Conner, William Henry Jr

Male 1807 - 1884  (77 years)


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  • Name Conner, William Henry  [1
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 1807 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation sea captain and fisherman  [1
    Death 3 Oct 1884  Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • [dunbar_tree.FTW]

      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.
    Person ID I2639  Bratt Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2016 

    Father Conner, William,   b. 1 Aug 1774, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Dunbar, Elizabeth,   b. 18 Aug 1781, Scituate, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1867, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1802  Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F1056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Snowman, Emaline,   b. 16 Jan 1811   d. 16 Oct 1880 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 17 May 1829  Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Conner, Priscilla A.
     2. Conner, Jarvis,   b. 9 Oct 1829, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Conner, William,   b. 14 Mar 1831, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1848, At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     4. Conner, Robert S.,   b. 26 Jun 1833, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1854, in Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
    +5. Conner, Lucinda H.,   b. 10 Jul 1835, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1919, Castine, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     6. Conner, Edwin,   b. 20 Jan 1836, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Baton Rouge, LA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Conner, Ezra S.,   b. 20 Jun 1841, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1912, Castine, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +8. Conner, Emeline,   b. 9 Oct 1843, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1932, Lincoln, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +9. Conner, Elizabeth H.,   b. 15 Apr 1845, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Conner, Augusta,   b. 12 Apr 1851   d. 1854 (Age 2 years)
    +11. Conner, Fred Morton,   b. 2 Jan 1856, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1942, Castine, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F1057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2016 

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
      Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003