Documentation - Benjamin Vining Jr.

Family Data

Below are images of the spine of a record book for the city of Lewiston (Androscoggin County), Maine, and the top of page 79 from that book. These images were produced on 22 September 2004 by the Lewiston city clerk's office.

Census Data

	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870
Benjamin Vining Jr.	M 26–44	M 45 and over	M 45 and over	?	dead
Sarah "Sally" (Ring) Vining	F 16–25	F 26–45	F 26–45	?	?	?	83 [see note below]	dead
Batchelder Ring Vining	M under 10	M 10–16	M 16–26	?	?	?	?	?
Benjamin Brooks Vining	M under 10	M 10–16	M 16–26	married and living in separate household
Thomas Vining	M under 10	M 10–16	M 16–26	married and living in separate household
David Vining		M under 10	M 16–26	married and living in separate household
Page Vining		M under 10	M 16–26	married and living in separate household
Seward P. Vining		M under 10	M 10–16	?	married [and living in separate household?]
Converse Wing Vining		M under 10	M 10–16	?	married and living in separate household
Edward Vining		M under 10	M 10–16	?	married and living in separate household
John Vining			M under 10	?	married and living in separate household
Nathaniel R. Vining			M under 10	?	married [and living in separate household?]
Sarah "Sally" Vining			F under 10	?	?	married and living in separate household
Keziah M. Vining			F under 10	?	?	married and living in separate household
O. Israel Fifield Vining			M under 10	?	?	married and living in separate household
Hiram Vining				?	?	married and living in separate household

1800 Durham, Cumberland [Durham is now in Androscoggin County.], Maine. The age of each member of this family matches the expected age category in the 1800 census record.:

1810 Durham, Cumberland County [Durham is now in Androscoggin County.], Maine:

1820 Avon, Somerset County [Avon is now in Franklin County.], Maine:

1830 Avon, Somerset County [Avon is now in Franklin County.], Maine - Much work needs to be done to reconcile the 1830 census record with the members of the household of Benjamin Vining Jr.:

1860 Weld, Franklin County, Maine - dwelling 88, family 84. In 1860l, Sarah "Sally" (Ring) Vining was living in the Weld, Franklin County, Maine, household of son Hiram Vining.:

Death Data

Gravestone for Sarah (Ring) Vining, in Pease Cemetery, Avon, Franklin County, Maine (from Find A Grave):