0269 Benjamin TREFETHEN

Events:

Born in Nova Scotia^{[1850 NC Census; 1880 Soundex]} or New Castle, New Hampshire^{[Source 36: Massachusetts Death Records]}
Married in New Castle on 27 November 1845. Both were residing on Bear Island
A Fisherman
He, with Clara & son Andrew (aged 10 mo.) arrived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 30 September 1848 on the passenger vessel ‘ESSIQUILO’. No indication as to where they arrived from. All were U.S. Citizens.^{[National Archives]}
Probably died in the shipwreck of THE BALERMA, 03 October 1851
Wife (born in 1818) was residing at 8 Duncan St., Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1880 with 2 daughters.^{[1880 census]}. She was living with daughter. Emma in Lynn, Massachusetts about 1900^[Soundex]
Link to Captain John Trefethen⁰⁰²⁶ MIGHT be wrong- New Hampshire Vital Records records were vague

SOURCES:

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

62. New Hampshire Vital Records Office, Concord, New Hampshire

64. TREFETHEN, Joanne E.⁰³³⁴ - Correspondence, Stockton Springs, Maine. Deceased 26 July 2004

129. BAILEY, Glenn R.- His references are marked as follows:

1. Rockingham County, New Hampshire Deeds 63:408, 64:237, 129:295, 130:97
2. Dover, New Hampshire Cemeterty Inscriptions
3. Dover Vital Records
4. York County, Maine Deeds 54:84, 95:17, 54:83, 59:45, 69:149, 128:127
5. Lincoln County Deeds 41:176 and/or Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771, Betty H. Pruitt; Boston, Massachusetts 1978
6. Strafford County, New Hampshire. Deeds 26:61, 24:240, 29:173,30:32, 35:57,36:269
7. York County, Maine. Probate Docket #19153
8. Federal Census (assorted)
9. Strafford County Probate 5:121
10. New Castle Vital Records
11. Monhegan Island Cemetery Inscriptions
12. Bristol, Maine Vital Records
13. 1st Parish Church Records, Kittery, Maine
14. Petition to Selectman of Kittery, Maine; June 17, 1799
15. Strafford County, New Hampshire Probate Docket #5:121
16. Lincoln County Deeds 149:6, 41:177, 41:178,44:32, 64:25+, 148:332, 148:393, 109:220
17. Columbian Centinal, 'Deaths' - July 13, 1816, November 19, 1823
18. Windham, Maine Vital Records
19. Maine Monthly Magazine - July, 1836
20. Friendship, Maine. Cemetery Inscriptions
21. Friendship, Maine Vital Records
22. Lincoln County, Maine Probate 24:117
23. Pond Grove Cemetery, Portland, Maine Inscriptions
24. Portland, Maine Vital Records
25. Pourtsmouth, New Hampshire Vital Records
26. Maine, Genealogy & Family History Of the State of, George Thomas Little, A.M., Litt. D. Vol. IV; Lewis Historical Pub. Co., N.Y.- 1909 (same as Source 42)
27. Monhegan Island Plantation Records
28. Portland City Directory - 1894,1897 - 1927
29. Bremen Maine Vital Records
30. Maine Home Journal, ‘Cronicles of Cushing & Freindship’, Rockland, Maine 1892

1850 NC Census

1880 Soundex

Massachusetts Death Records

National Archives

1880 census

Benjamin TREFETHEN0269 (31 October 1817 - 03 October 1851) Married to Clarissa E. COGGINS

Benjamin TREFETHEN⁰²⁶⁹
(31 October 1817 - 03 October 1851)
Married to Clarissa E. COGGINS