Bertrand H. (or Bertwood) TREFETHEN0816
(06 September 1869 - after 1899)
Married Hannah L. SPINNEY
PARENTS: Abraham TREFETHEN0675
(1820 - 25 August 1874) and Frances E (or D) DAVIDSON
Biography:
Born in New Castle, New Hampshire
Boat builder/Boat keeper/Blacksmith
Married on 16 April 1891 in Portsmouth or New Castle, New Hampshire. Both resided in Portsmouth. He was 23 & she 18. He was born in New Castle son of Abram & Frances E. (both deceased); she was 18, daughter of Horace & Annie
Had 'Boats to Let' in 1899 at 27 Mechanic St. [Source 36: 1899 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Directory]
Hannah L. Spinney, daughter of Horace and Annie Spineey, born January 1874 in Portsmouth. The 1900 Census has her born in 1866
Resided at 10 Hunking, Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1900 [Census]
Receipt from the Collector of Taxes, Walter Hines Page for payment of $31.81 received from Katherine J. Batchelder for taxes until 1900, dated June 18, 1897. Letter from the city solicitor, E. L. Guptill, to Bertwood H. Trefethen (also known as Bertrand Trefethen), a boat builder, to move his boats from the city yard, dated May 22, 1903. Signed formal agreement between the city and Charles H. Clark, merchant of Congress Street, Portsmouth in regards to a new ordinance banning exposing goods for sale on the sidewalk. The agreement makes clear that Clark's compliance with the ordinance should not be construed that he forfeits any claim to the strip of land that he owns in front of his sto [Source Portsmouth Atheneum]. [This source shows Bertwood or Bertrand as having been born in 1869.]
Frederick TREFETHEN 0877 (25 April 1892 - unknown) Born Portsmouth, New Hampshire at 2 a.m. [Source 62 & Source 36: Newspaper+]
Harold B. TREFETHEN0876 (01 August 1893 - 26 August 1893) Born & died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (age 26 days), a second child. Buried in New Castle Cemetery