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WORCESTER, Martha

WORCESTER, Martha

Female 1775 - 1808  (33 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  WORCESTER, MarthaWORCESTER, Martha was born in 1775 in Columbia, ME (daughter of WORCESTER, Deacon Moses Sr. and NORWOOD, Jude Judith); died on 29 Jun 1808 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Jul 1808 in Columbia Falls, ME.

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    Martha married PARRITT, Levi in Oct 1796 in Columbia, ME. Levi was born on 22 Oct 1772 in Steuben, ME; died after 1850 in Steuben, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. PARRITT, Cynthia was born on 1 Nov 1797; died on 10 Sep 1874; was buried in Columbia, ME.
    2. PARRITT, Lydia was born on 7 Mar 1800; and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  WORCESTER, Deacon Moses Sr. was born on 6 Sep 1742 in Berwick, ME; was christened on 9 Sep 1744 in Berwick, ME (son of WORCESTER, Thomas and SPINNEY, Ann); died on 21 Aug 1807 in Columbia, ME.

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    He moved to Pleasant River, Me., some time after May 2, 1763, as on this date he witnessed a deed from Gowen Wilson to Joseph Wilson at Falmouth or vicinity. He was living in Pleasant River on May 2, 1769 when he served as one of the appraisers of personal estate of Gowen Wilson. He is credited with several periods of service during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted Sept. 9, 1775, in Capt. Francis Shaw´s Co. and served 4 mos., 1 day, Company stationed at Gouldsborough, No. 4 Narraguagus (Cherryfield, Me.) and Pleasant River for the defense of the sea coast. He also enlisted Aug. 9, 1777, in Capt. Reuben Dyer´s Comp. Raised for the expedition against St. Johns, N.S., continued in service at Machias for its defense, and dismissed on Dec. 6, 1777. He also entered into service again on Oct. 27, 1780 in Capt. Sullivan´s Company, ordered out by Col. John Allen to protect the inhabitants of Frenchmans Bay. Discharged on Nov. 14, 1780 He first married around 1764. Although the name of his first wife eludes genealogists, it could have been Judith or Jude Norard or possibly Norwood, according to family historians, because a granddaughter was named Judith Norard and the name appears again in the Davis-Grant family of Cherryfield, ME. "Moses Worcester came from Old York on or before 1775. He married Susanna Knowles of Addison, in 1802. He settled in that part of Columbia known as Saco. Children: Amos, Lenoard, Moses, Molly, Judy, Hannah and Deborah. He was a long time deacon of the Baptist church."

    Moses married NORWOOD, Jude Judith in 1764 in Columbia, ME. Jude (daughter of NORWOOD, Capt. William and WOODBURY, Judith) was born on 16 May 1738 in Gloucester, MA; died in 1790 in Columbia, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  NORWOOD, Jude JudithNORWOOD, Jude Judith was born on 16 May 1738 in Gloucester, MA (daughter of NORWOOD, Capt. William and WOODBURY, Judith); died in 1790 in Columbia, ME.

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    Children:
    1. WORCESTER, Rev. Moses Jr. was born before 10 Feb 1765 in Columbia, ME; died on 13 Oct 1855 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME.
    2. WORCESTER, Mary was born on 28 Feb 1767 in Columbia, ME; died on 8 Oct 1844 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME.
    3. WORCESTER, John was born in Mar 1769 in Columbia, ME; died on 24 Dec 1858 in Columbia, ME.
    4. WORCESTER, Miriam was born in 1771 in Columbia, ME; died in Jul 1859 in Addison, ME.
    5. WORCESTER, Annie was born in 1773 in Columbia, ME; died on 24 Jun 1812.
    6. 1. WORCESTER, Martha was born in 1775 in Columbia, ME; died on 29 Jun 1808 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Jul 1808 in Columbia Falls, ME.
    7. WORCESTER, Eunice was born in 1780 in Columbia, ME; died in CA 1828 in Trescott, ME.
    8. WORCESTER, Joseph was born about 1782 in Columbia, ME; died in 1823 in Columbia, ME.
    9. WORCESTER, Lucia was born in 1785 in Columbia, ME; died in Sep 1850.
    10. WORCESTER, Isaac was born in 1785 in Columbia, ME; died in 1823 in Springfield, ME.
    11. WORCESTER, Priscilla was born in 1789 in Columbia, ME; died on 2 Dec 1846 in Cherryfield, ME; was buried in Cherryfield, ME.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  WORCESTER, Thomas was born on 26 Jan 1716/7 in Berwick, ME (son of WORCESTER, Thomas and HAM, Sarah); died about 1747 in Berwick, ME.

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    Thomas married SPINNEY, Ann on 20 Jan 1738 in Kittery, ME. Ann (daughter of SPINNEY, John and SHEPARD, Patience) was born on 12 Apr 1719 in Kittery, ME; died about 1813. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  SPINNEY, Ann was born on 12 Apr 1719 in Kittery, ME (daughter of SPINNEY, John and SHEPARD, Patience); died about 1813.

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    Children:
    1. WORCESTER, Richard was born on 8 Jul 1741 in Berwick, ME; died on 21 Aug 1807 in Columbia, ME.
    2. 2. WORCESTER, Deacon Moses Sr. was born on 6 Sep 1742 in Berwick, ME; was christened on 9 Sep 1744 in Berwick, ME; died on 21 Aug 1807 in Columbia, ME.

  3. 6.  NORWOOD, Capt. WilliamNORWOOD, Capt. William was born on 4 Apr 1708 in Gloucester, MA; died on 1 Feb 1781 in Lanesville, MA; was buried in Gloucester, MA.

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    GRID=52448055

    William married WOODBURY, Judith. Judith was born on 12 Jul 1710 in Gloucester, MA; died on 19 Jul 1775 in Gloucester, MA; was buried in Gloucester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  WOODBURY, JudithWOODBURY, Judith was born on 12 Jul 1710 in Gloucester, MA; died on 19 Jul 1775 in Gloucester, MA; was buried in Gloucester, MA.

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    GRID=52447958

    Children:
    1. 3. NORWOOD, Jude Judith was born on 16 May 1738 in Gloucester, MA; died in 1790 in Columbia, ME.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  WORCESTER, Thomas was born about 1680 in Kittery, ME (son of WORCESTER, Moses and START, Elizabeth); died on 13 Oct 1779 in Berwick, ME.

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    He was a yoeman.

    Thomas married HAM, Sarah. Sarah was born in 1682 in Kittery, ME; died in 1726 in MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  HAM, SarahHAM, Sarah was born in 1682 in Kittery, ME; died in 1726 in MA.

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    Children:
    1. 4. WORCESTER, Thomas was born on 26 Jan 1716/7 in Berwick, ME; died about 1747 in Berwick, ME.
    2. WORCESTER, John was born on 2 Nov 1718 in Kittery, ME; died in 1747 in Berwick, ME.
    3. WORCESTER, Samuel was born on 2 Nov 1718 in Kittery, ME; died in 1787 in Berwick, ME.

  3. 10.  SPINNEY, John was born on 17 Jul 1691 in Kittery, ME (son of SPINNEY, Samuel and KNIGHT, Elizabeth); died before 4 Jul 1726 in Kittery, ME.

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    John married SHEPARD, Patience about 1713. Patience (daughter of SHEPARD, John and PUTNAM, Rebecca) was born about 1696 in Kittery, ME; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  SHEPARD, Patience was born about 1696 in Kittery, ME (daughter of SHEPARD, John and PUTNAM, Rebecca); and died.

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    Children:
    1. 5. SPINNEY, Ann was born on 12 Apr 1719 in Kittery, ME; died about 1813.