Samuel Wilson

"Samuel Wilson was born in 1806 at Edgecombe, ME. He was the son of Moses and Jane (Somes) Wilson, of Edgecomb. He married Eliza Dodge on October 6, 1831 in Newcastle, Maine. He became a farmer at Newcastle, where he d. 6 May, 1878."

"Eliza and Samuel's children:

• Washington Dodge Wilson, b. at Newcastle, Sept, 1833 where he d. Sept, 1887. He m. 30 May, 1853, in Melbourne, Australia.
• Luther P. Wilson, b. and d. Oct., 1835
• Oliver B, Wilson, b. Oct, 1836, d. Feb, 1878; he m 16 Oct., 1867, in California.
• Annie J. Wilson, b. Dec, 1838; m. 25 May, 1861, at Boston, P. B. Haskins, and res. in Hartford. Conn.
• Charles Edwin Wilson, b. Feb, 1841; m. in Sandoval, 111.; res. in Hartford, Conn.
• Delia E. Wilson, b. March, 1844, in Newcastle; is now Mrs, Delia E. Hidden, E. Providence, R. I.
• Mary Ava Wilson, b. 2 Dec, 1848; m. 2 Dec, 1867, Benjamin Dodge, of Edgecomb, Me., who was b. Nov., 1845, and d. 23 Dec, 1893, at Providence, R. I. He was the son of Benjamin and Margaret (Dodge) Dodge, of Edgecomb. Benjamin, Jr. was a farmer, brick manufacturer and merchant, and at the time of his death, postmaster at East Newcastle, Me. He owned that one third part of Col. Paul Dodge's farm which was given to his son Isaac, and which was bought from his heirs a few years since, so that it is now held by a direct descendant of Col. Paul, who by marriage recovered the Dodge name. They had children: 1, Myra B., b. 31 July, 1872, at Edgecomb; 2, Archie Hidden, b. 12 July, 1874, at Newcastle: 3, Arthur Eugene, b. 5 July, 1876. at N.
• Carrie Belle Wilson, b. March 1854; m at Wakefield, Mass.,. Sept., 1872, R. Frank Dodge, and res. at Perham Mills, Aroostook Co., Me.

June 1860 US census for Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME lists: Samuel Wilson, 54, occupation: Farmer; Eliza Wilson, 52; Charles E. Wilson, 19, occupation: Laborer; Delia Wilson, 16; Mary A. Wilson,11; Cai-- B. Wilson, 6; Jen Wilson, 74. All residents born in Maine.

June 1870 US census, Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME lists Benjamin Dodge Jr., 24; Mary A. Dodge, 21, b. Maine, occupation: Keeping House; Simon Dodge, 17, Farm Laborer. Living in the same dwelling in different household are Samuel Wilson, 64; Eliza D. Wilson, 62; Carrie Wilson, 17, attending school.

Sources:

"Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County, Mass. 1629-1894" By Joseph Thompson Dodge, p.246 - https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdodge011894dodg

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wilson&GSiman...

http://www.dodgefamily.org/CemeteryHeadstonePages/Maine/Newcastle_G...

heritagequestonline.com - cenuses

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@R-2146013911@ 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes 1,7163::0 Year: 1870; Census Place: Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M593_549; Page: 540A; Family History Library Film: 552048 1,7163::27191920

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@R-2146013911@ 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,8054::0 Year: 1850; Census Place: Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M432_260; Page: 390A; Image: 139 1,8054::9525487

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@R-2146013911@ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,60525::0 1,60525::5096398

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@R-2146013911@ Public Member Trees Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4762726&pid=212