THE FAMILY OF SAMUEL DeBECK, JR. Samuel DeBeck, Jr., son of Samuel, Sr. and Alice (Hardison) DeBeck, b. 8 February 1801 Trenton, Me., d. 3 June 1874 Clifton, Me., buried Clifton, Me. (maplewood), m. (1) 23 October 1822 Eddington, Me. Eliza Orcutt, daughter of Seth and Annie (Fletcher) Orcutt, b. 19 May 1805 Holden, Me., d. 15 March 1826, m. (2) 1828 Betsey Staples, daughter of William and Susannah (Dow) Staples, b. 18 February 1805 Deer Isle, Me., d. 31 July 1884, buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood). CHILDREN: by 1st wife 1. Leonard Silsby b. 12 October 1823 Clifton, Me., d. 31 October 1882 Aurora, Me., buried Franklin, Me. (Bayview), m. 17 September 1848 Ellsworth, Me. Mary A. Orcutt, daughter of John and Sally (Hardison) Orcutt, b. 13 February 1829 Franklin, Me., d. 4 December 1892 West Franklin, Me., buried Franklin, Me. (Maplewood) 2. Milton b. 15 December 1825 Aurora, Me., d. 8 August 1896 Clifton, Me., buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood), m. Ann M. Tracy, daughter of Otis S. and Abigail (Rowell) Tracy, b. 3 August 1832 Eddington, Me., d. 20 August 1909 Clifton, Me., buried Clifton, Me. (maplewood). by 2nd wife 3. Eliza Ann b. 4 January 1829, d. 1882, m. int. 22 September 1847 Josiah M. Bragg. 4. Eunice b. 9 February 1831 Clifton, Me., d. 15 September 1860, m. 28 November 1847 Surry, Me. Francis M. Gaspar, Jr., son of Francis M., Sr. and Suan (Meader) Gaspar, b. 29 July 1823 Surry, Me., d. 10 August 1896 Surry, Me. Francis M. (2) Annette C. DeBeck. 5. Charity b. 23 January 1833, d. 23 March 1881, buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood), never married. 6. Edward b. 29 may 1836 Clifton, Me., d. 20 January 1896 Franklin, Me., buried Franklin, Me. (Bayview), m. 31 October 1858 Eddington, Me. Araminta B. Orcutt, daughter of John and Sally (Hardison) Orcutt, b. 24 October 1839 Franklin, Me., d. 21 June 1913 Franklin, Me., buried Franklin, Me. (Bayview). 7. Thomas b. 28 August 1838 Clifton, Me., d. 30 January 1914 Clifton, Me., buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood), m. (1) 24 November 1851 Clifton, Me. Avilda L. Penney daughter of Josiah Penney, b. 23 April 1842 Clifton, Me., d. 27 February 1866, buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood), m. (2) 1869 Meribah M. Penney, daughter of Benjamin, Jr. and Olive H. (Smith) Penney, b. January 1843 Clifton, Me., d. 22 May 1870, buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood), m. (3) 20 May 1874 Clifton, Me. Mahala "Hellie" J. Jellison, daughter of Theodore and Mary Jane (Fletcher) Jellison, b. 14 August 1847 Waltham, Me., d. 23 October 1883 Clifton, Me., buried Clifton, Me., (Rte. 9), m. (4) 14 September 1886 Clifton, Me. Anstress Adelaide Hayes, daughter of Luther and Lucy (Day) Hayes, b. 28 January 1838 Belfast, Me., d. 3 August 1929 East Eddington, Me., buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood). Anstress m. (1) Albert Mosher. 8. Samuel III b. 19 August 1840 Clifton, Me., d. 2 February 1916 East Eddington, Me., buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood), never married. 9. *Alfred E. b. 8 November 1842 Clifton, Me., d. 16 May 1887 Ellsworth, Me., buried West Ellsworth, Me. (Birch Grove), m. (1) 22 February 1866 Clifton, Me. Lucy Arabelle Jellison, daughter of John and Elmina Candace (day) Jellison, b. 1 January 18March 1944vorced, m. (2) 14 August 1889 Surry, Me. Catherine "Kate" W. Stackpole, daughter of Greenleaf and Olive B. (Meader) Stackpole, b. 9 May 1849 Ellsworth, Me. d. 22 November 1931 Dedham, Me., buried West Ellsowrth, Me. (Birch Grove). Lucy m. (2) *Sylvanus R. White. 10. Annette C. b. 15 September 1845 Clifton, Me., d. 1886, buried Clifton, Me. (Maplewood), m. 10 November 1862 Surry, Me. Francis M. Gaspar, Jr., son of Francis M., Sr. and Suan (Meader) Gaspar, b. 29 July 1823 Surry, Me., d. 10 August 1896 Surry, Me. Francis m. (1) Eunice DeBeck. 11. Ebenezer B. b. 29 May 1852 Clifton, Me., d. 12 May 1899 Surry, Me., bured West Ellsworth, Me. (birch Grove), never married. *Civil War Sources: Emery DeBeck Gravestones Daniel Smith Surry Vital Records Marriage Records of Hancock County, Maine by Alice M. Long Deaths and Marriages in the Ellsworth American by Mrs. Arthur Ward Marriage Returns of Penobscot County, Maine by Ruth Gray