Capt. Stephen Clough

1760 - 1818  (57 years)

Ebenezer Clough

- Abt 1723

Died	Abt 1723
Family 1	Martha Goodwin           b. Dec 1675
Married	28 Mar 1693	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Family 2	Thankfull White
Married	21 May 1702	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children	1. Ebenezer Clough           b. 27 Jan 1702/3, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   2. John Clough           b. 18 May 1704, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   3. William Clough           b. 21 Feb 1706, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   4. Susanna Clough           b. 23 Aug 1709, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   5. Mary Clough           b. 25 Jun 1711, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   6. Elizabeth Clough           b. 23 Sep 1714, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   7. Ebenezer Clough           b. 20 Nov 1716, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts + 8. John Clough           b. Feb 7, 1719/20, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Grace Willis

- 1721

Died	12 Nov 1721	Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Family	Stephen Hall
Children	1. Stephen Hall           b. 5 Nov 1693, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts   2. Grace Hall           b. 17 Jun 1697, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts + 3. Esther Hall           b. 27 Dec 1700, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts   4. Josiah Hall           b. 12 May 1705, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts   5. Rev. Willard Hall           b. Abt 1706, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts + 6. Ruth Hall           b. 1708, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

John Clough

1720 - 1798  (78 years)

Birth	Feb 7, 1719/20	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Died	14 Mar 1798	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Father	Ebenezer Clough
Mother	Thankfull White
Married	21 May 1702	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Family 1	Lydia Goodwill           b. Abt 1724
Married	25 May 1745
Children	+ 1. Lydia Clough           b. 25 Jan 1746, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   2. Thomas Clough           b. 10 Jun 1747, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   3. Thomas Goodwill Clough           b. 5 Nov 1748, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   4. Rebeckah Clough           b. 9 Jan 1751, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   5. John Clough           b. 10 Aug 1752, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Family 2	Abigail Edes           b. 4 May 1736, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Married	13 Apr 1758	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children	1. John Clough           b. 5 Aug 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts + 2. Capt. Stephen Clough           b. 25 Sep 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   3. Ebenezer Clough           b. 2 Feb 1763, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   4. Abigail Clough           b. 23 Oct 1764, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts + 5. Ebenezer Clough           b. 8 Apr 1767, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   6. William Clough           b. 20 Aug 1768, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts + 7. Elizabeth Clough           b. 13 Feb 1770, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   8. Clough           b. 1772, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   9. Susannah Clough           b. 21 Jul 1773, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   10. John Clough           b. 17 Jun 1775, Needham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts   11. Anna Clough           b. 25 Mar 1780, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Lydia Goodwill

Abt 1724 - 1752  (28 years)

Birth	Abt 1724
Died	21 Aug 1752
Family	John Clough           b. Feb 7, 1719/20, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Married	25 May 1745
Children	+ 1. Lydia Clough           b. 25 Jan 1746, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   2. Thomas Clough           b. 10 Jun 1747, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   3. Thomas Goodwill Clough           b. 5 Nov 1748, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   4. Rebeckah Clough           b. 9 Jan 1751, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   5. John Clough           b. 10 Aug 1752, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Abigail Edes

1736 - 1795  (58 years)

Birth	4 May 1736	Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Died	13 Feb 1795	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Father	Peter Edes           b. 15 Sep 1705, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Mother	Esther Hall           b. 27 Dec 1700, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Married	18 Dec 1729	Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Family	John Clough           b. Feb 7, 1719/20, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Married	13 Apr 1758	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children	1. John Clough           b. 5 Aug 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts + 2. Capt. Stephen Clough           b. 25 Sep 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   3. Ebenezer Clough           b. 2 Feb 1763, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   4. Abigail Clough           b. 23 Oct 1764, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts + 5. Ebenezer Clough           b. 8 Apr 1767, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   6. William Clough           b. 20 Aug 1768, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts + 7. Elizabeth Clough           b. 13 Feb 1770, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   8. Clough           b. 1772, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   9. Susannah Clough           b. 21 Jul 1773, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   10. John Clough           b. 17 Jun 1775, Needham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts   11. Anna Clough           b. 25 Mar 1780, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Sarah "Sally" Decker

1773 -

Birth	21 Mar 1773	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Father	Capt. Joseph Decker
Mother	Sarah Davis           b. 2 Dec 1751, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Married	4 Jan 1772	Boothbay, Lincoln Co., Maine
Family	Capt. Stephen Clough           b. 25 Sep 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Married	4 Jan 1789	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Children	+ 1. Sarah D. Clough           b. 5 Jul 1790, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine   2. Wyatt St. Barbe Clough           b. 22 Apr 1792, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine + 3. Eliza Lydia St. Barbe Clough           b. 29 Oct 1793, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine   4. Tempe Lee Clough           b. 14 Feb 1796, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine + 5. Hannah Antoinette Clough           b. 19 Jan 1798, Georgetown, Sagadahoc Co., Maine

Sarah D. Clough

1790 - 1846  (55 years)

