Samuel Waugh (1772 - 1836)

Born 27 Jul 1772 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Elizabeth (Page) Waugh — married 7 Oct 1799 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1836 at age 63 in Readfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Note: Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820, when it voted to secede from Massachusetts to become a separate state. Therefore, location references to 'Maine' prior to 1820 in the biography below were then in 'Massachusetts'.

Biography

Samuel Waugh, son of Robert and Elizabeth Waugh, was born in Winthrop, Maine, on July 27, 1772.^[1][2]

He married Elizabeth "Betsey" Page, daughter of Simon and Hannah (Weare) Page, in Winthrop on October 7, 1799. Elizabeth died April 18, 1834.^[3][4] Children:

1. Stephen Waugh, born September 18, 1800; married, September 29, 1822, Louise Perkins; died January 24, 1850.^[1][5][6][7]
2. Hannah Waugh, born December 4, 1801; married, December 5, 1820, John Keezer; died April 29, 1893.^{[1][8][9][10]}
3. Sally "Sarah" Waugh, born May 19, 1803; married, July 10, 1821, Peter Hayes; died December 18, 1835.^{[1][11][12][13]}
4. Nancy Waugh, born November 8, 1806; married June 18, 1832, Benjamin H. Cushman; died March 1892.^{[1][14][15][16]}
5. Mary Waugh, born September 7, 1808 (Stackpole says 7 Mar 1809); died unmarried, April 22, 1908.^[1][17]
6. Elizabeth Waugh, born December 1813 (Stackpole says 19 Nov 1813); married, May 4, 1846, Daniel A. Fairbanks; died October 15, 1889.^[18][19][20]

Samuel Waugh died in Readfield, Maine, on February 27, 1836, "Æt. 63 yrs. 7 mos." (Gravestone). He is buried in East Readfield Cemetery in Readfield, where he shares a gravestone with his wife and daughter, which reads:^[21][22]

SAMUEL WAUGH

DIED

Feb. 27, 1836.

Æt. 63 yrs. 7 mos.

ELIZABETH

his wife, died

April 18, 1834.

Æt. 58.

SARAH

their daughter, died

Dec. 18, 1835,

Æt. 32 yrs. 7 mos.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. History of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes. (Merrill & Webber Company, Auburn, Maine, 1925). Page 639. Citing: "3. Samuel Waugh."
2. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4HB-19J : 14 January 2020), Samuel Waugh, 27 Jul 1772.
3. ↑ Stackpole, History of Winthrop, Maine: Pages 532-533. Citing: "Col. Simon Page."
4. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NQ-JMH : 14 January 2020), Samuel Waugh, 7 Oct 1799.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-HDW : 14 January 2020), Stephen Waugh, 18 Sep 1800.
   Transcript of Image (#91): "A Record of the Birth and Death of the Children of Samuel Waugh...Stephen Waugh Born Sept'r 18th 1800."
6. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NQ-6QW : 14 January 2020), Stepen Waugh, 29 Sep 1822.
7. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-WHRZ : Tue Aug 01 20:58:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Stephen Waugh, 24 Jan 1850.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-QQP : 14 January 2020), Hannah Waugh, 4 Dec 1801.
   Transcript of Image (#91): "A Record of the Birth and Death of the Children of Samuel Waugh...Hannah Waugh Born Dec'r, 4th 1801."
9. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-GPP : 14 January 2020), Hannah Waugh in entry for John Keezer, 5 Dec 1820.
10. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-9VYL : Tue Aug 01 21:44:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Hannah W Kezer, 29 Apr 1893.
11. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-95P : 14 January 2020), Sally Waugh, 19 May 1803.
    Transcript of Image (#91): "A Record of the Birth and Death of the Children of Samuel Waugh...Sally Waugh was Born 19th May 1803.
12. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D6-PXY : 14 January 2020), Sally Waugh in entry for Peter Hayes, 10 Jul 1821.
13. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-SSCD : 1 March 2021), Sarah Waugh, 18 Dec 1835; citing Readfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States, East Readfield Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,324.
14. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-M2H : 14 January 2020), Nancy Waugh, 8 Nov 1806.
    Transcript of Image (#91): "A Record of the Birth and Death of the Children of Samuel Waugh...Nancy Waugh was Born 8 . November 1806."
15. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46N-3XR : 14 January 2020), Nancy Waugh in entry for Benjn. H. Cushman, 18 Jun 1832.
16. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ35-2D1 : 2 March 2021), Nancy Waugh Cushman, Mar 1892; citing Augusta, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
17. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-6V26 : 2 March 2021), Mary Waugh, 22 Apr 1908; citing Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
18. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHL-12K : Tue Jul 18 00:12:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel A Fairbanks and Elizabeth W Fairbanks, 1860.
19. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NH-488 : 22 July 2021), Elizabeth Waugh in entry for Daniel A. Fairbanks, 4 May 1846.
20. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115695717/elizabeth-fairbanks: accessed 26 August 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Waugh Fairbanks (unknown–15 Oct 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #115695717, citing Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Sally - Midcoast Maine (contributor 48138595).
21. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-SSC8 : 1 March 2021), Samuel Waugh, 1836; citing Readfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States, East Readfield Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,324.
22. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110860930/samuel-waugh: accessed 26 August 2023), memorial page for Samuel Waugh (unknown–27 Feb 1836), Find A Grave: Memorial #110860930, citing East Readfield Cemetery, Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine, USA; Maintained by oldwolf600 (contributor 47130994).