Isaac was an early settler in Leeds. He was a signer of the petition for Leeds' incorporation, and the moderator for the first town meeting. He was the sealer of weights and measures. He served as town clerk, treasurer and as selectman. He was also a blacksmith.
Isaac was married first to Jane Shaw (not Jane "Pray," see note below). Together they had at least nine children born in Leeds between 1782 and 1806. Jane died January 11, 1810. According to the "American Advocate" of Hallowell, she died of a "disorder resembling a spotted fever."
Isaac remarried on April 11, 1811 to Susannah (Thayer) Dyer, the widow of John Dyer of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Isaac and Susan had no children together. Susannah died April 8, 1814. Isaac's daughter-in-law Catherine (wife of Moses Collier) died on the 18th. In this same cemetery, Capt. Edward Jones and Josiah Turner also died. According to "The American Advocate," that month there had been about 20 deaths in Leeds and of those 19 were due to the "prevailing fever." In June, Moses and Catherine's toddler son also died.
On April 11, three days after Susannah's death, Isaac drew up a will, stating that he was "weak in body," and "considering the uncertainty of this mortal life." He died less than two weeks later.
The photo to the right is a listing in the town records of the 20 people who died in the epidemic. Two additional residents died after the obituary was published. It is likely that this epidemic was part of the New England "spotted fever" epidemic that spanned from 1812 to 1816. Dr. E. Hale of Gardiner, Maine, wrote a 275-page volume describing the 1814 epidemic in Gardiner. He did not know what the disease was, though noted that any spotting was a minor symptom, and was more like purple blotches in some victims. It is now believed this was an epidemic of cerebral-spinal meningitis.
Of Isaac's nine children, as of 1814, three older ones had married. Per Isaac's will, his oldest daughter, Susannah, who was unmarried, was appointed executrix. The four minor children were placed in the guardianship of Stephen Wellcome.
The two minor sons inherited the bulk of Isaac's estate when they reached adulthood. Of these Ebenezer Pray Collier relocated to Brewer, Maine. As for Isaac Jr, the Oct 19, 1824 edition of the "Gazette of Portland" had the following obituary: "On board the schooner Active, on Friday night last, on his passage from Boston to Bath, Isaac Collier of Leeds, age 23." Isaac Jr.'s place of burial is unknown.
Isaac's Sr.'s military marker was placed in the 1930s. There are no markers or records of burial for Isaac's wives. As their place of burial is uncertain, they have no memorials.
Note: There is online confusion as to whether Jane's maiden name was Pray or Shaw. The old handwritten town clerk records were transcribed and sent to the state in the early-to-mid 1900s. Those are the typewritten cards one reads online. In Leeds, the transcriber often added information that was not on the original record, including the maiden names of the mothers and wives. In this case he incorrectly concluded Jane's maiden name might have been "Pray" likely because the Colliers named a son Ebenezer Pray Collier, after Ebenezer Pray who is also buried in this cemetery. Ebenezer was Jane's sister Hannah's husband. Jane, Hannah and a third Leeds resident, Elisha Shaw, were the children of Elisha Shaw Sr. and Susannah Clark of Bath, Maine. Their brother, David Turner Shaw, was the longtime town clerk in Bath. Before his death, David wrote up his family history. The Bath Historical Society has a copy of this document. In it, he identified the three Leeds Shaws as his siblings. Elisha Shaw of Leeds is buried at the Union Cemetery.
Isaac was married first to Jane Shaw (not Jane "Pray," see note below). Together they had at least nine children born in Leeds between 1782 and 1806. Jane died January 11, 1810. According to the "American Advocate" of Hallowell, she died of a "disorder resembling a spotted fever."
Isaac remarried on April 11, 1811 to Susannah (Thayer) Dyer, the widow of John Dyer of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Isaac and Susan had no children together. Susannah died April 8, 1814. Isaac's daughter-in-law Catherine (wife of Moses Collier) died on the 18th. In this same cemetery, Capt. Edward Jones and Josiah Turner also died. According to "The American Advocate," that month there had been about 20 deaths in Leeds and of those 19 were due to the "prevailing fever." In June, Moses and Catherine's toddler son also died.
On April 11, three days after Susannah's death, Isaac drew up a will, stating that he was "weak in body," and "considering the uncertainty of this mortal life." He died less than two weeks later.
