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Ancestors of Herbert McGray Hanscom

      10. John Leavitt, born Aft. 1780. He married 11. Abigail Pevely Bef. 1819.

      11. Abigail Pevely, born Abt. 1790 in probably in Northumberland, Coos, NH. She was the daughter of 22. Joseph Peverly?.

Notes for John Leavitt:
John and Abigail Leavitt, alias Lovitt, are credited in Hebron with,
James, Mary, Freeman, and John. The family were living in Oxford in
1830, consisting of himself and wife, both under fifty, three girls
and six boys. (M.F. King, Annals of Oxford, 1903)
John Leavitt and Nathaniel Leavitt are listed on the Lancaster, NH
town tax inventories and other town records from 1820-1824. John only
is listed 1825-1833.
John Leavitt of Livermore (Androscoggin Co) and Abigail, his wife,
sold land in the town of Hartford, Oxford Co, ME for $725 on 23 April
1836 (Oxford Co Deeds, b. 51, p. 308)
Lancaster is in nothern NH on the banks of Connecticuit river.
Lancaster, NH and Oxford, ME are only about 75 miles apart.
1820 Census Lancaster, NH
Nathaniel Leavitt (Males: 2 under 10, 1 10-16, 1 26-44, Females: 2
under 10, 1 26-45)
John Leavitt (Males: 4 under 10, 1 10-16, 1 26-44, Females: 2 10-16, 1
26-44)
1830 Census Lancaster, NH
John Leavitt (Males: 1 under 5, 2 5-9, 2 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 20-29, 1
50-59, Females: 2 20-29, 1 40-49)
1840 Census Oxford, Oxford, ME
John Leavitt (Males: 1 10-14, 1 15-19, 1 40-49, Females: 1 under 5, 1
30-39)
1850 Census Oxford, Oxford, ME p. 148
John Leavitt ? (born ME)
Abigail Leavitt 60 (born NH)
John Leavitt Jr 24 (born ME)
Phebe Ann Leavitt 15 (born ME)
1860 Census, Oxford, Oxford, ME, p. 643
John Leavitt 71 (born NH)
Abigail Leavitt 71 (born NH)
1870 Census, Oxford, Oxford, ME, p. 291b
Abigail Leavitt 85 (born NH) support by town

Children of John Leavitt and Abigail Pevely are:

	i.	James Leavitt, born October 16, 1813.
5	ii.	Mary Ann Leavitt, born July 30, 1819 in Lancaster, NH; died March 26, 1907 in Oxford, Oxford, ME; married Moses McGray Hanscom July 11, 1839 in Danville, Oxford, ME.
	iii.	Freeman Leavitt, born August 04, 1823.

12. Josiah Mayo, born June 1799 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died October 04, 1873 in Gloucester, Essex, MA ⁴⁴. He was the son of 24. John Mayo and 25. Priscilla Walker. He married 13. Ruth Cole February 1820 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.

13. Ruth Cole, born September 17, 1799 in Eastham or Gloucester, MA; died May 04, 1878 in Gloucester, Essex, MA ⁴⁵. She was the daughter of 26. Jesse Cole and 27. Tabitha Holbrook?.

Notes for Josiah Mayo:
(per death record, b. Eastham, MA d. at age 74 years, 4 months,
parents John and Preciler)
cause of death was valvular disease of heart
Josiah was a farmer.
1820 & 1830 census in Eastham
1840 Census in Gloucester, Essex Co, MA, p. 107
Josiah Mayo (Males: 2 5-9, 2 10-14, 1 15-19, 1 40-49, Females: 1
15-19, 1 40-49)
1850 Census, Gloucester, Essex Co, MA, p. 140
Josiah age 51 with $1,000 in real estate, Ruth 51, Clifton 16 (clerk),
Amanda Allen 8).
Josiah Mayo, farmer on Essex Road appeared in the Gloucester City
Directories: 1860, 1869, 1870-71, and 1873. Mrs. Josiah Mayo appeared
in 1875 and 1877 but neither in 1879.

