Woodsum Family Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains papers of various members of the Woodsum family, especially William Woodsum, his son William Woodsum, Jr., and William's son Nathaniel B. Woodsum. Included are correspondence, deeds and other legal documents as well as account books and ledgers. Genealogies of the Woodsum family compiled by various family members, a folder of papers of the Demeritt family and documents from the Free Will Baptist Church in Peru, Maine, are also found in the collection.
Dates
- 1824-1890
Creator
- Woodsum family (Family)
Access Restrictions
Collection kept at Fogler Library's offiste storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
William Woodsum was born in 1792 in Saco, Maine, the son of John and Sarah Woodsum. In 1814 he married Rosannah Woodman and they settled in Sumner, Maine, later moving to Peru, Maine. Woodsum was ordained in 1823 as a Free Will Baptist, preaching in about 20 Maine towns. He also served in the Maine legislature in 1833 and was a selectman in Peru in 1834 and 1836.
Biographical Note
William Woodsum, Jr., a son of William and Rosannah Woodsum, was born in 1826. In 1856 he married Harriet Matilda Demeritt and they had two sons: Ralph Maidson Woodsum and Nathaniel Bragdon Woodsum. Woodsum taught school, had a general store in West Peru, was a justice of the peace, served in the Maine legislature in 1876, and was on the Board of County Commissioners for Oxford County from 1889 to 1894.
Extent
1 box (17 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains papers of various members of the Woodsum family, especially William Woodsum, his son William Woodsum, Jr., and William's son Nathaniel B. Woodsum of Saco and Peru, Maine. A folder of papers of the Demeritt family and documents from the Free Will Baptist Church in Peru, Maine, are also found in the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the estate of Harriet Woodsum, Old Town, Maine, in October 2007.
- Baptists -- Maine -- Peru Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Demeritt family
- Free Will Baptists (1780?-1911)
- Peru (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Woodsum, Harriet Demeritt
- Woodsum, Nathaniel B.
- Woodsum, William, 1792-
- Woodsum, William, 1826-
- Title
- Guide to the Woodsum Family Papers
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
