Noah Sprague

1775 - 1838  (~ 62 years)

• Name	Noah Sprague  [1]
  Born	Jun 1775	Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Jefferson, Lincoln Co., ME, USA   [3]
  Year: 1810; Census Place: Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 12; Page: 290; Image: 00294; Family History Library Film: 0218683
  Military	Between 3 Sep 1814 and 7 Nov 1814	War Of 1812   [3]
  	Massachusetts Militia
  	Noah Sprague served in the Massachusetts Militia during the War of 1812 Capt. N. Payson's Company, Lieut Col. E. Foot's Regiment Raised at Hope. Service at Camden (note: The Towns of Hope and Camden are now in present-day Knox County, Maine) Dates of Service: 3 Sep to 9 Sep 1814 21 Sep to 23 Sep 1814 3 Nov to 7 Nov 1814 Source: U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976 California State Library; Sacramento; Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
  Census	1820	Appleton Plantation, Lincoln Co., ME, USA   [3]
  1820 U S Census; Census Place: Appleton Plantation, Lincoln, Maine; Page: 279; NARA Roll: M33_36; Image: 156
  Will	22 Dec 1837	Waldo Co., ME, USA   [4]
  	From David W. Kaczka, correspondent, note of July 9, 2016 Confirmed children of Noah Sprague, who were living at the time that his will was written, 22 Dec 1837.  Thanks to M. Kathryn Kelly for finding this: 1) Danford 2) Charles F. 3) Joseph R. 4) Noah 5) Isaac 6) William 7) Hiram 8) Lucy Ann 9) Horace 10) Hannah I have accounted for all of his children except Hannah, who I estimate was born sometime around 1817. Source: The Will of Noah Sprague Appleton, Waldo County, Maine Docket 2, Page 177, Case 455 Waldo County Probate Court Registry of Probate 39A Spring Street Belfast, Maine 207-338-2780 From David W. Kaczka, correspondent, note of July 10, 2016 Noah's will (attached) lists his three youngest children Danford, Joseph, and Charles first (to receive equal portions of his estate if his wife died or remarried).  The other children (each received $1) were all listed in chronological order, according to their dates of birth.  This would place her year of birth sometime after Horace's (1813) but before Danford (1820).  This is also consistent with the 1820 Census listing for Noah, which lists one female under 10 in the household, who would have to be Hannah.  So her mother would have to be Noah's first wife, Lusanna / Lucy Anna Haskins.
  		I43664 Will of Noah Sprague
  Died	4 Mar 1838	Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA   [1]
  	Pittman/Sprague Cemetery Appleton, Maine SPRAGUE, NOAH died March 4, 1838, ae. 62 yrs., 9 mo.
  Buried	Pittman/Sprague Cemetery, Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA   [2]
  Notes	Note to Cecil Sprague from Richard E. Weber, Sprague Project Developer This one introduces a bit of uncertainty. Lucy Ann Sprague is indicated in your note as the wife of Noah. However, this doesn't match what I already have recorded. Noah is listed as married to Susanna and to Jane. Is Lucy Ann one of these two individuals or is the current record  incomplete. Another issue comes from Noah's age which gives him a birth of approximately June 1775. This is a variation of several years from the birth year currently recorded. Can you add and clarifications to these two matters? Cecil's response: I don't have any substantive proof, however based on how many Noah Sprague's that were living in the area at that time, it seems highly probably that these two are the same.  Many grave markers have been known to have errors (or the birth day you have could be in error also), and It is always possible that he had an additional unknown wife.  The fact that Hiram Sprague is buried there also and Noah Sprague had a Hiram Sprague seems likely it is the same family. From David W. Kaczma, correspondent, note of September 20, 2015 I've attached scans on some interesting legal documents I obtained from the online Boston College archives on Noah Sprague (http://dcollections.bc.edu/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=449564&local_base=GEN01): a summons for nonpayment of a $5 debt to a Mr. Robert Robinson, as well as the original unpaid promissory note.  These documents are from 1808, when Noah (son of Asher Sprague) would have been about 33 years old.  At the time, Jefferson County (now in Maine) was still part of Massachusetts (before the Missouri Compromise of 1820).  If you look at the promissory note, you'll notice how tremulous his handwriting was for a relatively young man.  Not sure I can read too much into this, but I have discovered that he had considerable financial and legal difficulties throughout this life.  I have a few other court records from Maine that I'll send you - Noah's own physician, Isaac Flitner, actually sued his estate for nonpayment of services when he tended to him on death bed. NOTE: The above mention attachements are included in the picture section as 43664a, b, c, & d. From David W. Kaczma, correspondent, note of December 26, 2015 Description: Noah Sprague was residing in Jefferson, Lincoln Co. Maine in 1808, according to the Native Soil Manuscripts Index, Document No. 1663.  In this summons, Noah Sprague, a "housewright alias husbandman," is brought before the courts to answer charges to the plaintiff, Robert Robinson, "a yeoman alias esquire." Interesting to note that both parties have dual occupations. This document also comes with a neat little insert. Scans of the document may be found at http://dcollections.bc.edu/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=449564&local_base=GEN01 as follows: Object       Robert E. Brooker III Collection of Amer               Robert E. Brooker III Collection of Amer... - Mets (8 K) Creator       Sprague, Noah      Robinson, Robert      Huston, Robert      Clary, Timothy Title       The Robert E. Brooker III Collection of American Legal and Land Use Documents, 1716-1930.  No. 1663 Date created       1808 Format       1 manuscript Abstract       Two related documents: 1) Summons for non payment of debt. Writ. Area was part of Massachusetts but is now in Maine. 