Individual Details
Peter Stevens Mower
(18 Sep 1793 - 1873)
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1793 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |  | ||
| Marriage | Nancy Wyman | | |||
| Occupation | farmer - Jay, Franklin, Maine |  | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Jay, Franklin, Maine | | | |
| Occupation | teacher of day school for several winter terms. He also conducted numerous singing school terms, being very musical himself. He was tasked with transcribing music for both his schools and choirs | | |||
| Death | 1873 | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Wyman (1798 - 1857) |
| Child | Nancy Wyman Mower (1824 - 1827) |
| Child | Thomas Wyman Mower (1825 - 1826) |
| Child | Octavia Jane Mower (1826 - 1847) |
| Child | Mary Mower (1829 - 1872) |
| Child | Benjamin Franklin Mower (1831 - 1863) |
| Child | Eliza Wyman Mower (1833 - 1850) |
| Child | Thomas Smith Benton Mower (1835 - 1867) |
| Child | Nancy Albina Mower (1838 - 1853) |
| Child | Peter Hartley Mower (1841 - 1841) |
| Child | Gustavus Benson Mower (1843 - 1848) |
| Father | Jonathan Mower (1757 - 1841) |
| Mother | Sarah Stevens (1755 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Mary Mower (1782 - 1874) |
| Sibling | William Mower (1784 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Sarah Mower (1786 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Mower (1789 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Deborah Cutter Mower (1796 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Annie Ruhama Mower (1798 - 1800) |
Notes
Occupation
He had settled first in Greene, Maine, as a farmer. In the spring of 1840, he moved with his family to Jay, Maine, settling on land fronting the Androscoggin River at the so-called "Bend."Census
Peter S. Mower was enumerated as head of household, a 56 year old male, a farmer, owned real estate valued at $1200, and his birthplace was Maine. Other members of the household were Nancy Mower, Mary Mower, Benjamin F. Mower, Eliza Mower, Thomas S. B. Mower, and Nancy 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 27, image 19 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 9 August 2016), page 190, image 188 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
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), 43.
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), 43.
5. 1850 U.S. Census, Franklin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Jay, p. 22, dwelling 14, family 15, Peter S. Mower household, line 15, Peter S. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 November 2019); NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
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), 42.
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), 22.