Re: Need Parents of Rachel T. LITTLEFIELD b.c1831// Peculiar info found...
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Need Parents of Rachel T. LITTLEFIELD b.c1831 poss. Durham, MAINE
Silver Hawk 5/02/05
After searching the LDS site for info, I found the following entry which of course gives NO SOURCE...
George Littlefield m. Hannah DOUGHERTY.She was b. 1787 in Durham, ME and they married July 18, 1812 in Durham, ME.
They had several children Including a Daughter named RACHEL born c1827 in York (???) Maine.
As a matter of fact, all of the children listed for this couple were born in York, Maine.
Other children were Alfred, Edwin, Samuel, Louisa, Joseph.
So, I went to check the census info and in 1860 Durham, Androscoggin Co., Maine there was an Alfred Littlefield age 42 so born c1817 (the LDS info says 1813) his wife was Mary J. age 32...both born in Maine.
Several pages over...same census...George LITTLEFIELD age 73 farmer b. ME (so born c1787) and surely this must be his daughter Louisa age 27 (who was listed on the LDS info as born 1830...so this fits...according to her age in the 1860 census though she was born c1833) and Edwin age 16 most likely his son born c1844 which the LDS info has correct.
So after cross-referencing this info on George Littlefield, I did a search in the Cumberland Co., Marriage records and found the following information which just adds more confusion...
Dec. 4, 1812 - George LITTLEFIELD married Hannah ANDERSON (Not Dougherty...and it doesn't say she was "Mrs." which would indicate a widow or divorcee') Then in the year 1813 is Another entry for them which says...Nov. 3, 1813 Mr. George LITLEFIELD [sic] of Freeport and Miss Hannah ANDERSON of Brunswick Intend Marriage...there was no date given for their actual marriage, so perhaps they did marry in 1813/1814 in Durham, Androscoggin Co., Maine and that's why I can't find it here.
I find it most bizarre that their Publishment would occur After a reported Marriage record in 1812.
However I might add, that Brunswick is not noted for its great record keeping and I have found Many errors in the old records there, so this was probably one of them.
Their Intent to marry may have actually been in 1812 and their Marriage in Nov. of 1813 which makes more sense.
Also that Hannah was Not a Dougherty but an ANDERSON and she was listed as "Miss".
Unless Hannah Anderson died immediately after their marriage and George married immediately to someone named Hannah Dougherty, that's the only other thing I can think of, or the person who entered the info on the LDS site had wrong information.
Anyway, if anyone knows more about this George Littlefield and his wife Hannah ANDERSON of Freeport, Brunswick and Durham, Maine, I would be most interested.
But for now I think I have found Rachel T. Littlefield's parents.
Thank you for anything further.