Jacob Osier b. 1840 Maine, USA d. 7 Dec 1882 St George, Knox, Maine, USA: Smith Family Tree

Jacob Osier

1840 - 1882 (42 years)

Name	Jacob Osier [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	1840	Maine, USA [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Male
Census	1860	Bremen, Lincoln, Maine, USA [6]
	Age: 20; Son of Deborah and Martin Osier
Census	1870	Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA [8]
	Philena and Jacob Osier
Occupation	1870	Maine, USA [8, 9]
	Seafarer/Fisherman
Census	1880	Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Married to Philena; Relation to Head: Self
Death	7 Dec 1882	St George, Knox, Maine, USA [5, 7, 10]
	Cause: Accidental Drowning
	Drowned in the Georges River
Burial	Hillside Cemetery, Bremen, Lincoln, Maine, USA [5, 7]
Person ID	I19154	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Martin Osier, b. 18 Sep 1820, Bremen, Lincoln, Maine, USA d. 3 Jun 1904, Lincoln County, Maine, USA (Age 83 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Deborah Williamson, b. 14 May 1813, Bremen, Lincoln, Maine, USA d. 24 Aug 1895, Bremen, Lincoln, Maine, USA (Age 82 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F5410	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Philena McFarland, b. 27 Oct 1840, Maine, USA d. 3 Jul 1939 (Age 98 years)

Marriage Abt 1860 [11]

Children

	1. Deborah F Osier, b. 1860, Maine, USA d. 1888 (Age 28 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Eliza H Osier, b. 1862, Maine, USA d. 1883 (Age 21 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F7216 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Irene May Davis, b. 31 Mar 1856, Frenchboro, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 20 May 1913, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 57 years)

Marriage Bef 1873 [12, 13]

(never married)

Children

	1. Hiram Davis, b. Abt 1873, Maine, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Lizzie Emma Davis, b. 2 Oct 1875, Frenchboro, Hancock, Maine, USA d. Aft 1940 (Age > 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Esther Florence Osier, b. 29 Nov 1877, Frenchboro, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 21 Apr 1957, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Gertrude Mae Osier, b. 1 May 1882, Frenchboro, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 3 Jan 1949, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F7217 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1840 - Maine, USA
	Census - Age: 20; Son of Deborah and Martin Osier - 1860 - Bremen, Lincoln, Maine, USA
	Census - Philena and Jacob Osier - 1870 - Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA
	Occupation - Seafarer/Fisherman - 1870 - Maine, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Philena; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA
	Death - Cause: Accidental Drowning - 7 Dec 1882 - St George, Knox, Maine, USA

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Biographies and Histories

Bio-OSIER Irene and Jacob
Irene May Davis and Jacob Osier

Census		Vital_Marriage-GOTT Esther Osier and Sylvester Marriage of Esther Florence Osier and Sylvester Lorenzo Gott in Hancock County, Maine. - NOTE although Esther is listed as Esther Davis in the 1880 census, this shows her last name is Osier, and Jacob is her father
Census		Vital_Marriage-GOTT Gertie Osier and William Marriage of Gertrude Mae Osier and William Erastus Gott in Hancock County, Maine. -- NOTE: Although Gertrude is listed as Gertrude Davis in the 1880 census, this shows her last name was actually Osier, and her father was Jacob.

News		News (Fatality)-OSIER Jacob (Drown) Jacob Osier, of Maitinicus, was drowned the Georges River, Wednesday, week -- Bangor Daily Whig and Courier Bangor, Maine 16 Dec 1882, Sat • Page 1
News		News (Fatality)-OSIER Jacob (Drowning) Jacob W. Osier, formerly of Bremen but recently living on Teel's Island, at mouth of Georges River was drowned the 7th inst, when near Turkey Cove, St. George. -- Bangor Daily Whig and Courier Bangor, Maine 19 Dec 1882, Tue • Page 1

Sources

[S399] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 23.

Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922
Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 23
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S399] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 23.

Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922
Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 23
[S1145] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).
[S8190] Find a Grave: OSIER Jacob 1840-1882, Jacob Osier.
[S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Bremen, Lincoln, Maine; Page: 536; Family History Library Film: 803442.

1860 United States Federal Census
Year: 1860; Census Place: Bremen, Lincoln, Maine; Page: 536; Family History Library Film: 803442
[S781] Ancestry.com, Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, 1780-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2020;).

Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, 1780-1980
[S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Bristol, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M593_549; Page: 481B; Family History Library Film: 552048.

1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: Bristol, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M593_549; Page: 481B; Family History Library Film: 552048
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Bristol, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 483; Page: 440D; Enumeration District: 121.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Bristol, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 483; Page: 440D; Enumeration District: 121
[S1683] Newspapers.com: Death of Jacob Osier • Bangor Daily Whig and Courier - Dec 1882, (Name: Bangor Daily Whig and Courier; Location: Bangor, Maine; Date: 16 Dec 1882;), Jacob Osier Drowning.
Jacob Osier, of Maitinicus, was drowned the Georges River, Wednesday, week
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59592991/bangor-daily-whig-and-courier/?xid=637

News (Fatality)-OSIER Jacob (Drown)
Jacob Osier, of Maitinicus, was drowned the Georges River, Wednesday, week -- Bangor Daily Whig and Courier Bangor, Maine 16 Dec 1882, Sat • Page 1
[S8191] Find a Grave: McFARLAND Philena Osier 1840-1939, Philena McFarland Osier.

[S26] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2003;).

Vital_Marriage-GOTT Esther Osier and Sylvester
Marriage of Esther Florence Osier and Sylvester Lorenzo Gott in Hancock County, Maine. - NOTE although Esther is listed as Esther Davis in the 1880 census, this shows her last name is Osier, and Jacob is her father

[S399] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine ; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 23.

	Vital_Marriage-GOTT Gertie Osier and William Marriage of Gertrude Mae Osier and William Erastus Gott in Hancock County, Maine. -- NOTE: Although Gertrude is listed as Gertrude Davis in the 1880 census, this shows her last name was actually Osier, and her father was Jacob.
	Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922 Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 23

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