Harriet Fessenden (Rankin) Page (1832 - abt. 1883)

Born 15 Oct 1832 in Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died about 10 Mar 1883 at about age 50 in Piscataquis, Maine, United States

Biography

Harriet was born 15 October1831 in Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, the daughter of James Rankin and Rebecca Crosby. ^{[1] [2]}

Harriet Fessenden Rankin was one of the thirteen children of James Rankin and Rebecca Crosby. Harriet married Levi Page, Jr. (1824-1863). They had three children: Lydia Rebecca, 1851-1898; Alma L., 1853-1917; and Edwin S., 1856-1877, who died one day before his 21st birthday. Harriet’s husband died in Virginia in service during the Civil War in 1863. Harriet died on 10 March 1883. ^[3]

Levi Page and Harriet F. Rankin were married on 3 January 1850 in Piscataquis County, Maine. William S. Serrall officiated. ^[4]

In 1850, the Page family lived in Brownville, Piscataquis County, Maine. Levi Page, Jr., 25, was a house carpenter, with $400 in real estate. His wife, Harriet was 18. They both were born in Maine, and had been married within the year. ^[5]

In 1860, the Page family lived in Searsport, Waldo, Maine. The family included

Levi Page, 35, born in Maine, a joiner, with $200 in real estate

Harriet F Page 28 b. Maine

Lydia R Page 9 b. Maine, in school

Alma L Page 6 b. Maine, in school

Edwin S Page 4 b. Maine ^[6]

In 1870, the Page family lived in Williamsburg Township, Piscataquis, Maine. The household included Harriet F. Page, 40; her children, Alma L., 16, in school; and Edwin S., 14, in school. All members of the family were born in Maine. ^[7]

Levi Page (Jr.) and Harriet Rankin are mentioned in vital records of their three children

• Alma L. (Page) Rogers married Anson W. Page in 1911 in Brownville, Maine. ^[8] Alma R. (Page) Page, died in 1917 . Her parents were both born in Brownville, Maine. Her father was a ship carpenter. ^[9]
• Lydia R. Page, 47, died in 1898, her father was a carpenter. ^[10]
• Edwin Smith Page, born in 1856 in Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine. ^[11]

Harriet Fessenden (Rankin) Page, 1832-1883, died, aged 50. She is buried at Brownville Vilage Cemetery, Brownville, Maine with her husband Levi Page, Jr., daughter Lydia, and son, Edwin. Also buried there are her husband’s parents, two siblings, and other family. Levi Page, Jr., 1824-1863, died, aged 38, in Hampton, Virginia, in service during the Civil War. His grave stone is inscribed “He died for his country.” Harriet never remarried. ^[12]

Burial: Harriet F. Page (51), died on 10 March 1883, and is buried with her husband and their son at Brownville Village Cemetery, Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine.^[13]

research notes

Neither her husband Levi Page, Jr, or his father, Levi Page, Sr., are on Wikitree

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CR-L9K)
2. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SF-ZFX : 18 August 2020), Harriett Fessenden Rankin, 1831.
3. ↑ familysearch Family Tree, with sources (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9688-Y74)
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q219-RNVG : 22 July 2021), Levi Page and Harriet F Rankin, 03 Jan 1850; citing Piscataquis, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V7-7Z4 : 22 December 2020), Harriet Page in household of Levi Page, Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHG-DYH : 18 February 2021), Harriet F Page in entry for Levi Page, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DB-7F1 : 29 May 2021), Harriett F Page, 1870.
8. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-PGJD : 2 March 2021), Harriet Rankin in entry for Anson W Page and Alma L Rogers, 08 Jun 1911; citing Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-5SYJ : 2 March 2021), Harriett Rankin in entry for Alma R Page, 05 Mar 1917; citing Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCD4-1XW : 2 March 2021), Harriet F Rankins in entry for Lydia R Page, 11 Apr 1898; citing Williamsburg, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
11. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SF-FHJ : 18 August 2020), Harriet F. in entry for Edwin Smith Page, 1856.
12. ↑ FindAGrave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69691305/harriet-fessenden-page)
13. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-3NCJ : 3 March 2021), Harriet F Page, 1883; citing Burial, Brownville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,261.