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The 27th Maine Volunteers
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Samuel L Hill
Private, Company I, Age 24, Residence: Kennebunk
Height: 5' 9" Eye Color: Grey Hair Color: Black Complexion: Dark
Private, Company I, Age 24, Residence: Kennebunk
Height: 5' 9" Eye Color: Grey Hair Color: Black Complexion: Dark
SAMUEL L HILL was born circa Feb, 1838 [1900 census] in Lyman, Maine
[Descriptive Rolls], the son of Prentiss/Prentice and Martha Ann (Cleaves) Hill
[parents marr int filed 2 Jan,1830 in Kport]. He died on 7 Jan, 1926 in
Westbrook, Cumberland, ME [NARA pension card].
He married [intents published 14 Jan, 1862, cert issued on 18th - VR of Kport] to VICTORIA E HUSTON of Falmouth, Maine. She was born ca Aug, 1842 [1900 census] in Falmouth, and died on 9 Sept 1906 in Falmouth. She was the daughter of Maurice and Jane (Frank) Huston.
Samuel was listed as a truckman in the 1860 census, living with parents and family (including brother Barnabus P Hill, who also joined the 27th Maine). After this, he became a farmer, removing to Falmouth, Maine, where his wife was from. A 1912 street directory shows him living in North Falmouth. He filed for a pension on 11 Aug, 1890 (app #871,452 cert #663,841).
Samuel and Victoria did not have any children [1900 census data].
Additional Source Data:
1850 Kennebunkport census
1860 Kennebunkport census (pg 43): hh 343/351
1870 Kennebunkport (pg 57): hh 515/525
1880 - not found
1900 Falmouth, Cumb, ME (pg 15A): hh 339/358
1910 Falmouth (pg 13B): hh 324/337; owned farm, free of mortgage
1920 Pownal, Cumb, ME
- East Suburban Directory for Falmouth,Cumberland,Yarmouth,Freeport, and Gray (pg 62)
- Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Vital Records Prior to 1892 - LM and GW Yerkes cd c2005
- NARA pension cards on Footnote.com [Ancestry pension index cards do not show his death date]
He married [intents published 14 Jan, 1862, cert issued on 18th - VR of Kport] to VICTORIA E HUSTON of Falmouth, Maine. She was born ca Aug, 1842 [1900 census] in Falmouth, and died on 9 Sept 1906 in Falmouth. She was the daughter of Maurice and Jane (Frank) Huston.
Samuel was listed as a truckman in the 1860 census, living with parents and family (including brother Barnabus P Hill, who also joined the 27th Maine). After this, he became a farmer, removing to Falmouth, Maine, where his wife was from. A 1912 street directory shows him living in North Falmouth. He filed for a pension on 11 Aug, 1890 (app #871,452 cert #663,841).
Samuel and Victoria did not have any children [1900 census data].
Additional Source Data:
1850 Kennebunkport census
1860 Kennebunkport census (pg 43): hh 343/351
1870 Kennebunkport (pg 57): hh 515/525
1880 - not found
1900 Falmouth, Cumb, ME (pg 15A): hh 339/358
1910 Falmouth (pg 13B): hh 324/337; owned farm, free of mortgage
1920 Pownal, Cumb, ME
- East Suburban Directory for Falmouth,Cumberland,Yarmouth,Freeport, and Gray (pg 62)
- Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Vital Records Prior to 1892 - LM and GW Yerkes cd c2005
- NARA pension cards on Footnote.com [Ancestry pension index cards do not show his death date]
MoH