0840 Joseph MUZZY TREFETHEN

Joseph Muzzy TREFETHEN⁰⁸⁴⁰
(27 May 1906 - 03 July 1990)
Married Helen BRIGHAM

Parents: Henry Emerson TREFETHEN⁰²²⁸ (10 June 1855 - 1930) and Alice R. PORTER & Mary Amanda MUZZY

Joseph M. Trefethen authored a text book, 'GEOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS', and was the geologist for Maine for many years

Biography:

Married about 1931
Born in Kents Hill, Maine, resided in Friendship twenty years prior to his death
Graduated from Colby College (Waterville, Maine) in 1932, and received a Masters degree in geology from the University of Illinois the same year
Received a doctorate from University of Wisconson in 1935
Taught for 3 years at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri
Professor of Geology and occasionally headed that deptartment at the University of Maine from 1938 - 1972
An Uncle of Freland⁰⁷⁸⁶
He was guiding a boat being launched from a car trailer when it pushed him into the water and pinned him under until he drowned. Had 10 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren.^{[Source 64:BANGOR DAILY NEWS, Bangor, Maine- 04 July 1990]}

(SOURCES: 15, 61, 64, Charles David TREFETHEN)

SOURCES:

15. Newspaper clippings

61. TREFETHEN, FRELAN- Correspondence, San Lorenzo, CA

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

Charles David TREFETHEN

BANGOR DAILY NEWS, Bangor, Maine - 04 July 1990

Children:

(Joseph's grandson Charles David TREFETHEN [son of #1051] wrote in 2002: "...I can tell you that all the children of Joseph M. (for Muzzy) TREFETHEN ⁰⁸⁴⁰ are alive and well..."
David J. TREFETHEN¹⁰⁵⁰ (about 1935 - after 2001)
John T. TREFETHEN¹⁰⁵¹ (about 1935 - after 2001)
Martha T. TREFETHEN¹¹³⁸ (about 1935 - after 2001)

STUCK? TRY THE TREF INDEX BY CLICKING HERE!

SOURCES: Where’s we get this stuff?
The superscripted number ^{[like so]} is a Source number.
More general sources are listed at the bottom of each page.
Jot them down and click here to see where we got all this stuff!

The newest material is from enthusiasts who just LOVE to poke around old graveyards and musky libraries and are shown on the Sources page.
You can speak with these enthusiasts on FaceBook.
Look up the group "TREFETHEN".

The older sources are sometimes "iffy" because when I started this project
I didn’t realize it’s magnetude and thus neglected to keep good records (sorry!)

We’ll call this site a "Starting Point" and it’s up to you to verify our findings.
(Most of it WILL check out- PROMISE!)
Please do not concider the above to be Gospel!

Most information came from correspondants and I cannot check it all for accuracy.
If you find an error PLEASE let me know.

I suggest that any serious genealogist go to our Source Page (by clicking here) and print it out for easy reference.

This site Compiled & Designed By Clint TREFETHEN, dba GRAPHICS CENTRAL , 11 Central St., Newport, New Hampshire 03773
This site is maintained by Andrew TREFETHEN and others (See Sources above)
For more about these pages, please see the Front Page

Updated February 5, 2021 by Andrew Trefethen

Joseph Muzzy TREFETHEN0840 (27 May 1906 - 03 July 1990) Married Helen BRIGHAM

Joseph Muzzy TREFETHEN⁰⁸⁴⁰
(27 May 1906 - 03 July 1990)
Married Helen BRIGHAM