Generation No. 1
1. JOSEPH1 DAY, JR. was born Abt. 1786 probably in Alfred, Maine, and died
Aft. 1860 in Newfield, Maine. He married LUCY DAY May 18, 1809 in Waterboro,
Maine. She was born Abt. 1790 in Waterboro, Maine.
Notes for JOSEPH DAY, JR.:
Joseph came from Shapleigh to Newfield, ME between 1852 and 1855 with wife
Lucy and son Charles. They lived north of Turner Pond. He is probably the
Joseph Day listed at Newfield in 1830 [census] with three boys and one girl
in his household.--Early Farmilies of Newfield, Maine
Children of JOSEPH DAY and LUCY DAY are:
2. i. BENJAMIN2 DAY, b. Abt. 1819, Shapleigh, Maine.
3. ii. CHARLES S. DAY, b. August 1830, Shapleigh, Maine;
d. April 28, 1903, Waterboro, Maine.
iii. MARY A. DAY, b. 1832.
iv. LUCINDA DAY, d. May 22, 1842, Shapleigh, Maine.
Generation No. 2
2. BENJAMIN2 DAY (JOSEPH1)1 was born Abt. 1819 in Shapleigh, Maine. He
married (1) LOVE PATCH March 03, 1844 in Shapleigh, Maine, daughter of
ROBERT PATCH. She was born in Shapleigh, Maine. He married (2) SALLY SMITH
June 24, 1847 in Shapleigh, Maine. She was born Abt. 1828 in Shapleigh,
Maine, and died November 13, 1850 in Shapleigh, Maine2. He married (3) ORINA
GOODWIN March 10, 1855 in Newfield, Maine, daughter of AARON GOODWIN. She
was born 1833 in Shapleigh, Maine, and died July 26, 1908 in Milton, New
Hampshire.
Children of BENJAMIN DAY and LOVE PATCH are:
4. i. SYLVESTER3 DAY, b. May 10, 1844, Newfield, Maine;
d. December 10, 1921, Hamilton, Massachusetts.
5. ii. JOHN L. DAY, b. May 12, 1846, Shapleigh, Maine;
d. January 06, 1923,Dover, New Hampshire.
Child of BENJAMIN DAY and SALLY SMITH is:
iii. LUCINDA3 DAY, b. Abt. 1849.
Children of BENJAMIN DAY and ORINA GOODWIN are:
iv. HANNAH3 DAY, b. Abt. 1849.
v. LYDIA DAY, b. Abt. 1858.
vi. MARSTON W. DAY, b. Abt. 1859.
vii. D. A. DAY, b. Abt. 1862.
viii. M. A. DAY, b. Abt. 1864.
ix. MARIA DAY, b. Abt. 1866.
x. FRANK DAY, b. Abt. 1868.
xi. LUCINDA DAY, b. Abt. 1850.
3. CHARLES S.2 DAY (JOSEPH1)3 was born August 1830 in Shapleigh, Maine, and
died April 28, 1903 in Waterboro, Maine. He married MARY ANN ROSS April 12,
1849, daughter of ROBERT ROSS. She was born June 23, 1830, and died January
08, 1906 in Waterboro, Maine.
Notes for CHARLES S. DAY:
Charles, a farmer, went from Newfield to Waterboro about 1872. His wife was
listed there in the 1905 register. Both are burined in Springvale with their
son, Samuel. [Some data supplied by Charles R. Day.]
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
Children of CHARLES DAY and MARY ROSS are:
6. i. CHARLES G.3 DAY, b. September 20, 1849,
Shapleigh,Maine; d. January 12, 1937,
Ipswich, Massachusetts.
7. ii. GEORGE WARREN DAY, b. Abt. 1851, Shapleigh,Maine;
d. March 25, 1871,Newfield, Maine.
iii. LYDIA ANN DAY, b. 1852, Shapleigh, Maine; d. 1923;
m. HIRAM W. SHEPARD.
iv. LUCY MAHALA DAY, b. Abt. 1855, Newfield, Maine;
m. HODGDON, 1905; b. Springvale (Sanford), Maine.
8. v. JOSEPH G. DAY, b. Abt. 1858, Newfield, Maine;
d. April 15, 1900.
vi. CLARA L. DAY, b. Abt. 1859; m. HARTFORD.
vii. SAMUEL R. DAY, b. Abt. 1861, Newfield, Maine;
d. 1933; m. OLIVE; d.1905, Springvale (Sanford), Maine.