2) The original unpaid promissory note. General notes       Names in document: Noah Sprague, Robert Robinson, Robert Huston, Timothy Clary.      Primary location: Maine (Jefferson).      Other locations: Newcastle, Maine.      Electronic reproduction. Chestnut Hill, Mass. : University Libraries, Boston College, 2010.      Brooker Collection, Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room, Boston College Law Library. Use Restrictions       Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the "Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States" license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/) Place Name       Maine -- Jefferson      Maine -- Newcastle Genre Heading       summons Sys. No.       000018310 Related collections       Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room, Boston College Law Library > Robert E. Brooker III Collection of American Legal and Land Use Documents, 1716-1930 From David W. Kaczka, correspondent, note of January 23, 2016 Noah Sprague is listed as a founding member of the Appleton Baptist Church in 1816, along with his wife Lucy Ann (I43674) and son Isaac (I315047).  His older son, Noah Jr (I251378), joined soon after.  The church is still standing at 108 Searsmont Rd, Appleton, ME 04862. Source: "The Appleton Baptist Church: The First One Hundred Years", edited by Royce W. Miller, Third Edition April and May 1998, updated June 1999.  Prepared for the Appleton Historical Society. [3, 5, 6] (Research): From David Kaczma, correspondent, note of December 13, 2015 I do have a VERY strong suspicion that this William Sprague (I318347), along with Isaac (I315047), were the sons of Noah Sprague (I43664).  Isaac and William are actually listed on the same page in the 1840 Census for Washington, Lincoln County, Maine.  I have quite a bit of circumstantial evidence to support this notion, and I think most professional genealogists would claim this to be a 'calculated relationship'.  I am hesitant to make this leap, however, since I've confirmed that this area of Maine was populated by descendants of both William Sprague (1609-1675) and Francis Sprague (1590-1676), two different lines. [7]
  Person ID	I43664	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Asher Sprague,   b. 29 May 1743, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 12 Jun 1824, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Susanna Buck,   b. 18 Sep 1746, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1793  (Age 46 years)
  Married	12 Jul 1764	Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F16591	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Susanna Haskins,   b. 1777, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1826, Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1797
  Children	+ 1. Noah Sprague,   b. 2 Sep 1799, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 25 May 1882, Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA  (Age 82 years) + 2. Isaac Sprague,   b. 10 Nov 1801, Jefferson, Lincoln Co., ME, USA ,   d. 28 May 1891  (Age 89 years) + 3. William Sprague,   b. 14 Jun 1804, Jefferson, Lincoln Co., ME, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1890, Washington, Knox Co., ME, USA  (Age 85 years) + 4. Hiram Sprague,   b. Cal 6 Jan 1806,   d. 20 Jan 1853  (Age ~ 47 years) + 5. Lucy Ann Sprague,   b. 10 Feb 1810, Jefferson, Lincoln Co., ME, USA ,   d. 21 Jun 1891, Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA  (Age 81 years) + 6. Horace Sprague,   b. 1813,   d. 18 Jun 1863, Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA  (Age 50 years)   7. Hannah Sprague,   b. 23 Jul 1813,   d. 5 Jan 1880  (Age 66 years) + 8. Danford Sprague,   b. Cal 1 Jan 1820, ME, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1882, Tiffin, Seneca Co., OH, USA  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F16816	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Jane Chase,   d. 3 Jun 1830
  Married	9 Feb 1827	Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME, USA   [1, 8]
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F90347	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 3	Nancy Hall,   b. Between 1789 and 1790, ME, USA ,   d. 5 Jan 1882, Nobleboro, Lincoln Co., ME, USA  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1831	Nobleboro, Lincoln Co., ME, USA   [9]
  	Noah had a third wife, Nancy Hodgkins.  Source: "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F2-8QV : accessed 20 June 2015), Noah Sprague and Nancy Hodgkins, 02 Jan 1831; citing Nobleborough, Lincoln,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,575. They had two children together: Charles F. Sprague (1832- ) and Joseph Sprague (1836).  Source: Massachusetts Marriage Records.  Also refer to case Hanly v. Sprague, Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, Vol II, pp 431-435, 1841. [9]
  Children	+ 1. Charles F. Sprague,   b. 1832, Acton, York Co., ME, USA ,   d. 24 Mar 1862, Fort Jefferson, Monroe Co., FL, USA  (Age 30 years) + 2. Joseph R. Sprague,   b. 1836,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2016
  Family ID	F148893	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Jun 1775 - Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Census - 1810 - Jefferson, Lincoln Co., ME, USA Census - 1820 - Appleton Plantation, Lincoln Co., ME, USA Married - 9 Feb 1827 - Newcastle, Lincoln Co., ME, USA Married - 2 Jan 1831 - Nobleboro, Lincoln Co., ME, USA Will - 22 Dec 1837 - Waldo Co., ME, USA Died - 4 Mar 1838 - Appleton, Knox Co., ME, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S161] Correspondent: Robinson, Jean Parker, note of July 3rd, 2006. [S114] Correspondent: Sprague, Cecil R., III, note of May 28th, 2008. [S4819] Correspondent: Kaczka, David W., note of December 26, 2015. [S4819] Correspondent: Kaczka, David W., note of July 9, 2016. [S4819] Correspondent: Kaczka, David W., note of September 20, 2015. [S4819] Correspondent: Kaczka, David W., note of January 23, 2016. [S4819] Correspondent: Kaczka, David W., note of December 13, 2015. [S161] Correspondent: Robinson, Jean Parker, note of October 21, 2013. [S4819] Correspondent: Kaczka, David W., note of October 3, 2015.