0077 Joseph PARSONS TREFETHEN

Joseph Parsons TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁷⁷
(12 June 1814 - 24 December 1889)
Married to Olivia Brackett MARDEN

PARENTS: Joseph TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁶¹ (20 August 1787 - 19 February 1859) and Hannah BERRY

Events:

Born in Rye, New Hampshire.
Married 06 April 1837 in Rye, New Hampshire.
Wife: (27 December 1815 - 14 April 1889), daughter of Josiah & Hannah (BERRY).
Had a grand daughter named Olivia B. Marden living with them in 1880.
A Farmer in 1868 [Source: George Leroy TREFETHEN⁰⁴¹³ marriage record];
Ship Carpenter [Source 36: 1870 New Hampshire Census]
1870 New Hampshire Census

SOURCES:

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

35. LANGLEY, Eileen E.

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

47. Rye New Hampshire Marreage Records (1726 - 1899), Compiler: L. H. Tallman, 1978 (Unpublished)

85. MARDEN Family Genealogy, Sylvia Fitts Getchell, publisher. 1 January 1974. Worldcat. Marden Genealogy.

George Leroy TREFETHEN⁰⁴¹³ marriage record

Children:

George Leroy TREFETHEN⁰⁴¹³ (13 October 1841 - 20 July 1910)
Mary O./Salter TREFETHEN⁰³⁵⁶ (03 March 1843 -> 1863)
Gilman D. TREFETHEN⁰³⁵⁸ (10 September 1845 -> 1899)

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Joseph Parsons TREFETHEN 0077 (12 June 1814 - 24 December 1889) Married to Olivia Brackett MARDEN

Joseph Parsons TREFETHEN ⁰⁰⁷⁷
(12 June 1814 - 24 December 1889)
Married to Olivia Brackett MARDEN