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Jefferson Jeptha Adams

Male 1824 - 1864  (39 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Jefferson Jeptha Adams 
    Born 6 Mar 1824  Wilton, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850 
    1850 Adams.
    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 Adams 3.
    1860 US census, Jay, Franklin, Maine, Family Number 209, Adams.
    Biographical Information 1864 
    Military Service Civil War, Union Army Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Service.
    Jefferson Jeptha Adams pension card for his children.
    Adams Military Service.
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    J. J. Adams Death.
    J. J. Adams Death.
    J. J. Adams Death.
    Siblings 11 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I17525  Nagel
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2016 

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

    Family 1 Rosilla Powers,   b. 14 May 1823, Wilton, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1861, Wilton, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 29 Nov 1849  Wilton, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Town Clerk Statment on Adams Powers Marriage.
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1853, Wilton, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1917, Wilton, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1881, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1861  Jay, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Adams-Bean Marriage.
    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.
    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