William Dwight Barrell
William Dwight Barrell was born around 1838 in Turner, Maine, to Jonathan Barrell and Abigail Carey. His father was a farmer who owned $1,075 of real estate and $668 of personal property in 1860. Barrell grew up and attended school in Turner. His mother died around 1858. By 1860, Barrell was working as a farmer, and he owned $1,000 of real estate and $50 of personal property.
He married Mary A. Parker in Turner on December 25, 1867, and they had at least three children; William, born around 1869; Frederick, born around 1877; and Mabel, born around 1880. They lived in Turner, and Barrell worked in a granite quarry. By 1870, he owned $1,300 of real estate and $700 of personal property. He became a local postmaster in 1889. He died in Turner on September 27, 1895.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (991) | Barrell, William Dwight | 1838 | 1895-09-27 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (1538) [recipient] ~ Waldo C. Beals to William D. Barrell, 2 February 1863
People - Records: 1
- (991) Barrell, William Dwight is the [friend of] (990) Beals, Waldo Clark
Places - Records: 1
- (913) [birth, death] ~ Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Maine Marriage Records, 1713-1922, available from Ancestry.com; Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, available from Ancestry.com.
