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Benjamin STANWOOD

Benjamin STANWOOD

Male 1791 - Bef 1860  (< 69 years)

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  • Name Benjamin STANWOOD 
    Birth 12 May 1791  Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1820  Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Males
      Under 10: 1
      10-16: 1
      16-26: 0
      26-45: 1
      45 and over: 0

      Females
      Under 10: 2
      10-16: 0
      16-26: 0
      26-45: 1
      45 and over: 0
    Census 1830  Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1837  Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Copied from RootsWeb is the following entry for Benjamin Stanwood in the Hampden, ME Special Census of 1837:
      Benjamin Stanwood & wife
      David
      Mary J.
      Benjamin Jr.
    Census 1840  Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Land 26 Dec 1844  Indian Purchase Township, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Mortgage - Frost - Lot 25 and East 24
    Petition 26 Dec 1844  Indian Purchase No 2, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 2 Aug 1850  Indian Purchase Township, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 26 Aug 1850  West Indian Township, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Land 6 Aug 1855  Indian Purchase Township, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Purchase from Cushing, lot 32, originally purchased from Nathaniel Swett, was sold to Benjamin Stanwood by J.A. Cushing for $350.,
      Deed - J.A. Cushing to B. Stanwood, 19 APR 2011
    Land 25 Aug 1855  Indian Purchase Township, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Sale to Fuller - Lots 24, 25 and 32, Benjamin Stanwood sold lots 24, 25 and 32 (600 acres) to Timothy Fuller for $1500.
    Land 29 May 1857  Indian Purchase Township, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Purchase from Swett - Lots 24, 25 and 32, Purchase of Lots 24, 25 and 32 from Nathaniel Swett, who acquired them from the Treasurer with a tax deed. Total purchase price $200
    Death Bef 12 Oct 1860  [13] 
    Person ID I1947  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2021 

    Father Benjamin Bradstreet STANWOOD,   b. 19 Jun 1766, Duck Brook, Mt. Desert, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1820 (Age > 55 years) 
    Mother Margaret WASGATT,   b. Abt 1771   d. 4 Mar 1808, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1790  Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Family ID F747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betsey WASGATT,   b. 7 Jun 1791, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1874, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1808  Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Children 
     1. Calvin STANWOOD,   b. 23 May 1808, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1884, Chester, Penobscot, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Margaret STANWOOD,   b. 24 Mar 1811, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Hannah STANWOOD,   b. 26 Jan 1814, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1887, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. David W STANWOOD,   b. 18 Oct 1816, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1890, Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Mary Jane STANWOOD,   b. 1825, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1888, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     6. Benjamin B STANWOOD,   b. 1829, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Jun 1863 (Age > 34 years)
    Family ID F579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

  • Documents
    STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_signature_001    		STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_signature_001

  • Notes 
    • A visit was made to Benjamin Stanwood's place of birth in Eden, which is located in Mount Desert Island, Hancock County Maine. No additional documents were found to provide any insight into his life or that of his children while on the Island.

      In The History of Penobscot County Maine (Cleveland, Williams, Chase & Co, 1882), the author indicates that in 1842 Benjamin Stanwood left his home in Eden and came to Township No. 2, now known as Woodville (page 512). One of the family members of Benjamin Stanwood is credited with naming the town in both the previous publication as well as in the small publication, Maine Place Names and The Peopling of Its Towns by Ava Hariet Chadbourne (page 66).

      On the 1850 U.S. agricultural census, Benjamin is listed with 400 acres of land in West Indian Township. Of this, 60 acres had been improved. He had livestock, crops and other items, providing a total property value of $500 and livestock value of $220. On April 20, 1854, Benjamin purchased 200 acres of land in Township No. 2. Another deed is located for the purchase of Lot 32 for $350 from J.A. Cushing, who had previously acquired the land from Nathaniel Swett. Benjamin quickly resold the lot as well as lots 24 and 25 to Timothy Fuller on 25 August 1855 for $1500. Apparently Mr. Fuller was unable to pay the taxes, as all three lots were purchased from the Treasurer with a tax deed by Nathaniel Swett and again resold to Benjamin on 29 May 1857 for a mere $200.