The photo to the right is a listing in the town records of the 20 people who died in the epidemic. Two additional residents died after the obituary was published. It is likely that this epidemic was part of the New England "spotted fever" epidemic that spanned from 1812 to 1816. Dr. E. Hale of Gardiner, Maine, wrote a 275-page volume describing the 1814 epidemic in Gardiner. He did not know what the disease was, though noted that any spotting was a minor symptom, and was more like purple blotches in some victims. It is now believed this was an epidemic of cerebral-spinal meningitis.
Of Isaac's nine children, as of 1814, three older ones had married. Per Isaac's will, his oldest daughter, Susannah, who was unmarried, was appointed executrix. The four minor children were placed in the guardianship of Stephen Wellcome.
The two minor sons inherited the bulk of Isaac's estate when they reached adulthood. Of these Ebenezer Pray Collier relocated to Brewer, Maine. As for Isaac Jr, the Oct 19, 1824 edition of the "Gazette of Portland" had the following obituary: "On board the schooner Active, on Friday night last, on his passage from Boston to Bath, Isaac Collier of Leeds, age 23." Isaac Jr.'s place of burial is unknown.
Isaac's Sr.'s military marker was placed in the 1930s. There are no markers or records of burial for Isaac's wives. As their place of burial is uncertain, they have no memorials.
Note: There is online confusion as to whether Jane's maiden name was Pray or Shaw. The old handwritten town clerk records were transcribed and sent to the state in the early-to-mid 1900s. Those are the typewritten cards one reads online. In Leeds, the transcriber often added information that was not on the original record, including the maiden names of the mothers and wives. In this case he incorrectly concluded Jane's maiden name might have been "Pray" likely because the Colliers named a son Ebenezer Pray Collier, after Ebenezer Pray who is also buried in this cemetery. Ebenezer was Jane's sister Hannah's husband. Jane, Hannah and a third Leeds resident, Elisha Shaw, were the children of Elisha Shaw Sr. and Susannah Clark of Bath, Maine. Their brother, David Turner Shaw, was the longtime town clerk in Bath. Before his death, David wrote up his family history. The Bath Historical Society has a copy of this document. In it, he identified the three Leeds Shaws as his siblings. Elisha Shaw of Leeds is buried at the Union Cemetery.
Isaac was an early settler in Leeds. He was a signer of the petition for Leeds' incorporation, and the moderator for the first town meeting. He was the sealer of weights and measures. He served as town clerk, treasurer and as selectman. He was also a blacksmith.
Isaac was married first to Jane Shaw (not Jane "Pray," see note below). Together they had at least nine children born in Leeds between 1782 and 1806. Jane died January 11, 1810. According to the "American Advocate" of Hallowell, she died of a "disorder resembling a spotted fever."
Isaac remarried on April 11, 1811 to Susannah (Thayer) Dyer, the widow of John Dyer of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Isaac and Susan had no children together. Susannah died April 8, 1814. Isaac's daughter-in-law Catherine (wife of Moses Collier) died on the 18th. In this same cemetery, Capt. Edward Jones and Josiah Turner also died. According to "The American Advocate," that month there had been about 20 deaths in Leeds and of those 19 were due to the "prevailing fever." In June, Moses and Catherine's toddler son also died.
On April 11, three days after Susannah's death, Isaac drew up a will, stating that he was "weak in body," and "considering the uncertainty of this mortal life." He died less than two weeks later.
The photo to the right is a listing in the town records of the 20 people who died in the epidemic. Two additional residents died after the obituary was published. It is likely that this epidemic was part of the New England "spotted fever" epidemic that spanned from 1812 to 1816. Dr. E. Hale of Gardiner, Maine, wrote a 275-page volume describing the 1814 epidemic in Gardiner. He did not know what the disease was, though noted that any spotting was a minor symptom, and was more like purple blotches in some victims. It is now believed this was an epidemic of cerebral-spinal meningitis.
Of Isaac's nine children, as of 1814, three older ones had married. Per Isaac's will, his oldest daughter, Susannah, who was unmarried, was appointed executrix. The four minor children were placed in the guardianship of Stephen Wellcome.
The two minor sons inherited the bulk of Isaac's estate when they reached adulthood. Of these Ebenezer Pray Collier relocated to Brewer, Maine. As for Isaac Jr, the Oct 19, 1824 edition of the "Gazette of Portland" had the following obituary: "On board the schooner Active, on Friday night last, on his passage from Boston to Bath, Isaac Collier of Leeds, age 23." Isaac Jr.'s place of burial is unknown.
