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Family of Arthur William VEAZIE and Marion HILL (nee Reed)
Arthur William VEAZIE b. 1844 Jan 11711 at Rockport, ME1711. d. 1918 Feb 3590 at Rockland, ME590. bd. Seaview Cem., Rockland, ME.
Marion HILL (nee Reed) b. 1840 Apr233 at Chemung Co., NY5429. d. 1916 Oct 165428 at home of daughter, Mrs John L Welling, 214 W First St, Elmira, NY5428. bd. Woodlawn Cem., Elmira, NY5428.
Married43 1868 Dec 234524 at Caton, NY4524. 1875 Census NY Caton - Minnie Hoyer step dau of Arthur, age 12. The Addison (NY) Advertiser4524, Jan, 1869, under "Married," has: "At Caton, Dec 23d, by Rev. S. D. Merrick, Mr Arthur Veazie and Mrs. Marion Hoyer, both of Caton.
Arthur's birth record1711 lists his name as "Wm Arthur Veazie." Arthur enlisted 7 Aug 1862 as a private at Elmira, NY, with the 107 NY Infantry Regiment. His military records give his birthdate as 1 Jan 1844. He served 2 years, 10 months and 15 days and was discharged at the end of his service 15 Jun 1865. During the war he received a gunshot wound in his left thigh. It's possible that sometime before 1865, Arthur was married and widowed, as he is listed in the 1865 census as widowed. His army records don't reflect that marriage, however. He married Aurilla Sewell in 1867 and was soon widowed. Aurilla was Arthur's second cousin, as Arthur's grandfather, Abiezer, was the brother of Aurilla's grandfather Stephen.
After Aurilla's death, Arthur married4524 Dec 23, 1868, Marion Hill Hoyer, the daughter of Henry and Julia A. Minor Hill. Marion married first Edward Hoyer, with whom she had two daughters, Nettie and Minnie. In 1870 and 1880, Arthur and Marion are listed with step-daughter Minnie.
According to his military records, he apparently abandoned Marion in New York state when he returned to Maine. In 1898, his medical record lists him as a widow and, as his nearest relative, his brother Joseph Veazie of Rockland, ME. In 1900, he is listed as married but his wife isn't in evidence. In 1910, he is listed as widowed.
Marion Reed, and her twin brother Myron, were adopted by Henry and Julia A Hill sometime before 1850. In the census that year349 "Miran" and Marian Hill, born age 11 with a bracket connecting their names (often used by census enumerators to indicate twins), resided with Henry and Julia A Hill in Caton, NY. In 1855, Myron Read(sic), age 15, "adopted," born Steuben Co., resided with Henry and Julia Hill in Caton. In 1860, Marion Reed, age 21, resided with Henry and Julia A Hill in Caton.
In 1900, Marion H Veasie(sic) resided with Julia A Hill. Marion is listed as "adopted daughter."
In 1915, Marion H Veazie, mother in law, appears5850 in the household of John L and Minnie E Welling, indicating that daughter Minnie married John Welling.
The obituary5431 mentions surviving daughter "Merriam" Veazie of Southport Corners.