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Family of Samuel MCNEAR and Lucy A BLISS

Samuel MCNEAR b. 1828~⁴⁰⁰⁹ at Wiscasset, ME⁴⁰⁰⁹. d. 1898 Mar 5⁸⁰² at Readfield, ME⁸⁰². bd. Massachusetts⁸⁰².
Lucy A BLISS b. 1830 Jun 30¹⁷⁸⁴ at Boston, MA¹⁷⁸⁴. d. 1872 May 27¹⁷⁷⁴ at Chelsea, MA¹⁷⁷⁴.

Married⁴⁰⁰⁹ 1863 Nov 26⁴⁰⁰⁹ at Chelsea, MA⁴⁰⁰⁹. Lucy and Samuel were married by Wm T Clarke, Pastor of the Unitarian Church, Chelsea, MA.

In several records, Samuel is listed as a silversmith. Following Lucy's death, Samuel married⁴⁰⁰⁹ second Aug 28, 1875, in Chelsea, MA, Eliza A Kent, also her second marriage. Eliza was born ~1832 in Tamworth, NH. Her parents are listed only as John and Joanna, with no indication of Eliza's maiden name. Circumstantially, it is likely that Eliza was the Eliza Ann Nutter, who married⁴⁰⁰⁹ Jun 21, 1863, in Boston, MA, Franklin Kent. That Eliza Nutter was also born ~1832 in Tamworth, NH, and her parents are listed as John and Joanna.

In 1880, Samuel and Eliza A McNear resided in Readfield, ME. He is listed as a silver smith, unemployed for 12 months; she is listed as a dry goods merchant. As the children of Samuel and Lucy, George and Martha, would have been about 16 and 9 years of age respectively, but do not appear in that record, it may be that they both died prior to that year.

Samuel died⁸⁰² in Readfield, ME, of apoplexy, at the age of 68y 9m 14d. He is listed as married, born in Wiscasset, buried in Massachusetts, and occupation silver smith.

Lucy A McNear died¹⁷⁷⁴ at the age of 41y 11m, of consumption. That record indicates she was married, but lists her parents only as "Eli C. Adeline" without an indication of her maiden name.

Child 1. George

George's middle name appears¹⁷⁶⁷ in his birth record. George is not found in records after 1870, and may have died prior to 1880, when his father resided in Readfield, ME.

Child 2. Martha

Martha is not found in records after 1871, and may have died prior to 1880, when her father resided in Readfield, ME.

Children of Samuel MCNEAR and Lucy A BLISS:

1.	George Veazie MCNEAR4357 b. 1864 Sep 91767 at Chelsea, MA1767.
2.	Martha Washington MCNEAR1773 b. 1871 Feb 221773 at Baltimore, MD1773.

Samuel MCNEAR locations:
• 1864 Chelsea, MA¹⁷⁶⁷
• 1865 Chelsea, MA⁴³⁵⁵
• 1870 Baltimore, MD⁴³⁵⁷
• 1871 Baltimore, MD¹⁷⁷³
• 1875 Chelsea, MA⁴⁰⁰⁹

Lucy A BLISS locations:
• 1850 Chelsea, MA¹⁷⁵⁸
• 1855 Chelsea, MA⁴³⁵⁸
• 1860 Chelsea, MA¹⁷⁵⁹
• 1864 Chelsea, MA¹⁷⁶⁷
• 1865 Chelsea, MA⁴³⁵⁵
• 1870 Baltimore, MD⁴³⁵⁷
• 1871 Baltimore, MD¹⁷⁷³

George Veazie MCNEAR locations:
• 1865 Chelsea, MA⁴³⁵⁵
• 1870 Baltimore, MD⁴³⁵⁷