Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMichael Riley 
Birth4 Oct 1874, Bangor, Penobscot Co, ME
DeathDec 1966, Bluffton, Beaufort Co, SC
Anst File#G81M-CKY
Misc. Notes
He was 22 and she was 57 when they were married. Both were listed as living in Oakfield at the time.
Michael's parents were Edward Reiley (spelling different but could be error of recording) from Bangor, Maine and Mary Lacy (1842-1892).
He is listed on the death record for wife Matilda in 1915.
After Matilda’s death, he was remarried to Elizabeth Feury on 17 Apr 1917 in Portland, ME?
Michael's parents were Edward Reiley (spelling different but could be error of recording) from Bangor, Maine and Mary Lacy (1842-1892).
He is listed on the death record for wife Matilda in 1915.
After Matilda’s death, he was remarried to Elizabeth Feury on 17 Apr 1917 in Portland, ME?
Spouses
Birth15 Jul 1835, Robinsons, Aroostook Co, ME
Death2 Jun 1915, Houlton, Aroostook Co, ME
BurialSaint Marys Cem, Houlton, Aroostook Co, ME
FatherIsaac Chambers (1814-1893)
MotherMary Elizabeth Carlow (1815-1877)
Misc. Notes
Had her birth place as Butler, but her marriage and funeral records list it as Robinson.
Daughter of Issac Chambers (1814 St John, NB - bef 1870 Aroostook Co, ME) and Mary Carlo (1815 NB Canada - 12 Feb 1877 Oakfield, ME), both of New Brunswick; and oldest of 10 children. Listed as Matilda Chambers of Meddybemps in some records. A family story is that her mother was Native American but that has not been confirmed.
Living with her parents in Baring in 1850 and in Aroostook Co in 1860 as a domestic (22, New Brunswick).
Also listed as Matilda Robb (35, ME) with her husband Hugh Robb and two children, Henrietta and Mary in 1860 in Smyrna. So it appears that she was counted twice in the census.
Listed in 1910 (73, ME) as a widow of her second husband and living with the Murphy family of her widowed dau, Matlida. And her death record lists her as the widow of Michael Riley.
Death record from Dunn's Funeral Home Records, Cary Library of Houlton ME, courtesy of Sally Ferris.
Notes read - Age at Death: 79 years, 10 months, 18 days
Place of Death and Residence: Houlton
Bill to be Charged to: Smyrna Mills
Daughter of Issac Chambers (1814 St John, NB - bef 1870 Aroostook Co, ME) and Mary Carlo (1815 NB Canada - 12 Feb 1877 Oakfield, ME), both of New Brunswick; and oldest of 10 children. Listed as Matilda Chambers of Meddybemps in some records. A family story is that her mother was Native American but that has not been confirmed.
Living with her parents in Baring in 1850 and in Aroostook Co in 1860 as a domestic (22, New Brunswick).
Also listed as Matilda Robb (35, ME) with her husband Hugh Robb and two children, Henrietta and Mary in 1860 in Smyrna. So it appears that she was counted twice in the census.
Listed in 1910 (73, ME) as a widow of her second husband and living with the Murphy family of her widowed dau, Matlida. And her death record lists her as the widow of Michael Riley.
Death record from Dunn's Funeral Home Records, Cary Library of Houlton ME, courtesy of Sally Ferris.
Notes read - Age at Death: 79 years, 10 months, 18 days
Place of Death and Residence: Houlton
Bill to be Charged to: Smyrna Mills
Marriage13 Feb 1896, Houlton, Aroostook Co, ME
Marr Memoby John R. Weed