Charles Gross (abt. 1784 - 1870)

Born about 1784 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Dunham) Gross — married 29 Nov 1820 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States

Died 20 Dec 1870 at about age 86 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Mr. Charles Gross fit Miss Sally (Donham or Danham) both of Deer Isle; on due Application had their Intentions of Marriage made public as the Law directs. Pearl Spofford Town Clerk Deer Isle July 21, 1820, Cert issued & fees recd Nov. 29.

Citizen Grorge Gross ... "He died in 1828, and his wife survived him a few years. Their children were : Charles, born in 1782  ; James and Nathaniel, born in 1789 ; Betsey, the wife of Mr. David Smith, of Swan's Island, and mother of the present Mr. William Smith, residing in this town ; Lucy, the wife of Mr. David Smith, Jr. ; Abigail, the first wife of the late Mr. Elisha H. Dunham ; Jane and Polly, who never married ; and Dorothy, the widow of the late Captain Jeremiah Thurlow. We believe she is the only survivor of the family. Mr. Gross, at the time of his death, was in the receipt of a pension for his Revolutionary services." page 127

Noted: Charles Gross is given as age 36 in 1820, from George Gross's pension records. This makes his date of birth about 1784.

" Worthy's Island [Green Island, Deer Isle] was occupied for some time by Mr. Charles Gross [Charlie's Cove] , who failed to pay for it to the owner, H. Rowell, Esq., and in 1839 he removed from it, and it was purchased by Sullivan Green, Esq. " page 188 An historical sketch of the town of Deer Isle, Maine, with notices of its settlers and early inhabitants by Hosmer, George Lawrence

Charles was born in 1782. He was the son of George Gross and Jennet Alexander. He passed away in 1870.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6749-X96?cc=1401638&wc=95RF-VZS%3A1031308201%2C1031662701%2C1031916301 : 9 April 2016), Maine > Hancock > Deer Isle > image 45 of 73; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• George Gross

• An Historical Sketch of Deer Isle Maine