Martha Trask (1791 - 1855)

Born 8 Sep 1791 in Industry, Franklin, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1855 at age 64 in Leicester, Mass

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Looks like two different Marthas??? Martha Jewell Trask [NOTE: Death date/burial and age of Martha Trask at Maine and Leicester do no match? Age 63 vs 66: Death November vs February]

• See also: Daughter Mary b. 1825; married James Madison A History of the Town of Industry: Franklin County, Maine https://books.google.com/books?id=wMYMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA828&lpg=PA828&dq=jonathan+trask:+Martha+jewell&source=bl&ots=KaTgzO63WJ&sig=ACfU3U11Cw5Vxowwsqx1Lo1iFF7OCddVPQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXoqGn_OHkAhUGmuAKHfbgCsoQ6AEwEXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=jonathan%20trask%3A%20Martha%20jewell&f=false

See also: 1850 Industry, ME Census Martha Trask of ME, living with daughter Mary, son Orlando etc. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JP-6VX

Research notes

Maine Births

Martha Jewel

Birth 08 Sep 1791 Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine

Father Jacob Jewel Mother Sarah ^[1]

Maine Marriages

Jonathan Trask

Marriage 06 May 1811 Mount Vernon,Kennebec,Maine

Spouse Patty Jewell ^[2]

Leicester Deaths

Martha Trask

Death 10 Nov 1855 Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Age 66

Reference ID p 44 ^[3]

Maine Births

Jonathan Trask

Birth 01 Sep 1787 Industry ^[4]

Birth 01 Sep 1787 Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine

Father Jonathan Mother Elizabeth ^[5]

Maine Burials

Jona Trask Age 43

Death 27 Sep 1838

Burial Pikes Cemetery, Industry, Franklin, ME

Wife Martha Died Feb 10, 1855 age 63

Daughter Adeline Died March 7, 1820 Age 5 yrs 1 month ^[6]

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CZ-G8K : 10 February 2018), Martha Jewel, 08 Sep 1791; citing MOUNT VERNON,KENNEBEC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,547.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FK-RQV : 10 February 2018), Jonathan Trask and Patty Jewell, 06 May 1811; citing Mount Vernon,Kennebec,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,547.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFJ-BWG : 4 November 2017), Martha Trask, 10 Nov 1855; citing Death, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009441. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-59GL-T?i=25&cc=2061550
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3S-PFWR : 18 October 2017), Jonathan Trask, 01 Sep 1787; citing Industry, , , United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G974-VKKG?i=160&cc=1803978&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQV3S-PFWR
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C8-HJG : 10 February 2018), Jonathan Trask, 01 Sep 1787; citing MOUNT VERNON,KENNEBEC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,547.
6. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-7TGB : 16 March 2018), Jona Trask, 1838; citing Burial, Industry, Franklin, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,561. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9FQ-39CM-6?i=2279&cc=2242151&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQKM1-7TGB

• Mass State Census, 1855 (ancestry.com) lists Martha Trask, age66, , living with John and Mary Ann (Trask) Bowdlear.

Mass, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 for Martha Trask, lists John Bowdlear as her son in law, lists her death as Nov 10, 1855, and lists her birthplace as England. More sources to follow

Maine Birth Records 1621-1922 (Ancestry,Com) lists Martha Trask, born Sept. 8, 1781 in Industry, Franklin, Maine. No parents are listed. Still searching....???