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Abner Bailey (1796 - 1871)

Abner Bailey
Born in Woolwich, District of Mainemap
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Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], , and
Husband of — married 26 Nov 1816 (to 1840) in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 3 Feb 1841 in Washington, Lincoln, Maine, United Statesmap
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Father of , , , , and
Died at age 75 in Libertyville Township, Lake, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

The son of John Maximilion Bailey and 'his second wife,Susannah (Brookings) Bailey, Abner Bailey was bon in the District of Maine[citation needed] in 1796.[1] His siblings included:

  1. Rebecca Bailey (1788-)
  2. Anna Marmor Bailey (1791-1845)
  3. Susannah Hodgden Bailey (1791-1837)
  4. Polly Bailey (1792-)
  5. Martha Bailey (1794-1873)
  6. Abner Bailey (1796-1871)
  7. John Maximilian Bailey III (1796-1880)

Abner enlisted during the War of 1812, serving as a Private in Captain Williams' company of the Massachusetts Militia, with militia service including June 20 to June 22, 1811 (W.O. #22719) and September 11 through October 4, 1814 (W.O. #27323.)[2]

Abner married Mahala (Marshall, marrying in Wiscasset, Maine on November 26, 1816[3] and making their home in Woolwich, Maine.[4] They had ten known children together:

  1. Elizabeth Ann Bailey (1817-1879)

William Stacy Bailey(1918-1894)

  1. John Bailey (1921-1893)
  2. Abner Allen Bailey (1822-1891)
  3. Albion King Bailey (1824-1902)
  4. Wilmot Franklin Bailey (1828-1905)
  5. Byron Bailey (1829-)
  6. Isaac Watts Bailey (1832-1915)
  7. Susan Bailey (1834-)
  8. James Sylvester Bailey (1837-1890)

By 1830, they lived in Washington, Maine, in Lincoln County.[5] Widowed in 1840 after his wife's death at the age of 47, Abner lived with his children in Putnam, Maine.[6] remarried, marrying Priscilla (Speed) Bailey, the daughter of Benjamin Speed and Priscilla Hart, marrying in Washington, Maine on February 3, 1841[7] and having ten known children together:

  1. Mahala Adelaide Bailey (1842-)
  2. Adeline Bailey (1844-)
  3. Margaret Helen Bailey (1846-1910)
  4. Miranda A. Bailey (1847-1907)
  5. Alden Bailey (1849-)
  6. Georgianna Bailey (1852-)
  7. Herbert Milton Bailey (1854-1929)
  8. Gardner Bailey (1856-)
  9. Everett Bailey (1858-1932)
  10. Caroline Delia Bailey (1860-1940)

They made their home in Washington, Maine, farming.[8][9] By 1870, Abner and his family had moved west, taking up residence in Libertyville, Illinois, where Abner, at the age of 74, worked on a farm.[10]

Abner Bailey passed away at the age of 75 and is buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Libertyville, Illinois.[11]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWB7-XQJ : 14 January 2020), Abner Bayley, 1796.
  2. ↑ War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files, 1960 - 1960. Microfilm publication M313, 102 rolls. NAID: 563315. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007, Record Group Number 15. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Ancestry Record 1133 #44781 with attached Image
  3. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKH-DL2 : Tue Oct 31 09:54:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bailey and Mahala Marshal, 26 Nov 1816.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG9-3RR : Wed Oct 04 08:39:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bayley, 1820.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5G-1VN : Tue Oct 03 21:39:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bailey, 1830.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY9-LG9 : Fri Oct 06 00:49:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bailey, 1840.
  7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21S-WFPR : Tue Oct 31 23:50:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bailey and Priscilla Speed, 03 Feb 1841.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JY-B6T : Fri Oct 06 14:40:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bailey and Priscilla Bailey, 1850.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHY-7T7 : Fri Oct 06 13:19:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Baley and Precilla Baley, 1860.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64Y-57F : Fri Oct 06 01:21:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bailey and Priscilla Bailey, 1870.
  11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128648729/abner-bailey: accessed 29 December 2023), memorial page for Abner Bailey (14 Mar 1796–20 May 1871). Find A Grave: Memorial #128648729 Lakeside Cemetery, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by KU (contributor 47104946).




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