Individual Details
Oliver Mower
(19 Feb 1802 - 23 Mar 1892)
Events
| Birth | 19 Feb 1802 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 6 Aug 1810 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine |  | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1821 | teacher, beginning at age 19 and taught winter terms for thirty years. | | ||
| Marriage | 4 May 1828 | Calais, Washington, Vermont - Harriett Hammond Robinson | | | |
| Bio Note | After living in Calais, Vermont, for twelve years, Oliver and his family returned to Greene, Maine. He then became involved in town business; serving as selectman in 1847 and as collector of taxes for several years. | | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Bio Note | Oliver was prominent at the time of the Civil War, being one of the first anti-slavery advocates in Maine. | | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Bio Note | Oliver Mower wrote an "Historical Sketch of Greene" for the Atlas of Androscoggin County in 1872. | | |||
| Election | 1873 | representative in the Maine State Legislature (the oldest member of that body) | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Occupation | farmer | | |||
| Bio Note | Politically, Oliver was a Whig in his younger years, later becoming a Republican. | | |||
| Religion | member of the Free Will Baptist church, serving as Deacon and clerk for more than thirty years. According to Walter Mower's genealogy, he "possessed an earnest, fervent piety, was gifted in exhortation, and prominent in the denomination." | | |||
| Death | 23 Mar 1892 | old age - Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Harriett Hammond Robinson (1811 - 1878) |
| Child | Lowell Mason Mower (1831 - 1906) |
| Child | Julia Robinson Mower (1834 - 1866) |
| Child | Harriet Elizabeth Mower (1837 - 1917) |
| Child | Wilbur Fisk Mower (1841 - 1892) |
| Child | Emily Frances Mower (1844 - 1846) |
| Child | Francis Oliver Mower (1851 - 1939) |
| Child | Seward Porter Mower (1858 - 1877) |
| Father | John Mower (1759 - 1854) |
| Mother | Elisabeth Edwards (1764 - 1836) |
| Sibling | John Mower (1782 - 1829) |
| 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 | Josiah Mower (1805 - 1869) |
Notes
Census
The John Mower household was enumerated on the 1810 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 (unmarried living children). The total household consists of 7 members. I believe the corresponding members of the household as enumerated were: (a) 2 free white males under the age of 10 [Oliver aged 8 and Josiah aged 5]; (b) 2 free white males aged 10 to 15 [Leonard aged 15 and Calvin aged 11]; (c) 1 free white male aged 16 to 25 [Martin aged 19]; (d) 1 free white male aged 45 and older [John aged 51]; (e) 2 free white females aged 10 to 15 [Jemima aged 13 and Cynthia aged 11]; and (f) 1 free white female aged 45 and over [Elisabeth aged 46].Marriage
They were married by Rev. Martin Grow.Census
Oliver Mower was enumerated as head of household, a 48 year old male, a farmer owning real estate valued at $1,800, and with Maine listed as his birthplace. Other members of his household were Harriet H. Mower, Lowell M. Mower, Julia R. Mower, Harriet E. Mower, Wilbur F. Mower, William Mower 2d, Erastus Hussey (a 17 year old male), and George B. Hussey (a 2 year old male).Census
Oliver Mower was enumerated as head of household, a 58 year old male, a farmer owning real estate valued at $2,500 and personal estate valued at $675, and with Maine listed as his birthplace. Other members of his household were Harriett H. Mower, Lowel M. Mower, Harriett E. Mower, Wilber F. Mower, Francis O. Mower and Seward P. Mower.Census
Oliver Mower was enumerated as head of household, a 68 year old white male, a farmer owning real estate valued at $2,500 and personal estate valued at $850, his birthplace listed as Greene, Maine, and a notation that he was a male citizen of the U. S. of 21 years of age and upwards. Other members of the household were Harriet H. Mower, Seward P. Mower, Wilbur Mower and Clara A. Mower.Census
Oliver Mower was enumerated as head of household, a 78 year old white male, widowed, his occupation was as a farmer, his birthplace and that of both of his parents were listed as Maine. Other members of the household were Wilbur F. Mower and Esther A. Mower.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 28 August 2016), page 277, image 276 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
3. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2106), digital image, "Record of a Death," Oliver Death; Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll No. 41.
4. 1810 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, population schedule, Town of Greene, p. 913, image 7 of 11, line 9, John Mower household, Oliver Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2019); NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 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), 93.
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), 93.
7. "Married," The Vermont Patriot and State Gazette, 12 May 1828, p. 3, col. 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 11 September 2019).
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), 93-4.
9. 1850 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 352, dwelling 242, family 256, Oliver Mower household, line 23, Oliver Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
10. 1860 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 45, dwelling 345, family 352, Oliver Mower household, line 2, Oliver Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2019); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
11. 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), 94.
12. 1870 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 22, dwelling 189, family 202, Oliver Mower household, line 31, Oliver Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2019); NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
13. 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), 94.
14. 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), 94.
15. 1880 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, enumeration district (ED) 6, 11, dwelling 93, family 96, Oliver Mower household, line 6, Oliver Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2019); NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
16. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2106), digital image, "Record of a Death," Oliver Death; Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll No. 41.
17. 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), 94.
18. 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), 94.
19. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2106), digital image, "Record of a Death," Oliver Death; Original data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll No. 41.
20. 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.
21. FamilySearch, "Records of births, deaths, marriages and marriage intentions, 1755-1925 (Greene, Maine)," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 28 August 2016), page 277, image 276 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
22. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : created 27 August 2008), Memorial No. 29363807.