SIXTH GENERATION

6 JOEL INGERSOLL 6 Jonathon5, Joel4, Samuel3, George2, Richard1) b. 1784 d. 14 Sept. 1861 Grand Manan m. 20 June 1803 Jane Woodbury, d/o Daniel D. Woodbury. m. 2nd. 4 July 1836 Rebecca Belcher Ingalls,d/o John & Rebecca B. (Newton) Ingalls.

ISSUE by Jane Woodbury:
9 Joel b. 1803 d. 23 Nov. 1842, unmarried.
10 Daniel
11 Ebeneezer d. 1840/41
12 Warren b. 1811 d. 30 March 1863 m. Louvina Wormell
13 Leonice b. 1817, d. 28 March 1869 m. Edward Snell
14 Alfred b. 1819 d. 5 Sept. 1880, m. Ann________
15 Nelson b. 1824, d. 23 Sept. 1856 m. (1) Mary Ann Brown, m. (2) Mary Jane Flagg
16 Mary

ISSUE by Rebecca Ingalls:
17 John L. b 1837, m. Mary Caroline Cheney b.Dec. 1840, d. June 11, 1864, buried on Cheney Island, d/o William and Susan (Kent) Cheney
18 Cynthia Ann b. 8 Apr. 1839 m. Daniel Webster Lakeman
19 Cordelia b. 1841 m. Robert Russell

      In the 1804 survey Joel Ingersoll was granted 80 acres and also Lot# 12- 80 acres, which he had purchased from a former settler. In addition, he was granted Lot #29. He had "three in family, brought up on island, about two years settled on the Lot - 2 or 3 acres cleared, concerned in building a vessel of about 200 tons now on the stocks here."

      This lot was 100 acres in size and was situated in the center of the present village of Woodward's Cove. In 1807 under Charlotte County Land petition # 367 Joel and Samuel Ingersoll each applied for 300 acres. Moses Gerrish wrote "I do hereby certify that ... Joel and Samuel Ingersoll are the sons of Jonathon Ingersoll, deceased, who above 20 years ago came on this island with his family and was a loyal worthy subject, therefore, it is my opinion that the said...Joel Ingersoll and Samuel Ingersoll are much more deserving of 500 acres each of land from government than many others."

      In 1817 under Charlotte County land petition #514, Joel applied for Lot #8, containing 90 acres, which had formerly belonged to his father, Jonathon.

      Joel had a large shipyard in Woodward's Cove and built the greatest volume of tonnage of any of the earlier Grand Manan shipbuilders. His first vessel to appear on any register was the 52 ton "ANNIS", registered in 1817. The largest ship he built was a 169 ton schooner in 1831.

      Joel built a large home in Woodward's Cove which, in 1939, shortly before it burned, was the oldest home on the island. He also owned Long Island, where he carried on an extensive fish and shipping business.

      According to his grandson, Turner Ingersoll, interviewed in the 1930s, Joel trained the militia on Grand Manan in the days of its early history. He also said that, in addition to his many duties as leading citizen of Woodward's Cove, he found time to farm by working the land with ox teams. he also raised a great number of sheep.

      The first horse on Grand Manan was owned by Joel Ingersoll and was named Windsor.


7 SAMUEL INGERSOLL 6 (Jonathon5, Joel4, Samuel3,George2, Richard1)
b.Maine 1785 d. Grand Manan 4 May 1866 m. Rebecca Meigs,b. New Hampshire 1790 d. Grand Manan 6 June 1874,d/o Dr. Abner & Sarah (Church) Meigs.

ISSUE:
20 Sarah b. 24 Feb. 1809 d. 1894 m. Rodney Flagg
21 Clarinda b. 1811 d. 1891 maine m. Matthew Fowler b. 1801 d. 1874
22 a daughter b. ca. 1813
23 Anson Meigs b. 15 May 1815 d. 1 Jan. 1897 m. Eunice Benson
24 a daughter b. ca. 1817
25 Julia Ann b. 1819 m. Malachi Flagg. In the 1851 census Julia is listed in the home of Samuel and Rebecca. At the same time a Malachi Flagg was living in Machias, Maine with small children. It is not know whether this was Julia's husband, Malachi.
26 Isaac b. ca. 1821, a witness at the marriage of Julia and Malachi Flagg in 1843, lived in Eastport in 1853, no further records.
27 Charles D.-- the only record of Charles is a letter written by him to his nephew, Anson's son, James W. Ingersoll in 1889 from the National Sailor's Home in Quincy, Mass.
28 William b. 1831 d. 8 July 1866 unmarried.
29 Caroline b. 1833 d. 11 (13) June 1864 unmarried.

      Samuel and Rebecca lived on Lot # 6, 90 acres which was granted to him in 1804. According to Turner Ingersoll, Samuel's homestead was referred to as "Ingersoll's Hill". This land was later sold to S.D. Bradbury, who offered it for sale in the "Island news" in 1884:

"That property known as the "Samuel Ingersoll Lot", situate on the Back Road leading from Grand Harbour to North Head; containing 100 acres of good land; well-watered, and having about 75 acres covered with good growth of hard and soft wood; and 25 acres under cultivation- tillage, grass, and pasturage. A House and Barn also on the farm".

       In 1861 Samuel and Rebecca were living at the home of their daughter, Sarah Flagg, in North head. In 1871 Rebecca and her grandson, Edwin Calder, were living in this home. It is probable that Samuel and Rebecca both died at Sarah's home, but it is not known where they were buried.

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