Individual Details
Mary Mower
(5 Sep 1782 - 23 Oct 1874)
Events
| Birth | 5 Sep 1782 | Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Occupation | teacher. According to Walter L. Mower, Mary was "an indefatigable worker." She also did a large amount of weaving and is said to have been shrewd in business management. - Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | |||
| Religion | Baptist, having been connected with the Baptist church for 73 years. She was a woman of deep piety | | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine |  | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Death | 23 Oct 1874 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | ||
| Never Married |
Families
| Father | Jonathan Mower (1757 - 1841) |
| Mother | Sarah Stevens (1755 - 1811) |
| Sibling | William Mower (1784 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Sarah Mower (1786 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Mower (1789 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Peter Stevens Mower (1793 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Deborah Cutter Mower (1796 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Annie Ruhama Mower (1798 - 1800) |
Notes
Census
Mary Mower was enumerated as head of household, age 67, female, owned real estate valued at $1200, and was born in Massachusetts. Other members of the household were Sarah Mower, Andrew W. Cole (age 18, attended school within the year), Lucy Royal (age 87, pauper), and Jonathan Lyford (age 50, cooper).Census
Mary Mower was enumerated as living alone (but in the same dwelling as Aaron Mower and Augusta A. Mower), age 65, female, and born in Massachusetts.Census
Mary Mower was enumerated in the household of H. B. Packard, age 87, female, white, and was born in Charlton, Massachusetts.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 27, image 19 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
2. 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), 35.
3. 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), 35.
4. 1850 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 352, dwelling 241, family 255, Mary Mower household, line 18, Mary Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 March 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
5. 1860 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, page no. 45, dwelling 346, family 354, Mary Mower household, line 11, Mary Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 March 2018); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
6. 1870 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, page no. 22, dwelling 190, family 203, H. B. Packard household, line 39, Mary Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 March 2018); NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
7. 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 27, image 19 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.