Jesse Billings (1805 - 1892)

Born 15 Jun 1805 in Chesterville, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Harriet Walton — married 1 May 1833 in Fayette, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Fuller (Childs) Billings — married about Mar 1859 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1892 at age 86 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Biography

Birth

Jesse Billings was born at Chesterfield, Maine (then in Massachusetts) on 15 Jun 1805, the son of Elkanah Billings and Catharine (Morse) Billings.^[1]

Marriages

1. Jesse Billings married Harriet Walton at Fayette, Maine, on 1 May 1833.^[2]
2. The widower Jesse Billings married widow Elizabeth Fuller (Childs) Delano. Mr. Jesse Billings and Mrs. Elizabeth Delano, both of Livermore, Maine, published at Livermore their intention to marry on 7 Mar 1859.^[3] No record has been found of the marriage. They were shown living together at Livermore in the 1860 Census.^[4]

Residences

After their marriage, Jesse and Harriet Billings lived at Fayette, Maine. They have not been found in the 1840 Census, but the birth record of their first child, Oscar, in February 1834 took place at Fayette,^[5] and they were still living there in 1850.^[6] They then apparently moved to Livermore, Maine, where the Lakeside Cemetery has gravestones of Oscar, who died in 1838,^[7] their son Charles, who died in 1839,^[8] and Harriet, who died in 1857.^[9] Jesse was called a resident of Livermore in 1859 in the intention of marriage with his second wife,^[3] with whom he was living at Livermore in 1860 and 1870,^[4][10] and after her death, in 1880 he was living at Livermore with his unmarried daughter Abby Billings.^[11]

Children

Jesse Billings was the father of eight children, the first seven with Harriet (Walton) Billings and the last one with Elizabeth (Childs) (Delano) Billings. Their ages are as shown in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Censuses;^[6][4][10] the first Oscar is known from his birth and death record;^[5] and the first Charles is known from his gravestone at the Lakeside Cemetery in Livermore, Maine.^[8] See the children's profiles for additional details on their births and deaths.

1. Oscar Dumreath Billings, born on 19 Feb 1834, died on 21 Aug 1838
2. Thaddeus C. Billings, 15 in the 1850 Census
3. Charles L. Billings, died on 3 Oct 1839 at the age of 2 years, 2 months, 10 days
4. Abby A. Billings, 11 in the 1850 Census
5. Charles L. Billings, 9 in the 1850 Census, 19 in the 1860 Census
6. Oscar L. Billings, 5 in the 1850 Census, 15 in the 1860 Census
7. Moses W. Billings, 8 in the 1860 Census
8. Hattie L. Billings, 9 in the 1870 Census

Will

Jesse Billings of Livermore, Maine, made his will on 13 Aug 1887. He names his sons Thaddeus C. Billings, Oscar L. Billings, and Walton Billings; and his daughters, Hattie H. Hopkins wife of Herbert Hopkins and Abby A. Billings. The three sons and Hattie each received a bequest of $100, and Abby received the rest of his estate.^[12]

Death

Jesse Billings died from spinal paralysis at Livermore, Maine, on 7 Feb 1892, with his age at his death recorded as 86 years, 7 months, 23 days, his birthplace shown as Chesterville, and his parents as Elkanah Billings and Catherine Morse.^[13] His gravestone at the Lakeside Cemetery in Livermore says he died on 7 Feb 1892 at the age of 86 years, 7 months, 22 days.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch transcription of the birth record of Jesse Billings, in Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, database, FamilySearch > Jesse Billings, 1805. His mother's maiden name is from his death record.
2. ↑ FamilySearch transcription of the marriage record of Jesse Billings and Harriet Walton, in Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, database, FamilySearch > Jesse Billings and Harriet Walton, 1833.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Marriage intention of Mr. Jesse Billings and Mrs. Elizabeth Delano, in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1841 to 1876, Book No. 3 > unpaginated > image 537 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Jesse Billings household, family #256, in United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Livermore > image 31 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} FamilySearch transciption of the birth and death record of Oscar Dumreath Billings, in Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, database, FamilySearch > Jesse Billings in entry for Oscar Dumeath Billings, 1834.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Jesse Billings household, family #373, in United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Kennebec > Fayette > image 2 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ Photo of gravestone of Oscar D. Billings (Find A Grave: Memorial #41773376)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Photo of gravestone of "Charles L., son of Jesse & Harriet W, Billings" (Find A Grave: Memorial #41773531)
9. ↑ Photo of gravestone of "Harriet W., wife of Jesse Billings (Find A Grave: Memorial #41773131)
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Jesse Billings household, family #61, in United States Census, 1870,, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Livermore > image 7 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ Jesse Billings household, family #150, in United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Livermore > ED 17 > image 14 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
12. ↑ Will of Jesse Billings, in Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 (subscription required) > Androscoggin > Probate Records, Case no. 3179-3239, 1892 > image 145 of 1162; Original data:Maine County, District and Probate Courts.
13. ↑ Death record of Jesse Billings, in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch > Vital records 1892-1907 > Berube, 1900-Bishby > image 2447 of 3896; multiple sources, Maine.
14. ↑ Photo of gravestone of Jesse Billings (Find A Grave: Memorial #41772970)