Ruth Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1783 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Elijah Loring (1775 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Elijah Loring (1805-1887)
2. Freeman Loring (1820-1838)
Ruth Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 16 May 1752 - Eastham, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death: 18 Nov 1835 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Harwich, Massachusetts
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Linnell (1724-1797)
Mother: Mercy Mayo (1728-1760)
Spouses and Children
1. *Joshua Hopkins (19 Sep 1753 - 19 Mar 1842)
Marriage: 24 Dec 1772 - Eastham, Massachusetts 2
Status:
Children:
1. Hopkins (1773-1773)
2. Thomas Hopkins (1774-1810)
3. Rachel Hopkins (1776-1853) 3
4. Phebe Hopkins (1779-1840) 3
5. John Hopkins (1782- ) 3
6. Mercy Hopkins (1784-1863) 3
7. Giles Hopkins (1791-1871)
8. Joshua Hopkins (1797-1870) 3
Sally Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 11 May 1799 - Eastham, Massachusetts 4
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elisha Linnell (1760- ) 5
Mother: Phebe Linnell (1762-1818)
Spouses and Children
1. *Josiah Smith (3 Jan 1797 - 18 May 1864) 3
Marriage: 3 Feb 1820 - Orleans, Massachusetts 6
Status:
Children:
1. Solomon N Smith (1822-Bef 1827) 7
2. Solomon N Smith (1827-1860) 3
3. Phebe Jane Smith (1830- ) 7
4. George H Smith (1832-1911) 7
5. Rebecca A Smith (1834-1913) 8
6. Juliann M Smith (1837- ) 7
7. Elizabeth W Smith (1839-1923) 7
8. Sarah E Smith (1843- ) 7
Sally Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 19 Sep 1795 - Eastham, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Uriah Linnell (1756- ) 10
Mother: Thankfull Crosby (1763- )
Sally Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Sep 1782 - Eastham, Massachusetts 11
Baptism:
Death: 28 Aug 1851 - Hingham, Massachusetts 12
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Heman Linnell (1735-1817) 13
Mother: Sarah Sparrow (1749-1796) 14
Spouses and Children
1. *Sylvanus Higgins (19 Sep 1783 - 1 Sep 1850) 12
Marriage: 2 Dec 1802 - Orleans, Massachusetts 15
Status:
Children:
1. Captain Joshua Linnell Higgins (1806-1881) 16
2. Captain Ezra Higgins (1808-1884) 12
3. Sylvanus Higgins (1810-1887) 12
4. Heman Higgins (1812-1840) 12
5. Josiah Gould Higgins (1814-1860) 12
6. Sullivan Higgins (1818-1865) 12
7. Sally Higgins (1818- )
8. Emily Higgins (1821-1846) 12
Sally Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 19 Jul 1820 - Orleans, Massachusetts 17
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Linnell (1789-1838)
Mother: Tempa Seabury (1793-1879)
Sally L Linnell
Sex: F
AKA: Sarah L Linnell
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Oct 1825 - Orleans, Massachusetts 19
Baptism:
Death: 1909
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Gould Linnell (1797-1865) 12
Mother: Paulina Smith (1801-1852)
Spouses and Children
1. *Samuel C Pollard (10 Dec 1822 - 1 Nov 1879) 12
Marriage: 22 Dec 1847 - Orleans, Massachusetts 8
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Samuel C Pollard)
Children
i Ella Maria b. 16 Mar. 1851 Charlestown m. Archibald Ralston
ii Millie Frances b. 7 Oct. 1854 Charlestown m. Marcellus Allen M.D.
