Individual Details
John Mower
(6 Dec 1782 - 29 Nov 1829)
Events
| Birth | 6 Dec 1782 | Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Education | Hebron Academy, Hebron, Oxford, Maine | | |||
| Census | 4 Aug 1800 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine |  | | |
| Marriage Intention | 12 Sep 1809 | Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine - Mehitable Andrews | | ||
| Marriage | 4 Oct 1809 | Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine - Mehitable Andrews | | ||
| Occupation | school teacher and excellent grammarian, known as "Master Mower" for over 25 years, - Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | |||
| Occupation | farmer - Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine | | |||
| Census | 6 Aug 1810 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine | | | |
| Census | 7 Aug 1820 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine | | | |
| Bio Note | According to written histories, John was remembered for his social and friendly habits, and as a peacemaker among his neighbors; well deserving the esteem of all with whom he associated. | | |||
| Death | 29 Nov 1829 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Old Valley Cemetery, Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | |||
| Probate | 13 Mar 1830 | Probate Court Within and For the County of Kennebec, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | | |
Families
| Spouse | Mehitable Andrews (1782 - 1874) |
| Child | Betsey Edwards Mower (1810 - 1894) |
| Child | Almira Jane Mower (1811 - 1845) |
| Child | Mehitable Mower (1814 - 1846) |
| Child | Millicent Andrews Mower (1815 - 1854) |
| Child | Emmarintha Mower (1817 - 1856) |
| Child | John Calvin Mower (1820 - 1900) |
| Child | Mary Ann Mower (1822 - 1825) |
| Child | Alfred Pierce Mower (1824 - 1912) |
| Father | John Mower (1759 - 1854) |
| Mother | Elisabeth Edwards (1764 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Mower (1784 - 1807) |
| Sibling | Jabez Mower (1787 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Pamelia Mower (1789 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Martin Mower (1791 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Sewall Mower (1793 - 1794) |
| Sibling | Leonard Mower (1795 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Jemima Mower (1797 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Cynthia Mower (1799 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Calvin Mower (1799 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Oliver Mower (1802 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Josiah Mower (1805 - 1869) |
Notes
Census
The John Moore [sic] household was enumerated on the 1800 census. Individual members other than the head of household are not individually named. A comparison of the ages of the family members with number shown in the various age brackets appear to include all members of the family that would have been in the household at the census date. The total household consisted of 11 members. I believe the corresponding members of the household as enumerated were: (a) 2 free white males under the age of 10 [Leonard aged 5 and Calvin aged 1]; (b) 2 free white males aged 10 to 15 [Jabez aged 13 and Martin aged 9]; (c) 1 free white male aged 16 to 25 [John Jr. aged 17]; (d) 1 free white male aged 26 to 44 [John aged 41]; (e) 2 free white females under the age of 10 [Jemima aged 3 and Cynthia aged 1]; (f) 1 free white femaled aged 10 to 15 [Pamelia aged 11]; (g) 1 free white female aged 16 to 25 [Elizabeth aged 15]; and (h) 1 free white female aged 25 to 44 [Elisabeth aged 36].Census
John Mower Junior is listed as the head of household. The household included 1 male aged 26-44, 1 female under age 10, 1 female aged 16-25, and 1 female aged 26-44. Individual members other than the head of household are not named in the census. A review of the family at the official census date shows only John Jr. and Mehitable, representing the male and female aged 26-44 (their ages being 27 and 28, respectively). It is possible that their daughter Betsey is the female under 10 years of age, but her birth falls a month after the census. It is uncertain who the female aged 16-25 was.Census
John Mower Jr. is listed as the head of household. The household included 10 people. Individual members other than the head of household are not named in the census. A review of the family at the census date shows a total of only 8 persons. Assignment of tick marks to individuals would appear to be: 1 male under age 10 - John Calvin [3 months]; 1 male aged 26-44 - John Jr. [37]; 5 females under age 10 - Betsey [9], Almira [8], Mehitable [6], Millicent [4] and Emmarintha [2]; and 1 female aged 26-44 - Mehitable [38]. There is a male aged 10-15 and a female aged 16-25 which remain unidentified. Additionally, 1 person is included as engaged in agriculture and that would be John Jr. in all probability.Probate
Elijah Barrell who was appointed as Administrator of all and singular goods and estate which was of John Mower Junr. late of Greene in said county, yeoman deceased intestate, made oat that posted notifications will be inserted in the American Advocate published in Hallowell, Maine.Endnotes
1. Systemic History Fund, Vital Records of Charlton, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, Trustee of the Fund, 1905), 77.
2. FamilySearch, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, Family Search (www.familysearch.org: accessed 29 July 2016), Worcester > Charlton > Birth, marriage, death, and town record index 1714-1859; image 153 of 233; citing town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
3. FamilySearch, "Records of births, deaths, marriages and marriage intentions, 1755-1925 (Greene, Maine)," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 29 July 2016), page 28, image 20 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
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), 51.
5. Georgia Drew Merrill, Editor, History of Androscoggin County, Maine (Boston, Massachusetts: W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1891), p. 513; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 14 January 2019.
6. 1800 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, p. 249, image 5 of 6, line 9, John Moore household, John Mower Jr.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2019); NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls).
7. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 August 2016), digital image, "Copy of an Old Record of a Marriage: John Mower Jr and Mehitable Andrews," ; Maine State Archives; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll No. 78.
8. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 August 2016), digital image, "Copy of an Old Record of a Marriage: John Mower Jr and Mehitable Andrews," ; Maine State Archives; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll No. 78.
9. George Andrews, compiler, Genealogy of the Andrews of Taunton and Stoughton, Mass. (Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews, Printer and Bookbinder, 1887), p. 15; digital images, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (archive.org : accessed 14 January 2019.
10. 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), 51.
11. Georgia Drew Merrill, Editor, History of Androscoggin County, Maine (Boston, Massachusetts: W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1891), p. 513; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 14 January 2019.
12. Georgia Drew Merrill, Editor, History of Androscoggin County, Maine (Boston, Massachusetts: W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1891), p. 513; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 14 January 2019.
13. 1810 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, population schedule, Town of Greene, 253, John Mower Junior household, line 7; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 January 2019); NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls.
14. 1820 U. S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, p. 628, John Mower Junior household, line 3; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 January 2019); NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls.
15. 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), 51.
16. Georgia Drew Merrill, Editor, History of Androscoggin County, Maine (Boston, Massachusetts: W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1891), p. 513; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 14 January 2019.
17. FamilySearch, "Records of births, deaths, marriages and marriage intentions, 1755-1925 (Greene, Maine)," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 29 July 2016), page 28, image 20 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
18. FamilySearch, "Records of births, deaths, marriages and marriage intentions, 1755-1925 (Greene, Maine)," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 2 August 2016), page 57, image 50 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
19. Georgia Drew Merrill, Editor, History of Androscoggin County, Maine (Boston, Massachusetts: W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1891), p. 513; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 14 January 2019.
20. Old Valley Cemetery (Route 202, Greene, Maine), John Mower family monumnet; personally read by Dale W. Mower, 22 November 2014.
21. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : memorial created by Dale W. Mower 23 May 2009), Memorial No. 37425926.
22. "Maine Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 January 2019), digital image, "Order of Notice," vol. 20, 1820-1830, image 137 of 168; Maine County, District and Probate Courts..