Jotham Junkins (1774 - 1835)

Born 25 Oct 1774 in North Berwick, York, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Clark) Junkins — married 7 Feb 1807 (to 25 May 1835) in Biddeford, York, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 25 May 1835 at age 60 in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Jotham Junkins was born in Massachusetts.

Jotham, the first son and second of eleven children of Jotham Junkins and Sarah Johnston was born on 25 October 1774 at North Berwick, Massachusetts Bay Colony, which is now Maine.

Marriage and Children

Jotham wed Sarah Clark (1775-1840) on 7 February 1807 at Biddeford, Maine.^[1] They had five children born at Maine:

1. Rhoda Junkins (b. 1808; d. 3 Jan 1881, N. Berwick, ME)^[2]m. 1827, Joseph Drew (1798-1862)
2. Lucy Thatcher Junkins (b. 1809; d. ) m. 1 Oct 1828 at Berwick, ME, Isaac Hobbs (1805-1883)
3. Sarah Fiske Junkins (b. 1811; d. 1 Aug 1874, Andover, MA)^[3] m. say 1840 at York ME, John M. Hanson (1803-1879)
4. Jotham Junkins (b. 1813; d. 1818)
5. Daniel Junkins (b. 1816; d. 1887) m. 1) 17 Mar 1838 at Berwick, ME, Louisa Hartwell Weymouth (1817-1854); m. 2) 23 Oct 1854 at South Berwick, ME, Olive Margaret Merrill (1830-1915)

His wife, Sarah (Clark) Junkins died on 11 July 1840 at North Berwick, Maine.^[4]

Death and Burial

Jotham Junkins died on 25 May 1835 in his year at North Berwick, Maine.^[5][6]He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery at North Berwick, York, Maine.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D8-C8Z : 22 July 2021), Jothem Junkins, 1807.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJ5-2QC : 2 March 2021), Jotham Junkins in entry for Mrs. Rhoda J Drew, 03 Jan 1881; citing North Berwick, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWWJ-HL6 : 2 March 2021), Jothan Jenkins in entry for Sarah F. Hanson, 01 Aug 1874; citing Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, v 265 p 209, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,204.
4. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48G-BQJ : 16 January 2020), Jotham Junkins in entry for Sarah C. Junkins, 1840.
5. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48G-BQF : 16 January 2020), Jotham Junkins, 1835.
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVX-Y2P : 2 March 2021), Jatham Junkins, 25 May 1835; citing North Berwick, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96417507/jotham-junkins: accessed 25 November 2022), memorial page for Jotham Junkins (25 Oct 1774–25 May 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96417507, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, North Berwick, York County, Maine, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).