Martha (Thompson) Wylie (1784 - 1833)

Born 22 May 1784 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Wylie — married 2 Feb 1808 in Boothbay, Maine

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1833 at age 48 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States

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Biography

Martha Thompson was born on 22 May 1784 in Boothbay, Maine. Her parents were Samuel Thompson and Mary (Reed) Thompson^[1].

She married John Wylie on 2 February 1808 in Boothbay^[2]. They had seven children^[1]:

1. Joseph, born 4 Jan 1811; lost at sea

2. George, born 4 Jan 1811; lost at sea

3. Samuel Thompson, born 30 Jun 1813

4. Julia, born 20 Jun 1816; married 1st Edward Dodge, 2nd John Hodgdon

5. Elizabeth, born 18 Apr 1819^[3]; married Jacob Bryer

6. Sewall, born 11 Jun 1823; married Rebecca Matthews

7. John, born 12 Feb 1827; Abigail Giles

Martha died on 8 March 1833 in Boothbay^[1] and is buried in Kenniston Cemetery^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Greene, Francis B. History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1623 - 1905. Portland, Maine: Loring, Short & Harmon, 1906. Page 632.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK7-274 : 17 October 2017), John Wylie and Martha Thompson, 02 Feb 1808; citing Boothbay, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CK-NZ2 : 10 February 2018), John Wylie in entry for Elizabeth Wylie, 18 Apr 1819; citing BOOTHBAY,LINCOLN,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,560.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #107878511