Husband of Abigail.
More information on Benjamin Dodge (1774-1838) if you'd like it:
Benjamin Dodge (1774-1838), owner of Dodge Pottery; b. in Exeter, NH, d. in Portland, ME; m. (1) Abigail Gilman (1772-1807), dau. of Nathaniel Gilman and Anna Walden, in 1797 and had 4 children; he m. (2) Sarah Perry (1779-1846) in 1807 and had 6 more children, 10 in total. "He began a redware pottery shop in Portland, ME in 1798 at 24 years of age. His specialty was elaborately decorated jars and pitchers. He would often incorporate the initials of the person ordering the item into it's decoration. Dodge's artistic talents kept the pottery going long enough to pass it on to his son, Benjamin Junior. Sadly, the old man began suffering what was then called "melancholy" and ultimately killed himself on June 1, 1838."
He cut his own throat at age 64. He left the pottery works to "his son" and I am assuming it was Benjamin Dodge (1802-1876) since he is the only son to survive to adulthood.
10 children: Nancy Dodge (1798-1833), Benjamin Dodge-1 (1800-1801), Benjamin Dodge-2 (1802-1876), Abigail Dodge "Nabby" (1805-1872), Sally Dodge (1808-1810), Elizabeth P. Dodge (1810-1871), Lydia Dodge (1812-1813), Joseph Dodge (1814-1815), John Dodge (1816) and Harriet Dodge (1818-1845).
(Sources: https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Dodge%2C+Benjamin%2C+1774-1838; https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016025/1878-06-20/ed-1/seq-3/; findagrave mem#s 86490071 - Benj., 86489875 - Abigail, links to 3 children, 86490727 - Sarah, links to 5 children; https://thisdayinpotteryhistory.wordpress.com/category/regional-topics/maine/)
Contributor: Julia Nelson (49246824) • [email protected]
More information on Benjamin Dodge (1774-1838) if you'd like it:
Benjamin Dodge (1774-1838), owner of Dodge Pottery; b. in Exeter, NH, d. in Portland, ME; m. (1) Abigail Gilman (1772-1807), dau. of Nathaniel Gilman and Anna Walden, in 1797 and had 4 children; he m. (2) Sarah Perry (1779-1846) in 1807 and had 6 more children, 10 in total. "He began a redware pottery shop in Portland, ME in 1798 at 24 years of age. His specialty was elaborately decorated jars and pitchers. He would often incorporate the initials of the person ordering the item into it's decoration. Dodge's artistic talents kept the pottery going long enough to pass it on to his son, Benjamin Junior. Sadly, the old man began suffering what was then called "melancholy" and ultimately killed himself on June 1, 1838."
He cut his own throat at age 64. He left the pottery works to "his son" and I am assuming it was Benjamin Dodge (1802-1876) since he is the only son to survive to adulthood.
10 children: Nancy Dodge (1798-1833), Benjamin Dodge-1 (1800-1801), Benjamin Dodge-2 (1802-1876), Abigail Dodge "Nabby" (1805-1872), Sally Dodge (1808-1810), Elizabeth P. Dodge (1810-1871), Lydia Dodge (1812-1813), Joseph Dodge (1814-1815), John Dodge (1816) and Harriet Dodge (1818-1845).
(Sources: https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Dodge%2C+Benjamin%2C+1774-1838; https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016025/1878-06-20/ed-1/seq-3/; findagrave mem#s 86490071 - Benj., 86489875 - Abigail, links to 3 children, 86490727 - Sarah, links to 5 children; https://thisdayinpotteryhistory.wordpress.com/category/regional-topics/maine/)
Contributor: Julia Nelson (49246824) • [email protected]
Husband of Abigail.
More information on Benjamin Dodge (1774-1838) if you'd like it:
Benjamin Dodge (1774-1838), owner of Dodge Pottery; b. in Exeter, NH, d. in Portland, ME; m. (1) Abigail Gilman (1772-1807), dau. of Nathaniel Gilman and Anna Walden, in 1797 and had 4 children; he m. (2) Sarah Perry (1779-1846) in 1807 and had 6 more children, 10 in total. "He began a redware pottery shop in Portland, ME in 1798 at 24 years of age. His specialty was elaborately decorated jars and pitchers. He would often incorporate the initials of the person ordering the item into it's decoration. Dodge's artistic talents kept the pottery going long enough to pass it on to his son, Benjamin Junior. Sadly, the old man began suffering what was then called "melancholy" and ultimately killed himself on June 1, 1838."
He cut his own throat at age 64. He left the pottery works to "his son" and I am assuming it was Benjamin Dodge (1802-1876) since he is the only son to survive to adulthood.
10 children: Nancy Dodge (1798-1833), Benjamin Dodge-1 (1800-1801), Benjamin Dodge-2 (1802-1876), Abigail Dodge "Nabby" (1805-1872), Sally Dodge (1808-1810), Elizabeth P. Dodge (1810-1871), Lydia Dodge (1812-1813), Joseph Dodge (1814-1815), John Dodge (1816) and Harriet Dodge (1818-1845).
(Sources: https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Dodge%2C+Benjamin%2C+1774-1838; https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016025/1878-06-20/ed-1/seq-3/; findagrave mem#s 86490071 - Benj., 86489875 - Abigail, links to 3 children, 86490727 - Sarah, links to 5 children; https://thisdayinpotteryhistory.wordpress.com/category/regional-topics/maine/)
Contributor: Julia Nelson (49246824) • [email protected]
More information on Benjamin Dodge (1774-1838) if you'd like it:
Benjamin Dodge (1774-1838), owner of Dodge Pottery; b. in Exeter, NH, d. in Portland, ME; m. (1) Abigail Gilman (1772-1807), dau. of Nathaniel Gilman and Anna Walden, in 1797 and had 4 children; he m. (2) Sarah Perry (1779-1846) in 1807 and had 6 more children, 10 in total. "He began a redware pottery shop in Portland, ME in 1798 at 24 years of age. His specialty was elaborately decorated jars and pitchers. He would often incorporate the initials of the person ordering the item into it's decoration. Dodge's artistic talents kept the pottery going long enough to pass it on to his son, Benjamin Junior. Sadly, the old man began suffering what was then called "melancholy" and ultimately killed himself on June 1, 1838."
He cut his own throat at age 64. He left the pottery works to "his son" and I am assuming it was Benjamin Dodge (1802-1876) since he is the only son to survive to adulthood.
10 children: Nancy Dodge (1798-1833), Benjamin Dodge-1 (1800-1801), Benjamin Dodge-2 (1802-1876), Abigail Dodge "Nabby" (1805-1872), Sally Dodge (1808-1810), Elizabeth P. Dodge (1810-1871), Lydia Dodge (1812-1813), Joseph Dodge (1814-1815), John Dodge (1816) and Harriet Dodge (1818-1845).
(Sources: https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Dodge%2C+Benjamin%2C+1774-1838; https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016025/1878-06-20/ed-1/seq-3/; findagrave mem#s 86490071 - Benj., 86489875 - Abigail, links to 3 children, 86490727 - Sarah, links to 5 children; https://thisdayinpotteryhistory.wordpress.com/category/regional-topics/maine/)
Contributor: Julia Nelson (49246824) • [email protected]
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