Birth	5 Jul 1790	Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine
Died	25 Apr 1846	Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Father	Capt. Stephen Clough           b. 25 Sep 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Decker           b. 21 Mar 1773, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	4 Jan 1789	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Family 1	Jonathan Bowman
Married	4 Apr 1806	Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine
Family 2	Rev. Job Washburn
Married	31 Mar 1812

Jonathan Bowman

- 1809

Died	Jun 1809	Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine
Family	Sarah D. Clough           b. 5 Jul 1790, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	4 Apr 1806	Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine

Rev. Job Washburn

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Sarah D. Clough           b. 5 Jul 1790, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	31 Mar 1812

Wyatt St. Barbe Clough

1792 - 1792  (0 years)

Birth	22 Apr 1792	Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine
Died	Oct 1792	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Father	Capt. Stephen Clough           b. 25 Sep 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Decker           b. 21 Mar 1773, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	4 Jan 1789	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine

Eliza Lydia St. Barbe Clough

1793 - 1854  (61 years)

Birth	29 Oct 1793	Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine
Died	16 Nov 1854	Belfast, Waldo Co., Maine
Buried	Riverview Cemetery, Warren, Knox Co., Maine
Father	Capt. Stephen Clough           b. 25 Sep 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Decker           b. 21 Mar 1773, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	4 Jan 1789	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Family	Hon. William McLellan           b. 15 Sep 1785, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Married	28 Oct 1810
Children	+ 1. William Henry Paine McLellan           b. 30 Sep 1811, Warren, Knox Co., Maine + 2. Charles Adams McLellan           b. 29 Apr 1813, Milton, Knox Co., Maine + 3. Mary Eliza McLellan           b. 30 Mar 1815, Warren, Knox Co., Maine + 4. Sarah Washburn McLellan           b. 25 Jan 1817, Milton, Knox Co., Maine   5. Antoinette C. McLellan           b. 16 Mar 1818   6. Thomas McLellan           b. 29 Apr 1821, Maine + 7. Francis Decker McLellan           b. 5 Jun 1823   8. Stephen Clough McLellan           b. 25 Feb 1825 + 9. James Brackett McLellan           b. 13 Mar 1827, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine   10. Caroline McLellan           b. 8 Oct 1828 + 11. Helen McLellan           b. 23 Sep 1830, Warren, Knox Co., Maine + 12. George Merrill McLellan           b. 27 Dec 1832, Maine + 13. Edward Cutter McLellan           b. 10 Apr 1837, Maine

Hon. William McLellan

1785 - 1842  (57 years)

Birth	15 Sep 1785	Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Died	8 Oct 1842	Augusta, Kennebec Co., Maine
Buried	Riverview Cemetery, Warren, Knox Co., Maine
Father	Thomas McLellan, Sr.           b. Abt 1749, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine
Mother	Hanna Dyer           b. 1754, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	16 Jun 1774	Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine
Family	Eliza Lydia St. Barbe Clough           b. 29 Oct 1793, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	28 Oct 1810
Children	+ 1. William Henry Paine McLellan           b. 30 Sep 1811, Warren, Knox Co., Maine + 2. Charles Adams McLellan           b. 29 Apr 1813, Milton, Knox Co., Maine + 3. Mary Eliza McLellan           b. 30 Mar 1815, Warren, Knox Co., Maine + 4. Sarah Washburn McLellan           b. 25 Jan 1817, Milton, Knox Co., Maine   5. Antoinette C. McLellan           b. 16 Mar 1818   6. Thomas McLellan           b. 29 Apr 1821, Maine + 7. Francis Decker McLellan           b. 5 Jun 1823   8. Stephen Clough McLellan           b. 25 Feb 1825 + 9. James Brackett McLellan           b. 13 Mar 1827, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine   10. Caroline McLellan           b. 8 Oct 1828 + 11. Helen McLellan           b. 23 Sep 1830, Warren, Knox Co., Maine + 12. George Merrill McLellan           b. 27 Dec 1832, Maine + 13. Edward Cutter McLellan           b. 10 Apr 1837, Maine

Tempe Lee Clough

1796 - 1801  (4 years)

Birth	14 Feb 1796	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Died	Jan 1801	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Father	Capt. Stephen Clough           b. 25 Sep 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Decker           b. 21 Mar 1773, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	4 Jan 1789	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine

Hannah Antoinette Clough

1798 - 1864  (66 years)

Birth	19 Jan 1798	Georgetown, Sagadahoc Co., Maine
Died	24 Aug 1864	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Buried	Wylie Cemetery, Boothbay, Lincoln Co., Maine
Father	Capt. Stephen Clough           b. 25 Sep 1760, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Decker           b. 21 Mar 1773, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	4 Jan 1789	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
Family	Rev. Jonathan Adams           b. 5 Jul 1782, Boothbay, Lincoln Co., Maine
Married	16 Jul 1821	Warren, Knox Co., Maine

Rev. Jonathan Adams

1782 - 1861  (78 years)

