Mary E. (Casey) Sawtelle (1850 - 1921)

Born 30 Oct 1850 in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Wife of William Henry Sawtelle — married 30 Oct 1873 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Died 8 Sep 1921 at age 70 in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Biography

Birth

Mary Elizabeth Casey was born on 30 Oct 1850, the daughter of John Casey and Louisa (Smith) Casey. Her birth was recorded in 1866 in the vital records of Livermore, Maine,^[1] but the 1860 Census shows her birthplace as Massachusetts.^[2] The 1899 Hinds genealogy says that she was born at East Randolph, Massachusetts,^[3] and her death record gives her birthplace as East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.^[4] In September 1850, a month before her birth, her parents were recorded at Randolph, Massachusetts.^[5]

Marriage

Mary E. Casey married William H, Sawtelle.^[6] They married at Livermore, Maine, on Mary's 23rd birthday, 30 Oct 1873.^[3][7]

Death

Mary E. (Casey) Sawtelle died from a cerebral hemorrhage at Auburn, Maine, on 8 Sep 1921, with her age at her death recorded as 70 years, 10 months, 8 days.^[4] Her gravestone at the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Auburn is inscribed with the dates 1850-1921.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record of Mary E. Casey, in "A Record of the family of John Casey and Louisa his wife," in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Vital and town records, 1797-1910 > Livermore Vital Records, 1805-1862 > page 115 > Image 270 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
2. ↑ John Casey household, family #336, in United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Livermore > image 41 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Albert Henry Hinds, History and genealogy of the Hinds family (Portland, Me., 1899). page 115
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Death record of Mary E. Sawtelle, in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch > Vital records, 1908-1922 > Saunders - Scott > image 913 of 3669; multiple sources, Maine.
5. ↑ John Casey household, family #532, in United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch > Massachusetts > Norfolk > Randolph > image 59 of 114; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).,
6. ↑ Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 98
7. ↑ Marriage record of William H Sawtelle and Mary E. Casey, in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1841 to 1876, Book No. 3 > unpaginated > image 610 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
8. ↑ Photo of gravestone of William H. Sawtelle and "Mary E. Casey, his wife" (Find A Grave: Memorial #111605561)