Notes for SAMUEL R. DAY:
Occupation listed as blacksmith
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
viii. MARY ELLEN DAY, b. Abt. 1863; m. CARPENTER, 1905;
b. E. Rochester, New Hampshire.
ix. SARAH ELIZABETH DAY, b. Abt. 1866;
m. TRICKE, 1905, Rochester, New Hampshire.
x. IRA O. DAY, b. Abt. 1870, Newfield, Maine;
d. October 04, 1904,Haverhill, Massachusetts.
xi. HERBERT DAY, b. July 17, 1879, Waterboro, Maine;
d. October 17, 1918,Somersworth, New Hampshire.
Notes for HERBERT DAY:
Occupation listed as blacksmith
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
Generation No. 3
4. SYLVESTER3 DAY (BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born May 10, 1844 in Newfield,
Maine, and died December 10, 1921 in Hamilton, Massachusetts. He married
ADELINE E. ROWE April 24, 1867 in Hamilton, Massachusetts4, daughter of
ABRAM ROWE and MARY BROWN. She was born May 30, 1842 in Essex,
Massachusetts, and died June 10, 1922 in Hamilton, Massachusetts.
Notes for SYLVESTER DAY:
Occupation listed as agent, Woodbury R.R. station (Hamilton)
Naumkeag Directory 1901-1902
According to Early Families of Newfield, Maine, Sylvester Day lived with his
grandfather, Joseph Day, in 1860.
More About SYLVESTER DAY:
Cause of Death: Heart disease
Medical Information: 77 years old
More About ADELINE E. ROWE:
Cause of Death: Colon Cancer
Medical Information: 80 years old
Marriage Notes for SYLVESTER DAY and ADELINE ROWE:
Married by L. French, cong. clergy
Children of SYLVESTER DAY and ADELINE ROWE are:
i. MARIA F.4 DAY, b. April 12, 1868; d. May 15, 1897,
Hamilton, Massachusetts.
ii. GEORGE EVERETT DAY, b. March 07, 1870, Hamilton,
Massachusetts.
Notes for GEORGE EVERETT DAY:
Occupation listed as engineer
Naumkeag Directory 1901-1902
9. iii. CARRIE DAY, b. September 01, 1872, Hamilton,
Massachusetts; d. 1930,Hamilton, Massachusetts.
iv. BESSIE E. DAY4, b. Abt. January 1880, Hamilton,
Massachusetts; d.September 03, 1881, Hamilton,
Massachusetts.
More About BESSIE E. DAY:
Cause of Death: Congestion of the lungs
v. HORACE E. DAY, b. June 01, 1882;
d. March 02, 1968, Boston,Massachusetts.
vi. FRANK P. DAY, b. March 31, 1887, Hamilton,
Massachusetts; d. December 27, 1971.
5. JOHN L.3 DAY (BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born May 12, 1846 in Shapleigh,
Maine, and died January 06, 1923 in Dover, New Hampshire. He married SUSAN
BELL PATCH August 07, 1870 in Wakefield, New Hampshire. She was born May 15,
1854, and died March 23, 1917 in Milton, New Hampshire.
Notes for JOHN L. DAY:
John died in Dover, NH on the County Farm January 6, 1923.
John was brought up by Robert and Lydia (Patch) Ross, close neighbors of the
Joseph Day family in Newfield. Quite likely Lydia Ross was related to John
Day's mother. John, a farmer, remained on the Robert Ross place until
leaving Newfield between 1902 and 1910.
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
Children of JOHN DAY and SUSAN PATCH are
i. CORA B.4 DAY, b. Abt. 1870.
ii. ARTHUR W. DAY, b. Abt. 1873.
iii. JOHN W. DAY, b. Abt. 1875.
iv. HARRY E. DAY, b. Abt. 1877.
v. FLORENCE M. DAY, b. March 26, 1879, Newfield,
Maine; d. 1958, Milton Mills; m. GEORGE A. BUZZELL;
b. February 22, 1877, Acton; d. June 08, 1972.
vi. LOVEY A. DAY, b. 1883, Newfield, Maine;
d. April 16, 1922, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire; m. BUZZELL.
10. vii. ALDEN B. DAY, b. March 31, 1888, Newfield, Maine;
d. August 26, 1914, Swanzey, New Hampshire.
viii. MAMIE C. DAY, b. July 04, 1889, Newfield, Maine.
ix. MARGARET DAY, b. January 25, 1902, Newfield, Maine.
