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Descendants of Joseph Bemis


      371. Josiah5 Bemis (Josiah4, John3, John2, Joseph1)1872 was born 14 Mar 1755 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1872,1873. He married Joanna Fisk1874 14 Jun 1781 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1875.

Notes for Josiah Bemis:
I found a reference to Bemis, Josiah, Jr., Waltham on the FTW CD #147. pps. 927-928 (Massachusetts Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1782). It describes him as a private with his service in two different companies and receipt for wages. He was 5'11" tall. (Curtis Bemis)

Josiah Jr. received a bounty land warrent for his military service which is listed in the Illinois Public Land Purchase Records as follows:

BEMIS, JOSIAH JR type:MT
SE section of section 20; 06N 03E
meridian 4; for 160 acres; dated November 29 1817;
Volume 807 page 168 [W] ID number 56396

Massachusetts Army & Navy, the Revolution, 17 Vols.; Volume 1, page 928:
Bemis, Josiah, Jr., Waltham. Private, Capt. Abraham Peirce's co., Col. Thomas Gardner's regt.,which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Concord and Lexington; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Abijah Child's co., Col. Gardner's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 29, 1775; service, 94 days; also, Capt. Child's co., Lieut. Col. William Bond's (late Gardner's) 37th regt.; muster [p.928] roll for Aug., 1775, dated Camp Prospect Hill; stature, 5 ft. 11 in.; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Prospect Hill, Dec. 2, 1775; also, Capt. Child's co., 25th regt.; receipt for wages, etc., for July, 1776, dated Mt. Independence.

[NEHGS:1860:14:175] "Waltham Revolutionary War Papers"
Josiah Bemis is listed as a member of "the first Company of Militia in Waltham, including all from sixteen years old and upwards."


More About Josiah Bemis:
Military: "He was a soldier in the 1st Waltham Company, War of the Revolution; enlisted Sept. 20, 1776."1876

More About Josiah Bemis and Joanna Fisk:
Marriage 1: 14 Jun 1781, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1877
Marriage 2: 04 Jun 17841878
     
Children of Josiah Bemis and Joanna Fisk are:
  839 i.   Joanna6 Bemis1879, born 26 Jan 1782 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1879,1880.
  840 ii.   John Bemis1881, born 14 Dec 1784 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1881,1882.
  841 iii.   Josiah Bemis1883, born 25 Feb 1786 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1883,1884.
  842 iv.   Lucinda Bemis1885, born 16 Oct 1788 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1885,1886.
  843 v.   Joel Bemis1887, born 07 Nov 1790 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1887,1888.
  844 vi.   Samuel Bemis1889, born 08 Jan 1792 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1889,1890.
  845 vii.   Reuben Bemis1891, born 03 Jun 1794 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1891,1892.
  846 viii.   Mariah Bemis1893, born 23 Mar 1796 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1893,1894.
  More About Mariah Bemis:
Name 2: Maria Bemis1895



      373. Thaddeus5 Bemis (Josiah4, John3, John2, Joseph1)1896 was born 22 Apr 1759 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts1896,1897, and died 01 Feb 1842 in Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1898. He married Judith Day1899,1900, daughter of Moses Day and Hannah. She was born 13 Sep 1765 in Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1901, and died 1843 in Fryeberg, Oxford, Maine1902.

Notes for Thaddeus Bemis:
Massachusetts Army & Navy, the Revolution, 17 Vols.; Volume 1, page 928:
Bemis, Thaddeus, Waltham. Private, Capt. Moses Harrington's co., Col. Dike's regt.; return of men in service from Dec. 1, 1776, to March 1, 1777. (Not sure if this is the same person)

and/or perhaps:

Bemis, Thaddeus. Private, Capt. Joseph Fuller's co., Col. Samuel Bullard's regt.; enlisted Aug. 20,1777; discharged Nov. 29, 1777; service, 3 mos. 22 days, at Stillwater.
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[NEGHR:April 1860:14:174]
A List of the first Company of Militia in Waltham, including all from sixteen years old and upwards.

