Deacon
John
Kimball
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Kimball
and Betsey (White) Kimball
Brother of
Polly (Kimball) Farwell and Alpheus Kimball
Husband of
Bulah (Sawyer) Kimball
— married
6 Feb 1861 in Skowhegan, Maine
Descendants 
Father of
Ephraim Kimball
Died
at age 87
in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2009
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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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Ted (Whitten) Whittenkraus
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M811699 [compare]
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~1.56%
Becky (Nally) Syphers :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Paula Degree :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Susan (Bartlett) Hamill :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Brian Whitehead :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A409693 [compare], yourDNAportal BRIef6196f9, Ancestry member brian15310
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~0.78%
Chris Whitten :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHR61965ed9
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A820770 [compare], Ancestry member ciwhitten
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #330041
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Jennifer (Hamill) Andreas :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Stephanie (Hamill) Goff :
23andMe
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~0.78%
James Hamill :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Dawn (Greenman) Walker :
23andMe, GEDmatch EB4206525 [compare], yourDNAportal DAW86669ca4, Ancestry member dawncherie64
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EB4206525 [compare], yourDNAportal DAW2822edcc, Ancestry member dawncherie64
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~0.78%
Hollis Bartlett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hbartlett72814
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~0.39%
Karen Aikins :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A028506 [compare], Ancestry member northbridgelunchlady
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