6. CHARLES G.3 DAY (CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1) was born September 20, 1849 in
Shapleigh, Maine, and died January 12, 1937 in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He
married EMMA CATHERINE GOODWIN September 28, 1870 in Ipswich, Massachusetts,
daughter of AARON GOODWIN and LOUISE PROCTOR. She was born March 21, 1851 in
Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died May 18, 1942 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Notes for CHARLES G. DAY:
Charles, carpenter and market gardener, appears in Ipswich records as early
as 1865. [Family data, including birth dates copied from the Bible of
Charles G. Day, supplied by Charles R. Day and Robert L. Day.]
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
Children of CHARLES DAY and EMMA GOODWIN are:
i. EMMA FRANCES4 DAY, b. August 16, 1871,
Ipswich, Massachusetts; d. March 03, 1894;
m. JAMES MCLAUGHLIN, April 16, 1893.
11. ii. HERBERT WARREN DAY, b. November 12, 1872,
Ipswich, Massachusetts; d. July 11, 1933,
Ipswich, Massachusetts.
iii. CHARLES WILLIAM DAY, b. December 20, 1874,
Ipswich, Massachusetts; d. September 08, 1910;
m. ILDA ROBERTS, 1909.
12. iv. MARY L. DAY, b. September 02, 1876, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d. November 03, 1960.
13. v. IRA OSGOOD DAY, b. April 17, 1878, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d. 1964.
vi. JENNIE M. DAY, b. February 1880, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d. August 06,1888, Ipswich,
Massachusetts.
14. vii. ELSIE DAY, b. November 30, 1881, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d. 1964.
viii. FRANK PUTNAM DAY, b. December 21, 1882, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d.1962; m. MARGARET FARREL; b.1884;
d. 1960.
Notes for FRANK PUTNAM DAY:
Frank and Margaret had no children.
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
ix. LETITIA MOORE DAY, b. May 23, 1884, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d. February
22. x. JAMES APPLETON DAY, b. June 17, 1886, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d. March 04, 1978; m. ILDA ROBERTS DAY.
Notes for JAMES APPLETON DAY:
James married Ilda Roberts Day, his brother Charles' widow. They had no
children.
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
xi. JENNIE MAUDE DAY, b. March 23, 1888, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d. 1974; m.C. COPP, April 30, 1910.
Notes for C. COPP:
No children.
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
15. xii. ADELAIDE GOODWIN DAY, b. August 13, 1889,
Ipswich, Massachusetts; d. 1956.
xiii. ANNA RENA DAY, b. March 23, 1891, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; d. 1950; m.CHARLES PETTINGILL.
xiv. JOSEPH HAMILTON DAY, b. December 09, 1892,
Ipswich, Massachusetts; d.February 16, 1920.
7. GEORGE WARREN3 DAY (CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1851 in
Shapleigh, Maine, and died March 25, 1871 in Newfield, Maine. He married
ETTA MARGARET BUTLER 1869 in Wakefield, New Hampshire, daughter of WINTHROP
BUTLER and SARAH COPP. She was born Abt. 1852 in Parsonfield, Maine, and
died September 27, 1879 in Buxton, Maine.
Notes for GEORGE WARREN DAY:
George was a farm laborer at Newfield in 1870 [census]
Early families of Newfield, Maine
Child of GEORGE DAY and ETTA BUTLER is:
16. i. LILIAN4 DAY, b. September 24, 1870;
d. September 05, 1952, Windsor,Connecticut.
8. JOSEPH G.3 DAY (CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1858 in Newfield,
Maine, and died April 15, 1900. He married (1) FANNY LORD January 19, 1885
in Somersworth, New Hampshire, daughter of OLIVER LORD. She was born Abt.
1853, and died Bef. 1898. He met (2) CASSIE M. BRACKETT October 24, 1898 in
Somersworth, New Hampshire. She was born in No. Berwick, Maine.
Child of JOSEPH DAY and CASSIE BRACKETT is:
i. GRACE4 DAY.
Generation No. 4
9. CARRIE4 DAY (SYLVESTER3, BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born September 01, 1872
in Hamilton, Massachusetts, and died 1930 in Hamilton, Massachusetts,
unmarried.
Child of CARRIE DAY and UNKNOWN FATHER is:
i. NORMAN LORENZO5 DAY, b. January 08, 1900, Hamilton, Massachusetts; d.
August 18, 1958, Essex, Massachusetts; m. JOSEPHINE BURNHAM, October 01,
1924, Essex, Massachusetts; b. February 12, 1909, Essex, Massachusetts; d.