..., Abraham Bemis, Ab'm Bemis, jr., Josiah Bemis..
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Those who are now in and have done a turn in the service.

Isaac Bemis, Josiah Bemis, jr., ... Reuben Bemis, Thad. Bemis ...
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[NEGHR:1991:V145:P48] "Maine Estate Schedules from Revolutionary War Pensions"
258. THADDEUS BEMIS, 61, Fryeburg, private, Page's Co., Tupper's Regt., Mass.
Real estate - I have none. Personal estate - one cow - one swine - a few necessary utensils to keep house with. I have no income. Laborer, not able [due to] lameness of swollen legs. Judith, wife, 55, a feeble woman. Benjamin, 19, Judith, 18, Isaac, 12, able to contribute to their support. Continued, $21.85. 13 July 1820.
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[1820 Census - Maine - Oxford - Fryeberg - image 5]
Thaddeus Bemis: Males 10-16 (1), 16-26 (1), 25-45 (1), 45+ (1); Females 16-26 (1), 45+ (1); Engaged in Agriculture (2), Manufacturing (1).
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[Descendants of James Irish, 1710-1940 : and allied families, 208]
He was a Revolutionary Soldier. Pension No. S. 37583. 10 children of whom 2nd was Joseph.

More About Thaddeus Bemis:
Date born 2: 1760, Billerica, Mass.1902,1903
Died 2: 1843, Fryeberg, Oxford, Maine1904,1905
Burial: North Fryeburg Cemetery, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1906

More About Judith Day:
Date born 2: 1767, Fryeberg, Oxford, Maine1907,1908
Burial: North Fryeburg Cemetery, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1909

Marriage Notes for Thaddeus Bemis and Judith Day:
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS - VOLUME I
1777 thru 1844
The Fryeburg Historical Society
webpage: http://www.geocities.com/fryeburghs/Intentions1777-1844.htm

April 11, 1784 Marr. Intent. Mr. Thaddeus Bemis and Judith Day, both of Fryeburg..Cert. granted Oct. 13, 1784.
     
Children of Thaddeus Bemis and Judith Day are:
  847 i.   Hannah6 Bemis1910. She married John Swain1910.
  Marriage Notes for Hannah Bemis and John Swain:
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS - VOLUME I
1777 thru 1844
The Fryeburg Historical Society
webpage: http://www.geocities.com/fryeburghs/Intentions1777-1844.htm

Nov. 24, 1805 Marr. Intent. John Swan (?Swain) and Hannah Bemis.

+ 848 ii.   Joseph Bemis, born 07 Dec 1789 in Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine; died 20 Jan 1875.
  849 iii.   Betsy Bemis1910. She married Amos Andrews1910.
  Marriage Notes for Betsy Bemis and Amos Andrews:
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS - VOLUME I
1777 thru 1844
The Fryeburg Historical Society
webpage: http://www.geocities.com/fryeburghs/Intentions1777-1844.htm

Dec. 4, 1814 Marr. Intent. Mr. Amos Andrews of Lovell and Betsy Bemis of Fryeburg. Cert. granted Dec. 24, 1814.

  850 iv.   Thaddeus Bemis, Jr.1910. He married Nabby Eastman1910.
  Notes for Thaddeus Bemis, Jr.:
[1820 Census - Maine - Oxford - Brownfield (or Lowville) - image 5]
Thaddeus Bemis, Jr.: Males under 10 (1), 26-45 (1); Females 16-26 (1); Engaged in Agriculture (1).

  851 v.   Amos Bemis1910, born Abt. 1793 in Maine1911; died 18671912. He married Miss Hannah Whiting1913,1914.
  Notes for Amos Bemis:
[1850 Census - Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine - September 12, 1850 - page 105-6 - image 9-10]
Stephen Day, 37, real estate of $1100, born in Maine;
Susan Day, 32, born in Maine;
Abby Day, 3, born in Maine;
Amos Bemis, 57, born in Maine;
Thomas G. Abbott, 35, born in Maine;
Eliza (Abbott), 28, born in New Hampshire.