      Benjamin was not listed on the 1860 census with his family, who resided in Woodville. He is also missing from the 1870 census after the clan had removed to Monticello, Wright Co, MN. Benjamin is assumed to have died in Penobscot County, Maine, sometime between 1855 and 1860. However, no record of his death has been located with either Woodville or Chester Town Clerks. A search of the Upper, Lower, Scott and Spencer cemeteries was completed in the town of Chester, as well as the only small cemetery that is found off of Highway 116 in Woodville. While a headstone was not located for a Benjamin Stanwood, it appears very likely that his death was never recorded by the Town Clerk and he was buried without a grave marker. At the time of Betsey (Wasgatt) Stanwood's death in January 1874, the author of her obituary indicated her husband Benjamin had preceded her in death.

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Maine, Hancock, Bar Harbor, Town and Vital Records 1796-1891, p. 57, family record for children of Benjamin B. Stanwood and Mergret (sic) his wife, FHL microfilm 10,616, item 1., FHL microfilm 10,616.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_birth_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_birth_001


    2. [S1179] CENSUS: U.S., 1820 Maine, Hancock, Eden; p. 610; Benjamin Stanwood; 5 May 2015.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1766_census_1820_Eden      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1766_census_1820_Eden


    3. [S1184] CENSUS: U.S., 1830 Maine, Hancock, Eden; p. 64; Benjamin Stanwood; 5 May 2015.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_census_1830_US_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_census_1830_US_001


    4. [S1381] CENSUS: State, 1837 Maine, Penobscot, Hampden, transcription online, RootsWeb (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/census/maine/hampden/1837.html#1837 : accessed 23 October 2012).
      Listing 196
      Benjamin Stanwood & Wife
      -David
      -Mary J.
      -Benjamin Jr.


    5. [S1193] CENSUS: U.S., 1840 Maine, Penobscot, Hampden; p. 195; Benjamin and Calvin Stanwood; 6 May 2015.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_census_1840_US_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_census_1840_US_001


    6. [S639] Penobscot County, Maine, Deeds, 260:196-197, Benjamin Stanwood to Oliver Frost, 26 Dec 1844; images.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1844_12_26_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1844_12_26_001


    7. [S310] Petition to State of Maine, 26 December 1844; Records of Committee on State Land & State Roads;.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_petition_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_petition_001


    8. [S1378] CENSUS: U.S., 1850 Penbscot (Ag. Sched.), West Indian Township; p.n.n; line 4; Benjamin Stanwood; 6 May 2015.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_census_1850_US_002      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_census_1850_US_002


    9. [S1202] CENSUS: U.S., 1850 Maine, Penosbcot, West Indian Township; p. 374A; dwelling 372, family 380; Benjamin [Sr], Betsy and Benjamin [Jr] Stanwood; 3 May 2015.
      STANWOOD_David_b1816_census_1850_US_001      		 STANWOOD_David_b1816_census_1850_US_001


    10. [S262] Penobscot County, Maine, Deeds, 260:121, J.A. Custhing to B. Stanwood, 6 Aug 1855; images online, Pe.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1855_08_06_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1855_08_06_001


    11. [S282] Penobscot County, Maine, Deeds, 260:122, Benjamin Stanwood to Timothy Fuller, 25 Aug 1855; images on.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1855_08_25_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1855_08_25_001


    12. [S233] Penobscot County, Maine, Deeds, 281:24-25, Nathaniel Swett Benjamin Stanwood to Timothy Fuller, 29 M.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1857_08_29_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1857_08_29_001


    13. [S670] Penobscot County, Maine, Deeds, 306:353, Timothy Fuller to C. L. Brag and Wm. B. Hayford, 12 October.
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1860_10_12_001      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1860_10_12_001
      STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1860_10_12_002      		 STANWOOD_Benjamin_b1791_deed_1860_10_12_002


    14. [S278] Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine and Nearby Islands, 1776-1820, p. 33 (page 130 in original town book).

    15. [S83] Maine, Hancock, Bar Harbor, Town and Vital Records 1796-1891, p. 108, marriage of Benjamin Stanwood Jr. and Miss Betsey Wasgatt, FHL microfilm 10,616, FHL microfilm 10,616.
      WASGATT_Betsey_b1791_marr_001      		 WASGATT_Betsey_b1791_marr_001




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