Joel Foss (1815 - 1897)

Born 29 Jul 1815 in Albion, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Mehitable (Palmer) Foss — married 8 Apr 1841 in Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Nov 1897 at age 82 in Danforth, Washington, Maine, USA

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Biography

Descendant of Job Shattuck - Patriot.

Descendant of Sarah (Hartwell) Shattuck - Patriot.

Descendant of Benjamin Simpson - Patriot.

Descendant of Mary (Perkins) Bradbury - Accused Witch.

When Joel Foss was born on July 29, 1815, in Albion, Maine, his father, Joseph Foss, was 26 and his mother, Roxanna Simpson, was 34. He married Mary Mehitable Palmer on April 8, 1841, in Weston, Maine. They had six children in 14 years. He died on November 21, 1897, in Danforth, Maine, having lived a long life of 82 years, and was buried there.

Among the other citizens who were in the town at the time of its incorporation we may name the following: Mr. Joel foss, son of Joseph Foss, came from Lincoln in 1831, but did not settle upon a farm in the town until 1840, when he took the lot upon which Mr. J.C. Foss now lives, part of section 8. He cleared this farm and lived on it 10 years and then moved to the farm on which Mr. Charles Clark now lives where he lived until 1872, when he moved to Danforth and now keeps a public house in that village. Mr. Foss was a prominent citizen of Weston and well known throughout the county. He was for many years engaged in land surveying and was a member of the board of county commissioners from 1858 to 1861. He was also a member of the State Legislature in 1852 and the two following years and also in 1881. Mr. Orrington S. Foss lived with his father, Joseph Foss, and afterward moved to Orono where he died.^[1][2]

• Fact: Residence (1850) Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States^[3]
• Fact: Occupation (1853-1854) State Legislature (House) - Weston, Maine.^[4]
• Fact: Residence (1860) Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States^[5]
• Fact: Employment (1860) Weston Postmaster Appoint.: 6 Mar 1860^[6]
• Fact: Residence (1870) Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States^[7]
• Fact: Residence (1880) Danforth, Washington, Maine. United States^[8]
• Fact: Occupation (1881-1882) State Legislature (House) - Danforth, Maine.^[9]
• Fact: Burial (November 1897) Hilltop Cemetery, Danforth, Washington, Maine, United States

Sources

1. ↑ (p. 38)History of Aroostook, Volume 1
2. ↑ History of Aroostook. vol. I. Hon. Edward Wiggin, The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle (Me.), 1922. This history was hand compiled by Wiggin during his travels through The County, in the 1890s. George H. Collins assembled his notes for publication. Pg 34-36;pg 38-39[1]
3. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census; Name: Joel Foss; Age: 35; Birth Year: abt 1815; Birthplace: Maine; Occupation: Farmer[2]
4. ↑ Maine State Legislature; Legislators' Biographical Database[3]
5. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census; Name: Joel Foss; Age: 44; Birth Year: abt 1816; Birth Place: Maine; Home in 1860: Weston, Aroostook, Maine; Occupation: Postmaster; Occupation: Farmer[4]
6. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 53; Archive Publication #: M841; Appointment Date: 6 Mar 1860; Volume #: 27; Volume Year Range: 1857-1876[5]
7. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census; Name: Joel Foss; Age in 1870: 55; Birth Date: abt 1815; Home in 1870: Weston, Aroostook, Maine; Occupation: Farmer[6]
8. ↑ 880 United States Federal Census; Name: Joel Foss; Age: 64; Birth Date: Abt 1816; Birthplace: Maine; Home in 1880: Danforth, Washington, Maine, USA; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Mary Foss; Father's Birthplace: Maine; Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts; Occupation: Hotel Keeper[7]
9. ↑ Maine State Legislature; Legislators' Biographical Database[8]

• Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X3-TYL : 14 January 2020), Mary Palmer in entry for Joel Foss, 1841.[9]
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 May 2021, 20:20), entry for Joel Foss (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC5P-V1K ); contributed by various users.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #117154858