Isle census.'

"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22849-46731-44?cc=1804228 : 10 June 2015), Maine > Hancock > Deer Isle > image 8 of 9; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-40623-37804-58?cc=2242151 : 16 April 2015), Sproul - Stevens > image 1557 of 3412; Maine State Library, Augusta.

"Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-40623-40108-6?cc=2242151 : 16 April 2015), Sproul - Stevens > image 1562 of 3412; Maine State Library, Augusta.

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