October 1986, Essex, Massachusetts.
More About NORMAN LORENZO DAY:
Cause of Death: Cardio Vascular Disease
Fact 1: April 07, 1917, Enlisted in U.S. Army at Salem, MA
Fact 2: July 29, 1919, Honorably discharged as a Pvt. at Camp Devens, MA.
10. ALDEN B.4 DAY (JOHN L.3, BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born March 31, 1888 in
Newfield, Maine, and died August 26, 1914 in Swanzey, New Hampshire. He
married SARAH M. ALLEN March 06, 1909 in Brookfield, New Hampshire, daughter
of SAMUEL ALLEN and EMMA CUMMINGS. She was born Abt. 1889.
More About ALDEN B. DAY:
Cause of Death: Killed by a falling tree
Children of ALDEN DAY and SARAH ALLEN are:
i. ALDEN A.5 DAY, b. Abt. 1910.
ii. FRANCES M. DAY, b. June 01, 1911.
iii. AUSTIN M. DAY, b. Abt. 1913.
11. HERBERT WARREN4 DAY (CHARLES G.3, CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1) was born
November 12, 1872 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died July 11, 1933 in
Ipswich, Massachusetts. He married EMMA MAY CAMERON June 20, 1901 in
Ipswich, Massachusetts, daughter of ROBERT CAMERON and SARAH FRASER. She was
born October 17, 1877 in Port Hood, N.S., and died 1964.
Children of HERBERT DAY and EMMA CAMERON are:
i. LITITIA MAUD5 DAY, b. June 08, 1902.
ii. CHARLES ROBERT DAY, b. June 26, 1903.
iii. JAMES WARREN DAY.
iv. LILLIAN REBECCA DAY, b. August 14, 1911.
v. HELEN CAMERON DAY, b. November 08.
12. MARY L.4 DAY (CHARLES G.3, CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1) was born September 02,
1876 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died November 03, 1960. She married
ARTHUR TUFTS September 17, 1902.
Children of MARY DAY and ARTHUR TUFTS are:
i. HOPE5 TUFTS.
ii. BEATRICE TUFTS, b. 1905.
iii. MILDRED TUFTS, b. 1907.
13. IRA OSGOOD4 DAY (CHARLES G.3, CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1)
was born April 17, 1878 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died 1964.
He married MARGARET GOSS July 14, 1900. She was born in Newfoundland.
Children of IRA DAY and MARGARET GOSS are:
i. MARIE5 DAY.
ii. CHARLES DAY.
14. ELSIE4 DAY (CHARLES G.3, CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1) was born November 30,
1881 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died 1964. She married SAMUEL H.
WILLIAMS November 27, 1907.
Children of ELSIE DAY and SAMUEL WILLIAMS are:
i. DOROTHY A.5 WILLIAMS.
ii. DAVID C. WILLIAMS.
iii. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS.
iv. MARY E. WILLIAMS.
v. FRANK M. WILLIAMS.
15. ADELAIDE GOODWIN4 DAY (CHARLES G.3, CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1) was born
August 13, 1889 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died 1956. She married
CLIFTON DODGE November 25.
Children of ADELAIDE DAY and CLIFTON DODGE are:
i. CHARLES5 DODGE.
ii. HERBERT DODGE.
16. LILIAN4 DAY (GEORGE WARREN3, CHARLES S.2, JOSEPH1) was born September
24, 1870, and died September 05, 1952 in Windsor, Connecticut. She married
ELMER THAYER June 16, 1901 in Amherst, Massachusetts, son of DWIGHT THAYER
and EMILY BISHOP. He was born November 05, 1877.
Notes for LILIAN DAY:
Lilian was adopted after 1880 by william J. and Mary H. (Pease) Briant of
Buxton, ME. She was a schoolteacher.
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
Notes for ELMER THAYER:
Occupation listed as farmer
Early Families of Newfield, Maine
Children of LILIAN DAY and ELMER THAYER are:
i. DWIGHT HENRY5 THAYER, b. April 30, 1902.
ii. ELMER THAYER, b. December 20, 1904.
iii. MARGARET EMILY THAYER, b. October 04, 1906.
iv. LILIAN THAYER, b. March 28, 1910.
Endnotes
1. Federal census records, 1860, 1870.
2. Town books, vol. 5, pg. 482 (NEHGS microfilm)
3. Federal census records, 1860, 1870.
4. Vital records (NEHGS microfilm)