Isaac's Sr.'s military marker was placed in the 1930s. There are no markers or records of burial for Isaac's wives. As their place of burial is uncertain, they have no memorials.
Note: There is online confusion as to whether Jane's maiden name was Pray or Shaw. The old handwritten town clerk records were transcribed and sent to the state in the early-to-mid 1900s. Those are the typewritten cards one reads online. In Leeds, the transcriber often added information that was not on the original record, including the maiden names of the mothers and wives. In this case he incorrectly concluded Jane's maiden name might have been "Pray" likely because the Colliers named a son Ebenezer Pray Collier, after Ebenezer Pray who is also buried in this cemetery. Ebenezer was Jane's sister Hannah's husband. Jane, Hannah and a third Leeds resident, Elisha Shaw, were the children of Elisha Shaw Sr. and Susannah Clark of Bath, Maine. Their brother, David Turner Shaw, was the longtime town clerk in Bath. Before his death, David wrote up his family history. The Bath Historical Society has a copy of this document. In it, he identified the three Leeds Shaws as his siblings. Elisha Shaw of Leeds is buried at the Union Cemetery.
Isaac was married first to Jane Shaw (not Jane "Pray," see note below). Together they had at least nine children born in Leeds between 1782 and 1806. Jane died January 11, 1810. According to the "American Advocate" of Hallowell, she died of a "disorder resembling a spotted fever."
Isaac remarried on April 11, 1811 to Susannah (Thayer) Dyer, the widow of John Dyer of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Isaac and Susan had no children together. Susannah died April 8, 1814. Isaac's daughter-in-law Catherine (wife of Moses Collier) died on the 18th. In this same cemetery, Capt. Edward Jones and Josiah Turner also died. According to "The American Advocate," that month there had been about 20 deaths in Leeds and of those 19 were due to the "prevailing fever." In June, Moses and Catherine's toddler son also died.
On April 11, three days after Susannah's death, Isaac drew up a will, stating that he was "weak in body," and "considering the uncertainty of this mortal life." He died less than two weeks later.
The photo to the right is a listing in the town records of the 20 people who died in the epidemic. Two additional residents died after the obituary was published. It is likely that this epidemic was part of the New England "spotted fever" epidemic that spanned from 1812 to 1816. Dr. E. Hale of Gardiner, Maine, wrote a 275-page volume describing the 1814 epidemic in Gardiner. He did not know what the disease was, though noted that any spotting was a minor symptom, and was more like purple blotches in some victims. It is now believed this was an epidemic of cerebral-spinal meningitis.
Of Isaac's nine children, as of 1814, three older ones had married. Per Isaac's will, his oldest daughter, Susannah, who was unmarried, was appointed executrix. The four minor children were placed in the guardianship of Stephen Wellcome.
The two minor sons inherited the bulk of Isaac's estate when they reached adulthood. Of these Ebenezer Pray Collier relocated to Brewer, Maine. As for Isaac Jr, the Oct 19, 1824 edition of the "Gazette of Portland" had the following obituary: "On board the schooner Active, on Friday night last, on his passage from Boston to Bath, Isaac Collier of Leeds, age 23." Isaac Jr.'s place of burial is unknown.
Isaac's Sr.'s military marker was placed in the 1930s. There are no markers or records of burial for Isaac's wives. As their place of burial is uncertain, they have no memorials.
Note: There is online confusion as to whether Jane's maiden name was Pray or Shaw. The old handwritten town clerk records were transcribed and sent to the state in the early-to-mid 1900s. Those are the typewritten cards one reads online. In Leeds, the transcriber often added information that was not on the original record, including the maiden names of the mothers and wives. In this case he incorrectly concluded Jane's maiden name might have been "Pray" likely because the Colliers named a son Ebenezer Pray Collier, after Ebenezer Pray who is also buried in this cemetery. Ebenezer was Jane's sister Hannah's husband. Jane, Hannah and a third Leeds resident, Elisha Shaw, were the children of Elisha Shaw Sr. and Susannah Clark of Bath, Maine. Their brother, David Turner Shaw, was the longtime town clerk in Bath. Before his death, David wrote up his family history. The Bath Historical Society has a copy of this document. In it, he identified the three Leeds Shaws as his siblings. Elisha Shaw of Leeds is buried at the Union Cemetery.
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