Martha Virgin Bolster1

F, b. 18 September 1828
FatherGeneral Alvan Bolster1 b. 7 Dec 1795, d. 8 Dec 1862
MotherCynthia Wheeler1 b. c 26 Sep 1802, d. 26 Sep 1879
     Martha Virgin Bolster, daughter of General Alvan Bolster and Cynthia Wheeler, was born on 18 September 1828 at Rumford, Oxford, Maine.1

     Martha, at age 23, daughter of General Alvan Bolster and Cynthia Wheeler, married John R. Pulsifer on 14 March 1852 at Rumford, Maine, by Robert Gould, Minister.2

Family

John R. Pulsifer
Last Edited27 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922
    Name:     Martha Virgin Bolster Gender: Female Birth Date: 18 Sep 1828
    Birth Place: Rumford, Oxford, Maine, USA Father: Alvan Bolster Mother: Cyathia Bolster.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Marriage.

Mary Bolster1

F, b. 1775, d. 17 August 1775
FatherIsaac Bolster Jr.1 b. 28 Apr 1737, d. 27 Apr 1825
MotherMary Dwinel1 d. 4 Aug 1814
Mary Bolster, daughter of Isaac and Mary Bolster
     Mary Bolster, daughter of Isaac Bolster Jr. and Mary Dwinel, was born in 1775.1

     Mary died on 17 August 1775,1 and was buried at Millbury Cemetery, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts. Headstone reads: ERECTED in the memory of the Children of Capt. Isaac Bolster and Mrs. Mary his wife. Mr Solomon Bolster died November 2 1806 in the 18 year of his age. William Bolster died August 15th 1775 in the 11th year of his age. Jacob Bolster died August 28th 1775 in the 6th year of his age. Mehitable Bolster died August 17th 1775 in the 9th year of her age. Mary Bolster died August 17th 1775 in the 6th month of her age. Jacob Bolster died August 28th 1778 in the 3d year of his age. John Bolster died June 15th 1780 in the 2d year of his age. Death like an overflowing flood hath us all swept away.
The young the old the middle aged to Death become a prey.1
Last Edited13 Dec 2021

Citations

  1. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave memorial # 175372926.

Mary Josephine Bolster1

F, b. 17 September 1831, d. 10 September 1859
FatherGeneral Alvan Bolster1 b. 7 Dec 1795, d. 8 Dec 1862
MotherCynthia Wheeler1 b. c 26 Sep 1802, d. 26 Sep 1879
Mary J. Bolster, daughter of Gen. Alvan and Cynthia Bolster
     Mary Josephine Bolster, daughter of General Alvan Bolster and Cynthia Wheeler, was born on 17 September 1831 at Rumford, Oxford, Maine.2,1

     Mary died on 10 September 1859 at age 27.3 and was buried at East Rumford Cemetery, Rumford, Oxford, Maine.3
Last Edited28 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Index, 1670-1921
    Name:     Mary Josephine Bolster Gender: Female Birth Date:     17 Sep 1831 Birth Place: Rumford, Oxford, Maine, USA Father: Alvan Bolster
    Mother: Cyathia Bolster.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Birth.
  3. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 29400620.

Matthew C. Bolster1,2,3

M, b. 16 March 1820, d. 24 April 1911
FatherAbraham Bolster2,3 b. 25 Aug 1763, d. 23 Jul 1843
MotherBathsheba House2 b. 23 Mar 1779, d. 30 Jan 1853
     Matthew C. Bolster, son of Abraham Bolster and Bathsheba House, was born on 16 March 1820.1,4,3

     Matthew died on 24 April 1911 at Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine, at age 91. The cause of death was listed as valvular disease of the heart.4

Census

     He was probably the male age 20 to 30 listed in the household of his father, Abraham Bolster, in the 1840 Federal Census of Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine.5
Last Edited30 Apr 2023

Citations

  1. [S46] M. D., J. M. Mary Chandler Lowell, Old Foxcroft Maine, Traditions and Memories with Family Records, Found on Page 162.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Record of Death.
  3. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, Town records of Foxcroft, 1741 - 1903 Page 19 ; Film # 007595362.
  4. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Information from Record of Death.
  5. [S153] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1840 (Sixth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1840 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Foxcroft, Maine, Marked 335, Line 11.

Mehitable Bolster1

F, b. circa 1766, d. 17 August 1775
FatherIsaac Bolster Jr.1 b. 28 Apr 1737, d. 27 Apr 1825
MotherMary Dwinel1 d. 4 Aug 1814
Mehitable Bolster, daughter of Isaac and Mary Bolster
     Mehitable Bolster, daughter of Isaac Bolster Jr. and Mary Dwinel, was born circa 1766.1

     Mehitable died on 17 August 1775,1 and was buried at Millbury Cemetery, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts. Headstone reads: ERECTED in the memory of the Children of Capt. Isaac Bolster and Mrs. Mary his wife. Mr Solomon Bolster died November 2 1806 in the 18 year of his age. William Bolster died August 15th 1775 in the 11th year of his age. Jacob Bolster died August 28th 1775 in the 6th year of his age. Mehitable Bolster died August 17th 1775 in the 9th year of her age. Mary Bolster died August 17th 1775 in the 6th month of her age. Jacob Bolster died August 28th 1778 in the 3d year of his age. John Bolster died June 15th 1780 in the 2d year of his age. Death like an overflowing flood hath us all swept away.
The young the old the middle aged to Death become a prey.1
Last Edited13 Dec 2021

Citations

  1. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave memorial # 175372926.
 
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