The Benjamin Fickett Family

of Cape Elizabeth ME

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1    BENJAMIN ⁵ FICKETT [# 1334] s/o JOHN ⁴ FICKETT( THOMAS ³, JOHN ², JOHN ¹) and ISABEL ⁴ DYER was born at Cape Elizabeth ME 26 Aug 1750; died at ? aft 1807; married (1) at Cape Elizabeth ME 10 Apr 1770 Deborah ⁵ Sawyer [CEMarr], d/o Jonathan Sawyer and Sarah Sawyer; married (2) at Cape Elizabeth ME 30 Dec 1807 Elizabeth ⁶ Roberts, d/o Ephraim Roberts and Joanna Dyer;

Benjamin was born at the 2nd parish in Falmouth ME (which became Cape Elizabeth in 1765).

Benjamin may have died at Cape Elizabeth ME 6 Jun 1825.

2    JAMES ⁶ FICKETT [# 1337] s/o BENJAMIN ⁵ FICKETT and DEBORAH ⁵ SAWYER was born at Cape Elizabeth ME 16 Aug 1770; died at ? aft 1850; married at ? 11 Aug 1793 Mary Howell d/o ? and ?;

James's 1st 3 children are in the Harrington ME birth records.

James was a farmer at Harrington ME [1800-1840] and Milbridge ME [1850].

See Machias Union, 28 Jun 1881 for children.

3    SAMUEL BRADBURY ⁶ FICKETT [# 1339] s/o BENJAMIN ⁵ FICKETT and DEBORAH ⁵ SAWYER was born at Cape Elizabeth ME 23 Jul 1772; died at ? ; married at ? bef 1806 Sarah Weston d/o ? and ?;

4    SILAS ⁷ FICKETT [# 1351] s/o JAMES ⁶ FICKETT and MARY HOWELL was born at Harrington ME Jan 1801; died at ? 14 Aug 1876 [gs]; married at Harrington ME 16 Feb 1826 [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 13 Jan 1826] Lois ⁶ Strout [HarrMR], d/o Benjamin Strout and Joanna Roberts; Silas is buried at Flat Bay Cemetery, Harrington ME

Silas and Lois were married by by Rev P Bond. Their 1st 4 children are in the Harrington ME birth records.

Silas was a farmer at Harrington ME his entire life.

5    JAMES ⁷ FICKETT [# 1353] s/o JAMES ⁶ FICKETT and MARY HOWELL was born at Harrington ME 23 Feb 1803 [calc]; died at ? 2 Apr 1851 [gs]; married at ? 6 Mar 1836 [marriage int filed at Columbia ME 26 Feb 1836] Joanna "Joan" ⁷ Coffin [ColMR], d/o Richard W Coffin and Hannah Whitten; James is buried at Old Cherryfield Cemetery, Cherryfield ME

James may have been at Machias ME in 1830. He was of Cherryfield ME in 1836.

The Machias Union, 28 Jun 1881, says that he m Mary Stewart (perhaps a 1st wife).

Who was the Charles Fickett, age 30, living with James in 1850?

6    BENJAMIN ⁷ FICKETT [# 1358] s/o JAMES ⁶ FICKETT and MARY HOWELL was born at Harrington ME 25 Aug 1806 [gs]; died at ? 22 Apr 1873 [gs]; married (1) at Jonesboro ME 12 Mar 1829 [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 14 Jan 1829] Esther Ann ⁷ Coffin, d/o Matthew Coffin and Lydia Whitney; married (2) at Harrington ME Oct 1830 [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 16 Sep 1830] Ruth Putnam [HarrMR], d/o Henry Putnam and Susanna Putnam(mn); Benjamin is buried at Rock Maple Cemetery, Harrington ME

Benjamin's 1st 5 children are in the Harrington birth records.

Benjamin was a farmer at Harrington ME [1830-1850] and Milbridge ME [1860-1870].

7    PATRICK ⁷ FICKETT [# 1355] s/o JAMES ⁶ FICKETT and MARY HOWELL was born at Harrington ME bet 1800-1810; died at ? abt 1849; married (1) at ? [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 21 Dec 1835] Mary ⁷ Leighton, d/o James Leighton and Mary Brown; married (2) at ? 18 Feb 1848 [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 18 Feb 1848] Frances Wood d/o ? and ?;

Patrick is given as a child of James Fickett & Mary Howell by the Leighton Genealogy, pg 106.

Frances was appointed administratix of Patrick's estate 6 Feb 1850 [Eastport Sentinel].

Probate records in 1849 name Frances Fickett, age 12, and George Fickett, age 3, as children of Patrick & Mary Fickett, both deceased. James Fickett recommended Benjamin Fickett as their guardian but the court chose Silas Fickett [Machias Probate Records 15:319].

