1804 - 1884 (79 years)
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Name |
FARNSWORTH, Levi |
Birth |
14 Oct 1804 |
Jonesboro, ME [1] |
Gender |
Male |
FindaGrave |
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_COLOR |
11 |
_FSFTID |
KJ4Q-HQ4 |
Death |
13 Jan 1884 |
Jonesboro, ME |
Burial |
Jonesboro, ME |
Address: Rose Hill Cemetery |
Person ID |
I20029 |
Puffer 062124 |
Last Modified |
30 May 2022 |
Father |
FARNSWORTH, Ichabod, b. 13 Jun 1772, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 19 Nov 1864, Jonesport, ME (Age 92 years) |
Mother |
CUMMINGS, Anna B., b. 20 Sep 1772, Jonesboro, ME d. 20 May 1861, Jonesboro, ME (Age 88 years) |
Marriage |
23 Jul 1798 |
Machias, ME |
Family ID |
F5545 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
WATTS, Delia Sarah, b. 18 Mar 1808, Jonesboro, ME d. 1 Mar 1894, Portland, ME (Age 85 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1827 |
Jonesboro, ME |
Children |
| 1. FARNSWORTH, Mary Ann, b. 30 Dec 1830, Jonesboro, ME d. 7 Aug 1904, Jonesboro, ME (Age 73 years) |
| 2. FARNSWORTH, Almira, b. 20 Jun 1828, Jonesboro, ME d. 20 Jan 1893, Jonesboro, ME (Age 64 years) |
| 3. FARNSWORTH, Josiah Eldridge, b. 27 Nov 1842, Jonesboro, ME d. 5 Sep 1901, Jonesboro, ME (Age 58 years) |
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Family ID |
F5037 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Jun 2024 |
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Photos
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2 Photos |
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Notes |
- Born in Jonesboro, Maine, Levi and his brothers were ships carpenters. He left Machias, Maine on November 4, 1849 in the cargo ship, Agate, headed for the Pacific Coast, leaving his wife, Delia, and 7 children in Maine, ages 1 to 21. Delia and the children were living with her son-in-law, Jason Drisko, in 1860, with Levi noted as being there also. (But he was not.) He showed up in Vancouver, WA. around 1851. He had several legal claims for debt in Maine in the 1840's.
He was a Justice of the Peace in Washougal, Washington from 1852-53.
He was city surveyor of Vancouver, WA in 1857.
He was the first mayor of Vancouver, WA in 1858.
He was Clark County Sheriff, 1860-1862.
He was a Legislative Road Commissioner in 1863.
He was voted into the Washington Territorial Assembly in 1878 and surveyor of Yakima County at the same time.
He finally arrived back in Jonesboro, ME in 1883 after an absence of 33 years. His wife and children were still alive and there to greet him.
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