Person Page - 151

Desire Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Sarah Sears b. 11 Apr 1714, d. 30 Apr 1751

Last Edited

9 Dec 1996

Birth*	Desire Atkins was born on 10 March 1734/35.
Death*	Desire died on 6 January 1766.

John Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Sarah Sears b. 11 Apr 1714, d. 30 Apr 1751

Last Edited

9 Dec 1996

Birth*	John Atkins was born on 7 March 1736/37.
Death*	John died before 20 January 1753.

Susannah Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Sarah Sears b. 11 Apr 1714, d. 30 Apr 1751

Last Edited

6 Feb 1997

Death*	Susannah died.
Birth*	She was born on 6 March 1738/39.
Marriage*	She married first William Eldredge on 17 August 1756 in Chatham, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG. (Chatham recs; Mf. 7:143) See also the Eldredge Genealogy by Hawes.
Marriage*	She married second Jonathan Nickerson, son of Jonathan Nickerson and Jane Covel, on 26 March 1774 in Chatham, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1
	Edmund Snow was "of Eastham".

Sarah Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Sarah Sears b. 11 Apr 1714, d. 30 Apr 1751

Last Edited

10 Oct 2011

Death*	Sarah died.
Birth*	She was born on 28 June 1742.
Marriage*	She married Captain Samuel Snow, son of Samuel Snow and Elizabeth Freeman, on 29 January 1761 in Chatham, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.

Rebecca Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Sarah Sears b. 11 Apr 1714, d. 30 Apr 1751

Last Edited

27 Feb 2021

Death*	Rebecca died.
Birth*	She was born on 6 October 1744.
Marriage*	She married Moses Nickerson, son of Caleb Nickerson and Mary Godfrey, on 19 July 1762. Nickerson Genealogy says 19 July, internet source gives 7 April 1762.1

Fear Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Sarah Sears b. 11 Apr 1714, d. 30 Apr 1751

Last Edited

9 Dec 1996

Death*	Fear died.
Birth*	She was born on 15 March 1746/47.

Anne Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Sarah Sears b. 11 Apr 1714, d. 30 Apr 1751

Last Edited

9 Dec 1996

Birth*	Anne Atkins was born on 11 June 1750.
Death*	Anne died on 16 September 1750.

Mary Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Mary Freeman b. 24 Nov 1714

Last Edited

9 Dec 1996

Death*	Mary died.
Birth*	She was born after 1751.

John Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Joshua Atkins b. s 1703
Mother	Mary Freeman b. 24 Nov 1714

Last Edited

9 Dec 1996

Birth*	John Atkins was born after 1751.
Death*	John died before 16 March 1778.

Allison Marie Kaeneman

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	John Joseph Kaeneman
Mother	Jane Laurel Hubley

Last Edited

13 Feb 2019

Child of Allison Marie Kaeneman and Robert Edward Dmitruk

Skylar Marie Dmitruk

Edward Ross Kaeneman

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	John Joseph Kaeneman
Mother	Jane Laurel Hubley

Last Edited

12 Feb 2007

Ruth Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Charles Atkins b. 2 Sep 1748, d. 20 May 1817
Mother	Ruth Kilborn b. 2 Jan 1755, d. 19 Aug 1838

Last Edited

19 Jan 1997

Death*	Ruth died. Her birth was not recorded in the Mt. Vernon, Maine records along with the rest of her family, so it is possible that she died young.
Birth*	She was born on 2 October 1774.1

Mary Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Charles Atkins b. 2 Sep 1748, d. 20 May 1817
Mother	Ruth Kilborn b. 2 Jan 1755, d. 19 Aug 1838

Last Edited

18 Dec 2020

Birth*	Mary Atkins was born on 29 December 1778.1,2
Marriage*	She married Rev. Joseph B. Snelling.3
Death*	Mary died on 18 May 1804 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.4,5
Burial*	She was buried in the East Readfield Cemetery in Readfield, Kennebec County, MaineG. Her gravestone reads: "Hear Lies the earthly Remains of Mrs MARY SNELLING who was born December 29, 1778, born again 1797, fell asleep in Jesus may 18th 1804. Reader. Art thou born again. No salvation without a new birth."6
	According to the Dudley genealogy she "married Rev. Mr. Snelling, ob. s. p." The latter abbreviation means she had no children. There is a Mary Snelling death record in Boston dated June 1804 that says she died in Mount Vernon, Maine and was wife of Rev. Joseph B. Snelling. This is the only evidence at present that confirms her husband's first name. More research is necessary. Her husband may have been Joseph Snelling, who published the book "Life of Rev. Joseph Snelling: being a sketch of his Christian experience and labors in the ministry" in 1847.3

