Edmund Boody (1788 - 1852)

Born 15 Aug 1788 in Limington, York, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Jones) Boody — married 3 Mar 1803 in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1852 at age 64 in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Edmund Boody was born on 15 August 1788 in Limington, Maine. His parents were Robert Boody and Margery (Hill) Boody^[1].

He was later married to Lydia Jones on March 3, 1803, in Windham, Maine. Over the course of their 23 year marriage, they had seven children.

Edmund died on December 15, 1852, in Windham, Maine, at the age of 64^[2].

Sources

1810 United States Federal Census; Year: 1810; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 11; Page: 281; Image: 0218682; Family History Library Film: 00282; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7613/images/4433191_00282?pId=27757

1820 United States Federal Census; 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Cumberland, Maine; Page: 165; NARA Roll: M33_33; Image: 94; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7734/images/4433395_00094?pId=1266509

1830 United States Federal Census; 1830 US Census; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 186; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 46; Family History Film: 0009700; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8058/images/4409448_00351?pId=1119370

1840 United States Federal Census; Year: 1840; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 139; Page: 448; Image: 827; Family History Library Film: 0009702: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8057/images/4409673_00827?pId=2150757

1850 United States Federal Census; Year: 1850; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M432_251; Page: 178A; Image: 61; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4193969-00061?pId=9307836

Maine Census, 1800-90; Name: Edmund T. Boody; State: ME; County: York County; Township: Limington; Year: 1860; Record Type: Federal Population Schedule; Page: 113; Database: ME 1860 Federal Census Index; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3551&h=12452813&ssrc=pt&tid=45419832&pid=6894394589&usePUB=true  ; accessed 1 Mar 2022

Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922; Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 37; Record of a Death: Emma McDonald; Windham, ME; 30 Mar 1877; 76yrs, 2mos, 24 days; Place of Birth: Windham; Female; White; Widowed; Tailoress; Cause of Death: Fetty degeneration of heart; Place of Burial: N Windham Cemetery; Father: Edmond Boody; Maiden name of Mother: Lydia Jones; Birthplace of Father: Limington; Birthplace of Mother: Windham; Occupation of Father: Farmer; Physician: I or J D. Harper M.D., Windham; Fred Mawkes, Clerk in Windham; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1962/images/31515_204295-14392?pId=601690247

Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880; Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Limington, York, Maine; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1276/images/31862_222206-00032?pId=3417793

U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971; Edmund Boody; Post Office Location: South Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Appointment Date17 Feb 1842; Volume #8; Volume Year Range1832-1842; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1932/images/30439_065438-00108?pId=493786

Find a Grave Memorial ID 43663936; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/26884935:60525?ssrc=pt&tid=45419832&pid=6894394589

Dole, Samuel Thomas; Dole, Frederick Howard ed; Windham in the past; https://archive.org/details/windhaminpast00dole_0 ; accessed 1 Mar 2022

1. ↑ Taylor, Robert L. Early Families of Limington, Maine. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007. Page 30.
2. ↑ Taylor.