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Samuel Thomas Devonshire[1, 2]

Male 1840 - 1912  (71 years)


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  • Name Samuel Thomas Devonshire 
    Born 11 Sep 1840  Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Jan 1912  West Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Greenmount Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6138  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2020 

    Father Benjamin Devonshire,   b. 1796, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Rachel McComsey,   b. Yes, date unknown,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F8292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Maria Kezia Fisher,   b. 14 Aug 1839, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1908, West Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1862  Near Rowlandsville, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Type: by the Rev. M. Gayley 
    • DEVONSHIRE-FISHER:On Thursday, 23rd near Rowlandsville, Samuel Devonshire and Anna Maria K. Fisher, both of this county. (Cecil Whig 10/25/1862)
    Children 
     1. Elmer Greenbank Devonshire,   b. 10 Mar 1867, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1914, West Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    +2. Harvey Berwell Devonshire,   b. 4 Jan 1866, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1908, New Castle County, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     3. Margaret Eva Jane Devonshire,   b. 28 Mar 1874, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1955, West Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. William Oram Devonshire,   b. 23 Mar 1877, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1950, West Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. David James Devonshire,   b. 22 Feb 1880, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1918, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     6. Freeland Joseph Devonshire,   b. 27 May 1872, Rowlandsville, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952, Woodbine Cemetery, Monmouth County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2021 
    Family ID F2440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate
    samtdevonshire.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Name: Saml T Devonshire
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1880
      Event Place: Mt. Pleasant, Cecil, Maryland, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 39
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Race (Original): W
      Occupation: Farm Laborer
      Relationship to Head of Household: Self
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
      Birthplace: Maryland, United States
      Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
      Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: T9
      Affiliate Film Number: 0507

      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Saml T Devonshire Self M 39 Maryland, United States
      Anna M Devonshire Wife F 40 Maryland, United States
      Margaret E J Devonshire Daughter F 6 Maryland, United States
      William C Devonshire Son M 3 Maryland, United States
      Freeland S Devonshire Son M 8 Maryland, United States
      David Jas Devonshire Son M 0 Maryland, United States
      Elmer G Devonshire Son M 13 Maryland, United States
      Harvey B Devonshire Son M 14 Maryland, United States

      District: 18 , Sheet Number and Letter: 286A , GS Film Number: 1254507 , Digital Folder Number: 004241612 , Image Number: 00755

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45028608.
      Samuel T. Devonshire
      Birth
      11 Sep 1840
      Maryland, USA
      Death
      26 Jan 1912 (aged 71)
      Willistown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
      Burial
      Green Mount Cemetery
      West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania


    2. [S4] Deborah Lozano, http://www.mocavo.com/History-of-the-Descendants-of-Mathias-Slaymaker-Who-Emigrated-From-Germany-and-Settled-in-the-Eastern-Part-of-Lancaster-County-Pennsylvania-About-1710-2/921940/171.
      Information on the children of Samuel Thomas Devonshire and Anna Maria Fisher

    3. [S4] Deborah Lozano.