Re: Thomas M. Akers (1770-1815) Maine/N.O.
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Thomas M. Akers (1770-1815) Maine/N.O.
6/27/99
Earl --
I am also descended from Thomas Akers and Martha Mitchell.My information is that Martha was from Maine, not that Thomas necessarily was.(Specifically, Martha was the daughter of Robert Mitchell of Belfast, Maine.)
I am also descended from Thomas Akers and Martha Mitchell.My information is that Martha was from Maine, not that Thomas necessarily was.(Specifically, Martha was the daughter of Robert Mitchell of Belfast, Maine.)Thomas Akers apparently told people that he was Irish.A cousin of mine speculates that he might have been involved in Emmett's Rebellion in 1803, and fled to the then-French city of New Orleans when the British crushed that rebellion.A correspondent of mine has wondered if Thomas might have been from Belfast, Maine, and some folks simply confused it with Belfast, Ireland; but although there are many Mitchells in Belfast, Maine, in the late 1700s, I haven't found any Akers there.
Thomas Akers apparently told people that he was Irish.A cousin of mine speculates that he might have been involved in Emmett's Rebellion in 1803, and fled to the then-French city of New Orleans when the British crushed that rebellion.A correspondent of mine has wondered if Thomas might have been from Belfast, Maine, and some folks simply confused it with Belfast, Ireland; but although there are many Mitchells in Belfast, Maine, in the late 1700s, I haven't found any Akers there.By the way, it was not Thomas Akers but his son William who served as the first mayor of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.William married (1) Margaret Richardson and had five children, and (2) Julia Vineyard and had I forget how many more.The marriage with Margaret ended in divorce in 1847 -- a rare thing at that time, and something I'd like to learn more about.More Replies:
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