Adam McCulloch1,2 
b. 25 June 1794, d. 17 February 1869
Adam McCulloch|b. 25 Jun 1794\nd. 17 Feb 1869|p8603.htm|Capt. Hugh McCulloch|b. 8 May 1773\nd. 1 Nov 1830|p8592.htm|Abial Perkins|b. 28 Oct 1774\nd. 24 Sep 1856|p8593.htm|Adam McCulloch|b. 1742\nd. May 1812|p8585.htm|Louisa Brown|b. a 1747\nd. May 1812|p8586.htm|Thomas Perkins Jr.|||Susannah Hovey|||
1st cousin 3 times removed of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
1st cousin 5 times removed of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
Adam McCulloch was born on 25 June 1794 in Cape Porpus, York County, Maine.3,4 He was the son of Capt. Hugh McCulloch and Abial Perkins.3,4 He was baptized on 9 October 1801 in Church of Christ, Arundel, York County, Maine.5 He married Hannah Chase on 25 October 1818 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.6,7,8 He died on 17 February 1869 at age 74.7
Adam McCulloch supplemented his income with farming, after building his last two ships in 1821 and 1822. The brig Florida weighed 236.73 tons, and the brig Orestes weighed 188.51 tons. Somehow the Florida was transferred to his father who sold half of it back to Adam and Ivory Lord in 1827 for $2,500. In 1822, he also served as master for the ship Nathaniel Thompson, which went to such ports as Gefle, Norway; Elsinore, Denmark; New York, New Orleans, Liverpool and Calcutta.
About 1863, Adam wrote in a letter to his brother, Hugh, that Thomas was working the California mines, Adam was in the Army, Charles Henry was working at his trade, Cornelius was his main help on the farm, and that Hannah and Eunice were getting to be old maids. He mentioned that maybe Eunice should come out (to Fort Wayne) to settle on the 100 acre lot he had promised for her name. He also wrote of his discouragement and lack of education: "it seems like a dream that I have lived so long in the world and passed through so many changes and find myself almost in the same place from which I started."6
Adam McCulloch supplemented his income with farming, after building his last two ships in 1821 and 1822. The brig Florida weighed 236.73 tons, and the brig Orestes weighed 188.51 tons. Somehow the Florida was transferred to his father who sold half of it back to Adam and Ivory Lord in 1827 for $2,500. In 1822, he also served as master for the ship Nathaniel Thompson, which went to such ports as Gefle, Norway; Elsinore, Denmark; New York, New Orleans, Liverpool and Calcutta.
About 1863, Adam wrote in a letter to his brother, Hugh, that Thomas was working the California mines, Adam was in the Army, Charles Henry was working at his trade, Cornelius was his main help on the farm, and that Hannah and Eunice were getting to be old maids. He mentioned that maybe Eunice should come out (to Fort Wayne) to settle on the 100 acre lot he had promised for her name. He also wrote of his discouragement and lack of education: "it seems like a dream that I have lived so long in the world and passed through so many changes and find myself almost in the same place from which I started."6
Children of Adam McCulloch and Hannah Chase
- Sarah Ann McCulloch6,7 b. 5 Aug 1819, d. c 1821
- Thomas McCulloch+6,7 b. 25 Jul 1820, d. c 1858
- William Chase McCulloch6,7 b. 1822, d. 23 Aug 1844
- Cornelius McCulloch6,7 b. 25 Dec 1823, d. 22 Sep 1886
- Charles Henry McCulloch+6,7 b. 8 Apr 1826, d. 7 Oct 1905
- Adam McCulloch Jr.6,7 b. 11 Apr 1830, d. 31 Dec 1864
- Hannah Chase McCulloch6,9 b. 29 Sep 1834, d. 1908
- Eunice Hardy McCulloch6,9 b. 27 Oct 1837
Citations
- [S834] Susan Guckenberg, "Hugh McCulloch: His Early Years in New England and Migration to Fort Wayne," Old Fort News, Vol. 50:2 (Fort Wayne, IN: Fort Wayne Historical Society, Sept. 15, 1987).
- [S835] Lynn Frye Sherrill, Hugh McCulloch, Forgotten Financier (Muncie, IN: a thesis submitted to the Graduate Dept. Ball State University, June 1966).
- [S834] Guckenberg, "Hugh McCulloch: His Early Years", p. 10.
- [S835] Lynn Frye Sherrill, Hugh McCulloch, Forgotten Financier, p. 9.
- [S761] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 148 vols., 1847-1994) 108: 57.
- [S834] Guckenberg, "Hugh McCulloch: His Early Years", p. 12.
- [S835] Lynn Frye Sherrill, Hugh McCulloch, Forgotten Financier, p. 10.
- [S1186] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1911), 2 vols., 296.
- [S835] Lynn Frye Sherrill, Hugh McCulloch, Forgotten Financier, p. 11.
