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- Name on headstone: Oren Brackley
Maine Marriage Index:
Name: Orrin Brackley
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1867
Marriage Place: Salem, Maine, USA
Spouse: Almira Carvel
1870 U.S. Federal Census: Freeman, Franklin, Maine:
Orren Brackley, 24, farmer, real estate $2000, personal estate $1075, born in Maine,
Elmira Brackley, 21, keeps house, born in Maine
1880 U.S. Federal Census: Freeman, Franklin, Maine
Orren Brackley, 34, farmer, born in Maine, father and mother born in Maine;
Elmira Brackley, 31, wife, keeping house, born in Maine, father and mother born in Maine;
Fanny N. Brackley, 5, daughter, at school, born in Maine, father and mother born in Maine.
1900 U.S. Federal Census: Freeman, Franklin, Maine
Orren Brackley, head, born Dec 1845, 54, married for 33 years, born in Maine, father and mother born in Maine, farmer:
Almira Brackley, wife, born Jan 1849, 51, married for 33 years, has had 4 children, 1 still living, born in Maine, father and mother born in Maine;
Carroll H. Brackley, son, born Mar 1885, 15, single, born in Maine, father and mother born in Maine, at school.
1910 U.S. Federal Census: Freeman, Franklin, Maine
Orren Brackley, head, 64, first marriage, married for 42 years, farmer, general farm;
Elmira Brackley, wife, 61, first marriage, married for 42 years, has had 4 children, 1 surviving,
Carrol H. Brackley, son, 25, first marriage, married for 4 years, farmer, home farm;
Grace P. Brackley, daughter-in-law, 26, first marriage, married for 4 years, has had two children, both living,
Rena L. Brackley, granddaughter, 3
Mertie L. Brackley, granddaughter, 1
Dana A. Newell, hired man, 23, single, laborer, farm;
Charles D. Wright, hired man, 27, single, laborer, farm.
[All of the above born in Maine, with fathers and mothers born in Maine]
Biography from "Strong, a Musul Unsquit village" website, in partnership with the Maine Memory Network:
"Orren Brackley was another Brackley who served his country during the Civil War. Orren Brackley ws born on December 2, 1846, in Avon, the son of John Brackley, Jr. He went to war when he was just 16 years old. His uncle ws given fifteen dollars for signing him up for the Army. He enlisted in Battery 2, 1st Maine Light Artillery, on November 11, 1861. He re-enlisted in December, 1863, and wa promoted to Corporal in 1865. Orrin wrote a journal about all of his experiences in the War, which was passed down through his family. Orren was mustered out of the Army on June 16, 1865. He married Elmira Carville in Salem and was a farmer in Freeman. He began receiving a pension in August, 1885. He died on July 3, 1921, and his wife died in 1935. They are buried in the Brackley Cemetery in Freeman."
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1845 - 1921 (75 years)
