Household Summary
This page documents the nuclear family household of Joseph Skillin (also recorded as Skillings) and Sarah “Sally” Skillings. This household represents an early 19th-century Skillin family centered in Cumberland County, Maine, and contributes significantly to later Skillin and Skillings lines.
Parents
- Joseph Skillin (Skillings) (born 14 January 1776, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; died 12 December 1843, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Sarah “Sally” Skillings (born 22 September 1776, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; died April 1823, Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, USA)
Marriage: 26 November 1801, Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Children
- Joseph N. Skillings (born between 1801–1803, Gray, Maine; died before 1823, Gray, Maine)
- Josiah Skillings (born about 1802, Gray, Maine; died 16 August 1879, Garland, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Sarah Skillings (born about 1802, Gray, Maine)
- Rebecca Skillings (born 19 September 1805, Gray, Maine; died 1 March 1871, Garland, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Alvin Cobb Skillings (born 23 August 1807, Gray, Maine; died 22 October 1889, Garland, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Eunice N. Skillings (born 10 October 1809, Gray, Maine; died 30 September 1888, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA)
- Leonard Skillin (born 8 December 1811, Gray, Maine; died 29 January 1892, Garland, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Mary Ann Skillings (born 5 August 1814, Gray, Maine; died 16 May 1888, Garland, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Simeon Josiah Skillings (born June 1818, Gray, Maine; died before July 1823, Gray, Maine)
- Julie Ann Skillings (born 25 March 1819, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; died 8 July 1885, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA)
- Edward Samuel Skillings (born April 1820, Gray, Maine; died before July 1823, Gray, Maine)
- James Skillen (Skillings) (born 25 December 1821, Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; died 22 May 1897, Enfield, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Joseph N. Skillings (born 3 June 1823, Gray, Maine; died 10 August 1823, Gray, Maine)
Residence & Timeframe
This household was established in Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, in the early 1800s and later shows strong ties to Penobscot County, Maine, through multiple children.
Associated Records & Evidence
- Ancestry.com Family Group Sheet documenting Joseph Skillin (Skillings), Sarah Skillings, and their children
Related Stories & Narratives
No narrative stories have yet been directly linked to this household.
Notes
Surname variants for this household include Skillin, Skillings, and Skillen. Multiple infant and early-childhood deaths are documented in this family, reflecting high mortality rates in early 19th-century Maine.