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James CRESSEY

Male 1790 - 1877  (86 years)


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  • Name James CRESSEY 
    Born 27 Nov 1790  Buxton, York County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Jun 1877  Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I433  Sturgis
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2004 

    Father John Wadleigh CRESSEY,   b. 22 Feb 1749, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1842, Buxton, York County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Susanna MCDONALD,   b. Abt 1751,   d. 1796  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Married 01 Dec 1770  [1
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah HASTY,   b. 11 Aug 1796, Searsboro, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1820  [1
    Children 
     1. Susan M. CRESSEY,   b. 29 Nov 1820, Buxton, York County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1902, Umatilla County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2018 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James Cressey was born in 1790 in Buxton, Maine, married in 1820 Hannah, daughter, Robert Hasty, Gorham. He was engaged in cooperage, grocery and farming in Buxton and West Gorham. His wife was a member North Congregational Church at Groveville. He was baptized by immersion when over 80 years old as an Adventist. They moved to Portland in 1869 and lived with their son, Cyrus. She died 1870 in 75th year. He died 1877 in 87th year, buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
      (http://lrcressy.com/family/fam-tree/0287.html) [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Cressey Family Ancestry, Cressey, Ernest W., (Electronic, 1935).