  More About Amos Bemis:
Burial: North Fryeburg Cemetery, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1915

  Marriage Notes for Amos Bemis and Hannah Whiting:
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS - VOLUME I
1777 thru 1844
The Fryeburg Historical Society
webpage: http://www.geocities.com/fryeburghs/Intentions1777-1844.htm

Nov. 14, 1820 Marr. Intent. Mr. Amos Bemis and Mifs Hannah Whiting, both of Fryeburg. Cert. granted Nov. 28, 1820.

  852 vi.   Mary Bemis1916. She married Isaachar Andrews1916.
  Marriage Notes for Mary Bemis and Isaachar Andrews:
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS - VOLUME I
1777 thru 1844
The Fryeburg Historical Society
webpage: http://www.geocities.com/fryeburghs/Intentions1777-1844.htm

Dec. 14, 1814 Marr. Intent. Mr. Issacher Andrews and Mifs Mary Bemis, both of Lovell. Cert. granted Mar. 4, 1815.

  853 vii.   Sarah Bemis1916, born 26 Oct 1798 in Fryeberg, Oxford, Maine1916; died 18901917. She married Stephen Charles Sr1918; born 17971919; died 18551919.
  Notes for Sarah Bemis:
[From "Biographical review of Franklin and Oxford Counties, Maine"; 1897; page 138 (Biographical sketch of Stephen Charles Jr of Fryeburg, son of Stephen Charles Sr)]

"His [Stephen Charles Sr] wife, Sarah Bemis, was born in Fryeburg, October 26, 1798, daughter of Thaddeus Bemis, an early speculator in real estate and an extensive agriculturalist of this town. Mr. Bemis was born in Billerica, Mass., in 1760, and died in Fryeburg, Me., in 1843. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His wife, Judith Day, was born in Fryeburg in 1767, the first female child born in this town. She died here in 1843. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Bemis were: Hannah, who married John Swain; Betsy, who married Amos Andrews; Joseph, who married Mehitabel Kilgore; Thaddeus, who married Nabby Eastman; Amos,who married a Miss Whiting; Mary, who married Isaachar Andrews; Sarah, who married Stephen Charles; Benjamin, who married Esther Webb; Judith, who married Mason Hastings; and Isaac, unmarried."

  More About Sarah Bemis:
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1920

  More About Stephen Charles Sr:
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1921
  854 viii.   Benjamin Bemis1922, born Abt. 18011922. He married Esther Webb1923.
  Marriage Notes for Benjamin Bemis and Esther Webb:
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS - VOLUME I
1777 thru 1844
The Fryeburg Historical Society
webpage: http://www.geocities.com/fryeburghs/Intentions1777-1844.htm

Oct 30, 1824. Marr. Intent. Mr. Benjamin Bemis of Fryeburg and Mifs Esther Webb of Chatham. No cert. entered.

MARRIAGE RECORDS
Town of Chatham, New Hampshire
webpage: http://geocities.com/ChathamNH/marchat.html

BEEMAS, Benjamin D.; Fryeburg, ME; m. Esther WEBB; Chatham; 2 December 1824.

  855 ix.   Judith K. Bemis1924, born Abt. 04 Jun 18021925; died 21 Oct 18861926. She married Mason Hastings1927; born Abt. 06 Jul 18121928; died 29 Jan 18801928.
  More About Judith K. Bemis:
Name 2: Judith Bemis1929
Date born 2: Abt. 18021929
Burial: North Fryeburg Cemetery, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1930

  More About Mason Hastings:
Burial: North Fryeburg Cemetery, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1931

  Marriage Notes for Judith Bemis and Mason Hastings:
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS - VOLUME I
1777 thru 1844
The Fryeburg Historical Society
webpage: http://www.geocities.com/fryeburghs/Intentions1777-1844.htm

Mar. 16, 1833 Marr. Intent. Mr. Mason Hastings of Stow and Judith K. Bemis. Cert. not entered.

  856 x.   Isaac Bemis1932, born Abt. 18081932; died 18441933.
  More About Isaac Bemis:
Date born 2: 18091933
Burial: North Fryeburg Cemetery, Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine1934

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