0067 Benjamin Bailey TREFETHEN

Benjamin Bailey TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁶⁷
(22 September 1805 - 08 March 1872)
Married to Patience W. Riggs/Briggs

PARENTS: Captain William TREFETHEN⁰⁰⁰⁶ (24 April 1775 - 08 October 1853) and Lydia BERRY & Susannah PIPER

Events:

Born in Rye, New Hampshire (Augusta Maine records indicate he was born there, but other records say Rye, New Hampshire. Augusta records seem to say EVERYONE was born there!).
Married in 1831 Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ben resided there at the time [town records].
Wife was born in Casco, Maine, daughter of Jona. & Sarah [Source 36: Massachusetts Death Records].
Moved to Lynn, Massachusetts before 1850
A Carpenter [1850 Lynn Census & Death Records].
Died at age 66 of Lung Fever on Union St., Lynn, Massachusetts.
His wife died shortly after (07 October 1872) of 'General Debility'.
Probably buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts (Lot #40, 90' from 'Begonia Path').
A Benjamin N. owned that lot- no dates given in Source ^{[Source 90]}.

SOURCES:

6. ADAMS, David & Jane- Correspondence, Concord Hill Rd., Pittsfield, New Hampshire

10. Rye, New Hampshire, History of - by Joseph Parsons, pp. 547-549. Parsons Family Papers. Guide to the Parsons Family Papers 1829-1934.

31. Rye, New Hampshire, Early Days of, E.A. Kimball - 1938; (Index was printed; text was handwritten, hard to read manuscript and notes.) New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, New Hampshire

35. LANGLEY, Eileen E.

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

48. Lynn Massachusetts Vital Records to 1849, Essex Inst., Salem, Massachusetts; 1905

58. STERLING, John- Correspondence, 10 Signal Ridge Way; E. Greenwich, Rhode Island 02818

72. Augusta Maine Vital Records

90. Lynn MASSACHUSSETTS, PINE GROVE CEMETERY, (Directory of Paths, Avenues & Lot Owners in) Lynn, Massachusetts; Whittier & Cass- Printers; 1895

128. Census - Assorted

Children:

Anna TREFETHEN⁰⁹⁶ (about 1830 - unknown)
Sarah Ann H. TREFETHEN⁰²⁰⁶ (22 March 1832 - after 1856)
Frederick Alonzo TREFETHEN⁰⁹⁷ (26 February 1834 - after 1865)
Elvira/Elvina Porter TREFETHEN⁰⁹⁸ (16 November 1835 - after 1872)
Edward Augustus Kittredge TREFETHEN⁰²⁸⁴ (26 January 1838 - 05 July 1839)
George F. TREFETHEN⁰²⁶⁶ (about 1840 - 22 July 1861)

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Benjamin Bailey TREFETHEN 0067 (22 September 1805 - 08 March 1872) Married to Patience W. Riggs/Briggs

Benjamin Bailey TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁶⁷
(22 September 1805 - 08 March 1872)
Married to Patience W. Riggs/Briggs