Person:Socrates Dow (1)

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Socrates Dow
d.1872
m. 10 Jan 1792
  1. Edmund Dow1793 - 1879
  2. John Dow1796 - 1864
  3. Sally Dow1798 - 1878
  4. Betsey Dow1800 -
  5. Socrates Dow1802 - 1872
  6. Joshua Dow1804 - 1883
  7. Mary Dow1807 -
  8. William Dow1811 -
  9. James Dow1817 - Bef 1870
m. 16 May 1830
  1. Jeremiah D. Dow1831 - 1898
  2. John Dow1833 - 1902
  3. Lucy D. Dow1837 -
  4. Frances Ellen Dow1841 - 1851
  5. Mary L. Dow1852 - 1907
Facts and Events
Name Socrates Dow
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Jul 1802 Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Marriage 16 May 1830 Danville, Androscoggin, Maine, United Statesto Julia A. Dingley
Census[3] 1850 Parkman, Piscataquis, Maine, United StatesAge 48. Farmer.
Census[5] 1860 Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine, United StatesAge 57. Farmer.
Census[4] 1870 Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine, United StatesAge 67. Farmer.
Death[2] 1872
Cause of Death[2] Fall from an apple tree.
References
  1. Durham Town and vital records, 1789-1931, in Maine, United States. Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900. (FamilySearch Record Search)
    Socrates Dow.

    Name: Socrates Dowe
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 16 Jul 1802
    Birthplace: Durham, Androscoggin, Maine
    Father's Name: John Dowe
    GS Film number: 10821

  2. 2.0 2.1 Sedgley, George Burbank. Dow, the ancestry and posterity of Joshua Dow of Avon, Maine. (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing Co, 1938)
    11.

    Socrates, born July 16, 1802; died 1872; married April 17, 1830, Julia, daughter of Jeremiah and Lucy (Garcelon) Dingley of Auburn, Maine, a cousin of the late U. S. Senator Nelson Dingley, Jr. Socrates was a farmer of Foxcroft, Maine; died as a result of a fall from an appletree; had five children.

  3. Piscataquis, Maine, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington, DC: United States Census Bureau)
    Image 25.

    Household:
    Socrates Dow. Age 48. Farmer.
    Julia A Dow. Age 43.
    Jeremiah D. Dow. Age 17. Farmer.
    John Dow. Age 17.
    Lucy Dow. Age 13.
    Frances E. Dow. Age 8.
    Charles Palmer. Age 23. Farmer.
    All born in Maine.

  4. Piscataquis, Maine, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington, DC: United States Census Bureau)
    Image 25.

    Household:
    Socrates Dow. Age 67. Farmer.
    Julia Dow. Age 63. Keeping house.
    Jeremiah Dow. Age 38. Works on farm.
    Mary Dow. Age 18. At home.
    All born in Maine.

  5. Piscataquis, Maine, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington, DC: United States Census Bureau)
    37.

    Household:
    Socrates Dow. Age 57. Farmer.
    Julia A Dow. Age 52.
    Jeremiah E Dow. Age 27.
    John Dow. Age 26. Farmer.
    Lucy D Dow. Age 22.
    Mary L Dow. Age 8.
    All born in Maine.