Mary Parker (McLellan) Twombly (1813 - abt. 1860)

Born 31 May 1813 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Royal Thaxter Twombly — married 17 Sep 1837 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died about 1860 at about age 46 in Michigan, United States

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Biography

Birth

Mary Parker (McLellan) Twombly was born on 31 May 1813 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, daughter of David McLellan (1786 - 1860) and Betsy (Phinney) McLellan (1787 - 1865).

Siblings

• Emeline (McLellan) Edwards (1810 - 1846)
• Thomas McLellan (1815 -? )
• David McLellan Jr. (1818 - 1844)
• Betsy McLellan (1820 - 1827)
• James McLellan (1823 - 1856)
• Sarah Jane (McLellan) Heath (1826 -?)

Mary (24) married Royal Thaxter Twombly (23) (1813 - 1885) on 17 Sep 1837 in Gorham.

Royal T. Twombly and Mary T. McLellan were married on 3 September 1837 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. ^[1]

Children

• Royal W Twombly (~1839 - ?)
• Elizabeth Lewis Twombly (1842 - 1914)
• Arthur Mclellan Twombly (<1845 - ~1915)
• Francis L. Twombly (1847 - 1908).

Residence

In 1850, the Twombly family lived in Berrien Township, Berrien, County, Michigan. The household included

Royal T. Troombly, 36, born in New Hampshire (error), a merchant, with $7000 in real estate

Mary Troombly, 37, b. Maine

Royal W Troombly, 11, b. Michigan

Elizabeth L Troombly, 9, b. Michigan

Arthur Troombly, 7, b. Michigan

Frances M Troombly, 5, b. Michigan

Francis T Troombly, 3, b. Michigan

Mary M Edwards, 14, b. Maine

Mary Britt, 21, b. Indiana ^[2]

In 1860, the Twombly family lived in the Fifth Ward of Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. The family included

R T Trombly , 46, born in Maine, a merchant, with $24K in real estate and $26K in personal estate

Mary P Trombly 47 Maine

R W Trombly 21 Michigan, a clerk

Elizabeth L Trombly 19 Michigan

Arthur McL Trombly 16 Michigan, a clerk

Francis M Trombly 15 Michigan, in school

Francis L Trombly 13 Michigan, in school

Lewis C Trombly 8 Michigan, in school

Ida Staples 7 Michigan, in school

Mary Johnson 30 Scotland , a servant ^[3]

Death

Mary died about 1860 in Michigan aged ~47.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-QP5L : 22 July 2021), Royal T Twombly and Mary T Mclellan, 03 Sep 1837; citing Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8Z-WP5 : 12 April 2016), Royal T Troombly, Berrien county, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing family 141, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD6-KMV : 18 February 2021), R T Trombly, 1860.