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Father: Mother:

Lathrop Edwards
Mary Johnson Andrews
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
1/21/1834 Otisfield ME 7/25/1870 Lowell MA

Married:

Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
Samuel Ephraham Keniston 5/1/1851 Lowell MA Calvin Keniston Eliza Hoyt
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
3/22/1827 Andover NH 6/22/1864 Washington DC

Child(ren):

Name: Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
Caroline Mary Keniston 3/6/1852 Lowell MA

Marshall Lathrop Keniston 6/8/1854 Lowell MA
David Leander Keniston 5/23/1856 Albany ME
Sarah Alexander Keniston 4/20/1858 Albany ME
Asa Samuel Keniston 3/13/1860 Albany ME
Ida Frances Keniston 2/14/1862 Albany ME
George Wendall Keniston 1/25/1864 Albany ME

Comments:

Family located: Lowell MA; Albany ME
Occupation: Farmer; Carpenter; Builder

Samuel E. Keniston enlisted in Civil War as a Private in Co. A, 11th Me. Regt. Inf., Oct. 1, 1861; served out his time; re-enlisted, and was honorably discharged, Apr. 25, 1862, by reason of wounds and general disability. He re-enlisted for a period of three years, being mustered into service Aug. 27, 1863. He served under Capt. A. L Spence, Co. H, 4th. Me. Vol. Regt. Inf. until he was wounded May 6, 1864. He died from effect of wound in a hospital in Washington, D. C.

Other Info:

Census:

1860 Albany (Oxford) ME
S E Keniston    32    Farm Laborer    NH
Dolly    26    ME
Mary J    8
Lathrop M    5
David L    4
Sarah E    2
Infant (M)    2/12

1870 Albany (Oxford) ME
David Kenniston     14    living in the home of Lemuel Cummings

1870 5th Ward Detroit (Wayne) ME
Edwards Albert M    33    Custom Officer    ????    5000    ME
_____ Sarah E    26    Keeping House    NY
Keniston Sarah A    12    at school    ME

1880 Stoneham (Oxford) ME
Keniston Asa    21    Works in stave mill    ME    ME    ME
boarder in the home of Charles F Cole

Military:

Samuel E Kenniston
Residence: Albany, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 07 November 1861 at the age of 34; Enlisted in Company A, 11th Infantry Regiment Maine on 07 November 1861 was Wounded on 31 May 1862; Discharged on 25 August 1862
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

Samuel E Kenniston
Residence: Lewiston, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private at the age of 36; Enlisted in 19th Infantry Regiment Maine; Transfered in Company K, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Maine on 29 August 1863; Transferred on 29 August 1863 ; Absent for sickness on 01 September 1866
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

Samuel E Kenniston
Residence: Lewiston, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private at the age of 36; Enlisted in 4th Infantry Regiment Maine; Transfered in Company K, 19th Infantry Regiment Maine on 26 August 1863; Transferred on 26 August 1863 ; Transferred on 15 December 1864 ; Transfered in 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Maine on 15 December 1864
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

Online:

For more information about the ancestors of Samuel Ephraham Keniston, see this section of 39815 (this database contains a lot of confusing names and dates).

For more information about the descendants of Caroline Mary Keniston, see this section of My Robinson Ancestors.

For more information about the descendants of David Leander Keniston, see this section of Palfenier Connections 10 Jun 2008.

For more information about the descendants of Sarah Alexander Keniston, see this section of 39815.


Unpublished Resources:

from family history compiled by K. Edwards:
Caroline Mary Jane Keniston m. 1/4/1867 James Russell; also married George Seavy Campbell, William Daniel Card
Marshall Lathrop Keniston m. 12/5/1874 Mary Eliza McCallister
David Leander Keniston m. 12/25/1881 Florilla Heath; also married Hattie Campbell St. John
Sarah Alexander Keniston m. 3/27/1878 Wesley Luey Cobb at Lebanon NH
Asa Samuel Keniston m. 10/24/1885 Susannah Bartlett McKeen at Stoneham ME; died 2/28/1951 at Norway ME
Ida Frances Keniston m. 9/22/1883 Louis Elmer Potter
George Wendall Keniston m. 11/2/1890 Etta Frances McKeen