Samuel Giles (1776 - 1820)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Sherman) Giles — married 16 May 1797 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1820 at age 44 in Boothbay, Boothbay, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1776. Samuel Giles ... He passed away in 1820.

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SAMUEL Giles,6; third son of Joseph and Martha (Pinkham) Giles; b. 1776; m. ELIZABETH SHERMAN of Boothbay; was a farmer, by occupation, and spent his life in Boothbay. He was orderly sergeant of a military company in the war of 1812. He was a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church a number of years. He died of dropsy, Oct. 3,1820, a. 44. His widow Elizabeth is still living, at an advanced age, with her eldest son, on the homestead. She has been a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church fifty years, or more. Their children were— page 154 ....

916. Benjamin P.,7; b. July 15, 1811; lives in Boothbav; Justice of the Peace since 1853; 111. Mary Merry, Sept. 15, 1833. Their children are, all b.in Boothbay—

917. George E.,8; b. Aug. 19, 1834; m. Margery Brewer, Nov. 3, 1854. Children—

Samuel Giles (Joseph}) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Eleazer and Elizabeth Sherman, 1797. They settled where the late Charles Giles lived , now the home of Alonzo Matthews. [see image, map # 121 Charles Giles] He was a stone mason, a good workman, and an industrious man. He worked in all parts of the town, stoning wells, building cellar walls, house foundations and bridge abutments. See Chap. XVI for town service. He d. Oct. 3, 1820; she d. Mar. 21, 1867.

Children:

22 Lydia, b. Oct. 1, 1798; m. Jacob Toothacher, 1826; res. in B.; 3 chil.: Andrew, Samuel G. and Sarah E.; d. Feb. 16, 1884.

23 Charles, b. Nov. 12, 1801, q. v.

24 Martha, b. Mar. 11, 1804; m. Nathan Greenleaf, West., 1833.

25 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 15, 1807; m. John Bryer, 1828; res. B.

26 Samuel, b. Feb. 2, 1809; m. in New Orleans; set. there, following the sea; see Cas.; left wid. and chil.

27 Benjamin P., b. July 15, 1812, q. v.

28 Paul, b. Mar. 10, 1814, q. v.

29 Eleazer, b. Apr. 1, 1818, q. v.

30 Abigail S., b. Apr. 19, 1821; m. Jonas Knights, West., 1842.

page 530 HISTORY OF BOOTHBAY.

Sources

The Giles Memorial. Genealogical Memoirs of the Families Bearing the Names ... By John Adams VINTON