Anthony Luce (1811 - 1899)

Born 31 Mar 1811 in Union, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Temperance (Lewis) Luce — married 10 Sep 1842 in Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States

Died 25 Nov 1899 at age 88 in Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States

Biography

Descendant of Mayflower passengers John Howland and John Tilley.

Anthony Luce; b. 31 Mar 1811^[1] at Union, Knox, Maine the son of Edmund Luce and Eunice (Dunham) Luce

m1. Temperance Lewis, about 1842 daughter of William Lewis and Rachael (--?--);

m2. Mary A. Eldridge 18 Sep 1887^[2] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine;

He died 25 Nov 1899^[3] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, at age 88.

Temperance Lewis was born on 21 Feb 1819 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine. She died on 10 Sep 1867 at age 48; AE 48 years. She was buried at Lampher Cemetery, Bucksport, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Anthony Luce and Temperance Lewis were as follows:

• ii. Augusta M/ Maria A. Luce; b. 24 May 1843^[4] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; m. Edward B Homer, son of John Chapman Homer and Harriet Blaisdell, 18 Aug 1862 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; d. 10 May 1906 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine.

• ii. Sarah E. Luce; b. 12 Dec 1844^[5] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; m. Hiram H. Homer, son of William Homer and Ruth Lanpher; d. 25 Jul 1919 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, at age 74.

• iii. Charles A. Luce; b. 19 Feb 1847^[6] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; d. 23 Jun 1913^[7] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, at age 66.

• iv. Mary Abbie Luce; b. 24 Feb 1848^[8] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; m. James J. Randall, son of Benjamin Randall and Mary A. Jordan, 23 Mar 1874 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; d. 25 Nov 1921 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, at age 73.

• v. Charlotte Luce b. 12 Feb 1850^[9] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine;

• vi. William L. Luce; b. 30 Nov 1858^[10] at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; m. Marion E. Ames, daughter of Benjamin F. Ames and Catherine McLeman, 7 May 1881 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine.

There were no known children of Anthony Luce and Mary A. Eldridge.

United States Census, 1880^[11] Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Anthony Luce Self M 69 Maine, United States

William L Luce Son M 21 Maine, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, database, FamilySearch, Anthony Luce, 31 Mar 1811; citing Union, Knox, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,269
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F3-R4G : 10 February 2018), Anthony Luce and Mary A. Eldridge, 18 Sep 1887; citing Bucksport,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,578.
3. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC8T-4HT : 23 September 2017), Anthony Luce, 25 Nov 1899; citing Bucksport, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F446-RJL : 10 February 2018), Anthony Luce in entry for Maria A. Luce, 24 May 1843; citing BUCKSPORT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,578.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44X-387 : 10 February 2018), Anthony Luce in entry for Sarah E. Luce, 12 Dec 1844; citing BUCKSPORT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,578.
6. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44X-N8H : 10 February 2018), Anthony Luce in entry for Charles A. Luce, 19 Feb 1847; citing BUCKSPORT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,578.
7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-6TJG : 13 March 2018), Anthony Luce in entry for Charles A Luce, 23 Jun 1913; citing Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F446-RJ5 : 10 February 2018), Anthony Luce in entry for Mary A. Luce, 24 Feb 1848; citing BUCKSPORT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,578.
9. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44X-SH9 : 10 February 2018), Anthony Luce in entry for Charlotte Luce, 12 Feb 1850; citing BUCKSPORT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,578.
10. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44X-6QQ : 10 February 2018), Anthony Luce in entry for William L. Luce, 30 Nov 1858; citing BUCKSPORT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,578.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3L-NXG : 15 August 2017), William L Luce in household of Anthony Luce, Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 139, sheet 50D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,480.