Caleb Atwater Gray (1829)

Born 6 Mar 1829 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary P Bowden — married 11 Sep 1853 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

Husband of Hannah Elizabeth Gray — married 16 Feb 1856 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

Descendants

Biography

Caleb Atwater Gray; b. 6 Mar 1829^[1] at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine the son of Stephen Gray and Sally Bancroft; m. Mary E. Bowden 11 Sep 1853^[2] at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Hannah Elizabeth Gray, daughter of Elliott Gray and Martha Cousins, 16 Feb 1856 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. between 29 Nov 1869 and 27 Aug 1875.

Known children of Caleb Atwater Gray and Mary E. Bowden were:

• i. Sarah Elizabeth Gray; b. 27 May 1855 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; d. 5 Aug 1855.

Known children of Caleb Atwater Gray and Hannah Elizabeth Gray were as follows:

• i. Stephen Albert Gray; b. 31 Oct 1857 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Mary Eleanor Varnum, daughter of Joel Varnum and Abigail Elizabeth Snowman, 20 Nov 1881 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 26 Feb 1936 at Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, at age 78. He was also known as Albert Stephen Gray.
• ii. Melvin A. Gray; b. Oct 1861 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 26 May 1904 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, at age 42. He appeared on the census of 15 Jun 1900 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. He was a farmer. His mother was at home. Melvin committed suicide at the Bangor insane hospital.
• iii. Sidney P. Gray; b. 24 May 1866 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Maggie L. Grindle, daughter of John Rollins Grindle and Victoria R. Smith, 5 Jun 1897 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; m. Maggie L. Grindle, daughter of John Rollins Grindle and Victoria R. Smith, 5 Jun 1897 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 21 May 1942 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, at age 75.

Home in 1860:^[3] Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine

Caleb A Gray 31

Hannah E Gray 24

Stephen A Gray 2

Sarah E Gray 1

Home in 1870:^[4] Penobscot, Hancock, Maine

Caleb A Gray 41

Hannah E Gray 34

Albert S Gray 12

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-GZR : 10 February 2018), Caleb A Gray, 06 Mar 1829; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FT-5BS : 10 February 2018), Calab A. Gray and Mary E. Bowden, 11 Sep 1853; citing Sedgwick,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,249.
3. ↑ 1860; Census Place: Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 724; Family History Library Film: 803438
4. ↑ 1870; Census Place: Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_545; Page: 635B; Family History Library Film: 552044

• Gray, Almon A., and Walter A. Snow. 1987. The Gray family of Hancock County, Maine. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified].