James Buck Kirk (1809 - 1887)

Born 2 Aug 1809 in Bristol, Lincoln, District of Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1887 at age 78 in Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

Biography

James was born on 2 August 1809 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine. He was the son of William Kirk and his wife Mary Atkins.^[1]

James married Susan Hilton on 25 December 1831 in Solon, Somerset, Maine, United States.^[2]

Their daughter Edith was born in 1832. His wife Susan died soon thereafter, and the widow married Mary N. Weeks about 1840. In the 1850 census James (age 37) was in Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.^[3]

1850 Household

In the 1860 census James (age 51) was in Town of Monson, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.^[4]

1860 Household

In the 1870 census James (age 61) was in Monson, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.^[5]

1870 Household

James' wife Mary died in April 1873. James married Mary O. Eveleth on 11 August 1873 in Monson, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.^[6]

In the 1880 census James (age 70) was the married head of household in Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.^[7]

1850 Household

James died on 4 September 1887,^[8] and was buried in 1887 in the Old Cemetery in Abbot Village, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 10557; Record number: 309;
   FamilySearch (accessed 15 January 2022)
   James Buck Kirk birth on 2 Aug 1809 (born 2 Aug 1809) in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 12061; Record number: 17;
   FamilySearch (accessed 15 January 2022)
   James Kirk marriage to Susan Hilton on 25 Dec 1831 in Solon, Somerset, Maine, United States.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch (accessed 15 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00125
   James B Kirk (37) in Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   Citing Page: 24; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 433; FHL microfilm: 803433; Record number: 6608;
   FamilySearch (accessed 15 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00214
   James B Kirk (51) in Town of Monson, Piscataquis, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   Citing Page: 1; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 000552055; Record number: 9922;
   FamilySearch (accessed 15 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00269
   James B Kirk (61) head of household in Monson, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 11554;
   FamilySearch (accessed 15 January 2022)
   James B Kirk marriage to Mary O. Eveleth on 11 Aug 1873 in Monson, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.
7. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   Citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch (accessed 15 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00185
   James D Kirk (70), married head of household in Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States. Born in Maine, United States.
8. ↑ Burial: "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990"
   Citing Burial, Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,780.
   FamilySearch (accessed 15 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00984
   James B Kirk burial (died on 4 Sep 1887) in 1887 in Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.
9. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97016158/james-b-kirk : accessed 15 January 2022), memorial page for James B. Kirk (2 Aug 1809–4 Sep 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #97016158, citing Old Cemetery, Abbot Village, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Cemetery Hopper (contributor 46953331).