John Kimball (1775 - 1862)

Born 17 Feb 1775 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Bulah (Sawyer) Kimball — married 6 Feb 1861 in Skowhegan, Maine

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1862 at age 87 in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States

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Biography

He was born the in Fitchburg, 17 Feb 1775, the son of Ephraim and Betty.^[1]

The 1840 census in Skowhegan has a John Kimball, age between 60-70 (our John would have been about 65), with two females in the household, one age 60-70 (presumably his wife Beulah/Bulah), and one age 20-30 (a daughter?). There is a Joseph Kimball (age 30-40), a Peter Kimball (age 20-30), and a John Kimball Jr. (age 30-40) living nearby with their families.^[2]

The 1850 census in Bloomfield, Somerset, Maine, has John, age 75, a farmer, born in Massachusetts, with Beulah (71, born in Mass), Peter (42, born in Maine), Sophia (50, born in NH), George A. (15, Maine), Giles (13, Maine), and Charles (12, Maine). ^[3]

Another report from the 1850 census:

Birth Year: abt 1775

Birthplace: Massachusetts

Home in 1850: Bloomfield, Somerset, Maine, USA

John Roner 32

Clarisa Roner 20, Probably Clarisa Kimball

John Roner 4

Emma Roner 3

John Kimball 75

Beulah Kimball 71

Research Notes

There is a grave marker on Find-a-Grave for a John B. Kimball who died 15 Nov 1862 at age 33 (therefore born about 1829). This is in Mercer Village Cemetery, Mercer, Somerset County, Maine.

There is a grave marker for a John Kimball, born in Fitchburg, 30 Sep 1862, at 87 years, 7 months. This is our John Kimball. This is in Southside Cemetery Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ92-6NL : 4 December 2014), John Kimball, 17 Feb 1775; citing FITCHBURG, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 864,137.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYS-F6X : 24 August 2015), John Kimball, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing p. 143, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 151; FHL microfilm 9,708.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V4-725 : 9 November 2014), John Kimball, Bloomfield, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing family 638, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1850; Census Place: Bloomfield, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M432_269; Page: 164A; Image: 323
• Find A Grave: Memorial #139463993