Alexander Bemis
1804–1889 (Age 85)
Maine, United States
The Life Summary of Alexander
Alexander Bemis was born in 1804, in Maine, United States. He married Lydia Hillman in 1829. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lagrange, Penobscot, Maine, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1889, at the age of 85, and was buried in Lagrange, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
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Family Time Line
Alexander Bemis
1804–1889
Lydia Hillman
1804–1894
Marriage: 1829
Betsey Hillman Bemis
1830–1897
Moses Bemis
1832–1891
Jacob Bemis
1832–1913
Charles Dunn Bemis
1847–1910
Spouse and Children
1804–1889Male
1804–1894Female
Marriage
1829
Children
(4)
1830–1897Female
1832–1891Male
1832–1913Male
1847–1910Male
World Events (8)
1804
Age 0
1804
Age 0
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1816
Age 12
1816
Age 12
Historical Boundaries: 1816: Penobscot, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Penobscot, Maine, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 26
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 26
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
(1997: 1955;2007: 3644; 2010: 4722)Irish and English: variant of Beamish .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Beamish
Sources (12)
- Alexander Bemis in entry for Charles D. Bemis, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Alexander Bernis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Alexander Bemis in entry for Bemis and Curtis, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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