8    GEORGE ⁷ FICKETT [# 1360] s/o JAMES ⁶ FICKETT and MARY HOWELL was born at Harrington ME abt 1815; died at ? aft 1880; married at Harrington ME 12 Sep 1847 [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 22 Aug 1847] Lydia D Grace [HarrMR], d/o James Grace and Rebecca Wass;

George was a laborer & farmer at Milbridge ME.

9   LORENZO DOW ⁸ FICKETT [# 1366] s/o SILAS ⁷ FICKETT and LOIS ⁶ STROUT was born at Harrington ME 20 Apr 1834 [HarrBR; calc]; died at ? 16 Nov 1884 [gs]; married at ? 13 Apr 1858 [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 3 Apr 1858] Eliza Amanda Hooper, d/o Samuel Hooper and Mary B Leighton; Lorenzo is buried at Flat Bay Cemetery, Harrington ME

Lorenzo was a seaman and farmer at Harrington ME his entire life.

10   BENJAMIN ⁸ FICKETT [# 1696] s/o BENJAMIN ⁷ FICKETT and RUTH PUTNAM was born at Harrington ME 7 Jun 1837 [HarrBR]; died at Milbridge ME 27 Jun 1899 [MaineDR; gs]; married at ? bet 1850-1859 Amanda A ⁸ Brown, d/o Joseph Barber Brown and Rebecca S Nichols; Benjamin is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Milbridge ME

Benjamin was a seaman and stone mason at Milbridge ME.

11   HENRY PUTNAM ⁸ FICKETT [# 1698] s/o BENJAMIN ⁷ FICKETT and RUTH PUTNAM was born at Harrington ME 3 Aug 1839 [calc]; died at Milbridge ME 25 Feb 1894 [MilbDR; gs]; married (1) at ? bef 1861 Mary Jordan, d/o Patrick Jordan and Dorcas Dinsmore; married (2) at Milbridge ME 20 Aug 1871 [marriage int filed at Milbridge ME 13 Aug 1871] Belinda ² Young [MilbMR], d/o John A Young and Mary Ann Worcester; Henry is buried at Rock Maple Cemetery, Harrington ME

Henry's 3 children by Mary Jordan were living with Henry's parents in 1870. Where was Henry? Where were Henry & Mary in 1860? Henry was a carpenter at Milbridge ME in 1880.

12   FRANK ⁸ FICKETT [# 1377] s/o PATRICK ⁷ FICKETT and MARY ⁷ LEIGHTON was born at Harrington ME 25 Dec 1837 [calc]; died at Milbridge ME 27 Nov 1902 [MaineDR; gs]; married at Milbridge ME 26 Oct 1867 [marriage int filed at Milbridge ME 20 Oct 1867] Caroline R ⁷ Strout [MilbMR], d/o Joseph S Strout and Lydia Strout; Frank is buried at Ambrose Strout Cemetery, Milbridge ME

Frank was a laborer and farmer at Milbridge ME. His Milbridge death record says d 29 Nov xxxx. A copy at Augusta ME says 27 Nov 1902.

Frank & Caroline did not have children.

13   NAPOLEON B ⁸ FICKETT [# 1378] s/o GEORGE ⁷ FICKETT and LYDIA D GRACE was born at Milbridge ME 23 Jan 1848; died at ? 22 May 1879; married at ? 19 Aug 1867 Alwilda G ⁸ Fickett, d/o John W Fickett and Jerusha Susan Davis;

Napoleon was a laborer at Milbridge ME.

14   CALVIN HOOPER ⁹ FICKETT [# 1382] s/o LORENZO DOW ⁸ FICKETT and ELIZA AMANDA HOOPER was born at Harrington ME abt 1860; died at ? aft 1880; married at Milbridge ME 13 Aug 1880 [marriage int filed at Milbridge ME 19 Jul 1880] Leonora M Jordan [MilbMR], d/o Eben J Jordan and Abigail Strout;

15   SILAS LESTER ⁹ FICKETT [# 7444] s/o LORENZO DOW ⁸ FICKETT and ELIZA AMANDA HOOPER was born at Harrington ME abt 1864; died at Portland ME 1 Dec 1901 [MaineDR]; married at Harrington ME 23 May 1887 [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 16 May 1887] Eliza E Jordan [MilbMR], d/o Eben J Jordan and Abigail Strout;

16   HARVEY P ⁹ FICKETT [# 1717] s/o HENRY PUTNAM ⁸ FICKETT and BELINDA ² YOUNG was born at ? 1 Nov 1878 [MilbDR]; died at Milbridge ME 26 May 1937 [MilbDR]; married at ? 9 Apr 1917 Josephine B "Josie" ⁸ Grant [MaineMR], d/o John Billings Grant and Helena Augusta Tabbutt; Harvey is buried at Epping Cemetery, Columbia ME

Harvey was at Milbridge ME in 1905.