Jefferson Jeptha Adams

1824 - 1864  (39 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Jefferson Jeptha Adams
  Born	6 Mar 1824	Wilton, Franklin, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850
  		1850 Adams. 1850 US census, Wilton, Franklin, Maine, Family Number 133, Jefferson Adams, Family 134, Jephthah Adams, Family 135, Moses Adams
  Census	1860
  		1860 Adams 3. 1860 US census, Jay, Franklin, Maine, Family Number 209, Adams.
  Biographical Information	1864
  Military Service	Civil War, Union Army
  	Mustered into Company E, 13th Maine Volunteers on 10 December 1861 along side his brother Jonas. Died of disease at a field hospital in New Orleans while in the service of his country.
  		Jefferson Jeptha Adams Service. Jefferson Jeptha Adams pension card for his children.
  		Adams Military Service. Annual Report, Volume 2 by the Adjutant-General's Office (Maine). Stevens and Seyward, Augusta, 1866. Page 892.
  Died	8 Jan 1864	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
  		J. J. Adams Death. J. J. Adams Death.
  Siblings	11 siblings
  1. Alexis Adams,   b. 9 Jul 1818, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 15 Mar 1847, Wilmington New Hanover, North Carolina
  2. Lydia Butterfield Adams,   b. 23 Nov 1819, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 6 Sep 1865, Wilton, Franklin, Maine
  3. Hannah Green Adams,   b. 4 Jan 1822, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 18 Mar 1879, Dixfield, Oxford, Maine
  4. Albion S Adams,   b. 4 Dec 1825, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 17 May 1889, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  5. Nathaniel Russell Adams,   b. 22 Apr 1828, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 8 Jun 1907, Wilton, Franklin, Maine
  6. Betsy Dagget Adams,   b. 1 Mar 1830, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 23 Apr 1905, Turner, Androscoggin, Maine
  7. Dorcas Adams,   b. 25 Dec 1831, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 18 Apr 1886, Wilton, Franklin, Maine
  8. Josiah Green Adams,   b. 3 Aug 1833, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 24 Sep 1914, Wilton, Franklin, Maine
  9. Sally Flavilla Adams,   b. 8 Jul 1836, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 13 Feb 1911, Wilton, Franklin, Maine
  10. Jonas Green Adams,   b. 28 May 1838, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 22 Jul 1912, East Dixfield, Franklin, Maine
  11. William Drew Adams,   b. 11 Feb 1840, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 10 Aug 1908
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  Person ID	I17525	Nagel
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Jephthah Hill Adams,   b. 10 Oct 1794, Temple, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 10 Sep 1872, Wilton, Franklin, Maine  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Green,   b. 6 Oct 1798, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 28 Aug 1886, Wilton, Franklin, Maine  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	19 Nov 1817	Wilton, Franklin, Maine
  Family ID	F5857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rosilla Powers,   b. 14 May 1823, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 14 Mar 1861, Wilton, Franklin, Maine  (Age 37 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1849	Wilton, Franklin, Maine
  		Town Clerk Statment on Adams Powers Marriage. Town Clerk Statment on Adams Powers Marriage.
  Children	1. Ellen Thankfull Adams,   b. 16 Oct 1851, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 16 Aug 1853, Wilton, Franklin, Maine  (Age 1 years)  [Birth] + 2. Herbert Darius Adams,   b. 25 Apr 1852,   d. 4 Sep 1888  (Age 36 years)  [Birth]   3. Edward Wheeler Adams,   b. 22 Sep 1856, Wilton, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 20 Apr 1917, Wilton, Franklin, Maine  (Age 60 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	23 May 2016
  Family ID	F5996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Melvina Amanda Bean,   b. 26 Nov 1824, Jay, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 9 Jan 1881, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 56 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1861	Jay, Franklin, Maine
  		Adams-Bean Marriage. Adams-Bean Marriage. "History of Jay, Franklin County, Maine" by Rev. Benjamin F. Lawrence A.M. Published 1912, Griffith-Stillings Press, Boston Massachusetts. Page 65.
  		Justice of Peace Statement RE- Adams-Whitney Marriage. Justice of Peace Statement RE- Adams-Whitney Marriage.
  Divorced	After Jefferson died in service she applied for a pension in his name but abandoned the two boys he had from his first marriage.
  Last Modified	23 May 2016
  Family ID	F8692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Mar 1824 - Wilton, Franklin, Maine Married - 29 Nov 1849 - Wilton, Franklin, Maine Married - 14 Dec 1861 - Jay, Franklin, Maine Died - 8 Jan 1864 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
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