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Dorcas Libby (Means)

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Birthplace: York, ME, United States
Death: 1766 (33-34)
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Daughter of Robert Means and Mary ‘Jane’ Means
Wife of David Libby and David Libby, III
Mother of Robert Libby; Jane Libby; George Libby; Joseph Libby; Deacon Isaac Libby, Deacon and 1 other
Sister of Unkown Means; Robert Means; Margaret Means; Isabella McFarland; Elizabeth Means and 7 others

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About Dorcas Libby

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Dorcas Means married David Libby Dec. 13, 1750. She died and he married a second wife in April 1766, the widow Johanna (Joan) Page. David Libby early went to sea and became a captain of a coaster. During the French war, he transported supplies to garrison at Black Point. He bought a lot at Blue Point and built a house there. He sold it in Dec. 1762 and was one of a company who first settled Machias in 1763. He did not stay there long. In Jun 1768 he sold his 7-acre lot to Samuel Libby and soon after removed to Providence. By his first wife they had 6 children – 4 boys (George, Joseph, Robert, Issac and 2 girls (Jane, Dorcas).


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Dorcas Libby's Timeline

1732
1732
York, ME, United States
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1760
October 12, 1760
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1763
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1766
1766
Age 34