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From: Christine Pettit <>
Subject: Re: [MAINE] NASON families of Acton
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 19:09:20 -0700
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Yes...Maybe Sally was Sarah's mother (same name). She may have remarried by
1850, then died, leaving Sarah an orphan. Strictly conjecture, but
something to prove or disprove.

At 11:43 AM 9/3/2002 -0400, Darlene Walsh wrote:
>I found a John Nason age 23 living with a Young family, apparently
>unmarried.
>
>Also Family # 127 Across the side was written "Tenant"
>Richard Nason 64
>Mary 63
>Evaline 18
>Eliza 28
>Mariah 26
>Mary 24
>
>Family # 26
>Moses Nason 38
>Rhoda 37
>Mary 2
>
>I also found Asa and Temperance Bodwell, but no Sarah living with them in
>1850. She may have moved in later.
>
>That's it. Every Nason in Acton in 1850.
>
>Darlene
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Christine Pettit" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 10:19 AM
>Subject: Re: [MAINE] NASON families of Acton
>
>
> > I think you should check 1850 for the Nasons in Acton to determine which
> > 1840 family is no longer in tact.
> >
> >
> > At 09:53 AM 9/3/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > >I did a search on my 1850 Census Index and there were no Sarah Nason's
> > >listed in Acton. The closest is Berwick. However, I did a search on Sarah
> > >Bodwell and did find one in Acton. She was 9 years old which would fit
>your
> > >birth date. This Sarah however was living with a Wentworth family.
> > >
> > >Lewis Wentworth 34 farmer
> > >Sally B. 32
> > >Sarah J. Bodwell 9
> > >
> > >This family was living among several Bodwell families. Could she have
>been
> > >the product of a previous marriage of Sally B.
> > >
> > >I also looked up Benjamin and he was 64, possibly the father but the age
> > >leads me to think not. Although his wife was 54 so maybe.
> > >Daniel none in Acton in 1850 so maybe he died?
> > >Richard is also gone by 1850. They may have moved. Can you tell me their
> > >wives names?
> > >
> > >I am very interested in this area since my husbands family lived there
>for a
> > >couple hundred years. I have photographed one Sanborn Cemetery with a few
> > >Bodwell's in it.
> > >
> > >http://www.knights.hls-inc.net/sanborn1cem.htm
> > >
> > >Darlene
> > >
> > >If you think the above Sarah is yours let me know and I can check the
>rest
> > >of the Census for you. I have them all up to 1930.
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Tom Lally" <>
> > >To: <>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 2:32 AM
> > >Subject: [MAINE] NASON families of Acton
> > >
> > >
> > > > I am looking for the parents of one Sarah Nason, born in Acton on
>February
> > >20, 1840. According to the 1840 census, there were three households with
> > >female children under the age of 5. The heads of these households were
> > >Benjamin, Daniel, and Richard. Does anyone have any info that may
>confirm
> > >that Sarah was born to one of these three, or perhaps to another Nason in
> > >Acton?
> > > >
> > > > Sarah was adopted before 1850 by Asa and Temperance Bodwell. She
>married
> > >George D. Perkins of Acton on April 25, 1858. Perhaps her parents died
>when
> > >she was quite young.
> > > >
> > > > Any leads on Sarah will be greatly appreciated. She was my
> > >g-g-grandmother. There is some confusion over her birth -- Geoffrey
>Bodwell
> > >in "Bodwell Family Lines" says that Sarah was the natural daughter of Asa
> > >and Temperance Bodwell. Family legend, and the death certificate of her
> > >son, Steven Perkins, says that her birth name was Nason.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > *************************************************************
> > > > Tom Lally
> > > > Carlsbad, California
> > > > *************************************************************
> > > >
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