Benjamin E Jordan (abt. 1801 - 1878)

Born about 4 Jan 1801 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States of America [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Abigail (Dyer) Jordan — married 13 Nov 1828 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1878 at about age 77 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Benjamin was born in Maine in about 1801. He was the son of Nathaniel Jordan (1766-1853) and Mary Jordan (abt.1770-).

Benjamin married Sarah Dyer in July 1828 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.^[1]

Benjamin married Abigail Wallace on 6 July 1832 in Portland, Maine, United States.^[2] Benjamin and Abigail had about five children.

Benjamin reported his occupation as distiller on the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Census reports.

Benjamin was mentioned on a memorial in Riverside Cemetery, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States with a death date of 23 December 1878.^[3]

Note

Note: He m. 2nd, Sarah Wallace

Sarah was called his first wife, no other listed.

VR North America "Benjamin Jordan & Sarah Dyer 13 Nov 1828, Portland"

• No notes found as to what arrangement was made with his first wife before he remarried. She is possibly this Sally Jordan who was counted with Benjamin's father on the 1850 U.S. Census.^[4]

• Note that the Geneanet Family Tree source on ancestry.com connects Benjamin's children with his first wife, Sarah Dyer. All located records indicate that Abigail Wallace was the mother of all five children.

• Child: "Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVX-VDS : accessed 19 May 2015), Sarah W Jordan, 22 Sep 1834, Birth; citing Portland, , Maine, United States, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,002,615.

• World Family Tree: Author: Family Tree Maker: Note: NS412203: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y

• Family Tree Maker CD523: Title: Maine Historical & Genealogical Recorder, Vol. III, 1886: Publication: Maine & New Hampshire Settlers, 1600's-1900's (CD523): Note: NS195373: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
   citing Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm
   FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-LB5N (accessed 30 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BL-HX5F Image number 00247
   Benjamin Jordan marriage to Sarah Dyer in Jul 1828 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
   citing Portland, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm
   FamilySearch Record: 2HVX-VZ4 (accessed 30 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-KFJP
   Benjamin Jordan marriage to Abigail Wallace on 6 Jul 1832 in Portland, Maine, United States.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #60390920 (accessed 30 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Benjamin Jordan (1800-23 Dec 1878), citing Riverside Cemetery, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Charlie Morgan (contributor 47142894).
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 004193969; FHL microfilm: 9721; Image number: 364; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01171-7
   FamilySearch Record: M6JG-ZPR (accessed 30 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DRR9-SC3
   Sally Jordan (40) in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JG-BZJ : accessed 4 May 2015), Benjn Jordan, Portland, ward 7, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing family 555, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  citing Page: 238; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170018; FHL microfilm: 803436; Image number: 442; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01728-5
  FamilySearch Record: MDHV-BQC (accessed 30 September 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS3-TCX
  Benjamin Jordan (60) in Portland City 7th Ward, Cumberland, Maine, United States. Born in Me.

• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
  citing Page: 109; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 26; Digital film/folder number: 004269638; FHL microfilm: 000552038; Image number: 332; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01447-3
  FamilySearch Record: M6DD-VVP (accessed 30 September 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6WSH-WB
  Benjamin Jordan (70) head of household in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.

• Early American Newspapers, Series I, 1690-1876: Publication: NEHGS: Note: NS123873: Source Media Type: Newspaper: Master Listing Source: Y

• The Reverend Robert Jordan Memorial: Author: Jordan, Tristram Frost: Publication: Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1882: Note: NS357153: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y