Jeremiah Beath (1770 - 1835)

Born 1 Jan 1770 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Stewart) Beath — married 3 Nov 1796 in Bristol, Maine

Died 15 Nov 1835 at age 65 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States

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Biography

Jeremiah Beath was born on 1 January 1770 in Boothbay, Maine. His parents were Jeremiah Beath and Elizabeth (Cowden) Beath^[1].

He married Sarah Stewart on 3 November 1796 in Bristol, Maine^[2]. They had fourteen children^[1]:

1. Sarah, born 6 Sep 1797; married William Smith

2. Thomas Stewart, born 11 Feb 1799; married Nancy Ingraham

3. Elizabeth, born 13 Feb 1801; died 1827

4. Martha, born 11 Oct 1802; married Josiah Staniels

5. Nathaniel, born 10 May 1804; married Mary Tibbetts

6. Mary, born 11 Dec 1805; married William Woodward

7. Anna Matilda, born 13 Aug 1807; married Wales Morton

8. James Thompson, born 4 Dec 1809^[3]; married Mary Wylie

9. Joel, born 21 Oct 1811; married Mary Sales Adams

10. Margaret Jane, born 17 Jul 1814^[4]; married John Graupner

11. Eunice, born 14 Mar 1816; married George French

12. Nancy, born 19 Oct 1818; married George French (2nd wife)

13. Jonas, born 20 Apr 1820; died 1843

14. Sophia, born 11 Jun 1824; died 1843

Jeremiah died on 15 November 1835 in Boothbay^[1] and is buried in Kenniston Cemetery^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Greene, Francis B. History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1623 - 1905. Portland, Maine: Loring, Short & Harmon, 1906. Page 499.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FS-VXG : 10 February 2018), Jeremiah Beath and Sally Stuart, 03 Nov 1796; citing Bristol,Lincoln,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,557.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C2-N88 : 10 February 2018), Jeremiah Beath in entry for James Thompson Beath, 04 Dec 1809; citing BOOTHBAY,LINCOLN,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,560.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CK-KJB : 10 February 2018), Jeremiah Beath in entry for Margaret Jane Beath, 17 Jul 1814; citing BOOTHBAY,LINCOLN,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,560.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #107049749