William Paine STURGIS

1818 - 1902  (84 years)

• Name	William Paine STURGIS
  Born	04 Sep 1818	Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Nov 1902	Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
  Person ID	I423	Sturgis
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2010

  
  

  Father	David STURGIS,   b. 27 Jan 1779, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine ,   d. 06 Dec 1828, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Betsey PAINE,   b. 05 Nov 1785, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine ,   d. 07 Oct 1864, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine  (Age 78 years)
  Married	01 Feb 1806  [1]
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan M. CRESSEY,   b. 29 Nov 1820, Buxton, York County, Maine ,   d. 24 Nov 1902, Umatilla County, Oregon  (Age 81 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1843  [1]
  Children	1. Samuel Paine STURGIS,   b. 23 Mar 1856, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine ,   d. 04 Feb 1896, Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon  (Age 39 years)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "William P. Sturgis lived at West Gorham, from which place he moved to Walla Walla, Washington. He married Susan, daughter of James and Hannah Cressey of Buxton." (History of Gorham, ME, 1903) Susan M., born 1820, married in 1843 William P. Sturgis, Gorham. He was a fox hunter, trapper, blacksmith and farmer, was Corporal in Company K, 9th Regiment, Maine Infantry, wounded in action and taken to hospital in Civil War. In 1871 they moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where he was engaged in sheep raising. They both died in 1902 at 84 and 84. (http://lrcressy.com/family/fam-tree/0287.html) "...Crossed the continent in 1871, and the family located near what is now the city of Athena, in Umatilla County, Oregon, where the father engaged in the sheep business." (Centennial History of Oregon, p.356) "Member of Ninth Maine Infantry, mustered in, Sept. 22, 1861; mustered out July 13, 1865." [3] According to Cy Sturgis III, William, Susan, and Sam Sturgis took a ship to Panama, rode a train across the isthmus, and took another ship to Washington.

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Sturges Families of Maine, Sturges, Alonzo W., (Higginson Book Co., Salem, MA, 1900 (1996 Reprint)). [S121] Morning Oregonian, (22 Nov 1902). [S82] History of Gorham Maine, McLellan, Hugh D. and Lewis, Katherine B., (Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1903 (1992 Reprint)).