Thomas S. Lord (abt. 1792 - 1873)

Born about 18 May 1792 in District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Mary (Door) Lord — married 12 Aug 1817 in Livermore, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States

Died 1 Jul 1873 at about age 81 in Peru, Oxford, Maine, United States

Biography

Birth

Nothing is known of the ancestry of Thomas S. Lord. The 1850 Census shows him living at Peru, Maine, 57 years old, born in Maine.^[1] Based on his age at his death from his gravestone, he was born on or about 18 May 1792.^[2]

Marriage

Thomas S. Lord and Polly Door, both of Livermore, Maine (then in Massachusetts), married at Livermore on 12 Aug 1817.^[3]

Biographical Details

The 1874 history of Livermore, Maine, says that Thomas Lord , "a pensioner of the war of 1812," was a shoemaker.^[4] In 1850, the census shows him as blind, living at Peru, Maine.^[1]

Death

A gravestone at the Franklin Cemetery in Peru, Maine, says that Thomas S. Lord died on 1 Jul 1873 at the ge of 81 years, 1 month, 14 days.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Benjamin Lord household, Thomas Lord family, family #194, in United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Oxford > Peru > image 26 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Photo of gravestone of Thomas S. Lord (Find A Grave: Memorial #211061659 — second photo on memorial)
3. ↑ Marriage record of Thomas S. Lord and Polly Door, in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Vital and town records, 1797-1910 > unpaginated > Marriages and marriage intentions, 1811-1842 > image 343 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
4. ↑ Israel Washburn, Notes, Historical, Descriptive, and Personal of Livermore, in Androscoggin (Formerly in Oxford) County, Maine (Portland, Me., 1874), page 49