Individual Details
Stephen Thayer Vickery
(25 Jun 1805 - 30 Nov 1886)
Events
| Birth | 25 Jun 1805 | Thorndike, Waldo, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 6 Sep 1850 | According to the agricultural schedule, Stephen owned 30 acres of improved and 30 acres of unimproved land, valued at $1,000. He owned farm implements and machinery valued at $50. As of 1 June 1850, his livestock was valued at $140, consisting of 1 horse, 1 milk cow, 2 working oxen, 1 other cattle, and 8 sheep. For the year ended 1 June 1850, the farm had produced 60 bushels of oats, 30 lbs. of wool, 70 bushels of Irish potatoes, 150 lbs. of butter, and 15 tons of hay. The value of animals slaughtered was $30. - Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Bio Note | 1882 | a biographical sketch of Stephen T. Vickery was published in History of Penobscot County, Maine | | | |
| Death | 30 Nov 1886 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | |||
| Burial | Lakeview Cemetery, Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine |
Families
| Spouse | Betsey W. Gibbs (1814 - 1894) |
| Child | Ellen Marie Vickery (1836 - 1915) |
| Child | Charles H. Vickery (1838 - 1853) |
| Child | Edward William Vickery (1842 - 1922) |
| Child | Wilmot Thayer Vickery (1843 - 1864) |
| Child | Susan Chaplin Vickery (1846 - 1875) |
| Child | Araminta Greely "Minta" Vickery (1849 - 1912) |
| Child | Eben Gibbs Vickery (1852 - 1918) |
| Child | Charley S. Vickery (1856 - 1859) |
| Child | Olive Gibbs Vickery (1858 - 1937) |
| Father | Jonathan Vickery (1774 - 1847) |
| Mother | Ruhamah Gould (1780 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Vickery (1800 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Martha Vickery (1802 - 1874) |
| Sibling | David Vickery (1804 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Lewis Vickery (1808 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Joel Vickery (1810 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Hannah Vickery (1811 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Vickery (1814 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Lydia B. Vickery (1816 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Joseph Vickery (1818 - ) |
| Sibling | Albion Kent Vickery (1821 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Eliza Ann Vickery (1822 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Leander Vickery (1825 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Hiram Vickery (1828 - ) |
Notes
Census
Stephen T. Vickory was enumerated as head of household, age 43, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $1000, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Betsey Vickory [wife], Elen M. Vickory [daughter], Charles Vickory [son], Edward W. Vickory [son], Wilmot T. Vickory [son], Susan C. Vickory [daughter], and Araminta Vickory [daughter].Census
Stephen T. Vickery was enumerated as head of household, age 54, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $2000 and personal estate valued at $590, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Betsey W. Vickery [wife], Ellen M. Vickery [daughter], Edward W. Vickery [son], Wilmont T. Vickery [son], Susan C. Vickery [daughter], Areminto Vickery [daughter], Ebben G. Vickery [son], Ollive G. Vickery [daughter], and Thomas T. Gould (1st cousin).Census
Stephen Vickery was enumerated as head of household, age 63, male, white, farmer, owned real estate valued at $3000 and personal estate valued at $1200, born in Maine, and was a male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. Other members of the household were Betsey D. Vickery [wife], Ellen M. Vickery [daughter], Edward W. Vickery [son], Minta G. Vickery [daughter], Eben G. Vickery [son], and Olive Vickery [daughter].Census
Stephen Vickery was included on Schedule 3, Production of Agriculture: owned 50 acres of improved land and 65 acres of woodland; cash value of farm was $3000; cash value of farming implements and machinery was $150; total amount of wages paid during the year including value of board was $25; livestock on hand at 1 June 1870 was 1 horse, 4 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 8 other cattle, and 6 sheep; value of all livestock was $720; produce during the year ended 1 June 1870 consisted of 20 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of barley, 20 lbs. of wool, 4 bushels of peas and beans, 200 bushels of Irish potatoes, $10 worth of orchard products, 620 lbs. of butter, and sold 30 gallons of milk; value of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter was $377; and estimated value of all farm production was $1375.Census
Stephen T. Vickery was enumerated as head of household, white, male, age 74, married, farmer, born in Maine, father born in Maine, and mother born in Maine. Other members of his household were Betsy W. Vickery (wife), Ellen M. Vickery (daughter), Edward W. Vickery (son), Minta G. Vickery (daughter), Eben G. Vickery (son), and Olive G. Vickery (daughter).Bio Note
Mr. Stephen T. Vickery, of Glenburn, is a son of Jonathan Vickery, of Gorham, Maine. He came to Glenburn in 1827, and settled in the neighborhood where Mr. Stephen Vickery now lives. He had fourteen children, viz: Benjamin, now in Bangor; Martha, deceased; David, deceased; Stephen; Lewis, deceased; Joel, now of Glenburn; Hannah, deceased; Lydia, deceased; Jonathan, of Exeter, Maine; Eliza A., deceased; Albion, deceased, and Leander. Mr. Vickery always followed farming. He died in 1846, and Mrs. Vickery in 1855. Stephen T. Vickery was born in Unity, Maine, June 25, 1806. He came to Glenburn with this father when he was about twenty-one years old. Here he has since lived, following farming and lumbering for a business. He married Betsey Gibbs, daughter of Elisha Gibbs, of Glenburn. They had nine children, viz: Ellen; Charles , deceased; Edward, of Glenburn; Wilmot, deceased in army; Susan, deceased wife of Hollis Newcomb, of Bangor, Maine; Eben, of Glenburn; Charles, deceased, and Olive. Mr. Vickery formerly held office in town. He is now one of the successful farmers of Glenburn.Endnotes
1. FamilySearch, "Town And Vital Records 1812-1894," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 11 November 2017), p. 8, Jonathan Vickery's Family (image 14 of 321); citing Town Clerk, Thorndike, Maine; LDS Film #12265.
2. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, p. 624, dwelling 140, family 142, line 4, Stephen T. Vickory; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 April 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
3. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, schedule 4, production of agriculture, Town of Glenburn, p. 691, line 34, Stephen Vickory; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 April 2018); Original Data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, microfilm.
4. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, p. 41, dwelling 295, family 296, line 26, Stephen T. Vickery; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 April 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
5. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, p. 17, dwelling 125, family 125, line 5, Stephen Vickery; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 April 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
6. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, schedule 3, production in agriculture, Town of Glenburn, p. 3, line 30, Stephen Vickery; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 April 2018); Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, microfilm.
7. 1880 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, enumeration district (ED) 18, p. 1, dwelling 11, family 12, line 47, Stephen T. Vickery; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 April 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
8. unknown, History of Penobscot County, Maine: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland, Ohio: Williams, Chase & Co., 1882), 360; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 2 February 2020.