Notes for Ruth Cole:
(based on death record)
cause of death was anaemia of the brain

Children of Josiah Mayo and Ruth Cole are:

		i.		Tabitha H. Mayo, born January 25, 1821 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married John Allen August 13, 1841 in Gloucester, Essex, MA.
		ii.		Jr. Josiah Mayo, born October 24, 1824 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died September 03, 1909 in Beverly, Essex, MA; married (1) Lydia O. Woodbury November 28, 1847 in Gloucester, Essex, MA; born Abt. 1827; died Bef. 1885; married (2) Eliza Ann Upton August 23, 1885 in Salem, Essex, MA; born Abt. 1841.

Notes for Jr. Josiah Mayo:
(per first marriage record, age 24 b. Eastham, son of Josiah and Ruth)
(per second marriage record, age 60 b. Eastham, son of Josiah and
Ruth)
1850 Census, Gloucester, p. 90
(Josiah Mayo 2nd 26, Lydia O. 22)
1860 Census, Gloucester, p. 346
(Josiah Mayo Jr, 36, trader, RE 2000, Personal Estate 300,
Lydia 32, Josiah W 9, Ezekiel ?9, Carrie? F 2, Sarah Jo?laten 17
(servant), Alfred Bray 18 (farm laborer)

Notes for Lydia O. Woodbury:
(per marriage record, age 20 dau. of William & Lydia)

iii.

Ezekiel Mayo, born August 24, 1825 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died August 31, 1847 in Gloucester, Essex, MA ⁴⁶

Notes for Ezekiel Mayo:
of typhus fever
He was a mariner.

iv.

Israel Cole Mayo, born December 08, 1827 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died April 28, 1904 in Gloucester, Essex, MA ⁴⁷; married (1) Prudence A. Whitehouse August 21, 1851 in Lawrence, Essex, MA; born Abt. 1830 in NH; married (2) Sarah M. (Hatch) Chipman July 23, 1891 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married (3) Martha S. Benedict September 04, 1900 in Boston, Suffolk, MA.

Notes for Israel Cole Mayo:
(per death record, b. Eastham, parents Josiah Mayo and Ruth Cole (both
born in Eastham), died at age 76 years, 4 months, 20 days)
cause of death was apoplexy (probably)
He was a merchant and manufacturer of glue, emery wheels, etc in
Gloucester, MA. (FB from Mormon Library)
1860 Census, Gloucester (Israel C Mayo 32, tinplate worker, real
estate 4000, personal estate 2000, Prudence 30 (born NH), Ruth A 5,
Ida 2, Walter 2 months, and border Warren Emerson 21

More About Israel Cole Mayo:
Burial: May 02, 1904, Oak Grove, Gloucester

Notes for Prudence A. Whitehouse:
She was residing in Rochester, NH at the time of their marriage.

Marriage Notes for Israel Mayo and Prudence Whitehouse:
(per marriage record, Israel C Mayo, tin worker in Gloucester age 23
born in Eastham son of Josiah, and Prudence A. Whitehouse age 22)

	6	v.		Nathaniel Cole Mayo, born December 08, 1831 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died May 1898 in San Francisco, CA; married Mary Ann Wiley Woodward May 18, 1851 in Gloucester, Essex, MA.
		vi.		Clifton Stearns Mayo, born December 17, 1833 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died February 07, 1891 in Rye, Rockingham, NH; married Lucinda Marshall October 04, 1862 in Gloucester, Essex, MA; born Abt. 1837 in Gloucester, Essex, MA.

Notes for Clifton Stearns Mayo:
(per marriage record, Clifton S age 29 occupation mason b. Eastham son
of Josiah and Ruth)

Notes for Lucinda Marshall:
(per marriage record, Lucinda age 25 b. Gloucester dau of James and
Mary)

vii.

Amanda Fitzaland Mayo, born May 09, 1839 in Gloucester, Essex, MA; died April 15, 1840 in Gloucester, Essex, MA.

More About Amanda Fitzaland Mayo:
Baptism: September 01, 1839, Gloucester, Essex, MA ⁴⁸

viii.

Amanda Allen Mayo, born 1842 in Gloucester, Essex, MA.

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