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Dorcas Moody 1764–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Nov 1764

Birth Location: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Death Date: 21 Aug 1849

Death Location: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA

Father: Enoch Moody

Mother: Ann Weeks

Spouse(s): John Boston

Children(s): Augusta Boston, John Boston, Dorcas Boston, Lucinda Boston, Louisa Boston

The story of Dorcas Moody began in 1764 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Dorcas Moody married John Boston, and had children including Augusta J Boston, Dorcas Moody Boston, John Boston, Louisa Boston, Lucinda Boston. Dorcas Moody passed away in 1849 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Moody began in 1764 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
  • Dorcas Moody married John Boston, and had children including Augusta J Boston, Dorcas Moody Boston, John Boston, Louisa Boston, Lucinda Boston.
  • Dorcas Moody passed away in 1849 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Enoch Moody
1713–1777
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
EM
Ann Weeks
1732–1795
Birth Location: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Boston
1762–1855
Birth Location: Wells, York, Maine, USA
JB

Children(s)

Augusta Boston
1819–1912
Birth Location: Wells, York, Maine, United States
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John Boston
1808–1875
Birth Location: Wells, York, Maine, USA
JB
Dorcas Boston
1805–1873
Birth Location: Wells, York, Maine
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Lucinda Boston
1802–1867
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine
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Louisa Boston
1800–1893
Birth Location: York County, Maine
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Dorcas Moody's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Moody
1764–1849
Birth Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Parents
Enoch Moody
1713–1777
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ann Weeks
1732–1795
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Moody
1671–1730
Newbury Old Town, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Greenleaf
1671–1705
Newbury Old Town, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
William Weeks
1689–1749
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah (Woodward) Tukekee
1691–1732
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Moody
1637–1698
Judith Bradbury
1638–1700
Capt Jr
1652–1743
Elizabeth Gerrish
1654–1712
Ebenezer Weekes
1665–1712
Deliverance Sumner
1669–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bradbury
1611–1694
Mary Perkins
1615–1700
Stephen Sr
1628–1690
Elizabeth Coffin
1634–1678
CPT GERRISH
1617–1687
Joanna Lowell
1619–1677
Ammiell Weekes
1632–1679
Elizabeth
–1723

