Samuel Page II

Birth Name Samuel Page II
Gender male
Age at Death about 59 years

Notes

Note: 1 (General)

Samuel II is the son of one of the four sons of Joseph Page, the first Page in the Orono to Bangor area. He is not the son of Stephen Page, since Stephen's son Samuel is accounted for. He is probably not the son of James Page, since James' household in 1820 has no sons in it. He could be the son of Isaac Page. The town records of Eddington might have information on Isaac's family. Samuel could also be the son of Joseph Page. He did name his first son Joseph, and not Isaac or James.

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Samuel is identified as the parent of Joseph Page, the railroad engineer who married Abby Dudley and lived in Orono and Bangor for these reasons: Joseph's age matches that of Samuel's son Joseph. Joseph and Abby Page named a daughter Eunice as did Samuel II and Judith. Joseph and Abby were living in Veazie P.O., Orono, in 1860, as were Samuel II and Judith. After Abby died, Joseph's second marriage record said his father's name was Samuel. There are no other Joseph Pages on the census records or available vital records whose age and information match the railroad engineer's.

The only other Samuel Page in Orono is never listed with a son named Joseph. In fact, he has a daughter Mary A. the same age as the Joseph in this family, making it difficult, unless they were twins. However, on the 1840 Census, this other Samuel is listed with only one son, who is between five and ten years old. This young man's name was Charles, age 17, in 1850. (See the group for the other Samuel Page family for sources.)

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Census Information for Samuel Page, 2nd, b. abt 1801
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1840 Census, Maine, Penobscot, Orono
Series M704, Roll 149, Page 256
Page, Samuel, 2d head of household with
1 male under 5 [John F.]
2 male 5 - 10 [Joseph, Samuel W.]
1 male 30 - 40 1 female 30 - 40

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1850 Census, Maine, Penobscot, Orono
Series M432, Roll 264, Page 257A
Census sheet 515.

Martha McPheters, 80 [or 86] ME [marital status not asked]
Samuel Page 2nd, 48, Laborer ME, no RE Value
Julia " , 44 ME
Joseph " , 19 ME
Samuel W. " , 16 ME
John F. " , 12 ME
Eunice W. " , 8 ME

 

[Martha is listed as if head of this household based on the first two columns which record house number and family number. But it could be a mistake. She probably was in the previous household, that of John McPhetres, 2nd, and Matilda (Page) McPhetres.] That would leave Samuel Page 2nd as head of this household.

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1860 Census, Maine, Penobscot, Orono
Series M653, Roll 446, Page 916, family 187
Post Office: Veazie

Samuel Page 2nd, 50 Farmer, ME, Worth: $100, Real Est.: $450
Julia 47 ME
Winthrop 28 ME
John 22 ME

Note: 2

See also <a href="https://myoldohiohome.com/articles/samuel-page-and-samuel-page-ii-of-orono-maine.html">Samuel Page and Samuel Page II of Orono, Maine</a> and <a href="https://myoldohiohome.com/articles/samuel-page-ii-and-joseph-page-of-orono-maine.html">Samuel Page II and Joseph Page, of Orono, Maine</a>.

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1801 Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, United States    
Census (Head) 1840 Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, United States   1a
Note

1840 Census, Maine, Penobscot, Orono
Series M704, Roll 149, Page 256
Page, Samuel, 2d head of household with
1 male under 5 [John F.]
2 male 5 - 10 [Joseph, Samuel W.]
1 male 30 - 40 1 female 30 - 40

Property July 6, 1848 Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, United States   2a
Note

Treat to Page 2nd et. al.
(Penobscot County Land Records, Volume 198, Page 527).
July 6, 1848
[image 277 and 278 at familysearch lab]

That I, Nathl Treat of Orono, for and in consideration of One hundred Dollars to me paid by Samuel Page Page 2nd and Joseph Page, (the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge) have given, granted, bargained, sold and conveyed and do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Samuel & Joseph, and their heirs and assigns forever, A certain parcel of land situated in said Orono, & bounded as follows, to wit : Beginning at the Southeasterly corner of Lot numbered Sixty six ...

