Harris Merrill Plaisted (1828 - 1898)

Born 2 Nov 1828 in Jefferson, Coos, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jane (Mason) Plaisted — married 21 Sep 1858 (to 25 Oct 1875) in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine

Husband of Mabel True (Hill) Plaisted — married 26 Sep 1881 in Bangor,Penobscot,Maine

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1898 at age 69 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Preceded by 37th Governor Daniel F. Davis

Harris M. Plaisted 38th Governor of Maine 1881—1883

Succeeded by 39th Governor Frederick Robie

Biography

Harris Plaisted is Notable.

Harris Plaisted served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 25, 1861
Mustered out: Mar 25, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment

This profile is part of the Plaisted Name Study.

Harris Plaisted was born on November 02, 1828 in Jefferson, Coos, New Hampshire, United States. His parents were William Plaisted and Nancy Merrill. He married Sarah Mason on September 21, 1858 Together they had 3 children:

1. Ralph Plaisted
2. Frederick Plaisted
3. Harold Plaisted

He married Mabel Hill on September 26, 1881 Together they had 1 child:

1. Gertrude Plaisted

He died on January 31, 1898 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Sources

• Harris M. Plaisted on Wikipedia

• "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X4-NHQ : 22 July 2021), Harris M. Plaisted, 1858.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC4-L2M : 12 December 2017), Harris M Plaisted, 1860.

• "Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/246V-WWP : accessed 19 May 2016), Harris M Plaisted, 25 Sep 1861; citing Military Service, , State Archives, Augusta.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQM-NM1 : 15 August 2017), H M Plaisted, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 212A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,486.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-2K2K : 22 July 2021), Harris Merrill Plaisted and Mabel True Hill, 26 Sep 1881; citing Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCD8-Y4L : 2 March 2021), Harris M Plaisted, 31 Jan 1898; citing Bangor, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19171/harris-merrill-plaisted : accessed 14 November 2021), memorial page for Harris Merrill Plaisted (2 Nov 1828–31 Jan 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19171, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .

• "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQZ-X6S : 13 March 2018), Harris M Plaisted, 31 Jan 1898; citing Death, Bangor, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,833.

• Source S45 Bowler, Ernest Constant. 1902. An Album of the Attorneys of Maine. News Publishing Company, Bethel, Maine.

• Roger Plaisted of Quamphegon (Kittery) and Some of His Descendants by King, Lieut. M. F. Portland, ME 1904 (https://www.seekingmyroots.com/G005322) Page 61

Notes

Note N4012Ralph Parker Plaisted, son of Hon. Harris M and Sarah Mason Plaisted, was born in Bangor, Me March 17, 1781. Attended the public schools of Bangor and Augusta, Bowdoin College, graduating in the class of 1894, and the Albany Law School, graduating in 1897. Admitted to the Sagadahoc Bar Aug 26, 1897, and practices in Bangor. Democrat. ( Attorneys of Maine - p248)