Samuel Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Charles Atkins b. 2 Sep 1748, d. 20 May 1817
Mother	Ruth Kilborn b. 2 Jan 1755, d. 19 Aug 1838

Last Edited

19 Jan 1997

Death*	Samuel died.
Birth*	He was born on 29 April 1781. The Cleveland Genealogy says 1791 but his birth is listed between two other children born in 1778 and 1783 so probably should be 1781. Mt. Vernon records also list him between Mary and Betsey, although the year is illegible.1

Betsey Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Charles Atkins b. 2 Sep 1748, d. 20 May 1817
Mother	Ruth Kilborn b. 2 Jan 1755, d. 19 Aug 1838

Last Edited

27 Feb 2021

Birth*	Betsey Atkins was born on 5 September 1783.1
Death*	Betsey died on 12 April 1803.2
Burial*	She was buried in the East Readfield, Maine Cemetery in Readfield, Kennebec County, MaineG. Her tombstone reads: "Betsey Atkins daughter of Charles and Ruth Atkins who died April the 12th day of 1803 in the 20th year of her age."3
	She may be the Betsey Atkins "of Mount Vernon" who filed an intention of marriage in Truro, Mass. with Reuben Rich on 21 Aug 1802. Given that her gravestone reads Betsey Atkins it's possible they never married.4

Charles Atkins Jr.

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Charles Atkins b. 2 Sep 1748, d. 20 May 1817
Mother	Ruth Kilborn b. 2 Jan 1755, d. 19 Aug 1838

Last Edited

14 Jan 2023

Birth*	Charles Atkins Jr. was born on 4 November 1785 in Wayne, Kennebec County, MaineG.1,2,3
Marriage*	He married first Rebecca Nickerson circa 1807.4
Marriage*	He married second Mary Manter, daughter of David Manter and Keziah Robbins, on 30 April 1826 in Wayne, Kennebec County, MaineG.4
Marriage*	He married third Deborah Hall, daughter of Jabez Hall and Tryphena ??, on 11 April 1858 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.4
Death*	Charles died 11 or 12 May 1865. Probate records state that he died on May 11th while his gravestone reads the 12th and an obituary printed on Tuesday the 16th says he died on Friday last, meaning the 12th. He was living in Mt. Vernon, Maine at the time.5,6,4
	Rev. Charles Atkins, when 21 years old, removed from home to Bucksport, Maine, was there a builder, lived there to 1813-14, then returned to Mt. Vernon and cared for his parents during their lives. He was living in Mount Vernon when the 1830 census was taken, and a woman of the correct age to be his mother was living with him at the time. In the 1860 census he was still in Mount Vernon, this time with his third wife Deborah and his son Charles Wesley Atkins. He was a farmer with real estate worth $1500 and a personal estate worth $400.4
	His obituary appeared in the 16 May 1865 Portland Daily Press and read as follows: Death of an Aged Clergyman. Rev. Charles Atkins died at Mt. Vernon on Friday last at the advanced age of eighty years. He was one of the oldest residents of the town, having moved there with his father in 1800. He always lived upon the farm which his father first occupied when he moved to Mt. Vernon. Mr. Atkins was a local Methodist minister - a man of great industry - respected by a large circle of relatives and friends.7

Children of Charles Atkins Jr. and Rebecca Nickerson

Betsey Atkins b. 10 Aug 1808, d. 17 Jun 1831 Abraham Nickerson Atkins b. 11 Mar 1811 Mary Snelling Atkins b. 18 Mar 1813, d. 29 Jan 1904 Lucinda Atkins b. 28 Oct 1815, d. by May 1865 Charles Atkins b. 12 Mar 1818, d. 19 Nov 1819 Melissa Atkins b. 29 Mar 1820, d. 28 Dec 1842 Rebecca Cook Atkins b. 3 Jan 1823 Charles Atkins b. 27 Mar 1825, d. 8 Feb 1826

