Family:Wilmot Dodge and Susan Plummer (1)

1850 Census

Wilmot W and Susan W Dodge (both age 29) live in Bath. Wilmot W is a mason. William H Lovejoy, age 24 and a carpenter, is also living with the couple. See Person:Wilmot Dodge (1) for census source.

1860 Census

Wilmot W Dodge, age 39, and Susan W Dodge, age 37, live in Ward 7 in Bath, Maine. Wilmot is a mason, with real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate of $300. Isabella Dodge, age 14, attends school. See Person:Wilmot Dodge (1) for census source. According to the 1900 census, Isabella is not their daughter; she may be a neice. I haven't found an Isabella Dodge in the 1850 census with the correct birth year to be this person.

It's also possible Wilmot and Susan adopted Isabella after 1850, and that she married before 1870. I haven't yet found any record of this.--Brenda (kennebec1) 17:56, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

1870 Census

Wilmot W (age 49) and Susan W (age 48) Dodge live in Ward 7 in Bath, Maine. Wilmot is a brick mason, with real estate valued at $600. See Person:Wilmot Dodge (1) for census source.

1880 Census

Wilmot W and Susan W Dodge live at 59 Crescent St. in Bath, Maine. Wilmot, age 59, is a brick mason. He was unemployed six months of the year. Susan W is 58. See Person:Wilmot Dodge (1) for census source.

1900 Census

Wilmot W and Susan W Dodge live at 23 Crescent St in Bath, Maine. They have been married for 51 years, and own their home, free and clear. They have no children. Wilmot, age 79, was born in Nov 1820. Susan, age 78, was born in Nov 1821. Wilmot is a mason, but has been unemployed for nine months of the year. See Person:Wilmot Dodge (1) for census source.

Other Items

From the Bath Independent and Enterprise, 30 Nov 1907:^S4

"November has been quite an eventful month for Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Dodge, inmates at the Home for Aged Couples and Old Men. On the first of the month Mr. Dodge observed his eighty-first birthday. Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Dodge celebrated their fiftieth marriage anniversary, and yesterday Mrs. Dodge was 86 years of age. The anniversary Thursday [28 Nov 1907] was observed in a quiet manner. Many friends called. The lady managers of the Home presented her with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a special menu was served for dinner. The happy couple are enjoying very good health. They have been at the Home for two years."

This contradicts some of the census info over the years, as the 1900 census indicated they had married for 51 years, and Wilmot has consistently been one year older than Susan in the census. However, at age 80+ the Dodges can be forgiven for a bit of lack of clarity.

1. ↑ Dodge, Wilmot W, in Langford and Chase. Bath, Brunswick and Richmond Directory. (Bath, Maine: John O Shaw, 1867)
   p 31, 1876.

   "Dodge, Wilmot W., mason, house Crescent"

2. ↑ W.A. Greenough and Co. Bath, Brunswick and Richmond Directory. (Boston: Greenough, Jones & Co./Greenough & Co./W A Greenough & Co, 1873-1887)
   p 47, 1883-84.

   "Dodge, Wilmot W, mason, h. Crescent.
   See also 1887 edition, p. 47

3.   Dodge, Wilmot, in Directory of Bath and Sagadahoc County Maine: Comprising names of residents, where living, where in business, where employed... (Union Publishing Company, 1905, 1907)
   p. 40, p 105, 1905.

   Wilmot W Dodge, 23 Crescent St. (on the right side of Crescent).
   on p. 105: Dodge, Wilmot W, mason, h. 23 Crescent.

4.   "Mr. and Mrs. Dodge Celebrate Three Events at the Old Couples Home", in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. Bath Independent and Enterprise. (Bath, Maine)
   p.4, 30 Nov 1907.

   See text

5. ↑ Wilmot W Dodge and Susan W Plummer, in Alna (Maine). Town Clerk. Town and vital records, 1794-1892. (Alna, Me.: Town of Alna)
   Online database, FamilySearch Record Search, Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, Accessed 2 Sep 2010.

   Groom name Wilmot W. Dodge
   Bride name Susan W. Plummer
   Marriage date 28 Nov 1848
   Marriage place Alna,Lincoln,Maine
   Batch number M50634-2
   Record group Maine-ODM
   Film number 10406