William Roberts Sturgis
William Roberts Sturgis was born around 1801 in Maine to James and Mary Roberts. He married Joanna McDonald on December 26, 1826, and they had at least four children: Major, born around 1828; Mary, born around 1832; James, born around 1837; and William, born around 1839. They settled in Standish, Maine, and Sturgis worked as a farmer. By 1860, he owned $2,000 of real estate and $200 of personal property. He remained in Sturgis for the rest of his life, and he died there on September 21, 1865.
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(1207)Sturgis, William Roberts18011865-09-21
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (2269) [recipient] ~ James G. Sturgis to William R. Sturgis and Joanna Sturgis, 23 February 1864

People - Records: 2

  • (1207) Sturgis, William Roberts is the [parent of] (1) Sturgis, James Gorham
  • (1207) Sturgis, William Roberts is the [husband of] (1206) Sturgis, Joanna

Places - Records: 2

  • (387) [birth] ~ Maine
  • (877) [death] ~ Standish, Cumberland County, Maine

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SOURCES

1840, 1850, and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Maine Death Records, 1617-1922, available from Ancestry.com.