Dorcas Moody's Descendants

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Dorcas Moody (06 Nov 1764–21 Aug 1849) m. John Boston (1762–13 MAR 1855)
  1. 1. Augusta (J) Boston 1819–1912 m. Obediah Winn 1816–1869
    1. 1. Amelia (Jane) Winn 1849–1920 m. George (Wilbur) Glidden 1853–1910 m. Christopher Eaton 1840– m. Israel (Littlefield) Winn 1843–
      1. 1. Leslie (Wilbur) Glidden 1875–1940 m. Ozza Noble 1876–1961
        1. 1. Robert (Leslie) Glidden 1898–1996 m. Doris (Mildred) Dudley 1906–1976
        2. 2. John (Albert) Glidden 1908–1960
        3. 3. Irma (Lillian) Glidden 1900–1918
        4. 4. Earle (Emerson) Glidden 1901–1971
    2. 2. Calvin (Seavey) Winn 1842–1890
    3. 3. Joseph (S) Winn 1846–
    4. 4. George (N) Winn 1839–
    5. 5. Abby (A) Winn 1840–
  2. 2. John Boston 1808–1875
  3. 3. Dorcas (Moody) Boston 1805–1873
  4. 4. Lucinda Boston 1802–1867 m. Roger Deering 1795–1873
    1. 1. Charles (Sumner) Dearing 1845–1917 m. Allie Graves –1867 m. Mary Redford 1844–
    2. 2. Marcia (Lucinda) Deering 1840–
    3. 3. Henry (Livingston) Deering 1835–1864
    4. 4. Moses (Howe) Deering 1833–1884 m. Priscilla (Kimball) Lord 1839–
    5. 5. John (Wentworth) Deering 1837– m. Lucia (A) Kimball 1856–
      1. 1. Edith (A) Deering 1877–
    6. 6. Jane (Seavey) Deering 1829–1887
    7. 7. Roger (Moody) Deering 1827–1865
    8. 8. Thomas (Haven) DeeringDearing/ 1825–1908 m. Mary (Jane) Jenkins 1832–
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Dearing 1858–
      2. 2. Hannah (F) Dearing 1860–
      3. 3. Frank (Harvey) Dearing 1864–
      4. 4. Henry (L) Dearing 1866–
    9. 9. Anna (Augusta) Deering 1848– m. William (Lowell) Perry 1844–1883
    10. 10. George (West) Deering 1837– m. Priscilla Kimball 1839–
  5. 5. Louisa Boston 1800–1893 m. Robert (Gerrish) Safford 1809–1891
    1. 1. Mary (Abigail (Abbie)) Safford 1837–1873 m. Charles (H) Marsh 1832–1864
      1. 1. William Marsh 1863–1960 m. Annie (Matilda) Hanson 1872–1946
        1. 1. Mabel (Bernice) Marsh 1904–1995
        2. 2. Lenard (William) Marsh 1901–1918
        3. 3. Nettie (Florence) Marsh 1899–1991
        4. 4. Bert (Elmer) Marsh 1894–1968
        5. 5. Mae (Christine) Marsh 1907–2006 m. John (Earl) Christiansen 1901–1994
        6. 6. Grace Marsh 1893–1894
        7. 7. Nellie (Edith) Marsh 1910–1994 m. Melvin (H) Anderson 1908–
        8. 8. Ethel (Mae) Marsh 1896–1978
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Marsh 1859–1951
      3. 3. Robert (Varnum) Marsh 1851–1856
      4. 4. Nellie Marsh 1858–1951
      5. 5. Ida (May) MARSH 1855–1941
      6. 6. Robert Marsh 1861–1945
      7. 7. Charles (Fremont) Marsh 1856–1934
    2. 2. Alice (Ann) Safford 1841–1894 m. Joseph Sherwood 1835–1904
      1. 1. Frederick Sherwood –1884
      2. 2. Effie (Pearl) Sherwood 1875–1953
      3. 3. Joseph (Dyer) Sherwood 1870–1930 m. Laura (E) Magli 1876–1930
        1. 1. Wenonah (Magli) Sherwood 1904–1980 m. Albert (Charles) Kaney 1898–1965
        2. 2. Portia (Evelyn) Sherwood 1915–1990 m. Edward (J) Hewes 1911–1987
        3. 3. Cyrill (Beauford) Sherwood 1901–1972
        4. 4. Kenneth (Samuel) Sherwood 1911–1996 m. RUTH (MARGARET) MEYER 1919–2013
      4. 4. Frankie (Corrine) Sherwood 1868–1884
      5. 5. Jessie (Viola) Sherwood 1865–1940
      6. 6. Daniel (G.) Sherwood 1861–1871
      7. 7. Hatty Sherwood 1859–1938 m. Charles (E) Bowman 1855–1926
        1. 1. Alice (Belle) Bowman 1883–1925 m. Richard (H.) Robbins 1867–1914 m. Archibald (A) Person 1874–
        2. 2. Belle Bowman 1883–1925
        3. 3. Doyle (Sherwood) Bowman 1900–1968
        4. 4. Goldie (Marella) Bowman 1896–1976 m. Leo Tennant 1891–
        5. 5. Fred (Jay) Bowman 1881–1941
        6. 6. Frank (Grace) Bowman 1879–1964 m. Carl (W) Klein 1882–1951
    3. 3. Robert (Hersey) Safford 1835–1919 m. Zeriah (Higgins) Jenkins 1830–1888
      1. 1. Mary (Alice ( Minnie) Safford) Hughes 1873–1943 m. Albert (Ross) Hughes 1870–1935
        1. 1. Irene Wallace 1906–2004 m. Harold (Turk) Wallace 1902–1997
        2. 2. Vila (Mae) Hughes 1911–2007
        3. 3. Marion (Roberta) Hughes 1900–
        4. 4. Leah (Doris) Hughes 1907–2003
        5. 5. Lloyd (Safford) Hughes 1899–1972
        6. 6. Vernon Hughes 1911–1978
      2. 2. Estella (Elnora) Safford 1871–1964
