Jonathan Woodman1

M, (16 September 1772 - 21 July 1850)
Father-Biological*David Woodman1 b. 4 Dec 1747, d. 6 Nov 1840
Mother-Biological*Mary Hackett1 b. 1 Jul 1751, d. c 1789
Last Edited=10 Aug 2026
Gravestone of Jonathan Woodman
     Jonathan Woodman was born on 16 September 1772 at New Gloucester, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine), the twin of David.1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of David Woodman and Mary Hackett.1 Jonathan Woodman was In 1796 at Norway, Oxford County, Maine, Jonathan Woodman was taxed 28¢. in 1796 at Norway, Massachusetts (Maine).6,2 Jonathan, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Norway, Massachusetts (Maine). The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
2 - Number of Household Members.7


He and Betsey Smith filed marriage intentions on 6 March 1800 at New Gloucester, Massachusetts (Maine).3

Jonathan Woodman, age 27, married Betsey Smith, age 21 , daughter of Josiah Smith and Esther Pool, on 6 March 1800 at New Gloucester, Massachusetts (Maine). They had no children together.1,4,8,9,10 Between 1801 and 1802, Jonathan served as as a Selectman at Norway, Massachusetts (Maine). He served again from 1819 to 1821.6 Bradbury (1986), in his Norway in the Fourties, says of him: "He was careful and circumspect under all discouraging circumstances and thought of his steps and his appearance in the barn and field with as great care as in his neighbor's house or church. ... He was a pleasant gentleman of medium height, stooping shoulders, a clean-shaved beard, tidy in appearance and spoke in a decided quiet tone, measuring his words and completing his sentences as he measured his grain and fully completed the bushels.2" He died on 21 July 1850 at Norway, Maine, at age 77.1,4,6,11 Jonathan was buried at Rustfield Cemetery, Norway, Maine.11

Citations

  1. Woodman, J. H. A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736,. Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856.
  2. Bradbury, Osgood N. Norway in the Forties. Norway, Maine: Twin Town Graphics, 1986.
  3. Town of New Gloucester, Maine. Vital Records of New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine. Unknown repository reference. AVCM Robert A. Roy, 3017 Avalon Road, Paw Paw, West Virginia.
  4. Woodman, John A.. Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635. Ocala, Florida: by the author, 1995.
  5. Maine State Archives. Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  6. Whitman, Charles F. History of Norway, Maine. Norway, Maine: Lewiston Journal Co, 1924.
  7. Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  8. Lapham, William B and Maxim, Silas P. History of Paris Oxford Co. Maine from its settlement of 1880 with a history of the Grants of 1736 and 1771 together with personal sketches, A copious genealogical register and an appendix. Paris, Maine: privately printed, 1884.
  9. Maine State Archives. Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  10. Maine State Archives. Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  11. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/