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     Governor Sumner Sewall was born on 17 June 1897.² He was the son of William Dunning Sewall and Mary Loke Sumner.¹ Sumner Sewall, 67, pioneer aviator and Republican Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945, a World War I ace (seven planes, two balloons) who teamed up with Juan Trippe in 1926 to fly the first New York to Boston airmail run, as Maine's Word War II Governor organized one of the country's first Civil Defence Corps. Later returned to aviation as President of American Overseas Airways, helped build it into a major transatlantic carrier before it merged with Trippe's Pan American in 1950. (BOLD:]Time Magazine 5/2/1965:BOLD)
His military service is summarised as Enl: ERC Paris, France, Aug. 23/17. Private. Org: Hq Det Aviation Sec Paris France to Sept. 2/17; AS Tours France to Nov. 17/17; AS Tssoudon France to disch. Hon disch to acpt com: Jan. 7, 1918. Called into active serv as 1st Lt ASSC Jan. 8/18. Org: Sig Corps to -; 95 Aer Sq to -; ASA to disch. Eng: Champagne; St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Awarded Fr L of H & citation for same; DSC & Oak Leaf Cluster; awarded Fr C de G; awarded Belgium Chevalier de l'Order de la Couronne. Overseas: Aug. 23/17 to Feb. 17/19. Hon disch for conv of Govt: Feb. 20, 1919.³ Governor Sumner Sewall married Helen Ellena Evans, daughter of Sigismond Embach, on 16 March 1929 in York Hall, Bath, Maine.⁴ Governor Sumner Sewall died on 25 January 1965 in Bath, Maine, at the age of 67 of a heart attack. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.

     Susan Sewall is also recorded as Susan Sewall.² She was born on 4 April 1794 or 5 April 1794 in Augusta, Maine.^1,3 She was the daughter of General Henry Sewall and Tabitha Sewall.¹ Susan Sewall married Robert Gardiner, son of Robert Gardner and Lydia Burley, on 27 September 1826 in Augusta, Maine.^1,3,4 Susan Sewall died on 14 June 1872 in Newton, Massachusetts, (26 Apr 1852 in Maine Families in 1790 Vol. 7 p. 453 citing North's History of Augusta, p. 934 ).^5,6

     Susan Sewall was baptised on 3 March 1776 at St. Mary's County, Maryland, John Baptist Peak and Elizabeth Joy were the God-parents.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Sewall and Mary (Unknown).² Susan Sewall died after 1794.²

     Susan Sewall was born on 8 April 1820 in Augusta, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Sewall and Sophia Gill.¹ Susan Sewall married Joseph A. Homan on 8 April 1840.² Susan Sewall died on 29 January 1915 at the age of 94.²

     Susan Sewall was born on 4 October 1786.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Sewall and Hannah Moulton.¹

     Susan Atkinson Sewall was born on 26 June 1790.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Mitchell Sewall and Sarah March.² Susan Atkinson Sewall died on 14 December 1863 at the age of 73.¹

     Susan Elizabeth Sewall was born on 30 July 1829 in on the Monongahela river, near Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, came to Jacksonville, Illinois sometime in the latter part of that year.¹ She was the daughter of William Sewall and Elizabeth Ward Middleton.¹ Susan Elizabeth Sewall was christened on 1 August 1830 at in the first schoolhouse of Jacksonville by the Rev. J.M. Ellis.¹ She graduated in 1851 from Jacksonville Academy for Young Women.¹ She married firstly Abiel Fry, son of Charel Frederick Fry and Matilda Buck, on 12 November 1867 at Jacksonville at the home of her mother. The couple settled in Muscatine, Iowa.^1,2 Susan Elizabeth Sewall and Abiel Fry appear on the census of 1870 where he is listed as a clerk in the treasury?³ Susan Elizabeth Sewall married Rev. William Barnes D.D. on 1 August 1878 in Jacksonville.^1,2 She was a charter member of the Rev. James Caldwell D.A.R., Jacksonville, Illinois. It is entirely due to her efforts that the records of this branch of the family are so complete and all the data was in her possession at her death. She continued to live at the Barnes homestead, 415 West State Street, Jacksonville.¹

     Susan I.B. Sewall was born in 1803.² She was the daughter of Dr. Robert Sewall and Mary (Polly) Brent.² Susan I.B. Sewall married Henry D. Daingerfield on 21 October 1823 The marriage records of Washington D.C. give her initials as Susan J.B. and the date as 20 October 1823.² Susan I.B. Sewall died on 27 January 1837.³ She was buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Prince George's County, Maryland.⁴

