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Constant Southworth (1764 - 1826)

Constant Southworth aka Southard
Born in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 1782 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 20 Nov 1797 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 62 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Revolutionary War Patriot
1776 Project
Private Constant Southworth served with Plymouth County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Constant Southworth is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A107323.
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Constant Southworth is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-294279
Rank: Private

Constant Southworth was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts on 20 August 1764. He was the son of Thomas Southworth (1722-1805) and Anna (Hatch) Southworth (1734-1778).[1][2]

Constant enlisted in 1781 as a private for 3 years in Captain Josiah Alden's company, Colonel Ebenezer Sprout's regiment.[3]
Constant married Hannah Prentice Pettingill about 1782.
Hannah and Constant had a son named Constant Southworth, and a daughter named Joslyn.
On 27 October 1785 Constant married Lucy Ford in Marshfield, Massachusetts.[4] Constant moved with father to Readfield, Maine. After his fathers death, he moved to Corinna, Maine, where he changed his name to Southard.
Constant and Lucy had at least three children in Maine.
  1. John, b. 20 Oct 1794
  2. Hannah, b. 1797
  3. Lucy, b. 1800

Constant applied for a pension on 9 April 1818 in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, United States.[5]

Constant died at the age of 62 on 19 November 1826 in Corinna, Penobscot County, Maine, USA. He is buried in the Southworth Yard Cemetery Corinna, Penobscot County, Maine.[6]


Sources

  1. ↑ Southworth Family: Webber, Samuel Gilbert; A genealogy of the Southworths (Southards), descendants of Constant Southworth : with a sketch of the family in England; Pub: 1990, Salem MA; Page 52-53 https://archive.org/details/genealogyofsouth00webb/page/52/mode/2up?view=theater
  2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    Citing FHL microfilm: 481072;
    FamilySearch (accessed 20 January 2022)
    Constant Southworth birth on 20 Aug 1764 (born 20 Aug 1764) in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
  3. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 20 Jan 2022), "Record of Constant Southard", Ancestor # A107323.
  4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
    Citing Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 906,748.
    FamilySearch (accessed 20 January 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00579
    Constant Southworth marriage to Lucy Foord on 27 Oct 1785 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. ↑ Military: "Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838"
    Citing Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Maine State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm .
    FamilySearch (accessed 20 January 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00027
    Name: Constant Southard; Military Service Date: 09 Apr 1818; Military Service Place: Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, United States; Birth Date: 1765; Residence Place: Maine, Corinna; Age: 53; Event Place Sup: 1835-1838, Box 17, Soule, Asa-Taylor, Reuben, Soule, Asa-Taylor, Reuben box 17; Event Place Year Range: 1818-1818.
  6. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22291591/constant-southworth : accessed 20 January 2022), memorial page for Constant Southworth (20 Aug 1764–19 Nov 1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #22291591, citing Southworth Yard Cemetery, Corinna, Penobscot County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by PMSmith (contributor 47464565).
  • Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (Vol. 16, Pt. 2: Family of John Alden, Fifth Generation Descendants of his daughter Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie), "Alden Silver Book," Book by Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, 2002 edition, Page 43
  • Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 14, Page 663.




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Bradbury-1922 Thomas Bradbury
Constant Southworth married

1st Hannah Prentice Pettingill in 1782 one child Constant in 1786 They divorced and then married 2nd Lucy Ford 3 children John Hannah and Lucy

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