1809: Josiah Harding was born 19 Jan 1809, the son of Josiah Harding (b. 1758, Eastham, Maine) and Lydia Richards, in Lincolnville, Maine (married 1789 in Vinalhaven, Maine)
1829: Marriage: to Susan Wadsworth (b. 1808, Lincolnville), 14 May 1829, in Lincolnville, Maine.
Josiah was a farmer throughout his lifetime.
Their known children: (Born in Lincolnville, Hope, or Rockport, Maine)
Alexander M b. 1831, in Hope, Maine - d. 1921, in Hogdon, Maine
Susan b. 1834, in Hope, Maine
Samuel J b. 1835; resided Methuen & Camden - d. 1917, in Camden, Maine *
Lovinia D b. 1838 - m. Samuel Morse - d. 1915, in Rockland, Maine
Ezra b. 1841
Charles W b. 1844 - m. Mary E (?); res. & d. Boston, 16 Feb 1894; occup: stevedore
Eliza A b. 1847 - m. Harry McKisson (b. Bloomington, IL); res. Rockport; d. 1909, Rockport
Augusta Abigail b. 1850 ; m. Charles Watson, 1871; d. Camden, 1920 (bur. Mt. View Cem)
1850: Josiah, 41, Susan, 42, and their 8 children live in Hope, Maine where Josiah is a farmer.
1860: Josiah and Susan, and 5 of their children now live in Camden, Maine. He is a laborer. Son Ezra is a mariner. Son Charles 'works at home', and son Samuel is a laborer.
1876: Cause of Death:
"Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 13 Apr 1876 p2: "The Press says that Josiah Harding, a much esteemed citizen of Rockport, aged about 60 years, was instantly killed at that place Wednesday afternoon by being crushed between a building being moved across a bridge and the rail of the bridge, hurled to the rocks beneath, a distance of twenty feet. He leaves a wife and large family."
-Contributor: Cemetery Hopper (46953331)
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* Sources: Familysearch.org for Josiah Harding and Susan Wadsworth; death records for children of Josiah, Ancestry.com.
1829: Marriage: to Susan Wadsworth (b. 1808, Lincolnville), 14 May 1829, in Lincolnville, Maine.
Josiah was a farmer throughout his lifetime.
Their known children: (Born in Lincolnville, Hope, or Rockport, Maine)
Alexander M b. 1831, in Hope, Maine - d. 1921, in Hogdon, Maine
Susan b. 1834, in Hope, Maine
Samuel J b. 1835; resided Methuen & Camden - d. 1917, in Camden, Maine *
Lovinia D b. 1838 - m. Samuel Morse - d. 1915, in Rockland, Maine
Ezra b. 1841
Charles W b. 1844 - m. Mary E (?); res. & d. Boston, 16 Feb 1894; occup: stevedore
Eliza A b. 1847 - m. Harry McKisson (b. Bloomington, IL); res. Rockport; d. 1909, Rockport
Augusta Abigail b. 1850 ; m. Charles Watson, 1871; d. Camden, 1920 (bur. Mt. View Cem)
1850: Josiah, 41, Susan, 42, and their 8 children live in Hope, Maine where Josiah is a farmer.
1860: Josiah and Susan, and 5 of their children now live in Camden, Maine. He is a laborer. Son Ezra is a mariner. Son Charles 'works at home', and son Samuel is a laborer.
1876: Cause of Death:
"Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 13 Apr 1876 p2: "The Press says that Josiah Harding, a much esteemed citizen of Rockport, aged about 60 years, was instantly killed at that place Wednesday afternoon by being crushed between a building being moved across a bridge and the rail of the bridge, hurled to the rocks beneath, a distance of twenty feet. He leaves a wife and large family."
-Contributor: Cemetery Hopper (46953331)
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* Sources: Familysearch.org for Josiah Harding and Susan Wadsworth; death records for children of Josiah, Ancestry.com.
