Mary MCGOWAN

[1840] -

• Name	Mary MCGOWAN
  Born	[1840]	ME   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	8 Aug 1850	Old Town, Penobscot, ME   [1]
  Person ID	I43169	4 February 2018
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John MCGOWAN,   b. Bef 1817,   d. 16 Aug 1892, Portland, Cumberland, ME  (Age > 75 years)
  Mother	Lavina SEELEY,   b. Jul 1819, Perry, Washington, ME ,   d. 8 Sep 1888  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1837	Washington, ME
  	Marriage Record of Washington County, Maine, Prior to 1892 edited by Alice McDonald Long Picton Press p 24 [p 18] John McGowen of the Province of New Brunswick & Lavina Selley of Perry m 22 October 1837 by Rev Wm Davenport LAVINIA SEELEY: Lavinia Seeley married John McGowin on Oct 23, 1838 in Washington County, Maine. Gender: Female Residence: Perry Spouse's Residence: NB Record of this marriage can be found at the Maine State Archives county marriages roll 7, volume 1, page 18. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/119618?availability=Family%20History%20Library Town and vital records, 1790-1865, 1819-1891 Authors: Perry (Maine). Town Clerk Town and vital records, 1790-1865, 1819-1891 Family History Library United States & Canada Film 11735 7595786 https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007595786?cat=119618 [216/339] Page 162 Copy of Record of Marriges by Wm Davenport as a minister of the Gospel in the Town of Perry Washington County Maine under authority of the State duly commissioned for the purpose 1837 Oct 22 John McGowen Perry Miss Lovina Seely Perry ... Otisfield Cumberland County Maine April 21st 1862 I hereby certify the foregoing is a correct copy of the records kept by me of marriages solemnized while I resided in Perry Maine and that I joined in marriage according to Law the Individuals named in this schedule at the time specified therein and that all the statistics exhibited therein are correctly represented according to facts and furthermore I certify that I made due returns to the Town Clerk to whom returns belonged of which record is made in due form on my Books, so that if the Town Clerks records do not show the list of marriages now again returned by me it is not my fault. Davenport Minister of the Gospel Authorized to solemnize marriages Recd & Recorded April 30th 1862 A True Copy Attest Levi P Brown Town Clerk Recorded April 30 1862 by Levi P Brown Town Clerk [There is a section of marriages recorded in the Perry records by Jonathan Stickney in the period of the marriage of John McGowan m Lovina Seeley. It records several marriages that are re-recorded at the 1862 date, but it does no record this one. So we are lucky that Mr Davenport re-submitted his records, or else we would not have this date.]
  Family ID	F12831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S543] Census, US Federal, 1850, Department of Commerce.