Children of Charles Atkins Jr. and Mary Manter

Charles Wesley Atkins+ b. 29 May 1827, d. 27 May 1863 Ruth Little Atkins b. 5 Mar 1829, d. 25 Jan 1908 Catherine Keziah Atkins b. 20 Jun 1831, d. 24 Feb 1861 Samuel Thomas Atkins+ b. 21 Jul 1834, d. 1915 Eliza Ann Atkins b. 21 Nov 1836, d. 4 Apr 1914

Martha Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Charles Atkins b. 2 Sep 1748, d. 20 May 1817
Mother	Ruth Kilborn b. 2 Jan 1755, d. 19 Aug 1838

Last Edited

19 Jan 1997

Death*	Martha died. She isn't listed with the rest of her family in the Mt. Vernon, Maine records so she may have died young.
Birth*	She was born on 18 September 1789. Cleveland Genealogy says 1799, but her birth is listed between two other children between 1785 and 1793 so probably should be 1789.1

Mehitable Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Charles Atkins b. 2 Sep 1748, d. 20 May 1817
Mother	Ruth Kilborn b. 2 Jan 1755, d. 19 Aug 1838

Last Edited

19 Jan 1997

Birth*	Mehitable Atkins was born on 26 May 1793.1
Death*	Mehitable died before 21 April 1797. She likely died before her parents named their next child Mehitable.

Mehitable Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Charles Atkins b. 2 Sep 1748, d. 20 May 1817
Mother	Ruth Kilborn b. 2 Jan 1755, d. 19 Aug 1838

Last Edited

19 Mar 2021

Birth*

Mehitable Atkins was born on 21 April 1797.1

Francis A. Warner

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Last Edited

12 Feb 2007

Marriage*	Francis A. Warner married Alice T. Curran.
Birth*	Francis A. Warner was born on 16 June 1922.
Death*	He died on 4 July 1989.

Child of Francis A. Warner and Alice T. Curran

Maureen Anne Warner+

Alice T. Curran

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Last Edited

12 Feb 2007

Marriage*	Alice T. Curran married Francis A. Warner.
Birth*	Alice T. Curran was born on 23 July 1922.
Death*	She died on 17 October 2005.
	Her obituary appeared in the 20 October 2005 Boston Herald and read as follows: Alice T. (Curran) Warner of Quincy, formerly of Dorchester, a homemaker, died Monday at Quincy Medical Center. She was 83. Born in South Boston, she had lived in Dorchester before moving to Quincy 51 years ago. She graduated from South Boston High School. Mrs. Warner was a homemaker. Prior to her marriage, she worked as an operator for the telephone company in Boston. She also worked as a salesperson at Bell Shop in Quincy Center during the 1970s. She was a volunteer with the Quincy Meals on Wheels program. She belonged to North Quincy Catholic Women's Club and was a longtime member of the Women's Auxiliary of the 30th Infantry Division. She and her husband attended several of the annual conventions for the 30th Infantry Division. Mrs. Warner loved reading, ceramics, sewing, quilting, patchwork, attending theater and walking on Wollaston Beach. She also liked to travel cross-country and to Europe with her husband and their friends. Wife of the late Francis A., Mrs. Warner is survived by a son, Francis M. of Concord; two daughters, Maureen A. Kaeneman of Westford and Jeanne M. of Quincy; a sister, Elizabeth Breen of Randolph; two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Church, North Quincy. Burial will follow in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury. Arrangements by Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy.

Child of Alice T. Curran and Francis A. Warner

Maureen Anne Warner+

Joseph Snelling Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 21 Nov 1776, d. 29 May 1808
Mother	Betsy Dudley b. 19 Jan 1786, d. a 1848

Last Edited

13 Feb 2021

Birth*	Joseph Snelling Atkins was born on 27 January 1805. His date of birth was recorded in the New Sharon records along with those of his children, but probably didn't take place there.1
Marriage*	He married first Eliza Blanchard circa 1829.2
Marriage*	He married second Eunice L. Carr about 1834-35. The New Sharon, Maine records call Eunice the second wife of "Joseph S. Atkins", and list their first child as being born in February 1835. Right above this family, however, is the family of "Joseph Snelling Atkins" with wife Eliza, whose last child was born in November 1834, only a little more than three months before the first child by the second wife. There are four possibilities here: (1) The New Sharon records, written after the fact, give the wrong dates ; (2) Joseph Snelling Atkins and Joseph S. Atkins are two different people, despite the latter's "second wife" [though the Dudley genealogy states that he married both women] ; (3) Joseph got the woman who was to become his second wife pregnant before the death of his first wife ; (4) The first child born of the second marriage was actually the child of another man. Further research is necessary.2
Death*	Joseph died when struck by lightning on 26 July 1851 as he was mowing in his field in New Sharon, Franklin County, MaineG. A note in the vital records reads: "This has been entered at the request of the widow, not having been entered in its proper place."1,2
	Joseph was a prosperous farmer who lived in New Sharon, Maine.2

Children of Joseph Snelling Atkins and Eliza Blanchard

Irenia D. Atkins b. 22 Jul 1830 Emeline N. Atkins b. 7 Jul 1831 Benjamin Atkins b. 14 Nov 1834

Children of Joseph Snelling Atkins and Eunice L. Carr

Henry Joseph Atkins+ b. 23 Feb 1835, d. 4 Dec 1870 Howard Malcome Atkins b. 11 May 1838 Eliza Eunice Atkins b. 4 Jul 1840, d. a 1892 Ann Elizabeth Atkins b. 27 Jan 1843, d. 22 Jul 1889 Laura Abby Atkins b. 27 Apr 1846, d. 19 Dec 1847 George Franklin Atkins b. 20 Mar 1850, d. 1882

Rev. John Wesley Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 21 Nov 1776, d. 29 May 1808
Mother	Betsy Dudley b. 19 Jan 1786, d. a 1848

Last Edited

17 Feb 2024

Death*	John died.
Birth*	He was born circa 1807.
	He was a preacher at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Saco, Maine. (Dudley genealogy.)

Children of Rev. John Wesley Atkins and Elizabeth Pierce

Wilber Fisk Atkins d. Sep 1905 Alexine E. Atkins d. b 1892 Annie Atkins d. b 1892 Marcia Atkins d. b 1892 Charles Atkins d. b 1892

Thomas Henry Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 29 May 1803, d. 22 Jan 1868
Mother	Lucinda Fairbanks b. 2 Feb 1807, d. 8 Feb 1868

Last Edited

20 Jan 2023

Death*	Thomas died.
Birth*	He was born on 1 February 1825 probably in Winthrop, Kennebec County, MaineG.1
Marriage*	He married Francis J. Lowe on 19 August 1853 in Jefferson County, ArkansasG.2
	He is not included with his parents' family in the 1850 census of Canaan, Maine. At the age of 22 he enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War on 11 Aug 1847. In his enlistment record he stated that he was born in Winthrop, Maine, which is where his mother was from, so it seems likely that the later birth record made in Mt. Vernon was done after the family moved to town and they were apparently living in Winthrop right after their marriage. He reenlisted on 27 Jun 1848 and at one point served as a private in Jalapa, Mexico. Thomas deserted on 15 Jul 1850 and was captured on 23 Nov 1850 after he reenlisted in Chicago under the name of Thomas A. Henry and was recognized as being a deserter from another company. In that fictitious reenlistment he said his place of birth was Canaan, Maine. While there is no absolute proof that these military records apply to our Thomas, the age, middle name, and birth places of Winthrop and Canaan where his familiy lived at various times make for a high probability. In both enlistment records he was described as having grey eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion. In one he was said to be 5'8" tall and in another 5' 7 3/4". Both described his occupation as laborer. No further record of our Thomas has been located in Maine. It seems likely that he moved to Arkansas after the war, as we have a Thomas H. Atkins of exactly the correct age (35), born in Maine, in the 1860 census of Dudley Lake, Arkansas. His time in the service would explain how he may have ended up in Arkansas. On 1 Jul and 1 Aug 1857 Thomas H. Atkins of Jefferson County, Arkansas purchased just over 287 acres of homestead land at the Little Rock, Arkansas land office. The land was described as being in "Section Thirty one in Township Four South of Range Ten West in the district of lands subject to sale at Little Rock Arkansas." In the 1860 census he was a farmer and had a wife Francis (24) born in Tennessee and a daughter Sarah (2), born in Arkansas. Also living with them is 23 year old Samuel Lowe, a farmer born in Tennesse, who may be Francis' brother. A Thomas Atkins died in Baxter, Arkansas 27 Jul 1920. This could be our Thomas aged 95, or perhaps an as yet unrecorded son. Or even someone entirely non-related.3,4,5

Child of Thomas Henry Atkins and Francis J. Lowe

Sarah Atkins b. c 1858

Joseph Lucien Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 29 May 1803, d. 22 Jan 1868
Mother	Lucinda Fairbanks b. 2 Feb 1807, d. 8 Feb 1868

Last Edited

20 Jan 2023

Marriage*	Joseph Lucien Atkins married Elizabeth Hussey.
Birth*	Joseph Lucien Atkins was born on 14 June 1826 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.1
	He and his wife Elizabeth and son Charles were living in Canaan in the 1870 census. His occupation was listed as house carpenter and he owned personal real estate valued at $450. He may be the 54-year-old Joseph L. Atkins, born in Maine, who was enumerated in the 1880 census of San Francisco, CA as a carpenter living in a lodging house with a couple dozen other lodgers. His wife "Lizzie" was living in Canaan with their son Charles and his wife and daughter and the census reported her as being married.

Child of Joseph Lucien Atkins and Elizabeth Hussey

Charles Wesley Atkins+ b. 22 Jun 1854, d. 17 Dec 1917

John Wesley Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 29 May 1803, d. 22 Jan 1868
Mother	Lucinda Fairbanks b. 2 Feb 1807, d. 8 Feb 1868

Last Edited

13 Feb 2021

Birth*	John Wesley Atkins was born on 28 January 1830 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.1
Death*	John died on 7 February 1852 in Canaan, Somerset County, MaineG.2
Burial*	He was buried in the New Village Cemetery in Canaan, Somerset County, MaineG.3

Grenville Mellen Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 29 May 1803, d. 22 Jan 1868
Mother	Lucinda Fairbanks b. 2 Feb 1807, d. 8 Feb 1868

Last Edited

3 Mar 2023

Burial*	Grenville Mellen Atkins was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Auburn, Androscoggin County, MaineG.1,2
Birth*	He was born on 13 June 1831 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.3
Marriage*	He married Martha Ellen Corson, daughter of Aaron Corson and Keziah Nason, say 1853.4
Death*	Grenville died of pulmonary tuberculosis on 16 April 1900 in Lynn, Essex County, MassachusettsG. His death certificate said he was a tailor, and married, but didn't name a wife.1
	Is he the Grenville Atkins who is the author of the small work of fiction titled "From Sunlight to Shade," published in 1900 by The Neely Company of New York? This work is available on archive.org. And if you google his name you can find a few other short works of fiction published in various old magazines. After his death his widow moved in with the family of Grenville's brother Frank Atkins in Lynn, Mass., and can be found there in the June 1900 census, taken a few months after Grenville's death. It also said she was the mother of four children, none then living. She was still with them in 1910, at their home on 4 Lakeview Avenue in Lynn, and was still there when she died in 1928.

Children of Grenville Mellen Atkins and Martha Ellen Corson

Willie H. Atkins b. 5 Sep 1854, d. 30 Jun 1856 Mary A. Atkins b. 5 Oct 1857 Lizzie F. Atkins b. 3 Sep 1860 Mary Francis Atkins b. 15 Feb 1876, d. 3 May 1897

Alexander Blanchard Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 29 May 1803, d. 22 Jan 1868
Mother	Lucinda Fairbanks b. 2 Feb 1807, d. 8 Feb 1868

Last Edited

13 Mar 2024

Birth*

Alexander Blanchard Atkins was born circa 1833 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.1

His middle name comes from the Dudley genealogy, but the 1850 census of Canaan says his middle initial is L. There was a 26-year-old Alexander Atkins, born in Maine, living in a boarding house in Lewiston, Maine in the 1860 census, working as a factory operative. Alexander B. Atkins of Canaan appears on IRS tax assessment list in 1864-1866, occupation "retail dealer." One from 12 Oct 1865 lists him as a retail liquor dealer. [Ancestry, U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918] On 13 Mar 1867 Alexander B. Atkins of Canaan was appointed as Canaan postmaster until someone else got the job in Sep 1868. [Ancestry, U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971] His marriage to a Sarah is assumed by a record in the Cannaan vitals mentioning the couple Alexander B. and Sarah Atkins and an unnamed child born in 1866.

Child of Alexander Blanchard Atkins and Sarah (?)

Unnamed Atkins b. 21 Mar 1866

Almira Lucinda Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 29 May 1803, d. 22 Jan 1868
Mother	Lucinda Fairbanks b. 2 Feb 1807, d. 8 Feb 1868

Last Edited

31 Jul 2024

Birth*	Almira Lucinda Atkins was born on 19 March 1828 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, MaineG.1
Marriage*	She married first Asa H. Hussey, son of Nathan Hussey and Sylvia Hall 1805.
Marriage*	She married second Stephen Ricker, son of Amos Ricker and Sarah Whitehouse, on 16 May 1874 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New HampshireG.2
Death*	Almira died on 9 January 1884 in Lebanon, York County, MaineG.3
	Https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7XP-56G.
	Her name at birth was Lucinda Almira, but in mid-life went by Almira. In the 1880 census she was back to Lucinda. She and her first husband Asa Hussey were living in Canaan, Maine when the 1860 and 1870 censuses were taken. In 1860 Asa was said to be a blacksmith, but in 1870 he was called a "retired blacksmith," despite being only 37 years old. Perhaps he had been injured in the Civil War? No children are listed with them in either census, but they had a 10 week old daughter buried with them in Canaan by the name of Katie. When she married her second husband in 1874 her residence was stated as Canaan, Maine. Stephen was a carpenter from Milton, N.H. at the time. At the time of the 1880 census she was living as a widow in Milton Mills, N.H. near the home of her brother Sullivan H. Atkins and his wife Sarah A. (Ricker) Atkins, who was also the daughter of her second husband.

Francis Drew Atkins

This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.

Father	Thomas Atkins b. 29 May 1803, d. 22 Jan 1868
Mother	Lucinda Fairbanks b. 2 Feb 1807, d. 8 Feb 1868

Last Edited

4 Mar 2021

Birth*	Francis Drew Atkins was born on 1 April 1835 in Canaan, Somerset County, MaineG.1
Marriage*	He married Lydia C. Bukwith on 11 February 1865 in Trumbull County, OhioG.2
Death*	Francis died on 5 March 1923 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MissouriG.3
Burial*	He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, MissouriG.3
	It is possible that his year of birth should be 1836. The writing is not all that legible. In the Canaan records the family is all grouped together, and before his birth record is a note that his parents "entered March 19, 1836". His birth follows next on April 1st, so it would be logical that it would be 1836, but the "6" looks very different. It looks more like a six than a five, however, so it is anyone's guess. The 1850 census of Canaan gives his age as 15, which would fit with a birth of 1835, but not 1836. The next child is born in February 1837, which would only be 10 1/2 months later if Francis' birth was in 1836, so we'll go with 1835 here. If he was born before his parents "entered", according to the Canaan records, does this mean he was born in Mt. Vernon like his older siblings? He is probably the F.D. Adkins living in Barnett Township, Illinois in the 1860 census. He was a schoolteacher, age 24, born in Maine, and living with a Goodrich family. During the Civil War he served in Company C of the 33rd Illinois Infantry. He was described as 5' 8 1/2" tall with black hair, blue eyes, and a dark complexion. His occupation was schoolteacher when he enlisted 15 Aug 1861 in Bloomington, Illinois, his residence given as Waynesville, Illinois. In Jun 1863 he was promoted to Captain in Company E of the 53d U.S. Colored Infantry. He served for the duration of the war, mustering out on 14 Nov 1865. The 1870 census finds Francis living in Kansas City, Missouri with his wife and two children. He was a laborer who owned his own real estate worth $20,000 and a personal estate of $300. They were still there in 1880, and Francis worked as a florist. When the 1900 census was taken Francis was living in Justice Precinct 04 in Harris County, Texas with his wife, son Kent, and Kent's wife and daughter. He was a fruit grower who owned his own farm. In 1910 they were back in Kansas City, just Frances and his wife, living on Cleveland Avenue. The 1900 census states that Lydia was the mother of four children, only two of whom were then living. The 1910 census said it was five and two.4

Children of Francis Drew Atkins and Lydia C. Bukwith

Kent Wilbur Atkins+ b. 29 Jun 1867, d. 8 Oct 1960 Ola Low Atkins b. c 1869