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Thomas Wiswall was born in Aug 1723, in Newton, Massachusetts. Father: Captain Noah Wiswall (b 7 Sep 1699 Newton, MA) - Mother: Thankful Fuller (b 23 Dec 1704). He married Eunice Jones, daughter of Nathaniel Jones and Mary Cook, on Thursday, 13 Jun 1748 in Boston, Massachusetts.2 Thomas Wiswall died on 22 Oct 1791 in Arundel (now Kennebunkport), Maine, at age 68.2
" Wiswall, Thomas, came from Newton. He was probably a descendant of Thomas Wiswall, who resided in Dorchester in 1639, and who removed to Newton, where he died, Dec. 6, 1683. Mr. Hovey says, "June 30, 1752, Israel Stone from Boston with a family, their names Wiswall, to live in Jones's house." Mr. Wiswall's wife was Eunice Jones, and the house belonged to her brother, who, however, never lived in this town. It was the house previously occupied by Samuel Littlefield, opposite the present dwelling house of Seth Grant [See Image]. Mr. Wiswall lived but two years at the cape, when he purchased the situation of Rowlandson Bond at the village. He built the first wharf on the eastern side of Kennebunk river; and was engaged in the fishing, coasting, lumber, and West India business, and became wealthy. He owned the first West Indiaman in this District. lie died Oct. 22, 1791, aged 68 years. His wife died Aug. 3, 1795, aged 71. His children were, Eunice, born in Newton, July 14, 1751, married Ebenezer Hovey, in 17(57 ; Hannah, born Feb. 27, 1753, married Joseph Lord in 1773; Esther, born April 23, 1755, married John Walker 1773; Sarah, born April 18, 1757, married John Patten 1779; Mary, died young; Lucy, born Jan. 7, 1705, married Thatcher Goddard 1788; Susannah, born May 11, 1767, married Joseph Perkins ; and four sons that died young. One of his sons, Phineas, was drowned in Kennebunk river. The names of two of the others, were Noah and Thomas. " History of Kennebunk Port
"Wiswall, Thomas, s. Noah and Thankful, ___ [? b. after ch. b. Mar. 31, 1745]."[1] He died age 68 years, 2 months, which calculates to about August 1723.
Note: Elizabeth Goddard, "Thomas Wiswall of Newton MA & Arundel ME, his Parentage and Marriage History," NEHGR Vol. 164 (Jul 2010):191-2 suggests that Thomas Wiswall, whose birth date is not recorded, he and sister Elizabeth were likely born early in their parents' marriage, and not after 1745 when their mother died.
Thomas Wiswall died 22 Oct. 1791, aged 68 years, 2 months.[2]
Thomas was buried in the Arundel Cemetery, Kennebunkport, York County,
Maine, USA, where his inscription reads:[3]
Sacred to the Memory of
Mr. THOMAS WISWALL
who departed this life
Oct. 22, 1791
Aged 68 Years and 2 months
"Man goeth to his long home
neither hath he any more a portion
forever in any thing that is done
under the sun."
A photograph of his gravestone can be viewed at Findagrave.com Memorial # 73128443.
History of Kennebunk Port, from its first discovery by Bartholomew Gosnold, May 14, 1602, to A. D. 1837 by Bradbury, Charles https://archive.org/details/historyofkennebu00brad/page/286/mode/1up?q=Wiswall
Rice, Franklin P. Worcester Births, Marriages, and Deaths. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Society of Antiquity, 1894), 1:153. Jones, Eunice, d. of Nathaniel and Mary, Nov. 21, 1724.
Goddard, Elizabeth. Thomas Wiswall of Newton and Arundel, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 164:196.
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