Joseph Willard Foss (1834)

Born 10 Feb 1834 in Machias, Washington, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Melissa (Longfellow) Foss — married after 10 Nov 1854 in Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Joseph Willard Foss was born, 10 Feb 1834, in that part of Machias, Maine, set off in 1846 as Marshfield, the son of Joseph Foss and Sarah Getchell; ^{[1] [2]} married, intentions at Marshfield, 10 Nov 1854, Melissa Longfellow, ^[3] born at Machias, Maine, 16 Jul 1835, the daughter of Martin Longfellow and Sarah "Sally" Hadley; ^{[4] [5] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBT-CLT : 14 January 2020), Joseph Willard Foss, 1834.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VC-127 : 22 December 2020), Joseph W Foss in household of Joseph Foss, Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Russell Clare Farnham, CG, A Longfellow Genealogy (Walrus Publishers, Inverness, Florida, 2002. Printed by McNaughton & Gunn, Inc., Saline, Michigan; ISBN: 0-9717141-0-X. 1160 pages), p. 610. Cit. Date: 16 Apr 2021.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBT-LMQ : 14 January 2020), Ellen Jane Longfellow, 1833.
5. ↑ Bangor Historical Magazine, "Jonathan Longfellow of Machias, and Family" (Joseph W. Porter, editor and publisher, Chas. H. Glass & Co., Printers, Bangor, Maine, 1892, 238 pages), Vol. 7, p. 104. Cit. Date: 11 Apr 2021.