Luther Turner (1788 - 1867)

Born 2 Apr 1788 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

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Died 23 Jan 1867 at age 78 in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA

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Biography

Luther was a son of Jesse Turner & Bathsheba Lapham.

He was married to Mary "Polly" Buck. Luther was a Private in the War of 1812. Their children were all born at Buckfield. The town of Buckfield was named for the Buck family.

They had 10 children

Melzora, January 5, 1806 - 1852

Luther, September 9, 1809 - 1881 - spouse Anceline Hawes

Esther Warren, April 10, 1811 - 1891 - spouse John Elliot

Phebe Brown, October 28, 1813 - spouse Henry Holbrook

Joseph 1816 - June 15, 1832

Bethsheba, 1817 died at 3 weeks old

Bethsheba Jordan, May 4, 1819 - 1904 - spouse Dennis Bisbee

Abigail Lopham, January 2, 1821 -1819 - spouse Constant Chandler

John Philbrick ,March 1, 1823 -

Winslow, July 4, 1825 - 1898 - spouse Sarah J. Merrill

Betsy P., March 31, 1828 - spouse Lysander Monk

Levi, May 23, 1831 - 1914 - spouse Columbia P. Bicknell

Luther was one of the early settlers of this town of Buckfield, Maine and built his first house on North Hills.

Luther was in the U.S. Census: 19 Aug 1850 - Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine 1 Jun 1860 - Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

Sources

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 July 2019), memorial page for Luther Turner (2 Apr 1788–23 Jan 1867), Find A Grave Memorial no. 97600094, citing Buckfield Village Cemetery, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Tim Cooper (contributor 46907821) .