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Samuel Power

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Samuel Power

Birth
Farmington, Ontario County, New York, USA
Death
25 Feb 1870 (aged 62)
Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 29
Memorial ID
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Samuel married Huldah L. Smith in 1826.

Father of Lydia Marvina Smith* (1826-1859, NY) and Emmor K. Power (1831-1900, IN).

Son of Arthur Power and Deborah Aldrich (buried in NY).

He married Narcissa Smith on June 3, 1845, Redford, Wayne, MI. She was the daughter of John Smith and Sarah Sally Fisher (ancestry.com).

He married Amelia Stevens on May 9, 1861. She was the daughter of Ebenezer G. Stevens and Loretta Mosher.

United States Federal Census 1830
Name Samuel Power
Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Oakland, Michigan Territory
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 2
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1
Free White Persons - Under 20 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3
Total Free White Persons 4
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 4

United States Census, 1840
Name Samuel Power
Event Type Census
Event Date 1840
Event Place Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Page 54
Included in his household was one male (5-10), 2 males (20-30) and one male (30-40), one female (10-15), one female (20-30) and one female (40-50). Age of oldest female doesn't match Huldah but it is probably incorrect.

After Huldah's death in 1841, Samuel remarried.

Michigan, County Marriages 1820-1940
Name Samuel Power
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 03 Jun 1845
Event Place Redford, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 37
Birth Year (Estimated) 1808
Spouse's Name Narcissa Smith
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 37
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1808

United States Census, 1850
Name Samuel Powers
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 43
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1807
Birthplace New York
House Number 319
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Powers M 43 New York
Narcissa Powers F 33 New York
Emmor Powers M 19 Michigan

I believe he moved to Indiana because his son, Emmor, was in Indiana. His wife, Narcissa, died on July 12, 1859, age 42 years, in Terre Haute, IN. Her remains were moved to Redford Cemetery in MI on February 1, 1860.

United States Census, 1860
Name Samuel Powers
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Concord Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Age 52
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1808
Birthplace N. Y.
Page 147
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Powers M 52 N. Y.
David H Runyan M 53 N. Y.
Amanda Runyan F 43 N. Y.
Mary S Runyan F 16 N. Y.
Charity A Runyan F 14 N. Y.
David B Runyan M 9 N. Y.
William P Stewart M 21 Mich

Michigan, County Marriages 1820-1940
Name Samuel Power
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 09 May 1861
Event Place , Oakland, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 52
Birth Year (Estimated) 1809
Spouse's Name Amelia Stevens
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1838

Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
Name Samuel Powers (Power)
Event Type Death
Event Date 28 Feb 1870 (25 Feb 1870)
Event Place Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
Gender Male
Age 62
Marital Status Married
Occupation Carpenter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1808
Birthplace Wayne Co. N.Y.

Michigan Obituaries 1820-2006
Deceased
Name Samuel Power
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 1870
Event Place Adrian, , , United States
Gender Male
Age 63
Relationship to Deceased Deceased
Death Date 25 Feb 1870
Death Place Adrian, ,
Newspaper Adrian Times

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Loretta Stevens moved to Los Angeles, CA. In 1900, Loretta, Isolina and Amelia Power were living in CA. Loretta died before 1910.

Amelia died in 1922.

California Death Index, 1905-1939
Name Amelia S Power
Event Type Death
Event Date 1922
Event Place , , California, United States
Gender Female
Age 83
Birth Year (Estimated) 1839
Certificate Number 5986

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*Lydia M. Power married William Barclay Smith on September 30, 1845, Farmington, Oakland, MI Witnesses were Samuel Power and William Power.

They moved to Farmington, Ontario, New York. In 1850, they were living in Farmington with their daughter Elizabeth (1).

They had a son, William Barclay Smith, Jr in 1854, NY. He moved to Arkansas. He married Mary Evans about 1882. William died on March 15, 1922 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Name: Barclay W Smith
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birth Place: Farmington, New York
Enlistment Year: 1864
Enlistment Location: Gorham, New York
Muster Year: 1864
Separation Details: Transferred
Samuel married Huldah L. Smith in 1826.

