American AcornsNathaniel Phineas Ames
1800–1882 · Male · died at 81 or 82
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Family
Parents
- Father: Eliakim Eames Ames 1766–1825
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- Mother: Mary "Polly" Patten 1766–1855
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Wife: Hannah E Amos Dow 1806–1881 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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- Son: Horace Ames born c. 1832
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- Son: Augustus Ames 1839–1928
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Why: The Book of Dow records Nathaniel P. Ames of Canaan as Hannah E. Dow's husband and Augustus, born 1839, as their son. Part of one compound descent from Henry Dow (HL-C03): the 1893 Hampton history and the 1929 Book of Dow agree on the earlier generations, the later ones rest on the Book of Dow alone, and every date the family tree gives for the line matches the print.
Records:
- Robert Piercy Dow, The Book of Dow: Genealogical Memoirs of the Descendants of Henry Dow 1637, Thomas Dow 1639 and Others (Rutland, Vt., 1929). Joseph Dow and Mary Sanborn; Ebenezer's family (pp. 231-232); Jonathan (p. 247); David and Hannah E. (pp. 256-257) (view at Internet Archive)
Review: assessed 09-25-2026.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
- Son: Francis Ames born c. 1827
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- Daughter: Elizabeth Ames born c. 1835
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- Son: Danie L Ames born c. 1830
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- Daughter: Hellen Ames born c. 1848
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- Son: Edgar D. Ames born c. 1844
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- Son: John P Ames born c. 1837
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- Son: Aratus Ames born c. 1842
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Life events
| Born | 1800, Starke, Maine, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
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| Died | 29 JAN 1882, Canaan, Maine, United States Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
| Residence | Occupation: Farmer, 1850, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, USA |
Record images
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1850 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine (NARA M432, roll 268, page 60a): the page the family tree attaches to Augustus Ames, Nathaniel Phineas Ames, Hannah E Dow.1850 · NARA M432, roll 268, page 60a
The Book of Dow (1929), p. 257: Hannah E. Dow married Nathaniel P. Ames, a shoemaker of Canaan, Maine; their children include Frances (b. March 1827), David (b. 1829) and Augustus (b. 1839).1929 · p. 257- Certificate that Nathaniel Ames of Milburn and Hannah Dow of Madison, Maine, were joined in marriage on 20 December 1825, signed by a justice of the peace and attested as a true copy by the town clerk.
Sources
- 1850 United States Federal Census Census Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Num…
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