To have and to hold, the afore granted premises, to the said Samuel & Joseph Page, their heirs and assigns to their use and behoof forever, and saw hereby, for my heirs, executors and administrators, Covenant and Engage to and with the said Samuel and Joseph and their heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the aforegranted premises, that they are free from all incumbrances; that I have good right to sell and convey the same to, the said Samuel and Joseph Page, and that I and my heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will warrant and Defend the same premises to the said Samuel Page and Joseph Page, heirs and assigns forever ...

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Census (Head) 1850 Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, United States   3a
Note

1850 Census, Maine, Penobscot, Orono,
Series M432, Roll 264, Page 257A
Census sheet 515.

Martha McPheters, 80 [or 86] , born in ME
Samuel Page 2nd, 48, Laborer, born in Maine, no real estate
Julia Page, 44, born in Maine
Joseph Page, 19, born in Maine
Samuel W. Page, 16, born in Maine
John F. Page, 12, born in Maine
Eunice W. Page, 8, born in Maine

 

[Martha McPheters is listed as if head of this household based on the first two columns which record house number and family number. But it could be a mistake. She probably was in the previous household, that of John McPhetres, 2nd, and Matilda (Page) McPhetres.] That would leave Samuel Page 2nd as head of this household.

Death between 1860 and 1870      
Note: 1 (General)

He is alive in 1860 but his wife Judith is living with her son in 1870. She is stated to be a widow in 1880.

Note: 2 (General)

Death record of son Samuel Wentworth said Samuel II died in Veazie, but for a time Veazie was a post office section of Orono.

Census (Head) June 19, 1860 Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, United States   4a
Note

1860 Census, Maine, Penobscot, Orono
Series M653, Roll 446, family 187, original page 29
Post Office: Veazie
June 19, 1860

Samuel Page 2nd, 50, farmer, personal estate: $100, real estate $450, born in Maine
Julia Page, 47, born in Maine
Winthrop Page, 28, born in Maine
John Page, 22, born in Maine

Families

Family of Samuel Page II and Judith “Julia” Dudley
Married Wife Judith “Julia” Dudley ( * March 29, 1806 + after 1880 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1830      
Marriage Intention (Primary) August 30, 1830 Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, United States   5a 6
General

Source: Town Records of Old Town, Maine. Microfilm at New England Historic and Genealogical Society. Section 2. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Misc. Town Records, 1827 - 1839 Marriages p. 201.)

I have looked at the microfilm of Old Town's records and transcribed the record as follows from page 207 of the original Old Town records:

30 Aug 1830 Intention Saml Page, 2d Julia Dudley, both of Orono

Orono's vital records for the years 1826 to 1836 are a copy made from those in Old Town, which was set off from Orono and incorporated in 1840. Orono thought the records were lost in a fire, but later found that Old Town had the information.

Old Town's copy of the record is hard to read. The ink and the page are about the same color, due to fading or filming. The groom's name could be read as James or Samuel. However there is no James Page 2d to be found in Orono, and Judith is on the later censuses with Samuel 2nd, not with a James.

I am not alone in transcribing it this way. Ruth Gray transcribed it as Samuel also:
Page, Samuel, 2nd & Juely Dudley
int 3 Aug 1830 (B 207)

(Source: Ruth Gray, Editor, Vital Records of Old Town, Maine, prior to 1892,
(Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1996.)

The microfilm copy of the record which Orono has says, on page 363:
30 Aug 1830 Intention James Page, 2d Judy Dudley, both of Orono

 

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Joseph Pageabout December 1831July 31, 1913
Samuel Wentworth Pageabout 1833September 12, 1864
John F. PageAugust 1837June 24, 1909
Eunice W. Pageabout 1841January 1860

Source References

  1. 1840 United States Census
      • Page: Maine, Penobscot, Orono, Series M704, Roll 149, Page 256
  2. Penobscot County Land Records
      • Page: Volume 198, Page 527, July 6, 1848, Treat to Page 2nd et..al.
  3. 1850 United States Census
      • Page: Maine, Penobscot, Orono, Series M432, Roll 264, Page 257A, Census sheet 515.
  4. 1860 United States Census
      • Page: Maine, Penobscot, Orono, Series M653, Roll 446, family 187, original page 29
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCH-DH7 : 18 February 2021), Samuel Page, 1860.

  5. Ruth Gray, editor: Vital Records of Old Town, Maine, Prior to 1892
      • General:

        Ruth Gray, editor, Vital Records of Old Town, Maine, prior to 1892, (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1996), page 13.

  6. Old Town, Maine, Town Records