Hannah (Ford) Billings (abt. 1808 - 1893)

Born about 18 Jun 1808 in Berwick, York, District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Ezra Billings — married 3 Dec 1829 in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1893 at about age 85 in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States of America

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Biography

Birth: Hannah Ford was born 18 Jun 1808 in North Berwick, Maine the daughter of Francis Ford and Olive (Waymouth) Ford.^[1]

-Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820, when it voted to secede from Massachusetts to become a separate state.^[2]

-North Berwick was set off from Berwick in 1831.^[3]

-It is not unusual for records for this area to be found under the State of Maine Records. It is also common for death record to reflect a place of North Berwick which would have been still considered Berwick at the time of birth.

Marriage: 3 Dec 1829 Hannah Ford of Berwick, Maine married Ezra Billings in Berwick. The marriage was solemnized by Elder Nathaniel Lord.^[4][5]

Children: Assumed for this couple.^[6]

• John F. Billings, born about 1833.
• Olive J. Billings, born about 1835.
• Mary A, Billings, born about 1836.
• Rhoda Billings, born about 1837.
• Hiram Billings, born about 1837.
• Clarrisa Billings, born about 1839.
• Hannah A. Billings, born about 1841.
• Orinda B. Billings, born about 1843.
• James W. Billings, born about 1847.

1850 Census, North Berwick, Maine:^[6] Hannah age 42 and Ezra age 47 and their children are living in a home that Ezra owns. He is a famer. All the children except for 3 year old James have attended school in the last year. Son John, age 17, is working as a blacksmith. There is a 21 year old Daniel Chick living in the household whose occupation is listed as laborer.

Death: Hannah Billings passed away on 8 Aug 1893 in North Berwick, Maine from gastric enteritis she was aged 85 years, 1 month and 27 days.^[1] She is buried in her husband's small family cemetery, which contains about 7 memorials, on the west side of Oak Woods Road in North Berwick.^[7]

Research Notes

• Birth Record is requird.
• The below sources where listed as such when I adopted the profile. Any help researching and replacing with links would be greatly appreciated.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," North Berwick, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-739J-QZ?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-FMY%3A1029440301%2C1029445001 : 20 May 2014), Vital records 1892-1907 > Berube, 1900-Bishby > image 2467 of 3896; multiple sources, Maine. 8 Aug 1893. Hannah Billings. Death.
2. ↑ "Maine," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maine&oldid=1116981281) accessed October 22, 2022.
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "North Berwick, Maine," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Berwick,_Maine&oldid=1084765179) accessed May 5, 2022.
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," Berwick, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BJ-J7Y3?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine. Original Ledger, Film # 007724772, Image 191, page 338. 3 Dec 1829, Marriage of Ezra Billings and Hannah Ford.
5. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," North Berwick, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-V99P-M?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-F7L%3A1029440401%2C1029448801 : 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Bennett, 1884-Bishop, 1869 > image 3856 of 4782; multiple sources, Maine. Copy of Old Marriage Record.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-623W-KH?cc=1401638&wc=95RH-PY4%3A1031308201%2C1032214901%2C1032728801 : 9 April 2016), Maine > York > North Berwick > image 20 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Dwelling 134, Family 144, Line 27 - 38.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100705881/hannah-billings: accessed 25 October 2022), memorial page for Hannah Ford Billings (1808–8 Aug 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #100705881, citing Billings Cemetery 83, North Berwick, York County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Jeff Hubbard (contributor 47361123). [Includes and image]

• Hannah in entry for Albert E. Billings and Jennie E. Abbott, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
• Hannah in entry for Thomas F. Burke and Clara A. Billings, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
• Hannah Billings in entry for Clara A Billings Burke, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
• Hannah Ford in entry for James W. Billings and Augusta C. Hanscom, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
• Hannah Ford in entry for John F. Billings, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
• Hannah Ford in entry for Mary A Quint, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
• Hannah Ford, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
• Hannah Ford in entry for Clara A Burke, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
• Hannah Billings in entry for Thomas F. Burke and Clara A. Billings, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
• Hannah Billings in entry for Thomas F. Burke and Clara A. Billings, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
• Hannah Ford in entry for Olive J Billings Frost, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
• Hannah Billings in household of Ezra A Billings, "United States Census, 1880"
• Hannah Billings in household of Ezra Billings, "United States Census, 1860"
• The Valley of the Shadow, A Genealogical Study of the Ancestors and Descendants of Captain Paul Ford of Lyman , Maine, 1577 - 1952, by Paul G . Ford, Furbush-Roberts Printing Co., Inc. Bangor, Maine, 1953, These are the descendents of John Ford 3rd and Mary (Goodwin) (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066140658&view=1up&seq=1). Most referenced above are found on Appendix page 7. In the biography of this profle, information from this book must be replaced or corrected when more reliable sources are found.