      3. 3. Louisa (Isadon Safford) Laraway 1869–1949
      4. 4. Etta (Rachel) Safford 1867–1964
      5. 5. Addie (L) Safford 1861–1864
      6. 6. Roger (William) Safford 1857–1937 m. Emma Jackson 1869–
        1. 1. Robert (E) Safford 1889– m. Thea D. 1891–
        2. 2. Raymond (J) Safford 1894–1969 m. Fern M 1897–
        3. 3. Henrietta (L) Safford 1892–
      7. 7. Everett (Sumner) Safford 1857–1941 m. Julia (Olsen) Christiansen 1861–1950
        1. 1. Alfred (William) Safford 1889–1918
        2. 2. Linnett (B.) Safford 1891–1968
        3. 3. Edith (Crystal) Safford 1893–1965
        4. 4. Agnes Safford 1895–
        5. 5. Edward (Everett) Safford 1898–1943
        6. 6. Warren (Woodard) Safford 1903–1990
      8. 8. Carrie (Roberta) Safford 1864–1961 m. George (Frederick Emil) Reuss 1852–1942
        1. 1. Ruby (Matilda Reuss Turnbull) Vetleson 1904–1988
        2. 2. Gerhard (Robert) Reuss 1896–1943
        3. 3. Alice (Zerriah) Reuss 1895–1954
        4. 4. George (Albert) Reuss 1892–1968
        5. 5. Cora (Elizabeth) Reuss 1893–1984 m. Benjamin (Septimus) Lambert 1885–1974 m. John (Walter) Carlson 1894–1972 m. Jack Lockhart 1895–1959
    4. 4. Ellis Safford 1841–
    5. 5. Louisa (Frances) Safford 1838–1911 m. Patrick (Ryan) Dunn 1830–1896
      1. 1. Charles (Matthew) Dunn 1871–1952 m. Gunhild ((Gena) Jacobsdatter) Monsås 1876–1958
        1. 1. Inez (Rosetta) Dunn 1907–2007 m. Roy (Albert) Bue 1906–1985
        2. 2. Ruth (Genevieve) Dunn 1911–1974 m. Jack (P) Dundas 1913–1996
        3. 3. Nettie (Louise) Dunn 1906–1973 m. Franklin (A) Clover 1907–1960 m. Walter (Hermann Henry) FISCHER 1896–1943
        4. 4. Mabel (Charlotte) Dunn 1915–2001 m. Robert (Cedric) Patterson 1905–1963
      2. 2. Infant Dunn 1878–1878
      3. 3. Nettie (Mae) Dunn 1874–1905 m. Theodore (Ostrander) Mason 1875–1926
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances Vandervoort) Mason 1903–1934 m. Emil (P) Vandervort 1894–
      4. 4. Louisa (L) Dunn 1868–1944
      5. 5. Edward (Safford) Dunn 1863–1909 m. Cora (May) Smith 1870–1905
        1. 1. Alice (Mae) Dunn 1895–
        2. 2. Harley (Bryan) Dunn 1896–1951
        3. 3. Thelma (Louise) Dunn 1902–1992 m. Rudolf (Magnus) Odenwald 1892–1947 m. James (J) McMurty –1959 m. Comado (C) Dickens 1918–1979
      6. 6. Rosetta (Julia Dunn) Horswill 1861–1923 m. Henry (P) Horswill 1853–
        1. 1. Thelma (Louise Dunn) KG 1902–1992 m. Rudolf (Magnus Odenwald) KG 1892–1947
        2. 2. Lloyd (D) Harswell 1893–
        3. 3. Helen (R) Harswell 1891–
        4. 4. Ralph (H) Harswell 1889–
        5. 5. Mable (E) Harswell 1883–
        6. 6. Grace (F) Horswill 1883–
      7. 7. John (Frances) Dunn 1858–1936 m. Helen (Sweet) McDairmid 1858–1894 m. Anna (M) Oderbolz 1861–1933
        1. 1. Mary (Louise) Dunn 1892–1959 m. Horace (Andrew) Davies 1888–1968
        2. 2. Horace Wood 1883–
        3. 3. Helen (S) Dunn 1893–1964 m. Louis (Elroy) Grether 1893–1970 m. Perlee (Wilber) Dickey 1892–1964
        4. 4. Lulu (Irene) Dunn 1890–1987 m. Charles (Bruce) Helmer 1894–1968

Dorcas Moody's Timeline

2 Records

1764
06 Nov 1764
Birth of Dorcas Moody in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1849
21 Aug 1849
Age 85
Death of Dorcas Moody in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1764
    Event Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Geo: Weekes: genealogy of the family of George Weekes, of Dorchester, Mass , 1635-1650; with some i
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, Maine, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: 1; Census Year: 1849; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
    [4] Maine, Death Records, Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 77

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1849
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Geo: Weekes: genealogy of the family of George Weekes, of Dorchester, Mass , 1635-1650; with some i
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, Maine, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: 1; Census Year: 1849; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
    [4] Maine, Death Records, Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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