Birth	5 Jul 1782	Boothbay, Lincoln Co., Maine
Died	9 Apr 1861	New Sharon, Franklin Co., Maine
Buried	Wylie Cemetery, Boothbay, Lincoln Co., Maine
Family	Hannah Antoinette Clough           b. 19 Jan 1798, Georgetown, Sagadahoc Co., Maine
Married	16 Jul 1821	Warren, Knox Co., Maine

• Name	Stephen Clough  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	25 Sep 1760	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1790	Pownalborough, Lincoln Co., Maine   [7]
  Stephen Clough, HOH; Males 16 & up: 1; males up to 16: 1; Females: 3; and no one else. If his wife was living, it might seem that he had 1 son and 2 daughters.
  Obituary	Obituary, Weekly Eastern Argus (Portland, ME), Tues. 15 Dec. 1818, vol, XVI, Issue 794, p3: On his passage from New Orleans to Louisville, Capt. Stephen Clough, of Warren, Maine, commander of the steam boat Buffalo, aged 50.
  Occupation	mariner
  Death	Aug 1818  [5, 8]
  	Eaton says 1817, but the obit. disagrees
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Ebenezer Clough             d. Abt 1723  (Grandfather)  Grace Willis             d. 12 Nov 1721, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts   (Great Grandmother)
  Notes	He appears in the census at Pownalborough, Lincoln Co., in 1790, 1800, and 1810. He apparently outfitted a ship, the "Sally," to rescue Marie Antoinette from the guilllotine. See the article by Rufus Sewall describing this. He apparently didn't quite make it, though he was there to see her execution. The article gives a death date for Capt. Clough of 1878, which seems far beyond a possible age to live. Also there is this note from http://www.lincolncountymaine.me/, the Lincoln Co., ME website: "Edgecomb, incorporated in 1774, lies between the Sheepscot and Damariscotta Rivers, up hill and down dale, with pine, spruce, and hemlock all the way. Visit Fort Edgecomb, now a State Park, built in 1809 on the Sheepscot to protect Wiscasset and its shipping from possible British attack. A block house with parade ground and the remains of fortifications, stands on a granite ledge looking out on a beautiful view of the Narrows, Westport Island, and in the distance on the Edgecomb shore, a glimpse of the ‘Marie Antoinette house.' Tradition says that Captain Stephen Clough of the ship "Sally" was in France in 1793, having taken a load of lumber to Havre, went on to Paris and there was involved in a plot to rescue the Queen and take her back to America to the home of his father-in-law, Joseph Decker, on Jeremy Squam Island, now Westport Island. The plot failed but the house has been linked ever since with the Queen's name. It was moved to the Edgecomb shore one winter when the ice was very thick." There is this Bible record at the NEGHS, apparently a Bible record for this family: https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/record.php?id=228112220&contributor=6775 [4]
  Person ID	I3364
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Clough           b. Feb 7, 1719/20, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts           d. 14 Mar 1798, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts (Age 78 years) Other Partners: └─Lydia Goodwill           b. Abt 1724             d. 21 Aug 1752  (Age 28 years)  m. 25 May 1745
  Mother	Abigail Edes           b. 4 May 1736, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts           d. 13 Feb 1795, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1758	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah "Sally" Decker           b. 21 Mar 1773, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine
  Marriage	4 Jan 1789	Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine   [5, 8, 9]
  Children	1 son and 4 daughters
  > 1. Sarah D. Clough           b. 5 Jul 1790, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine           d. 25 Apr 1846, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine (Age 55 years) └─ Jonathan Bowman  m. 4 Apr 1806;    └─ Rev. Job Washburn  m. 31 Mar 1812   2. Wyatt St. Barbe Clough           b. 22 Apr 1792, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine           d. Oct 1792, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts (Age 0 years) + 3. Eliza Lydia St. Barbe Clough           b. 29 Oct 1793, Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine           d. 16 Nov 1854, Belfast, Waldo Co., Maine (Age 61 years) └─ Hon. William McLellan  (Age 57 years)  m. 28 Oct 1810   4. Tempe Lee Clough           b. 14 Feb 1796, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine           d. Jan 1801, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine (Age 4 years) > 5. Hannah Antoinette Clough           b. 19 Jan 1798, Georgetown, Sagadahoc Co., Maine           d. 24 Aug 1864, Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine (Age 66 years) └─ Rev. Jonathan Adams  (Age 78 years)  m. 16 Jul 1821
  Family ID	F2335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Sep 1760 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts  Marriage - 4 Jan 1789 - Edgecomb, Lincoln Co., Maine  Census - 1790 - Pownalborough, Lincoln Co., Maine   = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Rufus Sewall, "A Refuge for Marie Antoinette in Maine" Collections and Proceedings of the Maine Historical Society, Second Series, vol. 5 (1894), 294-305.

  
  

  Histories

  New England Family History These parts of the family lived mostly in southern Maine, and include the McLellan and Levensaler families and wider relations.

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Capt. Stephen Clough". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3364&tree=1sttree (accessed March 24, 2025).