1809: Josiah Harding was born 19 Jan 1809, the son of Josiah Harding (b. 1758, Eastham, Maine) and Lydia Richards, in Lincolnville, Maine (married 1789 in Vinalhaven, Maine)
1829: Marriage: to Susan Wadsworth (b. 1808, Lincolnville), 14 May 1829, in Lincolnville, Maine.
Josiah was a farmer throughout his lifetime.
Their known children: (Born in Lincolnville, Hope, or Rockport, Maine)
Alexander M b. 1831, in Hope, Maine - d. 1921, in Hogdon, Maine
Susan b. 1834, in Hope, Maine
Samuel J b. 1835; resided Methuen & Camden - d. 1917, in Camden, Maine *
Lovinia D b. 1838 - m. Samuel Morse - d. 1915, in Rockland, Maine
Ezra b. 1841
Charles W b. 1844 - m. Mary E (?); res. & d. Boston, 16 Feb 1894; occup: stevedore
Eliza A b. 1847 - m. Harry McKisson (b. Bloomington, IL); res. Rockport; d. 1909, Rockport
Augusta Abigail b. 1850 ; m. Charles Watson, 1871; d. Camden, 1920 (bur. Mt. View Cem)
1850: Josiah, 41, Susan, 42, and their 8 children live in Hope, Maine where Josiah is a farmer.
1860: Josiah and Susan, and 5 of their children now live in Camden, Maine. He is a laborer. Son Ezra is a mariner. Son Charles 'works at home', and son Samuel is a laborer.
1876: Cause of Death:
"Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 13 Apr 1876 p2: "The Press says that Josiah Harding, a much esteemed citizen of Rockport, aged about 60 years, was instantly killed at that place Wednesday afternoon by being crushed between a building being moved across a bridge and the rail of the bridge, hurled to the rocks beneath, a distance of twenty feet. He leaves a wife and large family."
-Contributor: Cemetery Hopper (46953331)
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* Sources: Familysearch.org for Josiah Harding and Susan Wadsworth; death records for children of Josiah, Ancestry.com.
1829: Marriage: to Susan Wadsworth (b. 1808, Lincolnville), 14 May 1829, in Lincolnville, Maine.
Josiah was a farmer throughout his lifetime.
Their known children: (Born in Lincolnville, Hope, or Rockport, Maine)
Alexander M b. 1831, in Hope, Maine - d. 1921, in Hogdon, Maine
Susan b. 1834, in Hope, Maine
Samuel J b. 1835; resided Methuen & Camden - d. 1917, in Camden, Maine *
Lovinia D b. 1838 - m. Samuel Morse - d. 1915, in Rockland, Maine
Ezra b. 1841
Charles W b. 1844 - m. Mary E (?); res. & d. Boston, 16 Feb 1894; occup: stevedore
Eliza A b. 1847 - m. Harry McKisson (b. Bloomington, IL); res. Rockport; d. 1909, Rockport
Augusta Abigail b. 1850 ; m. Charles Watson, 1871; d. Camden, 1920 (bur. Mt. View Cem)
1850: Josiah, 41, Susan, 42, and their 8 children live in Hope, Maine where Josiah is a farmer.
1860: Josiah and Susan, and 5 of their children now live in Camden, Maine. He is a laborer. Son Ezra is a mariner. Son Charles 'works at home', and son Samuel is a laborer.
1876: Cause of Death:
"Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 13 Apr 1876 p2: "The Press says that Josiah Harding, a much esteemed citizen of Rockport, aged about 60 years, was instantly killed at that place Wednesday afternoon by being crushed between a building being moved across a bridge and the rail of the bridge, hurled to the rocks beneath, a distance of twenty feet. He leaves a wife and large family."
-Contributor: Cemetery Hopper (46953331)
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* Sources: Familysearch.org for Josiah Harding and Susan Wadsworth; death records for children of Josiah, Ancestry.com.
Inscription
Josiah and Susan Harding
Gravesite Details
No other names on monument. Inscribed panel faces woods. No other family members in plot.
Family Members
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