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Calvin STANWOOD

Calvin STANWOOD

Male 1808 - 1884  (76 years)

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  • Name Calvin STANWOOD 
    Birth 23 May 1808  Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1840  Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 26 Aug 1850  West Indian Township, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census Jun 1860  Woodville, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 18 Jun 1860  Woodville, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 2 Jul 1870  Woodville, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 11 Jun 1880  Woodville, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Misc 17 Dec 1881  Woodville, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Misc 1882  Woodville, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Calvin Stanwood, postmaster and school committee
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    Death 15 Sep 1884  Chester, Penobscot, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Burial Chester, Penobscot, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I2470  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2021 

    Father Benjamin STANWOOD,   b. 12 May 1791, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 12 Oct 1860 (Age < 69 years) 
    Mother 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  [11] 
    Family ID F579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betsey MCDERMOTT,   b. May 1815, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1881, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 11 Nov 1832  Brooklyn, Kings, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Henry STANWOOD,   b. 28 Aug 1835, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1911, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Hannah E STANWOOD,   b. 1836, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. George F STANWOOD,   b. 12 Mar 1841, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1864, District of Columbia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     4. Clara R STANWOOD,   b. 1843, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Isabel STANWOOD,   b. 1847, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1932, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     6. Florence STANWOOD,   b. 28 May 1849, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1924, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     7. Eva STANWOOD,   b. 29 Apr 1857, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1938, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

  • Documents
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  • Notes 
    • Calvin Stanwood was listed as the postmaster for north Woodville in 1882. He also served on the school committee. His wife, Bridgit/Betsey McDermott, died the previous year, and his son-in-law, Cyrus W. F. Kimball, was appointed executor of her estate. When Calvin died in 1884, the town assessors stated he had no personal property or estate, and had not been taxed for the preceding three years, having been a dependent parent and pensioner of his son George, who died 25 June 1864 as a result of gunshot wounds sustained while serving in Company A, Maine's 1st Heavy Artillery Unit.

      According to Calvin's pension claim, he had been seriously injured and disabled about 1860 when he became entangled in the chain of a sled and was dragged a significant distance through the woods by oxen. Calvin's son George began supporting his parents by making shingles in exchange for pork, molasses, teas and other food items, and working on the "small" 100-acre family farm. When George enlisted as a Union soldier, he gave the bounty to his parents, save $20 which he kept, and sent them $10/month from his wages. One can deduce he was a kind and caring young man.

  • Sources 
    1. [S152] Eden, Maine, Town and vital records, 1796-1891, p. 109, family record for Benjamin Stanwood and Betsey Wasgatt, FHL microfilm 10616.
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    2. [S1193] CENSUS: U.S., 1840 Maine, Penobscot, Hampden; p. 195; Benjamin and Calvin Stanwood; 6 May 2015.
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    3. [S1202] CENSUS: U.S., 1850 Maine, Penosbcot, West Indian Township; p. 374B; dwelling 374, family 382; Calvin and Betsey Stanwood, with Henry, Hannah E., George F., Clara, Isabel and Florence Stanwood; 3 May 2015.
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    4. [S1379] CENSUS: U.S., 1860 Maine, Penobscot (Ag. Sched.), Woodville; pp. 3-4; line 14; Calvin Stanwood; 6 May 2015.
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    5. [S1217] CENSUS: U.S., 1860 Maine, Penobscot, Woodville; p. 10; dwelling 71, family 71; Woodville, Calvin & Betsy Stanwood, with ch. Henry [Thomas], Hannah W., Geo. F., Clara C, Isabel, Florence, Eva and William W.; 27 April 2010.
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    6. [S1231] CENSUS: U.S., 1870 Maine, Penobscot, Woodville; p. 3 (penned), 462 (stamped); dwelling 19, family 21; Calvin and Betsey Stanwood with Eva Stanwood, Hannah Balfe, Elmer E. Balfe, William Webster, Isabel McDonald with Annie and Charles McDonald; 11 June 2007.
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    7. [S1251] CENSUS: U.S., 1880 Maine, Penobscot, Woodville; 3 ; p. 2 (penned) or sheet 406B (stamped); dwelling 14, family 15, ; Calvin and Bridget Stanwood; 27 April 2010.
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    8. [S1411] Civil War Pension Files, Calvin Stanwood, father’'s pension application, no. 288,498, certificate no. 198,917, service of George F. Stanwood (Pvt. Co. A, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery).
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    9. [S1484] BOOK: Maine state year-book and legislative manual. ... 1882, 31 October 2021; p. 526, Calvin Stanwood, school committee.

    10. [S53] South Chester Cemetery (Chester, Maine on east side of ME-116 and just north of Gray Rd), Grave Mark, Gravestone for “Calvin Stanwood ([-?-]- Sept 15, 1884),“ photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, 22 August 2004. Stone clearly legible.
      South Chester Cemetery (Chester, Maine on east side of ME-116 and just north of Gray Rd.); Gravestone for “Calvin Stanwood ([-?-]- Sept 15, 1884),” photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, 22 August 2004. Stone clearly legible.
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    11. [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.
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