Jesse Straw
- Born: 2 Dec 1802, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- Marriage (1): Rebecca Skillings in 1838
- Died: 29 Aug 1874 at age 71
- Buried: Evergreen Cemetery in Garland, Maine
General Notes:
per Genealogy of Ellen Straw Thompson 1897; History of Garland, ME (Oak); Garland, ME Cem records; per Penobscot county deeds vol 1 pg 57 he bought land in Garland, ME (research of Don Higgins) Per census Jessie lived in Garland 1850-1860.
the 1850 census lists Jessie age 47, Rebecca 44 and Joseph "Skillin" age 74 who would have been Rebecca's father and Elizabeth A. Skillin age 54 who was Joseph's second wife
the 1860 census Garland, Penobscot, ME Jesse Straw c1803 Rebecca Straw c1810
census 1870 Garland, Penobscot, ME Jesse Straw c1802 Rebecca c1806
Same Cemetery Stone STRAW Jesse: died Aug. 29, 1874 age 71 yrs, 9 mos. Rebecca: wife of Jesse Straw died Mar. 1, 1880 age 65 yrs Stone is on the ground Preble, Revel W. Son of Wins and Lucinda Preble died Jun. 2, 1868 age 18 yrs. 8 mos. 13 dys.
Events
• Alt. Birth: Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Jesse married Rebecca Skillings, daughter of Joseph Skillings and Sarah Skillings, in 1838. (Rebecca Skillings was born on 19 Sep 1805 in Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, died on 1 Mar 1871 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Garland, Maine.)
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