Individual Details
Israel Herrick
(17 Jan 1791 - 27 Feb 1862)
Events
| Birth | 17 Jan 1791 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |  | ||
| Marriage Intention | 9 Nov 1821 | Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine - Abigail Lamb | | ||
| Marriage | 17 Feb 1822 | Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine - Abigail Lamb | | ||
| Occupation | silk manufacturere - Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine |  | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Leeds, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Religion | Universalist | ||||
| Death | 27 Feb 1862 | Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine | | ||
| Burial | West Leeds Cemetery, Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Abigail Lamb (1794 - 1849) |
| Child | Margaret Morgan Herrick (1822 - 1920) |
| Child | Harriet Herrick (1826 - 1829) |
| Child | Horace Herrick (1826 - 1890) |
| Child | Harriet Herrick (1830 - 1850) |
| Child | Clarissa Herrick (1834 - 1837) |
| Father | Samuel Herrick ( - ) |
| Mother | Abigail House ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Herrick (1796 - 1875) |
Notes
Occupation
According to the Mower genealogy, Isreal Herrick followed on homestead at West Leeds; and when a young man, he became interested in silk manufacture and development. He obtained a small quantity of mulberry seed and planted it. When the plants were large enough to transplant, he set out a mulberry orchard. He obtained 400 silkworms from Massy Sylvester of Greene and commenced the manufacture to silk on a small scale. Business increased and he built a cocoonery 50 feel long and 19 feet wide. This with his farming gave him good returns. Conducted the silk business till 1850 when he gave it up entirely.Census
Israel Herrick was enumerated as head of household, a 59 year old male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $2800, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Betsey Herrick (a 48 year old female and appears to be his sister), Margaret Herrick, Harris Herrick and Harriet Herrick.Census
Israel Herrick was enumerated as head of household, a 69 year old male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $3500 and personal estate valued at $800, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Margaritt Herrick, Horace Herrick, Saphrona Herrick, and Frank Herrick.Census
Israel Herrick was included on U.S. Federal Census, Schedule 4. He owned 75 acres of improved land and 75 acres of unimproved land. The cash value of the farm was $3500 and the value of farming implements and machinery was $125. The value of livestock was $550 and consisted of 5 milk cows, 2 working oxen, 6 other cattle, 21 sheep and 2 swine. Produce produced during the year ended 1 June 1860 was 13 bushels of wheat, 130 bushels of Indian corn, 93 bushels of oats, 70 lbs. of wool, 2 bushels of peas and beans, 300 bushels of Irish potatoes, 17 bushels of barley, orchard products valued at $5, 275 lbs. of butter, 417 lbs. of cheese, 30 tons of hay, and homemade manufactures valued at $25. The value of animals slaughtered was $70.Endnotes
1. Jedediah Herrick, A Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick, From the Setettlement of Henerie Hericke, in Salem, Massachusetts, 1629 to 1846: With a Concise Notice of Their English Ancestry (Bangor, Maine: Samuel S. Smith, Printer, 1846; reprint, London: Forgotten Books, 2015), 41.
2. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2019), digital image, "Copy of an Old Record of a Death," Israel Herrick; Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll No. 51.
3. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2019), digital image, "Copy of an Old Record of a Marriage," Herrick/Lamb; Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll No. 51.
4. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 185.
5. Jedediah Herrick, A Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick, From the Setettlement of Henerie Hericke, in Salem, Massachusetts, 1629 to 1846: With a Concise Notice of Their English Ancestry (Bangor, Maine: Samuel S. Smith, Printer, 1846; reprint, London: Forgotten Books, 2015), 41.
6. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2019), digital image, "Copy of an Old Record of a Marriage," Herrick/Lamb; Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll No. 51.
7. 1850 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Leeds, page 320B, dwelling 70, family 70, Israel Herrick household, line 1, Israel Herrick; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
8. 1860 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Leeds, page 24, dwelling 188, family 193, Israel Herrick household, line 17, Israel Herrick; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2019); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
9. 1860 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, non-population/agricultural schedule, Town of Leeds, page 7-8, line 24, Israel Herrick; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2019); Maine State Archives microfilm.
10. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2019), digital image, "Copy of an Old Record of a Death," Israel Herrick; Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll No. 51.
11. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 October 2019), Memorial No. 89437408.
12. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2019), digital image, "Copy of an Old Record of a Death," Israel Herrick; Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll No. 51.