Jonathan Flanders

1771 - 1816  (44 years)

• Name	Jonathan Flanders
  Birth	8 Oct 1771	Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [4, 5, 11]
  Moved To	Abt 1795 (23 years)	Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [5, 6]
  He moved to Cornville, Maine along with his father, Jedidiah Flanders about 1795.
  Offices Held	Between 1804 and 1807 (32 years)	Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [2]
  He was a Selectman of Cornville, Maine between 1804 and 1807.
  Census	1810 (38 years)	Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1810 US Census he was recorded living in Cornville, Maine: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 3 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 4 - Number of Household Members Under 16 2 - Number of Household Members Over 25 6 - Number of Household Members
  Military	14 Sep 1814 (42 years)  [10, 11]
  He served in Lt. Col. J. Waugh's regiment raised at Cornville, Maine, from 14 September to 24 September 1814 making him a War of 1812 veteran.
  Death	24 Mar 1816	Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [6, 7, 9]
  Burial	Aft 24 Mar 1816	West Ridge Cemetery, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. West Ridge Cemetery, Cornville, Maine   [7]
  	Gravestone of Jonathan and Tamzin Flanders JONA. FLANDERS DIED Mar. 24, 1816 Æ. 44 — TAMSON his wife Died Apr. 4, 1841 Æ. 67
  Siblings	6 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Mary Flanders,   b. 8 Jun 1770, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jan 1845, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years) > 2. Jonathan Flanders,   b. 8 Oct 1771, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 24 Mar 1816, Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.  (Age 44 years) ▻ Tamzin Whittier   3. Thomas Flanders,   b. 20 Oct 1773, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Feb 1854, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)   4. Sarah Flanders,   b. 25 Feb 1776, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   5. William Flanders,   b. 19 Nov 1778, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   6. Jedidiah Flanders,   b. 18 Mar 1781, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   7. Jacob Flanders,   b. 17 Apr 1783, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   8. Judith Flanders,   b. 1 Jun 1785, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   9. Eleanor Flanders,   b. 4 May 1787, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   10. Capt. Daniel Flanders,   b. 28 Apr 1789, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Apr 1858, Mayfield, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) + 11. Moses Flanders,   b. 23 Jun 1791, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jan 1845, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years) ▻ Roxana Webb,  m. 21 Nov 1811
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Steven Flanders,   b. About 1595, Netherlands (Holland) d. 27 Jun 1684, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 89 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Frances   d. 23 Feb 1642/43, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14502
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jedidiah Flanders,   b. 29 Aug 1748, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Dec 1823, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Judith Tuxbury,   b. 13 Feb 1752, South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Tamzin Whittier,   b. 1774, Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 4 Apr 1841, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Children	From 1802 to 1816  [3, 5]
  1. Betsey Flanders (1802-1884) 2. Jeddidiah Flanders (1805-1862) 3. Reuben Flanders (1811-1902) 4. Rachel Flanders (1812-____) 5. Jonathan Flanders (1814-1865) 6. Cyrena Flanders (1816-____)
  Family ID	F9046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jonathan Flanders(1771 – 1816) 2Jedidiah Flanders(1748 – 1823) 4Jedidiah Flanders(1705 – 1776) 8Daniel Flanders(16 Mar 1674/75 – 1735) 16Steven Flanders(1646 – 1689) 17Abigail Carter(Jan 1652/53 – ) 9Sarah Jane Colby 18Sgt. John Colby(1656 – 1719) 19Sarah Eldridge(1650 – ) 5Eleanor Barnard(1706 – ) 10Samuel Barnard(10 Feb 1672/73 – 1749) 20Thomas Barnard(1641 – 1715) 21Sarah Peasley(1642 – 1736) 11Anne Currier(Abt 1678 – 1752) 22Deacon Thomas Currier(1646 – 1712) 23Mary Osgood(3 Mar 1649/50 – 1705) 3Judith Tuxbury(1752 – ) 6Thomas Tuxbury(1726 – 1791) 12Deacon Isaac Tuxbury(1698 – 1765) 24Deacon John Tuxbury(1674 – ) 25Hannah Colby(Abt 1677 – 1730) 13Sarah Sargent(1701 – ) 26Jacob Sargent(1678 – ) 27Gertrude Davis(1676 – ) 7Mary Currier(1731 – 1791) 14Capt. Jonathan Currier(7 Feb 1698/99 – 1762) 28Capt. Richard Currier(1673 – 8 Feb 1747/48) 29Dorothy Barnard(Abt 1677 – 1765) 15Ann Challis(1700 – 1742) 30Thomas Challis(1673 – ) 31Mary Colby(Abt 1669 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Oct 1771 - Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Moved To - Abt 1795 - Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Offices Held - Between 1804 and 1807 - Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Census - 1810 - Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Death - 24 Mar 1816 - Cornville, Somerset County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Burial - Aft 24 Mar 1816 - West Ridge Cemetery, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. Marriage - Yes, date unknown - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S507] Bureau of the Census, 1810 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1810; Census Place: Cornville, Somerset, Maine; Roll: 12; Page: 475; Image: 00479; Family History Library Film: 0218683. [S428] Amazeen, Laurence. Some Cornville History, (Skowhegan, Maine: privately printed, 1997). [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S2165] Chatto, Clarence I. and Clair E. Turner. "Historical Sketch of Cornville", (Auburn, Maine: Chatto & Turner, 1912). [S422] Dunbar, Edith Flanders. The Flanders Family from Europe to America, (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1935). [S427] Flanders, Charles M. The Flanders Family: From Europe To America, 2nd ed Volume I, ( n.p.: Privately Published, 2000). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 120339577 Jonathan Flanders. [S888] Gibbs, David Charles. Email: 2010-07-25 "Mary Bradish" , (Email message from dcgibbs (at) yahoo.com at Boise, Idaho, 25 July 2010). [S1947] Gravestone Inscription. [S423] Pearson, Gardner W. Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a Threatened Invasion during the War of 1812-14, (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1913). [S421] Taylor, Ellery Kirke, Descendants of Stephen Flanders of Salisbury, Mass., 1646 being a Genealogy of the Flanders Family, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1932).