Jefferson Torrey (1846-1914) was born in 1846 to Levi Jr. and Joanna (Staples) Torrey on Swans Island, Maine. Jefferson married Lydia Marie Dolliver (1849-1909), daughter of Benjamin Spurling and Mercey (Smith) Dolliver on April 12, 1869 on Swans Island. Jefferson and Lydia’s oldest child, Lizzie T. Torrey (1871-1918), later Mrs. Linwood E. Joyce, was born on Swans Island. Their next child, Ira C. Torrey (1872-1927) was born at Bass Harbor. Their last child, Levi Benjamin Torrey (1873-1894) was born on Swans Island so the Torrey’s stay in Tremont may have been just long enough to build the house. Jefferson Torrey died on April 1, 1914 on Swans Island and is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Atlantic, Swans Island.
“Torrey - Jefferson Torrey (1846-1914),” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed December 12, 2024, https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/11257.Item 15202
