Individual Details

Benjamin Farnum

(10 Sep 1768 - Oct 1850)

History of Rumford, Maine says he married Sarah Thompson. History of Concord says he married Azubah Graham and his brother John married Sarah Thompson. John Farnum for sure marries Sarah West.

Benjamin's wife seems to be Sally Graham so John's wife can be Sarah Thompson since it seems a different John married Sarah West

Events

Birth10 Sep 1768Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Marriage3 Jun 1790Concord, New Hampshire - Sarah Graham
Residence6 Aug 1810Rumford, Oxford, Maine
Residence7 Aug 1820Rumford, Oxford, Maine
Residence1850Rumford, Oxford, Maine
DeathOct 1850Rumford, Oxford, Maine
Probate26 Nov 1850Oxford, Maine

Families

SpouseSarah Graham (1770 - 1862)
ChildPolly Farnum (1791 - 1862)
ChildNancy Farnum (1793 - 1800)
ChildMerrill Farnum (1794 - 1871)
ChildSally Farnum (1796 - 1800)
ChildAzubah Farnum (1797 - 1873)
ChildHannah Farnum (1799 - 1800)
ChildSally Farnum (1801 - 1870)
ChildMahala Farnum (1803 - )
ChildAbiel Farnum (1808 - 1836)
FatherBenjamin Farnum (1739 - 1812)
MotherAnna Merrill (1743 - 1803)
SiblingMary Farnum (1764 - 1816)
SiblingJohn Farnum (1766 - )
SiblingAnna Farnum (1767 - 1778)
SiblingEphraim Farnum (1770 - 1836)
SiblingHaines Farnum (1771 - 1824)
SiblingJonathan Farnum (1773 - 1778)
SiblingNathaniel Farnum (1775 - 1861)
SiblingLydia Farnum (1776 - 1842)
SiblingJonathan Farnum (1778 - 1831)
SiblingAbiel Farnum (1780 - 1864)
SiblingAnna "Nancy" Farnum (1782 - 1854)
SiblingAbigail Farnum (1783 - 1855)
SiblingJeremiah Farnum (1785 - 1869)
SiblingSarah Farnum (1787 - 1864)

Notes

Probate

Probate with will
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8994/007147835_00952?pid=539339&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D8994%26gsfn%3Dbenjamin%26gsln%3Dfarnum%26hc%3D50%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3D2wj%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1&usePUB=true#?imageId=007147835_00952

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

2. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

3. Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1810; Census Place: Rumford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: 12; Page: 393; Image: Mem252_12-0393; FHL Roll: 0218683.

4. Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Rumford, Oxford, Maine; Page: 116; NARA Roll: M33_37; Image: 74.

5. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Rumford, Oxford, Maine; Roll: 262; Page: 219a.

6. Ancestry.com, Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Author: Maine. Probate Court (Oxford County); Probate Place: Oxford, Maine.

7. Ancestry.com, Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Author: Maine. Probate Court (Oxford County); Probate Place: Oxford, Maine.