Hiram's
Timeline
Completed prior to Eaton pages being built
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1814 |
HIRAM EATON, CAPT., born the day after Christmas in 1814
in Maine; d. 23 Jan 1884, Searsport ME, 69 yrs 28 dys. |
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1819 |
NANCY A. STAPLES born 6 Jun 1819, Maine |
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1829 |
Hiram Eaton's sister
Sarah Eaton is born about 1929.
She will live until July 7, 1853. When she is 21, she is living
with Hiram's family in Searsport and is single then. |
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1843 |
On April 2nd in 1843,
Hiram married
NANCY A. STAPLES who was 5 years his junior.
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1844 |
About 14 months later,
HIRAM and NANCY
EATON become parents of WILLIAM M. EATON
(Capt), b. 27
Jun 1844 in Maine. |
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1846 |
HIRAM
and NANCY
EATON become parents of HARRIETT
M. EATON, b. 29 Sep 1846 in Maine.
Note: Her future husband
is sea Captain RALPH B. STAPLES ELLIS,
son of Levi and
Edith Staples Ellis, born 12 Aug 1839, ME
and died 5 Feb 1905,
Brooklyn NY. Ralph was 8 years her senior. They would
have two sons: HENRY S. ELLIS
born in 1871 and died June 1873...a mere toddler; and
HENRY R. ELLIS,
born several months later on March 7, 1874 in Maine. He only lived
to be a young boy - death came on August 1, 1881. |
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1849 |
HIRAM and NANCY
EATON become parents of NANCY ELIZABETH EATON, b. 19 Jul
1849
Note: Nancy Eliz. Eaton
will die 1 March 1920. She will marry a
_____ Dow. |
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1849-1850 |
Hiram's vessel as a captain was the schooner
MATILDA, 1849-50 per Searsport Sea Captains by Col. Black, Penobscot Marine
Museum, Searsport, Maine, page 85. |
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1850 |
Hiram and Nancy Eaton are living in Searsport with their small children
William M. Eaton, Harriett Eaton, baby Nancy E. Eaton, and Hiram's
father James Eaton (65). Also living with them is Sarah E. Eaton,
Hiram's sister, Sarah Eaton, who is 21. Hiram is 34.
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1852 |
HIRAM and NANCY
EATON become parents of MARY A. EATON
on 18 Mar 1852 in
ME.
Note: Mary marries LINDLEY MURRAY
("UNCLE LIN") KNEELAND 11 Dec 1875; Lin was born 11 Jan 1851, Me
and d. 11 Sep
1931. Lin was a seaman per the 1880 census.
Mary dies in Dec 1908. |
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1858 |
HIRAM and NANCY
EATON become parents of ABBA/ABBIE AMELIA EATON
on 19 Aug 1858 Note: Abbie will die on
21 Aug 1864, about three
months before her would-be sibling Lester was born. Nancy was
carrying Lester when Abbie died. Had to be hard! |
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1860 |
At the time of the 1860 Census for Searsport,
HIRAM
EATON was 45 and living with his wife,
Nancy A. Eaton, 41. Their children with them:
William 15, Harriet 13,
Nancy E 10, Mary
8, Abba A 2. And Hiram's dad,
JAMES EATON is living with them and
farming at age 75.
Census taken 6/22/1860 in Searsport; M653-Roll 453.
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1861 |
HIRAM and NANCY
EATON become parents of JAMES S. EATON
on March 3rd
1861 Note: James S. Eaton marries NELLIE M. WISE
on 7 Oct 1882. Nellie was born in 1861 also. Nellie
died in 1915. James on 14 April 1939. |
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1864 |
HIRAM and NANCY
EATON become parents of LESTER CLARENCE EATON
(my line) on 27
Jun 1864, Searsport, Maine |
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1865 |
WILLIAM M. EATON is the Capt. of
Schooner Alfred F. Howe. |
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1867 |
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WILLIAM M. EATON is the Capt. of Schooner
Eva Adell.He also married
ANNA E. HARRIMAN in 1867. She was born in 1845 in Arkansas.
Children of WILLIAM M. and
ANNA HARRIMAN
EATON are:
1) ABBIE A. EATON, born 1870.
2) MARGARET M. "Auntie" EATON, born 1873
3) WILLIAM M. EATON, JR. This is the Uncle Will who used to love to
eat his peas off a knife!
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1870 |
After another
decade has passed, the 1870 Census is taken and
Hiram is now 56 and farming. Son
William is
still listed with the family, but is 26 and a mariner who likely is at sea,
perhaps with his wife, Anna E.
who is 25 and listed with this household.
Harriet now 23 is married to Ralph S. Ellis,
a Mariner, and they are listed as living next door to the family.
Nancy E.
is 20 and has not yet married _____ Dow. Mary
is 18. Abba A. who would be12 has
died during this decade period, as has Hiram's dad,
James Eaton.
New in this decade are the children, James S.,
age 9, and Lester C. Eaton
(my direct line) who is 6.
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1880 |
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Hiram Eaton, age 65, living on farm in Searsport with wife
Nancy A., age 60 and Son
James E. Eaton age 19, and
Lester C. Eaton age 16, both listed
as "at home." Each listed as born in Maine to Maine parents.
Living next door is Hiram's eldest son, Capt.
William M. Eaton (age 35) and his wife
Anna E. Harriman Eaton (34) with their children,
Abbie A. Eaton (9),
Maggie M. Eaton (6) and William M.
Eaton Jr.(4); all the children are students.
Living next door to them is Ralph S. Ellis
and his wife Harriet Eaton Ellis
and their second son Henry, their
first child, also named Henry, having died at about age two.
Harriet is the eldest daughter of
Hiram and
Nancy Eaton, age 65, living on
farm in Searsport with wife Nancy A.,
age 60 an and Nancy and is married to Ralph.
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1884 |
Capt. HIRAM EATON died at Searsport ME. Grave in Bowditch Cemetery,
Searsport:: "Hiram Eaton, died 1/23/1884, Age 69 yr 28 ds." |
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1885 |
NANCY A. STAPLES died about one year after Hiram's death
on15 Feb 1885, Searsport, at 65 yrs 8 mos. |
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1890 |
Capt.
William M. Eaton (son of Hiram and Nancy Eaton) dies on 15 Jan 1890
in Tampico Bay, Mexico*. Grave or Memorial of William M. Eaton is located at Bowditch Cemetery in Searsport: "Wm
M Eaton 1844-1890". The ship was the Schooner W. W. Hungerford,
lost under his command. *Family Story:
William Eaton fell overboard in the Gulf of Mexico and was eaten by sharks!
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1904 |
LESTER CLARENCE EATON (my line) marries
EMILY PRUDENCE BEACH on 16
Nov 1904. She was born on 25 Sep 1873 in Waltham, Mass. or Belmont Mass.
Note: His first wife, Sarah J. LNU was born on 11 Sep 1864 and
died on 27 Dec 1902. |
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1939 |
LESTER CLARENCE EATON (my line) dies
on. 2 Apr 1939, Searsport, Maine. He was a farmer, following having worked at sea for a while. |
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1940 |
Lester's second wife (my line) EMILY PRUDENCE BEACH,
dies in Searsport. |
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