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Meserve, Albion Keith Parris, 1833-1904

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1833 - 1904

Biographical History

Albion Keith Parris Meserve (1833-1904) was a respected physician who graduated from medical school in Maine in 1859 and spent time serving his community, including as a member of the Maine Historical Society where he took his spare time compiling his family's Genealogy.

Albion Keith Parris Meserve was born in Maine in 1833. After graduating from medical school in 1859, he worked as a respected physician in the community. On his spare time, he also served his community in a variety of different ways, including serving in the Maine Historical Society where he spent some time compiling and publishing his family's genealogy. This, with the assistance of his distant relative Jacques in France, helped ensure that both the American and French branches of their family tree would be able to be completed. He was also active in religious affairs, having also been a member of the Congregational Church in Buxton and the Willston Church in Portland, Maine. On September 15, 1904, he died at his home in Portland, Maine.

Citation:
UPB files, May 10, 2016 (Lived his life in Maine; Graduated Medical School; served in historical society where he spent time working on his family history)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Robert and Meservy family records

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197232560323]
Identifier: MSS 8836
Scope and Contents Collection includes two family record books related to the Meservy and Robert families coming out of the Isle of Jersey. The first record is a copy of a book titled "Genealogie de la Famille Messervy," and is a record of the Messervy family line on the Isle of Jersey extending into France and England as far back as 1400. This genealogical record contains the history of Jersey and possible origins of the Messervy name. Adjacent to the published pedigree charts for the family are records of...
Dates: 1899-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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