Aphia Jane Voter

Female24 January 1838–2 April 1923

Brief Life History of Aphia Jane

When Aphia Jane Voter was born on 24 January 1838, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, her father, Warren Voter, was 31 and her mother, Lucy Corbett, was 25. She married Edwin Sawyer on 26 March 1859, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Temple, Franklin, Maine, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 April 1923, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Sawyer
1831–1915
Aphia Jane Voter
1838–1923
Marriage: 26 March 1859
George Edwin Sawyer
1860–1865
Persia Enola Sawyer
1861–1952
Ernest Grant Sawyer
1869–1873
Bernice Estelle Sawyer
1876–1965

Sources (11)

  • Aphia J Sawyer in household of Edwin Sawyer, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Affie Voter in entry for Goodwin and Sawyer, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  • Aphia J Sawyer in household of Edwin Sawyer, "United States Census, 1900"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 March 1859Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty

    Age 4

    The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).

    1846

    Age 8

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863

    Age 25

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of French Vauteau (see Votaw ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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