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Rochelle was named for New Rochelle, NY, where he father, Ezra, was at his
birth. He was a seaman in 1906, per Penobscot Town Register. His name is
spelled "Roshelle" on his grave marker. 1921-ca.1937 he and his wife owned
and operated Conner's Restaurant on Water Street, Castine, opposite the Ford
dealership (in the 1990s the dealership site is the Tarrantine Market grocery
store) - they r. above the restaurant. Clara and Rochelle met at the North
Castine Grange Hall and were married by the Methodist minister at Castine.

Rochelle married Marks, Clara Maerea on 4 Nov 1908 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. Clara was born on 21 Feb 1888 in Orland, ME; died on 15 Jun 1978 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Conner, L.A.
2. Conner, Bernice C. was born on 18 Aug 1909 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died in 1967; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

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Ezra served in the Navy during the War Between the States. He was a seaman, following
his father to the Grand Banks as a fisherman. He married in a double ceremony with his
sister, Elizabeth, at Penobscot before Justice of the Peace James Leach. His grandson
Gerald reported that Ezra served on the USS Constellation (sister ship to the
Constitution) during the blockade of the Mississippi River. His obituary reports:
"Capt. Ezra Conner, after a long illness, passed away at his home.... From a young man
he has followed the sea, and was in the government employ for six years. His later years
have been spent on vessels coasting up and down the Penobscot river. ...He was a member
of Charles Stevens Post, Grand Army of the Republic.... The services were held at the
Methodist church at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Lowell officiated."

Ezra married Ordway, Ada on 17 Nov 1867 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Ada was born about 1854; died on 9 Apr 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ada died on Good Friday at age 82. Another record states she was born 20
Aug 1840, but her marriage record states she was 15 in 1867 (more reasonable
in that she had a child in 1892). She r. in her later years with her son,
Arthur. Her funeral Easter Sunday at 2:30 p.m. was conducted in the Castine
Federated Church by The Rev. Oscar Olsen. Ada was age 26 in the 1880 census.
She belonged to the D.A.R.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: sea captain and fisherman

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William's family history is given in "A Family of the Bagaduce: The Ancestry and Genealogy of William Conner, Jr....," by Albert E. Myers (Harrisburg, PA, 1976). His middle name is Henry per plaque under his portrait in the Wilson Museum, Castine,
Maine; this plaque notes that Capt. Conner sailed clipper ships to the West Indies and other ports, and later sailed to the Grand Banks. He is not to be confused with person of the same name in coastal Waldo County, Maine. The ship William H. Conner,
built in Searsport, was named for this other William H. Conner, who d. 13 Sept 1875 at age 57, resident of Belfast, ME, merchant and shipbuilder (m. Caroline R. Porter 22 Sept 1839, she d. 13 Sept 1875) - the ship was the largest and last full-rigged
ship built at Searsport [launched in June, 1877, 210' long, 40' beam, 24' depth, 1496 tons]. A fine description of fishing on the Grand Banks under sail is given in Chapter 26 of "Coastal Maine: A Maritime History," Roger F. Duncan (New York:
W.W.Norton, 1992). Also see "Maine Sea Fisheries: The Rise and Fall of a Native Industry, 1830-1890," by Wayne M. O'Leary (Boston: Northeastern University Press). By 1860 Castine was the wealthiest town in Maine, due to its fishing fleet.

William married Snowman, Emaline on 17 May 1829 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Emaline was born on 16 Jan 1811; died on 16 Oct 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Emaline Bank in the Grand Banks off of Newfoundland, a prominent fishing
spot, was named for her.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: blacksmith

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William was a blacksmith and resided at Penobscot, Maine. The first
schoolmaster in the village, James Whitelaw, for many years "taught in the
home of William Conner, as early as 1785 and as late as 1791." {-"Penobscot
Bicentennial" [booklet], p.31} John and Elizabeth had a large family; the
children listed here are those whose names were remembered by Fred S.
Conner in 1938 and Ardelle M. Conner in 1932 (in a letter to her niece
Luena) - they are not listed in birth order.

William married Dunbar, Elizabeth on 13 Jan 1802 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Elizabeth (daughter of Dunbar, David Jr and Elms, Elizabeth) was born on 18 Aug 1781 in Scituate, MA; died on 8 Oct 1867 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her marriage intention to William Conner was published at Penobscot 19 Dec
1801.