Jeremiah Flanders
- Born: 18 Aug 1783, Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Marriage (1): Betsy Straw on 14 Mar 1809 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Died: 26 Mar 1848, Garland, Penobscot County, Maine at age 64
- Buried: Greeley Cemetery in Garland, Penobscot County, Maine
 General Notes:
IGI files; gen of EST 1897; History of Garland, ME (Oak). Jeremiah was one of a group who went to Garland, ME in 1805. He may have returned and married and then returned to Garland, ME.
In 1805, Jeremiah Flanders started from Hopkinton, NH, for Lincolntown
(Garland) ME. He purchased land in 1807. In 1809, he built a house which
he occupied until 1822, when he built a two story house. This was among the
first of the two-story buildings in town. He was a member of the Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons, organized in Garland, Jan 24, 1822. In 1828, he was a
selectman and an assessor.
The Flanders Family by Edith Flanders Dunbar.
Find A Grave Memorial 52803062
Jeremiah married Betsy Straw, daughter of Lieut. Jacob Straw and Lydia Ordway, on 14 Mar 1809 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (Betsy Straw was born on 22 Apr 1779 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, died on 8 Aug 1856 in Garland, Penobscot County, Maine and was buried in Greeley Cemetery in Garland, Penobscot County, Maine.)
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