1056 Josiah STERLING TREFETHEN

Josiah Sterling TREFETHEN¹⁰⁵⁶
(26 August 1824 - 30 May 1909)
Married Isabella Melcher CURTIS

PARENTS: William TREFETHEN⁰⁷⁶⁷ (04 November 1791 - 16 May 1864) and Miriam STERLING & Mary WHITE

Biography:

Born on Seaveys' Island, Kittery, Maine
Married on 29 October 1848 in New Castle, New Hampshire.
He was a seaman or sailor
Wife was born on 23 September 1827 New Castle; She died on 04 July 1909); daughter of Thomas & Catherine (BARRIE)
Resided in New Castle, New Hampshire in 1850 (NC Census)
Resided Dover New Hampshire in 1860 (Census &Source 64:The Sterling Genealogy by Alfred Mack Sterling, 1909 (see the image on this page)]. View the book online here or as a pdf here.
Resided 76 Portland St., Dover, New Hampshire in 1900 [Census]
Buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover; alongside his uncle Captain Archelaus Trefethen⁰¹¹¹ & family. He & wife are marked 'Father' & 'Mother'.

The Sterling Genealogy by Alfred Mack Sterling

(SOURCES: 36, 62, 64, 106)

Children:

Tabalyn or Tredham TREFETHEN¹⁰⁵⁹ (about 1845 - after 1859)
Aravesta 'Vessie' Isabel TREFETHEN¹⁰⁵⁷ (11 September 1850 - 11 February 1923)
Mary Ella TREFETHEN¹⁰⁵⁸ (29 September 1858 - 17 October 1860)
Catherine Curtis TREFETHEN¹⁰⁵³ (28 September 1865 - after 1901)

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Josiah Sterling TREFETHEN1056 (26 August 1824 - 30 May 1909) Married Isabella Melcher CURTIS

Josiah Sterling TREFETHEN¹⁰⁵⁶
(26 August 1824 - 30 May 1909)
Married Isabella Melcher CURTIS