John Jordan (1768 - 1854)

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas (Lord) Jordan — married 1 Jul 1792 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States

Died 1 Feb 1854 at age 85 in Mariaville, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

John Jordan; b. 21 Apr 1768^[1] at Trenton, Hancock, Maine the son of Ebenezer Jordan and Lucy Tarbox;

m. Dorcas Lord 1 Jul 1792^[2] at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine;

He died 1 Feb 1854 at Mariaville, Hancock, Maine, age 85 years and 9 months; he was buried^[3] at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine.

Find A Grave: Memorial #110420743

Notes:

1. Birth recorded in Trenton vital records, however he was likely born in Biddeford or Cape Elizabeth
2. Trenton was called Thornbury and Thorndike Plantation prior to incorporation as Trenton in 1789

Known children of John Jordan and Dorcas Lord were as follows:

• i. John Chase Jordan; b. 26 Mar 1793 at Union River, Hancock, Maine; m. Lucy Tarbox Jordan, daughter of Nathaniel Jordan and Betsey Harding; m. Abigail Moore Sep 1832 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; d. 1 Feb 1854 at age 60.

• ii. Ebenezer Jordan; b. 9 Jan 1795 at Union River, Hancock, Maine; m. Lucinda Parsons 19 Nov 1818; m. Louisa (--?--) 29 Nov 1840 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; m. Harriet Rosebrook Young, daughter of Josiah Young and Roxanna Guptill, 5 Sep 1846 at Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine; d. 13 Mar 1879 at Mariaville, Hancock, Maine, at age 84.

• iii. Abigial Ross Jordan; b. 20 Dec 1796 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; m. Joseph Wescott Tinker, son of John Tinker and Mary Haslam, 18 Mar 1820 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; d. 24 Jan 1839 at age 42.

• iv. Jeremiah Jordan; b. 9 Jan 1795; (Cemetery); b. 4 Mar 1799 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; m. Isabella Brimmer, daughter of George Brimmer and Abigail Eddy, 5 Apr 1822 at Mariaville, Hancock, Maine; m. Sarah Brown; m. Isabell Trask; d. 13 Apr 1888 at age 89; he was buried at Tannery Hill Cemetery, Mariaville, Hancock, Maine, Æ 89y 1m 9d.

• v. Sabine Jordan; b. 3 Mar 1801 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; m. Lucretia Dodge, daughter of Reuben Dodge and Sally Peters, 11 Nov 1832 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine.

• vi. Dorcas Jordan; b. 26 Jan 1803 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; m. Alfred Brimmer, son of George Brimmer and Abigail Eddy.

Sources

• Dee Christophel D'Errico, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Dee and others.

• Maine Genealogical Society, Maine Historical Magazine, Special Publication No. 14, Picton Press, Camden, Maine, "Ancient Trenton" Vols. 7-9, p. 110.

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WG-1B2 : 10 February 2018), John Jourdan, 20 Apr 1768; citing TRENTON,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 12,268.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FQ-436 : 10 February 2018), John Jorden and Dorcas Lord, 01 Jul 1792; citing Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,608.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 May 2019), memorial page for Deacon John Jordan (21 Apr 1769–1 Feb 1854), Find A Grave Memorial no. 110420743, citing Tannery Hill Cemetery, Mariaville, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Patti Leland (contributor 47598544) .