Joshua Small
Joshua Small, b. 01/16/1774 at Harpswell, ME, m. 12/30/1795 at Bowdoin,ME to Margery Toothaker, b. 09/02/1777 at Harpswell, ME. Joshua and Margery probably lived in Bowdoin until he died on 03/10/1835. Margery died in October 1861 at New Haven, Ind. Their children are listed below. (In Census at Bowdoin, 1850, Margery gave her age as 67. This would have made her 14 or 15 years old at birth of her first child.)
CHILDREN of Joshua and Margery (Toothaker) Small
Children:
1. Abigail, b. 09/11/1820 m. Edbridge Gary Cornish
2. Minerva, b. 1822 m. Samuel Adams
3. Stephen, b. 1825 m. Lucy Tarbox Small
4. Nathaniel, b. 1827 DNM (went to CA with 49er's-never heard from)
5. Hannah, b. 1831 m. Nathaniel Beals
6. Arvilla, b. 03/20/1834 m. Albert Newell
7. Joshua, b. 1835 m. Cynthia Newell
8. Joel, b. 1837 m. Amanda Newell
9. Rosilla, b. 1839 m. John Stevens
10. Joseph, b. 1844 m. Abigail _____
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Margaret Small, b. 1799 at Bowdoin, ME m. Marcellus Shepard, Sr.
Children:
1. Mary Shepard
2. Leander Shepard
3. Marcellus Shepard, Jr. b. 1820, m. Margery ___________ and had Marcellus D. b. 1848 and Mark N. b. 1850
4. Lucretia Shepard 1843-went west with Aunt Mahala
5. Hiram Shepard
Joshua Small, Jr. b. 1801, at Bowdoin, ME; d. 8/12/1890 at So. Paris, ME; m. 1827 at Bowdoin, ME to Dorothea Maxwell, b. at Bowdoin, ME; Daughter of Thomas and Martha (Alexander) Maxwell
Children:
1. Joshua III b. 1828, m. Sarah Seribner, dau. of Jonathan of Upton
2. Thomas b. 05/15/1830 m. Rebecca Webster
3. Noble E. b. 1832, m1. Clara Poor, m2. Emily Emery
4. Dorothea b. 1834 m. George Small (2nd cousin-once removed) (poss. had dau. Flora 10/05/57)
5. Martha b. 1836 m. Darwin Parker
6. Almira b. 1838 m. Lawson Beattie
7. Courtney P. b. 04/03/1840, d. 07/06/1927 m. Charles Harris Colby
8. Orange F. b. 1842 m1. Mary Nowberry, m2. Eliza Douglass
9. Lyman D. b. 1844 m. Rebecca (Webster) Small
10. Liberty b. 1846 Died young
11. Rose b. 1849 m. William Marsland
William Small, b. 3/21/1803 at Bowdoin, ME; d. 01/18/1891 at Bowdoin, ME; m. 11/23/1826 at Bowdoin (See Gardiner Records) to Huldah Tarbox, b. 11/07/1806;d.4/11/1864
Children:
1. Lucy T., b. 11/06/1827 to d. 02/19/1914 to m. Stephen Small
2. William, b. 10/05/1830, d. 1830
3. William, b. 02/20/1833
4. Huldah, b. 05/07/1835
5. Mahala, b. 07/02/1837
6. James Tarbox Small, b. 05/30/1839
7. Mary, b. 08/18/1844
8. Cornelius, b. 01/10/1847, m. Mary _____ (and had son Ernest J., b. 11/30/1878)
9. Susan, b. 12/02/1849, b. 12/27/1850
John Small, b. 5/30/1805 at Bowdoin; d. 01/30/1854 ??? at New Haven, Ind.; m. first Caroline Goodwin (b. 10/28/1809, d. 11/28/1845), m. second June Gillespie (b. 1817-d.1857)
Children:
1. Caroline
2. Elizabeth b. 10/09/1829 m. Nathaniel Small son of John & Nancy (Gillespie) Small
3. Priscilla m. Sedgeley
4. Margery m. Nathaniel Grover desc. at Auburn, Ind.
5. John, Jr. b. 02/12/1843 m. Julia Benjamin desc. at Ft. Wayne, Ind m. Firilla Grover desc. at Cadillac, Mich
6. Jefferson m. Harriet Powers (No Issue)
7. Alfred U. b. 11/22/1849, m. Elizabeth Dollot
Children:
1. Susan, b. 02/13/1831 m. Barzillas Cobb
2. Isaac, b. 07/08/1833
3. Joseph Woodworth Small, b. 05/04/1838
4. Nathaniel, b. 10/04/1840
5. John Butler Small, b. 08/19/1841, d. 01/12/1846
6. Cynthia A., b. 09/01/1843, d. 9/16/1846
7. John Butler Small, b. 08/14/1846
8. William Purington Small, b. 03/22/1848, d. 07/18/1864
9. Mary Elmeda, b. 03/29/1850, m. Edward F. Morse of Adover, ME.
Peleg Small, b. 1809 at Bowdoin, ME, d. 1859 at New Haven, Ind. m. at Bowdoin, ME to Rebecca Grover, b. 03/24/1813 at Bowdoin, ME, d. 10/15/1854, at Bowdoin, ME
Children: (Proper order of birth difficult to determine)
1. Angeline m. Lewis James Adams
2. Emeline m. Thomas Bickford
3. Lois m. John Ball
4. La Forrest, Died young
5. Purington m. Jane Powers
6. Rebecca m. ------ Robotham (Sarah Ladig), m. ------ Durkin (Martin Durkin), m. ------ Wren (Dennis Wren)
Hannah Small, b. 1811 at Bowdoin, ME, d. about 1839 at Upton ME. m. Andrew Grover
Children:
1. Andrew J. b. 1835 m. Margaret Dickerson (moved to New Haven, Ind.)
2. Mary Hannah b. 1838, d. 1845
Children:
1. Maranda Ann, b. 12/21/1835 m. Benjamin Grover, Jr. ,his second wife
2. Joshua, b. 03/11/1838, d. inf.
3. Hannah Etta, b. 06/14/1840, m. John Glen
4. John Nelson, b. 12/05/1842, d. inf.
5. Elizabeth, b. 03/09/1845, prob. died young
6. Isaac, b. 01/02/1847, m. Alvitia Gillespie and had Mahala, Nancy, Della, Joseph, Alton
Francis Purington, b. 05/21/1849, m. Martha Grover
Children:
1. Cora Small m. Irvin Bickford
2. Benjamin Small m. Mary W. Rosner
3. Albert F. Small m. Mary Guther
4. Walter C. Small, Did not marry
OR
Francis Small, b. 11/25/1855 - d. 12/08/1887 m. Martha Grover the daughter of Benjamin Grover and Amanda Grover (first wife) of Bowdoin. Benjamin, son of Benjamin, Sr. and Hannah Small (dau. of Hix) and Amanda Grover, daughter of James Grover and Hannah Thompson.
Mary Small, b. about 1816 at Bowdoin, ME. Did not marry. Poss. died young
Mahala Small, b. about 1818 at Bowdoin- d. about 1890 at New Haven, Ind. m. first JosephGrover (No Issue) Son of Ebenezer/Lois (Small)
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