Description: Handwritten genealogical chart, 2pp., of Somes family beginning with Morris Somes of England and including Abraham Somes, first settler on Mount Desert Island.
Description: Photocopy from unknown source documenting the genealogy of the Somes family of Mount Desert, beginning with Morris Somes, English immigrant to Gloucester, Mass.
Description: Photocopy, single page, labeled as "Sheet 2", of genealogical chart beginning in 1673 with Timothy Somes through to 18th C. generation including Abraham Somes, first settler of Mount Desert Island.
Description: Genealogical chart (1 p.) showing descendants of Samuel Solmes who emigrated from Germany to the US in 1728. It is stated that the information is drawn from "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", (MIKA Pub) pp.791-795.
Description: Singe page photocopy of partial article from "Sprague's Journal of Maine History", Vol. 14. Text describes the settlement of Mount Desert Island by Abraham Somes.
Description: Photocopy of 3 pages of text from a source probably titled "History of Gloucester". Text describes family of early Gloucester settler, Morris Somes, and his children. Abraham Somes, first permanent settler of Mount Desert Island, was a son of Morris Somes and his wife, Hannah.
Description: Two page photocpy of records taken from "Visitation of England and Wales:, Vol.4, P.127. Test documents the marriage of Mary Ann Somes to Thomas Colyer. It further documents three generations of their descendants. Graphic shows a Somes coat of arms.
Description: Phocopied pages (3) from "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", MIKA Publishing, pp.791-793. (Pages were roughly cut and p.793 appears to be incomplete.) Text is a history and genealogy of Samuel Somes, who emigrated from Germany to the US in New York State. His son, Nathaniel, who was loyal to the English crown, emigrated to Canada .
Description: Photocopy of page from unknown publication with details of family of Eben Babson and his wife, Judith Somes. Judith was the daughter of John and Judith (Richardson) Somes, pioneers of Mt. Desert Island.
Description: Transcription supplied by Ontario Public Archives (Reel C2811 "S" Bundle 10) of petition (#175) by Richard Somes for one hundred acres of land in Township of Sophiasburgh in the Province of Upper Canada.
Description: Copy of an account from Hallowell Free Press of Oct. 21, 1833, recounting a boat accident in which Richard Solmes (Somes) died. The accident occurred when a cargo boat capsized in the Bay of Quinte, Upper Gap, Lake Ontario, Canada.
Description: Published photographs from unknown source showing Gloucester, Mass., harbor in 1892, and the home of J.J. Somes on Washington Street, Gloucester.
Description: Census records showing Soames in Fishkill, Dutchess Country, NY, in 1790 and census records showing Abraham Somes in Town of Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME.
Genealogical Society of The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Inc.
Collection:
Somes Genealogy
Date:
1964
Description: Archive record documenting the marriage of Capt. John Somes of Gloucester, Mass. to Nabby Saunders. Also included are the names and birth dates of 10 children born to the couple.