0047 Fred J. TREFETHEN

Fred J. TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁴⁷
(10 September 1871 - 21 November 1918)
Married to Etta E. FIELDERS & Laura McGRATH

PARENTS: James Oren/Orrin TREFETHEN⁰⁰⁰⁴ (10 August 1830 - 27 August 1902) and Joanna M. LAWRY & Isabella C. KIMBALL

Events:

Born in Kittery, Maine
Married Etta on 9 November 1889 in Kittery. She was from Newark, NJ ^{[Source 133]}.
Married Laura on 21 May 1899, in Philadelphia, her home town. Laura: 1873-1908.
An Apothecary in the Navy.
L.F. TREFETHEN writes: 'A big man, red-faced and tall, and all Navy. An impressive sight. Got into a fight with Charles (his brother) and Fred was either pushed or fell out the attic window and nearly killed.
Served in the Spanish War. ^{[Source 36:Maine VETERANS CEM. RECORDS]}
Birth is listed as 19 September 1870 in Augusta, Maine Vital Records
Died from a fractured vertebra;
Buried in Orchard Grove Cemetery, Kittery with wife Laura.

SOURCES:

13. TREFETHEN, Lawrence F.- Correspondence, Kittery, Maine

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

67. Kittery, Maine Cemetery Records

72. Augusta Maine Vital Records

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

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Fred J. TREFETHEN 0047 (10 September 1871 - 21 November 1918) Married to Etta E. FIELDERS & Laura McGRATH

Fred J. TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁴⁷
(10 September 1871 - 21 November 1918)
Married to Etta E. FIELDERS & Laura McGRATH