0004 James OREN/ORRIN TREFETHEN

Events

Baptized 23 May 1840.
Born in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire;
Died of Dropsy in Kittery, York, Maine
Buried in Orchard Grove Cemetery, lot 35 ^{[Source 36: Maine Veteran’s Cemetery Records at Salt Lake City]} alongside his two wives.
Photo of Orchard Grove Cemetery ^{[Source: FindAGrave]}
Filed intent to marry Joanna (1835 - 1863) on 26 November 1855 in Kittery and were wed there by George M. Payne 3 days later. Both were from Kittery ^{[Source 133]}.
Married Isabella (28 April 1845 - 1919) on 15 June 1864. She was also from Kittery ^{[Source 133]}. An un-annoted Source has her as daughter of Voranus (or Doranus) Kimball and Lucy A. Whitton. So, as with everything in these pages, it might be right & it might be wrong!
Postmaster, Pharmacist; Sailor in 1850^{[Kittery Census]}.
Served in the Army during the Civil War.
Owned a Kittery drugstore (“during Prohibition” says Family Legend - but he died too soon for that). This COULD have led to some of the drinking problems in the family.
Had a niece, Shirley Austin.
Laurence F. TREFETHEN⁰²²⁹ wrote: 'A small man, about 140 lbs; but made up for it in other ways. Lived well, great eaters; don’t think he smoked or drank. A businessman - bought in large quantities; not one of their sons could live as well, I know.
Lived across from “the Island”, 2.5 story house with 12 rooms, horse, boat-house. Had money.
Joanna died on the Yard (Hsp. 7B)...
They brought up 3 orphaned Fernald girls: Jessie [Malone] (pretty, worked in P.O. before marrying. At about 40 she was coming out of W.E. Paul's Plumbing & Hardware when she was struck by a team or car and killed); Georgie (Bowdan).

SOURCES:

17. TREFETHEN, MRS. James Byron SR.- Correspondence, Kittery, Maine (deceased)

18. Direct contact with subject, family or descendant

36. TREFREN, Leitha S.¹³²¹- Correspondence, 135 Clover Lane; Medford, Oregon 97501. Leitha passed away during February, 2001

46. Dover New Hampshire Vital Records (1686-1850), Dover Hist. Society; Heritage Books, Inc.; 1977

72. Augusta Maine Vital Records

133. Vital Records of Kittery, Maine to the year 1892; Maine Historical Society, Picton Press 1991.

Maine Veteran’s Cemetery Records at Salt Lake City

FindAGrave

1850 Kittery Census

Laurence F. TREFETHEN⁰²²⁹

Children:

John Clark TREFETHEN⁰⁰⁰³ (29 November 1864 - after 1895)
Frank Levi TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁴⁵ (03 January 1866 - 1933)
Charles E. TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁴⁶ (04 April 1868 - 1943)
Fred J. TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁴⁷ (10 September 1871 - 21 November 1918)
George L. TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁴⁸ (11 June 1873 - after 1898)

James Oren/Orrin TREFETHEN 0004 (10 August 1830 - 27 August 1902) Married to Joanna M. LAWRY & Isabella C. KIMBALL

James Oren/Orrin TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁰⁴
(10 August 1830 - 27 August 1902)
Married to Joanna M. LAWRY & Isabella C. KIMBALL