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Family of Arthur William VEAZIE and Mary Aurilla SEWELL
Arthur William VEAZIE b. 1844 Jan 11711 at Rockport, ME1711. d. 1918 Feb 3590 at Rockland, ME590. bd. Seaview Cem., Rockland, ME.
Mary Aurilla SEWELL b. 1842 Dec 24103 at Corinna, ME103. d. 1867 Oct 12201 at (prob) Caton, NY201. bd. Elmwood Cemetery, Caton, NY201.
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Arthur's birth record1711 lists his name as "Wm Arthur Veazie." Arthur enlisted 7 Aug 1862 as a private at Elmira, NY, with the 107 NY Infantry Regiment. His military records give his birthdate as 1 Jan 1844. He served 2 years, 10 months and 15 days and was discharged at the end of his service 15 Jun 1865. During the war he received a gunshot wound in his left thigh. It's possible that sometime before 1865, Arthur was married and widowed, as he is listed in the 1865 census as widowed. His army records don't reflect that marriage, however. He married Aurilla Sewell in 1867 and was soon widowed. Aurilla was Arthur's second cousin, as Arthur's grandfather, Abiezer, was the brother of Aurilla's grandfather Stephen.
After Aurilla's death, Arthur married4524 Dec 23, 1868, Marion Hill Hoyer, the daughter of Henry and Julia A. Minor Hill. Marion married first Edward Hoyer, with whom she had two daughters, Nettie and Minnie. In 1870 and 1880, Arthur and Marion are listed with step-daughter Minnie.
According to his military records, he apparently abandoned Marion in New York state when he returned to Maine. In 1898, his medical record lists him as a widow and, as his nearest relative, his brother Joseph Veazie of Rockland, ME. In 1900, he is listed as married but his wife isn't in evidence. In 1910, he is listed as widowed.
The headstone22 for Aurilla Sewell reads: "Aurilla / Wife of Arthur Veazie / Died / Oct 12 1867 / Aged 24Ys 10M's & 12 Days." Her birthdate calculated from that information would be Nov 30, 1843. However, the town records103 of Corinna, Maine, which list Mary Aurilla Sewell as the daughter of Dominicus Sewell (mother not stated), born 24 Dec 1842. A birth year of 1842 is consistent with census records.