G2G: Mary (Blackstone) Skillings (abt. 1810 - 1876) Maine, looking for her parents, Thanks

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Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America

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In 1810, there were 26 Skillings in Maine, 25 in Cumberland, one in Kennebec

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Ok thanks Eddie, I was looking around and found this Mary Blackstone Skillings and fugued I’d make her a profile thanking her parents would be easy but I see it is going to take a minute to find her line, at least we have something to work with now. Lol.

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1hr 21 minutes from Summerset to Guilford

1hr 54 minutes from Freeport to Guilford

So Freeport, Cumberland is probably it being all them Skillings living in Cumberland

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time is by auto

they rode horses

gonna check images to see who lived nearby

folks didn't travel far

probably met in church?

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Ok thanks Eddie King

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William Blackstone and John Skillings

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Blackstone-269 William Blackstone (1766-1850) Pownell, Cumberland, Maine 1820 he had a Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 but I got him getting married 1825 and age don’t match 16 thru 25 would make her being born 1795-1804 so I guess it isn’t him.  I will look at another William 

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Found this same as yours you added and it looks like he is brother to William 

Name:	Samuel Blackston
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):	Freeport, Cumberland, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:	1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:	1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	4
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:	2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:	1
Number of Household Members Under 16:	7
Number of Household Members Over 25:	2
Number of Household Members:

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Samuel looks good. Lived close to William and Nathal in 1820. John Skillings listed by Nathal

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Ok I will see if I can find John Skillings, Thanks Eddie.