     Susan M. Sewall was born circa 1825.¹ She was the daughter of Stinson Sewall and Mary Whitmore.¹ Susan M. Sewall died on 6 September 1833 in Weld, Franklin County, Maine.¹

     Susan Winifred Sewall was born on 4 November 1862.^2,3 She was the daughter of Joseph Sewall Sewall and Mary Vashon Wright.¹ Susan Winifred Sewall married Walter Leeds Chapin in 1887.¹ Susan Winifred Sewall died in 1922.¹

     Susanna Sewall was born on 7 October 1745.² She was the daughter of Samuel Sewall and Hannah Kelly.¹ Susanna Sewall married Bartholomew Kneeland on 14 August 1777 in Boston, Massachusetts, (intent entered 29 July 1777).^3,4,5 Susanna Sewall died on 28 August 1809 in Concord, New Hampshire, at the age of 63.²

     Susanna Sewall was the daughter of Major Nicholas Sewall and Susanna Burgess.¹ Susanna Sewall married George Douglas before 1750.^1,2

     Susanna Sewall was born before 1797.¹ She was the daughter of Clement Sewall and Eleanor Carbery.¹

     Susannah Sewall was born on 24 October 1691.² She was baptised on 25 October 1691.² She was the daughter of Major Stephen Sewall and Margaret Mitchell.¹ Susannah Sewall married secondly Rev. Aaron Porter, son of Samuel Porter and Joanna Cook, on 22 October 1713 at Salem, Massachusetts.^3,4

     Susannah Sewall was born on 1 October 1741 in York, Maine.² She was the daughter of John Sewall and Mary Sayward.¹ The marriage intention of Susannah Sewall and Robert White was published on 12 December 1765 in Woolwich, Maine.² Susannah Sewall died on 7 September 1806 in Woolwich, Maine, at the age of 64.³

     Susie Isabel Sewall is also recorded as Isabel Sewall. She was born on 6 June 1875 in Farmington, Maine, (some sources give the following year).^2,3 She was the daughter of Deacon Calvin Davenport Sewall and Eliza Taylor Moore.² Susie Isabel Sewall married Herbert Colman Hunter, son of Alvah Hunter, on 18 August 1908 in the Old South Church, Farmington, Maine, The Rev. Oliver Dana Sewall (the brother of the bride) officiated.⁴ Susie Isabel Sewall lived at Washington, District of Columbia.² She died on 29 July 1955 in Whitehall Sanitarium, Falls Church, at the age of 80.³

     Sydney Margaret Sewall was born on 25 April 1842 in Maine.^1,3 She was the daughter of Hon. George Popham Sewall and Sydney Ellen Wingate.¹ Sydney Margaret Sewall died on 14 June 1917 in Oldtown, Maine, at the age of 75.⁴

     Tabitha Sewall was born in 1753.¹ She was baptised on 25 November 1753 at York, Maine.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Sewall and Mary Sayward.¹ Tabitha Sewall married General Henry Sewall, son of Henry Sewall and Abigail Titcomb, on 9 February 1786 in Georgetown.³ Tabitha was mentally disturbed for a number of years before her death and it appears that she was committed to an asylum in 1801.³ Tabitha Sewall died on 19 June 1810 in Augusta at the age of 56.³

     Theodore Sewall was baptised on 11 November 1759 at First Church, York, Maine.² He was the son of John Sewall and Mary Sayward.¹ Theodore Sewall married firstly Olive Beal on 6 March 1787 in Georgetown.³ Theodore Sewall married secondly Rebecca Sewall, daughter of William Sewall and Sarah Chisam, their marriage intention was recorded on 20 November 1802 in Georgetown.⁴ Theodore Sewall died on 8 September 1821 at the age of 61.¹

     Theodore G. Sewall was born on 2 February 1890 in Troy, Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 He was the son of Rev. Grenville Pierce Sewall and Rosamond Eliza Cole.² In his passport application of 1916 he describes himself as a traction engine expert. In the following year he registered for the draft in Nantes, France where he was employed by the International Harvester Co.^5,4 Theodore G. Sewall married Nathalie Dufresne on 5 April 1919 in Nantes, France.⁴ Theodore G. Sewall died on 11 August 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 75.⁶

     Theodore Lovett Sewall. A prominent educator.² He was born on 20 September 1853 in Germantown, Ohio.³ He was the son of Edmund Quincy Sewall and Louisa Kilham Lovett.¹ Theodore Lovett Sewall graduated in 1874 from Harvard A.B., LL.B. 1876.² He married May Wright, daughter of Philander Montague Wright and Mary Weeks Brackett, on 30 October 1880 in Indianapolis.² Theodore Lovett Sewall died on 23 December 1895 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of 42.⁴

