Samuel Getchell III (1687 - abt. 1758)

Born 12 Apr 1687 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Nason) Getchell — married 9 Nov 1714 in Berwick, York, Maine

Descendants

Died about 1758 at about age 70 in Berwick, York, Maine

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Biography

Samuel Getchell was born in Salisbury, Mass. in 1687 to Samuel Getchell, Jr. and Elizabeth (Jones) Getchell.^[1] He married Elizabeth Nason in Maine in 1714.^[2]

Samuel Getchell died about 1758 in Berwick, Maine.

Research Notes

Seemingly conflicted wife. In 1909, Everett Lamont reported Samuel's wife was Dorcas ______;^[3] they were further reported the parents of four children, (i) James Getchell; (ii) Nathaniel Getchell, born 1720-1725; (iii) Dennis Getchell, born 1723/4; died 1792; (iv) Nehemiah Getchell, born 1744, died 1818. (No such children Samuel or Jane.)

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3K-8XG : 4 December 2014), Samuell Getchell, 12 Apr 1687; citing Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Book 1, page 32; FHL microfilm 890,246.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVH-6ZJ : 27 December 2014), Sam'L Getchel and Elizabeth Nason, Marriage 09 Nov 1714; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,002,596.
3. ↑ Everett Lamont Getchell and Frederick G. Getchell, "The Family of Samuel Getchell of Salisbury," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 63 (1909):265-273, in particular, p. 266 (Samuel^3 Getchell); digital images, InternetArchive.

• Getchell, Everett Lamont. The Family of Samuel Getchell of Salisbury, Mass., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1909) Vol. 63, Page 266. Gives his wife's name as Dorcas ____.