Elder MITCHELL Robert^[1]

1786 - 1863  (76 years)

• Name	MITCHELL Robert
  Prefix	Elder
  Birth	10 Nov 1786	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [2]
  Baptism	3 Nov 1807	Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [2]
  	(First Baptist Church.)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	30F7FC7EC7C4A9409F0A02750CDA602FAA81
  Death	20 May 1863	Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [3]
  Burial	Aft 20 May 1863	Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [3]
  	(Webster Cemetery. SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES ELD. ROBERT MITCHELL DIED AT E. LIVERMORE MAY 20, 1863 'T. 76 YRS. 6 MOS.)
  Notes	He and others "ware on the 20th Embodied into a Church consisting of Seventeen members," thus founding the First Baptist Church of Freeport. Sept. 10, 1808, Robert Mitchell was sent as one of the "Messengers to the Association this present year." "At a Stated Conference meeting of the Baptist Church in Freeport, April 13, 1816, it was Voted that Brother Robert Mitchell have licence to preach when & wherever the Lord in his providence Shall call him." He was ordained Nov. 19, 1817; among the elders and delegates present as the "Council for Ordination" were Elder Joseph Roberts, from the church in Pejepscot, and Elder Samuel Mariner, from Harpswell. On Oct. 22, 1820, Elder Robert Mitchell and his wife were dismissed "to join the church in [District] No. 8." They, however, did not remain long, since, on April 4, 1824, they "brought forward a Dismission from the church in No. 8, and wished to join with us, and were received accordingly by a unanimous vote." In 1839, Elder Mitchell published a pamphlet, with the following title: "Journal and Sermons of Elder Robert Mitchell, of Freeport, Maine, Ordained as an Evangelist November, 1817, Freeport." It was "12mo, pages unknown;" an incomplete copy has forty-six pages. In 1861, he published another book of seventy-two pages, "12mo," entitled: "Three Short Sermons, and Journal of Robert Mitchell, of Freeport, Ordained as an evangelist, November, 1817." He lived on "the Yarmouth Road" in Freeport; his house is now (1906) occupied by the Marr family. At times he was deranged, like his brother John, yet he was greatly beloved and respected.
  Person ID	I62040	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2005

  
  

  Father	MITCHELL Abraham   d. 1817, Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States
  Mother	COLE Elizabeth,   b. 28 Jan 1754, North Yarmouth, York, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Aft 26 Sep 1783	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [4]
  Family ID	F24418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MITCHELL Phebe,   b. 25 Jun 1785, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 22 Feb 1860, Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1808	Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [2, 5]
  Family ID	F24415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

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  Baptism - 3 Nov 1807 - Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States Marriage - 9 Jul 1808 - Freeport, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States Death - 20 May 1863 - Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United States Burial - Aft 20 May 1863 - Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S2590] Book-Descendants of Edward Small, 3:1516-17. [S2590] Book-Descendants of Edward Small, 3:1516. [S2590] Book-Descendants of Edward Small, 3:1517. [S2590] Book-Descendants of Edward Small, 3:1508. [S2590] Book-Descendants of Edward Small, 3:1489.