Jacob FURBUSH

1755 - Abt 1830  (74 years)

• Name	Jacob FURBUSH
  Born	10 Nov 1755	Kittery, York, Maine, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1830	Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
  Notes	Jacob was baptized at Rev. John Roger’s church in Kittery, his mother being a member of that church. Jacob was a blacksmith and a farmer. He was in Shapleigh, York, Maine in 1800 [Census: 1800 Shapleigh, York, Maine p. 936 Jacob with 4 males and 5 females one of which is wife] Jacob moved to Lisbon about 1802 [Census: 1810 Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine. p. 19] He is in Lisbon in 1820 [Census 1820 Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine p. 216] He is in Lisbon in 1830 [Census 1830 Lisbon, Androsscoggin, Maine p. 194] He does not appear in the 1840 Census. In an old History of Lincoln County mention is made of Jacob Furbush and his 2 sons Isaac and Jacob, blacksmiths and speaks of their skill in forging old worn out axes into stout and serviceable hoes. 1800 Census: Shapleigh, York, Maine: Jacob Furbush 1 male under 10 2 males 10 thru 15 1 male 16 thru 25 1 male 45 and over 3 females under 10 1 female 10 thru 15 1 female 45 and over The family of Jacob Furbish was obtained from a manuscript at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society in Boston. The manuscript was compiled by Frederick Baker Furbish in the late 1800s and early 1900s for a genealogy he was compiling (The Descendents of William Furbish/Furbush). In the manuscript is all of his correspondence and among these was a letter from a descendent of Jacob Furbish (George Washington Furbish) who names the five sons but only two daughters one of whom he couldn’t name.
  Person ID	I892	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	William FURBUSH,   b. 19 Mar 1703, Kittery, York, Maine, USA ,   d. 1758/1761, Kittery, York, Maine, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Sarah PREBLE,   b. 20 Oct 1713, York Co., Maine, USA ,   d. Berwick, York, Maine, USA
  Married	7 Oct 1731	York Co., Maine, USA
  Family ID	F468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth HOOPER,   b. Jul 1760, Wells, York, Maine, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1847, Sabattus, Androscoggin, Maine, USA  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1778	Berwick, York, Maine, USA
  Children	+ 1. Abraham FURBUSH,   b. 1783, Berwick, York, Maine, USA ,   d. 1812, Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, USA  (Age 29 years)   2. Jacob FURBUSH,   b. Abt 1785, Berwick, York, Maine, USA ,   d. Aft 1860, Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age ~ 76 years)   3. Isaac FURBUSH,   b. Abt 1782, Berwick, York, Maine, USA ,   d. Jan 1857, Sabattus, Androscoggin, Maine, USA  (Age ~ 75 years) + 4. Ivory Hovey FURBUSH,   b. 1789, Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, USA ,   d. 25 May 1870, New Vineyard, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 81 years) + 5. John FURBUSH,   b. Jul 1792, Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 1876, Mt. Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age ~ 84 years)   6. Sarah Elizabeth FURBUSH,   b. Jul 1794, Shapleigh, York, Maine, USA ,   d. 5 Dec 1889, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age ~ 95 years)   7. Elizabeth "Betsy" FURBUSH,   b. Abt 1796, Shapleigh, York, Maine, USA + 8. Charity Hooper FURBUSH,   b. 1 Mar 1803, Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, USA ,   d. 21 Aug 1873, Freeman, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 10 Nov 1755 - Kittery, York, Maine, USA Married - 8 Jan 1778 - Berwick, York, Maine, USA Died - Abt 1830 - Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth