Captain Meltiah Jordan Richardson

1828 - 1901  (72 years)

• Name	Meltiah Jordan Richardson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Title	Captain
  Birth	22 Jun 1828	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  	Married to Sarah
  Military Service	May 1864	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [10]
  	Union Navy - War of the Rebellion
  Census	1880	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Occupation	1880	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Sea Captain
  Census	1900	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	23 May 1901	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2, 8]
  Burial	Stanley Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  		Stanley Cemetery Cranberry Isles, Hancock Maine Find a Grave: #2472139
  Person ID	I25525	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Carrie Stanley,   b. 4 Nov 1848, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 12 Oct 1920, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1870	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 5, 9]
  Children	1. Emery Willard Richardson,   b. 22 Jul 1873, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 8 Oct 1883, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charles E Richardson,   b. 14 Jan 1885, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 15 Jul 1971, Eastport, Washington, Maine, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Eugenia Sarah Hadlock Spurling,   b. 20 Jun 1835, Maine, USA d. 9 Jun 1919, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1853	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
  Marriage End	Jan 1869	Cumberland County, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Divorce of Sarah and Meltiah
  Children	1. Franklin P Richardson,   b. 31 Jan 1855, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. Aft 1900 (Age > 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Preble Richardson,   b. 9 Oct 1859, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 26 May 1954 (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Carrie Richardson,   b. 24 Feb 1858, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Myra Etta Richardson,   b. 22 Sep 1863, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 22 Dec 1918, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jun 1828 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 11 Sep 1853 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Married to Sarah - 1860 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Military Service - Union Navy - War of the Rebellion - May 1864 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Sarah and Meltiah - Jan 1869 - Cumberland County, Maine, USA Marriage - 3 Aug 1870 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Married - 1880 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Occupation - Sea Captain - 1880 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Death - 23 May 1901 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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