Captain Simon Merrill Sewall

1820 - 1895  (75 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Simon Merrill Sewall
  Title	Captain
  Born	14 Jul 1820	Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	In some records referred to as Merrill Sewall.
  Census	1850
  		1850 Sewall A. 1850 US census, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, Family Number 121, Sewall. This entry spans two sheets. This entry also includes Clarissa Eastman age 12. Listed as a pauper. No known relationship. Family 116. Rufus King Sewall Jr,
  		1850 Sewall B. 1850 US census, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, Family Number 121, Sewall. This entry spans two sheets. This entry also includes Clarissa Eastman age 12. Listed as a pauper. No known relationship.
  Military Service	Nov 1865	China
  	He was the captain of a merchant ship. He was waiting for homeward cargo from Canton, China when the Battle of the Barrier Forts broke out. While he was not officially in the military he volunteered his services.
  		Fall of the Barrier Forts Canton China. Wiscasset in Pownalborough; a History of the Shire Town and the Salient Historical Features of the Territory Between the Sheepscot and Kennebec Rivers by Fannie Scott Chase. Publisher not named. Wiscasset, Maine 1941. Pages 512 & 513.
  Died	12 Oct 1895	Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  		Merrill Sewall Death. Merrill Sewall Death.
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. Rufus King Sewall, Jr,   b. 22 Jan 1814, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 17 Apr 1903, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine
  2. Lydia Maria Sewall,   b. 25 Apr 1816, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 1890, Pennsylvania
  3. Caroline Matilda Sewall,   b. 15 Apr 1818, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 5 Jul 1914, Maine
  4. Emeline Eliza Sewall,   b. 1 Aug 1822, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 2 Aug 1922, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine
  5. Samuel Johnson Mills Sewall,   b. 17 Mar 1824, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 5 Dec 1902, Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  6. Henry Marlyn Sewall,   b. 11 Oct 1828, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 7 Oct 1833, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine
  7. Egbert Thatcher Sewall,   b. 10 Aug 1830, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 11 Jun 1868, North Carolina
  8. Edwin Page Sewall,   b. 8 Nov 1832, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 17 Aug 1835, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine
  9. Nellie Sewall,   b. 1839, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 1839, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine
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  Person ID	I58434	Nagel
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Rufus King Sewall, Sr,   b. 10 Dec 1787, Farmington, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 10 Apr 1880, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine  (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Phoebe M Merrill,   b. Apr 1793, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 14 Jan 1865, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	29 Oct 1812
  Family ID	F17254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Jul 1820 - Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine Military Service - He was the captain of a merchant ship. He was waiting for homeward cargo from Canton, China when the Battle of the Barrier Forts broke out. While he was not officially in the military he volunteered his services. - Nov 1865 - China Died - 12 Oct 1895 - Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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