Person:Moses Ames (3)

There is a birth recd for Moses Ames in Sullivan Maine in 1812. There is an incorrect record on LDS stating that he was born in Dover, ME (this is where he died), see bio below. It is an inference but a justified one that he is son of Joseph. 1) He appears in Bradford sometime before 1840 (1816 according to bio). Only Ames there is Joseph Ames, (2) He named one son "Joseph" as typical of the time, (3) James Kenniston Ames, documented son of Joseph buried his wife and child right by Moses in Dover (Moses was surely the patriarch of the family at the time), (4) A Joseph Ames was living near Sullivan in 1810 with a daughter who is presumably Mary (b 1808).

Noted abolitionist, nearly elected to the Maine legislature, beloved Freewill Baptist preacher, a well known man in his day.

Rev. Moses Ames, a well-known FreewillBaptist minister (b. Sullivan, Hancock, ME, 8 Dec 1812, d. S. Dover, Penobscot,ME 30 Sep 1860), was almost certainly the son of Joseph. This provides circumstantial evidence that Joseph Ames lived near Sullivan, Hancock, ME in 1812. I note thatJ ames K Ames first wife and daughter are buried in the same cemetery (S. Dover,ME) with Moses Ames. I know that Moses was in Bradford from 1840 census, and from a biography of him the following: "Ames, Rev. Moses, died in South Dover, Me.,Sept. 30, 1860, in his 48th year. He was born in Sullivan, Hancock County, Me.,Dec. 8, 1812. At the age of 4, the family moved to Bradford, where after twelveyears his parents were reclaimed, and he had the conviction strongly forcedhome upon his heart that he was a sinner. In the spring of 1834, through aprotracted meeting, he and others were converted, and in July following hebegan preaching. He had been baptized by Rev. Nathaniel Harvey, uniting withthe church in Bradford. The destitute churches in the Sebec Q. Y. were objectsof his labor. He was licensed by the Quarterly Meeting September, 1838, andlabored in Garland and Danville. Sept. 22, 1839, he was ordained. In May 1838,he began his ministry at Corinth. In 1840 he saw from his preaching a greatrevival at Garland, and in a short time baptized over twenty. His work in Bradfordwas blessed. In 1841 he saw revivals both in the Wellington and in theSpringfield Q. M's. In October he was present at the eleventh GeneralConference at Topsham. He moved his family to Corinth in December, where forsome months he had preached half the time. In January 1842, in a revival atHunting's Mills, in Corinth, twenty-three were added to the church. A revivalattended him in Garland where he preached part of the time. During the summerhe baptized there forty-six. and in 1845 moved there. He attended thethirteenth General Conference in Sutton, Vt., in October 1847, as a delegatefrom the Penobscot Y. M. The next year he moved to Veazie for a pastorate oftwo years. Here a church was organized. In November 1850, he began his laborswith the Dover and Foxcroft church, where his strength failed him. During thelast year of his ministry seventy were added to the church. He was a man highlygifted in natural talent; he possessed good business ability. His devotion tothe ministry cost him his health. He was a gifted speaker and drew multitudesafter him. When his health failed through consumption, he retired to his quiethome at South Dover."---taken from Freewill Baptist Cyclopedia, pub. 1889by G.A. Burgess.” His grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23695023

This is a tree constructed from a variety of sources; some original work on New England, otherwise using NEHGS and other "respectable" sources. Medieval is from genealogics.org, (used as a check on) ancestry.com, and a few amendments from medieval genealogy -- soc.genealogy.medieval

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Dover, Piscataquis, Maine; Roll: ; Page: 816; Image: 62.

   Birth date: abt 1812 Birth place: Maine Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Dover, Piscataquis, Maine, United States _APID: 1,7667::44276356

   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=44276356&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704)
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Bradford, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: ; Page: .

   Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Penobscot, Maine, United States _APID: 1,8057::3534532

   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=3534532&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

3. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Maine Census, 1800-90 (1). (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig).

   Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Piscataquis County, ME _APID: 1,3551::12262724

   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=mecen&h=12262724&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Ancestry.com. Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Nonpopulation Census Schedules for California, 1850-1880. Microfilm. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Illino).

   Residence date: 20 Sep 1850 Residence place: Garland, Penobscot, Maine, United States _APID: 1,1276::2714658

   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nonpopcensus&h=2714658&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Year: 1850; Census Place: Garland, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: M432_265; Page: 151A; Image: .

   Birth date: abt 1812 Birth place: Maine Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Garland, Penobscot, Maine _APID: 1,8054::9653993

   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=9653993&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com. Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Nonpopulation Census Schedules for California, 1850-1880. Microfilm. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Illino).

   Residence date: 7 Jul 1860 Residence place: Dover, Piscataquis, Maine, United States _APID: 1,1276::2778970

   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nonpopcensus&h=2778970&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Find A Grave.

   Birth date: 8 Dec 1812 Birth place: Death date: 30 Sep 1860 Death place: _APID: 1,70612::313091

   http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=websearch-4096&h=313091&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

8.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
   Ancestry Family Trees.

   http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=25763682&pid=165