Caleb Burbank (1771)

Born 6 Nov 1771 in Arundel, York, Maine

Ancestors

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Biography

Caleb was born in 1771. He is the son of Asa Burbank and Esther Emery. Born in Arundel (Kennebunkport), ME. Married Jan 12, 1794, Sarah Littlefield. He was a blacksmith and farmer, and settled "above Middle Road Village" in Parsonsfield, ME.

Children (born in Parsonsfield):

1. Esther B. b. Aug 13, 1795; m. Deacon John Lord of Parsonfield, ME. Children:
   1. Caleb Lord
   2. Richard Lord
   3. Henry Lord
   4. Lydia Lord
   5. Adaline Lord
2. Hannah. b. March 24, 1799; m. Capt. Joseph Merrill of Parsonsfield, ME. Children:
   1. Clark Merrill (twin)
   2. Hardy Merrill (twin)
   3. Josephine Merrill
   4. John B. Merrill
3. Samuel L. b. Aug 11, 1800; settled in Newport.
4. Sarah A. b. Sept 13, 1803; d. Jan 15, 1825; m. Joseph Lord of Newport
5. May. b. Feb. 9, 1805; d. May 24, 1879; m. Elisha Wadleigh, Jr., of Parsonsfield, ME. Children:
   1. Caleb Wadleigh
   2. Elisha Wadleigh
   3. Sally Wadleigh
   4. Lemuel Wadleigh
6. Olive O. b. July 10, 1807; d. April 7, 1886; m. and had three daughters.
7. Lydia A. b. March 24, 1810; d. Aug 26, 1878; m., first, Joseph Lord, of Parsonsfield, ME; m. second, Jeremiah Leavitt, at Effingham, NH; m, third, Donald Elliott at Parsonsfield, ME.
8. Caleb. B. b. Nov 27, 1812; d. March 19, 1814
9. Josephine. b. Mar 28, 1815; d. Feb 19, 1816

Sources

GENERAL:

• Burbank Sedgley, George. Genealogy of the Burbank Family and the Families of Bray, Wellcome, Sedgley (Sedgeley), and Welch. Farmington, ME: The Knowlton & McLeary Company, 1928. Page 98. Entry 102. Caleb (6) Burbank.

BIRTH:

• Record of all of Caleb and his siblings' birth dates: Kennebunkport, Maine, Town and Vital Records, 1678-1891. Film #007595726, Image 357 of 652, Page 584 (all listed together starting with daughter Priscilla).

MARRIAGE:

• The record is dated Dec 27, 1794, publishing the certificate dated Jan 12, 1795. Kennebunkport, ME, Town and Vital Records, 1678-1891. Film #007595726, Image 352 of 652, Page 572 of the record.