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Samuel Bemis

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
Death: August 15, 1793 (76)
Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
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Son of Samuel Bemis and Sarah Bemis
Husband of Rebecca Bemis; Mary Bemis and Mehitabel Bemis
Father of Col. Benjamin Bemis; Mary Hamilton; Rebekah Newhall; Samuel Bemis; Reuben Bemis and 7 others
Brother of Capt. Edmund Bemis; Nathaniel Bemis; Capt. William Bemis; Sarah Lynde; Joshua Bemis and 2 others

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About Samuel Bemis

THE BEMIS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY being an account, in greater part of the descendants of Joseph Bemis, of Watertown, Mass. ... By Colonel Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper ... Published 1900, San Francisco, California, p. 123, 124



[James Draper:3]: Samuel Bemis, son of Samuel, was married to Rebekah Newhall, of Leicester, January 9, 1740. She died leaving no children. He was next married to Mary Johnson, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Johnson, November 11, 1742. His children by her were Benjamin, born January 18, 1744 ; Mary, December 3, 1745 ; Rebekah, January 2, 1747 ; Samuel, September 18, 1749 ; Reuben, June 10, 1752 ; Bulah, September 26, 1754. His wife Mary died January 3, 1760. He was soon after married to Mehetable Dunnell, by whom he had Lydia, born May 10, 1761 ; Jonathan, April 9, 1765 ; Joel, February 7, 1768 ; Judith, August 27, 1769 ; Wait, June 20, 1772. In 1742, he purchased a part of lot 56, where he built a house, on the hill North of S. Luthers. He afterwads lived in various parts of the town, and died August 15, 1793, aged 77. His wife Mehetable, died February 24, 1807.


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"SAMUEL BEMIS, son of Samuel Bemis, m. Rebekah Newhall of Leicester, January 9, 1740. She died leaving no children. He was then m. to Mary Johnson, da. of Capt. Benjamin Johnson, Nov. 11, 1742. Children, Benjamin, b. January 18, 1744; Mary, Dec. 3, 1745; Rebekah, Jan. 2, 1747; Samuel, Sept. 18, 1749; Reuben, June 10, 1752; Bulah, Sept. 26, 1754. His wife Mary d. Jan. 3, 1760. Again m. Mehitable Dunnell, by whom he had Lydia, b. May 10, 1761; Jonathan, April 9, 1765; Joel, Feb. 7, 1768; Judith, Aug. 27, 1769; Wait, June 20, 1772. In 1742, he purchased a part of lot (56,) where he built a house, on the hill north of Dexter Converse. He afterwards lived in various parts of the town, and died, August 15, 1793, in a house near the house of Paul Sibley, aged 77. His wife Mehitable d. Feb. 24, 1807."


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Samuel Bemis's Timeline

1717
May 24, 1717
Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
1743
January 29, 1743
Spencer, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts
1745
December 3, 1745
Spencer, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1747
January 2, 1747
Spencer, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts
1749
September 18, 1749
Spencer, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1752
June 10, 1752
Spencer, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1754
September 26, 1754
Spencer, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts