Notes:

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

Elizabeth married Conner, William on 13 Jan 1802 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. William was born on 1 Aug 1774 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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James m. 4 May 1828 to Mary W. Parker of Penobscot, ME. They had Mary
Elizabeth (8 Oct 1828), James Munroe (27 April 1831), Samuel B. (20 Mar 1834),
Edward P. (29 Jan 1837) and Frances H. (16 Mar 1842).

Notes:

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Nancy m. to Joseph C. Field.

Family/Spouse: Salvage, Ezra. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Mark Honey believes this Joanna may in fact be confused with Joanna Dunbar,
daughter of David Dunbar and Elizabeth.

George married Jones, Lucy J. on Yes, date unknown. Lucy was born on 25 Mar 1830 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; died on 21 Aug 1849 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Dunbar, Mary on Yes, date unknown. Mary was born about 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: fisherman

Notes:

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The drum John played at the two public hangings at Fort George, Castine,
1811 & 1819, is in the Wilson Museum (Castine).

John married Wardwell, Pauline on 21 Nov 1824. Pauline was born in 1806; died in 1890; was buried in Conner-Dunbar Cemetery, Penobscot, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: sea captain and fisherman

Notes:

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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]

Alice married Cain, Ithiel on Yes, date unknown. Ithiel was born on 11 Jul 1814; died on 25 May 1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Charles' mother died bearing him, and he was raised by Clara Green of North
Brooksville, Maine. Charles is buried at Mt. Rest Cemetery, North
Brooksville. He was a carpenter and r. South Penobscot.

Charles married Fogg, Clara Angelia on 20 Jan 1871. Clara was born on 1 Feb 1855 in Long Island, Blue Hill, ME; died in 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Ellen was age 16 per marriage record when on 5 May 1866 she m. Elisha Leach
(age 25, seaman, son of Hannah Leach). She is not listed in the George W.
Conner/Lucy Jones family in the Brooksville VR. Perhaps child of Mary
Dunbar, second wife of George W. Conner - see discrepancy in dates.

Ellen married Leach, Elisha about 1866. Elisha was born about 1841; died on 6 Aug 1920 in Orland, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Sarah m. 4 Mar 1870 at Brooksville to George H. Davis of Brooksville; he b.
1845 per Sylvia Conner Wardwell (ref. V.R.). However, Marriage Records of
Hancock County (Camden: Picton Press, 1992), p. 228, gives marriage of Sarah
F. Conner of Orland to George Coffin of Orland 29 Aug 1863 at Blue Hill, ME.
Perhaps daughter of Mary Dunbar, second wife of George W. Conner - see
Dunbar, second wife of George W. Conner - see discrepancy in dates.

Notes:

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George m. (1) Lucy J. Jones of Brooksvile, ME. He is no doubt identical to
the other George W. Conner in this database. These lines are from Sylvia
Conner Wardwell. George does not appear in Penobscot VR.

George married Dunbar, Mary on 7 Apr 1851. Mary (daughter of Dunbar, Jairus and Leach, Hannah) was born on 7 Oct 1827 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 9 Apr 1915 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: sea captain

Notes:

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Family Bible gives marriage date as 6 June 1850 but Brooksville VR state
27 June 1850 before the Rev. Manning Ellis.

James married Conner, Mary E. on 27 Jun 1850 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine. Mary was born in 1828; died in 1903 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Littlefield, Horatio on 4 Sep 1850. Horatio was born on 18 Jan 1828; died on 25 Jan 1876; was buried in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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{Castine death records state he was age 53 when he died in 1896 and that he
was a sailor.}

Joseph married Conner, Lucinda H. on 23 Sep 1855 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Lucinda (daughter of Conner, William Henry Jr and Snowman, Emaline) was born on 10 Jul 1835 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 15 Jan 1919 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pauline married Perkins, Abram on 25 Jun 1857. Abram was born on 27 Oct 1828 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 21 Dec 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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John m. 20 May 1863 at Penobscot, ME to Susan W. Perkins (she b. 22 Oct 1843,
d. 30 January 1864).

Notes:

listed as 5th child

Notes:

listed as 6th child

Notes:

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The Penobscot Town Register, 1906, lists William as a farmer. He married
Emma Conner before Samuel Dunbar, J.P. Some sources give the year of his
birth as 1849, but the Conner-Morgrage family Bible gives the date above.

William married Wardwell, Helen W. on 19 Nov 1871. Helen was born in Jan 1851; died on 24 Sep 1876; was buried in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Conner, Emeline on 24 Feb 1883 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Emeline (daughter of Conner, William Henry Jr and Snowman, Emaline) was born on 9 Oct 1843 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died in 1932 in Lincoln, ME; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Priscilla r. Ellsworth, ME at the time of the death of her brother, Ezra (per
his obituary).

Priscilla married Echenagucia, Herman on 26 Jul 1872. Herman was born on 30 Jul 1853 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Bangor, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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AKA Jairus. His brother Fred stated in 1938 that he ran away to California
in the gold rush of 1849, and was later a steamship captain.

Notes:

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His brother Fred stated that William Augustus Conner died of yellow fever on
the African coast hunting animals for P. T. Barnum, the circus magnate -
another source states that the sibling who died in this pursuit was Robert.

Notes:

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Either he died of tuberculosis (per brother Fred) or he was the sibling who
died while hunting for circus animals in Africa - see under brother William.

Notes:

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Two bonnets which belonged to Lucinda are owned by the Wilson Museum,
Castine, ME.

Lucinda married Conner, Joseph L. on 23 Sep 1855 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Joseph (son of Conner, John and Wardwell, Pauline) was born on 16 Sep 1832; died in Apr 1896 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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His brother, Fred, said that Edwin served in the 14th Maine, Co. A, in the
War Between the States. Edwin's birth date is from the V.R., but probably
wrong as it follows his sister's by only six months; he was probably born
in 1837-38.

Notes:

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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]

Notes:

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Buried with her and her husband are Robert S. d. Feb 1854 at age 2) and
William A. Conner (d. 9 May 1848 at age 17).

Emeline married Conner, William G. on 24 Feb 1883 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. William (son of Conner, John and Wardwell, Pauline) was born on 7 Oct 1848; died on 11 Apr 1926. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Lizzie H. Grant deeded 30 April 1888 Conner property to Fred Conner (Deed Book
244, p. 511). Penobscot V.R. give Elizabeth's birth-date.

Elizabeth married Grant, Joseph W. on 17 Nov 1867 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Fred grew up on and farmed the homestead where his ancestor John D. Conner was listed in 1766. The homestead buildings are now gone, but the old family cemetery is visible about 1/3 of the way to the shore from the road. Around 1900 Fred broke his
knee and he and Helen moved Castine. They first resided in the building now occupied by the Water Witch store on Main Street where Helen operated a boarding house. Then they moved to their home on Perkins Street (the second house northeast of
Pleasant Street on the northwest side of the street). Fred was a construction worker and a member of the crew which built
the Wilson Museum in 1921. At his death he was the oldest resident of Castine. He died of a fall down his cellar stairs during an air raid drill; he had turned off the house lights and was going to the cellar as prescribed in the drill instructions.
His funeral service was held in his home on Perkins Street with the Rev. Nelson Canfield officiating.

Fred married Peterson, Helen Martha on 20 Aug 1880 in Hancock Co., ME. Helen was born on 2 Aug 1860 in Hancock Co., ME; died in Sep 1948 in Bangor, ME; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Charles m. 03-23-1860 Maria Bowden. Charles is listed as third child.

Notes:

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William m. 02-04-1865 Ellen E. Gray. William is listed as fourth child.

Notes:

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Robert m. 01-15-1866 Ellen A. Montgomery. He is listed as fifth child.

Notes:

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Albion m. 04-21-1867 Mercy H. Perkins. An Albion P. Cain appears in family
notes as dying 01-26-1899 at age 23 yrs 29 days.

Notes:

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Augustus m. Sept 2, 1867 Emma Montgomery (b. 1848, dau. of Jonah Montgomery
and wife Lucy Herrick of Belfast, ME). Augustus is listed as second child.
He is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Penobscot, Me with her, where her dates
are given 1849-1884, and with his second wife Ada R. McNamara (1855-1908).

Notes:

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Irving is listed in the Penobscot Town Register, 1906, as a peddler (he had
a store at North Brooksville).

Irving married Green, Maud L. on Yes, date unknown. Maud was born on 26 Oct 1875; died on 27 Apr 1935; was buried in North Brooksville, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Sylvia Conner Wardwell gives her year of death as 1944 in 9/96.

Family/Spouse: Young, Calvin. Calvin was born on 15 Nov 1861; died on 31 Mar 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Inez married Dow, Harold K. on Yes, date unknown. Harold was born in 1885; died in Dec 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Geneva r. South Penobscot, ME and died of tuberculosis. She never married.

Notes:

Occupation:
never married

Notes:

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Ada never married. She is listed as second child.

Notes:

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George m. Mary A. Wescott - d.s.p. He is listed as first child. He was a
farmer. George also m. Minnie L. _______ (1865-1946), and Minnie m. (2) 4
Jan 1895 Augustus Coombs (1861-1922) of Castine, ME. His mother resided with
him in her last years.

Notes:

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Minnie, third child, married 04 Jan 1895 to Augustus A. Coombs (b. 1861 at
Castine, ME, d. 1922 at Castine).

Notes:

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James had Helen A., Richard M. and Eloit J. - only Helen had children (by
husband Donald Canfield: Donald, Jr. and Doris A. Canfield who m. T. F.
Doukas). James m. 12-26-1890 Mary E. Handley. He is buried in New York
City.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 8359

Notes:

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Margaret, first child listed, never married. A "Maggie Conner" is listed
as single in the Penobscot Town Register, 1906; is a dressmaker. Her
nephew Arthur states that Margaret r. with William and Emeline Conner, then
with Luena Dunbar and then with Letitia Duffy. He states she died of
cancer.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 8360

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: sea captain

Notes:

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{An Arthur B. Connor [sic] of Castine was a Lt. in the United States Navy,
commanding the U.S.S. Iris during the Spanish-American War. - Wheeler, George
A., "History of Castine..." [1922 edition], p. 395. Wheeler (p. 397) also
states that one of this name from Castine was a Captain serving as "Marine
Director of the Army at Newport News, which was one of two Ports of
Embarkation for two million soldiers. He was twice offered a commission as
Major in the army, but refused...." during the first World War.}

Arthur married Morgrage, Anna Peabody on 16 Nov 1893 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. Anna was born in 1867 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; died in 1934 in Brooklyn, NY; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 8361

Notes:

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Henry was never married. He returned home in August, 1886 from being at
sea, ate fresh garden vegetables, took ill and died.

Caroline married Hinckley, Merrill Perkins on 23 Oct 1875. Merrill was born on 30 Nov 1853; died on 8 Nov 1908 in Blue Hill, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Varnum, Albert Ellery on 26 Jun 1871. Albert was born on 3 Sep 1848 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 7693

Notes:

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Augustus was living with his widowed mother in Castine in 1906 and then was
a seaman. He is reputed to have been twice married since then, and to
have resided in New York City. He is believed to be without children.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: teacher

Notes:

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Ardelle is listed as first child in her parents' Bible.

Ardelle married Morgrage, Franklin Cavis on 21 Nov 1878 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. Franklin was born on 22 Nov 1851 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; died on 21 Apr 1929 in Foxcroft, ME; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Joseph was mate on the barkentine Thomas J. Stewart, lost at sea with all
hands. Joseph never married.

Notes:

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Irvin was a teacher, stonecutter and highway patrolman.

Irvin married Carter, Emma Augusta on 4 Feb 1888 in North Sedgwick, Maine. Emma was born on 3 Apr 1872; died on 26 Dec 1962 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Sarah died giving birth to twins, who died at birth. She married Frank
Wilson Bowden of Castine (son of Wilson Bowden and Abbie I.); Frank m. (2)
Mary Williams (no issue). Sarah and Frank had Bernard Bowden, born at
Castine, served in World War I (26th Div., 102D Field Artillery, Battery C).
Bernard was thought to have resided in Massachusetts and to have married
there.

Notes:

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Clara m. Will Clement.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 8413

Notes:

Died:
never married

Notes:

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William is said to have been age 33 when he married the 19 year old Effie
Dodge. He may be given the wrong mother here - note discrepancy in her date
of death and his date of birth.

William married Dodge, Effie on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anniebelle married Murchison, Donald C. on Yes, date unknown. Donald was born in 1889; died in 1969 in Winn, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Helena m. Wallace Child. In 1908 she r. on Hillside Street, Roxbury, MA.

Notes:

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Frank married and had two daughters, r. Somerville, MA - per family notes;
but an undated clipping in family notes: Arnold E. Echenagucia died at his
home in Boston - age 54 - veteran of W.W. II, air force staff sgt. - wife
Margaret Campbell.

Notes:

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Lucille m. El(w)yn A. Staples (b. 1872) - d.s.p.

Notes:

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Norman was a seaman in 1906, per Penobscot Town Register. He later became a
painter, and was an invalid (r. with his brother, "Ross") in his last years.

Norman married Dunbar, Harriet on Yes, date unknown. Harriet was born on 13 Oct 1862 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 17 Sep 1941 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Lottie was aged 24 years, 2 month and 26 days when she died.

Lottie married Hutchins, Pearl SamuelPenobscot, Hancock, Maine. Pearl was born in 1871; died in 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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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]

Notes:

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Robert was a seaman (family tradition) and/or a painter (death record)
and/or a cook at Castine (Penobscot Town Register, 1906). He also spelled
his surname Connor (as on his tombstone in the Castine cemetery). He was a
member of the I.O.O.F. and r. Castine for more than forty years.

Robert married Colson, Nora E. on Yes, date unknown. Nora was born on 20 Mar 1879 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; died on 18 Apr 1940 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Merle married Bailey, Gertrude E. in 1915 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. Gertrude was born on 3 May 1892 in Argyle, ME; died on 3 Apr 1941 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Arthur was employed by the telephone company for 35 years (agent for NETC
in Castine). He was active in Telephone Pioneers and Masonry. His residence
was at the NE corner of Water and Green Streets in Castine.

Arthur married Gross, Carrie E. on Yes, date unknown. Carrie was born on 2 Oct 1894 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; died on 5 Sep 1976 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Herman m. (?) Helen Mills, dau. of Roland Mills and wife Joanne (r.
Castine), and had two sons.

Notes:

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Fred m. Ellan Neal and had Lucy (m. Raymond Bucklin, r. Rockland, ME) and
Amelia (m.; d.s.p.).

Notes:

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Everett married Ida Alberta Bailey (b. 14 June 1892 at Caribou, ME to Albert
Weston Bailey [b. 20 April 1861 at Lincoln, ME, d. 8 Aug 1932 at Caribou] and
wife Minnie Amanda Wottrich [b. 1 April 1872 at St. John, NB, d. 23 Jan 1952
at Caribou]).

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: coach; recreation dir.

Notes:

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Edwin went to sea on fishing schooners as a boy, graduated from Eastern State Normal School (now the Maine Maritime Academy) and in 1906 from Bates College (starring there in baseball, basketball and football and for four years on the all-state

football team [once as an end, once as a tackle and twice as a fullback]), then was principal and coach at Hallowell, Maine, then teacher and coach at Lincoln High School, Cleveland, Ohio (where his life-long nickname "Chief" originated).  During his

ten years at Lincoln High School he also operated summer camps for boys in New York's Adirondack Mountains, where he became friends of naturalists Ernest Thompson Seton and Dan Beard, and was in the group with them which worked with General Sir Robert

Baden-Powell to bring Boy Scouting to the United States.

During World War I he was athletic director at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio.  His effectiveness there led Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. to induce him to come to Akron to coach its basketball team in the industrial league; he coached at Goodyear from 12

May 1919 until he retired 01 Sept. 1953.  [After W.W. I he had a choice of three positions: recreational director for Goodyear, one with the federal Park Service, and an opportunity to go to Bermuda to be in a motion picture with Ann Kellerman, a

famous swimmer.]  He started every heat of the Soap Box Derby from its move to Akron in 1935 until the late 1950s, served on the Akron Recreation Commission, 1934-51 (chair, 1941-51) and the Akron Board of Education, originated the father-son banquet

and pioneered the industrial recreation movement; he was in wide demand as an inspirational speaker.

His career at Goodyear was celebrated 20 January 1954 with an open house at the Goodyear Gym in Akron.  Sportswriter Jim Schlemmer offered an extensive tribute in the Akron Beacon Journal the previous Sunday.  He wrote, "Swimmer, cyclist, skater (he

once skated nonstop from Cleveland to Akron on the frozen canal); Conner might have succeeded Jack Johnson as the heaveyweight fistic champion is his desire for that kind of business had been equal to his ability...

"Instead, even before coming to Akron, he devoted his space time to church work and already had won recognition as the originator and developer of the Father-Son Week idea.

"...Long years spent in Boy Scout work built intimate friendships with General Baden-Powell, Ernest Thompson Seton, Dan Beard and others.  They called him Coach or Chief like everybody else...."

His obituary in the Akron Beacon Journal calls him "big in body, in voice, in mind and in ideals."  He was an avid, serious fisherman, tying his own flies.  He died fishing from a boat in the Indian River.  He is buried beside his wife in Castine,

Maine.  He was a mesomorph in body type.  Historian Phil Perkins told A. E. Myers in August, 1995 that Ed Conner had been touted as a contender for the national boxing championship, but that his wife (Vivian) protested strenuously, and he therefore did

not fight.  He was member 73083 of Lafayette Chapter of the Ohio Society of the Sons of the American Revolution as a descendant of Capt. David Dunbar, Jr. of Massachusetts.

Edwin married Kenniston, Vivian Inez on 6 Dec 1901 in Amherst, ME. Vivian was born on 27 Sep 1881 in Amherst, ME; died on 21 Jun 1960 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]