Father of Lydia Marvina Smith* (1826-1859, NY) and Emmor K. Power (1831-1900, IN).

Son of Arthur Power and Deborah Aldrich (buried in NY).

He married Narcissa Smith on June 3, 1845, Redford, Wayne, MI. She was the daughter of John Smith and Sarah Sally Fisher (ancestry.com).

He married Amelia Stevens on May 9, 1861. She was the daughter of Ebenezer G. Stevens and Loretta Mosher.

United States Federal Census 1830
Name Samuel Power
Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Oakland, Michigan Territory
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 2
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1
Free White Persons - Under 20 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3
Total Free White Persons 4
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 4

United States Census, 1840
Name Samuel Power
Event Type Census
Event Date 1840
Event Place Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Page 54
Included in his household was one male (5-10), 2 males (20-30) and one male (30-40), one female (10-15), one female (20-30) and one female (40-50). Age of oldest female doesn't match Huldah but it is probably incorrect.

After Huldah's death in 1841, Samuel remarried.

Michigan, County Marriages 1820-1940
Name Samuel Power
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 03 Jun 1845
Event Place Redford, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 37
Birth Year (Estimated) 1808
Spouse's Name Narcissa Smith
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 37
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1808

United States Census, 1850
Name Samuel Powers
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 43
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1807
Birthplace New York
House Number 319
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Powers M 43 New York
Narcissa Powers F 33 New York
Emmor Powers M 19 Michigan

I believe he moved to Indiana because his son, Emmor, was in Indiana. His wife, Narcissa, died on July 12, 1859, age 42 years, in Terre Haute, IN. Her remains were moved to Redford Cemetery in MI on February 1, 1860.

United States Census, 1860
Name Samuel Powers
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Concord Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Age 52
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1808
Birthplace N. Y.
Page 147
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Powers M 52 N. Y.
David H Runyan M 53 N. Y.
Amanda Runyan F 43 N. Y.
Mary S Runyan F 16 N. Y.
Charity A Runyan F 14 N. Y.
David B Runyan M 9 N. Y.
William P Stewart M 21 Mich

Michigan, County Marriages 1820-1940
Name Samuel Power
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 09 May 1861
Event Place , Oakland, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 52
Birth Year (Estimated) 1809
Spouse's Name Amelia Stevens
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1838

Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
Name Samuel Powers (Power)
Event Type Death
Event Date 28 Feb 1870 (25 Feb 1870)
Event Place Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
Gender Male
Age 62
Marital Status Married
Occupation Carpenter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1808
Birthplace Wayne Co. N.Y.

Michigan Obituaries 1820-2006
Deceased
Name Samuel Power
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 1870
Event Place Adrian, , , United States
Gender Male
Age 63
Relationship to Deceased Deceased
Death Date 25 Feb 1870
Death Place Adrian, ,
Newspaper Adrian Times

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Loretta Stevens moved to Los Angeles, CA. In 1900, Loretta, Isolina and Amelia Power were living in CA. Loretta died before 1910.

Amelia died in 1922.

California Death Index, 1905-1939
Name Amelia S Power
Event Type Death
Event Date 1922
Event Place , , California, United States
Gender Female
Age 83
Birth Year (Estimated) 1839
Certificate Number 5986

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*Lydia M. Power married William Barclay Smith on September 30, 1845, Farmington, Oakland, MI Witnesses were Samuel Power and William Power.

They moved to Farmington, Ontario, New York. In 1850, they were living in Farmington with their daughter Elizabeth (1).

They had a son, William Barclay Smith, Jr in 1854, NY. He moved to Arkansas. He married Mary Evans about 1882. William died on March 15, 1922 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Name: Barclay W Smith
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birth Place: Farmington, New York
Enlistment Year: 1864
Enlistment Location: Gorham, New York
Muster Year: 1864
Separation Details: Transferred


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