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Samuel Eastman

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Samuel Eastman
Member of the Maine Senate
from the Somerset County district
In office
January 5, 1831 – January 4, 1832
Preceded byEbenezer L. Phelps
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the Somerset County district
In office
January 3, 1827 – January 2, 1828
Serving with 10 others
Personal details
Born(1784-10-27)October 27, 1784
Mount Vernon, District of Maine, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 1864(1864-01-20) (aged 79)
Strong, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeStrong Village Cemetery, Strong, Maine
Spouse
Jane Hitchcock
(m. 1807⁠–⁠1864)
Children
  • William Henry Eastman
  • (b. 1808; died 1887)
  • Hiram Eastman
  • (b. 1809; died 1809)
  • Samuel Eastman Jr.
  • (b. 1810; died 1832)
  • Benjamin Clay Eastman
  • (b. 1812; died 1856)
  • Julia A. (Stubbs)
  • (b. 1815; died 1887)
  • Ezekiel Porter Eastman
  • (b. 1817; died 1860)
  • Harry Eugene Eastman
  • (b. 1819; died 1898)
  • John Albert Eastman
  • (b. 1821; died 1885)
  • Mary Jane (Hitchcock)
  • (b. 1822; died 1848)
  • George W. Eastman
  • (b. 1824; died 1900)
  • Frances A. Eastman
  • (b. 1826; died 1845)
  • Henry Clay Eastman
  • (b. 1830; died 1832)
Relatives
OccupationMerchant, farmer

Samuel Eastman (October 27, 1784 – January 20, 1864) was an American merchant and politician from Strong, Maine. He served as a member of the Maine Senate during the 1831 term, and the Maine House of Representatives during the 1827 term.

Biography

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Samuel Eastman was born at Mount Vernon, Maine, then part of the District of Maine (in the state of Massachusetts), in October 1784.[1]

He was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1826 as one of eleven representatives of what was then Somerset County, Maine, serving in the 7th Maine Legislature.[2] A new post office was established in Strong in 1828, and Eastman was appointed the first postmaster there.[3]

He was elected in 1830 to serve as the sole representative of Somerset County in the Maine Senate, for the 11th Maine Legislature.[4]

Personal life and family

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Samuel Eastman was the eldest of eleven children born to Benjamin Eastman and his wife Ann Carr (née Barker). Ann was a grand-niece of Caleb Carr. The Eastman family were descended from Roger Eastman, who was born in Wales and emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638 aboard a ship named the Confidence.[1]

Samuel's younger brother, Benjamin Franklin Eastman was one of the founders of the Maine Republican Party and served as a state representative and member of the executive council in 1836, 1840, and 1857.[1]

Samuel Eastman married Jane Hitchcock on March 22, 1807. They had twelve children, some of them had notable careers:

Samuel Eastman died at his home in Strong, on January 20, 1864.[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rix, Guy S., ed. (1901). History and Genealogy of the Eastman Family of America. Vol. 1. pp. 8, 216–217, 463–466. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine (Report). State of Maine. 1827. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "A New Post Office ..." Eastern Argus. April 8, 1828. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Maine (Report). State of Maine. 1831. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette, Wisconsin. J. H. Beers & Co. 1901. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Hon. Samuel Eastman". Portland Daily Press. February 1, 1864. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Maine Senate
Preceded by
Ebenezer L. Phelps
Member of the Maine Senate from the Somerset County district
January 5, 1831 – January 4, 1832
District abolished