iii Sarah Josephine b. 27 Jul. 1863 Woburn m. John I. French M.D 12
Samuel Linnell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 2 Jan 1763 - Eastham, Massachusetts 5
Baptism:
Death: 12 May 1837 - Standish, Maine
Burial: in Old Dow's Corner Cemetery, Standish
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Burial 20, , Orleans Cemetery in Orleans Cemetery
Parents
Father: Elisha Linnell (1707-1773)
Mother: Martha Higgins (1723-After 1774)
Spouses and Children
1. *Anna York (Aug 1761 - 13 May 1821)
Marriage: 1782
Status:
2. Susanna Newcomb (Est 1780 - )
Marriage: 15 May 1823 - Standish, Maine
Status:
Notes
Medical:
age 74-4Marriage Notes (Susanna Newcomb)
Children at Standish
i Israel b. 2 Dec. 1782
* ii John b. 8 May 1786
* iii Abigail b. 14 Apr. 1788
* iv Elisha b. 4 Dec. 1791
* v Desire b. 1 Jan. 1794
* vi Samuel b. 8 Jul. 1797
* vii Enoch b. 24 Mar. 1800
* viii Luther b. 26 Jan. 1803
* ix Ira b. 22 Aug. 1805
* x Russell b. 10 Feb. 1808 12
Samuel Linnell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Nov 1699 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 21
Baptism: 22 Aug 1773 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Linnell (1671-1747)
Mother: Ruth Davis (1673-1748)
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Scudder (7 Jun 1706 - 11 Jan 1773)
Marriage:
Status:
Notes
General:
Note: He was "an aged man at his own house, being confined by sickness, a number of the brothers being present" at the time he was baptized. He was chosen petit juror 24 June 1741, 6 July 1748, 27 June 1753. He was named hog reeve 18 March 1744. In 1745 and 1749 he was a grand juror. With Ebenezer Crocker, Jr. he was named one of the "informers of breaches of the Act Relating to the Killing of Deer at unseasonable times of the year." He was on the committee to settle location of the school 22 Aug 1754. He was also the cemetery caretaker.
Author: Wynn, Rachel Linnell
Title: The Descendants of Robert Linnell : a History of the Linnell Family in America
Samuel Linnell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 15 Dec 1655 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony 21
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: David Linnell (1627-1687) 22
Mother: Hannah Shelley (1637-1709) 22
Samuel Lyman Linnell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Dec 1834 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 29 Mar 1911 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Burial: in Orleans Cemetery 20
Cause of Death: myocarditis
Parents
Father:
Mother: Charlotte Linnell (1816-1910) 12
Notes
Medical:
born 18 dec 1834
single
fisherman
b Orleans
s/o Heman Linnell & Charlotte Linnell, both b Orleans 8
Samuell Linnell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Mar 1764 - Harwich, Massachusetts 10
Baptism:
Death: 22 Jul 1857 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Burial: in Orleans Cemetery 23
Cause of Death: old age
Parents
Father: Jonathan Linnell (1724-1797)
Mother: Rachel Hopkins (1726-1775)
Spouses and Children
1. *Lydia Cobb (Est 1765 - )
Marriage: 29 Nov 1787 - Harwich, Massachusetts 24
Status:
Children:
1. Olive Linnell (1788-1855) 25
2. Edward Smith Linnell (1791-Bef 1796) 26
3. Fanny Linnell (1794- ) 26
4. Captain Edward Smith Linnell (1796-1827) 26
5. Keziah Linnell (1799- ) 26
6. Marcy Linnell (1802- ) 26
7. Harriet Linnell (1808-1882)
2. Sarah (1765 - After 1850)
Marriage:
Status:
Notes
Medical:
age 93Marriage Notes (Sarah)
widower
pauper
b Orleans
[parents omitted] 27
1850 US census, Orleans
Mercy S Arey, 36, Super't of Poor House
Sam'l Lennell, 86 [Linnell]
Sarah Lennell, 85 [assume Samuel and Sarah are married]
Anna Cole, 69
Abigail _ Higgins, 69
Thanful [sic] Knowles, 52