     Thomas Sewall. Shoemaker and farmer of Augusta, Maine, however Coney describes him as a tanner and says that he is reputed to have tanned the first leather in the valley of the Kennebec River.^1,2 He was born on 24 September 1750 in York, Maine, (24 October 1750 - Sinnett).^3,4 He was the son of John Sewall and Mary Sayward. Thomas Sewall married Priscilla Coney, daughter of Deacon Samuel Coney and Rebecca Guild, on 25 November 1779 in Hallowell, Maine.^3,2 Thomas Sewall died on 27 May 1833 in Augusta, Maine, at the age of 82.⁵

     Thomas Sewall was born on 5 March 1692/93 in Newbury, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of John Sewall and Hannah Fessenden.¹ Thomas Sewall died on 14 July 1716 at the age of 23 whilst a student at Harvard at his uncle Nicholas Fessenden's Cambridge home.³ He was buried on 18 July 1716? There is in the burying ground at Cambridge near Harvard College [Harvard Square] a stone thus inscribed: "Here lies buried the Body of Thomas Sewell, an undergraduate of H.C. A young man of good judgement, of singular modesty and integrity, eminent for his sobriety and piety, and also for his zeal for the glory of God and the Salvation of Man. He died the 14 July 1716 in the 22nd year of his age."¹

     Thomas Sewall was born on 2 May 1721 in York, Maine.^2,3 He was the son of Nicholas Sewall and Mehitable Storer.¹ Thomas Sewall died in 1745 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, "during the siege of Louisburg."⁴

     Thomas Sewall was born on 18 September 1749 in Georgetown.¹ He was the son of William Sewall and Martha Tuckerman ?¹ Thomas Sewall married Sarah Weeks on 20 April 1779 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire.² Thomas Sewall died in January 1803 at the age of 53.²

     Thomas Sewall was born on 22 July 1784 in Gilford, New Hampshire.² He was the son of Thomas Sewall and Sarah Weeks.¹ Thomas Sewall married Dorothy Bartlett on 17 December 1809 in Gilford, New Hampshire.² Thomas Sewall died in 1868.²

     Dr. Thomas Sewall. Distinguished physician and writer and convicted body snatcher.¹ He was born on 16 April 1786 in Hallowell, Maine, at 3am. He was the son of Thomas Sewall and Priscilla Coney. Dr. Thomas Sewall graduated on 26 August 1812 from Harvard Medical School.² He married Mary Choate, daughter of Capt. David Choate and Miriam Foster, on 28 November 1813 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.³ Dr. Thomas Sewall died on 10 April 1845 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 58 of tuberculosis. In The History of Essex, Mass. Dr. Sewall is glowing reported to have "commenced practice in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass., but removed, in 1819, to Washington, D.C. He soon had a practice unrivalled in extent and lucrativeness. In 1821 he was appointed Professor of Anatomy in the National Medical College, and retained a chair in it during his life. Dr. Sewall was distinguished in his profession and exemplary in all the relations of life."
In 1819 Dr. Sewall was convicted on two counts of knowingly and willfully receiving concealing and disposing of the bodies of two of his patients. Eight bodies had been removed from the Chebacco graveyard for anatomical purposes.
The full details can be found in an article “A Most Daring and Sacrilegious Robbery” The Extraordinary Story of Body Snatching at Chebacco Parish in Ipswich, Massachusetts by Christopher Benedetto. New England Ancestors, vol. 6 no. 2 p. 31.

     Rev. Thomas Sewall. A clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church.³ He was born on 28 April 1818 in Georgetown ?, District of Columbia.^2,4 He was the son of Dr. Thomas Sewall and Mary Choate.² Rev. Thomas Sewall married Julia Elizabeth Waters, daughter of Freeborn G. Waters, on 19 November 1844.² Rev. Thomas Sewall died on 11 August 1870 in Baltimore at the age of 52.²

     Thomas Colby Waters Sewall was born on 11 November 1850 in Baltimore ?, Maryland.^3,4 He was the son of Rev. Thomas Sewall and Julia Elizabeth Waters.² He was a a mining executive at Elizabethtown, New Mexico.²

     Thomas Jefferson Sewall was born on 10 July 1803.² He was the son of Lewis Sewall and Elizabeth Howard Wailes.¹ Thomas Jefferson Sewall died on 6 September 1803.²