Individual Details
Jabez Mower
(4 Apr 1787 - 4 Aug 1871)
Events
| Birth | 4 Apr 1787 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 4 Aug 1800 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine |  | | |
| Residence | 1810 | Vermont | | | |
| Military | entering the army in the War of 1812 as first sergeant. He was clerk of an artillery company at one point and had charge of loading a cannon which he nicknamed "Fear Naught." He fought in the Battles of Plattsburg and Stone Mills; and was honorably discharged after eighteen months service. | | |||
| Military | 11 Oct 1812 - 11 Apr 1814 | served in Capt. Sylvester Churchill's Co. 3, Reg. U. S. Artillery, during the War of 1812 | |||
| Bio Note | Jabez was active in town affairs in Calais, Vermont. He was elected Colonel of the Militia after his service in the War of 1812. He was lister or tax appraiser for the town in 1828; and Justice of the Peace in 1833, 1834, 1837 and 1848. | | |||
| Marriage | 7 Jul 1816 | Ruth Wheelock | | ||
| Census | 7 Aug 1820 | Calais, Washington, Vermont | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1830 | Calais, Washington, Vermont | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1840 | Calais, Washington, Vermont | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Calais, Washington, Vermont | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Calais, Washington, Vermont | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Calais, Washington, Vermont | | | |
| Death | 4 Aug 1871 | epithelial cancer - Calais, Washington, Vermont | | ||
| Burial | Robinson Cemetery, Calais, Washington, Vermont |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Wheelock (1792 - 1877) |
| Child | Mary Ann Mower (1821 - 1874) |
| Child | Jera Wheelock Mower (1824 - 1878) |
| Child | Albion Jabez Mower (1829 - 1902) |
| Child | John Livingston Mower (1831 - 1837) |
| Father | John Mower (1759 - 1854) |
| Mother | Elisabeth Edwards (1764 - 1836) |
| Sibling | John Mower (1782 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Mower (1784 - 1807) |
| 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].Residence
Jabez is said to have settled on a tract of land that was given to his father by his namesake, John Mower, of Malden, Massachusetts.Census
The Jabez Moor household was enumerated on the 1820 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 at the census date, although there appears to be a discrepancy with the actual age brackets. The total household consists of 3 members which agrees with my records for the family at the census date, however there is an additional male. I believe the corresponding members of the household as enumerated were: (a) 1 free white male of 10 years of age and under 16 [unidentified]; (b) 1 free white male of 16 years of age and under 26 [Jabez aged 33]; (c) 1 free white female of 16 years of age and under 26 [Ruth aged 28].Census
The Jabez Moor household was enumerated on the 1830 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 at the census date. The total household consists of 6 members which agrees with my records for the family at the census date, however there is an additional male who was perhaps a hired farm laborer. I believe the corresponding members of the household as enumerated were: (a) 1 free white male under 5 years of age [Albion aged 6 months]; (b) 1 free white male of 5 years of age and under 10 [Jera aged 5; (c) 1 free white male of 20 years of age and under 30 [unidentified]; (d) 1 free white male of 40 years of age and under 50 [Jabez aged 43; (e) 1 free white female of 5 years of age and under 10 [Mary aged 9]; and (f) 1 free white female of 30 years of age and under 40 [Ruth aged 37].Census
The Jabez Mower household was enumerated on the 1840 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 at the census date. The total household consists of 5 members which agrees with my records for the family at the census date. I believe the corresponding members of the household as enumerated were: (a) 1 free white male of 10 years of age and under 15 [Albion aged 10]; (b) 1 free white male of age 15 and under 19 [Jera aged 15]; (c) 1 free white male of age 50 and under 60 [Jabez aged 53]; (d) 1 free white female of age 15 and under 20 [Mary aged 19]; and (e) 1 free white female of age 40 and under 50 [Ruth aged 47].Census
Jabez Moore was enumerated as head of household, age 63, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $2000, and born in Connecticut. Other members of the household were Ruth Moore, Mary A. Moore, Albion J. Moore, ??? Moore, and Susan Moore.Census
Jabez Mower was enumerated as head of household, age 73, male, farmer, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Ruthe Mower, Mary A. Mower, Albin J. Mower, George A. White [age 19, farm laborer], Edward C. Mann [age 31, farm laborer], and Susan R. Mann [age 22, domestic].Census
Jarvis Moore was enumerated as head of household, age 83, male, white, farmer, owned real estate valued at $5000 and personal estate valued at $940, born in Maine, and was a male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. The other member of his household was Ruth Moore.Endnotes
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 April 2018), digital image, "Death-Male," p. 1084, Jabez Mower; State of Vermont Vital Records through 1870, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
4. 1800 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, p. 249, image 5 of 6, line 9, John Moore household, Jabez Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2019); NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls).
5. 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), 58.
6. 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), 58-9.
7. 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), 59.
8. 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), 59.
9. 1820 U. S. Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Town of Calais, 15, line 22, Jabez Moor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 April 2018); NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls.
10. 1830 U.S.Census, Washington County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Calais, 336, line 9, Jabez Moor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 April 2018); NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls.
11. 1840 U.S. Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Town of Calais, 296, line 30, Jabez Mower household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 April 2018); NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls.
12. 1850 U.S. Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Town of Calais, 429, dwelling 741, family 751, Jabez Moore household, line 23, Jabez Moore; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 April 2018); Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. .
13. 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Town of Calais, page 242, dwelling 1854, family 1970, Jabez Mower household, line 12, Jabez Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 April 2018); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. .
14. 1870 U.S. Census, Washington County, Vermont, population schedule, Town of Calais, page 21, dwelling, 185, family 199, Jarvis Moore household, line 15, Jarvis Moore; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 April 2018); NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. .
15. 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.
16. "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 April 2018), digital image, "Death-Male," p. 1084, Jabez Mower; State of Vermont Vital Records through 1870, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.