Joel Twining, 75
Foster Rogers, 35
Tabatha Hurd, 53
Dorcas Hamons, 70
Alvina Libby, 60
Phebe Arey, 62
all born Orleans
Sarah Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Mar 1831 - Orleans, Massachusetts 28
Baptism:
Death: 7 Aug 1899 - Orleans, Massachusetts 29
Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
Cause of Death: cirrhosis of liver
Parents
Father: Edmond Linnell (1799-1888)
Mother: Clarissa Eldredge (1802-1873)
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Alexander Chase Rogers (7 Jan 1825 - 22 Jun 1899) 30
Marriage: 9 Dec 1863 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Medical:
age 68-4-18
Sarah L (Linnell) Rogers
housekeepr, widow of Alexander C Rogers
b Orleans, d/o Edmund Linnel & Clarissa Eldredge
Sarah Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 30 May 1772 - Eastham, Massachusetts 9
Baptism: 8 Nov 1772 - Eastham, Massachusetts 31
Death: 24 Mar 1854 - Orleans, Massachusetts 8
Burial:
Cause of Death: consumption
Parents
Father:
Mother: Mary Chase (Est 1750- )
Notes
General:
1850 US census, OrleansMedical:
Mercy S Arey, 36, Super't of Poor House
Sam'l Lennell, 86 [Linnell]
Sarah Lennell, 85 ?
Anna Cole, 69
Abigail S Higgins, 69
Thanful [sic] Knowles, 52 *
Joel Twining, 75
Foster Rogers, 35 *
Tabatha Hurd, 53
Dorcas Hamons, 70 *
Alvina Libby, 60 *
Phebe Arey, 62
all born Orleans
age 83
[condition illegible]
b & res Orleans
parents unknown 8
Sarah Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Apr 1796 - Eastham, Massachusetts 32
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Edmund Linnell (1761-1839)
Mother: Sarah Higgins (1768-1814)
Sarah Linnell
Sex: F
AKA: Serah Linell 13
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Apr 1733 - Eastham, Massachusetts 13
Baptism:
Death: Bef Dec 1775 - (Chatham, Massachusetts)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Linnell (1701-1777)
Mother: Abigail Phinney (1704-1799)
Spouses and Children
1. *James Knowles (11 Nov 1719 - 1781-1782) 34
Marriage: 19 Nov 1767 - Eastham, Massachusetts 35
Status:
2. Gideon Mayo (Cir 1730 - 1762)
Marriage: 10 Feb 1757 - Eastham, Massachusetts 36
Status:
Children:
1. Alice Mayo (1757-1782)
2. Mehetabel Mayo (1759-Bef 1777) 36
Sarah Linnell
Sex: F
AKA: Sally Linnell 37
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Aug 1822 - Orleans, Massachusetts 38
Baptism:
Death: 4 Jun 1897 - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Linnell (1786-1885)
Mother: Bathsheba Freeman (1786-1852)
Spouses and Children
1. *Isaac N Harding (23 Sep 1819 - 27 Feb 1905) 39
Marriage: 30 Dec 1847 - Orleans, Massachusetts 8
Status:
Children:
1. Harriet Amanda Harding (1849- ) 12
2. Nathaniel Knowles Harding (1868-1923) 12
Notes
Marriage Notes (Isaac N Harding)
Intentions filed in Orleans Nov 13, 1847. Isaac 'of Boston'
Sarah D Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Jul 1870 - Chatham, Massachusetts 40
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Josiah F Linnell (1844-1871)
Mother: Isabel F Crosby (1847- )
Sarah E Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1819 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 6 Sep 1819 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Solomon Linnell (1788-1885)
Mother: Polly Harding (1789-1852)
Sarah Elizabeth Linnell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 22 Feb 1849 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 41
Baptism:
Death: Sep 1849 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 42
Burial:
Cause of Death: inflammation of bowles 43
Parents
Father: Charles Lee Linnell (1823-1876) 44
Mother: Olive C Taylor (1826- )
Notes
Medical:
age 6m
b Wellfleet
d/o Charles & Olive Linell
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