United States Census, 1850 [1] Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Leonard Gross M 40 Maine
Harriet Gross F 40 Maine
Elisha Gross M 19 Maine
Freeman Gross M 21 Maine
Alexander Gross M 14 Maine
Sarah Gross F 12 Maine
Lucinda Gross F 10 Maine
Laura Gross F 5 Maine
Caroline Gross F 3 Maine
United States Census, 1860 [2] Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Leonard Gross M 54 Maine
Hariet Gross F 27 Maine
Lucinda Gross F 19 Maine
Laura M Gross F 14 Maine
Caroline A Gross F 12 Maine
Edward Gross M 4 Maine
Horatio Gross M 2 Maine
United States Census, 1870 [3] Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Leonard Gross M 65 Maine
Harriet Gross F 38 Maine
Edmund H Gross M 13 Maine
Horatio D Gross M 12 Maine
Everett Gross M 1 Maine
United States Census, 1880 [4] Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States
(surname transcribed as Grop)
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harriet Gross Self F 50 Maine, United States
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Ratio S Gross Son M 21 Maine, United States
Everett H Gross Son M 11 Maine, United States
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J5-WGC : 4 April 2020), Leonard Gross, Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family 365, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3L-JHX : 15 August 2017), Everett H Gross in household of Harriet Gross, Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 141, sheet 68C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,480.
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The 1850 Census for Bucksport, ME lists a Leonard Gross, age 40 and wife, Harriet, age 40. Aren’t these the same people? Is also mentions children, including Freeman. Perhaps Leonard is the son of Freeman Gross of Brunswick, ME?
Perhaps you are correct- although his birth record as transcribed:
Name: Leonard P. Gross
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Jul 1805
Event Place: Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Joshua
Early towns often recorded birth dates for townspeople that were born elsewhere. We can be confident that he was born 25 Jul 1805 but not necessarily in Orland.
Do you have any additional evidence to support Leonard as a son of Freeman?
Thanks,
Darryl
Freeman Gross was born in 1769 as Joshua Freeman Gross. He had a number of children born before and after 1810 but I haven’t found any birth records yet. Best not to link them since there is no clear relationship. My other links are from his children’s death records where they name the father and mother.
Father's Name: Joshua Early towns often recorded birth dates for townspeople that were born elsewhere. We can be confident that he was born 25 Jul 1805 but not necessarily in Orland.
Do you have any additional evidence to support Leonard as a son of Freeman? Thanks, Darryl