John WATERHOUSE
See notes for Leonard Dwight Carver regarding biography in "Men of Progress". John Waterhouse is of Poland, Maine who came there in 1792 from Barrington, New Hampshire with his brother Joseph, and his father Captain George Waterhouse of Revolutionary fame. Captain George is a direct descendant of Richard Waterhouse, who came from Boston in 1672 and settled in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he married Sarah Fernald, daughter of Renald Fernald. 1810 census lists a John Waterhouse living in Lincoln, Cumberland, Maine Males= 2 under 10, 1 10-16, 1 26-45; Females= 1 under 10, 1 10-16, 1 26-45 New England journal Jan 1934 pg 69 and 1935 Jul pg 277 Ancestral file birth place listed as Barrington, Strafford, NH
Pegga Jackson another sources says she dies 17 Jul 1816
Descendants of Richard Waterhouse of Portsmouth New Hampshire Vol II part 2 pag 1053 Poland, Maine Records
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Poland, Androscoggin, Maine town records
Richard Waterhouse of Portsmouth, NH and descendants
Birth date approximated based on death date and age located on tombstone. See notes on record of spouse, Cyrus Carver, for inscription, and for other sources. 1850 and 1860 1870 census La Grange, Penobscot, Maine
Descendants of Richard Waterhouse of Portsmouth, New Hampshire pg 747
He married Margaret (Peggy) Jackson Abt 1799 at of Poland, Maine . Margaret (Peggy) Jackson was born at Poland, Cumberland, Maine Abt 17 Nov 1783 daughter of Daniel Jackson and Mary Holland .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Samuel A. Waterhouse
born 23 Jan 1802.
John Waterhouse, Jr.
born 15 Aug 1803.
Purmilley(Parmelia) Waterhouse
born 27 Oct 1805.
Timothy Waterhouse
born 15 Aug 1807.
Lucy Waterhouse
born 30 Mar 1809.
George W. Waterhouse
born 13 May 1813.
Mary A. Waterhouse
born 11 Feb 1815.
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John Waterhouse died 13 Apr 1859 at Poland, Cumberland, Maine .
Margaret (Peggy) Jackson died 17 Jul 1816 at Poland, Cumberland, Maine .